Kathy brought in this sweet little quilt she started in December! The quilt features paper-pieced blocks of farm animals mixed with charm squares surrounding a paper-pieced barn in the center. Complete with an embroidered label on the back...To Owen~ It is a gift for her new grandson, due to arrive in May 2012!
BUT WAIT...THERE'S MORE!
Notice the big smile!
The label on the back of this sweet quilt says
To Noah~
Yes...TWINS!
Congratulations Kathy~ and beautiful job on both quilts!
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Karen M. stopped by the store last week to show us
her sweet-as-can-be baby quilt made with 5" Charm Squares!
Karen used Pinwheel Baby Quilt pattern from the Moda Bake Shop website/blog.
The quilt is absolutely adorable and I just love the Prairie Point border!
Great job Karen~ thank you for sharing it with us!
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We had a fantastic Preview Party last weekend! Thanks to everyone who came by the store to register for fall classes (and to wish me a happy birthday...Love you all!)
One of the most talked about quilts of the day was Lawry's new "Hidden Stars" quilt.
This is Lawry's new Saturday Sampler BOM Club, which starts September 10th.
Club members will receive fabric for the star blocks and the alternate squares (the 6 big squares through the center of the quilt.) Club members personalize their quilts by providing fabric for the block backgrounds, fabric for the sashings (shown as blue stripes in the sample above), fabric for setting triangles and for borders.
Club members may choose from two different styles of fabric:
Contemporary or Batik
Meeting dates are on the 2nd Saturday of each month:
Sept 10, Oct 8, Nov 12, Dec 10, 2011
Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 10, Apr14 and May 12, 2012
(8:30 to 9:15 am)
Other clubs starting in September include:
Folk Art Cat BOM Club with Jackie Erickson
2nd Mondays (1 to 3 pm)
Session 1- Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14
Session 2- Dec 12, Jan 9, Feb 13
Session 3- Mar 12, Apr 9, May 14
Heirloom Block of the Month Club with Jackie Erickson
2nd Mondays (4 to 6 pm)
Session 1- Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14
Session 2- Dec 12, Jan 9, Feb 13
Session 3- Mar 12, Apr 9, May 14
(picture is from pattern cover, different reproduction fabrics will be included in club packets)
Lucky Charms Club with Tamra Dumolt
3rd Tuesdays (9 am to Noon)
Session 1- Sept 20, Oct 18, Nov 15
Session 2-Dec 20, Jan 17, Feb 21
Session 3- Mar 20, Apr 17, May 15
The special excitement of Autumn in the air, as we get back into the classroom and share memories of Summer with our friends. We hope to see you soon! ~Tamra
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Grace Natalie Emma Shelby Emily
Friday was the last day of Kid's Quilting Camp for Summer 2011~ we had a good time together!
The girls made "Magic 9-Patch" quilts, using 5" squares (...yes, I had to work in Charm Squares somehow!) The girls sewed together nine 9-Patch blocks. Then I cut all the blocks in half both directions, the girls rearranged the blocks and sewed them back together again! I did all the cutting in this class, but we had a discussion about rotary cutter safety, do's and don'ts. We added borders, layered quilt sandwiches, did a "pillowcase-turn" finish, turned the quilt right-side out, closed up the hole by hand and had a discussion about how to quilt the layers together. Everyone went home with a nearly finished lap-sized quilt, ready to be quilted (in just 15 hours of class time together!) AWESOME! Great job girls~ Tamra
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Julie Paschkis's new line of fabric, "Catkin," is here and we have the entire line! The fabric has Julie's very distinctive folk art feel~ with swirly, floral designs and fantastic cats throughout.
Also, Jackie has made Stitchin' Post Custom-Cut Charm Packs from this group of fabric:
You won't find these little 5" charmers anywhere else.
If you are a cat lover, it would certainly be a
"cat"-astrophe to miss out on this fabric!
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Last week I started a new (not charm pack!) project and decided to take you all on a Quilt Along Adventure, if you are are the adventure-seeking type.
Before she commits to joining me on this project, Jeanne S. has asked to see a picture of the finished quilt~ Honeycomb Hexagon.
Because I don't have a finished quilt yet, this picture is right out of the book, Fresh Quilting: Fearless Color, Design & Inspiration by Malka Dubrawsky.
I had the pleasure of taking five days of R&R at the beach this week, so I took this new project with me to get started. Packing was easy: stack of fabric, plastic template, a fabric marking pen and cutting supplies (I prefer to use a rotary cutter, a small ruler and small cutting mat, but you could also use scissors.) This is what I have now:
128 colorful hexagons about the size of my hand, with stretched out fingers. These are not teeny, tiny, handsewn, English paper-piecing hexagons! This is a very do-able machine sewn quilt! I still need to cut out 22 cream-colored hexagons, but I just love happy feeling of these colors, without diluting the stack.
By the way, for my charm pack junkies, Jackie has made Stitchin' Post Custom Cut Charm Pack from this group of mixed fabrics. We're calling it "OJ for Breakfast."
I'll keep you posted on progress. Don't forget to subscribe to our Blog's Feed, so you don't miss out on any steps along the way. Happy Sewing!
~Tamra
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Continued confessions of a charm pack junkie~
You may remember back on July 3rd, I posted that Jackie had been busy cutting new Custom Cut Charm Packs (Vintage 1, Vintage 2, Neutrals, and Summertime.) Well a month later...here is my Vintage Bow Tie!
This baby (37" x 45") has a warm, nostalgic feel that reminds me of Autumn. For the quilt top, I used 80 medium/dark squares from the Vintage 1 and Vintage 2 Charm Packs and 40 light, background squares, made from the Neutrals Charm Pack. You can see that I used scrap pieces to make the outer border. There was just a ittle stack of 1"X3" pieces of scrap (which, I just might be able to use in another tiny little project~ let nothing go to waste!)
The machine quilting, done by Sally B. of Sisters, adds just the right touch, with feathery flowers in the circle centers, and viney leaves running through the bow ties. I love this one, and hope you do, too!
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Continued confessions of a charm pack junkie~
Here is lucky #7...just back from the quilter (Terri K. of Sisters)
this cutie doesn't even have its binding on yet, but I just had to share!
(How many little froggy faces can you find hidden in the fabric?)
I used two
Stitchin' Post Custom Cut Charm Packs in
"Prince Charming" by Tula Pink.
The pattern I used is called "Flowers in the Sunshine"
by Sweet Jane's Quilting and Design,
which we will be getting at the Stitchin' Post very soon!
By the way~
Did I mention that I will be teaching a new Club this fall?
Can you guess what it could possibly be?
You'll find out in August
when the new Fall/Winter Class Schedule arrives!
I hope you will join me...
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Continued confessions of a charm pack junkie~
Here is my new Charm Squares Baby Quilt...
Beautiful machine quilting was done by Sally B. of Sisters.
I used a Stitchin' Post Custom Cut Charm Pack "Summertime", which Jackie cut before Quilt Show and we sold out...I begged her to cut it again (now that my store sample is done!) So she cut another round of Summertime. There are a few fabrics that are different this time around, but honestly, I like round 2 better! I think you will too!
This quilt is super simple and comes together quickly if you need a baby gift in a hurry!
You only need 38 charm squares
5/8 yard fabric for sashing
1 1/4 yard fabric for backing and
3/8 yard fabric for binding
Click here for free downloadable pattern at Sew, Mama, Sew! (Blog 2)
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Continued confessions of a charm pack junkie~
Jackie has been "busy as a beaver" fan...
(you have to be from Oregon and know Jackie to get the joke!)
Moving on...
She has cut some new charm packs that you will find
only at the Stitchin' Post!
and Summertime~
Well, you know how I am...
hey, did someone use the word ADDICTED?
All right, I agree! Yes of course, I have them all!
I am currently working on more charmers to share with you.
I am using all three of the vintage collections
to make a traditional-style Bow Tie quilt.
The Summertime collection however
calls for something crisp and modern, don't you think?
I'll keep you posted...~Tamra
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