We Made the paper in Springfield. Yeah. I'm glad that everyone who participated got acknowledged. I'll have photos to post as well.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Quilters Giving to Tornado Victims
We Made the paper in Springfield. Yeah. I'm glad that everyone who participated got acknowledged. I'll have photos to post as well.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Quilters are Givers
Today is a very special day! One of the quilt shops I frequent (Quilt Sampler, Springfield, MO) is having a sewing event to benefit the Joplin Tornado Victims. About 45 of us will go sew, quilt, serge and whatever else is needed to create as many quilts as possible today. The shop has provided many of the supplies and is supplying the machines and lunch so we can just sew away. What an awesome job this will be.
On a less friendlier note, I reached out to several of our local wholesalers to get fabric donated for the event and guess what! Only one wholesaler donated one (yes that is right...1) bolt of fabric. Another told a whopper of a fib saying he had given our quilt guild 25 bolts which later was found to be untrue. Both companies are complaining that no one in the community buys from them anymore. Hmmmmm....when you expect local support you have to be willing to give it as well. I was sooooooooooo very disappointed about their lack of community involvement. The wholesaler that gave the one bolt of fabric had an employee that felt so bad she gave fabric from her own personal stash for the event. Thanks sweetie (you know who you are and I won't embarass you with mentioning your name).
Anyway, today will be about creating new memories and heirlooms for people who have virtually lost everything they had. There can't be a better task than this one.
POST NOTE:
Check out this link to see the news brief.
On a less friendlier note, I reached out to several of our local wholesalers to get fabric donated for the event and guess what! Only one wholesaler donated one (yes that is right...1) bolt of fabric. Another told a whopper of a fib saying he had given our quilt guild 25 bolts which later was found to be untrue. Both companies are complaining that no one in the community buys from them anymore. Hmmmmm....when you expect local support you have to be willing to give it as well. I was sooooooooooo very disappointed about their lack of community involvement. The wholesaler that gave the one bolt of fabric had an employee that felt so bad she gave fabric from her own personal stash for the event. Thanks sweetie (you know who you are and I won't embarass you with mentioning your name).
Anyway, today will be about creating new memories and heirlooms for people who have virtually lost everything they had. There can't be a better task than this one.
POST NOTE:
Check out this link to see the news brief.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Father's Day is Almost Gone
This was a rough day for me. My father was buried some time ago the day before Father's Day. He is so missed by all of us children and grandchildren. He was quite a dad. And he even sewed! When we were stationed in Puerto Rico I remember my mother going to the hospital to have my baby brother and dad decided to make us all PJs. He got out newspaper and cut a pattern from the outline of our PJs to create his template. I always thought that was normal and it shaped the way I sew. Even as a beginner I seldom stuck to a pattern, preferring to make elements up as I went along. Sometimes I would mix patterns to create something different. Most of this came from watching my father's creative process. What a great example that was for me.
When my baby sister was born in California he made us all PJs again. I'm told he used to also give me a permanent everytime my mother went to the hospital to have a baby. I'm sure the goal was to help her manage my hair when she came home.
Happy Father's Day to all the great fathers out there. Give your children was wonderful memories to tell about later on.
When my baby sister was born in California he made us all PJs again. I'm told he used to also give me a permanent everytime my mother went to the hospital to have a baby. I'm sure the goal was to help her manage my hair when she came home.
Happy Father's Day to all the great fathers out there. Give your children was wonderful memories to tell about later on.
Great New Giveaways
Here's a link for another Fat Quarter $50 Giveaway. Good luck! http://shwinandshwin.blogspot.com/2011/06/fat-quarter-shop-giveaway.html
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Accuquilt Go! Baby Giveaway
Good luck to everyone.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Quilts, Quilts, Quilts
Seems like quilt tops take on their own life. I have finished three quilts in the last few months and the latest is almost ready for binding. It will go into a contest with Babylock. The photo tells the story. I'm rather proud of this quilt because of a couple of reasons: 1) some of the fabric was free 2) It took me in a different direction 3) I created a new technique for designing a pattern by doing a layout schematic. In the end this latest project stretched me which is what needs to happen from time to time. What do you all think?
I've used traditional block piecing and applique to make it have a bit of punch. The colors are so fresh and clean, which is something I really wanted to focus on. Another project bites the dust. Yeah. I will post the finished picture once I have the binding in place. It will all make a lot more sense then...or at least that is what I'm hoping for. We shall see. Feel free to post comments if you wish.
I'm also quilting this next quilt for a friend. The design is mine and she and I took different approaches so soon we'll have the photographs of both--her's and mine. The main fabric is exactly the same, the accent fabrics are different. You will see when I post them together.
Must go prepare a back for yet another quilt to do today. Getting projects off the list is a good feeling.
Happy days!
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