tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20218985983245400592024-03-05T04:57:40.984-08:00Fist Full of FabricNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-68077662494757000172017-01-20T05:48:00.004-08:002017-01-20T06:13:21.261-08:00Love All Around<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, hello there! I know, it's been, well, ages since I logged in to write a blog post. But, when your good sewing bud designs an awesome block, ask you to make a block and then blog about it, well, that's a good enough reason to dust off the ole keyboard and post!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, my bud, Lee Monore, AKA, May Chappell, has created a super cute, super easy to do block called "Love All Around". It's basically an hourglass block, some flying geese and half square triangles all assembled to make chevrons that remind one of hearts! We could all use a little love, right? So this sweet block is an homage to friendship, kindness and love. It's a way to think about how I, personally, can be a kinder person and how I can be an influence for positivity this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are the two I've made so far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm going to make a bunch of these, and try to use up a ton of scraps and make a scrappy love quilt! Recipient to be determined!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Go to Lee's <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/2017/01/20/love-all-around-tutorial/">website</a> for a tutorial of the block.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks for taking the time to stop by! Check out all the other folks who have made some love blocks on IG or on their blogs. </span><br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-46590814873491958572015-03-01T08:08:00.001-08:002015-03-01T08:09:20.315-08:00March Believe Circle Quilt<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello Believers!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For March's quilt, I'd like to do a variations on the Churn Dash block. The Churn Dash is my all time favorite traditional quilt block. I love how you can change up the fabrics and color ways and create lots of variations! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is a diagram of several variations on the Churn Dash. Most of them use the 3x3 grid, with all squares being equal sizes, but some, like the Wrench, Puss in the Corner II, Ruins of Jericho, Whirling Five Patch and Grandmother's Choice and Grandmother's Choice II, though all use a 3x3 grid, the spacing of the grid is not equal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can find a lot of these quilt blocks, with directions, online. Several of these come from the book, <i>501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks</i> by Judy Hopkins. I am happy to share cutting/assembly directions with you if you want to do a particular block and cannot find online directions. Just let me know!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please create your favorite version of the Churn Dash using the Design Seeds color scheme below. You can use the light gray, white or low volume as your background. I'd like to <b>avoid</b> a creamy background for this project please. Or you can do one of the colors as a background (as I show in the diagram). Feel free to use solids or prints. Mix up the colors if you'd like. Make it modern, make it yours! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Which leads me to size.</b> You can make two 12" x 12" finished blocks, or if you want to make one super-sized 24" x 24" finished, feel free. You can even make a few 6" x 6" blocks as well. I just want them to be finished square and at a size divisible by 6. Make what is the equivalent to our usual two 12x12, however you want to divide that up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please let me know if you have any questions! I look forward to seeing what you all create!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nicole</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-30935825893325453722015-02-17T09:06:00.001-08:002015-02-17T09:09:38.908-08:00QuiltCon bound<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so excited to be going to my first ever Quilt Con! In case you don't know what Quilt Con is, it is a conference held in Austin, TX by the Modern Quilt Guild. This is the 2nd year, and the first was in 2013. Good news is that starting next year, they will be holding the conference every year, but it will switch between the East and West coasts. Next year, it's in Pasadena, CA and in 2017 it's in Savannah, GA! You can bet I'll be going to that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I feel enormous pressure to travel handmade. I mean, check out the #travelhandmade hashtag on IG. You'll see what I'm talking about. The stuff peeps make is outrageously awesome! Serious talent out there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because I don't have much handmade stuff, that means I needed to crank some shiz out! There is also a lot of (self imposed) pressure to do something awesome. Awesome to me means great fabrics and a great pattern. So I decided to make the <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/trail_tote/#color:1">Trail Tote</a>, by Anna Graham over at <a href="https://www.noodle-head.com/">Noodlehead</a>. This FREE pattern comes in two sizes and I chose to make the larger size for toting all my junk around in Austin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used some new <a href="http://www.cottonandsteelfabrics.com/catalog/fabric/designer/5/?page=5">Cotton + Steel (a Sarah Watts design - - lurve it)</a> with some Echino airplanes. I found some gray faux suede in my stash (forgot I had that) and used that for the straps and piping. Speaking of piping, this was my first time sewing piping, let alone making it. But it was easy and I think it turned out great. You can make piping w/ a zipper foot! But I think I'll invest in a cording/piping foot in the near future.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Back to the bag. The pattern is easy to follow, though the instructions were a little vague on the strap pieces that are attached to the bag. If you stumbled upon this post in regards to the Trail Tote, just know that the pieces need to face down into the bag! Ha! Makes sense, but she doesn't tell you that. Ask me how I discovered it! You know it! Seam ripper time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The large size is really a big ole bag! I'm used to carrying a smaller bag, so I will be able to carry my Ipad in my bag for my trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also decided I would need a more traditional tote bag, when I remembered I never sewed my <a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/products/slow-sewing-studio/park/">Park</a> applique pattern into the designed tote bag! I took Carolyn Friedlander's class back in August 2014 (it's a good class, so if she's coming near you, take her class). It is a part of the slow sewing movement and the pattern is in her <a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/products/savor-each-stitch-studio-quilting-with-mindful-design/"><i>Savor Each Stitch</i></a> book. It's a beautiful book and the Park project was really nice to work on. Hand work allows me to be in the same room with my hubby so we get some time together instead of me being back in my sewing room. Or the atelier. That's a fancy French word for "workshop"! It makes my basement, no window having, sewing corner sound much better than it is!! hehehe!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, Carolyn has a tutorial on her blog about how to make the tote. I used store bought piping (I'm now a master at sewing this stuff after the Trail Tote) and I had webbing on hand that I used for the handles. Now I have me a spiffy tote to tote around Quilt Con. The bag is a Lotta Jansdotter print, with Sweetwater Reunion for the design. Oh, and I sewed the handles down skinnier after I snapped this pic, so it looks better!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I look like I've got some sewing skillz (even though I really don't . . . shhhhh) with my 2 awesome bags!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll post from Quilt Con. If you are going, look out for me. I've got buttons to trade!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-40952358293673130752015-02-09T14:25:00.002-08:002015-02-09T14:34:03.638-08:00Finishes!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had a few finishes in the new year, so I thought I'd share them with you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up is my nephew's quilt. He's the youngest of my sister's kiddos and he asked me this summer, "Where's my quilt?" You can see the one's I did for the other two, <a href="http://fistfulloffabric.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html">here</a> and <a href="http://fistfulloffabric.blogspot.com/2013_08_01_archive.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I purchased the fabric for both nephew's quilts at the same time (Emily Herrick's Hall of Fame and the pattern is her's too, though I can't remember the name), and I started Sawyer's quilt first. I put it away for about 2 years, and when I pulled it back out, I realized what a crappy job I had done of sewing and cutting! Argh! Not consistent 1/4" seams, and wonky stitching. . . </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, I finished up the blocks and abandoned the sashing I'd cut and arranged them on the design wall. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The quilt came together quickly. Though once I started quilting the bad stitching and not so great basting reared it's ugly head! I did simple straight line quilting, but the quilt was so wonky and puffy in places, I had to go back and do some cross hatches to keep the fabric down. Once washed, it looked better. And Sawyer was so happy to get his quilt. That child is always cold, so I hope he uses the heck out of it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Fabric: </i> Kona Steel and Hall of Fame by Emily Herrick</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Quilting</i>: Aurifil, straight line quilting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another finish I'm so happy to have done is my <b>A is fo Apple . . . Z is for Zebra</b> quilt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is for baby Otis, my back door neighbor's new pride and joy. He was born in September of 2014. I started this quilt in August and finished it up Friday night. It was gifted to Otis this weekend so I'm so happy to share!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very proud of this quilt, as it's designed by me, based upon an image I stumbled across on Google! I designed all the letters and their objects and printed them out, cut them up, and cut them out of the fabric. All the letters are fused to the background fabric, then I zigzagged stitched around them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to do the alphabet because that's how Otis' room is decorated. I chose fabrics that I love and objects that mean something to me or to Otis' parents. They went to Bucknell and Frostburg, so the "B" has a bison and bobcat! NC State and West Virginia is where they did their masters work, so the "M" has a mountaineer and the "W" has a strutting wolf (Go Pack!!). The "N" is my favorite; you gotta love narwhals! But I also love the "Q" and the "G"!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I discovered a new stitch on my machine (Bernina #4) and set it to 3.0 and quilted away. I love the texture! I bound the quilt in Sweetwater Elementary Biology Black and I love how it turned out! Machine bound this too. I'm getting better at it but I still need to practice, practice, practice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A is for Apple . . . Z is for Zebra</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fabric: Moda Feather for background, various lines including Architextures, Mirrorball Dot, Frippery, True Colors (Joel Dewberry), Road 15, Mixed Bag, Collage, Notting Hill, A is for Alphabet. Most of this was purchased at <a href="http://sewluxfabric.com/">SewLux Fabric</a>! Go check them out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quilting: Bernina stitch #4, Aurifil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I gotta get ready for QuiltCon! There's a bag in my future . . .Of course I'll share it here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Sewing!<br />Nicole</span></div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-17973616620043450522015-02-06T13:17:00.000-08:002015-02-09T14:28:39.723-08:00The Best Set Intentions . . .<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had such hopes for last year . . . As you read in my 1 (yes, that's right, O-N-E) blog post! Sigh . . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, it's a new year, and I did sew a lot last year, so I'll share some old and new stuff, okay?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made some shirts for my friend, Lee of <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/">May Chappell</a>, <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/2014/12/03/to-the-outhouse-dont-forget-your-shirt-swap/">All Shirts No Shoes swap</a>! We used <a href="http://carolynfriedlander.com/products/patterns/">Carolyn Friedlander's Shirts</a> pattern. Lee has another swap going on now. You should sign up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finished up the Valentine's themed quilt made from Lee's <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/lazy-sunday-quilt/">Lazy Sunday</a> pattern. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love how it turned out! I bought a fleecy throw on sale at Target and backed it with that! So warm!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also made some travel pillowcases for my husband, myself and my in-laws for our cruise last March. These were clutch for the drive down to Jacksonville! I was set up with my pillow and my quilt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My SURMA group decided to do a small swap for those of us that didn't go to Sew South last year. I drew Lee's name and made <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/2013/10/cargo-duffle-pattern-for-robert-kaufman.html">Noodlehead's Cargo Duffle</a> for her; ok, really for her dog, Mack the Chihuahua. I used some Chihuahua fabric for the lining and the front pocket flaps! Mochi dots and Essex Linen in Natural and Comma Swing in Mustard round out my fabric choices. I ended up using webbing for the handles and accenting them with the Mochi dot fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a pic with Mack the Chihuahua posing with his new bag!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also went to <a href="https://stashbash.wordpress.com/">The Stash Bash</a> last year and I'm happy to say, I'm returning again this year!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My SURMA friends, Tessa (<a href="http://thesewingchick.blogspot.com/">The Sewing Chick</a>), Lee and Melissa also went. We had a blast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I worked on the SURMA center in my possession, which was Lee's. I finished up the paper pieced border and sent it on to Sarah <a href="http://stitchingandbacon.blogspot.com/">(Stitching and Bacon</a>) to add her border. Hopefully (finger's crossed) we'll be getting these finished up this year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm in the Believe Circle of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/dogoodstitches/">do.goodstitches</a> and for my quilting month, I had my beemates make Scottie blocks with bowties in yellow, green and pink. It turned out so great! I made the back and made bones blocks to go with 2 extra scottie dogs! This is on my current TO DO list to get it quilted and bound!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />One of the big things I did this year was make 2 quilts for my parents in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary! I used Lee's <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/lazy-sunday-quilt/">Lazy Sunday</a> pattern for both of these quilts and made them twin sized. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my dad's quilt, I used Road 15 from Sweetwater. He's a retired Driver's Ed teacher and I thought the theme was perfect for him. And I happen to LOVE Sweetwater and this line in particular!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my mom's, I used Briar Rose from Heather Ross. The strawberries remind me of my grandmother and I knew my mom would love that and the sweet mama and baby frog hanging by the pond!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They were both so tickled and I was so happy to be able to give them something that honored such a tremendous event in these days and times!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And with that, I think I'll do another post with some other finishes I had last year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you all have a great weekend!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nicole</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope you are having a great start to your sewing year! I got a lot accomplished in 2013, but I felt like I wasn't sewing for me. Meaning, I think I over-committed myself to bees, swaps and the like, and I didn't have anything physical to show that I had made. So, this year, 2014 will be the <i><b>Year of Selfish Sewing</b></i>. For me, that means working on the projects <b style="text-decoration: underline;">I</b> want to do and sewing some personal projects for me along the way. I've dropped all swaps and bees, except <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/dogoodstitches/">do.good.stitches</a>. I'm staying in that bee to have an outlet to practice free-motion quilting and not be intimidated by it "not being good enough". Don't get me wrong, I do good work, but the quilting is by no means perfect, and this give me a place to practice, knowing the recipient will love the quilt, no matter what.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, here's some stuff I've been working on in 2014: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My first 2 finishes were commissioned quilts for one of my college friend's little girl. They are giving her bunk beds for her 5th birthday, and she wanted quilts for the beds. I bought a boat load of fabric from <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-128812783015903+sGSpF2+index.html+">Sew Lux</a> and with the help of <a href="http://sewlux.blogspot.com/">Chrissy</a>, <a href="http://stitchingandbacon.blogspot.com/">Sarah</a> and <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/">Lee</a>, we picked a palette that my friend requested and loved. Green, pink and purple. I used <a href="http://www.stitchedincolor.com/2013/10/penny-patch-beginners-quilt-along.html">Stitched in Color Rachel's Penny Patch</a> pattern for both quilts. Both use the same fabrics, but the placement of the square is not identical. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To give them a little more size, I used the same chevrons as in the quilt, as a border. I quilted them with straight lines on the diagonals. I binded them both in Simply Style Eyelet in Purple. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My friend and her daughter were thrilled with the end result! Now they have to get the bunk beds finished!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last weekend, I went to my sewing besties' mountain home for a Mother-Daughter Sew Down. I got a few things sewn up, and my mom made her first quilt blocks! We picked out Churn Dash, Sawtooth Star, Shoofly and Turnstile blocks to work on. She did a fantastic job and now wants to work on more quilt blocks to make a whole quilt! Go Mom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I put together the June 2013 blocks and October 2013 blocks for the Believe circle of do.good.stitches. For June, I had my beemates use Katy's (<a href="http://imagingermonkey.blogspot.com/">I'm A Ginger Monkey</a><u>)</u> Wonky Bullseye pattern, in yellow, gray and black. This was a challenging (curves) but fun block and I think they all did a great job! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For October, I sent my beemates leftover fabric from my nephew's quilt and had them supplement from their stash to make disappearing 9 patch blocks. I love this block and how it makes a great scrappy quilt top. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, to finish these two off and send them out to My Very Own Blanket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I also brought fabric to cut into clams with Lee's Accuquilt. I got some of them cut and will just have to make an appointment with Lee to cut the rest! I'm loving the fabrics I choose: Oh Deer!, Mama Said Sew, Lush and Collage to name a few!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Not a bad start to the New Selfish Sewing year! I pulled fabrics last night for <a href="http://sewlux.blogspot.com/2014/01/lazy-sunday-quilt-along.html">Sew Lux's</a> <a href="http://sewlux.blogspot.com/2014/01/lazy-sunday-quilt-along.html">Lazy Sunday Quilt-Along</a> (my friend <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/">Lee's</a> pattern) that starts this week! I'm going to make a Valentine's Day quilt for me! Yeah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Linking up to Lee at Freshly Pieced for W.I.P. Wednesday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Sewing, Friends!<br /><br />Nicole</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-45258855333813617152013-10-27T16:22:00.001-07:002013-10-27T16:22:22.648-07:00Blogger's Quilt Festival: Entry 2<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Post #2 today: I'm entering another quilt into the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2013/">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a>, over at Amy's Creative Side! Head on over there and check out all the amazing-ness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I decided to enter my bee quilt from March (the awesome gals of the Believe Circle of do.good.stitches helped out on this one), into the Quilt Photography Category. I know what you're thinking: Why not the Group or Bee quilt category? Well, I've had so many comments and compliments on IG, Flickr and Facebook regarding how the quilt is photographed, that I figured I'd take a shot! I got lucky on the photo: a quick morning shot of the quilt on my glider on my back patio with my little o' Iphone! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The story of this quilt: This is the March 2013 quilt for the Believe Circle of do.good.stitches. I asked my beemates to make Wonky Crosses in colors of blue, green, gray, yellow and orange. I assembled the blocks, quilted it and bound it. This was my very first foray into free motion quilting! Lots of fun, for sure, but not the prettiest job. But, good news is that once it was washed, the imperfections were far less noticeable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Size: 48" x48"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabrics: Stash from the Believe Circle of do.good.stitches in orange, green, blue, gray, yellow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Block: <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2010/04/wonky-cross-block-sew-along/">Wonky Crosses by Elizabeth Hartmon</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Quilting: FMQ by me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Recipient: My Very Own Blanket</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, there it is! My entry into the Blogger's Quilt Festival. I also have my Churn & Dash baby quilt entered too, so go check that out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Enjoy all the eye candy and I hope you get inspired to make some awesomeness!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />Cheers-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicole</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-46571317735817681252013-10-27T15:34:00.001-07:002013-10-27T15:38:39.920-07:00Churn Dash Finish and Blogger's Quilt Festival<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I finished up the Churn & Dash baby quilt for my cousin's new baby. He is supposed to enter this world next weekend, so I wanted to finish this project up before his birth! And, as luck would have it, Amy, from Amy's Creative Side, is hosting her Fall edition of the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2013/">Blogger's Quilt Festival</a>. I am going to enter this quilt under the Baby Quilt category. This will be my first ever entry into anything quilt related.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Henderson's Churn & Dash Quilt</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The story of this quilt: My cousin, Ken and his wife, Jennifer, are expecting their first child in early November. This will be the 4th great grandchild (my sister has the first 3, and the youngest of those is 6), so we are all super excited about having another baby around. Ken,(the soon-to-be father), was definitely one of my grandfather's faves (tho my grandfather would say he had no favorites). </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My grandfather would be so excited and proud to know that the Swift name will be carried on. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My grandfather passed last summer, at the age of 99. He was a farmer and raised horses, so t</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">he farm theme of Madrona Road is perfect for my family's history and heritage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have been hoarding my collection of Madrona Road for a while now, just waiting on the perfect project. The quilt design is one that I have had sketched out for a while, and I thought the Madrona Road fabric was just perfect for this project; but I needed a reason to start a new quilt (you know, 'cause I've got a TON of wips!). </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I found out that Jennifer was preggers, I had my excuse!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am over the moon about how this finished up! I think I'm going to make one for me in the pink colorway of Madrona Road. The churn dashes vary in size from 3" to 12". I ended up doing dogwood/orange peel free motion quilting. I am still learning FMQ, so it's not perfect, but I am so pleased with the outcome.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another front shot</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Front details! Love the Donkey!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Size: 48" x 56"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Blocks: Churn Dash, 3", 6", 9" and 12"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Layout and Design: By me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fabric: Madrona Road, blue colorway</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Quilted: Free Motion Dogwoods, by moi</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, if you'd like, head on over to <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2013/10/25/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2013/">Amy's blog</a> and vote for your favorite quilt. There are lots of categories! I love this online festival; there is so much good work! I hope you get inspired to create!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cheers-</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nicole</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-67018766743655647992013-10-17T07:57:00.002-07:002013-10-17T08:01:24.230-07:00Thursday Threads<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've have finished the quilt top for my cousin's upcoming baby! And the back too. Now I have to put it together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I pieced this and finished up the layout at the Mother-Daughter Sew Down, which I blogged about <a href="http://fistfulloffabric.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-little-mother-daughter-sewing.html">here</a>. But it wasn't until last night that I finished sewing it all together. I changed the arrangement slightly, but I'm very happy with the results.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope to have this finished up by next week; the baby is due in early November!</span></div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-11290389882420575272013-10-01T12:33:00.001-07:002013-10-02T09:02:01.951-07:00A Little Mother-Daughter Sewing<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am back from a wonderful weekend of Mother-Daugher sewing! I went to the <a href="http://summitquiltretreat.com/id10.html" target="_blank">Ponderosa Quilt and Sew Retreat</a> this weekend with some of my buds from Sew South and their moms. We had an amazing time! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's the back story: My mom and I both went to Sew South this year, and we met Chrissy (<a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-128812783015903+sGSpF2+index.html+">Sew Lux Fabric and Gifts</a>) and Lee (<a href="http://www.maychappell.com/" target="_blank">May Chappell</a>). Both of their mom's sew. Awesome! So, Chrissy thought it would be amaze-balls to have a weekend of sewing with our moms. She got the ball rolling and we made it happen this past weekend. The place we stayed is owned by the Moda rep that Sew Lux buys from, Kim, and she is awesome. Her center is huge, has plenty of room for sewing, laying out, ironing, whatever. And talk about tools: we were like kids in a candy store. She had every ruler know to man, plus more. I got to try the Go! Baby AccuQuilt for the first time. So awesome! She has a ton of dies, so that was fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The retreat has great beds, a fantastic kitchen and it's just outside of Asheville (in Waynesville). Super easy to get to. The weekend was so fun and so productive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lee finished, 2, count 'em, 2, quilt tops from her awesome new Lazy Sunday quilt pattern. You can get it as a kit through <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-128812783015903+sGSpF2+index.html+">Sew Lux</a> in both Sweet Serenade and High Street. See Lee's quilt tops below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ann, Lee's mom, finished up a awesome Lazy Sunday quilt top made from Sweetwater's new Road 15 line. <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-128812783015903+sGSpF2+index.html+">Sew Lux</a> sells this too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Amanda turned out some awesomeness: a wall hanging, mini quilt and quilt top! They looked amazing! Sew Lux sells the <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-128812783015903+sGSpF2+index.html+" target="_blank">mini quilt as a kit</a>. So great for Halloween!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Beverly (Amanda's mom) make a cute apron and make her very first quilt block. She's hooked now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Linda (Chrissy's mom) brought several UFOs. She finished 3! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chrissy finished a Super Tote in Kate Spain's new <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-128812783015903+sGSpF2+index.html+">Sunnyside</a> line! They have it in the shop!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Vickie (my mom) brought a <a href="http://www.sewluxfabric.com/sunshinekit.html" target="_blank">mug rug</a> kit to make (available at <a href="http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-128812783015903+sGSpF2+index.html+">Sew Lux</a>) and a cute fabric bucket to make. She cranked out both of these! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I finished making the blocks for my cousin's baby quilt. I even got most of the piecing done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We all had such a fun time that we've planned another one for early 2014! It was great to connect with my mom and get to know my friends' moms too! I can hardly wait for the next one!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy stitching!<br />Nicole</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-67550716012311328212013-09-20T05:56:00.002-07:002013-09-20T05:56:31.296-07:00Thursday Threads link up<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am working furiously to finish up a baby quilt for my cousin's soon-to-be-here baby boy. My whole family is super excited about this new addition, as my cousin will be the only other one to have children (except for my sister). Babies are sooo fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a stockpile of Violet Craft's Madrona Road from my own stash and the MQG challenge from earlier this year. I have had this pattern drafted up for a while and just needed the motivation to get started on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's a crappy photo! Sorry for the hotspot! Anyway, the idea is a multiple sizing of churn dash blocks. I'm using mainly 6", 9" and 12" blocks. Yes, that is a teeny 3" block. It was a test and I'm not sure if I'm gonna stick with those. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope to have more progress made to share by Monday, but I am going to Winston tomorrow to visit some of the quilt shops there. Amanda Murphy is coming to Sew Original tomorrow and there is the <a href="http://www.quiltcarolina.com/" target="_blank">Quilt Carolina</a> event going on in the Triad and Triangle! My pocketbook is gonna be hurting after this weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-68056211204384399282013-08-20T18:28:00.001-07:002013-10-02T07:00:02.258-07:00Weekend Sewing and Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a quilt I made for my nephew. It is a late birthday present for him! I had the top pieced for a month and just hadn't put it together. I took my machine with me on our family beach vacay and finished it up there! Seth is learning to sew, and as you can imagine, he was fascinated with seeing the quilt come together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The pattern is from Jeni Baker's Modern Plus Quilt Tutorial. Check it out <a href="http://www.incolororder.com/2010/09/plus-quilt-tutorial.html?m=1">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used the blue color way from Emily Herrick's Hall Of Fame line. I backed it with a panel of the Pennant fabric and a gray Colton sheet I picked up at Target. I also bound it in the Pennant fabric. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He absolutely loves it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally assembled the March blocks into this cute quilt! This was my first foray into free motion quilting. It was lots of fun and I learned tons! The quilting is not pretty, but the final product turned out so cute. I had the ladies use the <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2010/04/wonky-cross-block-sew-along/">Wonky Cross</a> tutorial from Elizabeth Hartmon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This quilt is for my friend's brand new baby! They chose a robot theme, so, of course, I had to make a robot quilt! The top is a panel by Kokka, the back is snugly orange flannel. I bound it with a navy dot. I had so much fun quilting this! I took the opportunity to practice my free motion skills! There are pebbles, stars, pinwheels, wrenches, lightening bolts, loops, swirls, a road and skylines! I sure hope they like it!</span></div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-38514727190878392292013-06-14T07:37:00.002-07:002013-06-14T07:37:40.742-07:00Modern Mini Quilt Chllenge<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hi Friends! I've been away from the computer for awhile. Did ya miss me??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, regardless of the answer to that question, I've missed blogging! I've been busy sewing, but just haven't taken the time to blog. But, since Jennifer, of Ellison Lane, is hosting the <a href="http://www.ellisonlane.blogspot.com/2013/06/link-up-your-modern-mini-challenge-entry.html" target="_blank">Modern Mini Quilt Challenge</a>, I thought I'd better do a post so I can enter! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So here's my entry:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I made this pillow, from my very own design, from my very own brain, for Jennifer H of the TMQG. Her Flickr and Pintrest photos showed lots of log cabin and courthouse steps inspired pillows and quilts along with pinks and oranges. She also indicated that she was really getting into Anna Maria Horner. Well, I have very little AMH in my stash, really only scraps, so I knew I didn't have enough to pull together an 18x18 pillow. So, I pulled out my FQ bundle of Saltwater and some creamsicle-ish solid and got to cutting. And here's the result:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I used a variegated Gutterman thread that was in our swag bag from Sew South. I really like the effect! I think the pillow was well received; I'm pleased with how it turned out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm linking up to <a href="http://www.ellisonlane.blogspot.com/2013/06/link-up-your-modern-mini-challenge-entry.html" target="_blank">Ellison Lane's Modern Mini Quilt Challenge</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">See you soon, peeps!</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-41292259995957731272013-05-02T11:03:00.000-07:002013-05-02T11:12:01.264-07:00My Very Talented Friends<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At Sew South, I met some very awesome, very talented peeps! So, I thought I'd share what a few of them are up to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lindsey Rhodes of <a href="http://lrstitched.com/" target="_blank">LRStitched</a> has her wonderful cosmetic bags featured on Pellon's <a href="http://pellonprojects.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/we-love-moms-cosmetics-case/" target="_blank">blog</a> today. You too can make these bags! Lindsey made these as her Sew South swap item. I wasn't lucky enough to be in her group, but now, I can make one myself. Go check it out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And, Kim, of Windsor & Main, is hosting the <a href="http://www.windsorandmain.com/2013/05/01/easiest-sew-along-ever-seriously/" target="_blank">Easiest Sew-Along Ever</a>! She has lots of give-aways, but more importantly, you'll actually finish a project! Imagine that! The rules are simple: do what you can, with what you have, at where you're at. Check out Kim's site for details, prizes and other information. I can't wait to see what we all come up with!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-59501141882746010772013-05-02T10:00:00.002-07:002013-05-02T10:00:38.593-07:00 I Heart the 80s<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was in a Flickr swap that just finished up and I'm so excited to show you what I made for my partner, Courtney. I was so excited to get her name, because I'm in the Believe Circle of do.good.stitches with her, and I absolutely LOVE what she posts up on Flickr. I mean, the girl does amazing work! So, I knew I had to bring out some good shiz!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Courtney left wonderful hints, and she was easily stalkable. She is a little younger that I am, so our 80s references overlapped, but we different just the same. My original idea was to make a modern day version of the bermuda bag. I carried one of these in middle school and they were all the rage and I LOVED MINE. I mean, you could change out the covers; I had a monogrammed one, a corduroy one, a pink and green one . . . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I recently purchased <a href="http://whipstitchfabrics.com/blog/stitch-savvy-blog-tour/" target="_blank">Stitch Savvy</a>, by the very talented Deborah Moebes, and in that book, is her version of the classic bermuda bag, The Classy Lady Elbow Bag. When I saw this pattern, I knew I would make this for Courtney. I purchased some awesome cassette fabric from the Geekly Chic line as well as some Robert Kaufman pink animal print. See, Courtney was a Jem fan, and, well, that pink lepoard fabric would be perfect to make the cover! I found a Jem patch and ordered that, thinking that it would be the most awesome finishing touch. However, that patch has YET to arrive . . . and the deadline for sending my swap item out was April 30. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, last week, I came up with another idea. Courtney is a HUGE fan of John Hughes films. Someone in our Flickr group posted a discussion topic about what your favorite 80s movie quotes are. Lucky for me, Courtney posted several. With this info, I set to creating a 16 candles pillow for her. It turned out fab, if I do say so myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am still waiting on that Jem patch. I'm gonna finish the purse cover when that comes in, and I'll send that on as well. So, yeah, two gifts! Not a bad deal! She is awesome, so she deserves it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Y'all have a great day!</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-12689754941560520132013-04-02T07:09:00.001-07:002013-04-02T07:09:06.827-07:00Claiming my blog<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Following Lee's lead and claiming my blog with Bloglovin! Now that Reader is going away, I wonder how long Blogger will be around too . . .</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, well well, what can I say? I just spent an amazing weekend with 49 other talented, inspiring, dedicated women at the inaugural Sew South Retreat, in Charlotte,NC. This was organized by the awesome <a href="http://ellisonlane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer at Ellison Lane Quilts</a>. I must say, I don't know how she got it all done . . .in only 6 months. Everything was seamless. The classes, instructors, meals, social events, everything! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I asked my mom if she would like to go with me. Of course she said yes, but she was very nervous, because she hadn't sewn in many years. I was confident there would be no project too over her head, because she sewed forever!! I was taught by my mom and grandmother, as a lot of us are, and I was excited to share this experience with her. We picked the amazing <a href="http://www.maychappell.com/" target="_blank">Lee of May Chappell</a> in Greensboro and headed to Charlotte. Lee is so great and I know I've made a forever friend! Once we arrived in Charlotte, Jennifer had arranged for a bus to take us on a field trip! Yea for field trips, especially when they involve a fabric store and IKEA. We went to <a href="http://www.weresewcreative.com/" target="_blank">We're So Creative</a> in Concord, NC. Jennifer Roycroft, the shop's owner, is awesome. We had the run of the place for an hour and we all shopped! She has an amazing selection of fabric. I've never seen so many full collections in one spot! Definitely make the trip to visit her shop. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then there was IKEA. I love that place. We all raided the textile section and came away with some goodies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Friday was a jammed packed day. Starting out, Jennifer Mathis taught a paper-piecing class. I'm still not finished with mine, but will post upon completion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then we started the duffle class taught by <a href="http://lrstitched.com/" target="_blank">Lindsey Rhodes of LR Stitched</a>. Lindsey was such a great teacher and had the patience of a saint! I mean, this was a tough bag, and there were, like 50 of us, and she took the time to go around the room and help us all. A wonderful thing happened when we were working late into Friday/Saturday night making these bags: when someone would finish, they would stand up, swing their completed bag into the air, and EVERYONE would stop and CHEER for them!! I mean, how great is that! This group was fantastic! The pattern was donated by <a href="http://studiocherie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cherie of Cherie Studio </a>and is available on <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewing/accessory/travel-duffel-pattern/16825" target="_blank">Craftsy</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Saturday morning was the frame clutch purse taught by the lovely <a href="http://www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com/" target="_blank">Diane</a>. This was so much fun! Diane is such a great teacher and made this easy! The pattern is available on <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/sewing/accessory/8x-3-framed-clutch-purse/50257" target="_blank">Craftsy</a>. The clutch frames were generously donated by <a href="http://whilebabynaps.com/" target="_blank">Winn of While Baby Naps</a>. Such a great sponsor! This clutch is such an easy, quick project, I can see making more of these. My sister and BFF have already claimed ours, so I guess I'll have to make them their own!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then the afternoon session was the pajama pants class taught by Jennifer of We're So Creative (the fabric store we had a field trip to). I have sewn garments before, but it's been a long time. The pattern was provide to us by Kwik-Sew (#3602). This was an easy pattern and I love how mine turned out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After I finished the pjs, I went back to work on the duffle. After MANY broken needles, borrowing thread and machine from my awesome neighbor, <a href="http://www.sewcutebyalex.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Alex</a> (on a side note, Alex came with her mom too -Maria- and our moms became fast friends!), and borrowing Lee's machine, I FINALLY </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">got my cheer on Saturday night, like at 11:45! It was done! Mom finished her bag a little bit before me. We are both so proud. My bag has a TON of flaws in it, and I skipped the zippered side pocket, but I still love it. IF I make this bag again, I'd do ALOT of things differently; for one, NOT make it out of canvas! My machine just couldn't handle it, as I was traveling with my #2 machine. #1 was in the shop! Feed dogs decided to become quitters the night before SS!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh, I forgot to mention that Saturday night, after dinner, the fantastic <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Leah Day</a> gave an inspiring talk about free motion quilting. She talked about her book, and the Goddess quilt she's working on. She showed us a sample of her amazing quilting for the Goddess project too. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The process for this is really cool. What an awesome talent she is! Loved having the chance to be in her space. She then took some additional time to chat with a small group about blogging, getting published and making a career of this quilty, sewing world we are in. I love that her first advice was to have an attitude of abundance. Meaning, put it all out there, share it with everyone. It was quite refreshing to hear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sunday morning was the closing of the retreat and Jennifer surprised us all with a GIANT swag bag! The Sew South Sponsors were so AWESOME! I mean, they totally trusted Jennifer, new retreat and all, and sent the most fabulous stuff. Cutters, batting, interfacing, thread, books, patterns, magazines, fabric! Oh my! Jennifer said she felt like Oprah on her Favorite Things shows! Thanks to Pellon, Dritz, Stash Books, Coats & Clark, The Warm Company, Fabricworm, Andover Fabrics, Allison Glass, Wyndham, Jo-ann's, Aurifill, Michael Miller and more! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After we all recovered from our great fortune, we had a sharing time. Everyone got really emotional; tears flowed. Everyone felt like they had found their tribe! The whole weekend was such a giving, inspiring, FUN time. I made so many friends that I know I'll continue to keep in touch with and foster that friendship. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But the best thing about the weekend was sewing side by side with my mom. All the nervousness she had before the retreat was long gone and she was sad to be leaving. She told me Saturday night on our way to dinner, how much she was enjoying the ladies, the fellowship and the sewing! If you are on Instagram, check out the photos at #sewsouth.<br /><br />Jennifer deserves every bit of kudos that I'm sure you've read on the many blogs you follow. Believe the hype; it was awesome! I sure hope you punch your ticket for next year, 'cause I know I am!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-66670588190411594712013-03-07T06:02:00.001-08:002013-03-07T06:07:04.023-08:00A Lovely Year of Finishes . . .March Goal<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will turn this line of fabric (in the blue colorway)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">into a quilt top for my nephew! His birthday is in May, so I gotta get started! I'm going to make a Modern Plus quilt using Jeni of In Color Order great <a href="http://www.incolororder.com/2010/09/plus-quilt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Linking up to <a href="http://blog.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/?p=3334" target="_blank">A Lovely Year of Finishes</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have a great day!</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-42896540368310170052013-03-04T10:53:00.000-08:002013-03-04T10:53:06.457-08:00Weekend Work<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Happy Monday Peeps! The weekend was somewhat productive for me. My parents came to Raleigh on Saturday, and my mom shopped my stash for supplies for <a href="http://www.sewsouthretreat.com/" target="_blank">Sew South</a>. I am so excited about this conference and it's only a few weeks away. We needed to make a fabric store run to get some additional supplies, so we ventured to Hancock's. We both needed to buy fabric to make the pajama pants we'll be making at Sew South. I picked out some madras plaid cotton fabric and mom picked out some cute cotton knit. Well, until she saw the price! It was $13/yd! Not on sale! So she went back and grabbed a bolt of the madras, as it was on sale for $7/yd. I knew cotton had gotten expensive . . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I also got some sewing time in. I made this journal cover for me. It is from a tutorial by <a href="http://www.stitchedincolor.com/2012/08/tutorial-journal-covers.html" target="_blank">Stitched In Color</a>. My first one and I had a good time with improvisational piecing. Loved how the "Sew" scrap ended up in just the right place!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also made these baby bibs for the baby shower I am going to Sunday. These turned out so cute! I was inspired to make these when I saw a $7 appliqué</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> at Joann's. I knew I could achieve the same look with sewing supplies I had at home. I'm very pleased with how these turned out! I've already had requests to make these! Winner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The fabric fairy came too! I ordered a bunch of fabric from <a href="https://www.sewmamasew.com/index.php" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a> as they were having a big ole $6 sale! Scored some awesomeness!</span><br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-21311588726330698282013-02-25T18:19:00.002-08:002013-02-25T18:19:44.383-08:00Whoot Whoot!<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've got to get on a regular posting schedule. Geez! But blogging takes planning and, I think, pictures, to show what you are working on. I mean, I'll eventually get to the point that I may wax poetic on items, but right now, it's all I can do to carve out sewing time! Which is why I'm excited to share some of the things I've been working on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, my friend, Kim, is having her first baby! I was so excited to receive an invitation to her shower. She and her husband have been trying to conceive for a long time, so this will indeed be a celebration! I decided to make the new baby (it's a boy) a summertime "quilt", since he'll be a late spring baby. It's not technically a quilt, because it doesn't have batting. I used a cheater print of Safari Soiree by Birch Fabrics and backed it with snuggly flannel. I quilted along each side of the "blocks" and bound it with a satin blanket binding. Man, that satin binding is a b-yach! Slippery, slippery, slippery. But I wanted the textural difference between the cotton, flannel and the satin. I think touch is such an important sense for babies/toddlers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I still have loads of stuff to work on, like my Sew South Swap items, gifties for my Secret Sew South sister, and my nephew's quilt! I also have to decide what I'm going to do with the Madrona Road fabric from the Modern Quilt Guild challenge. And get caught up on the blocks for the various BOMs I'm participating in! Haven't even started the blocks for one . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Linking up with the <a href="http://betteroffthread.com/2013/02/24/lets-get-acquainted-monday-link-up-single-girl-quilt/" target="_blank">Let's Get Acquainted Linky</a>.</span></div>
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-76514351363877309702013-02-04T07:13:00.000-08:002013-02-04T07:13:58.958-08:00Let's Get Acquainted Monday Link up<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I got a little sewing done over the weekend. Not as much as I wanted to, but something done. I finished January's block for the Sugar Block Club with <a href="http://www.stitcherydickorydock.com/" target="_blank">Stichery Dickory Dock</a>. I'm very pleased with how this turned out. I'm finally cutting into my FQ bundle of Mama Said Sew! I can't wait to see how all of these blocks turn out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Good news for me! I found me a Bernina 1090 machine on Ebay and I picked it up Tuesday. There was some shipping damage, and the case was badly damaged. The retractable power chord had gotten wedged in it's little cubby and I couldn't get it out. Luckily, hubby was able to coax it out, so Saturday, I cut the machine on and, yeah, it works! Now I've got to learn what it can do. Will start on that tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had a goal setting party for myself yesterday afternoon. I have some things that HAVE to get done this month:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. House block for Sew South.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Solids block for Simply Solids Bee.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Cutting and sewing my nephews quilt top!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I also have lots of other things to catch up on:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Blocks for Pile O' Fabric's Skill Builder BOM and FMQ these! Eek!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Blocks for Sea of Stars BOM-- I need to do 3!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. February block for Sugar Block Club.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Swap items and Secret Sister items for Sew South.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Whew, I better get busy! I'm going to link up with Beth at<a href="http://plumandjune.blogspot.com/2013/02/heart-mini-quilt-and-monday-link-up.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PlumAndJune+%28Plum+and+June%29" target="_blank"> Plum & June's Let's Get Acquainted Linky</a>! Y'all do to!</span>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-8205450622752198812013-01-30T19:13:00.001-08:002013-01-30T19:22:17.556-08:00A Lovely Year of Finishes-JanuaryI finished my January goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes with Melissa and Shanna. Tanner's Oz quilt is done! I gave it to her as a late 13th birthday present. She was very stoked! The fabric is Beth Bruske for David Textiles for the wonky log cabin blocks, Kona snow for the field and Simply Color Leafy Stripe in Eggplant for the binding. Here it is! <br />
I'm linking up to Melissa's blog; hope I win some prizes!!:)<br />
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My first finish will be my niece's Oz quilt. I am almost finished with the quilting! It will be bound by next Wednesday!<br />
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I received a EPP kit featuring Tula Pink's Nightshade. I've been basting some hexies, y'all! Not sure what I'm gonna do with them, but I'll figure it out!<br />
I'm also linking up with Lee over at Freshly Pieced!<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-69699055969426768422012-12-11T09:15:00.002-08:002012-12-11T09:15:57.355-08:00Giveaways!Give away!<br />
Head over to <a href="http://blog.1choice4quilting.com/2012/12/its-nice-list-giveaway.html" target="_blank">1 Choice 4 Quilting</a> for an awesome giveaway. Hurry, it ends today!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021898598324540059.post-22198452102905238992012-12-06T07:50:00.000-08:002012-12-06T07:50:50.198-08:00Been awhile and WIPIt's been a few weeks since my last post. Seems like this time of year, things really start happening. You know, things you scheduled on your calendar, at a time when December was COMPLETELY wide open and now, hardly a minute to breathe!<br />
<br />I've been sewing, just not as much as I want to! So, I thought I'd share what's up and W.I.P.<br />
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1. Quilt School 1<br />
As you'll recall, I'm taking quilt school 1 at my local sewing shop, <a href="http://www.thimblepleasures.com/" target="_blank">Thimble Pleasures</a>, in Chapel Hill, NC. I've quilted the top and now have binding on, well at least partially on. But this class will now let me complete my niece, Tanner's quilt.<br />
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2. Oz Quilt (for Tanner)<br />
Now that I know how to properly put together a quilt sandwich, I need to re-baste this sucker, quilt and bind. All this before 12/30, as this is her 13th birthday present!<br />
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3. Sawyer's Quilt<br />
I've cut everything, and am piecing. Going to the Triangle Modern Quilt Guild's sew-in at Spoonflower on Sunday, so I hope to make some progress on this quilt. This is due 1/5/13; another birthday present!<br />
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4. Tea Towel Calendars<br />
So, I bought a BUNCH of these from Spoonflower to give as gifts . . .I've got to bind them/finish up the edges. Completed 1! About 9 more to go . . .<br />
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5. Janele's VW van pillow<br />
Saw this pattern from Tula Pink and knew I HAD to make this for my friend, Janele, for Christmas. She loves the VW van and IS going to have one someday. Now she can have a pillow until . . .<br />
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Not started, but I've picked fabric!<br />
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6. 3x6 Sampler Mini Quilt Bee<br />
I've made 4 of the 6 blocks for this bee. Pictures to come. Due 1/15/13, I think!<br />
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So, what are you working on?Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13582874745390116097noreply@blogger.com0