New Class!

DIAMONDS ALL AROUND

Designed by Judy Whitehead

2009

This is a three session class covering the basics of paper piecing and working in a monochromatic color scheme to create movement and depth.

Beginners welcomed!

First session to be held June 11, 2009 at Rene’s Quilt Shop in Mooresville, NC from 6-9 p.m.

Contact me if you’re interested in attending this class, or would like to bring this to your group.

If you are not in the area and would like to purchase this pattern, leave me a comment with a link to your e-mail!!!

And check back often, as I’ll be posting more upcoming new classes, including trapunto classes!

A little bit of cheer

Thought I’d share a little bit of colorful cheeriness today. At this time of the year, when the days are short, and the nights long, I am finding myself drawn more and more to bright, cheerful colors. Thoughts of springtime start to fill my head, sunshine and flowers, warm days….all good thoughts.

And in that vein, I am working on a bright cheery quilt. Made out of nickels and noodles (a quilting term for 5″ squares and 2-1/2″ strips), this is the result of playing and thinking “what if”.

I’ll be posting instructions for this later in the week on the new tutorials and patterns page! Hope you enjoy this touch of springtime cheer!!!

Somehow it’s Friday already!  Wow this has been an amazingly busy week!  I just love it when the week goes by quickly and lots has been accomplished.

Of course most everything is in the almost done stages, but I thought I’d show you a little bit of what today has included on my agenda.

First priority today was getting my cell phone pocket pattern printed and bagged:

Check, DONE!

Next up this morning was to get the yarns and scarves I dyed last night rinsed and soaking in the fixative:

Check DONE

I always use a fixative in my final soak of my dyes.  I’ve not yet had anyone come back with a complaint about colors bleeding and I attribute it to taking that one extra step.

Of course, sometimes, when we slip, or we drop something in the process, we do get a bit of dye migration….FABs, this pic’s for you gals:

And you should see the other side of my hands………okay, no, maybe you shouldn’t.  I know, I should be wearing gloves, but right now I am actually between sizes of gloves (mediums are tight, larges are almost falling off?)…..and when I work with the scarves and the yarns, I really need to be able to feel what I’m doing.  Hence, the blue hands……….which is why I always have Reduran in the studio!

Off to go dye some blue fabrics now…………………..