Monday, June 9, 2025

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.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

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!!

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

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!




 

Friday, May 16, 2025

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.