From scraps to scraptastic!

I have a problem tossing out even the littlest pieces of fabric! I do keep the tiny bits pretty organized though. Bins and baskets hold strips of various sizes of fabric. I collected all these primary colored bits from other projects. I love this technique for using up scraps. I was inspired by Bonnie Hunter's "String Piecing" approach.
Here's a primer: http://quiltville.com/stringquiltingprimer.shtml.

You have to try it for yourself. The end product is so cool and it looks like you had a plan all along! Here's the first one I did. I literally used every strip of fabric I had! I considered entering it in an "Ugliest Quilt" contest...but Carole convinced me that it really isn't all that ugly. Thanks Carole!

Make it Mine: Pillowcases!

The Make it Mine Campers: So proud of these pillowcases and monogrammed banners we made!

Make it Mine: Mannequin mayhem

Who is that stylin' babe? With lots of imagination, some fabric, thread, and tons of cooperation, the MIM campers created these outfits for our mannequin. Notice she even has matching handbags and accessories...lucky girl.

Make it Mine: Nine patch pillows

The Make it Mine Campers busily creating their nine-patch pillows: ironing, cutting, sewing...and the final product! We even MADE OUR OWN pillow forms!

Monkeying around

I can just see a lil' guy loving this flannel monkey baby quilt! I know I have a vivid imagination, but those swirly hearts I quilted remind me of monkey tails...

Free-hand flowers on Minkee

I love stitching these free-hand flowers! This baby quilt really shows off the pointy petals. See the brightest pink squares? They are made of Minkee fabric...so soft and yummy. But so hard to sew with at first. My problem was that I was stitching these four patches together by hand (I like to piece by hand while traveling and watching tv...) Even though my needle was sharp, it just didn't work. I recommend sewing Minkee by machine! Here's a few notes to make it easier on you than it was on me! http://www.acommonthreadfabrics.com/pages/Minkee_Tips.html

Colleen's "Eternal" Quilt

Colleen calls this her "Eternal Quilt" made for her son & daughter-in-law as a wedding gift. She is hoping to get it bound & finished by their 3rd wedding anniversary. Good luck, Colleen! I think they'll love the soft muted colors. These viney leaves reminded me of hearts as I was quilting them...perfect for a wedding quilt, right?

Fall 2009 Classes

Custom Longarm Quilting Prices

Custom Longarm Quilting
prices as of 10/09
All-over freehand .01 per sq. inch
Pantograph .013 per sq. inch
Custom (beginning at) .015 per sq. inch
Binding (machine prep) .06 per linear inch
Binding (hand finish) .10 per linear inch