Thursday, October 21, 2010

The simple 9-patch is good!

Wow….has it been almost 5 months since I posted anything?  Where did the summer go…oh let me guess between two very special wedding quilts, preparing for the Shop Hop, weeding, raking up acorns…again and again, still loving my new clothesline and trying to keep up with our “celebrate summer 9-patch challenge” it simply evaporated!!

So now the newlyweds are honeymooning, the Shop Hop is a happy memory, the weeds are pretty much dead, raking is still ahead…again, and I still love my clothesline!  So I thought it about time I show off those terrific quilts from the 9-patch challenge!!

 

 

What will next summer bring?

 

until next time……………..

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

It was on my to do list…really!

At the beginning of 2010 I started a monthly quarterly to do list instead of making those new year resolutions that I never seem to remember.  Some really exciting things on my list:

  • thin out cookbooks (like I really use them)
  • clean out under the kitchen sink (does Murphy’s Oil Soap go bad…it has a Bradlees sticker on it)
  • strip wallpaper in kitchen and paint
  • make new curtains for the kitchen
  • clean out my clothes closet…way too many sweaters which are not conducive to hot flashes!
  • organize quilt closet…and quilt piles…and more quilt piles

Apparently I was sitting in the kitchen when I started this list…anyway, last week when I was asked “So how many quilts have you made?” I decided it was time to skip right to “organize quilt closet” and at least I would have an idea of how many I still have!

So I took everything out of the closet (did I mention it’s a rather large closet) as well as all those various piles…in the bedroom…sewing room…and separated them:

  • top quilted and bound
  • top quilted not bound
  • top only

Next step, since I have this terrific new clothesline, I began to hang the quilted and bound ones out 3 at a time, took a picture, hauled them back in and organized them further:

  • ones for that “just right” special gift
  • ones I really use
  • ones I can’t possibly part with…ever
  • ones perfect for our QFC program
  • ones that need to be washed

Two hours later…I was tired…and not finished!!  So now I have a mostly organized quilt life, but I haven’t counted yet…that will come later, much later :)

Here is just the tip of my iceberg……………

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How goes your iceberg??

Friday, May 21, 2010

Got Zippers?

We sure do!!  Thirty-six wonderful colors to choose from…terrific for all those bags we all love to make.

And they’re only .89 cents!

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Look what just arrived….

 

Now don’t say I didn’t warn you…

Quilt Sampler

It’s May which means the Spring Quilt Sampler is here!!  These will go fast so reserve yours today.

Fabric is also arriving by the truck load.  Just in time for graduation, wedding or new baby quilts.

Breeze

Very summery “Breeze” from In The Beginning.

Or how about something for your summer place…by the shore…that you might have one day :)

Beachcomber

“Beachcomber” from Clothworks.

It sure feels like beach weather today!  Enjoy…

Nancy

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Lady Bugs, Red Barns and a Public Service Announcement

 

Lady Bugs or red barns…you be the judge!

I say lady bugs! 

Apparently I have something against putting eyes on faces!  I say they have their heads turned (being shy lady bugs) so you can’t see them…and I’m sticking to it!

Now on to the Public Service Announcement…there I was yesterday minding my own business sewing away when I used up my last filled bobbin.  Since I had already said (to myself) that once that one ran out I would take a moment to clean my machine.  So I took out my trusty screw driver and proceeded to take off the plate…ick…

Did some small animal nest in here?

Well I guess it’s been awhile (Marita will enjoy this)!

FELT 

Now it’s all clean…until the next time!  So take a moment today and check under your plate!!

CLEAN YOUR MACHINE!

 

Until next time…be well!

Nancy

Friday, March 12, 2010

Show Off Your Quilts!

And we did!!  Last Sunday some of the ladies from our Lessons From Mama (Atkinson Designs) BOM class stepped up with their finished quilts…so very proud!  This is a terrific sampler quilt book by Terry Atkinson that really takes you right along step-by-step. 

Stay tuned for our next “quilt show”.  Dale and her round robin group…details coming soon!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Spring, bunnies, lady bugs, red barns….

Well spring has truly arrived at the shop with fabric lines from Moda, Clothworks, Benartex and Wilmington just to name a few.  So if this winter seems to be lingering way too long stop in and take a deep breath!

Verna  Cottage Garden

Recently I have become totally obsessed with a line of patterns by Briarwood Cottage….these are the “pocket” patterns.  I’ve shown you February, March and parts of April.  Well here is my cute bunny…complete with tail (so it no longer looks like a pig with ears)!!

April Pocket

Okay, so it has no eyes yet…I’m working on it!

Now what follows April but May and here is my rendition…sweet.

May Pocket

Last (no this isn’t the final pattern but what I’m currently up to) but not least is June.  Today I’ll share my fabrics with you and try to remember to photo the finished piece tomorrow…it has something to do with lady bugs or are those red barns??

June Pocket fabrics

July is on the way…hey at this rate the year will be over in a few weeks!!  Time flies when you’re having fun and I’m really having fun with these patterns!!

Until next time……be well

Nancy