Valentine runner for Sew and Go

Here is my sample for our Sew and Go this next Tuesday and the one after that ( 14th) It's a valentine table runner and a very nice size for a Sew and Go Project!  Course these are fabrics from my sewing room but Lisa is busy cutting all the cute Valentines fabrics we have at ETC. and making cute kits.  This pattern even will include a place mat size!  Come join the fun!  1st and 2nd Tuesday in Feb. at ETC.  $18.00, what a deal!

Jelly roll race!

We had our jelly roll race at ETC. what fun we all had!  We of course have already done the pattern that is all over the internet and the one that all the local shops are now doing, we did that one last fall so we did a race with a new idea!  What fun, we wrote up this pattern and everyone had a blast!  Our winner Julie got hers done in 2 hours and 29 minutes.  Not bad for a quilt top!

 Ginger got hers done just a few minutes later, wow, it's amazing if you have to get something done fast, you really can do it!

 We had about an hour of prep time for everyone to get some additional cutting done of their jelly roll and have a snack and then the race began!  Phyllis just zoomed with hers!

 Talk about alot of fun to see 21 women all intent with their pedals to the floor!  It was awesome!  If you missed it our sample quilt will be up at ETC. along with a few of the jelly rolls left that this was made from, also the patterns so you can find them there.  And we'll have another race come summer so don't miss that one!

Bode in Papa's trailer

I just had to show you these cute little action shots of Bode.  

We got to go help Chris and MB get some furniture picked up for Bode's next room that they bought from some friends.  So Papa had the trailer and this was Bode's first time of ahhhhh what is that and what is in there and I wanna be in there!  It was so cute, several times up and down the ramp and what a fun place to be... inside Papa's trailer!  ...well at least one of them...those that you know Ken and his "trailer collection"!

Every little guys dream to get to be around "guy stuff" and Papa has alot of that!  What fun to get to run around in a trailer!  

Intro to Mystery quilts class

We had our intro to mystery quilts class last week and had such a great turn out of people to make our project! Of course they had no idea what it would be, they were to choose fabrics by value...lightness and darkness.

 They made this great linked table runner and everyone's came out so pretty.

 I didn't get photo's of everyones, as we had a full class but each was so pretty...

 And alot of fun for the students to realize they could do a mystery and such a neat value lesson in choosing fabrics and why they do work the way they do!

 They all came out so great!

Here is mine that I made, I just love it and can't wait to bring it home to use.  Watch for our next mystery project this summer at ETC!

Sew and Go Again

We enjoyed our Sew and Go Again class this week, our night time class made this cute little clutch purse, they all came out so cute!

 And so nicely finished on the inside!

 And Carol and Grace made 2 while they were at it!  It was nice to see so many return and a few new ones too!  We offer our night version of Sew and Go once a month, the last wed. of each month, you never know what fun project we'll have you make!

Ready Set Sew Race - Window Box Quilt

Here is the finished quilt from our Ready Set Sew Race at ETC.  A pattern Barb is busily printing at her house we named" Window Box". The race is scheduled for today so it'll be fun for everyone to get theirs done!  Everyone gets the fabric with the class, plus the ruler they'll need. Students have a bit of prep, time then for a potty break, snack, wind bobbins and then the race begins!!!!  Barb and I will keep them running those machines at high speed!  So if you hear the music beginning sounds from the Kentucky Derby today around 11:30 you'll know the race has started!  We have over 20 people coming! The winner gets hers machine quilted for 1st place! and we have a booby prize for last place ( actually a very nice prize!) and then a prize for who finishes theirs closest to some random time on the clock we pick. This quilt is darling so I think they'll all be happy with theirs and to think you can get this done in just a couple hours!!  These races are so fun so if you missed this one watch for one this summer....yep it'll be a totally different quilt!  And if you'd like the pattern we'll have it for sale at ETC. after it debuts at "the race"!  I'm not promising the jelly rolls will be left as last time quite a few extra's went out the door, but it sure is one happy quilt!

Curacao Clutch

So I just had to show you this Cuteness!  Another pattern on it's way the Curacao Clutch... and another Sew and Go project for March...(the first or second tuesday!!)  Isn't this fun!   

( Curacao pronounced Curaso is an itty bitty Caribbean Island)

So I just couldn't stand it so don't tell Barb I leaked this....this early!  Lots of cute fabrics in the kits all cut to match the cute ball tops, they are so fun to make! I just want all my favorite people to get the chance to make one at Sew and Go since I think this class will fill up!  We can only have so many because of the cute ball tops....which you can't find in any retail store around!  So if you want to make one be sure and sign up, and if you want to make 2 better sign up twice or come the second week as we won't be having extra kits I don't think.  So here it is, our cute little clutch...shhhhhh don't tell BARB!  

Aiden's 8th Birthday party

We got to enjoy Aiden's 8th birthday party celebration this weekend!

  I can't believe he's 8 already!

 We were invited to Peter Piper Pizza and had a great time, the boys love it there!

 He liked his quilt and said Grammy did you make this?  I think he was a little embarrassed tho to look at it spread out, so I'm sure he'll open it up at home and look at it.  One of these days he'll start finding his name stitched in the quilting all over it!

 He got a radio so loved his new CD to play with it.

 How cute was the money all taped together...

 Birthday cake...

 sure was fun to celebrate you turning 8 years old Aiden!

I got this cute photo on my phone the morning after his party saying he slept with his quilt, was already cuddled up with it the next morning and Yep, he'd found one of the "Aiden's" I'd quilted into it.  Some of them are hard to find so it'll be fun for him to find one here and there!  Looks like the matching pillowcase that everything was wrapped in is getting used too!  Happy cuddles to my 8 year old!

Aiden's quilt

Aiden's quilt is done and ready for the party!  Here it is, it's twin size and BRIGHT !  I loved how the big A came out on it. He'd asked me months ago if I'd make him a quilt so I got it done for his 8th birthday.  If you follow along you'll recognize this pattern as the one we wrote up for the All Cut Up class at ETC.  It was lots of fun to do.  Especially when you have someone so special to make it for!

 There are lots of "a-i-d-e-n" 's  quilted into it so now he can hunt for them!  I hope he has fun with his quilt!

Happy Birthday Aiden!

Today Aiden turns 8 years old! how did that happen!

 Just how did you get so big little buddy!  

I've loved having you in my life the last 8 years!  I can't wait to celebrate with you at your party today! 

Merry Go Round Quilt

My 3 week series at ETC. of Beyond Basics ended yesterday/last night.  Everyone did so great.  They made some great progress and we spent half the class this week doing a bias binding so they'd all could get it made.  Here are a few quick photo's to see the fabrics, they are all going to be so pretty.  I missed one of Alisson, her's is just like mine.  Here is Jills, she was in the night time class...she had alot done when she left, just a few more rows and it's done. ( sorry for the rough photo's, my camera is acting up again.....booo....:-(   )

 Tammy's is this pretty soft blue for her coworkers new grandbaby...a surprise!

 Julie had this pretty one almost done...

 Jessica had a bright set that was so pretty...

 Julie in the morning had reds, pinks and black and white...

 Here is Marti's, its the new urban cowgirl line and so pretty...

 And here is the Merry Go Round quilt of mine that is hanging in the classroom.  Teaching it again starting up next week if you missed it, morning and evening.  It's lots of fun with a jelly roll!  And not very hard!

Sew and Go pillow

We had another big class this week of Sew and Go at ETC. Everyone lived thru our pillow project again!  This was the second go around with this project, we didn't kill anyone off, but they thought we might in the process!  There was a lot to learn, the pretty braided front, a nice and neat zipper closure in the back and the mitered flange...that was the killer!

 But they all did it!  And they admitted they learned a ton and whew, they finished.  Moving on to something easy next week.  We knew after the first week of this project it was going to be "fun", but there sure were alot of pretty pillows going home.  Wait until you see next weeks project!  I'll try and post a photo soon, shhhh just don't tell, you will love it tho!  It has to do with Valentines and it's a neat big project!