what a weekend!

i'm back home from the wedding and got the pictures working! lots of pictures in this post!

i made a monogram for the center block...

here it is all done!
the colors came from paint swatches from the bride...
the pink was the flowers and the purple/blue the dresses...
i made a pillowcase to match and use as a bag to store it!

the backing is black with a small print... i quilted it with black thread and it looks great! i made a pink label because white just didn't seem to look right...
here it is all folded up and ready for the trip to maryland!

the bride and groom loved it!


while i was in maryland i discovered a new shop!
Cottonseed Glory is a must visit...
their site boasts that they have over 6,000 bolts and i didn't count but i'm sure they do!
i had a great time and found lots of goodies...

such as....

coffee fabric that will become a pillow for my roommate

apple fat quarters and a new pattern
chocolate and sweet treat fat quarters that will be used for a yellow brick road quilt
sultry yardage that will be paired with my jelly roll for a coin quilt

figgy fat quarters and yardage! .. for who knows what??
more figgy yardage for a super secret project....
and full moon forest!!!!! i about lost it when i found this! i bought the entire bolt of the pink... a bit over 3 yards... i have some scraps of this from allison that made my day a few weeks ago... and i've been searching for more... those scraps got my eyes sharp... and i found it!! i got 2 yards of the dark green and the only fat quarter they had left of the light green! best find ever!!
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last thing... do you know what this is?... i'll give you a few hints... it isn't mine... more than 15 people worked on it... and my part was not in the top... take a guess... i'll reveal the news in a few days!

wedding quilt... and a winner!

remember almost a month ago when said i was making a dress...

well it was going to be for a wedding this saturday...

and i made it...

but the dress is too big and the sash is too small..

i followed the pattern exactly so who knows...

not everything works out as planned...

but

at least their gift did..

i made a quilt for the bride and groom!

and took lots of great photos for you all to see...
but it appears that the computer and camera do not want to get along this morning...
so no photos...
i'll have my laptop back on monday...

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and now for the reason you all came....

and the winner is...

Jackie!!!

Jackie said...

I just found your blog and went through a BUNCH of posts. Boy, you are busy. I love your work! What a fantastic tutorial and a wonderful giveaway. I am currently working on a paper pieced Judy Niemeyer pattern. However, it is not the only project in the works, I also have a Grandmother's Flower Garden in the works too. These are amongst about hmmmmm..... thousands of others on my to do list. And yes, I have become a follower!

Jackie....e-mail me your address and your goodies will be on the way monday after i get back from the wedding!

Check out Jackie's Blog!

thank you to everyone who entered and left such great comments! feedback helps keep me motivated to make more tutorials and share more quilts!

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i feel like i can't leave you with nothing to look at....

so you can drool over my 30 FQ's of Katie Jump Rope that I just got!!

and lantern bloom!

and my neptune top that i finished! i'll tell you all about this one later!!

off to the wedding! i probably won't have internet access so i'll be back in touch on sunday! have a good weekend!

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giveaway!! {ended}

to celebrate my first blog tutorial i'm having a giveaway!

the lucky winner will receive a set of eye spy rulers and 14 charms to make their very own hexagon topper!! the charms are the same ones i used in the sample and are "Metro Au Natural" By Michelle D'Amore!!

(brand spankin' new with the paper still on!!)

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to enter leave a comment with your name... where you are from... and what project you are working on right now...

to get an extra entry become a follower and leave a comment letting me know that you are following my blog...

to get a 3rd extra entry blog about my giveaway on your blog.... and let me know!!


giveaway will be open until 12midnight EST thursday the 18th...

giveaway is over! congrats to jackie!

hexagons are addicting and these rulers can be used for other projects like the sugar cookies table runner on the MBS so you know you need them!!

sew & flip hexagon tutorial!

Supplies
14 Charms (5” Squares)
Batting Scraps (I used warm & natural)
Thread to match for topstitching
4” hexagon template (I used the eye spy one from www.comequiltwithme.com)


1. Lay the charms out in two sets of 7 to form flowers. Your finished piece is reversible but you will only see 7 fabrics at a time.

2. Trace hexagon template on the back of all 7 pieces of one set.

3. Cut batting scraps into 7 charm size pieces. (5” x 5”)

4. Layer a set of charms right sides together on top of the batting with the charm that has the hexagon traced onto it on top.

5. Pin the three layers together and sew on the line around the hexagon leaving a 1” to 1 ¼” opening on one side. Repeat for the other 6 sets.

6. Trim batting to 1/8” from stitching line.

7. Trim fabric to ¼” from stitching line. You can trim the corners a bit more but I would not recommend trimming the straight sections more. You don’t want the seams to accidently open when you turn them, and you are also dealing with bias edges on 4 of the 6 sides.

8. Turn all of the hexagons so that they are right side out. This is the flip! Use a turning tool of your choice to poke the corners out nicely. I use a chopstick like wooden stick.



9. Finger press the open seam and pin the opening closed. You do not need to sew this closed! Iron the hexagons being careful around the pin holding the opening closed.

10. Lay your 7 hexagons back out how you did in step #1. Make sure that the open seam in each touches another hexagon and is not one of the 3 outer open sides.

11. The next step is to attach the hexagons. I used a zig zag stitch that is usually used on stretch fabrics.

12. You will sew 3 \__/ shapes that will close up all of the outside seams. Be careful when you come to an area where you have an open seam from turning your hexagon. The topstitching will close it but you want to make sure you keep your pieces tightly together until they are sewn.

13. To sew a set together start by pinning across the seam of two pieces.

14. Start sewing at the intersection that is the outside of the flower. Take a few backstitches and slowly sew across the seam.

15. Stitch until you get close to the other end. Put the next hexagon (middle one) in place and pin it to both hexagons you just sewed together.

16. Finish sewing the seam and put your needle in the down position. Pivot the three hexagons 60 degrees counter clockwise so that you can sew the middle hexagon to the left one.


17. Repeat the process to add the 4th hexagon and sew a third seam. Backstitch when at the end and cut your threads.

18. Now you have 4 hexagons partially attached and three loose. The shape you sewed looks like this \__/.

19. Repeat to create two more \__/ sets of stitching to attach all seven hexagons together.


20. Sew all around the center hexagon to finish all seams. (Three have not been sewn yet and three have been.)

21. Optional – Sew around the perimeter of the flower to match the inner seams. (I did this on the pink/brown sample)

Enjoy!!

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hidden bolts

there they were... all this time... hidden in the thousands of bolts at the shop i work at... buttercream and figs from figtree ... 2 bolts from joanna's first collection...

all this time and they were right there...

who knew??

they had to come home with me!!

tutorial coming soon to a blog near you...

sewn and flip...

and have a topper in an hour!!

tutorial coming soon...

and if you are in the philly area i'm teaching this for free on saturday... and these cute little bundles of joy will be for sale at the shop... e-mail me for details!

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in pink..red... and brown!... too much fun...