Mmm! I haven’t got the corners of the border quite right, but other than that, I love it.

Life in general, especially unpacking boxes and trying to find a place to put the contents of each box, is getting in the way of virtual quilting computer time, not to mention real quilting time!

PS.

Don’t tell anyone, but I just had ten minutes playtime in EQ7!

Check out these pics from our SewJourn — we were all-in and fully immersed! Catch a glimpse of  quiltin’ in Colorado!

In addition to having our own time to create in our comfy mountain retreat house, we had the pleasure of visiting with the illustrious Valerie White for a trunk show of her beautiful work.  It was a special treat to tour her artfully appointed yet very comfortable home and studio space.  She even prepared a lovely lunch for us!

Next, we stopped in at the Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild’s opening reception for their annual quilt exhibition.  These ...

Welcome back! We sit down and share some of our favorite notions, both new and old! We’ve got some YouTube videos sharing what’s in my sewing/quilting kits. Definitely check those out and don’t forget to subscribe! Here is the list of the new items we spoke of today! Finger Cots Machingers Needle Minders Dome Threaded … Continue reading Notions, Notions, EVERYWHERE! Episode #78

I've been going through blue scraps like an addict. I've used skinny strips for "AmandaJean's QAL," more skinny strips for my version of the QAL, some 2½" strips for a wonky log cabin, and even more of those 2½" strips for a normal log cabin and a rail fence quilt. That's five quilts! Five. 

Front and back. All fabrics from the stash. Guess what? There are still *&%(& some strips and scraps and skinnies. I suppose I'll  never use up all the blue fabric in my stash. I'll just call it now before I go ...

Summer Solar Eclipse Quilt Along~ Block #4

Materials~

Lights:
4– 2″ X 2″ corner squares
1– 4 1/2″ X 4 1/2″
4– 3 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ corner squares
1– 7 1/2″ X 7 1/2″
Darker lights:
1– 3 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ center
1– 6″ x 6″
1– 9″ X 9″

Block #4 instructions~

You can find a full video tutorial on this process here.

Use the 4 1/2″ and 6″ squares for these smaller flying geese units

1- Lay right sides together, the smaller square on top of the ...

This summer seems to have flown by and as usual I have been busy with garden, family and quilting. Sadness for all of the extended family was the passing of my sister, Linda. She had fought a long battle with cancer and finally lost. But her amazing spirit through it all was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. I feel so fortunate that I was able to fly to the west coast in June and spend a quality week with her.  I returned in July for another week for the celebration of her life.

As usual in the summertime ...

I wanted to share a few more quilts from the 2107 Ohio State Fair with you.

Pinwheels are a favorite of mine and these batik fabrics were quite lovely.

No words can describe the amazing quilt below.

Another pinwheel quilt….love it!

The quilting below was as interesting as the colors and patterns!

This quilt depicts downtown Columbus, Ohio.  Lots of nice quilting details!

Below is a favorite of mine.  Notice the words quilted into the design.  They are all words relating to the State of Ohio.  LOVE!!!

Check out these Cathedral Windows…wow!  I mean wow!

Color, pattern, texture ...

So of course, as I was basking in the glow of our easy-breezy summer SewJourn Colorado Mountain Retreat, I forgot to publish the winner of this mini ABC Bundle giveaway! Thanks for all of your great comments, they were fun to read.  And now, without further delay, the winner of the ABC Mini Bundle is…

Vanessa Peters of Houston, TX!

Congratulations to Vanessa…If you weren’t as lucky as Vanessa this time around, you can visit the CE Shop online for your own ABC fabric bundle.

BTW, the blocks from my garage session are coming along.  I was able ...

To say that my husband is proud of his very first fully completed quilting project is an understatement!  From start to finish, he did everything…choosing the pattern, the fabrics, the hand embroidery, the appliqué process, the quilting, the binding and sewing on the buttons.  ALL OF IT!  And I’m sure you’ll agree it’s not only … Continue reading Frankie Baby!

This quilt began back in October 2015 when a friend and I spotted this fabric at our little local quilt shop:                          We both  fell for it immediately. I had been eyeing this pattern:                                            And the 2 just seemed like a good combination although I altered it a bit and used a single square for my square in a square blocks. I wanted

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Hi Everyone!

As I finish up Opal 2, I have the next task up, which is- make a show ready hanging sleeve. For this task, I always follow the instructions of Libby Lehman, the great quilter. Here is a link to her wonderful book: ThreadPlay.  

I bought this book many years ago, and it my go- to book for bindings, etc.  What follows is a step by step using her method. Why I like this method? It makes a standard size pocket, which any show will accept, that allows for ...

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Beautiful floral cotton lawn fabric from Lady McElroy

We’ve had the most beautiful new floral cotton lawn fabrics by Lady McElroy arrive in the shop, and we can’t wait to see what you make with them!

If you ask us what our favorite new goodies for 2017 are, there’s no question that it is the Cake Mix Recipe Pads from Moda Fabrics!  We’ve hosted a fun Bake-Off, we have released videos with Carrie Nelson on how to use each Recipe Pad, we came out with Cake Mix pads for our exclusive FQS Jolly Bars, but there is still more Cake Mix goodness baking up in our kitchen!  Today we’re giving you a whiff of the yummy quilts in It’s Sew Emma’s upcoming Cake Mix Quilt Book: Volume One!  There are now ...

53/100 #100diasnoblogue a manta feita de camisas recicladas está pronta! e eu não podia estar mais contente com o resultado :) tal como contei na semana passada, quando mostrei este work-in-progress, foi uma peça que demorou tempo a ganhar a sua identidade. os tecidos das camisas reaproveitadas, de riscas e xadrez, parecem-me uma gaiola aberta … More Andorinhas