Merry Christmas!!

We would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!!!!

Winner of the QM 100 Blocks Vol 10!!!

The Winner is

Geni Pickins!!!

Congrats Geni!!!

Sorry for posting this late....I never should have tried to close a contest over Thanksgiving weekend way too busy!  I hope everyone enjoyed your holiday time with family and friends and got a little quilting done a mist the cooking, baking, shopping and the normal hustle and bustle.

It was fun reading through all your comments and finding out your favorite color combos for quilts.  Thanks to all who took time to comment and share your thoughts.

Happy Holidays!!!

1000 and counting!!!!!

Welcome Hoppers!!!!  Can you believe it!?!?!  

Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Vol 10 has arrived!  It's simply amazing!  

And guess what?!?! I'm in it again!  Yep,  I'm lucky to be included with all these wonderful and talented designers.  What fun to see all the new and creative blocks.

My block is #996  Chinese Lantern

100 more blocks to play with, to create with and to continue our quilting journey.

 Now with 1000 blocks to choose from,....the possibilities are endless!  

What will your next project be....

Watch this fun video with some of the designers of the 100 blocks.

***GIVE AWAY***

Do you want your own copy of this awesome Vol?

Leave a comment telling us your favorite color combo to use in your quilts

Winner will be chosen Nov 28

Happy Sewing!!

New patterns have arrived!

I decided to release some new patterns this fall and here they are, what do you think?

All these patterns are listed on out Etsy Shop and website.

Which is your favorite?

Just for fun projects

I thought I would share a couple of projects that I did this last weekend.  Yes, I actually got to sew for fun!!  I got this idea when I saw this Riley Blake Christmas Banner panel

I don't have anywhere to put a banner, but I so loved the fabrics I needed to get one.  Then it hit me like a bundle of fabric,  the triangles looked like Christmas trees to me and voila'  I had an idea!

This is what I came up with.

 A fun, bright and cheery bed scarf and.....

a festive Christmas throw.  Christmas is on it's way!!  I just love how they turned out!!  I'm still playing around with more ideas on how to use the banner panels.

We will see what comes next.....

Thanks for stopping by!

New Tutorial on MBS!!

Hey there!  Check out this fun and fast project that I made on Moda Bake Shop!!

Click on MBS for the link to see how it's made.

Post one, only one comment and enter to win the fabric kit to make this pillow!

Great gift idea!!

Entries close on Oct 31.

Winner chosen Nov 1

Happy Sewing!!!

Yard sale find!!!

Yes!  You will not believe what I found at a yard sale!!  Super exciting!  A Singer sewing machine cabinet with a machine included for a killer deal!!  See....

It needs a little TLC, but that is totally fine with me!  I love the wood work on the drawers!  Next project on the list of many!

End of summer SALE!

Yes, summer is at an end again!  It's time for a great sale! 

Stop by our Etsy shop and see the fabrics, precuts and magazines on sale now!  

They won't last long!

Priced to sell fast!

Super Cute...

Fall and Halloween are fast approaching!!  Time for some Skinnie projects!!  Look what was made from "Witches Brew"

Aren't these Super Cute!!!  Love the lace and bow on the skirt.  The spider is great on the frog too (even though I hate spiders :)  Thanks to Terry for sharing her Skinnies!

Happy sewing!

After....

Here it is!  I love how it turned out!!!  

It took almost 3 cans of spray paint, but it was worth it!  Check out the glass knobs I found!  

Can't wait to put this in my studio.

Before........

OK, I'm not much on yard sales.  I've stopped by a few, but never found that super cool, amazing deal, UNTIL.  One that I stopped at had a beautiful, old desk that caught my eye. It was way over-priced for what it was so I decided to leave.  As I was walking back to the car, I saw this small side table that was looking neglected.  So I bought it for $5.

It's 25" square and needed a lot of help.  I brought it home and went to work.   The paint is drying so I will post the pictures of the "After" by Monday.  

Have a great weekend!

Welcome Hoppers!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Blog Hops are always so much fun!  Talking about fun, it was SO much fun being part of Quilting Arts TV Series 1400!!!!!!! The staff was AMAZING!!!!!!  I was really nervous, never being on TV before, but everyone was so kind and made us feel right at home.  There were a bunch of us filming that day, so I was able to meet some other designers.  We arrived early in the morning to get everything ready for the shoot.   

 Here I am getting all the steps laid out on my table.  I did a demo on using fusible web.

 Time for makeup!  

 Jeannine from Bernina showing me how to use the machine I would use in the set for the shoot.

 Susan Brubaker Knapp, the host of the show,  with me on the set.  It was so cool!!!

 We went over the steps a few times before we filmed, to make sure I knew what I was talking about :)

Kathie Stull , me and Katherine.  Right after filming...do I look relived?  

The shoot went well, I didn't even mess up ( I don't think so, anyway) 

   It was such a great experience to be part of this show!  

There are some incredible designers on this 1400 series.  You are going to have to check it out for sure!

  I was so inspired watching the other guest on the show and wanting to try some of the techniques they were demonstrating.    But that's what it's all about right?!!?  Sharing our talents and creativity with others! 

I LOVE the world of quilting!!!  Make sure you catch the episode on your local PBS station.  

Hop on over to Lyrics blog to see what she has in store for you.

Here's tomorrows line up.

July 24: Cheryl Sleboda (muppin.com/wordpress/) / Jane Sassaman (janesassaman.com/weblog)

           and Julie Creus   http://todera.blogspot.com/

July 25: Susan Brubaker Knapp (bluemoonriver.blogspot.com)

Quilting Arts TV....

Welcome Hoppers!!!  I'm so excited to be part of the first ever Quilting Arts TV Blog Hop.

 Thanks so much for stopping by.  

I was lucky enough to be able to film an episode with them, which means, I'm going to be on TV!!!

  So totally COOL, can I just say!!!

(I'll tell you more about that later.)

Right now, we are starting the Hop.....Wait, what is Quilting Arts TV, you ask????  Let me tell you!  It's a great program that inspires all our creative juices to go crazy with ideas. 

 Hop on over to the website here  to take a look.

We start the "Hop" with a BANG today  as you visit with Vivika DeNegre at quiltingdaily.com    

See what great news, tips and tricks she has for you.

  The Blog Hop goes from now until July 25.  Don't miss a day!!

More post  an d pics to come......

Instagram

I have just jumped in.  Instagram is downloaded!  Let's see what happens :)

Alaskan Cruise Day 6

Welcome to Ketchikan!!!

There's no better way to start the day then to go to a Quilt Shop.  This one was fabulous!!!

It's also for sale....the gal that owns it is retiring.  Check it out here.

 Just a beautiful place.  I could live there!!...during the summer of course.

 That evening we had question the teacher.  It was definitely entertaining! 

Some of the questions were:

How many sewing machines do you have?  

How many irons? 

 Do you wash or not wash your fabrics before using them? 

Here's my answers - 4, 2, no - generally speaking

How about you?  What are you answers to these questions?

Fun News!

That's right FabShop News! 

 I was so excited when they contacted me about doing a blog post about us.  

Here's the link for a quick peek. 

 I hope you all had a great 4th and are enjoying your summer!!!

Happy Sewing!

Alaskan Cruise Day 5

Still cruising and lovin' it!!!  

Today's port - SITKA!!!!!

We woke up to this scene, isn't it just gorgeous?!  

We were tendered into the docks, first time for everything.  There's a lot of people in that boat.

 Our first stop.  We have heard so much about the Totem Park that we couldn't wait to see it.

 So we started walking on the path.......

 and kept walking.....we saw this sign and walked a little faster.  Still no totem poles

 The forest was breathtaking.  Still walking....

We stayed on the trail so I know we were in the right place.  We went around bend and ....

 there was a totem pole.  Yeah, we found them!!

 They were around every turn now.  Some had color, others didn't.  All of them huge and all different.

 Here's a very interesting set of three..... the middle one needs a little work. 

 An old church on the way back into town.  I loved the brick work and the stained glass windows.

I thought that window would make a beautiful quilt block ( always a quilter!)

 Next stop, a quilt shop of course!!!  Abby's Reflections in downtown Sitka.

 Yep, had to buy a couple of pieces...

 and maybe one more. Really!  I need this one too!!! 

 If you ever go to Sitka, stop by and say Hi! to Jill (the owner) and her crew of quilters

Great shop and fun fabrics!!!

This is an old graveyard.  It was quite a beautiful place.

 Very quiet and peaceful.  Moss covered most of the tombstones too.

St Micheal's Cathedral was smack dab in the middle of town.

The roads went on either side of the building.  The bell tower sounded on the hour.  

That was cool!!  I loved the sound of the bells

 Back on the ship heading out to sea.

 We had some company...a sea loin stayed with us for a bit.  It was awesome to 

see one so close!!!  We got better video where you can see his face.

Ending our day in Sitka with High Tea and all the quilters.

Great time, again!!!!