Giveaway!! {Fat Quarter Shop Sponsored}

In honor of Qubee Quilts reaching 500 followers on the blog and 1000 likes on Facebook we are having two giveaways sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop

Prize One

Chenille Baby Boy Quilt 31" x 36"

A chenille baby kit (boy or girl version your choice that includes: charm pack (City Weekend), chenille, backing and binding (pink for girl or blue for boy)) and a $25 gift certificate from the Fat Quarter Shop.

Prize Two

$50 Gift Certificate

A $50 gift certificate from the Fat Quarter Shop

The Rules

You can enter the giveaway up to four times by the following options:

1. Tweet something about @fatquartershop and @Qubeekc - then leave a comment telling me below
2. Like Fat Quarter Shop and Qubee Quilts on Facebook - then leave a comment telling me below.
3. Follow Fat Quarter Shop and Qubee Quilts blog - then leave a comment telling me below.
4. Leave a comment below telling me what you would use your gift certificate on.

Don’t forget you can only use each option one time! All duplicate entries will be deleted. I will draw two winners using the Random Number Generator and you have till midnight CST Sunday, December 5, 2010 to enter.

Until next time,

Thankful

• Life
• Friends
• Family
• Health
• Quilting
• Zeus
• Thomas
• Bliss
• House
• Job
• Food
• Talent
• Welbeing
• Blog(s)
• Roommate
• Plumbing
• Electricity
• USPS
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Fabric

What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Until next time,

Fresh Modern Bee - November

Two blocks I made for Quilt Happie.  She left the door wide open and let us do anything we wanted as long as there was one red square in the block. 

Not bad for making this up as I went along.

I love solids and I owe it all to Cherri House of Cherry House Quilts.

Giveaway Update:

Great news everyone. Big thank you to Fat Quarter Shop, who has agreed to sponsor our giveaway once we reach 500 followers.  Link is on the right.  Just 28 more followers to go. 

Until next time,

Music Mondays - Thank You

In honor of Thanksgiving here is Alanis Morissette, "Thank You."


Alanis Morissette - Thank You
Uploaded by wmgtesting. - Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more.

GIVEAWAY


It's seems that we did not reach 500 followers by 11:59pm on Sunday November 21st.  We ended up with 471.  Just 29 short, but in honor of Thanksgiving I'm going to extend the deadline to Thanksgiving night, Thursday. November 25th, at 11:59pm. I'm in the giving mood.  Maybe the first of the December we can have the giveaway. 

Until next time,

Mindless Sewing

I'm going to do some mindless sewing.   


That is what my facebook status read last night.


Here are two comments I got.  

• Quilting is never mindless, imho! Quilting is art! Don't sell yourself short, Charlie!

• There are times when mindless sewing is relaxing. After challenging yourself to better your techniques or tackle new and difficult patterns, mindless sewing can be very gratifying!

I agree that quilting is not mindless,but there are times when our brain can't take working on a new project or technique.  We just want to go back to the basics and do some sewing that we don't need to think about what we are doing.  Just get in there and lose our self in the task at hand.

We designers are being pushed to come up with new and original idea each day.  Quilting is an ever growing, ever changing medium were we have to think quick and fast on that new idea to get it out there.  Sometimes that can take a lot of of a person and we just want to set back and enjoy our craft and not always have to think about the business side of quilting. 

Last night I didn't do any quilting.  I went to work on my stacked coin quilt, but could not find the green sashing that I need to sew into it.  It's lost in my quilt room somewhere.  I spent the good part of 45 minutes playing with fabric and placing on my shelves.  Yes, this should of been done a long time ago, but life has just gotten in the way.  I wish I could say I'm an organized person, but I'm not.  I have piles of fabric here and there and everywhere.  I stop on one project to start another and there it sits.  Sometime I go back to the pile  and have forgotten what I was going to do with it.  I know now this ever happens to any of you.  lol

Flying geese is my basic mindless sewing.  I love how verstile they can be. 

What kind of mindless sewing do you like to do?

Zeus going for a car ride

GIVEAWAY

Qubee Quilts is having a GIVEAWAY as soon as we reach 500 followers. Sign up on the right to follow this blog. We just need 37 more followers. We CAN do this!!

If Qubee Quilts Fan page hits 1000 likes on Facebook & Qubee Quilts gets 500 followers by 11:59pm Sunday November 21st. I will giveaway one of the above chenille baby kits plus other great stuff. (boy or girl your choice that includes: charm pack, chenille, backing and binding)

Blog about the upcoming giveaway and maybe we can make this happen. I really would love to give away a kit plus other great stuff. You never know what I will come up with.

If we don't reach 1000 likes or 500 followers there will only be one giveaway once we reach 500 followers on the blog. I want to do two giveaways so lets make this happen!!!!

Until next time,

Ruby Runner

Work asked me to do a sample for the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo that showed off our new Ruby sewing and embroidery machine. I wanted to showcase the large hoop and design placement.

I used some Bliss by Bonnie and Comille for Moda and some of my stash to complete this table runner.

Close up of the quilting. Crosshatching was done with walking foot. I used a serpentine stitch from the Ruby for the inner border and a wavy ruler to mark the outer border then the edge of the walking foot for spacing. See I really do know how to quilt.

Back view of quilting.

I used two of these sheets when I washed the table runner and this still happened.

It's only on the back and right around the stitching of the inner border. The inner border was a batik that I didn't prewash. I thought the color catcher would have taken care of it. I guess not.

Prewash all batiks before use.

GIVEAWAY

Qubee Quilts is having a GIVEAWAY as soon as we reach 500 followers. Sign up on the right to follow this blog. We just need 39 more followers. We CAN do this!!

If Qubee Quilts Fan page hits 1000 likes on Facebook & Qubee Quilts gets 500 followers by 11:59pm Sunday November 21st. I will giveaway one of the above chenille baby kits plus other great stuff. (boy or girl your choice that includes: charm pack, chenille, backing and binding)

Blog about the upcoming giveaway and maybe we can make this happen. I really would love to give away a kit plus other great stuff. You never know what I will come up with.

If we don't reach 1000 likes or 500 followers there will only be one giveaway once we reach 500 followers on the blog. I want to do two giveaways so lets make this happen!!!!


Until next time,

From Parisville to Kona then Bliss

This makes me happy! Parisville by Tula Pink

All three colorways: Mist, Pomegranate and Sprout. 28 fat quarters in all.

From my friend Quilt Dad. Here's a tip for anyone buying Parisville in the Mist colorway: great Free Spirit coordinating solids are ICE, ORCHID, CREAM, & OLIVE.

Closer look at Cameo in sky. I just love the lion head (least I think it's a lion)

Kona color card. It's just keeps going and going. There are 219 in all. I need to add a few to my collection.

Bliss from Bonnie & Camille for Moda. This is the border print for a quilt I'm going to work on.

GIVEAWAY


Qubee Quilts is having a GIVEAWAY as soon as we reach 500 followers. Sign up on the right to follow this blog. We just need 48 more followers. We CAN do this!!


If Qubee Quilts Fan page hits 1000 likes on Facebook & Qubee Quilts gets 500 followers by 11:59pm Sunday November 21st. I will giveaway one of the above chenille baby kits plus other great stuff. (boy or girl your choice that includes: charm pack, chenille, backing and binding)

Blog about the upcoming giveaway and maybe we can make this happen. I really would love to give away a kit plus other great stuff. You never know what I will come up with.

If we don't reach 1000 likes or 500 followers there will only be one giveaway once we reach 500 followers on the blog. I want to do two giveaways so lets make this happen!!!!


Until next time,

It's A Boy!!!

My mother asked me to make her a baby quilt for a new great grandson that is due in January. She is hoping he will be born on her birthday.


I knew I wanted to do a quick quilt because my list is full with no end in site.



Chenille Baby Quilt

Items used to make quilt:

• One charm pack of City Weekend
• 1/2 yard chenille - Sashing
• One Fat Quarter - Binding
• 1 yard backing

I took a charm pack of City Weekend from Liesl Gibson for Oliver + S for Moda and added some white chenille sashing.


I sewed the charms into four rows of eight then added three 5" chenille sashing strips in between using 1/4" seam allowance through out.

Layer your top, batting and backing. Quilt as desired, bind and enjoy! Quilt measures 31" x 36"

Close up of quilting. I used one of the decorative stitches from my machine. Caution : This takes more thread and is slow, but the results are great and worth it. Could be done with straight lines too.

I had the top done in 30 minutes max. It took me longer to quilt and bind. I did my binding on the bias.

Tips for working with chenille:

• Cut chenille to the length of the charm strips.
• Chenille will streach. Place on bottom next to feed dogs.
• Pin charm strips to chenille.
• I didn't quilt the chenille as it would be hard to quilt. (at least I would think so)
• I used only a 1/4" seam. Not 1/2" as some told me to use and it turned out fine. It's holding.
• The secret to working with chenille is don't do anything to it. Just let it be.

These are just my tips and I'm sure others will have their own. :-)


GIVEAWAY

Qubee Quilts is having a GIVEAWAY as soon as we reach 500 followers. Sign up on the right to follow this blog. We just need 48 more followers. We CAN do this!!

If Qubee Quilts Fan page hits 1000 likes on Facebook & Qubee Quilts gets 500 followers by 11:59pm Sunday November 21st. I will giveaway one of the above chenille baby kits plus other great stuff. (boy or girl your choice that includes: charm pack, chenille, backing and binding)

Blog about the upcoming giveaway and maybe we can make this happen. I really would love to give away a kit plus other great stuff. You never know what I will come up with.

Until next time,

More Fabric? Yes!!!

My stash this week.

Jelly roll of Bliss by Bonnie & Camille for Moda

17 yards of Kona Solids found on sale at Jo-Ann's.  I think I finely  have enough.

 

 I would say I have about 60 yards total of solids.  Maybe now I can make a quilt.

Found these at Jo-Ann's

Closer view of tree print.  I really like how the pink & gray look with one another.  

There is more fabric on it way, but it's not in yet.  

Maybe I can get a quilt or two done now.  I have a few in the works, but I can;t show them just yet.

Until next time, 

Market Recap in Pictures

Score!!!! From Sample Spree last night #quiltmarket It makes me happy

Yum yum. Then off to #quiltmarket

New Urban Chicks from Moda

I want to take one of these home

I spy @latebloomerqlts new fabric

I spy @modalissa quilt

I spy echino #quiltmarket

I spy Pirates by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake

OMG Riley Blake

I spy Timeless Treasures Tongs Treats

I spy Blake Quilting Veggie Patch

Double SCORE!!!!

I just met @QuilterPatSloan and @pattyyoung

Sorry no picture

Cute quilt from Spring Water Designs. Made on the GO!

Another cute quilt at the Quilt Woman Inc booth

Owls are the big thing this year

Doodle press booth

I spy more @latebloomerqlts fabrics

I spy at the C&T booth

Nice from the Prym booth.

Look at me with all my fabric.

This is @thmswht's haul.

Did you ask him to build you a new deck? RT @thmswht: Just saw Ty Pennington. He looks shorter in person.

They are too cute. @latebloomerqlts & @pamkittymorning

More to come.

Until next time,