Hope you all enjoyed your long weekends! Here, the sewing machine has been busy but nothing to show right now. Though I do have some finished craftiness…
I knit socks! Cozy pretty socks that fit really well. This was my first time knitting socks and it won’t be my last.
By the way – I’m finally on twitter, follow me if you wanna!
Thank you all for your nice comments about my quilt and the pattern being published! I have lots of plans for many patterns being available in the future but lots of leg work ahead of me before then.
Anyhow – getting down to business! The random number generator picked lucky number 41! Kate C. keep an eye out for an email from me!
Happy Monday to you all!
Have you all seen Quilt Scene?? So much great stuff in here!
I was lucky enough to have a quilt pattern published in it!
And the Modern Quilt Guild also got a nice mention!
I made this quilt a while ago… so nice to finally be able to blog about it! I used a lot of Moda Crossweaves in it. They are so beautiful! A couple more photos…
Want a copy of the magazine? Just leave me a comment. I’ll pick a winner on Monday!
And it’s back to the sewing machine for me… Hope you all have great weekends ahead of you!
Some bee blocks for Liz.
And Beans overseeing things.
Hope you all had a great weekend! I spent mine in the sewing room, how about you?
Yes! A space quilt! A while back, the designer for Etsy’s amazing space themed conference room got in touch. Would I like to make a space quilt to be hung in the room? Needless to say, this was a daunting task. But I love a challenge so I took it on.
How to make a quilt that is a glimpse of “space” (as in outer space – this was not a theoretical space…it had to be outer space) yet also keep my aesthetic? It was no easy task!
Think I managed ok? Stars or spaceships?? It’s up to you! I was thinking stars (you know – like streaking by ’cause you’re at warp speed, right??) but my husband though spaceships so I figured that’s part of the idea – interpret it as you’d like.
And white binding! Not something I’ve otherwise done but I thought it worked well to frame the dark blues and blacks… I used a lot of Quilters Linen in this. Thought that it was nice for add texture but not a patterned fabric.
There’s more photos of the finished conference room here!
Katie, a friend from The LAMQG is having a baby girl! I made her this cute simple quilt.
Nice and pink but some green mixed in!
I did some fun and easy curly quilting. I really like this simple and whimsical quilting for a baby quilt. Keeps it nice and soft.
And a simple back – I do love those Wildwood trees!
It’s been just over two months since the Action Kivu sewing workshop fundraiser that I held right here on my blog. I’m sure you all remember that we raised $10,510!! So impressive!
We are lucky enough to be able to concretely see the fruits of our giving through some photos of the women in the workshop with their new machines that our fundraiser bought them. Because of our fund raising they have also been able to move the workshop to a much safer location.
It’s pretty great to know that together we’ve done some real good here! And we’ll be doing it all over again next year!
Meanwhile, please remember that Action Kivu is always taking donations. Perhaps you can set up a monthly donation? It can be small! And if you have more time than money, maybe your guild would like to raise some money with a charity quilt? Or perhaps you’d like to throw a bake sale at your church? Any amount helps these women who have been through so much and who are improving their lives with sewing.
I used the random number generator to pick two winners from the Practical Guide to Patchwork book and fabric giveaway! So many of you commented!
The lucky winners are:
The book: Number 389 – Cristi
The fabric: Number 284 – Bev
Congrats to both of you and keep an eye out for my email!
