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.