Mystery Quilt

This quilt top was done at my church.  We have a sewing ministry called Scarlet Threads Sewing Ministry.  Kathy Stuard taught the class.  Earlier this year we made a mystery quilt.  We brought so many light, dark and medium fat quarters.  Each month we were given instructions as to what we should do but we had no idea what the final product was to look like.  Here is my final product

 

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Stash Busters Party, Quilt and Sew at Golden Threads in Trenton, KY

Friday and Saturday the 19th and 20th of August I attended the Stash Busters Party.  And we sewed and sewed and sewed.  It was wonderful.  The pattern we used was Cozy Quilt Designs, Radiant by Daniela Stout.  I made two quilt tops and was worn out when done on Saturday evening.  All the quilts turned out BEAUTIFUL.

A dress for the Princess, with a mini me dress for Ella

I bought a few new girls dress patterns last week.  I found them on site I found while searching for german interfacing.  German interfacing is a fusible cotton batiste used with heirloom sewing.   The website was Farm House Fabrics.   They had the german interfacing and lots of patterns.  One designer I really liked was  Olabelhe.  I ordered several of her patterns and I finished the pattern called Lindsey’s dress today.  I had enough material left over to make a similar but much smaller one for Ella.

GentleHearted Creations

Megan and I are trying to start a business of sewing and embroidery.  We have created a Facebook page to help us.  GentleHearted Creations.  It is of course slow going.  But we are getting started.    If you are a Facebook member you can view the page with this link.  GentleHearted Creations

Here are some monogrammed towels I did just recently.  They are reverse monogramming.

Quilt as you go pillow class at Quilt and Sew in Trenton, KY

Tuesday night the 9th we did very very cute decorator pillows in class.  We quilted as we went.   Did some machine quilting on it and some buttons also.  Ties in the back to hold the back panels together.   Learned lots of new ways to do things and just had an over all good time!

Aprons

Last week at the Trenton, Quilt and Sew we made aprons.  I love going to class!  You can learn something new no matter how long you have been sewing.  We zig-zagged over fishing line to pull the ruffle for the bottom of the apron.  It is reversable and very cute!

2011 Sewing Camp @ Quilt and Sew, Golden Threads in Trenton, KY

This past week, July 11th – 15th, I took my granddaughter, Mia and her friend Rachel to sewing camp in Trenton, KY.  We had a good week and they made a rail fence quilts.  (TV size) and I made one in a Halloween motif that was a larger square quilt.   That pattern came from the Quilt in a Day, Rail Fence Quilt, for kids at heart, by LuAnn Stout.   It was to be a Mother/child class that turned out to be a  grandmother/grandchild week.  There were two Grandmothers, me and Lisa.  Lisa had her grandson, Hunter and her granddaughter, Rose.   I had my granddaughter Mia and her friend Rachel.  Mia is from Colt, AR and Rachel is the daughter of a good friend of mine.  They met at VBS this year and became friends.  

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Quilting – Underground Railroad Sampler by Eleanor Burns

Ok I got the rest of my material for the quilt   

The backing is the large blue and brown.  Then there are the 4 beige pieces you need, the binding the flying geese shashing and the border!  Now to get it all cut out.

Quilting – Underground Railroad Sampler by Eleanor Burns

Last night I went to sit and sew at the church and we are starting to cut out our quilt.  Well kinda!  I bought my book a few months ago and I have torn the house apart twice looking for it.  Well yesterday before sit and sew I figured I would never find it.  So I ordered a new one.  At sit and sew Justine let me look at hers for what I needed.  (thank you )  Well I said as soon as the other book gets here I will find the first one and guess what?  It did not take that long I found it last night!!!!!!!  Oh well.   So now we have to get things cut out because we will start sewing in October. 

I am using Moda, Civil War Crossings by Barbara Brackman.  It is BEAUTIFUL.  I bought the large fat quarter bundle and am going to get some coordinates to do the sashing, border, binding and backing.  I have never done a quilt with civil war materials.  I usually go for the brighter ones.  But I think I am really going to like this one.   I am making the 12″ blocks, 16 of them and the last one tells a story about the quilt.  I can’t wait to get started sewing.  I think I better have the HQ Sixteen up and running by then!!!!  I will want to quilt this one right away.  Then maybe I will quilt a few of the other ones I have ready to go.  (Maybe lol)

Blogging

I need to blog, but between Ravelry, Facebook and My Space who has time?  oh ya and knitting, sewing, spinning, dyeing, embroidering, quilting and lets not mention cleaning (I think I remember this but I could be wrong), cooking, sleeping, and socializing