Tyvek Play Day After some dutiful sewing on a landscape quilt I needed to play so tried some ideas with Tyvek. In my mind the butterfly was going to be beautifully iridescent with the outline left after pressing/melting away the stitched on Tyvek applique. …
July Block of the Month Patriot’s Star The July block is my design and could easily be repeated for a four block quilt for the Honor Flight quilts. With multiple repeats of this 16” block a patriotic throw for 4th of July picnics …
Everyone is creative but sometimes we need an igniting of the spirit.
Join us July 9 from 6-8 pm at the Inspirations Building in Hannibal, Missouri to explore artistic techniques for quilting.
I will share an artistic technique that can be used in our quilting. For July we will be painting on Tyvek and then sewing to a quilt sandwich. Once again the subject matter will be leaves to add to our “collection”. In October we will put the small projects into a final arrangement to become an art quilt of your creation.
There will be a $10 total charge–five for materials and five for use of building.
A thank you to Cindy Hannold, new owner of the Inspirations building, for use of the facility before they start remodeling in August as well as to Pat Waelder who has supported the pursuit of quilting by groups in the past.
Contact me at sharonwasteney@gmail.com so I can let you know what to bring to this session and make sure I have supplies for everyone.
My apologies for being so late with the June BOM. Just as we need to clean our sewing machines we need to also “clean” our computers and mine was apparently overdue. The block this month is called the Farmer’s Daughter. Depending on how the …
I am working on an entry for the Rieman Gardens Quilt Show in Ames, Iowa in September. Actually, I am working on several entries for that show. Gardens is the key but this year is their 20th anniversary so the overall theme is Celebration. …
Today was a play day with the needle felting machine. I used wool felt, cotton velveteen, silk and wool roving. The first try—top- was too much as I was trying to pull the orange color to the front. The middle one was too little as I felted the velveteen to two layers of wool felt though it might be salvaged with some stitching with embroidery thread and maybe some beads. The third—bottom—was to my liking using felt, silk and then the roving so I went to the regular machine and did some free motion veining and think it will be useable in some project yet to be created.
I really need to think more seriously about a project specific for the end use of the leaves, perhaps a collage of leaves using different techniques. The wheels are turning BUT I really need to finish some other projects while the idea simmers
I tried using an opaque water soluble stabilizer and it worked fine. Those taking the class June 11 in Hannibal, MO may choose to use that rather than the clear if that is what you have on hand. The important point is the water soluble …
At the end of April, barely returned from our winter home in Texas and not yet unpacked I turned around and headed for Quilt City with four quilting friends. After four days of stimulation from beautiful quilts, quilt fabrics, quilt classes and all …
As I worked with the drafting of this block and project I played with colorations that might also be fun for “trick and treat”. Maybe it will be repeated for the October project! The block is easy sewing but does require attention to arrangement to get the “T” formation. I preferred the look of two stacked blocks to make a vertical wall hanging so this finishes 24” x 39”.
Fabric:
“T” block: 1/3 yd each of two contrasting prints
Inner border: 1/8 yd
Outer border and binding: 5/8 yd
Backing: ¾ yd
Batting: 27” x 45”
Cutting:
“T” prints: 9 each 3 ½” x 5 ½” rectangles; 24 each 2” x 6 ¼” rectangles.
Further cut the 2” x 6 ¼” rectangles as pictured below, 12 of each print:
——- 4 1/8”—————
— 2 1/8”—
The cut is a 45 degree angle with long side 4 1/8 “ and the short side 2 1/8”.
(Tip: If you keep wrong sides together of matching prints you need make only one directional cut on all the rectangles rather than the two shown Use the photos as a guide.)
Inner border: 2 -15 ½” x 1” for top and bottom and 2 – 31 ½” x 1” strips for long sides.
Outer border: 2- 16 ½” x 4 ½” for top and bottom and 2 – 39 ½” x 4 ½” strips for sides.
Binding: 3 – 1 7/8” strips joined (If you like wider binding allow ¾ yd for yardage requirement instead of 5/8 yd).
Construction:
Join the 45 degree angle pieces to make a 2” x 5 ½” rectangle.
Follow the photos for sewing and arrangement. Add narrow border strips top and bottom and then sides. Do the same for the wider outer border. Layer top, backing and batting, quilt and bind. Sit down and enjoy a cup of tea (or kool-aid).
A design wall/board is useful to arrange the blocks in the proper configuration before sewing.
Feeling the end of winter in Texas. The sewing room is probably not going to be at the point we wanted when we started the winter in December but, having done all the work ourselves it gives a sense of accomplishment. Yesterday I painted the …