Spring Flash Sale This Weekend Only on Select Craftsy Classes!
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Surprise! Craftsy announced a Spring Flash Sale for this weekend only! Discover huge savings on select online Craftsy classes, but for a very limited time.Visit Craftsy to reveal what classes are on sale, but hurry, this offer expires at 11:59 MT on Sunday, April 13, 2014!  I recommend Angela Walters "Free-Motion Quilting with Feathers" and her "Dot to Dot Quilting" classes. Both are great skill builders.
Have a great weekend!
Jen
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Quilter in the Closet: My artistic journey as I learn, try, and am inspired by multiple techniques, including quilting, painting, drawing, and who knows what else!
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
Craftsy Spring Flash Sale
It's been a while since I mentioned a Craftsy Sale , and there is one going on this weekend. There are only a few hours left, but some great deals.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Lunch with a mermaid - Building Blocks Tuesday
It is Spring Break! As in typical fashion, it completely sneaked up on me. Thus, I have no new blocks to share, and I hope you can tow the line by linking up something fabulous!
Meanwhile, I am probably already waiting in line just to park at Disneyland. I told the older two girls that I would take them on a day when the youngest still had preschool, and well, "today's the daaaaaaay (sing it)!!!!". So I will be battling the crowds. Don't feel too badly for me though, I am having lunch with a mermaid.
What blocks have you been working on? I would love to see. Link up your fabulous blocks. You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off! This free linky will stay open until the first Monday of next month, but I will repost it every Tuesday until a new month starts.
Rules:
1) Please link up only to the page in your blog showing your wonderful blocks, not just the blog homepage. Flickr pictures are also OK.
2) Make sure to put your blog name as the description so people know where they are going or the name of your block!
3) Please grab my button and post it in your blog post or sidebar.
4) Visit other linky participants!
Thanks for reading!
Jen
Meanwhile, I am probably already waiting in line just to park at Disneyland. I told the older two girls that I would take them on a day when the youngest still had preschool, and well, "today's the daaaaaaay (sing it)!!!!". So I will be battling the crowds. Don't feel too badly for me though, I am having lunch with a mermaid.
What blocks have you been working on? I would love to see. Link up your fabulous blocks. You put a lot of hard work into them - show them off! This free linky will stay open until the first Monday of next month, but I will repost it every Tuesday until a new month starts.
Rules:
1) Please link up only to the page in your blog showing your wonderful blocks, not just the blog homepage. Flickr pictures are also OK.
2) Make sure to put your blog name as the description so people know where they are going or the name of your block!
3) Please grab my button and post it in your blog post or sidebar.
4) Visit other linky participants!
Thanks for reading!
Jen
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Inspirational Sunday (27) - via the 2013 International Quilt Festival in Long Beach
I have some lovely applique quilts to share today.
The first one is called "Emily" by Kathi Carter of Orem, Utah. It won 2nd place in Mixed Technique. It is machine appliqued, ruched, embellished, computer-guided and machine quilted. The design source is Irma Gail Hatcher's book, Conway Album (I'm Not From Baltimore) Quilt.
She says, "I cam across this pattern book at a friend's and wanted to make it. I was originally going to do it in blues, as in the book, but it evolved to these colors. I added daffodils, as they are one of my favorites. The quilt is 90% hand-guided quilting. I named the quilt after my granddaughter, Emily."
OK, I had to look up what "ruched" meant and I'm still wondering. Anyone have any ideas where it might have been used in this quilt?
The next quilt is called, "If It's Purple...." by Barbara Black of Huntsville, Alabama. It is hand appliqued, machine pieced and hand quilted. The design source is Baltimore Album quilts from the mid-1800's.
"Based on Baltimore Album style blocks, I chose a color scheme somewhat different from the traditional red and green. The Feathered Star is an unusual center for this style quilt. This was made to be a wedding quilt for the first of my sons to marry. The boys were 15 and 13 at the time this quilt was completed."
The hand quilting gives it such a traditional texture. I wonder if I will ever have the patience to hand applique and hand quilt a quilt for any of my kids!
The last quilt for today is called "Simply Santa Fe" by Cindy Seitz-Krug of Bakersfield, California. It is machine pieced, hand appliqued, trapuntoed by machine, domestic machine quilted. She used Lone Star, LeMoyne Stars, sawtooth borders and a ribbon border as design sources.
She says, "This quilt is made entirely from Cherrywood hand-dyed fabrics. I love to use them because of their rich beauty and the fact that my quilting shows up so well on them. This pattern is my original design, as are the quilting motifs. However, I learned many of the background quilting designs from Diane Gaudynski and Sharon Schamber."
At first glance, I thought this quilt was a little sparse, but the quilting and ribbon work are amazing.
Until next time,
Jen
The first one is called "Emily" by Kathi Carter of Orem, Utah. It won 2nd place in Mixed Technique. It is machine appliqued, ruched, embellished, computer-guided and machine quilted. The design source is Irma Gail Hatcher's book, Conway Album (I'm Not From Baltimore) Quilt.
She says, "I cam across this pattern book at a friend's and wanted to make it. I was originally going to do it in blues, as in the book, but it evolved to these colors. I added daffodils, as they are one of my favorites. The quilt is 90% hand-guided quilting. I named the quilt after my granddaughter, Emily."
OK, I had to look up what "ruched" meant and I'm still wondering. Anyone have any ideas where it might have been used in this quilt?
The next quilt is called, "If It's Purple...." by Barbara Black of Huntsville, Alabama. It is hand appliqued, machine pieced and hand quilted. The design source is Baltimore Album quilts from the mid-1800's.
"Based on Baltimore Album style blocks, I chose a color scheme somewhat different from the traditional red and green. The Feathered Star is an unusual center for this style quilt. This was made to be a wedding quilt for the first of my sons to marry. The boys were 15 and 13 at the time this quilt was completed."
The hand quilting gives it such a traditional texture. I wonder if I will ever have the patience to hand applique and hand quilt a quilt for any of my kids!
The last quilt for today is called "Simply Santa Fe" by Cindy Seitz-Krug of Bakersfield, California. It is machine pieced, hand appliqued, trapuntoed by machine, domestic machine quilted. She used Lone Star, LeMoyne Stars, sawtooth borders and a ribbon border as design sources.
She says, "This quilt is made entirely from Cherrywood hand-dyed fabrics. I love to use them because of their rich beauty and the fact that my quilting shows up so well on them. This pattern is my original design, as are the quilting motifs. However, I learned many of the background quilting designs from Diane Gaudynski and Sharon Schamber."
At first glance, I thought this quilt was a little sparse, but the quilting and ribbon work are amazing.
Until next time,
Jen
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