Friday, November 8, 2024

Another Delivery

 

Fed-X dropped off another package at my door.
I have 7 collections waiting for me when we 
get back from the Outer Banks.

Derby is on the collection "Flock Star".
In the upper left hand corner is the collection of
soft books "Huggable & Lovable 14" and in the
upper right hand corner is "In The Thicket".
Tomorrow we head to Duck in the Outer Banks -
I'm not taking my sewing machine but I will
be dreaming of all the projects I want to
make when we get back.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Minky - It's Not For Me!



I'm not a fan of working with Minky.
Don't get me wrong this is beautifully printed and excellent quality
but it's slippery like an eel to sew and when it's cut the
fibers shed everyplace.  This line won't hit stores
until April 2025.
I picked two pieces for Wilson since he wanted a 
throw for his recliner.  I sent Jennifer a note and she
 gave me the okay to give the other pieces
away to the guild.  
"Another Brick in the Wall"
I made 2 quick little quilts with matching pillowcases
with this collection.  Want to wrap it up before we head
out on vacation this weekend.
 

Saturday, November 2, 2024

"Grill Master"

 

The "Grill Master" table topper is almost done.
An easy project that came together rather quickly.  The pattern
is from Missouri Star's book called Block.
It was so beautiful I took my projects out front to photograph.
I even did a completed project video.
The apron panel had sewing instructions at the bottom.
All you needed to do was turn the edges under 1/4" and
sew - this didn't sit well with me.  Apron's need to be sturdy so
 I upgraded the apron by adding a backing piece of fabric
to the front - made the ties double sided - added a piece
of Tula Pink's new ribbon collection to the pocket on the
front and added 2 decorative buttons at the top.
For the placemats I set the prints to the right and then made
a row of pleats [which you can't see in the pic] for the
left side.  The napkins were made on my new serger.
Here you can see the other side of the apron.
I had the brilliant idea to use the hot dog fabric to make a 
little weiner dog.  It's adorable and the pattern can  be
found free on Pinterest.

The weiner dog wasn't hard to make. What took the
most time was getting it tightly stuffed.
Well, that's a rap for "Grill Master" now I'm on to
"Another Brick in the Wall".




Wednesday, October 30, 2024

"Moonlit Dreams"

 

Derby - pushing 16 years but still looks like a puppy.

I only made two quilts with this collection.  I saved the panel
for one of the guilds monthly give-a-ways.
The backing was made with leftover yardage.

Soft scalloped edges on the top and bottom make this
just a little sweeter.
Now onto the next collection of fabric.

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Holy Smokes - I Have Fabric!

 

"Peek a Boo Bunnies"
Easter ... I'll work on this in December.

"Moonlit Dreams" ... I did two quick quilts with this collection.

"Wilderness Song" ... this is Minky
... a little more Minky
... even more Minky
... additional Minky
Minky - I'm not crazy about working with this type of fabric
plus it's slippery and doesn't photography well.
"Another Brick in the Wall"
and
"Master of the Grill"
Scott included all these blenders plus webbing and ribbon
as a little surprise when he sent back my stuff
after filming.  He certainly knows how to make a girl happy!

What great colors that I'll blend into future projects.

This is "Master of the Grill" which has a apron as part of the
collection.  I made the apron today but did it a little different
then the directions stated. 


"In the Thicket" just came today and I really like it.
I have a few more collections coming my way between
now and December so I'm going to be super busy.


Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Two Quilts Done + One in the Works

 

This panel [and the one below] was purchased in Lancaster
while shopping with my sister.  When I saw them I
immediately thought about making them into quilts
for the guilds fund raising sale next month.
Since we live in an area that has a lot of waterfowl and
allows hunting I think these might do well at the sale.


This group of fabrics was sent from Jaftex when I
requested some additional blender fabrics.  I assumed
it was part of a 'block of the month' quilt program that
they requested a sample of.
The pattern is called jumping jacks and I'll finish
it someday.

Monday, October 21, 2024

? Easter ? Fabric ?


 Yes, you are seeing right!  Personally, I can't get
my head wrapped around working with this 
cute collection yet.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

"Rise with the Sun" - Project Completed

 

I'm not an early riser - never have been and will never be.
"Rise with the Sun" was a really nice collection to work with.
I made 4 placemats, 4 double sided napkins, 1 table runner,
1 egg basket, 1 table topper [or wall hanging] and 2 quilts.

This could be a table topper or a wall hanging.
The edges are in a soft scallop design. I decided to
add a flange border to make it 'pop' more.  While this
was a little more work for my first attempt it didn't
turn out bad.

This was a fun pattern to make.  The rooster combs and the
yellow beaks were made separately and added into the
seam.  I did sew them down so they would be more secure.
This was a free pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Co.



I have no new fabric to show you from Jaftex so I'm working
on a few of my own projects that will go into the quilt
guilds makers sale in November.