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Birthday Party! from Fluffy Sheep Quilting

Today Fluffy Sheep Quilting (the shop) turns the big ONE. That is right. It is our first birthday! A year ago today I opened the (virtual) doors and each and every one of you welcomed FSQ into your quilting community. I am so grateful for your support, for the laughs and for your continued custom over the past year. It is only because of you the shop has been a success. Thank you.

To celebrate I'd like to have a little birthday party. Want to come?

There will be a sale in the shop today (Tuesday) and tomorrow (well ...

added by Cindy 5 days, 3 hours ago. under birthday , sale , shop

pin pillows and a pouch from Karen Ann Ruane

my pouch and pin pillows are now finished!!

added by karen ruane 1 week, 5 days ago. under big cartel , embroidery , handmade , pin pillow , pin pillows , pouch , shop

learning to sew - the finished quilts from Ellyn's Place

Today I took the girls to The Quilt Asylum to share their finished quilts at Bring n Brag.....

They did such a wonderful job and I'm so proud of them! They all had fun checking out the fabric & planning their future projects. I think they're hooked!

added by Ellyn 2 weeks ago. under quilting , quilts , sewing , shop , teaching

Short Film About FSQ from Fluffy Sheep Quilting

Possibly first on the list of things I never thought would happen is having two men show up at the house to make a mini film about Fluffy Sheep Quilting (the shop). How mind blowing is that? How do you prepare? What do you wear? What do you say? Oh jeeze it's a lot to take in.

Let me start at the beginning. Before Christmas, I submitted an application to the JFC Innovation Awards for businesses in rural Ireland. The call for applications fit me to a tee. Here's what they were looking for:

"The aim is to ...

added by Cindy 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under award , film , shop

Creative places...The Make Cafe from Fiona Marie's Thread

After visiting The Make Cafe for the very first time last Saturday during the Bloggers Connecting conference I couldn't wait to get back there this weekend with my daughter and a have another look around.

I am definitely in my element when the 3 C's collide - Craft, Coffee & Cake.

So much beautiful fabric to choose from. In the end I picked up a crossword print, without the letters, seeing the potential for a bit of fun picking words to stitch and display in a hoop. That's shcool holiday project #1. We also bought a lovely little stamp ...

added by Commonly known as 'Fiona Marie' 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under craft , learn , sew , shop , stitch

fabric love from Ellyn's Place

I have been waiting anxiously for the new Liberty Stile collection to arrive at The Quilt Asylum. Finally, they are here!

And by "here" I mean... HERE.... at my house. sigh. Aren't they lovely?

I think the 2 yard piece (the red floral) is going to be a summer blouse for me. I just have not picked the perfect pattern yet. Any ideas? I have a couple of possible patterns, but I will make them up in less expensive fabrics first to make sure they fit right.

The fat quarter bundle.... what should that become? Maybe a quilt... or ...

added by Ellyn 1 month, 1 week ago. under gratitude , inspiration , patterns , quilting , sewing , shop

scrappy trip along #2 from Ellyn's Place

I finished my second scrappy trip along quilt.....

You'd think my scrap shelves would be empty by now. They're not.

These quilts are so much fun to make, but I must say, after making 2 of them, I think I am moving on....

This one is 48x60 inches, a great lap sized, snuggle on the couch quilt. It's available for purchase in my shop.

added by Ellyn 1 month, 1 week ago. under quilting , quilts , sewing , shop

Shop Update and Sale from Melanie Ham Designs

Hey Everybody!! I hope you are having a great day! I thought I would have a little spring sale in the shop… HappySpring15 will get you 15% off all week!! There are some fun new $8 pouches and a beautiful timber and leaf baby quilt that are new additions. Happy Shopping!

timberandleaf1

springsale

added by Melanie 2 months ago. under baby , baby quilt , benefit and bless , cabochon , etsy , etsy store , flower , handmade , jewelry , kona ash , melanie ham , modern , nautical , out to sea , pirate , pouch , ring , ship , shop , spring , timber and leaf , vintage inspired , woodgrain , woodland , zipper pouch (Comments)

Pinwheel Quilt Finish from Fluffy Sheep Quilting

She's done! My first pinwheel quilt is finished. I honestly never intended to make this quilt. You will notice it is not on my Finish Along to-do list (sadly). This quilt came into being because I won a bit of fabric and found a tutorial I wanted to try...and a little pinwheel quilt was born.

It was FREEZING while I was out taking these photos. It was so incredibly windy that I couldn't use my usual clothes line. I had to lay it out on the grass for the best chance of getting a reasonable photo. Still ...

added by Cindy 2 months, 1 week ago. under finish along , pinwheel , quilt , shop

english paper piecing from Ellyn's Place

Every month The Quilt Asylum has been featuring a different English paper piecing pattern by Sue Daley. They are called "Little things" fun little quilts just big enough to try new techniques each month. Last month I bought the clam shell pattern and did it in the Kaffe fabric that TQA had quilted up for us. You might remember I worked on it on Crafty Tuesday.

Well I guess that is my new thing! This month the pattern is elongated hexagons. I worked on it on Crafty Tuesday again, and finished it up the other day...

This time I decided ...

added by Ellyn 2 months, 1 week ago. under crafty tuesday , patterns , quilting , quilts , sewing , shop

Pezzy Pizazz from Fluffy Sheep Quilting

A top! I finally have my little pezzy prints into a top! It took a long, long time to ~~tame~~ trim my HSTs into ~~submission~~ shape, but in the end all of that effort was 100% worth while.

This pattern came together so very quickly once the HSTs were uniform size. Without a bother the points just seemed to match up perfectly. I will say, this was also a wonderful pattern for seams nesting to give some guidance when sewing. By pressing the seams always to the print, each I sewed a seam the pieces just melted together and the ...

added by Cindy 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under hst , pezzy pizazz , shop , top

patchwork scarf tutorial from Ellyn's Place

Remember the fun scarf I made myself a while back? I promised you a tutorial. And no, I didn't forget. I made this version so I could teach you step by step....

First off, gather your fabric for the patchwork side. For this scarf I used 16 4 1/2 inch squares. This makes a scarf about 64 inches long.... nice and long! If you want yours shorter or longer you can subtract or add squares. It's totally up to you. Just for fun, I made a couple of my squares out of 4 different 2 1 ...

added by Ellyn 3 months ago. under crochet , patterns , sewing , shop , tutorial

Another Way to Tie a Quilt - Sheaf Stitch from Selvage Blog

Here's a nice "Sheath" stitch for tying a quilt. It's basically three parallel lines cinched in the middle and tied with a square knot. (Sometimes a few words are worth a thousand pictures. Haha.) In the photo above, there are two "arms" that have a shadow under them. Those are the tied ends, sticking up a little.

The loose end in the top part of the photo will be part of the square knot (in photos above and below).

In the photo above, you slide the needle under the stitch (so you can gather up the 3 parallel ...

added by Selvage Quilter 3 months, 1 week ago. under etsy.com , how to tie a quilt , karen griska quilts , karengriskaquilts , quilt knots , shop , tied quilts

Pinwheel Quilt Top from Fluffy Sheep Quilting

Pinwheels are clearly a classic block for a reason. It is incredible how easily they come together, how they can show off a print and how much impact they can have.

Do you remember a little while ago I won eight 10x10 inch squares of fabric? Well, I tossed in a ninth with a little background Kona and made a small quilt top.

This top is just under 1 meter square, making it really easy to use a single 1 meter x WOF for the back. I have it layered now using Pebbles in Pumpkin and am quilting it in ...

added by Cindy 3 months, 1 week ago. under pinwheel , quilt top , shop

Vine... from Fiona Marie's Thread

I have been having fun playing on Vine, a new social networking app where you create video snippets to share little moments with your followers. Just like Twitter, but with pictures rather than words. It is very new and appears to be for apple owners only at the moment.

Here I have posted the process of putting together my needle packs. I have been making them in bulk for a Goodie Bag promotion at the Bloggers Connecting conference in April.

These are #7 sharp needles, perfect for two stranded DMC stitching activity. If you a big stitcher like me and ...

added by Commonly known as 'Fiona Marie' 3 months, 1 week ago. under learn , shop , stitch

Shop from Pippa Patchwork

added by Pippa Patchwork 3 months, 1 week ago. under shop (Comments)

Wishing well... from Fiona Marie's Thread

I have found my creative niche, the ideas are flowing, my fingers are constantly itching to stitch, and I find myself inexplicably with a hoop in my hand when...maybe...I should be doing other things.

This little number that I am currently stitching is called Wishing Well and is a sample for a techniques workshop in Christchurch I will be announcing this week. I am in the process of looking for a location and finalising dates. It has been stitched using padded satin stitch, has the added bonus of a few beads and sparkley things, and I am currently ...

added by Commonly known as 'Fiona Marie' 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under craft , learn , shop , stitch

LQS Give Away Winner from Fluffy Sheep Quilting

And we have a winner! The lovely Leanne from She Can Quilt was lucky number 22.

And here's what she had to say about her LQS...

Oh, Leanne, I'm trying to work out Instagram. I'm just not there quite yet :)

Leanne has chosen her bundle of fabrics from FSQ including these pretties:

Thanks to everyone who entered. I loved reading your comments!

added by Cindy 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under giveaway , lqs day , shop

Weekend Update from Sew What's Cooking

I made the best dinner tonight: Cheese Steak Pasta! I was putting things together just hoping to come up with something edible… but it turned out SO good. Clean plates all around! Want to try it? Scroll down for the recipe. Tom had to go in to work this weekend. … Continue reading →

added by sewwhatscooking 4 months ago. under bags , etsy , food , recipe , shop , uncategorized (Comments)

Etsy - Here I Come! from Quilt Talk

One week ago, I launched a business on Etsy - the shopping website that allows you to,

"Buy unique handmade and vintage items directly from independent sellers around the world."

The items pictured in this post are items I've sold so far.

To see my own little shop, go to: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChrissQuiltsnCrafts

Original name, I know - but that's what people know me as.

Its a little crazy to launch a business just 3 weeks before Christmas,

but I wanted to keep my 2012 New Year's resolution before the year was out.

Besides, I broke ...

added by Chris 5 months ago. under chrissquiltsncrafts , etsy , handmade , shop , vintage

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