In this ironing board tutorial, Jenny shows you how to make a great crafting/quilting ironing board that you will love! It saves so much time. This is in response to a request from our forum quilters here,
Our Friday night ladies LOVE to show off what they are making! We have been extremely impressed with them! Here are a few projects that they have been working on.
A great stash buster. And I love the florals. Wow!
This is a floral log cabin, that is set to make a swirl pattern. We all loved how she took a basic block and was able to modernize it. Think of all the possibilities!
We love that she chose the Figgy Pudding line…perfect for a gift!
Check this awesome charm pack quilt out. You may have seen this in our tutorials already but….the idea is this: take 5 charm packs, DON’T even cut them, sew them together. I sewed mine in four patches, then assemble the top! (told ya, easy peasy!) Then cut your borders , 2-1/2 inches for the inner border and 5 inches for the outer border. You will need 3/4 yard for your inner border and a yard and a half for your second border. SO basically you are looking at total cost being, $65.00 for your ENTIRE quilt! Is that NOT exciting!??! That my friends is WHY we love precuts! 🙂 Your finished quilt measures 62X81 approx. It will really depend on how many charm squares are in your particular pack. But it goes together in a jiffy, and leaves you excited to start a new project! (and I love that figgy pudding line!)
She calls this the “getting her medication right” quilt!
Last, but certainly NOT least this amazing quilt is done by one of our ‘hand piece’ girls! I kid you NOT….every seam, circle, curve…you name it, it is hand stitched. (we have three of these ladies that will KNOCK your socks off, with there amazing work. Their amazing stitches look better than if a machine had done the work.) I am so impressed with them.
This quilt is on it’s way to Idaho to meet Kaffe Fassett himself. Yes, yes this lucky lady has a fiance that got her one of the last seats to a workshop that Kaffe is doing in Idaho. Seriously, the LUCKIEST girl ever! I can’t wait to hear how it goes….
So, that is a little sneak peak into our amazing quilter’s we have out here…..
What have you been up to? Any projects that have you busy? Started in on Christmas gifts yet? I’d love to know what you are doing….
We’ve been working on building out the Kansas City chapter of Quilts for Kids (a charity sponsored in part by Downy’s Touch of Comfort campaign)for a while now and are excited to host our first event. Now if you’re not from Kansas City, don’t fret, you can either mail in the quilt tops and we’ll quilt and bind them when we have our big day, or you can find a local chapter of your own to work with. Either way, what a great cause to be involved in. Quilts For Kids is an organization that’s mantra is “Volunteer quilters saving unwanted fabrics from landfislls and transforming them into patchwork quilts that comfort children in need.” Children’s Hospitals all over the US are benefited by this organization. One story (of many stories) I thought was appropriate was shared by a mother of a child in a Children’s Hospital – (hope we’re allowed to share this 🙂
QuiltsForKids.org Story
Thank you so much!! I can’t put into words how much Gillian and I both were touched by your gift! I show everyone who has
visited us the quilt and they all think it is beautiful – and a wonderful thing to do. I think Gillian would like to try and hand out quilts when she is better. That would be fun.
Missy K.
I LOVE the idea that we can use some our stash, or maybe one of the great Quilter’s Daily Deal’s, or wherever our fabric comes from, to put a real quilt on the bed of a child instead of a generic hospital blanket. These kids have to go through so much, it will be nice to give them something that is a bit more personal.
So let’s do it! We’ve planned a Sew-A-Thon
Saturday, October 24th from 1pm to 5pm
So here’s the skinny, get started now, don’t wait till the 24th to start thinking about it. You have a full month to work on this so let’s see what we can do. We don’t need a ton from everyone, we just need one from everyone. We’ll do this throughout the year, so pace yourself, but lets get this started with a bang.
When you bring in the quilts to be machined we have a special label you can sign and attach to your backing. Just ask us! If you have any questions, email Misty at quilts4kidskc@gmail.com and if you’re mailing them in from out of town, or need to know where we are to join us, the mailing (and driving) address is –
Missouri Star Quilt Co
100 N. Ardinger
Hamilton, MO 64644
If you’re mailing it in, be sure to put on the package somewhere that it is a Quilts For Kids donation so we can get it handled appropriately and include a check for the $10 machine quilting and batting fee. And now….
The Quilts –
SIZE: They specify 36” Square NICU quilts or approximately 38” x 45” crib/lap quilts, but anywhere from 25″ x 25″ up to 55″ x 60″ will work. (Think preemie baby to teenager)
FABRICS: 100% cotton (regular or flannel). Please do not use polar fleece. The kids love brightly colored, kid friendly fabrics. Remember, some of these kids are going through chemo, so please try to color coordinate your quilts.
BATTING: 1/8” – 1/4” LOW LOFT batting – can be polyester, cotton or a blend as long as it is a low loft batting. (Or just bring it to the shop, we are discounting the Machine Quilting and batting to only $10 per quilt)
ASSEMBLING THE QUILT: All quilts must be machine pieced and machine quilted (please do not use mono-filament thread). The quilts require a good amount of machine quilting since they go through a washer and dryer cycle daily. Don’t forget to quilt in the borders!
PATTERN: Use any pattern you want, be creative, try something new, have fun with it!
PLEASE DO NOT HAND TIE THE QUILTS. Hand tied quilts can be a potential choking hazard and do not hold up to the daily washings they go through.
Childrens Mercy Hospital
PLEASE CHECK FOR PINS! WASH AND DRY ALL QUILTS BEFORE SENDING TO US.
A tax donation form can be sent to you if you would like one.
How many of you have made cutoffs you wished were cuter?
Well here you go!
Measure your jeans to the desired length, add 4″ and cut off. It’s ok if there is a whole in the knee, 3″ will be folded up as a cuff so just make sure it’s within the cuff area that will be soon covered in new fabric!
Measure the width of the pant leg double it and add a 1/2″ for seam allowances. Using that measurement cut 2 pieces of fabric and 2 pieces of iron on inter-facing to that length x 6″ wide
Iron your fabric to your interfacing and sew the 6″ wide side together to make 2 tubes the size of the pant leg. Leave them with the right sides to the inside and slide a tube inside one pant leg lining up your seam with the inner seam of the pants.
Fold the edge of the pants down 1/2″ line the fabric edge up with the raw edge of the pants and fold down another 1/2″ to enclose both raw edges.
Sew around the hem with a heavy coordinating thread. Go up the leg about 5 inches and sew the inside of the fabric down with a thread that blends well with the pants. It doesn’t need to be perfect just try to keep your fabric and interfacing flat!
Fold up the cuff and admire your work! You can tack the cuff up if desired by stitching in the ditch of one or both of the side seams. You now have some adorable embellished and possibly re-purposed pants!
Cute Cutoffs!
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is a guest blogger from the Designing Happy blog who is known for her creative uses of fabric and unique sewing style.
Wow, hard to believe that Jelly Roll week is coming to a close! Darn, but like Moda Lissa said, every week is a jelly roll week! 🙂 Let’s be honest….we are all addicted to those sweet rolls of 2-1/2 inch bliss.
Anyway, thanks for hanging out with us, and commenting away. The winner of the Jelly Roll is Mel. Congratulations Mel, let me know which one you want. ( I know this will be a tough decision!) 🙂
We have tons more ideas swirling around in our heads and look forward to sharing them with all of you!
Have a great day!
Sarah
and don’t forget our giveaway in the forums. A new giveaway EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK!
