Generous friends……this little stash of patterns has been sent to me by my lovely friend Jan…to be used as OPAM prizes…so very generous
I'm proud of my report this week. I got a lot done. I finished my "Africa" fabric book and the cuddle quilt top from the leftover string blocks that I didn't use in the Santa "Family Album" quilt. Today, I'll be that that top, the Santa top, and my "Cherry Lasagna" top to Lena to quilt. Then, if I'm not completed done in, I'll stop by my favorite thrift store, which
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Alice Kennedy hopes to recover a quilt that was made by her grandmother, Etta Shaw. In January 2009, she gave it to a quilter who does longarm and hand quilting as a business in Garden Grove, California. At the time the quilter said it would take three to four months to finish. Alice was willing to give her extra time and stayed in contact with her until sometime in 2010 when she was unable to reach her by phone or email.
Alice’s quiilt top is about double or queen size. The blocks are vintage fabrics from the 30′s and 40′s and
I've been on an unofficial fabric diet for the past few months. Mostly, I will admit, it's because we're moving, and it seems crazy to buy more fabric to move when I already have so much to move.
I'm of two minds about using your stash and not buying more fabric.
On the one hand, it does save me a lot of money, and I do have plenty of fabric from which to choose.
On the other hand, it's very hard to resist the new fabric lines that I see. I really don't want my stash to be dated.
On the other hand, scrap
Sally Bishop is searching for two lap-size quilts she made. One is a large, primary-colored, paper-pieced toucan. The other is a pink and green Sunbonnet Sue. These quilts are machine pieced, fused appliqued, and machine appliqued. They were last seen mid-August 2011 in Dexter, Michigan when they were sent to Sally from the quilter. They were being shipped to Palm Springs, California. The quilter shipped eight boxes on same day. Only two made it to their desinations and six did not.
If you see either of these quilts, please contact Sally at sabpsp@verizon.net.
Well, here we are again. It is Sewalong time.
This week we will be sewing Part 1 of the SAL. And here it is.
Part 1 would also make a great little wallhanging all on its own.
You will need a selection of small pieces of fabric plus cotton wadding and embroidery threads.
I always use cotton batting for my stitcheries as I find it is soft and very easy to sew through. (I prefer Mountain Mist White Rose, but that is purely my preference).
