Today I turned a wool applique' block I made last year into a tote. First, I surrounded it with borders using same wool from the applique', then I used its background fabric for the back, bottom, and sides of tote. It measures 19" x 17", with lots of room for books, a tablet, wallet, etc. I framed the center block by couching two strands of colorful yarn. Instead of batting, I used ByAnnie Soft and Stable (I found it here) which gives body to the bag. However, I am not sure you can quilt … [Read more...] about Wool Embroidery Tote
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Baby Zoo
At last the first of a series of four wall hangings is finished! I am the frog (it appears on all four quilts) spying on the baby lion, as I wish I could spy on my little grandson who is about 6 and a half months old. He lives far away from me, but his pictures are everywhere I am... Speaking of babies, my sister sent a set of four of these cute babies when my youngest son was born. I have not been able to part with them! I am embroidering the second wall hanging and hope to have it … [Read more...] about Baby Zoo
Landscape Quilts Class
Last week I was busy taking classes at the Utah Quilt Guild Fest, an annual event which gathers quilters from all corners of the state to view wonderful quilts, learn new skills, mingle with national teachers, teachers who delight us with their work and impart their knowledge to help us grow in our craft. This was my third year attending Quilt Fest, and by far it was the best! There were so many great options for classes: Kim Diehl and her machine applique method, Anita Grossman Solomon … [Read more...] about Landscape Quilts Class
Day 5 of Wool Lover Blog Hop
This is the last day of our Wool Lover Blog Hop. If you have missed it, be sure to visit all the blogs (today's schedule at the end of this post)! You will enjoy all their wonderful wooly creations: Monday, September 23 CJ Stitching and Blooms Negligent Style Sweet P Reluctant Quilter Racie Baby Patchouli Moon Studio The Raspberry Rabbits Tuesday, September 24 Marla's Crafts Quiltscapesqs Secretly Stitching Marjorie's Busy Corner Sew Many Yarns Val Spiers … [Read more...] about Day 5 of Wool Lover Blog Hop
Pin cushion Blog Hop and Giveaway
Are you enjoying the Pin Cushion Blog Hop? Sew We Quilt is hosting it and Kristen from Meadowbrook is the cheerleader. What wonderful projects we have seen so far... Today is my day! I made my pin cushions a little bit at a time... They are simple in shape, but I played with embroidery, wool, paper piecing... Here is my first one. I embroidered one of Anni Downs's patterns (all embroidery patterns shown here are by Anni), and reverse appliqued it onto wool using blanket stitch with … [Read more...] about Pin cushion Blog Hop and Giveaway
Double Wedding Ring Table Topper
I am ready to welcome Autumn! Here is my first double wedding ring quilt, a table topper measuring 45" x 45", just bound and ready to replace the garden quilt I have had on my dining room table since Spring. The wedding rings were not stitched the traditional way, but using the QuiltSmart fusible interface (details of construction here). As I was getting ready to FMQ it, I had no idea which motif to use. I opted to fill the quilt with leaves, thousands of them, scattered very close … [Read more...] about Double Wedding Ring Table Topper