Here's another GO! giveaway that you still have time to enter. Fabrics n Quilts is giving away a fantastic GO! cutter from Accuquilt. If you already have a GO!, you can check out her GO! die giveaway elsewhere on her blog. Anyway, check this out http://fabricsnquilts.blogspot.com/2010/09/win-accuquilt-go-cutter.htm
You should also checkout Fabrics n Quilts website for some great fabric buys and lots of good specials. And there are some great tutorials, too.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
OMG!! ANOTHER GO! GIVEAWAY
Ok, folks, this is getting serious. I found another blogger giving away an Accuquilt GO! plus three dies!!! If you're interested, please check out Millie's Quilting blog at http://milliesquilting.blogspot.com/ The winner will be chosen the morning of October 2, so you best get a move on it.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
BABY CLOTHES RAG QUILT
I finally finished the first rag quilt I've ever made from baby clothes. It was definitely a challenge since most baby clothes these days are knits, but it was a fun challenge. I used a featherweight fusible interfacing to stabilize the knits and bordered each block with cotton fabric. There's flannel in the middle with more cotton on the back. I only hope my customer is half as pleased with it as I am.
Close up of quilt - I used a combination of solid and pieced blocks.
Close up of pieced block showing the cotton borders.
Close up of quilt - I used a combination of solid and pieced blocks.
Close up of pieced block showing the cotton borders.I'm now working on another one using similar baby clothes and a yellow border and back. So whatcha' think? Do you think maybe other people would be interested in an heirloom quilt like this?
Monday, September 6, 2010
FABRIC GIVEAWAY!! FABRIC GIVEAWAY!!
If you love fabric half as much as I do, you will want to get yourself over to Fabrics N Quilts' blog right here http://fabricsnquilts.blogspot.com/2010/09/lets-have-giveaway.html?utm_source=Fabarics+N+Quilts+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9180fb3847-0614106_13_2010&utm_medium=email The fabric in the giveaway is the new Quest for the Cure fabric and is just beautiful!!!! So go check this out and get your entries in.
HAPPY LABOR DAY
Happy Labor Day, y'all!! Are you laboring today or taking some time off? Whatever you are doing, I hope you have a great day.
I'll be doing some sewing, but I wouldn't call it laboring. The most laboring I do these days is making quilts or whatever for sale. Today I'm working on a round robin quilt. My Quilters Corner Group is doing this and it's a lot of fun. If you aren't familiar with the process it goes like this - everyone makes a center block for their quilt and then sends it on to the next person designated for them to add to it. On it goes to each person in turn for more additions, while each person's quilt does the same thing. At the end each quilt returns to the originator and they have a one-of-a-kind heirloom quilt.
I'm working on quilt number 3, if I remember correctly. I wish I could post pictures, but no one is supposed to know what's going on with their quilt til they get it back. I'll post before and after pics when this is all done. Well, for most of them, anyway. I didn't take pics of the first one or of mine before it left. Although I'm no where near an experienced quilter, this process hasn't been quite as hard as I expected. I have to admit that I've gone to the internet for inspiration as I don't know all the possibilities, yet. Anyway, I'm having fun with it. I've already decided what to do with this particular quilt and all I need to do is finish cutting out the backing and the flannel and putting it together. I'll make the Sept. 15 mailing deadline with time to spare, I think.
For "labor", I'm working on an interesting project. A former custom quilt customer asked if I could make a quilt out of baby clothes. My first thought and my response were "I don't know why not!" So that's been my project for a few weeks. It's been an interesting creative process and is moving along nicely. I have one ready for clipping and have started assembling the second. There will be two more after this. I'm thinking of offering custom baby clothes quilts in my Etsy store when I'm done with these. You send me the clothes and I'll make the quilt. Do you think there's a market out there for that? For heirloom raggy quilts made with baby clothes? I'll post pics when I'm done with the first two. Please let me know what you think.
I'll be doing some sewing, but I wouldn't call it laboring. The most laboring I do these days is making quilts or whatever for sale. Today I'm working on a round robin quilt. My Quilters Corner Group is doing this and it's a lot of fun. If you aren't familiar with the process it goes like this - everyone makes a center block for their quilt and then sends it on to the next person designated for them to add to it. On it goes to each person in turn for more additions, while each person's quilt does the same thing. At the end each quilt returns to the originator and they have a one-of-a-kind heirloom quilt.
I'm working on quilt number 3, if I remember correctly. I wish I could post pictures, but no one is supposed to know what's going on with their quilt til they get it back. I'll post before and after pics when this is all done. Well, for most of them, anyway. I didn't take pics of the first one or of mine before it left. Although I'm no where near an experienced quilter, this process hasn't been quite as hard as I expected. I have to admit that I've gone to the internet for inspiration as I don't know all the possibilities, yet. Anyway, I'm having fun with it. I've already decided what to do with this particular quilt and all I need to do is finish cutting out the backing and the flannel and putting it together. I'll make the Sept. 15 mailing deadline with time to spare, I think.
For "labor", I'm working on an interesting project. A former custom quilt customer asked if I could make a quilt out of baby clothes. My first thought and my response were "I don't know why not!" So that's been my project for a few weeks. It's been an interesting creative process and is moving along nicely. I have one ready for clipping and have started assembling the second. There will be two more after this. I'm thinking of offering custom baby clothes quilts in my Etsy store when I'm done with these. You send me the clothes and I'll make the quilt. Do you think there's a market out there for that? For heirloom raggy quilts made with baby clothes? I'll post pics when I'm done with the first two. Please let me know what you think.
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