Projects: Thistle & Rye

 

My projects using the collection Thistle & Rye are done!

I'm never crazy about this pattern until sewing the blocks together. 

With the plaids I made 4 placemats with napkins.

I didn't think the plaids worked well with the rest of the collection

but had to do something with them.

I have a lot of this line left so I plan to donate it to guilds monthly

Outreach drawing in a few months.

It's Slow Going!

 

I've been since sick since the end of May with this

sinus and upper respiratory thing going around.

Progress on my stack of fabric has been extremely

slow going and I'm finally trying to get back into

sewing.  

I would work on things a little at a time then I had to lay down

due to lack of energy and feeling sorta light headed.

This is so not like me - having stacks of fabric sitting on

the floor patiently waiting for me to turn on the sewing machine.

A sample block I made using "Berry Chic".

My work with this collection will be pretty simple.

For those that know me know I hate wasting time but

this bug I have sure made me fade into the sofa with

the TV on.  We have started watching "The Crown"

on NetFlix and have already seen "The Perfect Couple",

"Four Seasons" and "Nonna".

Plaid Essentials & Thistle & Rye

 

My three projects featuring Plaid Essentials.

I have piles of fabric I need to get working on.

 I did simple quilts using the black/white and the red/black plaids.

This is the one that took time.  From the raw edge appliqué 

dogs and hearts to the prairie points around the border I

may just keep this one - but I'm not sure yet.

I started working with the Thistle & Rye.

This is the collection that has 33 pieces.  I'll

be donating some of this to the guild's monthly give-a-way

since I have 1 yard of each of the 33 different pieces.

 Now that's a lot of fabric that I'm more than happy to share.

33 Pounds of Holiday Fabric!

 

"Berry Chic" from Henry Glass ... Ships to stores in June

"Snowburst" from Studio E ... Ships to stores in June

I knew I had a box coming Fed-X that weighed 33 pounds -

this according to my Fed-X tracking account.  For the life

of me I couldn't image what was in that box and I

actually thought it was a typo on the international

shipping documents.  It was not a typo! 

  As brand ambassador I receive fabric directly from overseas 

[India - Pakistan - Korea] even before it ships to the

Jaftex distribution center in South Carolina.

So what I have here = 3 yards of each print x 108" wide.

That's a whole lot of fabric!

While I have small projects planned with each collection 

I've offered yardage to my quilt guild for any projects

these would work for.

Today I see I have another box coming Fed-X with

4 pounds of fabric + one more after that which has not

shipped yet - but a label was created.  From my past

experience the summer months slow down as far

as collections I receive but all this will sure

keep me very busy!!

Thistle & Rye from Henry Glass Fabrics

 

Thistle & Rye will be next collection I'll be working on. 

This ships in July to quilt shops.

This is one of the largest collections I've been sent.

33 designs with 1 yard cuts of each.

What I'm missing are the plaid designs - they

may be coming in another shipment.  I hate to start

a project with an incomplete collection but I'm in

a time crunch.   

Playing with Plaid Essentials

Plaid Essentials from Blank Quilting ships to stores in July.

I was a little bewildered as to what to make so I popped onto

Blank's website to see what the designer had created.

This is my version.  Instead of all dogs I added hearts since

we all love our dogs.

The raw edge appliqué was fun to do.

With leftover pieces I created this very simple quilt.  The

design reminds me of something you would see in a 

cabin by the fireplace.   I also have one that utilizes

the black plaids in this collection.

While not very large it's still very cute!

 

Merry Woof-mas to you!

 

A Bit of Williamsburg, VA

 

My sister and I did a quick trip to Williamsburg, VA.

She reserved a two bedroom suite at Ford's Colony using

her Marriott timeshare points.

I loved the mirrors and the big jacuzzi tub.

The tub was a real treat and each evening

I did a relaxing soak.

Checking e-mails, drinking coffee and watching golfers.

In Colonial Williamsburg there is a nice shopping area at the

beginning of Duke of Gloucester Street.  Photo's are from one shop 

my sister and I loved going through.  

One large room was filled with MacKenzie-Childs.

Look at the size of that Easter egg!

The rubber chicken bag which was a top seller in this store!

Pics from our walk down into the historic

area of Duke of Gloucester Street.

It was a fun trip but seriously I don't need to go back at

least to the historical area of Williamsburg.