Showing posts with label Seams To Be Sew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seams To Be Sew. Show all posts

9/05/2017

Christmas Carol Row Along Begins

For the designers, the anticipation has been building for months. 
And, it is now here for all to experience! 

The Christmas Caroling Row Along 
Hosted and organized by Marian of Seams To Be Sew.
We have so many sponsors who have supplied giveaways. We thank them all.
Be sure to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway as you visit each designer's post
for a chance to win a giveaway.

Calibre Art
Northcott FabricsBarbara Dieges
The Broken Needle
Moda Fabrics
Anita Goodesign
Aurifil
June Tailor
The Fat Quarter Shop
Hoffman Fabrics
Just Another Button Company
Amy Bradley Designs
Electric Quilt
Michael Miller
Hobbs Batting
C & T Publishing
Purple Daisies LLC
Martelli Notions
Inspired LED
Ackfeld Manufacturing

Below is the schedule for the days of the Row Along.
Each of the designers has created a free row pattern
for those who visit the blogs (listed below) during the event.
We ask that everyone who would like a free pattern,
visits the designers' blogs during the days of the
Row Along to get there own pattern.

Some of the designers (including me) have made quilts
combining some of the Row Along patterns
and there will be a show and tell day in October to reveal these quilts.

Have fun and let the Row Along begin! 

Thursday, September 21, 2017
Martina Latimer
                                                     (site will open late next week)
Quilt Fabrication
Patchwork Breeze
Patti’s Patchwork
Miss Loreen’s Schoolhouse
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Cheryl LaPlante (sponsored by Quilt In Piece)

Morning Glory
Pampered Pettit
Fun Threads

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9/01/2017

Quilts for Charity and Blog Hop



I finished quilting 3 charity quilts during the sewing time with the ladies this week. I used Marilyn's longarm machine. I have bindings and labels left to sew. These were quilts the group at church sewed together.


These photos were taken this morning on our deck. A breeze was blowing and the sun was lovely, but distorted the colors a bit.


I am excited to be attending the Quilt Exp in Madison, Wisconsin this upcoming week. I am going with my friend, Sally, who I've known since 9th grade! This will be our first time at this show and the literature about the show promises nothing but wonderment for me! Are any of you going? It would be great to meet in person.


Also, on September 5, just a few days away, the Christmas Caroling Row Along begins. I am so excited to be able to download, for FREE, so many beautiful patterns. Think outside of the box with these patterns, tablerunners, banners, use a portion of a pattern for a gift bag, and so much more. There are outstanding products in Rafflecopter giveaways from sponsors that will amaze you! Click the link for the Row Along in the first line of this paragraph to read about all the products in the giveaways. My day to post is September 21, and my row is ready to show!

Make it a good day in whatever you do.


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6/13/2017

Appreciating Sewing Time

With our daughter's wedding and then my hip replacement surgery, most of my sewing was put on hold for the last 1-1/2 months. The happy couple are settled after their honeymoon. My recovery is going very well four weeks after surgery. I am walking much better and got the O.K. to drive. I am able to walk downstairs (carefully) and I was able to do a bit of sewing.

I finished sewing a sample of my row for the Christmas Caroling Row Along coming in September, hosted by Marian at Seams To Be Sew. I am sorry I can't show you what it is; but I will say it is a pieced row that measures 10" x 30" and has so many possibilities for it's use.


I made one sample of a child-sized bucket hat for The Yellow Window Boutique and Consignment Shop. I have so many children's fabrics I can use. It was very satisfying to sew a non-quilt project. I'm going to make more in various sizes. More quilt-related items are on my daily schedule.

I am so happy to be at my sewing machine again! There will be more photos to post soon.

FABRIC, here I come!
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2/13/2017

10 Days of Quilting

Since I last blogged (10 days ago), I have been able to work on quite a few sewing projects--even some that were not quilting related. It really does energize me when I get some sewing completed. And I cherish each day I can sew, as I have hip replacement scheduled for later this spring and I never know how long I can sit comfortably.

 Rachel, who is also a member of the Gridster Bee, began making the monthly block for each Queen Bee, and one for herself, too. This way she'll have 12 Gridster bee blocks for her own quilt. I decided that I would do this as well. I completed the pineapple block for myself as well as Sherri, who requested them. Pat Sloan has a tutorial HERE.

 Sherri's is on the left. Mine is on the right. On mine, I tried the leaf patchwork that Elizabeth used for her pineapple HERE. I am not sure which one I like better. 

 I will make my own New York Beauty (Susan requested them in January). But it is a block I have not done until now. I found the curved piecing on the machine to be nerve-wracking. But I was please with the 2 I sent Susan. 

 I spent about 3 days finishing my niece's T-Shirt quilt using her sorority shirts. I put it together in January. I quilted it on Feb. 2 using the Sweet 16 at the art studio I go to once every so often. This week I put the binding on it. One shirt had a pocket. I printed a photo on fabric of her and her dad at the Dad's Day event. I fused it to a thicker fabric, stitched around the raw edges and tucked it into the pocket. A nice memory. I forgot to take a photo of the finished quilt before I mailed it out. So you here it is trimmed and ready for binding. 

I finished my sister's birthday present. The center panel was 1/4th of a table cover our mother had in the 1950s or 60s. It was one of the things I saved after she passed away (many years ago). I have now made each of my siblings a table topper with one of the pieces. I have mine yet to make.
I was very pleased with the mitered corners. 

 I had happy mail one day. I received the rotating Calibre Arts Cutting mat I won from the Sunbonnet Sue and Sam Travel The World BOM at Seams To Be Sew. I have wanted to get a mat from this company because of what I have read about their products. 

The mat does rotate very smoothly and I am pleased that I don't smell an odor in the room like I have when I have purchased mats from the stores. If I put my nose right up to it I smell a little odor, but my sewing area doesn't smell!

On the same day, my order from Missouri Star Quilt Co. arrived. I am going to make a quilt for the Modern Quilt Guild Challenge with Riley Blake fabrics. I tried to find Riley Blake fabric locally, but to no avail. MSQC had the best selection, so I placed the order. 

I saw these Island Batik Stamp packs and couldn't pass them up. So they went on the order, too. 

 One final project that I sewed yesterday was Dilby Duck from Funky Friends Factory. I am sewing it for Island Batik Fabrics with some of their new fabrics. I have not sewn any stuffed animal this involved before. It wasn't too hard. I thought 4 hours total wasn't bad for my first time. I stuffed it while watching TV that evening. I don't know if I can show a photo of it yet, but here is the photo from the Funky Friends Factory site. You'll have to believe me, I made him much more colorful!

So that is a summary of the past 10 days. 




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11/28/2016

Back to Quilting Projects

I took the Thanksgiving week off from sewing in order to get ready for the holiday. We were going to dinner with our daughter and her fiance. I baked the pies - pumpkin and apple. The kids cooked the rest of the dinner. We had a wonderful day with them.

Gift wrapping was on my list, too. I have been buying items all year to give as Christmas gifts. I now have them wrapped. There are only a few gift cards I will be purchasing for a couple of people on our list.

So, it is back to sewing - Yes!

I did shop on Small Business Saturday. I bought embroidery CDs at my go-to embroidery store. I am experimenting more with my embroidery machine and look forward to using these CDs.

Join me on December 5 for my SEW WITH ME pattern. I will have step-by-step directions for sewing this table topper. (I have revised some measurements.)

It doesn't take much fabric. You can use scraps, strips, or pieces from yardage. It can be changed up for any holiday, so you'll want to grab the free pattern. I made this in October for the Island Batik Pumpkin Fest, but the one on December 5 will be for Christmas (with some EQ illustrations for other holidays).

Other items on my list include this:


I am looking forward to joining Marian and Janeen as they begin 12 Days of Christmas on December 1. I will call it a free pattern collection. They are combining Marian's patterns and Janeen's patterns into something new.  A gingerbread village block from Janeen and a gingerbread man or some other cute item from Marian. I grabbed this preview picture from Janeen's post today. I think it looks so fun. They will not have a new block on the weekend, but Friday's block stays up all weekend.


What are you sewing this week?





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10/06/2016

Down The Road


If you have been traveling along with The Road Home Row Along, you know today is the reveal of the final designers' rows. All the rows have been spectacular. We've toured quite a few places around the world. Have you gained a new perspective of life outside your own community like I have? 

 There has been a little of something for everyone: paper piecing, simple piecing, applique, and more. 

Here are the final rows.Sign up for the giveaways today, too. 

 Cheryl LaPlant Featured At Quilt In Piece
Miss Loreen’s SchoolhouseBumbleberry StitchesNeedle in a Hayes StackCloth and Paper Studio 


 Next week on October 11 there will be a show and tell. Some of the designers used rows of their choice to make a quilt or quilted project from the rows. 
Show ‘n Tell Day
Will Feature The Following Blogs
If you're planning to create one of the rows from any of the designers, there is just 1 week to finish in order to enter the Flickr giveaway. You have until Tuesday at midnight to post to our Flickr page. 
For all the details, visit Marian at Seams To Be Sew.
I hope you have had as much fun as I have on this hop. I take away a new knowledge of each of these fantastic designer who participated. 
I also appreciate all who left comments about my row. I have responded to those who left email contacts. And to you others, thank you for stopping by. I have gained more confidence in designing and plan to do more to share with you in the near future. 
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9/22/2016

My Road Home Quilt Row

I am happy to be able to reveal my row for The Road Home Row Along. 


 What an undertaking! Marian of Seams To Be Sew and Amy of Sew Incredibly Crazy worked for many months organizing and scheduling the designers and then gathering sponsors. 40 designers, from all over the world, creating quilt rows representing HOME to each of them. Thanks and more thanks to both of you. And a big thank you to the many sponsors who have supplied the giveaways for the duration of this Row Along. The giveaways can be found below.

The link to my free row pattern is HERE. Read a little more to learn why I choose these representations for my Road Home.  

 I have lived in Michigan my entire life. I was born, raised and attended college on the east side of the state, a very large metropolitan area. I moved to a rural area on the west side of Michigan, about 30 miles from the shores of Lake Michigan, when I began teaching. I have traveled throughout Michigan and have enjoyed making memories of the places I have gone. What I have especially appreciated is the flora and fauna that can be seen around the state. I chose to create appliques that represent some (I had to limit what I chose) of the wildlife I have seen as I travel to and from "home."

 My row has appliques of a white-tailed deer, a green darner dragonfly, apple blossoms, a robin and dwarf lake iris--these are just some of the "state symbols" for Michigan. We see deer in our own backyard and are watchful when driving as they can run into or across the roads at any time. (Twice in my driving, I have had cars damaged when a deer jumped in front of me.) 

 I live near and travel through The Ridge, the area where all kinds of fruits and vegetables are grown, especially apples (my favorite) so, I included the apple blossom, our state flower. 

 Our state bird, the robin, migrates north and announces Spring's arrival as they eat and hop on lawns and build nests. I included the green darner dragonfly because they are found along and near much of Michigan's waterways darting about eating insects. 

 The official state wildflower is the dwarf lake iris, which I have seen when traveling during the summer in the Upper Peninsula. It is a small, rare flower, that grows in low wet spots near beaches, not on them. It is "found only on the coastlines of northern Lake Michigan and northern and easter Lake Huron, a small site on the southern shore of Lake Superior, and a few isolated islands of the Great Lakes." 

 The state motto is: if you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around you. The native Ojibwa people called this area mishigamaa  which means, "large water" or "large lake."The French named it Michigan. Michigan is surrounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie. Michigan is two peninsulas; one is shaped like a mitten.  In fact, when we show someone where we live, we point to a place on our hand. 


We can also show the upper and lower peninsulas with both our hands. When I was a kid, the car license plates were green and white and said, "Water Winter Wonderland" on them.

I have learned to appreciate all we have in Michigan and try my best to insure these wondeful flora and fauna are here for future generations. 

 Thank you for visiting today. I hope you find a way to incorporate these appliques in one of your next quilting projects. I will respond to comments left (if you leave an email address) as soon as I can. I know there can be many.

 Below are the Rafflecopter entries for the giveaways. And below those, the links to the other designers posting today and the following weeks. 







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9/13/2016

The Road Home Row Along Continues

Today is the 3rd posting day for 
I have not been able to start working on any of the free patterns I gathered last week from the first two posts, but I have them saved in a computer file. I will get to them when things settle around here. 

 I will be visiting the designers today to download their free patterns. You will want to visit these designer posts and enter the giveaways at each site. 

 September 13
Tweety Loves Quilting
Quiltscapes
Seams To Be Sew
Pine Valley

 If you missed last week's posts I have listed them below. You can still get the free patterns, but those giveaways have ended. 

 September 6
Allie-Oops Sweet Happy Life
Cynthia's Creating Ark
Kissed Quilts
Renee's Quilting Addiction

September 8
Sew Incredibly Crazy
Just Let Me Quilt
Quilt in Piece
3 Patch Crafts

 If you want to learn more about this Row Along, visit Seams To Be Sew.

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9/08/2016

The Road Home Row Along Day 2


The Row Along designs on September 6 were wonderful. Each a different style and the stories behind the designs really added to their appeal. 

 Here is today's line up of designers. 

September 8
Sew Incredibly Crazy
Just Let Me Quilt
Quilt in Piece
3 Patch Crafts

And what do you think of all the great giveaways? Amazing.

For all the details about this Row Along, visit
Seams To Be Sew.
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9/06/2016

Road Home Row Along Begins

Welcome to the first day of the Road Home Row Along. 

Marian of Seams To Be Sew and Amy of Sew Incredibly Crazy are hosting this event. 
You absolutely must visit all the designers during this Row Along. 
The patterns we have created are wonderful and they are free during the event!
The sponsors are numerous and the giveaways spectacular. 

Here is the line up of designer posts to visit from September 6 through October 11. 
Be sure to visit Seams To Be Sew each day to see what Marian has posted, as well. 

 September 6
Allie-Oops Sweet Happy Life
Cynthia's Creating Ark
Kissed Quilts
Renee's Quilting Addiction

 September 8
Sew Incredibly Crazy
Just Let Me Quilt
Quilt in Piece
3 Patch Crafts

 September 13
Tweety Loves Quilting
Quiltscapes
Seams To Be Sew
Pine Valley

 September 15
bdieges design
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Cloth and Paper Studio
Patti's Patchwork
Seacoast Quilter

 September 20
Beaquilter
Batts in the Attic
Heleen Pinkster Quilt Design
Seams To Be Sew
Rebecca Mae Designs

 September 22
Words & Stitches
Quilt Art 
I CAN QUILT 2
Any Pattern

 Septmber 27
Creatin' in the Sticks 
Moosestash Quilting
Patchwork Breeze 
Sue Griffiths Featured At Just Let Me Quilt

 September 29
Quilted Fabric Art
Westend Quilter
Pamela Quilts
QuiltFabrication

 October 4

Patchouli Moon Studio
Linda Robertus 
Elm Street Quilts
Sarah Quinn Featured At Seams To Be Sew

 October 6
Cheryl LaPlant Featured At Quilt In Piece
Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse
Bumbleberry Stitches
Needle in a Hayes Stack

 Show N Tell Day
October 11
All Things Sewn
Seams To Be Sew
Quilt in Piece
Just Let Me Quilt
Cloth and Paper Studio
Moosestash Quilting
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