Turnovers…another idea

Turnovers…another idea

November 17, 2009 By 9 Comments

SO over the weekend I received an email from a member of our forums.  She had used a turnover she bought from us while ago and had this  idea.  I thought it was just darling, so I thought I would show you all  what she came up with.  (in her words)….

“Here in Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving in October, so as soon as it’s over, everyone starts planning for Christmas. The stores start selling Christmas trees, lights, ornaments, and wrapping paper – you know, anything to get us to start spending money. Well I LOVE Christmas and decided that this year, I was going to make a Christmas wall hanging. My goal was to have it done by November 1st so I could put it up the same day the tree went up.

Now, let me backtrack about a month. My husband was going on a business trip to… you guessed it… Missouri! When I found out he was going to be staying not too far from MSQC I jumped online and made a wish list of all stuff I wanted. I asked him to get me a Figgy Pudding charm pack, but somehow he got confused and came back with a Figgy Pudding turnover (he at least got the fabric line right!) That night as I was lying in bed I thought “what the heck am I going to do with TRIANGLES?” As I sat there thinking, ideas started to flood my head, until I came up with a pattern. I’ve never really made a quilt before; I’ve mostly made decorative pillows and Halloween costumes, so I decided that I better try something simple. I auditioned all my triangles until I found the perfect layout and started sewing! I borrowed a cutting mat and rotary cutter from my friend so that I didn’t have to use my pizza cutter (yes, it’s true, I almost did it!) I sewed and sewed and sewed and taa daa…”

picturesfiggypudding Ok, WOW!  Don’t you just love it?  I was so excited to get this in my email, that I knew you had to see it.  Thanks for the ideas and sweet emails we have gotten.  We have the best customers and friends out there, and we appreciate you all.

We hope you enjoyed this idea.  And let us know if you ‘ve decided to make anything with one of our ideas.  We’d love to see pictures!  (but, you already knew that!)  :)

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  • http://elmo-lifescraps.blogspot.com/ Diane

    This is adorable… but a pizza cutter?

  • Skeat

    If this was your first quilted anything…I stand in awe! You have an amazing talent and I do hope you purchase some new notions such as a rotary cutter and mat! We’ll be exited to see what else you will be creating! Sounds like dh knew how to shake your creative self:)Keep up the great works! Skeat

  • Toronto Babe

    That is so beautiful. And how creative to come up with this design for all those triangles. I too get my best inspiration lying in bed tossing and turning and can’t sleep.

  • Dave’sWife

    Toronto Babe…. Mom?

  • Bejeweled26459

    yes I do love your project made from the turnovers since I have been watching yhe tutorials I have learn so many things about the precut fabrics and how I can create quilts and get them done in a reasonable time. I love your tutorials keep bringing them to us!

  • Alleygirl1

    You did an amazing job! Congrat! P.S. Keep up the great work you have talent! By a fellow canuck living in the US of A.

  • Susan

    So cute ….the story and what she made!

  • Crisspatti

    I have so many scraps. What size square would you start out with to make a turnover the size of Moda’s turnovers? I’m sure that I should know this and I will probably do the forehead slap when I find out. Thanks….Love, love, love MSQC

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