tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708506878814367522024-03-13T17:53:04.489-07:00Quilting with AnnaJust some thoughts on quilting and a few things I have learned on my quilting journey along with some of my quilts in progress and newest quilts.Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-46502223671960747962017-07-24T12:01:00.000-07:002017-07-24T12:01:50.956-07:00Time really flies!<b></b>It always amazes me how time just seems to fly by and I can never seem to accomplish as much as I think I will be able to accomplish! Always beginnings have the best intentions, and then life seems to get in the way and before you know it things are just slipping away. Since my last post so many things have happened that I really don't know where to begin so............Yes I still have my quilt shop and I'm so very happy that I have been open now for over 2 years and I know that many quilt shops do not survive even the first year let alone the second. God has been good to me. <br />
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Second, there have been many classes taught at the shop and some of those classes I am extremely proud of all the people who have taken them. We have completed a Marti Mechelle Block of the Month Program called Jamestown.<br />
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In addition to the Jamestown Block of the Month Program we also have been working on an Arcadia Avenue Pattern from Sassafras Lane. This has been very interesting. One of the greatest things that I believe we have done is allow people to pick their own fabric for the Block of the Month Programs. They are allowed to use from their stash too so all of the quilts reflect more the of makers personal identity and what colors she chooses. I would guess that they all are in love with these wonderful quilts.<br />
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A block from the Sassafras Lane Arcadia Avenue Pattern. Not nearly as difficult as most people think for a paper pieced project. The finished quilt will be vibrant and warm!</div>
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In addition to that we have done some really wonderful projects like our purses!</div>
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It has been a wonderful few months and there are lots more projects that are making their way to the store. We are involved in getting all of our Christmas Projects ready for everyone to see and we will also be trying to help make these projects affordable for everyone. </div>
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As if all of this isn't enough to keep us busy, we are also involved with the First Annual Quilt Expo to be held in Ringgold, GA coming up in August! That is going to be exciting and so much fun! Lots of vendors, lots of quilts to oh and ah over and lots of lovely quilters! Yes I said First Annual so this is something that they are planning to have every year. If you are nearby, or if you are a fair distance away, please make plans to attend! I bet you won't be disappointed by what you find. </div>
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Wishing everyone a lovely day and I won't write anymore today but will try to update more frequently in the future. Hugs and Happy Quilting!!!</div>
<br />Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-44273966559971632272016-07-24T11:16:00.001-07:002016-07-24T11:16:13.033-07:00Well it is once again time for me to get with the program. I'm first reposting a blog that I wrote some time ago about getting things done and some of the things that cause us to not complete things. Those same things happen in our everyday life as well as our quilting life. So much has happened since I first started this blog. I retired and thought I would have more time for blogging. Then I decided to open my own "Quilt Shop" and often wonder "what was I thinking?". All through those things health issues got in the way with my husband's heart attack and my mother's failing health as she is now into her "golden" years. I don't know what is suppose to be golden about them. Mom, who was born in 1928 is getting on up in years now and no longer able to do a lot of things including drive, go shopping (groceries, clothes, etc.), she can't do a lot of housecleaning because she can't get down even near the floor to pick up things, etc. Even loading the dishwasher is a huge chore because of the bending over and moving the step from the sink to the dishwasher and emptying it is not something that gets done because of the moving from the dishwasher the 1-2 steps to the cabinets. She is not able to use a stool to climb up so most of the time groceries are left on the counter so she has access to them. Enough of all that, Mom is doing okay considering her age and health issues, she just needs some help at times to get things completed and when my sisters and I are taking care of her things, that means ours are piling up. However, I will keep plugging on. Why you ask....because I love what I am doing and the fact that I get to see my friends old and new and my quilting buddies and I get to make new friends and play with fabric and patterns. Yes, life has been very good to me!<br />
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I am getting ready to start a challenge at the store with the Row x Row kits and patterns that everyone has been gathering up, some of us for the past 3 years, and we haven't completed!! The challenge is to use a block from the row from my store and create something different with one block. Suggestions include use the block as the top of a pillow, a placemat, it could even be a potholder. Use the block to decorate a tote or purse, or make a wall hanging from one block. Since this is limited to my row there will be some things that you would not be able to do. Making an entire quilt from the one block would be difficult, but this whole process is to get people to think outside of the box and see what wonderful creativity we all have inside ourselves. I've asked people to enter their items by e-mailing me a picture, or posting it to my facebook page, or you can bring it by the store and I will make a picture. I do ask the picture not have the face of the person who has made the item to prevent any prejudicial votes. Each item is to be judged on the merit of the item. Everyone who comes into the shop is asked to vote for their favorite item. If 12 people come into the store and all 12 like your item the best then you will have 12 chances in our drawing. The longer your item is up the more chances you have for people to like it and vote for it and have more chances in the drawing. I ask that all items be entered by August 23rd and the drawing will take place over the Labor Day Holiday. The prize is to be picked up at the store, or you can call me and I will mail it to you if you pay the postage. All entries will receive a gift from the store but they must be picked up within 2 weeks from the store. So, what is your pleasure ladies? From totes to tea towels, the choice is yours.<br />
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Now we all know that I don't post frequently, so you can't complain that I fill your inbox up with things you don't want. However, if you follow this page then you will be sure to get the blogs that I do write and the tutorials that I post. I really hope you have a wonderful day and happy quilting. I promise that next post will have some more great ideals for things to do!<br />
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Wishing you straight seams and full bobbins!<br />
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AnnaQuilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-44348648509355721032013-10-17T07:38:00.001-07:002013-10-17T07:38:42.061-07:00HelloWell ladies I've been off for a while during the especially busy summer months around here. For those of you who do not know I am an avid gardener and canner so the spring and summer and somewhat into the autumn months I stay extremely busy. Also this year I took a trip to see my grandson in Hawaii. I had a wonderful time and got to visit a lot of quilt shops in the islands and purchased a lot of fabric. Even had the opportunity to take a quilting class on Hawaiian quilting while I was there.<br />
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Well it's time to get it all back together and back to quilting for my late autumn and winter months. Right now I am getting ready to start a class at the Senior Center and I'm really looking forward to that. I've also entered some of my quilting into the local Agriculture Fair, in addition to some of my canning projects.<br />
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Got several quilts to get done, some for me, some for paying customers and some that I do as a charity project so I've been busy upstairs this morning working on some of those. I'm still practicing some of the things I learned in my class with Lisa Sipes who is a wonderful quilting and if you don't know about her, please check her out on the web or FB. She does wonderful quilting. I have many friends on FB that are quilters and I love sharing some of their pictures and they always and forever inspire me. Lisa Calle is just a wonderful quilter at Stone House Quilting and has some great rulers which are on my wish list.<br />
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Today I will not be posting any pictures of the projects I have completed over the summer and there have been a few. One of the ones I am working on is for my grandson Collan who is going to get married in June. He is the one who is currently living in Hawaii and he is a precious man! But then I also have another precious grandson and two precious granddaughters and one great-grandson. Each one is special in their own way and there is no way I could even begin to tell you how much they are loved and adored by me. Oh well enough of that.<br />
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What's on my schedule in quilting? Oh we will be using up some scraps and finishing some projects that are already started. Looking forward to my class. Looking forward to getting a few more supplies, such as the rulers I spoke about and learning to use them.<br />
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One little thing that I want to share with you is the importance of getting good instructions about how to use the things you are purchasing. One of the reasons for this is my own problems that I have had. I had someone recommend a particular item to me that would make my life so much easier. It was a quicker way to get my backing and tops loaded onto my longarm machine. Then another person recommended it also so I bought it. The cost wasn't astronomical but nevertheless at $80 it wasn't a cheapo.........Well try as I might I was having all kinds of trouble using this new device. After months of struggle and complaint that my hands just weren't strong enough and it was really hard to use someone posted and sent me a link on how to use the thing. Guess what, it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought and I could use it when I started doing in the way they showed. Instruction is very important! What can I say.....I'll try not to make that mistake again! Now some things you can learn how to use very easily and there is another item that I purchased that actually cost me well over $100 that was a breeze to use! I didn't need anything more than being told once how to do it and it worked really well. Be on the safe side though, and get your instructions. If there is a free class or if you can look at U-tube videos and see how to use it, go for it! If the class will cost you extra money you may want to try to figure it out first and then if things don't work out well think about the class!<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful day! See you soon.Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-32773679980712034902013-10-17T07:38:00.000-07:002013-10-17T07:38:19.647-07:00Guild QuiltI joined with a lovely group of ladies several years ago and we decided that we would form a quilt guild, so we did and we found a place to start meeting and getting together and now there are quite a few lovely ladies that have joined with us. Our guild decided early on, that we would like to give to the community and not be just takers. Giving back is such a wonderful feeling and we have in the past completed many wonderful projects. We've done a little of everything we could think of and when people have new projects they are interested they can present those projects to the guild and see if this is some the group wants to be involved in also.<br />
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We had decided to let the guild purchase some background fabric and each month as we present new blocks to the membership the members are to make up the block and bring one in to the guild for donation and we put those block together and get the top quilted and bound and then donate the quilt to whichever charity that we have chosen. At present we are working on some quilts for the crisis center in our town.<br />
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This week I worked on getting one of the quilts quilted and I decided to use a variety of quilting patterns in the background fabric. Since I had just taken a class with Lisa Sipes, who is majorly awesome, much of my inspiration comes from what she was teaching us in class and some of her work. The block pattern here is a bow tie and I decided that I would do minimal quilting in the bow tie and just did some loops to represent the folds that you will see around the knot in the bowtie. I put stars in the outer border because we have no ideal if this will be used on a bed for a man, woman, boy or girl and stars are so generic. I really hope whoever gets to use the quilt really enjoys it!<br />
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Here are some pictures.<br />
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After it is all put together. These quilts are for twin size beds and should fit them really well. The bed it is displayed on is a queen size.</div>
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Hate when I get the camera strap in the picture! This picture shows some of the different quilting patterns I used and you can just faintly see the bowtie patter in the green block.</div>
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More backgrounds, this is very angular.</div>
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I also did some straight lines and double lines and triple lines and just wavey lines and meandering in addition to all of the above and some cross hatching. At any rate it was fun to just practice some of the background fills that I know and some new ones that I learned. Now on to the next quilt!</div>
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Oh I also purchased some red snappers which are devices used to attach the quilt backing to the quilting machine. Now I just hope I'll be able to use them. Getting them on the first time was not easy at all! Still waiting to get a stapler that works! Hate when I get something home and it does not work and then I have to carry it back and wait for the replacement. Drat!!! and Double Drat!!!</div>
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Well maybe there is one downside...........you have to know what you are going to teach! It is also helpful to bring along the items you will need for demonstrating your project. If you have never completed this particular project, do not try to teach others how to do it! Please, it is an exercise in frustration and futility when you are not able to answer questions they may have about how to do something. It is not likely they will want to consider taking any other classes from you.<br />
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I will never understand why anyone would even try to teach something they have never completed, but some people look at it and say, oh, it can't be that hard, I'm sure I can figure it out. Sorry I'm not paying you so you can figure it out on my time and possibally give me wrong answers.<br />
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Well enough about teachers who don't know what they are doing..........Let's get down to the students. I've been there on both sides of the fence and I guess I've made every mistake that it is possible to make and I do have to say that I have tried to learn from at least the majority of those mistakes.<br />
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As a student, please listen when the teacher is talking. If you want to make notes then be sure and have your pencil and paper ready to take notes. It's not anyone's responsibility to bring things you may need to a class except yours. If there was a list of what to bring, please be sure you have all the items on the list before class time. It's really nice to get there a few minutes early to set up what you need if that is allowed by the store and the space is available. Sometimes classes are back to back and this is not possible.<br />
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Please read the directions that are handed out! The teacher may make a statement and either she may "say it wrong" or you may "hear it wrong" and then there is a miscommunication and this can spell disaster to a quilt top! If the directions say cut something at 2 1/4" and for some reason you have 2 1/2" stuck in your brain then there will be a problem. Now that problem is easily solved by cutting off the extra 1/4", but if the directions say 2 1/2" and you cut at 2 1/4" then that is not as easily fixed! This could present a big problem. If the directions are handed to you in written form and the teacher says something else or you hear something else, you need to ask. Sometimes the teacher will make a statement that the written directions say "............." but that is a mistake and instead do "............" be sure and make that note on the directions that you have been given so there is no mistaking what you are suppose to do! Ask for clarification if you have questions. Good teachers do not mind answering questions about a project.<br />
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Things that students may not want to ask and likely should not ask, is "can't I make this block doing by doing it this way instead of what it shows here?" That would be your choice and yours alone. It would not be up to the teacher to figure out what size you need to cut each piece of fabric if you decide to do that block a different way. You can do whatever you want, but don't ask the teacher to teach everyone else in class the project as she has it down and then teach you a different method. That is a different class and you should have signed up for that if you want to do everything that way!<br />
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Another thing to take into consideration when signing up and attending classes. As with anything wear layered clothing so you can take something off if you are hot, or can put that sweater or long sleeved shirt on if you are cold! Everyone hates to be uncomfortable when they are trying to work and unfortunately people like different temps. Also, toss a bottle of water or another drink of your choice into your bag so you don't have to go hunting something to drink! It's a good ideal to make sure that all bottles have screw lids and if the bottle is not in your hand it should have the lid on to avoid accidental spills. They can happen! It's also really nice to have a snack if you get hungry. Just a pack of crackers or a candy bar or pastry if the class isn't too long and if it is long you may be told to bring a sack lunch and you will be given time to eat that at some point in the class. Be sure to bring a wipe of somekind to clean your hands after you eat so you don't accidentally get a grease spot on your fabric!<br />
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It's wonderful to chat with those who are working next to you or at your table, but that chatting should only be taking place when the teacher is not talking. Be kind to your classmates and don't talk during instruction time so they can hear what they have paid to learn.<br />
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The most important part is to have fun! Regardless of what happens..............you came to learn something and if that something is that the person that sat next to you in class has a really dry sense of humor and really made you roll on the floor laughing during the class then you have learned something! It isn't all about sewing. Sometimes it's about making friends and sharing. <br />
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I have to add a little update on this post. This post was actually written several weeks ago. It was far before I took a class at the Sewing & Quilting Expo with Lisa Sipes and this post has absolutely nothing to do with that particular class. I frequently write several post when I have time and just keep those in reserve for the times when life is crazy and I didn't get anything done toward my blog that week. Well this has been one of those weeks. It's spring and I do an enormous amount of gardening and canning, etc not to mention, life goes on, so I didn't get to write anything this week, so I'm pulling out one of my drafts. Less you think I am specifically speaking of one person or one class, I am not!!! One thing that I really wanted to say though about classes and make it a point to say several times, be friendly and have fun! Don't throw off on anyone's work....You can meet some wonderful people in quilt classes and they can become life-long friends. My friend Kay and I met at a class and we have been friends since then. My friend Nita and I met in a class and we went on to start the local quilt guild. My friend Emily I met in a quilt class and I could go on and on!!! You can meet wonderful people where ever you go. Be happy, be friendly and enjoy your class. Who knows, you may learn a lot more than you ever expected!Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-80116582487406212522013-03-08T18:15:00.000-08:002013-03-08T18:17:06.430-08:00Awesome ClassI had a wonderful quilting experience this week as I had the privilege of taking a class from Lisa Snipes. Lisa is a truly wonderful longarm quilter with many awards to her tallent. Her most recent award was a Best in Show quilt at QuiltCon which was pieced by Victoria Wolfe and quilted by Lisa. Lisa is a spokesperson for Gammill Quilting Machines in Missouri. Her tallent is amazing and if you are going through any quilting magazines and see an ad for Gammill Machines you may well be looking at some of Lisa's quilting expertise.<br />
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It is amazing to me to be able to look at some of the work she does and realize that she has quilted on a piece of white fabric or black fabric and has used different colors of thread to create amazing designs. If you check out the QuiltCon Best In Show Quilt at Victoria's Blog (Bumblebeansinc.com) or on Lisa's Blog (That Crazy Quilty Girl) you can see the totally awesome triple line crosshatch that adds so much deminsion and movement to the quilt. Victoria has used a Double Wedding Ring type pattern, but the quilting truly makes this quilt and even more awesome thing to behold.<br />
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Being a longarm quilter and quilting for other people makes each quilt a really unique piece of art. Without either person the result would never be the same! The piecer and the quilter each bring a unique talent to the table. When you get two people, both with amazing tallent in their own right and put those together you get truly amazing awesomeness!<br />
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At any rate I hope to be able to put some of the new techniques to work in my own quilting room. I've already been practicing the triple straight line stitching and some of the different fills that she brought to our table in the class. In my opinion, every quilter needs an infusion of new thought at intervals or they are prone to get into a rut and none of us want to be in a rut. The same holds true with people who piece quilts. Take a look at your fabric stash and you will see what particular colors that you tend to purchase. The majority of people will gravitate toward one hue, light, medium or dark in addition to purchasing a lot more of one particular color family, green, yellow or red or anywhere in between. I found that I typically purchase medium hues and when I would hunt for lights or darks I would wind up back at the fabric shop. Now, I try to keep it changed up and one day when I am going to visit the quilt shop for nothing in particular I make it a point to pick up a light color, and then again I may decide I'm going to pick up a dark and those pieces are just for my stash. Because I discovered this some time ago, I can now go upstairs to my stash and pick out all of the fabrics necessary for a quilt and I will have a good mixture of lights, mediums and darks. <br />
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I have also found that I frequently tend to not purchase any geometric patterned fabric and therefore sometimes I just make it a point to pick up a geometric, when I have an extra dollar or two and this is just for my stash. There is nothing like diversity to keep your mind fresh and your stash varied and that variation will make for some really interesting quilts if you allow that to happen. You would have really had a laugh if you had been with me when I was trying to find fabric for a wall hanging nativity scene that I have been working on and I had very specific requirements for those fabrics. <br />
I needed flesh colored fabric, but I wanted one of those to be European, and one Asian, and one Moor. In addition I needed fabric for hair for the European and Asian and the Moor in addition to fabric for the hair of Mary, Jesus, Joseph, the Shepherd and the Angel. I did not want to use the same hair on two figures in the scene and I needed hair for a beard for at least two of the men. Then there was fabric with the pattern of fur for the cattle, sheep and camels. You would never believe how many shops I visited and how many hours I spent on the computer looking for exactly the right fabric. Now those type of quilts will bring a new dimension to your stash that is truly wonderful. <br />
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All of the above also applies to longarm quilting. Not only do we have the patterns but we have the different colors of threads and the different textures in addition to the embellishments that are readily available to dress up the quilt. Rickrack, ribbons, buttons and gems are truly only the beginning of what can be used to embellish a quilt. <br />
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All of this being said, I strive to be a little different, but not overly out there because that just isn't in my nature. Lisa, however is out there and I am so happy that she is. Without those people who step outside the box, we would miss so very much!<br />
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-57466080370487897382013-03-02T14:52:00.000-08:002013-03-02T14:52:15.080-08:00Are you seeing Double?It is not very frequently that I have people insist that they want their quilt done exactly like someone else's quilt. I typically just don't do that because every quilt is an individual masterpiece to the person who made that particular top. People just don't pick the same colors and styles of fabric patterns and quilts can look so very different and all of them awesome in their own way because people are different. While it is a compliment for someone to want to do something like you most people still want just a little something different so they can call it their own. Recently I had a lady call and she said I have made a quilt like Gloria's and I want you to quilt it exactly like that! I even borrowed her quilt because I wanted to be sure that the pattern was exactly like her's because I just love that quilt and I love the way you quilted it because it is so much a springtime quilt, and has the light and airy quilting that isn't the heavy stuff you see on most quilts. Oh well to each their own.<br />
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Because I do each quilt as an individual I don't always remember all of the details of what I did with a specific quilt and this is one that I did at one of my busy times and I did not get any pictures made to put up on my blog. Drat, that will teach me! I have to remember to do that so I have a record of what I did to what! I had to borrow Gloria's quilt so I would know how the quilt the thing! <br />
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Well I finished quilting this morning so I am definately going to post pictures of this one. There is a little difference between the two quilts because the border fabric that Gloria used was not available any longer on Janice had to pick out another border fabric. The backing fabric that Gloria used was great but again Janice could not get enough to make a backing so she had to piece her backing and that turned out great. The thread that I used on Gloria's did not go as well with Janice's quilt because of the difference in the border so I used a slightly different thread. I'm not sure what Janice will bind the quilt with, but that may be another difference. Anyway, here is Janice's quilt.<br />
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This picture is the quilt just laid out across the bed. It will really be a great springtime quilt with those vibrant colors! Now the center of the quilt is not quite centered on teh bed because the center is actually the light strip. The quilt top is centered on the backing though!</div>
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The vibrant colors and then the half-square triangles that is using cloth made from all of the fabrics is really awesome, and a really wonderful way to use up scraps. In every section of "made" fabric there is one strip of the color of the solid portion of the half-square triangle which really is nice! And the way the 1/2 square triangles are rotated brings an interesting secondary pattern to the quilt.</div>
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This is all part of the light and airy quality of the quilting. Using the varigated thread that contains the colors in the print really brings visual interest. You can't see it in this picture but there is a straight line of quilting running through the center of the print strip so the quilting does meet the guidelines for that particular batting and how closely it should be quilted.</div>
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All of the orange pieces have the same quilting pattern which is some curlie q's. The pink and orange prints all have a leaf pattern for the quilting.</div>
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Now this is the back which was pieced with this orange strip lengthwise down the center of the backing. So nice that the top of the quilt had the strip that ran the exact same way so here is that quilting pattern that is on the front printed strip down the center of the back in the orange piece of fabric with the two sides having the quiting from the pieced strips.</div>
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A close up picture of the pieces strips on the front.</div>
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A closer picture of the back so you can see the line running up the center of that printed strip on the front.</div>
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The pink and orange border with the little circle pattern quilted around that border.</div>
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The outer blue flower border has the leaf mofit quilted there as does the blue flower fabric that is one the ends of the pieced strips on the front.</div>
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I think this quilt turned out very nice. Sure do hope the customer likes it also!<br />
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I'm working on some other things including a tee-shirt quilt that I have to finish by April, just another month away and then there is another tee-shirt quilt to be finished by August. My tee-shirt quilts are really time intensive. People seem to want to bring in their tee-shirts and then they find more they want added, and then they decide to add pictures, and then they decide they want some message or saying quilted into the quilt and so it can really get to be a long and drawn out process so I have to start those things early in order to get them finished! Also have a few of my own projects that I would like to make some progress on! <br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful quilty week!<br />
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-83539117161977979982013-02-24T10:36:00.000-08:002013-02-24T10:36:21.080-08:00And February is almost gone!Well ladies I finally got the quilt done that I have been telling you about and showing you some of the pictures. It turned out so very well, in my opinion, I just hope the lady that I finished this for thinks the same thing. I really love applique but sometimes it just seems that I have a very hard time deciding what to do in the background. Can't wait to take my class in a couple of more weeks and see all the new things I get to learn! Super excited about that even though it is still a couple of weeks away.<br />
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So here are the pictures of the finished quilt.<br />
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As I have told you before I did a very little detail work on the applique pieces but I did do the stems up through the tulip leaves. I also did a line of stitching that runs beside the black applique blanket stitch that defines the area where the two leaves are together and also on the tulip petal. This picture actually shows the meandering that I did as the background and it is fairly small, but not a micro thank goodness. As it was this took an enormous amount of time. In additon it shows the areas I picked out for some division between the blocks and the half feathers that I used in those areas as well as the channel outlining those. I can tell you this is so much harder for me than you would think when you look at it! Ruler work is definately not one of my best items.</div>
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This picture was taken while the quilt was still on my machine at it shows the chanels better and shows all of my bobbles much better!</div>
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This is not the best picture in the world, but it sort of shows the border. All around the border I did triangles and then in the triangle that pointed in toward the quilt I did lines and in the triangle pointing away from the quilt I did an Egyptian Feather. This is the first time I have used this technique also, but it turned out well and actually was much easier to do than I expected. If you want to do something like this remember you have to measure your borders and divide so your triangles will be consistent! I was fortunate that I thought of that before I started this!</div>
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This picture was taken after the quilt was removed from the machine and it is spread out over my bed. Of course the light streaks are because the sun was coming in through the blinds. I really do love this quilt. The finished product is one I would be happy to have any time!</div>
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After this quilt was completed I did get another pinned on my machine. I have to say here I can hardly wait to get my staple gun so that I can start using it. It is on order. That should speed up my process some and will be very welcome. Anything that helps me quilt better and quilt faster is always welcome, as are new ideals. Many of my ideals come from looking at things others have completed and belonging to a network of awesome quilters who are all much more talented than I. This really makes me strive to make each quilt better than the last one.</div>
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In addtion to the above I have started taking a class at the local Senior Center with my bud Peggy. Peggy teaches the class and it is free. She shows people techniques and they make a quilt top which they can either sew while they are there, or take the things home to sew and bring them back to show everyone what they are doing. People in the class also will bring in quilt tops that are completed and everyone will help them to pin baste the quilt if they are going to be quilting it themselves on their home machines. People working together and helping one another achieving things they never thought they would be able to do! Isn't that what it is really all about. Yes there are always those in a class that would detract from the goals, but they can be tolerated and loved as we continue to help one another! I hope you all have a wonderful quilty week!</div>
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-89514142836077153982013-02-09T19:32:00.000-08:002013-02-09T19:32:26.776-08:00Goodness it's February already!Well not only is it February, but February will be gone before we know it! It's been another eventful week here and not just with quilting, even though there was some of that also. I've been working on a quilt that I am doing for a lady in Rome. Actually I thought I would be finished with it by now, but alas, it hasn't happened. I decided to try something new, as in a new pattern, or maybe I need to rephrase that. I purchased a video from a lady who does absolutely beautiful quilting, Lisa Calle. This particular video is about how to decide what you are going to quilt on a quilt and how to design your quilting layout. I really have felt that I was getting into a rut and wanted to do some new things. I really don't want to do the same thing over and over on everyones quilts. Quilts are so individual that I think they each need something that sets them apart from the crowd. I've actually even signed up for a class coming up in March to learn some new techniques.<br />
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Well I digress..........Anyway I got this wonderful video and the instructor is showing how she comes up with some of her ideals and some of the things she uses and I was getting ready to put a new quilt on the machine so I though, well I'm going to try this. Now that is when the problems started. I have like never taken this long to get a quilt done (when I was working on it like I have this one). But first I wanted to follow her directions and divide the quilt. She says that your quilting will not show up as well unless there are dividing lines. Well I had this really great ideal to do arcs on this quilt, I got my design all ready and got my quilt on the machine and I was ready to start this.......Well, not quite, I soon discovered out of all the rulers I have I did not have the one I need to do the arcs because the blocks in this quilt are 18" blocks. My arc rulers are 12" at the largest. So then I decided to do straight lines. Well this is much more difficult than arcs because they will all need to rise the same amount in the center or this will not look good. I then had a lot of measuring to do. Now I didn't have to make a lot of long marks, just dots, but the dots had to be in the right place or else I would not have a consistent pattern. I really don't think that would have looked well at all! So I had to measure and make marks. <br />
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She said to be sure and start in the center of the quilt, so I did. This really involves a lot of moving the quilt back and forth on the rollers. It's not at all like you just pin the quilt on and start on one side and work your way to the other. A lot more time consuming. In addition to that, I know that if I don't keep my work area fairly close to me then I wind up with a bad back ache and I hate to do that to myself, which means even more frequent rolling!</div>
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As you can see in the picture the marks are very small. There are 30 blocks in this quilt and I had to measure to the center of each block and then I wanted the channel to travel from the corner up to 1 1/2" at the peak and then back down to the corner. I wanted the channel to be about 1/4" wide which involved a real learning curve and I had to start marking the other 1/4" mark on the quilt to so the channels would be partially straight! Wow, who knew this would wind up being this much work!</div>
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I wanted to put feathers in the blank space between the channels and between the border and the channel, I think this turned our really well. Of course you can see in the first picture the feathers where they cross the block seams between the blocks. This quilt has no sashing. Still I'm liking the way this looks.</div>
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Now I'm really happy with the way this part is turning out. I think the lady will be pleased when I get this finished, but as I said, a lot of work and a lot of measuring! Now I started at the center and worked out to one side. The video also said to go ahead and either pin baste your quilt if you had large areas between the channels. Well I did have large spaces between the channels but instead of pin basting which I really am not a fan of doing anyway, I decided to go ahead and sew around the applique in the blocks. The next step was suppose to be go around applique and specific blocks so I just decided to go ahead with that as my next step.</div>
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I really do like the way this is turning out also. But another problem. This is applique, and even though I spent extra time when I was putting the quilt on the machine to make sure all of the embroidery thread had the tails tucked under the applique, some of them sneaked out! Drat and Darn!!, Double Darn even!! I have to take a pin and work my way under the applique and pick the thread back down so it will be in under the appliqued piece or else the quilt looks like it has vericose veins! There are some places that can not be done, since she just skipped over from one piece to the next and did not cut and tie the thread. Oh well, nothing I can do about that.</div>
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I have decided that I will do a small meandering pattern around the inside of the tulip blocks and I have an ideal for the border that I think will be nice and fairly easy to do. First I need to finish the center of the quilt though and I'm just about half way through with that portion. Next week is another week.</div>
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In addition to working on this quilt I've also managed to get the borders sewn on a quilt for the guild that is in line to be quilted. Sorry I know it will not be ready for the next guild meeting. No hope for that I don't think! I've also been working on a t-shirt quilt being made out of a young lady's cheerleading uniforms, t-shirts, lots of bows and a couple of pictures and some ensignias from her high school. Got the shirts all cut out and fused to the interfacing and trimmed to size.</div>
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I have two quilts that need to be repaired that are waiting for me in addition to another quilt waiting to go on the machine for a customer (it goes on next). On top of all that I just picked up the t-shirts for another quilt for a customer. So far I've done quilts for all of her boys as they graduated and got ready to go to college and she told me when the last boy graduated that she had some neices and nephews that she wanted to get quilts for so she brought the tees for one last week.</div>
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In addition to all of that I started taking a class at the senior center and we are going to be making a mystery quilt. I really will have to work hard to keep up with this. Sometimes I have a tendency to let those projects fall by the wayside and that is why I have so very many UFO's which is something I want to try to finish some of this year.</div>
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-5336431147390441142013-02-03T18:30:00.000-08:002013-02-03T18:30:44.739-08:00Hey Baby it's cold outside!Thank the Lord, I have a nice warm house. It is so unfortunate that not everyone is able to say that and so sad to think that many of the ones who don't have a nice warm house are children. Wish I could give them a nice warm quilt to snuggle up in and a nice hot meal to warm their tummies. It is a great comfort to me to know that my kids and grandkids are taken care of, and my great-grandson also. They all have nice warm quilts that I have made for them to snuggle in if they like. Each year at Christmas I start going through the quilts that I have on hand and pick out what I want to cycle out of the house this year and I always have a wonderful time doing that. I'm sure that many of you have made so many quilts that you really don't need or even want to keep them all, so Christmas is a wonderful time to start a new cycle, and it gives us an excuse to purchase more fabric in the new year and start all over. <br />
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I have promised that I will try to be better about posting on my blog so I am attempting to do that and I want to go ahead and show you some more pictures of what I was up to the weeks before Christmas when I was running around here like a chicken with her head cut off! So here are some more pics.<br />
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This quilt was comissioned by one of the physicians I work with. She wanted blue and some yellow. It had to be masculine, meaning to her that there could not be any fabric with a flower print. Then she picked out this pattern and wanted it to be very scrappy. Well believe me it was. I dug through my stash and pulled out every piece of fabric I had that was any shade of blue all the way to teal! I had well over 100 different fabrics in this quilt and none of them with a flower mofit! Hard to believe huh.<br />
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Another specification was that she wanted it to have a little bling. Well the bling was achieved by using Fairy Frost fabric in the yellow with the gold metalic print and the white with the silver metalic print and then I picked a grey fabric with just a hint of a shimmer. The Fairy Frost and the gray were used as the background fabrics.</div>
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After the quilt was started then she said she really had wanted to do some purple in it but she had so much purple in the room she was afraid to do a purple quilt. Hence the purple border and binding, which when all was said and done, she really, really liked and the backing is the same purple.</div>
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Rather than put a label on the quilt, she wanted me to do what I call quilt writing on the borders of the quilt. This particular quilt I decided that I would only do a top and bottom border and no border on the sides. I guess I could have decreased the time I spent on the quilt if I had done side borders rather than all that extra stripping, but then again I really like the finished project. The top border has her husbands favorite scripture. I just used contrasting thread in my quilting machine and it turned out quite well.</div>
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This is just a closer look at one of the stars so you can see the scrappiness of this quilt. I made the strata and then cut out the pieces. When I was laying the quilt out I really wished that I had kept my pieces together better because it became a huge headache to find the pieces that matched and it looked so much better when the entire star was made out of the same strata pieces. Problem was that the strata was very different and I would not have enough of one kind to do the entire star. If I ever do this pattern again I will have a much better ideal of how I want to do the strata and how much of each strata I need. </div>
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I really love the scrappy quilts and there will be more. I have some pieces left over from this project and I have plans for those "one of these days". Oh me, another UFO!</div>
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I also finished up a batch of my Quilts for Kids and those have all been mailed now which made me feel really good!</div>
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Well I can hardly wait until my next post because I want to tell you what I am up to next! Ya'll have a quilty month with lots of love and laughter!</div>
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-44312951664001332732013-01-27T15:00:00.001-08:002013-02-03T18:34:09.273-08:002013, Yeah.<br />
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Okay folks, I am so very sorry, but I did this last week and I though I got it posted but apparently I had that old brain thingie and it did not get posted. So here I am posting this weeks first and last weeks behind it. Sorry.<br />
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Well this new year has started. I have to say I finished out the last year in a blaze as I completed a lot of quilts between my semi-retirement on Nov. 1, 2012 and the end of Dec. 2012. Many of those I did not get to make pictures of since my camera died and I had to get a new camera, which I got my husband for Christmas. Now I'm back to taking pictures and really have been doing quite a bit of quilting.<br />
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I'm going to go ahead an post some of the many pictures that I have taken so you will get to see some of what I have been working on so you will know I really have been busy. Many new projects going also, which I think will be fun. Also I need to finish some of those older projects that I have started but not yet completed. I have some that I have been working on for a couple of years and they just sort of get put back when I hit a snag or something to wait for a later date. I'm sure none of you ever do that, start working on a project and something interrupts like life, or you hit a snag that you just don't really know where to go from here so you have to put it down for a while and wait for inspiration to dawn! Sometimes it takes a long time for that dawn to come!<br />
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So here go my photos in review!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A young lady I know had a baby this year and I decided to make something for the newborn, precious little Olivia. Now the colors in this are the colors her parents had chosen and I made a cute little round pad to lay her down on to change diapers, or for her to play on when out and about. It being round, I had these pieces of fabric that had the holes in the center, so what to do. Well I decided to make a patchwork and cut it to fit into the hole, so that is what I did here. The top is finished, now just got to get her quilted. This is a she! Pretty in pink!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I wanted to do something a little different so I did just some close straight lines where the four corners came together and made the lines in different directions. I liked the effect as did Kay. Whew!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Another of Kay's Quilts that I completed for her. We were going to Florida for a conference and we stopped by The Scarlet Thread down below Atlanta and picked out these fabrics for a pattern that Kay found that she really liked. They turned out really well together. Kay has a knack for how to arrange lights and darks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This top was so pretty but it had some challenges in that each time they added another border the edges were longer than the center portion of the quilt. The colors were beautiful, but........There wound up being about 4-6" extra fabric sewn into outside border. I had to whip this one into shape!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As you can see I did a lot of whipping. The outer border had the closest quilting and the amount of quilting decreased as I moved toward the center of the quilt, until the center was an all over mofit. Loved the lace and tatting used in this top, but once again that can produce challenges to the longarm quilter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I will be posting next week and putting up some more of what I have been doing. Just a couple of hints that I will pass along. On the quilt top I made the circle in a square quilt, that is flannel and boy does that stuff stretch. You really have to be careful when piecing flannel and take care so you don't stretch the pieces completely out of shape. I'm sure I will have lots of practice at fixing problems by the time I get through quilting that one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Second hint is to be sure and measure your quilt before adding each border. If the length of your outside edges and the measurement across the middle of the quilt are not the same you need to make some adjustments so your last border means all three measurements are the same. If you bring the measurements closer to the center measurement with each added border you will not have wavey edges. If your measurements are 74", 68", and 76" then you will have wavey borders with the one with the longest measurement being the waviest. If the issue is not addressed early and consistently by the quilter you will have pleats in your borders which no one wants. Even with very experienced longarm quilters it is very, very difficult to fix a border that is over 6" longer than it should be according to the rest of the quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My pledge is, I will do my best to make each quilt I quilt the best that I can make it. I really try to do that but being an imperfect person, in an imperfect world sometimes the results are not perfect. I hope you all have a wonderful day quilting and piecing. Practice makes perfect! I'm still practicing!</span></div>
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Well folks, Halloween is gone, Thanksgiving will be here in just a few more days and then comes that wonderful Holiday Christmas! While we never want to forget the reason for the season, this is a time when crafting abounds as we crafters search for ways to provide presents for all on our list! This is the time that I am making lots of lap quilts as you have seen in previous blogs, pillows, aprons, napkins, potholders and this year I'm making some pillowcases also! This past week has been my pillowcase week and the cases I have made have been made from stash, so dig through that stash for your larger pieces of fabric and even your 3" strips. There are so many pretty fabrics available with kid themes that you also have a wonderful selection at the fabric stores. One thing I really strive to do is get 100% cotton material so it is all very much washable and easy to get stains out of if necessary!</div>
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What you will need: Fabric for the body of the case 27" x wof (width of fabric) Now we all know that fabric comes in different widths but this is talking about your standard width of approximately 42 to 45 inches.</div>
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Accent piece of fabric: 3" x wof</div>
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How much simpler can we get. 3 pieces of coordinating fabric. Now if you go to the fabric store to purchase the fabric and you know you are going to make more than one pillowcase and you want to stretch those dollars, if you purchase 1 yard of fabric, you can get a body and a cuff from that fabric so you can make coordinating pillow cases by getting 1 yard for the main fabric on one pillow case and have the cuff for the coordinating pillowcase from that 1 yard of fabric without waste! If you purchase the same accent piece of fabric you will need only 6" x wof for both pillowcases, but switch it up any way you want and you can even use the same accent piece for 4 pillowcases and just purchase 1/3 of a yard of accent fabric. (Just be sure that your fabric store is cutting the fabric straight) Sorry but I have gotten home after purchasing 1/3 yard of fabric and found it was 12 inches on one side of the cut and 9 inches on the other! Did not make my day I can tell you. Actually took some back to the fabric store because of it, and that was a major hassle!</div>
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1. The body of the pillowcase</div>
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4. Fold the accent piece in 1/2 so it is 1 1/2" wide and press with wrong sides together.</div>
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5. Layout the cuff of the pillowcase, right side up.</div>
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6. Lay the accent piece with the raw edges aligning with the raw edge of the cuff on the top edge.</div>
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7. Align the body of the pillowcase fabric wrong side up with the raw edge also along the top edge.</div>
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8. Fold the excess length of the body of the pillowcase up so it is smaller than the cuff piece.</div>
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9. Fold the bottom part of the cuff up matching the raw edges forming a tube and pin the raw edges together catching both edges of the cuff, both edges of the accent piece and only 1 edge of the body of the pillowcase.</div>
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Don't worry that all of your fabric has not been the same width. Just try to keep it as straight as possible on 1 side.</div>
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13. Trim the edge of the case to remove uneven edges and selvedges.</div>
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16. Fold the case in half , right sides together matching the cuff and accent pieces.</div>
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15. Making sure to pin your edges at the accent piece so they will stay straight then sew a seam around the two raw edges of the pillowcase.</div>
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17. Turn the pillowcase right side out and press.</div>
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18. Now to make a nice finished seam once again sew around the two edges where you made the previous seam and all raw edges will be encased so there is no raveling when it is being washed.</div>
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As you can see I have made several of these pillowcases for gifts for family. Kids seem to really love them because this labels the pillow as their special pillow. Parents love for kids to get them because they don't require batteries and they do not make noise!</div>
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Now if you really want to share the Christmas spirit you can make up a few extra of these and donate them and particularly now with the hurricane Sandy victims items like this are needed as well as making them for your local childrens hospitals (check with them first) or you can give them to any of your shelters, because they can always use bedding items, or some of your other organizations like the Salvation Army or Red Cross. Just call and check with them and see what they tell you before making up a large number. You make even want to talk with your local guild and see about a community project. I wish you all a wonderful day and hope you enjoy the preparations for the holiday season.</div>
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-37853120004253242342012-11-04T07:20:00.001-08:002012-11-04T07:20:41.843-08:00Whats happening around my house?Well it has been a lovely day so far and looks to be a restful evening. I'm thinking about some different things I could do for Christmas and gifts for friends and co-workers. <br />
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Well you will never believe that I started this post and got 2 sentences and then had to stop for some reason or another. I really don't remember what it was now..........Yes I am that age! hahaha At any rate I'm going to finish this post because what I wanted to talk about today is Christmas gifts. Now I love homemade, but sadly not everyone does. The reasons given for not liking homemade as given by people who I have asked are varied and I'm going to list a few.<br />
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Most often mentioned was they were not useful. They were house decorations and they didn't even match their houses. Another is they don't fit if they were a personal gift. Another biggie that people seem to complain about is that they are Christmas related and so they can't even use the gift until the next year! Another thing that people have said in the past is that they were cheap! Well I know they don't make homemade or they would realize that many homemade gifts are actually more expensive than the person could have bought in the store if they wanted to get something that was made in China from Wally World or a similar place. Me, I like homemade. Me, I make homemade. Usually I make homemade and I use those products that I am making for others in my own home so I know how they stand up to normal everyday wear and tear.<br />
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With everyone on television wanting to talk about going green and saving energy I have decided that one of the things that I will do this year is napkins. Now I am doing Christmas napkins, but you can actually use these napkins at any time of the year so you can use any print or solid or stripe that you want for everyday use. You can make special occassion napkins using particular seasonal prints etc. Be aware you can go to Walmart and purchase cloth napkins rather inexpensively. If you make them here are the supplies you will need for 6-8 napkins. The reason I say 6-8 is you need to watch the width of the fabric. If you can find fabric that is less than 45" at a cheaper price, then go for it! There is significant waste in 45" wide fabric. The particular pattern that I used is a half-circle that is 18" in diameter. Now you can make your own pattern with paper and use a string and pencil to draw the arc. If you are fortunate like I am and had purchases in the past a ruler to cut circles then you are way ahead of the game.<br />
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I purposely made this picture specifically so you could see where this particular ruler came from and it even has the telephone number and website in case you want to order this ruler. I am very glad that I had it on hand. As you can see it will cut circles up to 19" in diameter and as small as 6" in diameter. So very great when you want to do a drunkards path quilt! But that is for another post at a later date, if you want that be sure and let me know and I'll be happy to post.<br />
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Now I particularly wanted my napkins to be different colors on the back and the front so I purchased 1 yard of 2 different fabrics. One is more of a Christmas fabric and the other is a winter print that is not particularly Christmas themed.<br />
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Of course the first part is getting everything ready. Since I purchased 1 yard of fabric I cut the fabric into 2 18" x width of fabric pieces and then I used the ruler to cut the individual pieces. 2 pieces of fabric for each napkin. A little hint with the cutting. Since I did not want any more seams than necessary when I cut the pieces I placed the inner line on the fold of fabric and the cut edge on the seam allowance line and that worked perfectly. Yes it looked a little strange to be cutting it in that way but it worked perfectly.<br />
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Now the next step is very simple, just put the right sides of the fabric together and sew them together leaving an opening on the straight edge of the fabric that is 3-4" in width so you can turn the fabric easily. See that isn't hard at all, just straight sewing. Next trim the excess fabric from the two corners where the straight line turns and begins the arc. Just snip off an little triangle from both of these corners and turn the napkin so the right sides are out. <br />
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Press your project making sure that the opening you have left on the straight edge is pressed with the seam allowance turned in. This will benefit you so much when you start to do your trim around the edge! <br />
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This is a picture of how the napkin will look, and the last step will be putting the finishing around the edges. I used a very simple stitch on my sewing machine but a straight stitch is what I used on the first napkins I made and is great for everyday napkins. Oh I do need to say that I used 100" cotton fabric on these napkins because of it's durability and washablity, but I have used linen on some and they also turned out lovely and are washable also. They have more of the nice texture for the good everyday napkins, you know the ones for regular Sunday dinners or birthday parties if you don't want to be forever purchasing paper napkins.<br />
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My fuzzy picture of the tiny bells stitch that I used on my Christmas napkins. I just looked at the stitches on my machine and that looked Christmas to me that that is what I went with. You can use metalic thread for this to make it a very special napkin, or if you are adept at embrodery and have a machine you could just use some fabric and put an embrodery mofit on these napkins. One of the great things about homemade is you can add whatever extras you want and have the ability or equipment to master.<br />
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For these particular napkins you can just fold them or you can fold them to form a tree pattern and they will look like this!<br />
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Sorry but I think this is adorable! Here are some pictures of how this is folded.<br />
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Begin the fold by measuring over 10 " on the straight edge and that is where you will make your first fold!<br />
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Then it is just a matter of folding back and forth!<br />
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Try to keep the outside edge fairly even so you will have a good tree effect! Now on to the last fold!<br />
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This will be a wonderful addition to your holiday table and a greener option for holidays and everyday living.<br />
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Now with fabric, even the cheap stuff, costing minimum 4.99 yard usually, and you have purchased 2 yards of fabric you can make between 6-8 napkins for $10.00 plus your time and effort. Oh, sorry I didn't add in the cost of the thread and if you purchase special thread then that is an additional cost that can be anywhere from 1.99 to 12.99 for your project. My ideal is to use what I already had purchased for other projects and use up some of that! If you have fabric that has been left from other projects you could even make this from your stash. These napkins will be paired with coasters that are made from the scraps and I will also have some potholders and trivets for gifts.<br />
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Since I have now retired from my full time job, or at least semi-retired since I will work a couple of days each week on some special projects, I plan to use what I have an give several homemade Christmas items this year. What about you? If you are making for Christmas I hope you have already started! <br />
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-70000115924742721192012-10-27T14:57:00.000-07:002012-10-27T14:57:11.289-07:00The WEEK END!!!! YEA!!Well I was off on Friday and I wanted to get some sewing done, but with the hundred and one other things that were on the agenda I didn't get a lot of sewing completed. What I did get done was some work on my block of the month that has been kind of laying around waiting for me to complete the blocks. Well it is almost the end of the year and the last of the blocks so I figured I better get busy. The fact of the matter is, I have more than one BOM that I have started and completed 2 or 3 of the blocks and while I continued to go and pick up the patterns and I picked up sashing and borders and binding and even backing and they are all waiting for me to retire and get busy! Now I have to say that I did complete one of my BOM that was from several years ago when I was traveling to Knoxville every month and doing a lot of quilting up there. I did finish that quilt and my DIL has that one on her bed at home. It was Thimbleberries and was a wonderful quilt. I have to say that some of the blocks I really didn't like the fabric so I sort of substituted some of the fabric and some of the blocks just did not do anything for me so I sort of did my own thing a time or two. There were also a couple of blocks that I didn't sew exactly like they said because I made mistakes but they were very interesting so I just went ahead and put the stuff I wanted in the quilt and I'm not alone in thinking it was a good quilt. The problem is.........that is the only BOM I have ever completed. I guess you could say I'm a starter but not necessarily a finisher. Oh well, that's me! But I am determined that this quilt will be finished! So on to the blocks.<br />
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I've completed 6 of the blocks. It seems I have misplaced one of my patterns so I will have to check with my bud, Peggy, to see if she still has her copy of that particular block. Then I will pick up the November and December blocks and will be ready to go to finish the quilt. I think I will go ahead and try to do some of the putting the blocks together since I do have the finishing pattern so I will have that done also. The more I get done the more likely I am to be able to just pick it up one weekend and finish it. I love it when I can go through and pick up several different items and sew them together and put the borders on and just finish several quickly. Do you like to do that also?<br />
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How funny that these two pictures go together and almost look like one picture. This is four of the blocks. The peach with gray stripe is not part of the quilt blocks just in case you were wondering. Each block is pinned to it's patter and the plastic bag the pattern and fabric was packaged in.</div>
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I am really very happy with the way the blocks are turning out. Maybe this is something else that will inspire me to finish this BOM. </div>
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I have been saving up things for several years and saying this is for when I retire. Well now that I am almost to retirement I keep digging through my things and finding things that I actually forgot that I even had! I found another BOM that came totally packaged and I really don't remember if I got it in Knoxville or if I got it from the Gypsy Quilter when she came to visit and teach at our guild. She stayed here at my house and we talked quiting 24-7! It was so much fun. Poor Kenneth got to cook for her the entire time because we were so busy doing things that I just didn't even have time to cook! lol. My friends that would come by the house and I benefited greatly from her staying here because she was a wealth of information!</div>
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At any rate I have either 3 or 4 or 5 more BOM that I can think of right now that have not been sarted or not been completed. One of my quilt shop owner friends used to get all the stuff together for the entire BOM for me and just let me buy everything at one time and that was wonderful so that is one of the reasons I have so many. I think it would be awesome for quilt shop owners to make up a few kits to have for sale as a whole and people not need to come every month for their block and sales pitch. They could increase the price accordingly and I bet they would have a lot of people that would want to do those things. One shop owner in Missouri let me take pictures of the BOM they were working on that was in 30's fabric so I could have the pattern since she had not completed the entire pattern when I was there. She did not purchase a BOM by the manufacturer, but made up her own and wrote her own patterns. It was a wonderful shop! Gosh I miss that one!</div>
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I have also been over to FrogPond to see what Sandi is working on and I'm jealous. I want to do a quilt like her's. And I love Quiltworks and their site on FaceBook. There are so many things I just keep putting pictures in and printing off patterns. I told Kenneth today that I needed to pick up a couple of binders to put stuff in so I don't lose it or let it get messed up! I really don't think I will ever run out of projects.</div>
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Well this is a short post but this is what I have been working on as well as working some more on the T-shirt quilt that I don't have the borders on yet. I hope to do that this weekend also and I have the blocks from the guild that need to be put together and the tops for the Quilts for Kids that I need to quilt and get the binding sewed on before the next guild meeting which will be next week! "Yikes, time flies when you're having fun!" I hope you all have a lovely week of quilting. Let me see what you are working on this week!</div>
Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-13254818818174990992012-10-21T12:50:00.000-07:002012-10-21T12:50:02.412-07:00It's catch up time!Well the last time I posted I was telling you all about a beautiful quilt that I had quilted for my friend Pat. Well here are the pictures I promised!<br />
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This is a picture of the quilt after I had quilted it. Beautiful and when I saw it I thought that must be a Fonz and Porter pattern. So I just had to ask and believe it or not I was right. Here are some of the pictures of individual blocks also.</div>
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I love this star block. Really simple but so awesome looking!</div>
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Pat did a great job on this Eagle block.</div>
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The colors of the fabric is one of the things that makes this quilt so very beautiful.</div>
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In addition to working on Pat's quilt last week I spent a lot of time working on this memory quilt for Savannah. These shirts belonged to her Dad who was a avid hunter and fisherman. Some of the shirts were so worn they had holes in them and I had to put a piece of fabric behind the print and then put the non-woven interfacing on that. This picture shows the pieces of the shirts just cut out and laid out on the bed to see how the pattern was working. Actually took me and Peggy the better part of a morning just to cut the logos from the shirts.</div>
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This is one of the cap patchs after being sewn down to the top of the quilt. The stripp8ng between the blocks, in case you were wondering is some of his cotton shirts that she brought.</div>
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So this is part of my catching up and showing you some pictures of a couple of the things I have been working on. I hope you all enjoy the pictures! Have a great quilty day!</div>
Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-59283725540292020772012-10-18T15:16:00.002-07:002012-10-18T15:16:14.502-07:00Just a little heads upI'm sure that all of my quilting friends that are following my blog know that not everything you find on the internet is accurate. I was on facebook and found a site Beautiful Quilt Fabric and I thought it was a decent site and then today I was looking at some of their stuff and there is a tutorial on that page that gives directions for making a square in a square block. Looks really fine on the surface, but the blocks were 8" blocks and she cut the corner squares 4 inches instead of 4 3/8" which means that at each side there is no 1/4" seam allowance. Therefore all the points are cut off of her blocks when they are sewn together. When you really look at the picture of the quilt then you can see that the points are gone, but anyone who didn't really look would likely wind up cutting all their fabric and then they would have a mess or else they would have to go back and recut all the 8" blocks which would be a pain. So a word of advice here, if you decide to do a quilt from an online tutorial, please be sure to do a mock block with some scrap fabric before you go out and buy all of your fabric and cut it all up. <br />
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I have also tried doing some of the online mystery quilts and found that the directions were wrong and I found that out over half way through the project and then the author goes back and says, oh by the way there was a miss print and it should have been but the blocks at 2 1/2" not 2". Darn I hate when stuff like that happens! There is no way that I know of to keep this from happening.<br />
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Sad to say I have even bought books and when I started making one of the quilts found an error. Now here is the bad part...............Maybe I did not buy the book locally but bought it when I was out of town somewhere. Maybe I purchased it at Hobby Lobby or online from Amazon. When I send an e-mail to the author (and I have) with the correction I have received an email back from the author saying they have already been advised of that and they sent out a correction for shops to put with their books that have not yet been sold. Well guess what, I didn't get it and nobody keeps a record of who bought which book so even when the shop gets the corrections how many people who purchased the book really get the message? My guess is not many. One thing that you can do when you purchase a book is to look up the author online and look at the book and see if there is any notation that there are corrections for misprints. Most of them will have a contact and you can even send an email to ask them if there are any corrections before you start the quilt. You can even ask them if there are different directions for different sizes of that quilt as many books will only give you one size and not tell you how much extra fabric you need for a larger size quilt.<br />
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Well, now I will try to get off my soapbox and just let you know that I have been on vacation this past week and I have been busy as a bee trying to get some things done. One of the things I have completed this week is a quilt for my friend Pat. This gal is an awesome topper!! She is so very precise with her sewing that her quilts are a true joy to quilt. Don't have to worry about wonkie corner and borders at all! When I looked at the quilt I thought, hum that looks like a Fons and Porter design and after I had finished I asked her about the pattern and believe it or not I was right! That doesn't happen all that often really so it made me feel really good. I'm not going to post the pictures of Pat's quilt today because I know she wants to bring it to guild and have a show and tell presentation so I will not step ahead of her.<br />
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Also this week I have been working on a quilt for the guild to donate to the local crisis shelter. I've got the top together now and just have to get it on the machine and get it quilted. Got to figure out what I need to do about backing first and I already have the batting so that should work well.<br />
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I'm also working on a t-shirt quilt for Savannah. This is a memory quilt made from her dad's t-shirts and other shirts. I will post pictures of that quilt also next week and maybe next week will just be all pictures. I'm sure you would all like that! <br />
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If you get a chance go by frogpond studio and look at Sandi's quilts. Another of my friends who does so really awesome quilting. She has a wonderful eye for color and does a great job with piecing her tops. Of course Sandi was a teacher so the math does not throw her for a loop! I love visiting other peoples sites as they give me some wonderful ideals. Like I need something else to do. lol.<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful quilty week! Keep safe, warm and dry!!Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-68123784445784729532012-10-06T17:42:00.001-07:002012-10-06T17:42:55.252-07:00Circles Yeah!Well I finished the top today! Big sigh of relief. I know I am getting old because I forget so many things. I think "I've forgot more, than I'll ever know." I know that I have a creative mind because I am forever thinking, "oh, I can do this, or this, or this" and the more I look at something the more ideals I will come up with about things to change and make it better or different. I love it when I'm on a role.<br />
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Well recently a friend of mine had a new baby and I wanted to make something for the baby. Hum, so here I go on the internet looking for something that would be quick and easy. I'm not in real close touch with her and I just found out two weeks before that she was expecting and then wham the baby was here. I was still thinking about colors and patterns for a quilt and the baby was born! Well that sort of moved it up on the old time table so I was hunting quick and easy.<br />
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Let me tell you if you have never visited Missouri Star Quilter Company you have been missing out. They have wonderful tutorials that are so easy to follow. I love listening to Jenny as she explains the easy way to do things! I've already made more than one quilt from that site and they are always exactly what she bills them to be! Well Jenny has a tutorial for a self binding receiving blanket that is so awesome. Just 2 pieces of fabric, one 30" square and the other 40" square and you just sew them together and fold and sew the mitered corners, turn and then use a decorative stitch to sew the border/binding down and you are finished. These are made with flannel fabric and they are soft and cuddlesome! Easy to wash too for the new mom. I went to the fabric store and picked up the fabric for one of the receiving blankets and I had also found a changing/play pad at another site, tipjunkie.com that was another quick and easy thing to make so I made both and I guess I spent about an hour total on making both items, and they were inexpensive. The changing/play pad just took 3 pieces of flannel 1 yard each and turned out very well. Gosh now I had scrapes of flannel fabric that was just too pretty to stick in the scrap basket. Hummmm<br />
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The changing pad was made as a circle and I had cut the circle from the middle of the fabric so I had 3 pieces of fabric that had a big hole out of the center. I also had the trimmings from the receiving blanket the 30" square and the 40" square. (Now about this time I am really wishing I had taken some pictures of the receiving blanket and the scraps I had left so you could see.) Well this old brain did start to churn and I decided that I would make another flannel quilt and I would take my scraps that I had cut off and sew them into a pattern and put that in the center hole of one of the fabric pieces from the changing pad and make a nice little quilt out of my scraps. I have other things that I have made that I put circles in and it was really quick and easy but apparently I forgot how that works and cut the thing wrong to begin with and lucky for me I cut it too big and not too small so I had to take the circle out and trim it down and then put it back in and it turned out right. You do have to be careful when sewing the flannel as it has a tendency to stretch...(read understatement here).... and you have to make allowances for the stretch.<br />
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Finally I remembered to take a few pictures.<br />
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Some day I may learn to take good pictures, but that time has not come yet. Sorry about that but this is just a picture of what the pieced center of the quilt looks like. Just a 9-patch and then one of the other colors where I had a width of material 1 1/2" wide to use for sashing and I used most of the colors in some of the sashing so it is very scrappy looking.</div>
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What can I say, now I am anxious to put a batting and backing with it and get it finished! I think I am going to have a take a tip from my friend Sandy over at FrogPond and get all of my unfinished projects together and just determine that I am going to finish one a month or something until I am caught up!</div>
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I have a quilt on my machine from Pat that is just wonderful. She does such precise piecing and it is always a joy to work on her quilts. They all look like they were made for competition! I have some from Peggy and several from Kay and another lady brought me 3 this week that are going to be so much fun. One is a feedsack quilt. I can hardly wait but got a few others I have to get finished before I can put the feedsack on the machine. In addition to that I have another lady that has asked me to make her a quilt that I have to get started on quickly but it is make the entire quilt from start to finish. I'm anxious to do that one too because we picked out an awesome pattern and she wants it to have some bling so I found some fairy frost fabric in the colors she is using to go with the other colors to give it some Beee---Ling. This should be fun.</div>
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Life is just so much fun when you're quilting! I get to retire in a few more days so I will have even more time to have fun! I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful week of quilting!</div>
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Boy isn't it a lovely day! I can remember many years ago, now I'm going to tell my age here, when we first started seeing polyester double knit fabric. Well we thought this was the best thing since zippers or maybe even the best thing since buttons. You didn't have to iron it after it was washed and dried! Oh my wasn't this a time saver and it gave us more time to do other things, like sew! Everyone loved it! Today the most amazing thing about this fabric is that it never wears out!!! I mean never! It is also very heavy! </div>
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Well believe it or not I had a customer call me about quilting a top for her and I don't even remember where she said the top came from, but it was not something that she had made. She wasn't even born I don't think, when they were making this stuff! You guessed it the top was entirely double knit polyester! </div>
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If you have never worked with this material, it is very stretch-------stretch-----------stretchie! Extremely hard to quilt is the translation of that sentence! But like Larry the Cable Guy, I "got 'er done". I don't think Larry would have anything bad to say about the finished product either. A lot of our older generation made quilts that were designed for a regular full size bed and the quilt was not the spread and they did not allow very much drop off of the sides of the mattress. Many of the older quilts will just cover the top of the mattress with no drop down the sides at all! This can make it difficult to use them as a regular part of the bed linen unless they are on a bed that is being slept in by one person only. If more than one then you will hear the accussations of "cover hog" flying about frequently. </div>
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At any rate I got this quilt and got it quilted. Here it is!</div>
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You can tell in this picture that the person who made this handsewn quilt loved the 9 patch block because that is what it is! All 9 patches sewn together without sashing or borders!</div>
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Someone had a lot of scraps to get rid of and I don't know if they were all her's or not, but if they were all her scraps, she was a very prolific seamstress!<br />
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The person who brought me this quilt had picked out the backing and binding and I think she did a wonderful job. All of the melon colors were just beautiful and the backing really brought out the color in the scraps. As you can likely tell I just did a meandering quilting technique all over the top. Sometimes that is just the best quilting pattern to keep it from looking too fussy or busy.</div>
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I really enjoyed doing this very stretchy quilt! It did turn out lovely. I will give you a hint if you start to quilt a quilt top that has some stretchiness be sure to lay it out and quilt down the outside first! This will help you manage all that in-between stuff and you can ease and stretch as you go to make things turn our properly! They may never be perfect, but then neither am I.</div>
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Remember quilting is a very fun thing to do! If it stresses you to the max then lets figure out why and see if we can turn this into something that is fun and relaxing. I have found if something just really causes me to be anxious that I will do less and perhaps never even finish the project. I need to stop and figure out why I am so very anxious and see if there is a way to de-stress it!! Sometimes it's just one part that gives me trouble and if I can work through that the rest does fine. Are you having a problem with a quilting project? If the answer is yes, try to figure out which aspect is giving you the most problems and if you want my input just let me know. I'm always happy to help a fellow quilter!</div>
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-26768467443341771912012-09-22T16:58:00.001-07:002012-09-22T16:58:59.816-07:00Little QuiltsGoodness, I wonder if I am the only person who is constantly saving my scraps of fabric with the ideal that I will use those things sometime and they pile just keeps growing and growing until it become unmanageable? For some reason I don't think I am the only one. Now I have had friends that have actually tried to put a label on my savings habit (of which I am very proud) and one told me one day that she had looked it up and I wasn't a tightwad I was just frugal! Now I thought that was a huge laugh. I'm not much into putting labels on everything anyway so it didn't bother me. I know that I am planning to retire this year from the daily work force and be able to stay at home. Were it not for the savings habit, I would not be able to do this (and I still question every day or two if this is the right thing or not) until I turn 65 at least and maybe even later than that! <br />
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In addition to my piles (baskets actually and bags) of scraps I have a virtual mountain of books that I have been collecting for years and telling my husband that I was saving those for retirement so I would have plenty of patterns to make quilts by during retirement! These books are stacked on my staircase. East step holds between 5-10 books and magazines and assorted patterns that I have purchased when I saw something that I really liked all with the intention of saving for my retirement!<br />
I guess it could also be said that I am a pack rat because of all these books and patterns!<br />
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Regardless, I found another book at the quilt shop yesterday. I just love my local quilt shop and the people who work there. Sew Bee It in Ringgold, Georgia is just a wonderful shop full of friendly people and I always have an enjoyable time when I go up for a visit, which I do often. As you can well imagine we are on a first name basis there!<br />
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Back to my story. I found a new book "Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts" by Mary Elizabeth Kinch and Biz Storms. I was drawn to the book by the cover picture which is a Pumpkin Peel Pattern. The quilt is beautiful but I have to say I was not impressed with the directions. This is definately a pattern for someone with experience. In particular I don't like instructions that just say "cut wedges of varying widths". I find this too general for directions except to experienced quilters. I also wish they had included some indication of the quilting level required for each project. I want people to have a successful outcome when they start to quilt and if they start a project that is very difficult and they do not have the experience needed they will get discouraged and I hate to see that happen to anyone. I met a lady in Knoxville, Tn who wanted to learn how to quilt and the quilt she started on was a Baltimore Album. The shop owner did try to tell her that her choice was not something that was normally recommended for a beginning quilter but she decided that she was going to try that one anyway! I never did hear if she finished her quilt or not but fear it may have been too daunting a task for a beginner. To be honest, I don't even feel up to trying a Baltimore Album but it is because I am not a fan of applique. I am more of a person who likes to make progress quickly.<br />
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With all of that said you are likely wondering why I bought this book! Well, I have to try everything at least once it seems to see how it goes. One year I decided to do some paper pieced quilts for the ladies in the family. Sorry to say the pattern I choose was one that was very intricate and very time consuming and finally they were put away into the void of UFO's. Years later I pulled out the partially finished piece and squared up what was there and added borders and made myself a wall hanging. I will not tell you how much that wall hanging cost me, but it was more than I would normally spend for a full size quilt! Now after getting this book I'm starting another quilt with too many pieces. We'll see how it goes and if I finish a complete quilt or wind up with another wall hanging. In this one each 3" block has about 19 pieces. The squares are 1/2" finished and made into 4-patches and then the patches are put together with sashing between each one to make a 16 patch of 4 patches which are sashed together to form the large quilt. Boy that's a lot of work just trying to explain the pattern. I'll try to get a couple of pictures to show you how this thing goes together before I publish this post.<br />
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Of course this one is where I am putting the tiny four patches together to form the above block.</div>
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(Okay I did good. I got the pictures before publishing the post) Wish I had more of it done, but as I said sometimes I am a little slow but I am still working on this. I did mention to a friend of mine that maybe I should use the blocks I have put together to put on the back of some potholders that I'm planning on doing for Christmas and she cringed in horror and said, that is just too much work to put into a potholder! She may be right. So I'll continue to see how it goes!</div>
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Typically I will go on a writting binge and write several post and then put them up one at a time. Which is where I am right now. I do everything by binges, quilting, writing, cleaning! Is anyone else like that? At any rate since I am so very blessed with so many scraps, I'm trying my hand at this once again. So thankful that I have had the opportunity to collect so many scraps and still have the health and resources to continue quilting. Here's wishing you all a happy quilting week and I'll talk with you later! </div>
Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0Tunnel Hill, GA, USA34.8406339 -85.042725734.8145694 -85.082207700000012 34.8666984 -85.0032437tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-85301181870953938872012-09-15T15:25:00.000-07:002012-09-15T15:25:19.413-07:00Road Trip<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Got up the other morning and it was just one of those days that I really didn't want to do anything much. Not that my "To Do" list isn't huge, but I didn't want to do those things. I'm sure you understand exactly what I'm talking about here. I asked my husband, what do you want to do today? His response, "I don't know." Hummmmm. After breakfast I sat down at the computer and opened up my facebook page and was looking at recent things and there it was!!! Several weeks ago I had found on facebook a quilt shop called "Chattanooga Quilts". I had said I wanted to visit that shop and just had not previously had the time. Well guess what, now I have time. I asked tubby hubby if he wanted to ride with me and he said okay. That is not normal for him to be agreeable to visiting a quilt shop with me! Must be kismit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Like the wonderful planner that I am (not), I got the address and put it in the GPS and off we went. Drove straight to the place without incident! Between 40-50 miles from my house so a nice little drive.</span></div>
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This shop was a very nice small shop and the lady who was there was very friendly, but a good salesperson. She did not hover, she did offer help and even offered to get a chair for my husband to sit in while I shopped! That impressed him and made him feel good too. There was a class going on at the time I was there and the classroom was held behind a curtained off area of the shop. There were lots of samples hanging on the walls with the books depicting the patterns located next to the samples and they were clearly labeled as to which book had that pattern which is always nice. Makes it easy to find anything that is of interest.</div>
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I am sure it was designed for the shop owner, but the way the cutting table is set up next to the check out area was a good ideal and the area was L shaped with the long arm of the L holding the cutting table and the shorter base holding the check out area. This configuration is nice because if you have several people waiting to have fabric cut and then more people waiting to check out they are not crowding each other. I have been in shops where it is one long area and it was hard to tell who was waiting in which line. </div>
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Oh I do have to tell you that while I was there I bought another book. I am forever buying books and this is another one that will help you use up your scraps. This one is titled "Friendship Strips & Scraps" by Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts. Of course the sample on the wall is what prompted me to purchase this particular book. The title of that quilt is Spool Quilt and I loved the strips used to depice the thread on the spools. They had shades of blue which is one of my very fav colors in theirs. The only thing is there is a lot of applique around the border of their quilt that I'm not too sure I will do! Sorry I'm not really into applique unless it is by machine like a lot of El's quilts.</div>
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At any rate this particular book has several different quilts using the fabric made of strips that are very intresting and something I may want to do after I retire. (I keep saying that like I don't already have enough projects to keep me busy until I'm 100!) Well at any rate this project is for a later date. I've got too many on the back burner that need to be finished before I start another one!<br />
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If you have visited this shop already, please drop me a line and let me know what you thought. Believe me I can handle it if your opinion and mine are not the same. If you decide to go here in the future, let me know what you thought when you visit. I love getting the opinion of others. I often miss things on my first trip to a shop and it would be helpful to me! </div>
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-91868485403604295962012-09-09T10:41:00.000-07:002012-09-09T10:41:46.901-07:00A beautiful first ever quilt top!It's really hard to believe how quickly a week goes by! I guess when you are busy everything just seems to fly! Ah well, this is life as we live it....busy, busy, and more busy. This week I do feel like I have made some progress and also I want to take a little time to let everyone in on a few items that you may not be aware of about the quilting process.<br />
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I have been able to finish up a couple of quilts this week, one of which is for the granddaughter of a very nice lady who belongs to the same quilt guild that I belong to. This is a lovely quilt as I am sure everyone will agree. The really amazing thing is that this is her very first quilt. This is quite an accomplishment for her. So many people will start a quilt top very enthusiastic about the quilt they are going to make and then find the process to be long and frequently they are not pleased with the results as they are progressing or it is something that just takes a lot of time to complete and they were not prepared for the time investment. Many people want to start making a quilt without really planning out the whole top and then are disappointed in color or having trouble with the pattern because it is more advanced than they expected or life just shifts and they no longer have time so the top and the various pieces wind up stuck in a bag somewhere hoping someday to be finished when they have more time. I can really talk about these things because I have been there! Frequently these are places I have visited more than once! Alas some people never return and eventually the work in progess is passed on to someone else or in some cases given to charity or just tossed in the trash! I have actually inherited some of these from family members who have passed away. Makes me wonder how many "Works In Progress (WIP's)" I will leave for friends and family. I said all of that to say this, the young lady did a great job!<br />
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Sorry for the poor quality of the picture, but it was a lovely quilt! You may not be able to tell this from the picture but the solid black around the border is a wide rickrack. The flowers and leaves and stems are appliqued onto the black and white background which is composed of many different fabrics, all black and white. (This quilt has given me an ideal of what to do with my stash of black on white and white on black prints.) I love the art form of the stylized leaves to go with the flowers. I believe the name of this was "Rose of Sharon". I do know that when she brought it to me for quilting she gave me a copy of the page from the book that contained the quilting recommendations and I did follow those recommendations.<br />
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The pattern suggested using a lot of feathers and flower mofits and a large meandering so that is exactly what I followed.<br />
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It is very hard to see here but the pattern suggesed using a feather pattern in each of the flower petals and that turned out very well. They did not make a suggestions for the center of the flower so I used a flower mofit in that area.<br />
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I also used the flower mofit in the leaves that are on the stems of the flowers. These leaves were appliqued on using what appears to be one of the embrodery designes that come on most sewing machines.<br />
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The recommendation did suggest a large feather in the outer border and showed a picture of the feather they were suggesting which I was able to replicate fairly accurately. They suggested using pink verigated thread for the outer border. I did use the pink verigated throughout the quilt and will write a little more about that later.<br />
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I really enjoyed doing the center Rose which was very large. All of the stems went from the center Rose out and there were roses on all four sides of the quilt that overlapped into the outer border. I used those flowers to divide the quilt so the outer border feathers were turned appropriately. (There is a trick to that that machine quilters use.)<br />
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This quilt will be very successful. I am hoping that once she has the binding in place she will take a picture and send it to me so I can see the finished product, perhaps displayed on the bed she has made this beautiful cover for! I'm sure it will bring years of enjoyment to her and her family!<br />
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As a professional quilter I was very pleased that she was able to give me the recommendations for the quilting. If you have never used a professional quilter it will be appreciated if you can do that for her/him and then they can tell you if they will be able to do that particular type of quilting. This can really decrease disappointments when the quilt is finished. If you make no recommendations that is fine, but then it is the quilters option as to what she puts on the quilt. You may even want to just say something about what you do not want! Like "I really don't particularly love the feathers that I see on many quilts, or I really don't want heavy quilting that makes the quilt feel stiff, or I want the quilt to be fluffy and soft. Those are just a few of the things you can say to professional quilters that they will appreciate. It is also nice if you have those things written down on a piece of paper to give the quilter so they can be attached to your quilt top for a reminder once she will be placing the top on the machine for quilting.<br />
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Another helpful thing to do for your professional quilter is to write your name and telephone number on a piece of paper and attach it to each piece that you are handing to the quilter. While not all quilters are like me, I bet you would be surprised at how often pieces get seperated once they are in the sewing room, so make sure each piece has your name and telephone number. Placing the pieces in one container helps. I have one lady who brings her quilts to me, top, batting and backing all folded into a large pillowcase and each piece has her name on a piece of paper and pinned to the piece, including the pillow case! Such a thoughtful lady! You rock Pat!<br />
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You can also write on your information sheet that you attached to the top any other information such as, quilter to supply batting, please put binding on quilt but do not hand stitch binding in place. Owner will hand stitch binding, quilter to supply muslin backing (white or natural). Please use light blue thread or I would prefer a thread that does not show up a lot so the piecing will be showcased. I have quilted tops using clear thread so the piecing would be the main show, and I have used thread to make the quilting really pop out!<br />
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Quilting should enhance the top. If there are large areas that need enhancement some special quilting in that area can be a really great thing! Remember the choice is yours. Your quilter wants to do something that will make you happy to show off your work and something you will enjoy for years to come!<br />
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Another couple of hints to make your quilter a happy person!<br />
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1. If you want your quilt back at a certain time be sure to tell the quilter, write it on your instruction sheet attached to the quilt top and try to give the quilter a call at least a week or even 2 before you have to have the quilt back to just remind her that the date is coming up. If there are any problems then she will have the opportunity to let you know. Having your telephone number is really handy if there is a problem. Sometimes at the best we all try to do we will not measure something correctly and perhaps the backing is not as large as it needs to be and if your telephone number is right there then she can call you to let you know as quickly as possible.<br />
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2. It is wonderful if you will be sure to clip the dangling strings from the quilt top and backing if you have a pieced backing. It is also really nice if you will trim any excess fabric hanging out on the borders. For instance the top border when you sewed it to the quilt there was an extra inch or even 2 hanging out. It is nice if you can just trim that off so the quilter does not have to deal with that and trying to get it squared when she is attempting to attach the top to her machine.<br />
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3. Having things pressed is always a good ideal. It doesn't have to be perfect, but please don't just wad the top or backing up and stuff it in a bag for the quilter to deal with when she starts taking the quilt out! Things that are not pressed may be more prone to having pleats pressed into them and those pleats may be sewn in without it being realized. A professional quilter will not give you back a quilt top with a big pleat in the backing that has been sewn down by the quilter. She will take the quilt off of her machine and rip that stitching out and requilt the top without pleats in the back! Any quilter who hands you a quilt and says there is a pleat in the back and I want you to look at it and see if it is okay, is not a professional! Do not pay them for unacceptable practices! They need to correct the problem. You do not need to rip out their mistake and give it back to them to requilt.<br />
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4. Ask your quilter how long it will be before you can expect to receive your quilt back. If she is operating with a 6 month waiting period she should be able to tell you that. Most professional quilters do have a waiting period. They operate several different ways in how they handle those things. Many will not put your quilt in line until they have your quilt and the supplies needed for the quilting on their shelf. Some will make a list and add your name and number to the list and call you when they are close to ready to do your quilt. Ask any quilter you are auditioning about the waiting period and how they handle that particular situation.<br />
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5. It is extremely rare that 1 small (home sewing machine size) spool of thread will quilt a quilt. Most quilters will have particular threads that run best on their particular machine. Quilting machines do not use regular sewing thread and they do not use hand quilting thread. Be sure and talk with your quilter about what thread she needs for quilting your quilt. She may have thread on hand and there may be a charge for that thread so be sure and ask. Also be sure to find out how many spools you will need to provide for the quilting you are requesting. Also find out if you want more than once color of quiting thread if there is a charge for changing threads. If you have decided that you want to use one color of thread on the front and another on the back talk with the quilter. In large part this may not be a good ideal. Only your quilter can tell you if this is doable by her/him!<br />
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Well I have been at the T-shirts again gals. I just wanted to go through some of the process I go through for making these wonderful quilts that are so very full of memories, but first just wanted to share a little cartoon! Some people will make quilts out of anything!<br />
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I am one of those people I guess. I frequently repurpose items in my house to use them for other things. This particular cartoon reminds me of a lady where I used to work. She took their old socks that had the elastic stretched out of the top. You know the kind that won't stay up..... She would take the scissors and cut them from the top to the toe so they were flatter and then used them for dishrags. They actually made very nice dishrags. Now they didn't look great, but they sure did feel good because they were thick enough and soft enough to have a really nice feel when you were washing dishes in hot soapy water. Of course today almost everyone has a dishwasher so they don't even know about the feel of a good dishrag. Oh well, times change and we must go with the flow or be left behind!<br />
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I attempted to make a pictorial journal of the t-shirt quilt so I'm going to go ahead and post the pictures and put in the captions then I'll let you know at the end what I forgot to do!<br />
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The very first step of course is "harvesting" the portion of the tee shirt that you want to use. Typically the logo. Some shirts will have a logo on the front, some of the back, some on the sleeve and some will have them all 3 places and some will just have a small one on a front pocket! When I start cutting the shirts I typically want to cut up the side seam and down the sleeve seam and you can do this on both sides to make the shirt lay flat on your cutting board. I want to have some extra fabric along with the logo so I can "square up" the logo so I always make sure I have as wide an allowance as possible to allow me freedom in sizing and squaring. If I can cut a 4" border around the logo that's okay. Another thing I like to do is make sure that I cut all of the tee shirt pieces on even numbers. The square I have cut may be 4" x 10" or 12" x 8". They will not be 4 1/2" x 10 1/4". They are doable like that, but it sure it a lot more headache trying to figure out the measurements!<br />
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Now whether you are putting your strips together top to bottom or side to side you will need to know the finished size of the quilt you are wanting to make. Once I have all the logos stripped up into the correct length or width (according to which way I am laying out the pattern), I need to add in the strips from one block to the next. First I must add up all the lenght of each of the pieces in that strip. Second I have to subtract that number from the length I want the quilt ( if I am making strips running from top to bottom). So I have 5 logos in a strip. 1 is 16" 2 are 14" 1 is 10" and the other is 18". This is length only and equals 72" My finished quilt will be 96" and I want to use a finished 5" border around the outside, therefore my quilt needs to measure 86" finished and I have 72" unfinished so I need to add an extra 14" into the quilt in addition to the seam allowances. So my finished inner portion of the quilt will need to be 86 1/2" unfinished, so I will add this extra 1/2" to what I need. 14 1/2" and there will be a square, strip, square, strip, square, strip, square, strip, square.</div>
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5 squares and 4 strips and those 4 strips need to total 14 1/2". So if I use 4" strips between 3 of the strips that will be 12" and then another strip at 2 1/2" that will give me my 14 1/2" in 4 strips. That works!!! Oh, lets add the seam allowances now to those strips so we don't mess up here. Each seam will decrease the length by 1/2" if I am using 1/4" seams. I will have seams at the top and bottom of each strip and there are 4 strips so I am talking about adding an extra 1" to the width of each strip. The finished product will be a 5" finished border (cut 5 1/2" unfinished) a 15 1/2" finished square, a strip finished at 4" (cut at 4 1/2") 1 finished 13 1/2" finished square, a strip finished at 4", 2nd 13 1/2" finished square, a strip finished at 4", a finished 9 1/2" square, a strip finished at 2 1/2" (cut at 3"), a finished 17 1/2" square and the bottom 5" finished border making a total of 94".</div>
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Use the same formula to figure you width measurements but for twin beds you will likely have on 3 strips of tee shirt lengths so you will have the 2 outer 5" finished borders and 2 strips inside the quilt making it border, tee-shirt strip, fabric strip, tee-shirt strip, fabric strip, tee-shirt strip and border. For a regular size quilt you will perhaps have 4 tee-shirt length strips and 3 fabric strips plus borders and so forth for larger sized quilts.</div>
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The thing I failed to do was make a picture of the finished quilt before I delivered it and it now resides on the college bed of a student at Boston College!</div>
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This is actually the easiest way I have found of making the T-Shirt Quilts. If you have a easier way I would certainly like to hear about it! This was is easy enough for me that I can finish a top in about 7-9 hours depending on the size and then it is just quilting and binding. What takes me the longest is actually the cutting the tee-shirts and getting the interfacing on them. After that it is easy peesy! </div>
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-89028075919047297542012-08-25T17:19:00.000-07:002012-08-25T17:19:11.218-07:00Fuzzy WuzzyI recently had a customer ask me if I would do a quilt for her daughter for her birthday, then she said what she wanted was a throw like the one she had that they both loved and it was fuzzy. Well being the savvey person that I have learned to try to become I asked what she meant by fuzzy and was she speaking of fake fur material. What I understood from her was what she was really talking about was polar fleece that she had purchased at Walmart and she had picked out the colors that her daughter really loved. Well my next step was to tell her that I would have to see what she was talking about before I would be able to quote her a price and tell her if this was something I could do so we set up a meeting at the local quilt shop. Fortunately for me I always get telephone numbers to call in case something happens and I am detained or not able to make the meeting for some reason and I give the customer my number in case they have problems and will not be able to keep the appointment. The local quilt shop that I go to is a 15 minute drive from home and with the price of gas being what it is I do try to keep unnecessary trips to a minimum. <br />
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This was just one of those days when it was not going to happen in any normal manner and I guess I should have just walked away, but............ After waiting 15 minutes past the scheduled appointment time I called the number I had been given and of course I had to leave a message and I started to drive back home. Now there are two ways I can go from the shop to my house and they are not close to each other. It is like opposite directions and one way is by the interstate and the other way is over the mountain, which I don't do in bad weather. Well it was a pretty day so I decided I would drive over the mountain and started down the road. Needless to say my cell phone rang and it was the customer who had a multitude of excuses as to why she was not there but everything was okay now and she could meet me, but instead of the quilt shop she wanted to meet me in the parking lot of a local truck stop, (which is okay, not a bad place to meet) but in the opposite direction from where I was going. Okay I agree to meet her and she says she will be there in 10 minutes and I said okay it will take me about 10 minutes to get there also so I turn around and drive back the way I have come and head to the truck stop/minute market/restaurant. I get there and pull in the parking lot at the front of the lot and wait. After waiting another 15 minutes after I arrived I tried to call her again and again I got the answering machine. I headed home and ........you guessed it, my cell phone rang and it was her and she is on her way and will be there in less than 5 minutes so I turn around again and go back to the truck stop. I still had to wait on her another 10 minutes and was ready to leave again before she ever got there...............I'm beginning to question is this really worth it?<br />
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Well the customer seems to be a very nice younger lady and she shows me what she has and tells me what she wants which is really not bad. 2 Pieces of fabric, fake fur and polar fleece that is the same size and she just wants one on the front and one on the back and a little quilting but wants to keep it fluffy so not a lot of quilting. Yes I can do this and it looks like with minimal time and effort. I quote a price and she says thats reasonable. The she asked when will I have to give you an answer in order to have this back by Sept, because her birthday is in Sept. Okay I'm 6 months out on my quilting so I have to know by March in order to have this back by Sept. Oh, it's only February! She says well I'll give you a call if I decide I want to go ahead with this. To me this sounds like Okay, if I can't find someone to do it cheaper before then I'll let you do this. Not what I wanted to hear after all of the trouble I had already gone to and the driving around and inconvience. I tried to be a good person and just said, Okay, let me know and left.<br />
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Well, you guessed it, she called back and wanted me to do the darn thing for her. She wants a fluffy throw. She brought me a thin poly batt. When I explained that the thin poly batt would not add any fluffiness to the throw she wanted to know should she go buy something else. I told her it was her choice if she wanted something really fluffy she would need to get another batt, but I could use the one she furnished but it would not be like a duvet with that kind of loft. She decided not to purchase anything else and gave me what she had already bought for the "quilt".<br />
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I brought it home and when I got ready to start on the throw and pulled the fabric out I discovered it wasn't even the same size. I am here to say I do not like fake fur and fleece. They are stretchy and hard to work with to say the very least. But I got the job done. I sewed the two pieced together and got the batting in there and then put it on the quilting maching and did a little quilting to keep the pieced together.<br />
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Since the customer specifically said she did not want binding but wanted the back and front sewn together on the sides at least that was one less worry. Here is what the end product looked like.<br />
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As you can tell, very minimal quilting in the throw, just a very large meander.<br />
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I'm sure the daughter will enjoy this on cool nights in front of the television.<br />
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Remember when you are thinking about different things you can do, be open to new ideals and think about them and if they will work for you and your lifestyle. This will be great I'm sure for the customers daughter, but in my house you would have a mass of dog hair all over the thing and I would not be a happy camper. For me, I'll stick with the cotton fabric where I can toss it in the washer and drying and get the doggie hair off!<br />
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There are so many things you can do with your quilting and this might be just the thing for a Christmas gift or winter birthday or for the kid who is going off to college! It isn't expensive and it's easy to make. Ya'll have fun now!<br />
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Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-25197751574665621032012-08-18T17:40:00.001-07:002012-08-18T17:44:15.742-07:00Quilts for KidsQuilts for Kids is a wonderful organization made up of volunteers who quilt quilts to give to kids who are hurting. Now as you would expect most of those kids are in hospitals, but sometimes there are others in need. A little over a year ago a devastating tornado hit Ringgold, Georgia and many people lost their homes and most of their belongings within just a few minutes. There were also lives lost in that terrible storm and the mental damage done to many will forever be there. The Georgia Chapter of Quilts for Kids donated quilts to those who suffered in that storm. As wonderful as it seems to have volunteers who will come in a sew these quilts, this organization reaches out to people who do not live near them by mailing kits out when requested. They will mail you the fabric to make the quilt top, the backing fabric, and enough fabric comes with the backing to put a binding on the quilt. The volunteer then sews the top and quilts the quilt and puts the binding on the quilt and washs it and then mails it back to the Chapter. I think it is fantastic that they have volunteers to cut the fabric kits up and get them ready to mail out to outlying volunteers.<br />
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When I first heard of this organization I e-mailed them and they sent me a kit for me to sew which I did and mailed it back to them. Later I asked for some kits for the guild and they mailed me more kits which the guild has been work on. These are really easy quilts with just an alternating 9 patch pattern.<br />
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This is one of the quilts that was made by the guild. The colors are bright and cheerful and I'm sure that they will help brighten the day of that very ill child and give them something warm and cuddlie to hold to.<br />
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If you don't have anything to do, and want to add a little cheer to someone else's life you might consider looking these people up and sewing a quilt for them. You furnish the sewing, the batting, quilting, and of course the cost of mailing the quilt back to them. You can purchase a twin quilt size batting and that will be more than enough for 2 of these quilts so your cost is not very large and that is the only cost to the volunteer other than the time they spend.<br />
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This one made me think of the beach and the little bubbles that they always show rising to the top from the fishies. lol</div>
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In the small border here I just did the ocean waves around.</div>
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Just simple meandering in the alternate blocks.</div>
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Nothing fancy, but made with lots of love and hope and prayers for the child who receives these quilts they will know the comfort of Jesus through their illness.<br />
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Now the wonderful guild which I am privileged to be a member of purchased the batting for the quilts they volunteered to make and also allowed a member who had requested a quilt for herself to use so all she had to do was sew the quilt top, bind, wash and mail it back. <br />
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I am blessed beyond measure to be able to help a few others along my way! I hope you all have a wonderful day and much happy sewing and quilting!<br />
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<br />Quilty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993766486238739698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570850687881436752.post-9188894368262827022012-08-12T17:21:00.002-07:002012-08-12T17:22:27.760-07:00Pillows anyoneI recently had a lady call and ask if I could make a pillow for her mother who is almost 90 years of age. She wanted a picture on the pillow. Well I haven't done a pillow before using the Printed Treasures but I though it really can't be that hard. Guess what, it wasn't hard at all.<br />
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First I will say I love the Printed Treasures, which is Fabric Sheets for Inkjet Printers. This stuff really works very well! I've used it on memory quilts many times and they turned out great. Just had not made a pillow with them before so.....<br />
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My customer mailed me a disc with the pictures on the disc and I simply downloaded them into my computer and printed them onto the fabric paper. Now what could be easier....well easy for someone who has a little bit of knowledge about using a computer. Now you don't have to have a lot and if you are reading this blog then I bet you have plenty of computer savey to get this done. It also works very well when you have a copier. You don't have to have a scanner, or even a computer if you have the picture that has already been printed. You just copy it onto the fabric sheet with an ink jet copier.<br />
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The next step was to add a frame around the picture and the color I used is the color that would match the two different fabrics sent to me by my customer. Let me back up and tell you that she had fat quarters of 2 different fabrics that she wanted used and we had talked about putting one fabric on one side and the other fabric on the other side. Simple huh! The fabric I picked for the frame matched up well with both of the pieces the customer had sent. <br />
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In all my purchases for the project were 2 sheets of Printed Treasures fabric paper, which I buy by the pack and get 5 sheets and the last I bought cost $18.99. I purchased the fabric used to frame the pictures and used a fat quarter for that and also a pillow form (16" x 16") from Hobby Lobby for $8.99. So basically $8.00 for the picture fabric $3.25 for the fat quarter for the frame with fabric left over, and $9.00 for the pillow form so $20.25 plus tax for a memory pillow and just a little time to sew it all together.<br />
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I really hope my customer's mother enjoys her pillow. They are so simple to make, hummmmm these might be something I could do for Christmas or Birthday presents. Now if I can catch a sell on these forms or use that 50% off coupon. There's an ideal for the little ones floor pillows.<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful week and lots of fun sewing and quilting. See you next week!!<br />
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