One Piece at a Time

Patternspot Sale

This is the last day of the pattern sale! All proceeds goingto Youcaring and The Butterfly Program

Missing Him

Today I am really missing my dad. He died 10 years ago today. I remember my brother and I thinking that we were way to young to have lost both parents. I think we are still way to young.

Will be back soon with pictures from Houston and Jingle finishing directions.

Design Wall Monday...this is not my quilt

Hello from Houston friends. I'm still here so I thought I would show you someone else's quilt today. This beauty was hanging outside Kaffe Fassett's booth....swoon!

Be sure to check in on Judy's blog for some more inspiration!

A SUPER BIG thrill

Right now I am at quilt market and am getting so inspired I can hardly sleep. I am hoping to have loads of pictures to share when I get back. If any of you have anything specific you want me to find, leave a comment and I will hunt it down.

Yesterday I got to meet Kate Spain, fabric designer extroidenaire. She is just as lovely in person as her fabric, which is saying a lot in my book!

Another Beautiful Sewing Box

My friend Les, from Clauds Unique Products, has designed another smaller sewing box. These are built to order and absolutely lovely. You can fin this one here:

etsy.com/listing/166768115/handmade-personal-sewing-box-made-of?ref=shop_home_active

Trimming Large Blocks

I am currently working on the finishing directions for the Jingle BOM and I have a little tutorial here about trimming large blocks. I'm using my vintage re-make to demo here. This block finishes at 24" and needs to be cut to 24 1/2". When we do the Miss Kringle center, that will need to be trimmed to 27 1/2" but the technique is the same.

First I mark a 24 1/2" square on my dining room table using masking tape. The tape is 1/2" wide and it is 24" from inside edge to inside edge. I also put a couple of pieces of tape through the center so I could center the block.

Next I put the block on this marked square and center it.

From here I mark along the tape (inside edge) to draw the 24 1/2" square onto the quilt block. After that looks good and centered, I trim the block with scissors.

My New Sewing Box

 

A few weeks ago I posted about my new, really cool lap desk. You can read about it here. Anyway, as I mentioned, I have been working with the shop owner about designing a custom sewing box. Well, here it is folks! Isn't it a beauty?

Les, the shop owner, now has these for sale in his Etsy shop. These are made to order and can be custmized for your own specific needs. This would be the perfect gift for someone special...or yourself (hint hint). If you use the code "Russek" he will even give you a discount. Check it out at:

www.etsy.com/listing/165849744/quilters-sewing-box-and-lap-desk-made-of?ref=shop_home_active

Design Wall Monday

Hello everyone...I'm kinda slowly clawing my way back here. Here is a shot of my design wall this morning. We are currently working on a Special Interest Publication at work where several of the staff re-make a vintage quilt with up to date fabric.Here is my offering, all ready to be quilted by my friend Karen.

Be sure to check out the lovely design inspiration over on Judy's blog.

Aurifil Designer of the Month...Allison Harris

Hello everyone. Here she is, the Aurifil Designer for October, Allison Harris of Cluck Cluck Sew. I got to meet Allison at Quilt Market last year. I just love her clean, bright style. Her booth was so pleasing I kept going over there and sitting down.

Here is her fun Stairway block.

You can download the directions here:

Download October-aurifil-block-of-the-month-instructions

Here are all the blocks so far:

Make sure you head over to Aurifil's blog to read all about Allison and see her fresh and fun quilts.

And don't forget to upload pictures of your blocks to:

www.flickr.com/groups/2013aurifildom

for a chance to win a really great prize of Aurifil thread!!!!

 

Design Wall Monday

The sale is still going and going strong. Thanks everyone, I know we can make a difference in peoples lives with this.

This week I am getting these last 2 blocks ready...then it's on to finishing directions.

Be sure to check Judy's blog for more Monday morning inspiration!