Bloom!

Hey Ladies the pics I linked at the end are actually posted in the Forum now…

Go take a look 🙂

This is what I’m working on bloomit’s Bloom by thimble blossoms 🙂

I’m pretty excited!  This is what it looks like so far…My bloom uncut I’m going to have it finished and in the shop to be quilted this weekend! Hurray! I’m using Soiree by Lila Tueller , Loft 1800 and Full Moon Forest in green(sold in the shop). I know the pics are horrible it’s done with my phone I’m still waiting to get my camera back from the repair shop 🙁  But all those little charm pack blocks laid out on the side there are going to be the cute little polka dots.  flower appliqueHere’s a closer shot of the big flower and the colors I’m thinking of using for the little flowers to be appliqued around it 🙂  So cute!
OK I know it’s rough right now but I’ll have the girls take a picture while I’m in the shop so don’t diss it too much yet.
I’m finding I love the applique stuff! The quilt’s not ready obviously but I just love the colors and I thought I’d show you were I was!

I’m working up a couple other things, I’m gonna run by the girls and you when they’re ready 🙂 We all love a little feed back!

See more pics in the forum!

Wish me luck!!!

Last Chance!

Just a heads up… We’ve announced the NEW GIVEAWAY over in the forum!

And we’re leaving the decision of last week’s giveaway up to you! Head over to the forum, (If you’re STILL not a member… just JOIN ALREADY! It rocks!) and under Fabric Free For All you’ll find Week 2. That’s where you can find the poll to choose last week’s winner and the info for the new giveaway!

See you there!

One of those days….

you know the kind.  When The kids won’t stop fighting.  When The sun won’t come out.  When every project you start you mess up.

Well, the only cure I know for that is a good old fashion purse shopping (or fabric shopping or pattern shopping or chocolate shopping)  What, you don’t devote whole shopping trips to chocolate?  Can we even be friends anymore?  🙂

Anyway, I found this purse. (yes, it is Sandi Henderson fabric…..yes, it is oil cloth. Yes, it is HUGE and  NO I won’t give it to you!)   I fell in love.  I brought it home.  And I feel better!  🙂

img_6540Isn’t it darling?  Thank you.  Thank you very much.

The Amazing Dissapearing Nine Patch!

p2200001I was browsing the web recently and found a tutorial on line for the “Disappearing Nine Patch”!  I just had to try it…and guess what..?? It works and it is so easy! It makes you feel like a million bucks!

For this project I used one Hello Betty Charm Pack.

The first thing you do is lay them all out and organize them into nine patches. Traditionally, the nine patch has five darks and four lights. I just matched up squares I thought would look good together, sewed them together and I think it turned out really nice.

Next you take your rotary cutter and cut your nine patch in half, then in half again….and you will have this….

p2200002p2200003Now you can turn your squares…and there you have it…the disappearing nine patch!  Be creative…you can do this any way you want to. There are several different ways to lay this out. I will be trying different patterns and will post them when they are ready! So here’s the layout we finally decided on for this quilt….p2200016I am adding borders and will show you a picture of that when I am done, and before I quilt it!!

Can I just say that I LOVE this quilt!  It looks like a ton of work, but it isn’t!!

Use Your Stash for a Good Cause

Hey everyone! I have some exciting news. The MSQC can now add Quilts for Kids– Kansas City Chapter to it’s list of undertakings! If you’re not familiar with the charity, let me give you a little rundown!

Quilts for Kids is a non-profit organization started in 2000. The whole idea is to use up your stash to make fun and happy quilts for kids who are in the hospital for extended stays. (Ex. Kids with cancer or Babies in NICU) They are partnered with the Children’s Miracle Network and Downy’s Touch of Comfort to provide children who are staying in CMN Hospitals (like Children’s Mercy for you KC folks) with something special to call their own while having to stay in such a sterile environment.

However, because the quilts have to hold up to Hospital standards, there are a few guidelines…

SIZE: 36″ Square NICU quilts or approximately 38″ x 45″ crib/lap quilts.

FABRICS: 100% cotton (regular or flannel). NO 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 LOW LOFT!

All quilts must be machine pieced and machine quilted. The quilts require a lot of machine quilting since they go through a washer and dryer cycle daily. Don’t forget to quilt in the borders!

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.

WASH AND DRY ALL QUILTS before submitting them for delivery.

We will be having a night every month devoted to making quilts for this cause but I wanted to give you the info just in case you wanted to get started now since the date isn’t set yet. Also, I know there is a special tag that has to be sewn on to the back before quilting to ensure the hospitals that it meets the Q4K guidelines. We will have those for you at the shop soon!

I’m so excited to be a part of this and can’t wait to get together and do some good doing what we love!

~Misty

P.S. If you’re interested in making a cash donation to Q4K go HERE.