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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Labor Day week of fun and festivities!

We love "Show and Tell".  We never know what our customers will bring in.  It's exciting to hear the story behind the project being shared and seeing the project in person! 

Janet B. brought in the "Dresden Flowers" quilt she's been working on.  We love the prints she used for this stunning quilt.  Super yummy! 

Should Janet get to feeling benevolent, I told her (several times) that my birthday is in May!  

Janet's "Dresden Flowers" quilt 





close up of some of Janet's blocks 
Janet's current project is a "Dresden Plate" quilt using 1930's prints.  Yummy! 

Maybe Janet will give me this one as a birthday present when she's finished????  Oh, Janet......

Janet's 1930's prints Dresden Plate block 


Nancy O. brought in this quilt she made for her father's caregiver.  We love the "Best. Day. Ever" prints Nancy used.  The colors are so bright and vibrant.  It makes me smile just looking at it! 

Thanks, Nancy for sharing your creation with us.  We know your step sister will love it!  
Nancy's "Best. Day.Ever" quilt 

close up and borders of Nancy's quilt 

the back of Nancy's quilt 
Kay stopped by a couple of times this week.  She brought in the jammies she recently made for herself and her husband.  

Kay liked two different colors of flannel so, she used both for her jams.  The hubs wanted a moose print for his so, that's what he got!  

Great job, Kay!  We love both jammies! 
Kay's dual colored jammies 






Dick's moose flannel jams 

One of the projects Dorothy worked on this week is this Dresden Plate block.  Dorothy hand pieced this block but hasn't decided what to use for the centers. 

We love the Mary Engelbreit prints Dorothy used and can't wait to see the finished project! 
Dorothy's hand pieced Dresden Plate block 

Flannel seems to be the textile of choice these days! Ginger brought in this adorable flannel quilt she made for a family friend.  

We petted this quilt more than once before she left! We love the piano key borders Ginger used in the middle of each border.  How cute is that! 

Thanks, Ginger for bringing this in.  We love it!  
Ginger's flannel quilt 


the adorable border of Ginger's quilt 

We had 'open sew' this week for anyone who wanted to bring in something to work on.  It didn't have to be a quilting project....any UFO or PIGS were fine by us! 

Dorothy and Shawn worked on different projects this week.  Dorothy sewed, Shawn knitted (Wednesday). 
Dorothy and Shawn working on their projects 

the front half of a purse Shawn is knitting 

Dorothy and Shawn were also here Thursday to continue working on their projects! 

Dorothy and Shawn are intensely focused on their projects! 

appliqued hearts Shawn added to the Kansas Troubles blocks shes making


Later in the day, Kay stopped by to do some coloring in one of her many adult coloring books!  

Kay's coloring project! 


I love the stained glass look of "Sashed Half Hexagons" by Jenny Doan.  

We have the templates to make them, I just had to decide which layer cake to use.  I finally decided on "The Potting Shed" by Holly Taylor.

After a few mistakes (had to watch the video again) I was off and running!  

I've gotten three blocks done so far and am working feverishly getting the rest of them finished.  

I was so proud of myself, I had to hang them up in the shop! 
my first "Sashed Half Hexagon" attempt 

a little wonky (not square) but the fabric is really pretty! 

second attempt at "SHH" is much better! 

squared up block of second SHH! 

third block of SHH

third time really is the charm! 

bragging on myself:  I love the stained glass look of these blocks 

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