9/09/2018

Cute Ways to Fold Fabrics

Recently I read Elizabeth's blog Occasional Piece--Quilt! She had some fat eights of fabric to send to a quilt guild and found a way to fold them into cute little triangle presentation bundles HERE. 

 I also found a great way to fold fat quarters HERE that keep the little 18" x 22" fabrics folded and not opening up to make a scrambled mess in my totes. I am not going to go through and refold my totes just yet; but, I am folding the new Fandangle fat quarter bundle I got from Christa Quilts.

I am going to use this box as a decorative storage place for them until I decide on a project.
I am repurposing the box. My husband and I attended the wedding of a good friend's son and those of us who stayed until the end were invited to take one of the center pieces from the tables. I put the flowers into a small vase to fit our table. The folded fat quarters fit nicely in the box with just an inch peeking out.

 I looked through Wanda's tips & tutorials tab at the top of her page and found some wonderful information. I am interested to read about using gross grain ribbon to stabilze quilts.

 Do you have a favorite way to fold your fat quarters? Leave a comment and tell us what it is.

 Here is the line up for My Happy Place Row Along for this week. 

With more free patterns and chances for more giveaways. And I do look forward to your visit to my blog on Thursday, Sept. 13!
Tuesday September 11, 2018
Thursday September 13, 2018
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9/07/2018

Fandangle Fat Quarters

The fat quarter bundle I ordered from Christa Watson
arrived today! She had a Labor Day sale 
that I didn't want to pass up.
Look at these fun, bright colors of Fandangle,
Christa's newest line of fabrics.


I am not sure what I am going to sew with these.
I'd like to make a quilt with the entire bundle.
Christa has a Quilt Along on her blog 
using her Dot 'n' Dash pattern HERE 
that would make a great quilt.
But some zipper bags for Christmas gifts would be nice.
Or perhaps some fun placemats. 

******I hope you get time to create something today.******

I invite you to join the Row Along called My Happy Place,
where 47 designers have a free pattern for you and
there are so many giveaway chances.

Below is a peek at part of the row I designed 
for my post date of September 13, 2018. 




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9/04/2018

My Happy Place Row Along News

It begins today! 

is hosting a row along called, "My Happy Place."

Each of the designers has a free pattern for you when you visit their sites. 
See the list below for the designers' links and their post dates.
My post date is September 13--be sure to come back!

Collect any or all of the patterns to make 
quilts, wallhangings, table runners, or anything else you can think of! 

You can enter for a chance at one of the many giveaways
being offered by so many wonderful companies. 

For all the details, visit Marian at Seams To Be Sew, HERE.

Tuesday September 4, 2018
Thursday September 6, 2018
Tuesday September 11, 2018
Thursday September 13, 2018
Tuesday September 18, 2018
Thursday September 20, 2018
Tuesday September 25, 2018
Thursday September 27, 2018
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Thursday, October 4, 2018

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9/01/2018

Quilt Week in Grand Rapids

This past week was AQS Quilt Week in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
It's the 5th year the show has been here; and the 5th year I have attended. 

 I stayed at the Marriot Hotel with my friend, Sally, who I have known since 9th grade. We keep in touch during the year via texts and card and letters, and try to visit each other every few years. This year we got together for the quilt show! I was surprised that the special rate for those attending the show was so reasonable. This worked well for both of us since we could walk from the DeVos Conference Center thru the skywalks and get to the hotel to rest or drop off class supplies! This freed our hands to take photos of the quilts and shop.

 I cut back on the number of classes I took this year. It was the first big outing since my foot surgery and I didn't want to over-do. My foot did well with the walking and the classes. The 3 classes I took were: 

 Designing Outside the Lines: Unlock Your Unique Creative Potential with Barbara Olson

 Barbara had an hour-long lecture and talked about how she began designing her quilts and some of the methods she uses. I enjoyed learning about another quilter's background. You can see her gallery HERE.

 Rock the Block, Album Style with Joe Cunningham

 You can see Joe Cunningham's workshop quilt HERE. This was a full-day class and we were busy. 
While we worked, Joe played his guitar and sang some few songs. He was a very good teacher. The concept of the class is to use 4 different fabrics, sew strips, cut, sew again, cut and arrange to our liking.
This is how my blocks were arranged at the workshop. I need to rearrange, make a few more blocks and take photos of arrangements to see what pleases me. I plan on making a table topper with the blocks. 

 They Aren't Weeds! Intro to Thread Sketching with Trisha Stuart

 This class was awesome! Trisha presented the technique in such a way that everyone in the class was able to thread sketch a great piece. I never thought this could be so easy! 
This is what I had sketched in the 3-hour class.
The mauve and yellow flowers are wool.

 After this Saturday class ended, I went to the vendor area to purchase some Fabrico Markers that Trisha recommended for adding coloring to our sketches. TSC Designs was the vendor. I watched a demonstration of how to marble with shaving cream. Joyce explained a few techniques that could be used with our thread sketchings using inks. When I got home I used the green marker to try coloring the leaves. 

 HERE is the link to Trisha's website.

 I'll have another post, soon, showing some of quilts from a special display from Taiwan.
REMEMBER THE ROW ALONG 
Starting September 4, 2018
See all the details at Seams To Be Sew.





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8/15/2018

Garden Lantern Quilt Pattern Released

I am happy to announce that my newest pattern, 
Garden Lantern Table Runner, 
published by Cut Loose Press has been released!
Ask at your local quilt shop if it's in stock.

After designing the pattern and sewing one scrappy runner,
I made two more runners to test the pattern step-by-step.
This is the one I chose for the pattern front.

The other runner I gave to a very dear friend in thanks for her kindness 
while I recouperated from foot surgery; and I forgot to take a photo!

It was quite a good feeling seeing the Facebook post from Cut Loose Press
announcing the release of the pattern.
I want to make a few more runners using seasonal fabrics. 
The pattern is easy to sew up and the pieces are easy to cut. 
The Creative Grids Half-Square 4-in-1 Triangle Quilt Ruler
is nice because it helps make those HSTs using any method you like.
(I am not compensated.)

What fabrics would you use? Let me know!
If you make the runner, please send a photo. I would love to see it!

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