P-Dub's Quilt Stuff : three weeks of new stuff; lots of Show and Tell, four legged kids

I've fallen horribly behind posting pictures to the blog this month. I hope I haven't forgotten anyone's "Show and Tell" or any new stuff we've received this month.

Dorothy brought in this rug she made using clothesline wrapped in fabric.

After taking Rosemary's class, Dorothy loves this technique. We love the rug.

Dorothy's clothesline rug

Lillian brought in these clutches she made using fabric from the shop. How cute are these?

Great job, Lillian. We love your clutches!

clutches Lillian made using fabric from the shop

Rosemary brought in several finished projects for "Show and Tell" . She's been very busy and had lots of stuff to show us.

Thanks, Rosemary for sharing your projects with us.

one of many projects Rosemary shared with us

this one makes me dizzy!

we love the one point nine patches of this top

love, love, love the batiks in this top

close up of Rosemary's batik quilt

this is the back for the top pictured below

top of Rosemary's quilt using "Lorraine" prints

close up of Rosemary's "Lorraine" quilt

Rosemary wasn't alone when she stopped by. Her four legged kid, Miss Josie made an appearance in the shop (before wanting to go back to Roaring River).

Rosemary and Miss Josie

Earlier this month, Mary B. brought in this stunning quilt she made using "Mimosa" prints.

I mentioned my birthday is fast approaching to which Mary just laughed. Humm.....

We LOVE this quilt. The Mimosa prints really pop against the white background.

Thanks, Mary for sharing this with us.....will someone please remind Mary my birthday is tomorrow....

Mary's "Mimosa" quilt

close up of the quilting of Mary's "Mimosa" quilt

We love four legged kids. Miss Mia is the latest addition to Terri's family. She's such a cutie pie.

Mia was a little scared of us at first but got a little friendlier the longer she was here.

Come back soon, Mia. We promise to give you a bone to chew on to pass the time.

Miss Mia and her human, Terri

We're thrilled to offer patterns by designer Laura Heine. These are not your regular normal every day quilt patterns....most of them are collages making each one as unique as the person making it.

The "My Kinda Town" pattern (on the left) is paper pieced and a monster of a quilt when finished.

If you love collages (and have a flair for design) you'll love these patterns.

four new patterns by Laura Heine

four collage patterns by designer Laura Heine

We've received an abundance of new stuff since my last post. We currently have the latest issues of "Quilting Quickly", "Easy Quilts" and "Block" magazines.

Quilting Quickly and Easy Quilts magazines

the latest issue of "Block" magazine

Jacey B. stopped by on her way to prom last Saturday (I can't believe how grown up she looks).

We were thrilled Jacey wanted to stop by before her big night out.

You're beautiful, Jacey. Hopefully you had a good time.

all dressed up, on her way to prom

Dorothy and Sharon had a great time at quilt retreat a couple of weeks ago.

They sewed and sewed and ate and sewed some more. Neither of them mentioned getting much sleep but they both got a lot of projects finished.

Thanks, gals for sharing your retreat projects with us.

the tabletop (or candleholder) Dorothy made a retreat

"Farm Girl Vintage" blocks Sharon made at retreat

My friend, Linda recently brought in this top she made using "Summer Breeze" prints.

Linda is a prolific knitter so, making a quilt top is a big deal (we particularly love the piano key borders).

GREAT JOB, Linda. I'm so proud of you I could bust wide open. This is fantastic.

Linda's "Summer Breeze" quilt top

close up of the piano key border of Linda's top

Cathy C. was one of our first customers to buy an AccuQuilt Go! cutter from us.

Over the years, she's made gorgeous quilts using her cutter.

A couple of weeks ago, Cathy was flipping through the new "AccuQuilt" product catalog and noticed an adorable animal quilt made using just one die.

Depending on how the pieces are placed you can make a mouse, an owl, a fox, bunnies, squirrels and a bunch of other furry critters.

Cathy bought the die and went home to make some critters. Yesterday, she brought in her latest creations: a puppie and a mouse.

How cute are these?

While she was here, Cathy had some "Show and Tell" of her own.

The quilt pictured below was made for a family member. We love the funky wonky in-and-out motion of this top.

the quilt Cathy made for a family member

closeup of Cathy's quilt

the back of Cathy's quilt she made for a family member

Cathy's grandmother hand embroidered the 'bird' squares of this top. Her mom made the nine patch blocks then pieced all the blocks together.

Cathy said the blue polka-dotted fabric was a family member's housecoat.

I hope you can see the hand embroidery and piecing of this top. The closeup picture doesn't do this top justice.

Thanks, Cathy for sharing your stuff with us. We particularly love old quilts and the stories that go with them.

Cathy's two generation quilt

close up of the quilt Cathy's granny and Mom made

Lois H. stopped by yesterday to use her $50 gift certificate for being our shop hop winner. Accompanying Lois was Miss Peanut.

our shop hop winner Lois H. (and Peanut)

While she was here, Lois showed us a couple of quilts she recently made. Lois used one jelly roll to make two baby quilts.

How cute are these? Thanks, Lois (and Peanut) for sharing your stuff with us.

Please come back when you can. We loved having you in the shop.

one of the baby quilts Lois recently made

the back of the top pictured above

another baby quilt Lois made

the back of the quilt pictured above

Cathy W. is the winner of our "Row by Row" contest. She dropped by yesterday to bring in our finished row.

We love Cathy's design of a sleeping family for this year's Row by Row theme of "Home Sweet Home".

Great job, Cathy. We LOVE your/our row.

Cathy W. holding the row she designed for the shop

If you have leftover jelly rolls strips like I do, these "Fabric Strip Cases" may change your life.

These clear cases are big enough to hold three jelly rolls and come with dividers so you can keep each one separated. YIPPEE!!!

No more jelly roll strips bundled up in a ball (or shoved into a plastic bag).

clear Fabric Strip Cases

I love anything 1930's. Anything. Fabric, mugs, fabric, calendars, fabric.....

We are thrilled to have "Pinafores and Petticoats" precuts in the shop: layer cakes, charm packs, strip sets and fat quarter bundles.

These are the latest collection by Kaye England for Wilmington and we LOVE them!