Quilting

[billig]

I've got quite a few projects going.

Today or tomorrow I have to go pick up my 10,000 piece quilt from the State Fair.

I'm part of postmarkdart.com where we sign up for small themed groups and exchange quilted art postcards.
Now we're adding a little diversion where we make one 12" x 12" square of a fabric postcard of one picture (this one will be tree bark) and then we cut it into 6 postcards, keeping one for ourselves and sending the other 5 to the other five members of that theme group and then we'll have 6 versions of treebark that fit back together in a 12" x 12" block.

Yesterday I was out infront of the Textile Center at 7:30 am to stand in line to be one of 50 people to get a packet of fabric to make a special wallhanging for Ikea.
We had to pay $25 to sign up, get four 1-yard piece of Ikea fabric, and we get to make a wallhanging. Anyone who completes theirs by Dec 5 gets a $50 Ikea GC. The wallhangings will be sold to benefit the Textile Center and hang in Ikea sometime in March.
I'd have started on it already, but there's just too much going on in my little life and I've had huge mood swings today. (anybody need somebody killed? I'm in just the right mood!)

For quite a while I've had strips of fabric on my design wall for one of those 'strips and curves' quilts from that book strips and curves.

I have been collecting bright colored wool from thrift stores, felting it and now I'm ready to start braiding a wool rug. I noticed that of all the colors I have, I don't have any orange - pumpkin colors. I know that some Thursday nights at the Textile Center they have the dye lab open to use for like $5 or something. And a gal is there to help. So I think one of these thursdays I'm going head over there with the light-creamy colored wool pieces and dye them in different orange shades.

I've also been collecting something else from thrift stores...velvets. I have tons and tons now, and I have to start making something. I have in mind to make throws, with that quilt top pattern that makes a quilt look 3-d with cubes...kwim? (3 diamond shapes put together with one of the diamonds being light so that it looks like light shining down on boxes). I think this will be a cool effect with the velvet because velvet is a dark shade looking one way, and a light shade when turned upside down. So I figure I can get that 'cube' look.

gawd, I have too much going on, no wonder I can't concentrate on couponing!

[nessa92]

Look what I made. Photo007

[billig]

Originally Posted by nessa92 Look what I made. Photo007

I can't see the photo!

[nessa92]

Here it is.

[cjpsmom]

I thought I would try to bump this thread up a little. I love quilting/sewing. I am taking a monthly class at a local church to make a sampler quilt. This class goes all year long and at the end of the year we each have a quilt. Last year we made the Eleanor Burns "Town Square" sampler and this year we're doing her Victory Sampler. I look forward to this every month. Also, they have a Sharing Stitches day, which is bring whatever you want to sew on and sew as long as you want. We have an awesome group of ladies with all different levels of experience. There's always good food and good company.
I have made several quilts/quilt tops(more tops than completed) and wish I could do it all the time, time is tight most the time. I've just completed a "top" that seemed to take forever-you know, put it down, go back, put it down again and go back later-it's a "Rolling Waves" quilt. It's one that kind of plays with your eyes when you look at it.
I try to make my Christmas gifts every year-I don't think my family is tired of them yet, I think they honestly appreciate something that's homemade and kind of expect it since I've been doing some kind of stitching since school days.
I'm saving my scraps to attempt one of the charm quilts (like the member posted earlier-the Avatar pic) but it'll take me a while to get up the nerve.
It's nice that there are other quilters/couponers on this site. Hi :)

[Doreen]

Originally Posted by cjpsmom I thought I would try to bump this thread up a little. I love quilting/sewing. I am taking a monthly class at a local church to make a sampler quilt. This class goes all year long and at the end of the year we each have a quilt. Last year we made the Eleanor Burns "Town Square" sampler and this year we're doing her Victory Sampler. I look forward to this every month. Also, they have a Sharing Stitches day, which is bring whatever you want to sew on and sew as long as you want. We have an awesome group of ladies with all different levels of experience. There's always good food and good company. I have made several quilts/quilt tops(more tops than completed) and wish I could do it all the time, time is tight most the time. I've just completed a "top" that seemed to take forever-you know, put it down, go back, put it down again and go back later-it's a "Rolling Waves" quilt. It's one that kind of plays with your eyes when you look at it. I try to make my Christmas gifts every year-I don't think my family is tired of them yet, I think they honestly appreciate something that's homemade and kind of expect it since I've been doing some kind of stitching since school days. I'm saving my scraps to attempt one of the charm quilts (like the member posted earlier-the Avatar pic) but it'll take me a while to get up the nerve. It's nice that there are other quilters/couponers on this site. Hi :)

I am anxious to hear more about your quilting club! If you get a chance, show some pictures.

There are some quilting classes on the local quilt shop class schedule that I've had my mind on lately. I have really had my mind on quilting, especially today since it's getting cooler here.

'Tis the season for some awesome local quilt shows.

[cjpsmom]

I'll try to post some pics as soon as I can or as soon as I figure out how.:)