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January, 2012

  1. 99 Modern Blocks Quilt Along

    January 24, 2012 by elfqueen

    Stone Cathedral - Designed by Heather Bostic

    Have any of you heard of the website SeamedUp? It is a new social site where seamstresses of all levels and interests can come together and share projects, pictures, ideas and much more!

    Pinball Machine - Designed by Jessica Brown

    With the New Year, they began a daily block quilt along. They choose a block from the book, “Modern Blocks: 99 Quilt Blocks From Your Favorite Designers, and you can join in any day or days you like. You are able to link your project to the book and are able view all other projects linked by other members. It is fun to see how others are interpreting each of these fun and modern blocks.

    You've Been Framed - Designed by Natasha Bruecher

    I would love to complete a block every day. If only. I have completed a couple of them.

    Riverbank - Designed by Tiffany Stephens

    The best part of this project for me is the variety of techniques and patterns are really stretching my sewing ability. I have begun to focus more on my accuracy and the quality of my stitching and piecing. Up to this point, I have been so enthralled in the creative aspect of quilting, that I have not put any sincere effort into my precision.

    You've Been Framed - Designed by Natasha Bruecher

    This is an exciting turn for me. I really want to become the best I can be! I love creating this beautiful and most importantly, comforting art!

    Blue Lagoon - Designed by Pat Sloan


  2. Sewing for Charity

    January 18, 2012 by elfqueen

    I am working on many projects right now.  I burned my feet in December and was on bed-rest for several weeks, besides the week spent in the hospital receiving skin grafts.  That adds up to almost a month of NO SEWING! I jumped back in with both feet and am participating in a couple of quilt alongs, sew alongs, as well as a couple of charity projects.

    One of the charity projects I am contributing to is through Hopeful Threads.  This wonderful site puts together monthly charity projects suitable for all ability levels.  This month’s project is providing solid colored bloomers to Annabell’s WishAnnabell’s Wish will be distributing the bloomers to an orphanage in China.

    After searching blogland for over 2 hours, I was unable to find a FREE tutorial for bloomers that didn’t assume I had the child with me to provide needed measurements.  Fortunately, Hopeful Threads has teamed up with Create H.O.P.E., a group of designers who have donated a collection of lovely pdf patterns for the low price of $5 each.  I downloaded the pattern for 30 Minute Shorts and together with a very helpful tutorial from Hopeful Threads, easily transformed the shorts into bloomers!

     

     

    It took me almost a week to finish 5 pair of bloomers.  I should have been done in a day.  Maybe it was my daughter watching television in my studio all week.  Hmmm.  Maybe it was because I was Facebooking while sewing.  Yea, that’s probably more like it.   I hope the bright colors will bring a little sunshine to those little girls.  A week is a long time to spend sewing 5 pairs of bloomers.   On the other hand, a week isn’t a very long time to spend praying for the 5 sweet little girls who will be wearing them!

    Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.  Isaiah 1:17

     


  3. Crochet School

    January 16, 2012 by elfqueen

    It’s been an amazing and crazy holiday for me.  Unfortunately, I spent the  several days in the hospital (almost a week!). I couldn’t get out of bed the entire time, so I thought this would be the perfect time for me to learn a new skill.  I have always wanted to learn how to crochet.  I have a sewing friend who recently learned using Craftyminx’s Crochet School.  Thank you Terri at Sew Fantastic for the hookup!  I completed Lessons 1-3 the week after Christmas and finished one of my assignments.  I have completed my first center pull ball of yarn!

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