Quilt for a friend!

I have been trying to get quilt done for someone for about 2 years.  Was suppose to be a present Christmas 2013, then 2014 now it is finally done.  Not a hard quilt - I just got side tracked!   Now I am trying to get it together and work alittle again.  It is a distorted square made by using strip fabric and cutting triangles, piecing into squares again - yes there is a reason we like to cut up perfectly good fabric and sew it back into fabric - it is called therapy!
The second picture shows the extra block I had left - I used it on the back of the quilt and finally the last will show some of the quilting. 
As for the quilting, I did not worry, just did what I felt like doing at the time.  No templates - just fun.  Odd size - about 65 x 80.  Big blocks!

Finally!

I have had a time getting logged backed into my blog!   Finally got it done this morning!  Wrote everything down and hopefully will be able to keep it up this time.!

Beautiful quilts using the Accuquilt!!!

Look at these beautiful quilts that my Accuquilt Rep, Ayn,  made using the Accuquilt GO!!!

   Ayn made the quilt below for her grandfather.  He was in 3 branches of the Military!

Strip cutter, not sure but maybe the Value Die

Drunkard Path!

The new Train Die and strip cutters!

Micky using the Circle Die & Rectangle die!

Just finished quilting

This beautiful quilt was made by a lady in Etowah, TN.  She does just a wonderful job of piecing which makes her quilts a dream to quilt!

New Fabrics!!!!

Inventory was getting alittle low.  I know summer is coming but we will still be sewing on those hot days!

I ordered mini bolts of several blends called Variations and some new Kona Batiks.  Also a new fabric line called Midnight in Bloom.

 Britney wanted a lunch bag to take to work.  So she picked the owl fabric for it.  I made the bag using insulated fleece so it will keep things cold or hot.  She can add a small ice pack for long term coldness.  I now have made about 6 of these bags!  They are perfect to take to quilt classes or quilt bee!

New Fiber Arts Blog!

Okay, I know some of the quilters are not interested in spinning, weaving & other fiber arts projects that I seem to get drawn to.  So I started a new blog for that part of my life.

I will try to keep this blog for quilting and sewing related things.

If you check out the new blog, let me know what you think.

www.tennesseeweaver.blogspot.com

Happy Quilting!


This quilt was made with my Thimbleberries & Civil War Reproductions scraps.  Fits a king size bed, don't know if block has a name - I just work with what I had and came up with this.  Thinking about calling it Tennessee Crossroads.

Isn't it suppose to be Spring?!

Seems this whole winter could have been described as COLD & RAINY but it is suppose to be spring now, right!  But it is cold and rainy...ugh.

I have been so laxed on keeping up with the blog, sorry!  I have been busy trying to get a few new samples made.  Plus spinning & weaving - set a goal that I would spin then weave it into fabric that I could cut and make into a quilt or at least a wall hanging.

New samples made with the Roses fabric by Maywood.

With the left overs from the Railfence quilt, I made a cute table runner.

Double Irish Chain

Most of both quilts were traditional patterns that I cut on the Accuquilt.

Katherine finished her Double Wedding Ring quilt (all hand pieced and hand quilted).  We were so honored that she brought it by for show & tell.

 

Janet made this quilt from fabrics that were used for the reception at her daughter's wedding.  What a beautiful keepsake for her daughter.

 

We are so lucky that there are so many very talented quilters in the area and I am so very lucky that they send pictures or bring them by the shop for show & tell!

Rainy Day Sale!

Morning everyone - have you floated away!!!!  Guess  all we can do is work on quilts, plan our next quilt, play with the fabric we have and see what we need to make more projects!  Oh, yea, we can look at seed catalogs, too.

I watch the rain wash the topsoil off the garden yesterday, then just went back to my sewing machine and try not to think about it.  All this rain and gloomy weather has gotten me down and depressed so  I did decide we need a sale to perk us up!

So starting tomorrow, Thurs, January 31st., the Maywood Rose collection and the Amy Butler will be $5.00 yard (min 1 yard cut).  Beautiful fabrics - the Rose border had a curve to it so when you add it to the quilt, it will look like you cut a curve and sewed it in.
Amy Butler is so fresh and feels like spring.  Great for quilts or home dec or maybe that Easter outfit.

Also, there will be a couple unadvertised specials.

Bring your show & tell!

Tote bags for Sheep Lovers!

Been working on some quilted totebags to sell to people that love sheep!!!  Great for anyone to carry their yarn for knitting or crocheting.  Also great for spinners to carry fiber in!  No velco or buttons to catch the fibers.  There is a large pocket inside as well as the ones outside.

Also quilted covers for hand cards.  Love these, great to protect the pads of the cards.  The ones pictured are for wool cards, the cotton covers are longer.

Great presents!!!

Beautiful November Morning

What a beautiful morning!  I just wonder how many that were out for the Black Friday Sales even noticed!!!

Farm & Chicken Fabrics

I love chickens, sheep, cows, well just any kind of animal!!

They have reprinted some old favorites in Farm Fabrics!  I love them and can't wait to do something with them.

Also, new fabrics for sheep lovers!  Got a friend that knits, make her a knitting bag.
Notice the Accuquilt Chickens!







New for the Accuquilt owners and soon to be owners is the Log Cabin Block (cut it all at once each piece is ready to sew);  The Isosceles Triangle - if you love the tumbler block you will love this one too. 
You can use up your scraps and make a Thousand Pyramid quilt or add the Half-square 3" finished triangle and make Kaleidoscope quilts (see picture of quilt).  If you already have the 12" block dies, you got this (it is the Block E), so all you need is the Isosceles Triangle die.

Pre-quilted fabric make fast baby quilts & tote bags.  come in and see the samples.  Also samples using the tumber block in Christmas Wall Hanging & a Stain-Glass look tumber table runner.  Lots to see and get ideas for at the shop!

Studio and Classroom!

The new addition is coming along.  Almost done!

 I had to put my Baby Wolf loom & warping board out there to make it feel like mine!

 Of course, Soprano & Miss Layla has already made themselves at home.  Soprano likes to lay on a blanket - he found a couple pieces of paper towels on the floor and make himself a bed...lol.

 Isn't Miss Layla pretty!  I am a sucker for blued eyed dogs!

I know there are some that would join me in my world....hee-hee!  Found this little metal sign a last year and it spoke to me!  As soon as the room is done it is going on the wall!

My Neighbors!

I looked out my soon to be new studio and saw one of my neighbors!  There were two beautiful does walking in the back yard. 

New Fabrics & more!

I have done alot of trying to catch up tonight!!!  So be sure to check the next 4 or 5 posts for what is going on in the shop!

More new fabric - not sure if I have posted any of it or not but it is so pretty!

 South Seas Christmas Cardinals

 Timeless Treasures Lemon Grove

 These three bolts are current fabrics!  I love sheep fabrics.  If you have a knitting friend - any of these 3 would make a great knitting bag for them.

Pattens for any project and dies for the GO! 

The following quilts got started because of a challange that was given to the Heritage Quilt Guild in Athens.  I was kinda challanged to do it with the Tucan fabric.  The black plaid was the challange fabric from the guild.  After the quilt was made, I fussy cut the flowers & birds, fusing them to quilt.  So much fun!!

The second quilt was my challange to me.  I use some of the Shaving Cream dyed fabric and while planning it someone said too bad you can't use flannel with the regular cotton in it - "Why can't I" was my reply.  The big floral is flannel, the rest of the fabrics are regular cotton.  The multi-colored in the block & the strips in the border are the shaving cream fabric.

 

The little butterfly in the corner was shaving cream fabric (which I thought was ugly when I dyed it).  I fused the fabric; cut 2 butterflies with the GO; twisted two thin wires together and placed in the middle with a wire in each section of the wing, fused the two pieces of fabric together, satin stitched the edges, then stitched it in place using an old piece of jewelry for the middle.  Then I could adjust the wings 3D.

Fun! Fun! Fun!  We all need to play now and again!

 I love to weave!  Can't help it - I love to create fabric, rugs, towels & even washcloths!  I really love the new to me Harrisville Loom! A rug made from t-shirts and mixed warp threads (using up the leftover threads)

Washcloths wove on a Cricket Rigid Heddle Loom using Peaches & Cream cotton yarn and a knitting needle to raise the wept threads so I would get the texture of a piled washcloth.

I took a class  and did a pink plaid piece similar to Saori Weaving!  Really frees you up to use any yarn and you just go with it.    I went home on the first day and warped up for the next weaving (below) - just picked threads I liked and warped up  - did not worry about what the fiber was, just what I liked.  No plan in the weaving of colors so I did not have to keep up the plaids.  Love it - was going to cut and make a vest & possibly a messenger bag but so far I have only used it as a shaw. The pink Saori Weaving is a wall hanging now. I might cut one of them when the time is right...lol