Quilting Community

I am loving this online quilting community. Everyone is so helpful and willing to share their tips and tricks, ideas and patterns. You are a great group of quilters and I appreciate all that you do for the online followers of your blogs and websites.

Thank you!

Inspired to Create

Last week I attended a Bernina event in Chicago and was totally inspired to come home and try all the new things we learned during the 2-1/2 days of non-stop fun.

I have been practicing some of the techniques we learned and am using new attachments and presser feet in ways that I hadn't thought of before. It is so much fun to color outside of the lines and step outside of the box and try new ways of putting things together. Most of the time, they turn out to be fabulous. Occasionally, they flop but all the time, they are tons of fun and help generate new ideas to explore on my Bernina.

Thanks Bernina for a great event and for opening my eyes to new and creative options in sewing, embroidery, and quilting!

Sewing on Laminated Fabric

I've been doing as much sewing as possible lately. I want to try out all the stitches and different feet for my machine.

While in the quilt store the other day, I purchased some laminated fabric and a non-stick foot. I wanted to make a diaper changing pad and small pouch.

The non-stick foot was a breeze to use and really did make the stitching smooth and effortless. I still have a little of the fabric left so I may make a couple more small pouches.

Hard to Concentrate on Work

Real work, that is. All I want to do is sew and here I am at work trying to be productive. There are so many things I want to be working on right now but for some reason, my regular job is a higher priority than sewing (lol). You can bet the minute I get home, I'll be at the sewing machine and enjoying every minute of it!

A Most Interesting Gift Idea

Any idea what this might be?

Does this help you figure it out?

Believe it or not, it is a wrap - a toilet paper roll wrap!

My daughter received a request from a friend for this fun 1st Wedding Anniversary gift for her husband. They've been married one year and the traditional gift for one year anniversaries is paper. What a cute twist!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it for her. This could also be a fun housewarming gift too. I think I'll make a couple extra for my daughter to sell on Etsy.

Letting the Young Ones Help With Sewing

I love this picture. It's my youngest granddaughter sitting on my lap at the sewing machine helping Bahma sew. We were ruffling a ribbon and she helped me feed it through. She'll be two years old in July and loves to hang out with Bahma and help me do whatever it is I'm working on.

My hope is that she and her sister will continue to help me stitch and sew and that they will learn to love it as much as me and their mommy does.

My daughter wasn't that interested in sewing until she grew up and got married and started having children. Now she is quite the crafty one and I have to work hard to keep up with her.

We all have a lot of fun and I really do hope that all the girls stick with it because it's so much fun!

20 Quilt Blocks Finished!

 It took all week, but I just finished all 20 12' blocks for a quilt I'm working on. All blocks were made with 2.5" strips in five different color sets. When I put the color sets together, they seem to make an 'X' and an 'O' pattern and I haven't yet decided how I will put them together. Here are a couple of ideas:

 

There are four blocks of each of the five color sets. I could also break them up into four block quilts with large borders and give them away as baby quilts.

I'll have to think about it for a few days. Please leave a comment if you have any suggestions or like one more than the other.

Thanks,