Qubee Quilts

I saw a book list that was entitled 25 book you might wish to steal from your teen and I thought I would check a few of them out because I have a fascination with young adult fiction.    Dead End in Norvelt By  Jack Gantos Jack thinks his summer is over until his mother volunteers him to help a neighbor. He discovers a mystery behind his unusual assignment. Okay for Now By  Gary D. Schmidt   Doug Swieteck must overcome a deadbeat father, an older brother who steals from him, a brother returning from the Vietnam War and being the new kid in boring Marysville, New York. A Long Way from Chicago By Richard Peck A shotgun-toting, cherry-bomb-throwing grandma, a corpse that doesn’t seem to want to stay in its coffin, bandits, ghosts and other exciting adventures await when two city kids spend summers away from home. Half Brother By  Kenneth Oppel   When Ben’s dad is doing research into animals and ...

Welcome to another addition of Bar Hop  Quilt along presented by Blue Nickel Studios . A  pub crawl  (sometimes called a  bar tour ,  bar crawl  or  bar-hopping ) is the act of one or more people  drinking  in multiple  pubs or  bars  in a single night, normally  walking  or busing to each one between drinking. Did you know there is even a Monopoly Board and Santa Claus themed pub crawl?  To read more about them check out this page on  Wikipedia. X Bar: Cutting Directions: One -13 1/4 x 4 3/4 - Bar Two - 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 - Bars Two - 4" x 4" -  Corner Triangle Sets (Make one diagonal cut across the square - yield 2 triangles One - 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" -  Background square (Make two  diagonal  cuts across the square - yield 4 triangles.) Sewing and Assembling Directions: block uses 1/4" seam allowance.   Sew two large triangles to either side of a bar. Repeat Se...

Have you ever had one of them weeks where everything just falls into place?  Well, this is not one of them.  I'll be back later today with an update and my block. Thank you, for your continued support.   Until next time,

THEN NOW I was able to pick up one of these great OttLite s at a steal from Jo-Ann's  when they were having one of their door busters last week.  I've owned one for years and love the natural light and true colors and I find that I can work on my craft longer with this light.     I must say Ott sure has come along way since I got my first lamp over ten years ago. Until next time,

Last year, a bunch of my bloggy friends got together and we shared our ideas with you during the Quilt-Uberfest Quiltalong—check out those great blocks  here  and  here .  This year, some of those same bloggers and a bunch of new friends have returned for this autumn’s Blue Nickel Quiltalong.  This year we are focusing on using rectangles in our blocks and after much cleverness searching we came up with this title:  the  blogger’s Bar Hop Quiltalong . Now lest we offend some of you along the way with our reference to a Bar Hop, let us all remember that Bars come in all varieties.  Tavern/Pub bars, yes, but also: Candy Bars, Snack Bars, Breakfast Bars, Sand Bars, Tea Bars (okay, that would be a Tea House, I know…..) Ice Cream Bars, Behind Bars, etc.   So pick  YOUR  favorite Bar and Hop along with us! The fabric we are featuring has been generously supplied by  Clothworks  from their European Taupe  VIII ...

Below you will find the post from Patchwork Squared.  Sorry for any inconvenience this might of caused. I am very happy to be a part of the Sew Red for Women Blog Hop.    I hope that it will call attention to heart disease and maybe even save a life.  Heart disease is the leading cause of death of women in the U.S. Almost every minute, a woman in the U.S. dies from heart disease.  Nearly five times as many women (200,000) will die from heart attacks alone this year than will die from breast cancer. Although many people think of   heart disease   as a man's problem, women can and do get heart disease. In fact, heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. It is also a leading cause of disability among women. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called   coronary artery disease   and happens ...

We are very happy to be a part of the Sew Red for Women Blog Hop.    We hope that it will call attention to heart disease and maybe even save a life.  Heart disease is the leading cause of death of women in the U.S. Almost every minute, a woman in the U.S. dies from heart disease.  Nearly five times as many women (200,000) will die from heart attacks alone this year than will die from breast cancer. Although many people think of   heart disease   as a man's problem, women can and do get heart disease. In fact, heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. It is also a leading cause of disability among women. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called   coronary artery disease   and happens slowly over time. It's the major reason people have  heart attacks . Prevention is important: two-thir...

Welcome to the   Sew Red for Women blog hop.  I'm excited to be apart of this great cause.      Thanks to Ryan Walsh for coming up with this awesome block.  He has entitled it  Woven Strip You may find a  tutorial for the block on our joint site Patchwork Squared . Until next time,

We here at Qubee Quilts have been busy.  The sun is shining and it seems all signs of that nasty depression is gone for now.  After hearing from many of you, it seems I'm not alone and it's only seasonal.   Thank you for your continued support.  Just knowing someone out there cares and that I am not alone has really helped. I have gotten my quilting groove back and got my butt in gear.  I'm running on all cylinders as they say.   I hope to have a few more finished goodies to share in the next few days. Here is the Gum Wrapper Quilt finished with quilting by the talented Thomas. Backing of Quilt If you will remember this is the quilt and fabric that you, the readers, chose as the quilt that Qubee Quilts was going to raffle off with all the money going to AIDS Walk Kansas City. The winner of this great quilt is Jan. Jan, be on the look out for an E-mail from us. Thanks to everyone who gave money for AIDS Wa...

I would like to show you a quilt that Thomas made for a good friend of his as a graduation gift.  It's entitled "Let the Sun Shine in" and is 100% made by Thomas himself. He did have me put on the the binding for him, but I'm o.k. with saying that he made this whole quilt himself. If you are looking for some one to quilt your quilts then Thomas is available to quilt them for you.  Please contact us at QubeeQuiltskc (at) gmail.com with questions or check the link above for more info.  Were here to help your quilt become a masterpiece. The winner of the Put Some Charm In Your Quilts book by Connie Kauffman is Sunni.  Congratulations! Until next time,