(super fantastically wonderful) Over the top Show and Tell

Mr. Sweetie Pie, Wayne, stopped by yesterday.  We love Wayne.  He's always full of ideas, is a master at coordinating colors plus he's a darn good quilter!  

He brought in more of the stunning quilts he's been making.... Wayne, please come back soon.  We love your stuff.  

Koi fish in the center medallion of Wayne's quilt 

can you see the koi fish the quilter used?  Wow!  

the back of Wayne's "Blue" quilt 

Wayne's Egyptian quilt.  Wow!  

top left hand corner of Wayne's Egyptian quilt 

the back of Wayne's Egyptian quilt.  Can you see the fans?  

the beginning of Wayne's next quilt...stay tuned! 

Diane H. also stopped by yesterday with her own trunk show!  She brought in two of the quilts she's been working on, a charm pack quilt and a "Five and Dime".  

This first quilt is called "Envelopes" (I think) and is made using two charm packs.  I believe she said it's a Jenny Doan pattern??? 

We love the colors! Great job, Diane!  

close up of the borders and quilting on Diane's "Envelopes" quilt. 

the back of Diane's Envelopes quilt.  We love the quilting. 

Diane's next quilt is a "Five and Dime" she made using one layer cake, a charm pack and the Five and Dime ruler.  

Wow! I wonder where she got the idea to make this quilt?????   The colors are so yummy!  

close up of Diane's Five and Dime quilt 

the border of Diane's Five and Dime 

the back of Diane's Five and Dime 

Mother/daughter duo Vickie and Kayla were also here yesterday....they each had something for "Show and Tell".  Vickie is an accomplished quilter while Kayla is just getting started.  

Kayla made this "Jelly Roll 1600" for her best friend "just because".  Wow!  How sweet is that? 

We love the "Eat Your Fruits and Veggies" jelly roll Kayla used to make this for her B.F.F.  Great job, kiddo, keep up the good work!  

Kayla's Jelly Roll 1600 she made for her BFF 

Vickie brought in this lap quilt she made using batik charm packs.  I almost ripped this out of her hands to keep for myself....I mean to keep in the shop as a sample....yeah, right!  (I wonder if she knows blue is my favorite color??).  

Ginger, Shawn and Sharon were here for "Sit and Sew".    

Ginger and Shawn were doing hand applique blocks, like the one pictured below (I put the blocks together for the picture, I don't think they go together).  

Sharon was making a patriotic block using a "30 Degree Squedge" by Phillips Fiber Arts.   

blocks Ginger and Shawn were making yesterday.  

Sharon's patriotic block she made using the 30 Degree Squedge 

Sharon's version of our Shop Hop block using 1930's fabrics.  LOVE IT!  

Sharon recently made a Mondo bag for herself using scraps from our scrap totes.  She wanted the handles a little longer than the pattern calls for so, she has REALLY long handles!  

one side of Sharon's Mondo bag 

the other side of Sharon's Mondo bag 

We received more "Glamping" this week.  This has been a very popular line for our little quilt shop....now, we have more of it!  YIPPEE!!! 

You might see some of these prints in our pillowcase kits.....just sayin....

we also received this bolt of  "Enchanted Pond" by Holly Taylor for Moda 

Oops!  I didn't like the pictures of the Northcott "Stars and Stripes" fabric I posted last week so, I decided to take a better picture! 

Hopefully you can see the prints better than last week's post!  Sorry about that!  

Cassville's quilt show, Diane and Rosemary strike (again!) plus all the "Turning Twenty" books

I smell a quilt show in the air!  We're packing up stuff getting ready for Cassville's show on April 4th and 5th.  I wonder how many fat quarters we can get in a 8'x26' booth?  I guess we're about to find out!  

Yesterday's "Show and Tell" was great.  Diane H. brought in a "Five and Dime" quilt she made using the F&D ruler.  We love the colors in this quilt, they're so bright and cheery!  Great job, Diane!  Love that Five and Dime!  

Diane's "Five and Dime" top 

close up of Diane's "Five and Dime" 

borders of Diane's "Five and Dime" top 

one of the corners of Diane's "Five and Dime" 

Our friend from the north, Rosemary G. stopped by yesterday (after leaving her husband to fish at Roaring River!) We always love the projects Rosemary brings to share.  She really dazzled us yesterday!  

Rosemary made this "Quilt of Valor" for her brother, Roy.  We love the Chevron pattern and....the backing on this quilt is fabulous! 

Rosemary's Quilt of Valor she made for her brother.  

close up of Rosemary's Quilt of Valor 

backing fabric on Rosemary's Quilt of Valor she made for her brother 

the quilting used to finish Rosemary's QOV.  LOVE IT!  

Rosemary made this "Tumbler" quilt to keep in their camper.  The lady that quilted it said it was too pretty to keep in a camper!  We totally agree!  

Rosemary's "Tumbler" quilt 

the border of Rosemary's "Tumbler" quilt.  

close up of the quilting on Rosemary's "Tumbler" 

the backing used on Rosemary's "Tumbler".  we love the dainty flowers! 

Rosemary strikes again!  She made this "Bulls Eye" quilt for her daughter (all the fabrics have stripes). Get it?....Bulls Eye quilt....Rosemary strikes again....

 

We love the colors and the bulls eye affect.  

Rosemary's "Bulls Eye" quilt she made for her daughter.  

more blocks in Rosemary's "Bulls Eye" quilt 

Rosemary made this quilt for her grand daughter using scraps.  We love scrappy quilts!  

Rosemary used pages from a phone book to paper piece this top.  Each block is 8 1/2" x 6" with a black strip on one end. 

WE LOVE THE COLORS IN THIS TOP.  So cute. Rosemary, we know your grand daughter will love her quilt!  Thanks for sharing your creations with us! 

scrappy top Rosemary paper pieced using pages from a phone book.  LOVE IT!   

close up of Rosemary's scrappy top. 

I truly can't remember how many times the big brown truck was here this week (I love that big brown truck). The best thing about the big brown truck is....the big brown truck driver always has something delightful he's about to hand over!     

We received the "Summer 2014" issue of "Easy Quilts" by Fons and Porter.  We particularly love the "7 Fat Quarter Friendly Quilts" patterns.  

Summer 2014 issue of Easy Quilts by Fons and Porter 

 If you're a beginning quilter, pre-cuts are a great way to get started:  layer cakes, charm packs, jelly rolls, mini-charms.  

All the fabrics coordinate with each other and....they're already cut!  All you have to do is decide which pattern to use. 

This week we received "Charm Quilts".  This book has 11 patterns for making quilts using charm packs.   YUMMY!  

One of the first quilting books I ever purchased was "Turning Twenty" by Tricia Gibbs.  It was a great book for beginners.....take 20 fat quarters and make a quilt.  I thought I could do that (after someone explained to me what a fat quarter was!). 

That was years ago.  Now, there are ten different "Turning Twenty" books.  We currently have all of them in stock....the big brown truck brought them.  I love that big brown truck.  

We also received the templates for the "Pick a B" blocks (book 7) as well as small cans of 505 Spray. YIPPEE!!! 

"Pick a B" template" 

Turning Twenty books:  "Slapplique" and "Around the Block"  

Turning Twenty:  "Feeling Groovy" and "Simply Sashed" 

Turning Twenty:  "Again-book 2" and "Just Got Better" 

Turning Twenty:  "The Original--book one" and "Hope Chest Treasures" 

Turning Twenty:  "Pick-a-B" and "Stained Glass and Scraps" 

small cans of 505 spray.  We now have both sizes!