Don't you just love Show 'n Tell when you go the guild meeting?
I wanted to use this space to show or tell you about quilts, ideas, tips or anything related to quilting that I think you might find interesting. This space is for my customers too. If you have something you would like to share with everyone, please send me an email and I will try and get it posted.
Tami Wyatt sent me this photos to share and I am so glad she did. Just beautiful work!
The first image is a quilt block made from scraps with the birth information embroidered. She makes all kinds of these as gifts, not just for babies. Her son even makes the frames! The framed one...is how she uses up her scraps from past quilts! Great idea!
The second one is a lap quilt made for a friend that loves Americana.
Tami put two small pieces of batting behind the embroidered part so that it stands out.
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Make a cheerful pillowcase for a child who is sick with cancer or another serious illness. Help make hospital stays as pleasant as possible for chronically ill children. Join ConKerr Cancer in their mission to brighten the lives of sick children in hospitals through homemade pillowcases. Making a pillowcase is easy, rewarding, and it can have a positive impact on a child in need. You can send your pillowcases to Lisa Rowell, 421 Upper Mill Creek Lane, Canton GA 30115 or find your local chapter by going to www.ConKerrCancer.org to learn more.
PILLOWCASE PATTERN
Supplies:
3/4 yard of fabric for pillowcase
1/3 yard of fabric for border of pillowcase
Sewing Instructions:
1. Cut the body of the case 26 1/2 inches x 40 1/2 inches and the border 10 1/2 inches x 40 1/2 inches.
2. Fold the border in half lengthwise, with the wrong sides together, and press.
3. Place the right side of the border on the right side of the body of the case. Stitch together using a 1/2 inch seam allowance.
4. Place right sides of the pillowcase together. Stitch down the side and across the bottom. Turn to the right side and press.
NOTE: Make sure to wash the fabric for the protection of the children with suppressed immunity. In addition, please place each pillowcase in its own ziplock bag.
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My sister, Rebecka, just made these adorable aprons out of the Isn't Christmas Jolly by Moda.
I just finished this quilt for my nephew who wants to fly airplanes someday. I used the Chocolat wovens (love those fabrics) and a cream background that looks like clouds.
Connie Peterson of Lincoln, Nebraska made the quilt (above right) from a Laurel charm pack. She used the pattern, "Classic Charm." The best part is that this was her first quilt and has already started another.
My sister, Rebecka, from Lincoln and I have been very busy. Together we have made 14 baby and toddler quilts. They will be going to the Ronald McDonald House in Omaha, NE.
This quilt (on the left) was made by Rebecka Schafer from Lincoln, NE using mostly fabrics from the City Girl line by Benartex and the book Turning Twenty-Just Got Better. Too cute!
I have been selling so many "Twisted Bargello" patterns. I thought everyone would like to see the one I made. This is a great pattern. It really looks harder than it is. It is made by sewing strips together and then subcuting them into different widths and sewing it back together. I had a lot of fun making mine.
For this quilt I used the pattern Merry Mosaic by Terry Atkinson. It is quilted in an all-over design.
I love to collect antique quilts. My friend, Kim, called me one day and said I needed to go down to the antique store in St. Paul, MN and see the quilt hanging in the window. I know....hanging in the window. I needed to go save it. Luckily it had just gone up the day before. I went there and bought this quilt in 15 minutes. It is made of 1" finished squares. If you look closely the quilter put them together in four patches. Also note, the quilter took the extra time to fussy cut some of the fabric. This is really a special treasure. Thanks Kim!!
There is a new 37,000 square foot International Quilt Study Center, the first of its kind, in Lincoln Nebraska. It was formally on the UNL East Campus. It houses more than 2,300 quilts. The oldest is a quilt from 18th-century England. It opened it's doors in the Spring of 2008. I thought you might enjoy taking a look at their website. You can view some fabulous quilts. www.quiltstudy.org
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