On my design board today is my brights 9-patch quilt. Think I have enough blocks pieced so now moving on to piecing the top. Love the brights.
Happy Quilting,
Shelia
Sunday, March 20, 2016
On My Design Board Today
Finished quilting mom's 9-patch variation today and now on to the binding. So I have moved on to another project.
On my design board today is my brights 9-patch quilt. Think I have enough blocks pieced so now moving on to piecing the top. Love the brights.
So what is on your design wall today?
Happy Quilting,
Shelia
On my design board today is my brights 9-patch quilt. Think I have enough blocks pieced so now moving on to piecing the top. Love the brights.
Happy Quilting,
Shelia
Friday, March 18, 2016
An Unexpected Day Off
As a nurse I usually work Monday-Friday so I rarely have a Friday off, but today was an unexpected gift of being flexed off work due to low census!! So what do I do?
QUILT OF COURSE.
I'm loading a split 9-patch variation that mom pieced into my frame to quilt. I spent the morning cleaning my long arm table and rails, cleaning my machine and giving her a good oiling. Warmed her up then loaded the quilt to get started. This maintenance takes times but it pays off in a smooth running machine. "Sweetpea" loves her maintenance and rewards me with some great quilting. This is a top that I will be using in a lecture I will be giving later in the year.
Just being in my studio is uplifting. I have some music playing and all is well!
Happy Quilting,
Shelia
QUILT OF COURSE.
I'm loading a split 9-patch variation that mom pieced into my frame to quilt. I spent the morning cleaning my long arm table and rails, cleaning my machine and giving her a good oiling. Warmed her up then loaded the quilt to get started. This maintenance takes times but it pays off in a smooth running machine. "Sweetpea" loves her maintenance and rewards me with some great quilting. This is a top that I will be using in a lecture I will be giving later in the year.
Just being in my studio is uplifting. I have some music playing and all is well!
Happy Quilting,
Shelia
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Bonnie Hunter
Most of you, if not all of you, know Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville.com She has been an inspiration to me for many years and in that way has inspired my mother also. I remember the first time I mentioned to mom that I wanted her and me to do one of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilts, mom was a little afraid that she could not do one, but I persevered, cut her pieces and off she went......and she has not slowed down since!!
In January my quilt guild had Bonnie come and teach two classes and a lecture/trunk show. I was thrilled and quickly signed myself and mom up for all of the classes.
On January 9th we took the Cathedral Windows class with Bonnie. What fun! We had a full day of piecing, laughing with Bonnie and all of the ladies from the guild who attended.
On January 10th mom and I took Bonnie's Scrappy Trips Around The World class. Now this one was right up my mom's scrappy alley. She loved this class.
Below is a write up that Bonnie put on her blog about mom. Precious!
Betty is shown on the right, next to her daughter Shelia, and between the two of them they are quilting up a storm in South Carolina.
From what I’ve been told, Betty WEARS OUT sewing machines with all of the beautiful work she does, including featherweight motors!
She is a power house of productivity, and everyone knows that Betty will take any and all fabric strips and strings and sew string blocks to her hearts content –with all of the blocks being made into quilts for local charities such as habitat for humanity.
The world definitely needs MORE Bettys!
Last night after my presentation with the Nimble Thimble quilters in Mauldin, Betty brought up FIVE beautiful quilts for show & share that she has made from my designs.
And let me tell you also – Betty does not do ANYTHING on a small scale!
Take a look:
Thank you Bonnie Hunter for such a sweet write up about my little mama. Mom just turned 80 on March 5th and she loves following your blog. Quiltville Bonnie's Blog
Happy Quilting everyone,
Shelia
In January my quilt guild had Bonnie come and teach two classes and a lecture/trunk show. I was thrilled and quickly signed myself and mom up for all of the classes.
On January 9th we took the Cathedral Windows class with Bonnie. What fun! We had a full day of piecing, laughing with Bonnie and all of the ladies from the guild who attended.
Below is a write up that Bonnie put on her blog about mom. Precious!
Some
Very Betty Show & Share!
Betty is shown on the right, next to her daughter Shelia, and between the two of them they are quilting up a storm in South Carolina.
From what I’ve been told, Betty WEARS OUT sewing machines with all of the beautiful work she does, including featherweight motors!
She is a power house of productivity, and everyone knows that Betty will take any and all fabric strips and strings and sew string blocks to her hearts content –with all of the blocks being made into quilts for local charities such as habitat for humanity.
The world definitely needs MORE Bettys!
Last night after my presentation with the Nimble Thimble quilters in Mauldin, Betty brought up FIVE beautiful quilts for show & share that she has made from my designs.
And let me tell you also – Betty does not do ANYTHING on a small scale!
Take a look:
Betty and
Texas Braid
She has a beautiful sense of what
works when working with scraps – I think I’ve met my match!
Roll Roll
Cotton Boll from String Fling!
And Celtic Solstice with a smile!
If you are looking for the pattern
for Celtic Solstice, it’s found in the Digital Downloads
section of the Quiltville
Store.
Wait,
Betty! Come back here!
I’m not
done with you yet!
Betty’s
lovely Easy Street from MORE
Adventures with Leaders & Enders!
And to the
oohs and ahhhs of the crowd -
Betty’s
Orca Bay also from String Fling!
Check out
the back:
Fishies!!
So awesome!
Betty, it was just wonderful meeting
you and getting to spend the last 3 days with you and your guild family here in
South Carolina. I can’t wait to come back and see what you have sewn
since I left!
There are many other wonderful show
& share photos in the slide show. And be on the lookout for Connie's
completed Allietare top which made an appearance! It's wonderful!
Thank you Bonnie Hunter for such a sweet write up about my little mama. Mom just turned 80 on March 5th and she loves following your blog. Quiltville Bonnie's Blog
Happy Quilting everyone,
Shelia
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Learning To Listen To Your Quilts
Today I got to spend the morning in class with Karen Kendo who was teaching us how to "listen to our quilts".
Awesome to see see her beautiful work and get reminded how to look at each part of the quilt and see what is needed to bring that quilt to life.
Since I began my long arm journey in quilting I have loved learning all of those "tips" that help you decide how to quilt a certain quilt. Karen is an accomplished quilter who has a giving heart and shares her knowledge with others. Thanks Karen for a wonderful evening lecture at our guild last night and a wonderful workshop today.
Happy Quilting,
Shelia
Since I began my long arm journey in quilting I have loved learning all of those "tips" that help you decide how to quilt a certain quilt. Karen is an accomplished quilter who has a giving heart and shares her knowledge with others. Thanks Karen for a wonderful evening lecture at our guild last night and a wonderful workshop today.
Happy Quilting,
Shelia
Friday, January 1, 2016
2016 A New Beginning
Happy New Year to everyone. As we start 2016 my husband and I spent New Years Eve going through our Gratitude Jar and remembering all of the blessings that we had during 2015. It is so easy to remember all of the crap that happens each year, but remembering all of the good things is what makes you who you are. Growing through the bad things and living your life through the good things.
This gratitude jar sits on our buffet in the dinning room. Each time something good happens, we have a blessing, or something we want to remember happens we write the date and the event down. Then on New Years Eve we go through and take turns reading the events. It is amazing how quickly you forget some really special events that have happened. I encourage everyone to make yourself a gratitude jar and use it. We are so blessed in our lives and those blessings make our life abundant.
This year I am serving as the Vice President of our quilt guild. I am in charge of booking our speakers and workshops. I have been hard at work getting things lined out for the coming year and hope that everyone will enjoy the mix of speakers and workshops planned.
I am especially excited to be welcoming Bonnie Hunter.....YES.....THE Bonnie Hunter will be here on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at our guild. Mom and I are taking both of the workshops, Cathedral Stars and Scrappy Trips Around the World. Bonnie is also doing her Scraps and Shirttails lecture at the guild meeting on Monday night. EXCITED!!
Happy Quilting everyone,
Shelia
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