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Showing posts with label pinwheel. Show all posts
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Friday, June 25, 2010

Who's A Lucky Ducky?

1:45 AM | Posted by Mel
Be Aware, Be Thankful
1. Winning fun stuff
2. Unexpected gifts
3. Art night
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I AM, I AM, IT'S ME!

First off I won Rae Ann's (Cutie Pinwheel) 200 Post Giveaway!


I was so excited to receive some pinwheel blocks made by Ms. Pinwheel herself as well as the most darling pom-pom topped pen!  


Look at the pinwheel block in the lower right corner, it is the back of the pieced block - Rae Ann clipped the seams where they meet for a flat laying seam!


In the winnings were 6 adorable, charming, sweet fat quarters, some chocolate that I've hidden from Urban and a pattern full of helpful and fun items for sewers!  All of this wrapped up in pretty red ric rack and a bright green button!


THEN, my mother-in-law surprised me with a charm pack of Make Life by Sweetwater! 


 I was especially excited because I already had one pack, and now I can make an even larger project with two!


So, have I been sewing or just playing??  


Well, I got another snowflake block made for the Quilting Around The World Christmas Exchange!


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Saturday, January 24, 2009

A Little Quilt Show

3:42 AM | Posted by Mel
One of my 2009 goals is to make at least 1 table runner or wall hanging per month.
This is my January project, it's a small wall hanging from the book Bits and Pieces. I used a fabric line by Buggy Barn.
This quilt was outside of my comfort zone in that it contained hearts. Yea, lots of them! I am not a mushy, lovey type of person, but I like the more primitive style of the hearts (elongated).
I hand appliqued the hearts then hand quilted the piece. I got it soaking wet and let it air dry to achieve the wrinkled look. I'm happy with the results.
Yesterday I worked at the shop (Sew Sweet). I took some pictures of original quilts they have designed for your viewing pleasure.
This was last year's (2008) Shop Hop Quilt. The theme for the hop was "Once Upon a Time". Sew Sweet chose Goose Girl. It's a young adult fantasy novel by a Utah author Shannon Hale. The story is based on a Brother's Grimm tale by the same name.
I tell you, the picture does not do it justice! There are three-dimensional elements in the quilt (for which Sew Sweet is known for). The little flower buds that surround the outer border are 3-D, as are the 'pinwheels'. The 'picots' have a small yellow piping trimming the 3-D triangles. Lakehouse fabrics were used.

This quilt is a companion piece to the Goose Girl quilt and is done in the popular pink and light greens. It is a throw size. The 'geese' are three-dimentional, the quilt is made mostly with Lakehouse fabrics.

This is a quilt made from the shop's quilt from two years ago's Shop Hop. The theme was "Everyone's A Star" in which the shops chose movies to represent and Sew Sweet chose A Field of Dreams. The original quilt was done in all shades of green, symbolising a green field. The next quilt was designed especially for an event in Delta, Utah. Every year they have a Snow Goose Festival and along with that there is a quilt show and classes. Marta will be teaching this quilt. It is crib sized, the flowers have a very small piping outlining the petals.
Well, that's my show! If you enjoyed the quilts, send off a note to Sew Sweet and tell them! They'll be tickled!
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