tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37117125983792338282024-03-14T00:29:44.632-04:00Happy Sewing Roomhapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-71265287679094726742018-09-24T23:12:00.001-04:002019-09-02T11:33:40.567-04:00My Happy Place Row Along - My Sewing RoomI hope that you are having a great time doing the My Happy Place Row Along Blog Hop!<br />
Thank you Marian Pena of <a href="http://www.seamstobesew.com/" target="_blank"><b>Seams to be Sew</b></a> for hosting the hop and for all the work that you have done! <br />
Thank you also to <a href="http://www.northcott.net/" target="_blank"><b>Northcott Fabrics </b></a>for the lovely fabric that you have donated to us to use in our rows.<br />
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I chose my sewing room for my happy place. It truly is my Happy Sewing Room! All I have to do is walk into it and I am a happier person. I don't even have to sew! :-) I have so many things that I love surrounding me there, I can't help but smile. I even have what I call my command center there, which includes my computer and my kindle fire tablet to supply my music. And don't forget the warm cup of coffee or tea. Just perfect!<br />
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Here is a picture of my row - both the original sample(on right) and the one on the left made with some of the beautiful fabrics from Northcott Fabrics.</div>
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I found when I was sewing my second row, that I had turned the half square triangle corner blocks of the star wall hanging the opposite direction. I decided to leave it that way. It gives it a little bit of a different look. If there is one thing that I found when quilting, mistakes can be your new creation! Don't sweat it! It may work in your favor!</div>
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I thought that I would share some pics of my sewing room with you.</div>
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I added borders with spool cornerstones to finish my row into a wall hanging. I think that this would look lovely hanging in your sewing room or on your sewing room door.</div>
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You could also just make the sewing machine block, which is a 12" finished block, and use it in any quilt that uses blocks that finish to 12". Add two of your favorite 12" blocks to both sides of the sewing machine block and you have a great table runner. </div>
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Add borders and you can have a small wall hanging or make it into a pillow.</div>
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I have included instructions for the borders and 12" sewing machine block with the row pattern.</div>
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This is the lovely fabric that I received from Northcott Fabrics:<br />
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The two prints are from the <a href="http://www.northcott.net/product-detail.aspx?colid=1189&colorid=1833%20&fbid=99" target="_blank">Heritage Quilting</a> line and the white on white that I used for the background is <a href="http://www.northcott.net/product-detail.aspx?fbid=5&colid=1083&colorid=1702" target="_blank">Beatrice</a> 21537-11</div>
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There are wonderful giveaways during the My Happy Place Row Along!</div>
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I really love Hoffman fabrics. The colors are amazing and the feel of the fabric is wonderful!</div>
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hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com122tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-81520220259142641942018-09-07T13:00:00.003-04:002018-09-07T13:00:28.660-04:00A Small PeekHere is a small peek at My Happy Place RAL. <br />
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Can you guess what it is? I'm afraid that I can't tell you until September 25th, when I will share my row with you. I can't wait!<br />
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I hope that you are enjoying seeing everyone else's rows.<br />
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Happy Sewing,<br />
<i><span style="color: #134f5c;">Jean</span></i>hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-28104887410769938572018-09-06T15:20:00.000-04:002018-09-06T15:20:09.277-04:00My Happy Place Row AlongI am so excited to announce that I have been asked to participate in the My Happy Place Row Along this year! <br />
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It starts this week and features many designers who have created rows based on their Happy Place. You can get free patterns for their rows for a limited time and also enter many drawings. <br />
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I will be sharing my row with you on September 25, 2018.<br />
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You can find all of the info about the blog hop by clicking on the link below.<br />
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Thursday September 13, 2018</div>
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Tuesday September 18, 2018</div>
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Thursday September 20, 2018</div>
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Tuesday September 25, 2018</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><i></i><b></b><span style="color: #38761d;"></span><br />hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-50262224107930205642017-10-10T10:54:00.000-04:002017-10-10T10:54:29.175-04:00Show & Tell Day for the Christmas Caroling Row A LongToday is show & tell day for the Christmas Caroling Row A Long. A number of the participating designers used some of the rows that you have seen and put them together in clever ways to share even more inspiring projects for you!<br />
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hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-20059336109737146642017-09-21T09:33:00.000-04:002017-09-21T09:33:19.603-04:00Winners of the Inspired LED Lights<br />
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Congratulations to Jayne P. and Mary Lou B. on winning an <a href="http://www.inspiredled.com/sewing-machine-led-lighting-kit" target="_blank">Inspired LED Sewing Machine Light</a> during the Christmas Caroling Row Along at <a href="http://www.seamstobesew.com/" target="_blank">Seams to Be Sew</a> with your comments left at Happy Sewing Room (that's me :-))!<br />
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You should have received an email from Marian from <a href="http://www.seamstobesew.com/" target="_blank">Seams to Be Sew</a> with details of receiving your prize. I hope that you enjoy them! Thank you so much for hopping!<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Jean</span></i></b>hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-62873726715834667402017-09-21T09:04:00.001-04:002017-09-21T09:04:35.579-04:00Grandma's Kitchen Blocks 9, 10 & 11<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Three more blocks done for Grandma's Kitchen! Block 9 The Kitchen Window, Block 10 Recipe Box and Block 11 Peppermint Swirls. </span><br />
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I like that you can fold it down, since it is a soft bag, and it makes it like a bucket and easier to have your yarn accessible to knit with.<br />
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I quilted both bags using the serpentine stitch and did part grid and part straight lines on the larger bag and a full grid on the smaller pouch. I like the look of this stitch, versus a straight stitch, since it adds some softness to the look.</div>
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<br />hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-31624881724439213272017-09-12T00:07:00.000-04:002019-09-02T11:16:46.947-04:00Christmas Caroling Row A Long - God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenHello Everyone!<br />
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I hope that you are having a great time doing the Christmas Caroling Row Along Blog Hop! <br />
Thank you Marian Pena of <a href="http://www.seamstobesew.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: purple;">Seams to be Sew</span></b></a> for hosting the hop and for all the work that you have done! Thank you also to <a href="http://www.northcott.net/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: purple;">Northcott Fabrics</span></b></a> for the lovely fabric that you have donated to us to use in our rows.<br />
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I chose the Christmas Carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for my row. I really loved the chorus - "O Tidings of Comfort and Joy". In doing research for the Christmas Carol, I found this fifth verse from 1775 which I really liked. <br />
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I pictured Victorian carolers gathering in town singing and spreading love to all who heard them.</div>
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I usually use <a href="http://www.electricquilt.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: purple;">Electric Quilt</span></b></a> to do my designing. This is the first time that I created appliques using this program. It was both challenging and fun for me. I hope that you like it. I did this row using fusible applique, but you could also do it with hand applique or whatever is your favorite method. I wanted to add some architectural detail to the houses, so I used some of the decorative stitches on my sewing machine. I added a feather stitch to my holly leaves and hand embroidered a wreath on one of the front doors. You can have a lot of fun just deciding exactly how you would like to finish this row. Keep it simple or go wild!<br />
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I decided that I would like to finish this row as a wall hanging and put a border on it that kind of looked like a frame, but still keeping a little Victorian feel to it. This is what I came up with.<br />
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This is a real easy border to do. It just uses squares and rectangles. I have included this finished border instructions in my pattern. </div>
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This is the fabric that I got from Northcott. The red, green and white were from the Toscana line. <a href="http://www.northcott.net/product-detail.aspx?fbid=3&colid=1136&colorid=1768" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><b>9020-26</b></span></a>, <a href="http://www.northcott.net/product-detail.aspx?fbid=3&colid=1136&colorid=1768" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><b>9020-781</b></span></a> &<br />
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My background was also a Northcott, but it was from last year. They have one with the same print, but a different blue from the Magic of Christmas <a href="http://www.northcott.net/product-detail.aspx?fbid=3&colid=1136&colorid=1768" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><b>21701-44</b></span></a> which would work well.<br />
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There are also giveaways during our Christmas Caroling Row Along! <br />
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hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com172tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-10098392131102194112017-09-01T10:14:00.003-04:002017-09-01T10:14:19.405-04:00Two More Blocks Finished for Grandma's Kitchen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finished two more blocks for my Grandma's Kitchen quilt that is designed by Pat Sloan. The first one is Oh My Stars! which is supposed to represent a saying that my Grandma used to say. I don't remember my Grandma or Mom having any particular saying. When my children were growing up, I used to say "cheese and crackers!", which is better than what I say now! 😊<br />
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The second block is Grandma's Apron. I don't really remember my Grandma or Mom wearing an apron, so I chose colors that I thought they would like. The apron was to be done as a fusible applique, but I decided to needle turn it. The heart was a little challenging since it is only a half inch in size. I thank Sarah Fielke for her wonderful needle turn instructions!<br />
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Below is a picture of all of my blocks so far. They consist of both 5" and 6" blocks. Pat's directions are for 10" and 12" blocks, but I shrunk mine. It will be interesting to see how she puts them together when we have finished the 25 blocks that make up the Grandma's Kitchen Quilt.<br />
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All of my blocks so far!</div>
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I started sewing blocks for the Pat Sloan Grandma's Kitchen Challenge. This is a block of the week. A new block comes out every Wed. There will be 25 blocks in all. Block 9 just came out. I am a little behind and have gotten 6 blocks finished so far.<br />
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I spent many wonderful family gatherings at my Grandmother's house and
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If you would like more info on this block of week, you will find it <a href="http://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/grandmas-kitchen-sew-along.html"><b><i><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></i></b></a>.</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span>hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-13654649047212189532017-08-22T15:00:00.001-04:002017-08-22T15:00:59.815-04:00Christmas Caroling RALI am so excited to announce that I was asked to design a row for the Christmas Caroling Row Along!<br />
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This will be a blog hop featuring different designers offering a free pattern for a row based on a Christmas Carol. My Christmas Carol is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Here is a small preview of my row!<br />
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The Christmas Caroling RAL Blog Hop starts Sept. 5, 2017 and ends October 10, 2017. There will be 42 bloggers featured. Besides receiving a free pattern for their row, you will also be eligible for many giveaways! This blog hop is being hosted by <a href="http://www.seamstobesew.com/christmas-caroling-ral-announcing-newest-sponsors-all-the-bloggers/">www.seamstobesew.com</a> </div>
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hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-91367239822727192072017-06-07T14:31:00.000-04:002017-06-07T14:42:32.632-04:00Lap AppWhile I was working on my Happy Days BOM by Sarah Fielke, I saw that she had posted about using a Lap App for applique. I had never heard of it. I did a little research online and decided to get one.<br />
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hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-39266740120130372892017-06-02T11:07:00.000-04:002017-06-02T11:07:34.645-04:00Happy DaysIt has been quite a while since I have blogged, which I am sure you have noticed. :-) We moved last year and have been off on new adventures.<br />
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As far as sewing goes this past year, I have mainly been working on Sarah Fielke's Happy Days BOM 2016. This quilt features a lot of applique, some pieced and some paper pieced blocks. One thing that I decided that I really wanted to do this year is to try some things that I would not normally do. One of them was needle turn applique. I tried it many years ago, but decided it wasn't for me. However, since working on this quilt and following Sarah's wonderful instructions and videos - I am HOOKED! I love it!<br />
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I still don't have the quilt totally finished, but I thought that i would share some pics. This one shows what the layout of the center of the quilt will look like. I have 2 applique blocks to finish for the bottom yet. <br />
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I have found hand applique to be so relaxing and now look forward to just sitting and stitching. If you would like more info on this bom, you can find it <a href="http://www.sarahfielkeblockofmonth.com/"><b><i>here</i></b></a>. Sarah also has a new BOM for this year called Down the Rabbit Hole. You can find info at that same link. Of course, I signed up for that one too! I haven't started it yet, other than picking out some fabric. It is now officially on my list!</div>
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hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-88840658882281128622015-11-01T12:00:00.001-05:002015-11-01T12:00:10.783-05:00Old Quilts New Life<br />
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I just purchased Sarah Fielke's new book called Old Quilts New Life. I absolutely love it. She has made 18 projects inspired by quilts from the American Folk Art Museum. She includes the history of the quilts and does 2 projects for each quilt that she has shown. One project is her interpretation of the quilt and the second one is taking an element from the quilt and designing a quilt using that element.<br />
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I love antique quilts and also the use of color and design that Sarah does. So the book is a win, win for me!<br />
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Here is just a small sampling of the quilts from the book:<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;"><b>Jean</b></span></i>hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-64751983862353640762015-08-11T10:26:00.000-04:002015-08-11T10:26:37.667-04:00Fat Quarter Traditions Churn DashI have always loved the churn dash block. I love to see it coordinated, scrappy and with decorative touches.<br />
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A number of years ago I designed a series of small quilts called "Fat Quarter Traditions". There were 3 different designs and each one was made with just fat quarters. One of them was the churn dash. I just updated that pattern and it is now available as a free download on <span style="color: magenta;"><i><b><a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/fat-quarter-traditions-churn-dash/159119">craftsy.com</a></b></i></span>.<br />
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I made a new sample in a more blended watercolor style. I really like the lightness of it and I think it is perfect for spring and summer. It reminds me of sherbet. Light and refreshing.<br />
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My original sample featured country colors and plaids. I couldn't find my quilt, believe it or not! So here is my EQ drawing of it in similar fabrics. Not as scrappy and using one background.<br />
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This size quilt is perfect for hanging on your wall, putting on your table or even for a doll quilt.<br />
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Years ago I got the idea to hand embroider small flower designs in bluework and I designed a quilt in blues and yellow using churn dash blocks and putting the bluework designs in the centers. I still haven't gotten that done. As a matter of fact, I only embroidered one block so far! :-) Well, it's on my list!<br />
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A couple years ago, a friend of mine was moving to California and I wanted to make something special for her and her husband. So I thought about doing an embroidery design and putting it into a small wall hanging. My block of choice was the churn dash. It was perfect for framing my embroidery.<br />
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I think that the churn dash block lends itself beautifully for embroidery, appliqué, cross stitch, fussy cut fabric, lacework, a photo or anything else that you would love to feature. It is the perfect frame! This project finished to 15" square so it would also make a lovely pillow.<br />
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This larger churn dash project is also included in my pattern.<br />
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I think the sky's the limit with what you can do with churn dash blocks! I hope you will try one too! Let me know what you do with it. I love show and tell!<br />
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<br />hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-52422187410916341712015-06-27T15:12:00.000-04:002015-06-27T15:12:57.725-04:00Love of CountryI can finally share with you the project that I have been working on for months. You may remember my pics on Facebook with the 2 1/4" friendship stars and the 5" stars. Well, here it is finished!<br />
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I made this for the Wall Hanging competition at the Kutztown Folk Festival. The festival opens today. You can find more info <a href="http://www.kutztownfestival.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><b><i>here</i></b></span></a>. This is the first year that I have entered their competition. They send you a certain fabric and you need to make your wall hanging using a good portion of this fabric. The competition fabric this year was a red paisley print. I really like paisley so I thought "Cool!" The wall hanging could be any shape but the combined total of all of the sides could not be less than 108" or more than 144".<br />
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Of course, I came up with many ideas, but I had to decide on one. I actually asked my hubby for his favorite and he chose this one. I had done a similar design for a shop hop quilt one year, but I did different stars and settings and shrunk everything! The finished quilt measures 30" square. Some of the pieces in the stars are 5/8" in size. I wanted to have the stars look like they were floating so I used the same fabric for the backgrounds, sashing and alternate blocks. I added a narrow flat piping of gold before the border and carried the gold through in the cornerstones of the sashing and the binding. I foundation paper pieced the red and cream part of the border sections. I machine quilted everything. I was hoping to do hand quilting in the alternate blocks, but ran out of time.<br />
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If you check out my Happy Sewing Room Facebook page you will find information as to how I did my quilting on the alternate blocks and also how I started and ended my quilting throughout the quilt.<br />
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A little story about my binding. I only had a small amount of gold fabric left to use for the binding. I went ahead and cut my strips. I usually do a straight grain binding. However, after cutting my strips, I remembered reading in the competition rules, that we need to do bias binding. I thought, "OH NO!" How would I ever cut more strips from such a small amount left. Thank goodness for the internet. I did a search for bias binding and found a couple of sites that used a rectangle rather than a square piece of fabric to make their bias binding. And one of the sites was Bonnie K. Hunters' - <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/">quiltville.blogspot.com</a> under the tips and techniques tab. Thank you, Bonnie! I had a piece 9" x 42" to make my bias binding from. It worked out beautifully! I did have a lot more seams, since it was a narrow piece, but it worked!<br />
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Although I did not get one of the 3 prizes, I feel I am still a winner. I enjoyed the whole process of creating the quilt and being able to try some new things, that I may not have tried without this challenge. <br />
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I hope to write a pattern for this wall hanging soon to sell on my store on craftsy.com. I will let you know when it is available.<br />
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Happy Sewing,<br />
<i><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Jean</span></b></i>hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-59585689584252970392015-04-12T21:25:00.002-04:002015-04-12T21:25:15.047-04:00Bloc_Loc RulersI love trying new notions. Anything to help make my sewing easier or more accurate. I have been making a lot of half-triangle square units right now. I thought that I would use my Bloc_Loc ruler to square them up. I bought this a year or so ago and only used it just recently. I really, really like it! <br />
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I also have their flying geese ruler, which I have not tried yet. You can find more info on their rulers and videos about them <a href="http://www.blocloc.com/index.html"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>here</b></span></a>. They have a lot of different rulers available.<br />
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<br />hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-29125120547661067782015-04-07T22:35:00.001-04:002015-04-07T22:35:59.806-04:00New Small Sewing TableI needed a small table to use my Singer Featherweight on. It had to fit between a pole and my large sewing table and I needed to be able to get into my set of drawers that I have under my large table. I had been using a tv tray table, which was not very sturdy at all. I worried that my featherweight would wind up on the floor!<br />
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I remembered a couple of my friends getting small tables for pressing at retreat. I did some research and found some online. The table is a Lifetime table and it is called a 26" Personal Folding Table. It is 18" x 26" and is the perfect size for my space! It is sturdy and adjusts to 3 heights. My featherweight fits on it perfectly even with it's surround table.<br />
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I have sewn a number of blocks on it and there is no wobbling! I am a very happy camper!<br />
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There are Lifetime tables available in many sizes. I have a 4 foot one which I really like too. My friends got the one that was 20" x 30" which would also be great for sewing. I would have liked that, but it never would have worked in the space that I had available to me. I ordered mine from Amazon and received it very quickly.<br />
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If you are looking for an inexpensive table for sewing, crafts, or as a desk, this is perfect. <br />
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<br />hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-51575514174027976072015-03-25T10:23:00.000-04:002015-03-25T10:23:08.512-04:00A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of ThatI have a lot of projects happening right now. I shared with you my fan quilt and the mariner compass. I also started Bonnie K. Hunter's mystery - Grand Illusion in November. You can find more info <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/grand-illusion-mystery.html"><b><i><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></i></b></a>. I love everything that Bonnie does. If you haven't been to her site, please check it out! All of her quilts are scrappy and she has an abundance of free patterns, tips, recipes and more on her site.<br />
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This is my Clue #1 finished. Most people have finished their quilts. However, not me. I am using similar colors to the suggested colors, except mine are reproduction prints instead of brights. I also plan to use some embroideries in the center of the blocks. It will be some time before I complete this since I have a priority project right now. That is kind of what happened. I have good intentions, but then other things come along that need to be done. It doesn't really matter. I sew slowly and enjoy it along the way.<br />
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Another project I started is a Quilt A Long from American Patchwork and Quilting. You can find more info <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quiltalong"><b><i><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></i></b></a>. You will find a list of all of the bloggers that are participating, including Bonnie. The directions are featured in their April 2015 issue. I didn't really need another project, but I loved that the quilt along only involved making four patches. How much time would it really take me to sew some of those?!!! Ok. A little time. I loved the quilts that were shown but decided that I would design my own. So I have the center of my quilt figured out, but not the borders yet. I decided that I could accomplish this by making the four patches using Bonnie's leader ender process. You can also read about that on her blog under <a href="http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/tips-techniques.html"><span style="color: magenta;">tips and techniques</span></a>. So that is what I am doing. I need 65 four patches for my design and I now have 34 finished. Love it!<br />
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My priority project is kind of hush, hush. But I will share a sketch of it and can tell you that it involves 5" stars with some pretty small pieces, like 5/8" squares. I will have to wait a few months to show you this project finished.<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Jean</span></i></b>hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-53489668383859559482015-03-19T22:56:00.003-04:002015-03-19T22:56:47.571-04:00Mariner CompassToday I had a chance to attend a class in which we were making a Mariner Compass. It has been a long time since I was able to take a class and it was wonderful! The class was taught by Betty Neff who was also the designer of this pattern. She was great! She shared many tips and ideas that not only helped with her pattern, but will definitely help with future projects. It was also great to spend the day with some friends and just have a relaxing day. The class was held at a friend's house, so warm and inviting. Thank you Pat for an awesome day!<br />
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The mariner compass was made using paper foundation piecing. The top photo shows what I accomplished today along with an image from EQ7 showing how my finished block should look. The fabric above my pieced parts is the floral for the background. The lower photo is the Mariner Compass pattern by Betty Neff from the Pennsylvania Quilter. If you would like to see more of Betty's designs, you may check them <a href="http://www.bettyneff.com/">here</a>.<br />
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I wanted to use fabrics that I had in my stash and I remembered this blue and yellow combination from Marcus Brothers called Subtle Skies. I loved those and thought they would be perfect for this time of year. I am so ready for Spring, and these definitely help bring a Spring feeling inside! I originally thought that I would use a light yellow gold background including the background behind the points. Over all it would have been a very soft blended palette. My hubby thought it needed a little zing, perhaps just in back of the points. So I searched my stash for a blue that I thought would work. I was happy that I took his advice. I think it really makes my fabrics pop! I only have fat quarters of all of the prints, so I really needed to make this work. I decided to shrink the pattern to 70%. It should be about 15 1/2" finished instead of 22". That was the only way that I would have enough for the background. I'm not sure what I am doing for the border at this point, but I am sure that it will evolve as I go along.<br />
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I found doing the pattern using foundation paper piecing quite enjoyable and definitely an easier way to do this particular design. Probably close to 40 years ago, I made one for my hubby. I remember using a pattern from Quilter's Newsletter and doing all of the piecing by hand. I was pretty much a beginner quilter then, but figured I would tackle it. I've come a long way baby!<br />
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Another thing that I enjoyed today was sewing with my Singer Featherweight. It sews such a wonderful straight stitch and I think it helps make me feel even more relaxed and to just enjoy the process. Betty also sells featherweights and parts and can help you with any questions you may have in regards to this wonderful little machine. I was fortunate enough to get a new LED light bulb for it. What a difference. So much light! Love it!<br />
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Here's wishing you some wonderful relaxing sew filled days!<br />
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Happy Sewing,<br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Jean </span></i></b><br />
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I decided that I would really like to use all of them in one quilt, even though I was not sure if they would work together. This was before my scrappy quilt days! :-) I knew that I wanted to make fan blocks from them. I needed to decide the best way to stabilize the silk in order to sew my blocks. The silks were very lightweight, not like a mid to heavyweight brocade. I debated on fusing a lightweight interfacing to them, but decided that I would paper foundation piece the fan part and that way the paper would stabilize them.<br />
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I have had the fan part of the block finished for years, but did not do the curved bottom of the fan until this past year. My goal was to finally finish this project. I succeeded in finishing the quilt top this past summer, but have not gotten around to quilting it yet. Other projects have taken precedence. Hopefully I will quilt it this summer.<br />
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I thought that I would share a picture of it now with you, since I am not sure when it will be totally finished. I hope you like it!<br />
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hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711712598379233828.post-19482666876191693632014-12-14T09:00:00.000-05:002014-12-14T09:00:00.833-05:00FREE Yuletide Floral Table Runner PatternOne of the newer patterns that I have added to my pattern shop on Craftsy.com is the Yuletide Floral Table Runner. <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/yuletide-floral-table-runner/117656">http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/yuletide-floral-table-runner/117656</a> This pattern is a free digital download. A little something to say Thank you for all of your support!<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f1efed; color: #393433; font-family: roble; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">This table runner can be used on your table or as a wall hanging. It is easily made using rotary cutting and quick piecing techniques. This quilt would also look great in colors to match your home or for any season.</span><br />
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The first one is Winter Wonderland. <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/winter-wonderland/120032">http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/winter-wonderland/120032</a><br />
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<span style="color: #393433; font-family: roble;"><span style="background-color: #f1efed; line-height: 24px;">All of these would be great for display during the holidays or winter season. They also make great gifts!</span></span><br />
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I used to pin from the left side when I strictly sewed garments. When I started doing quilts, I noticed that most people pinned from the right and I switched. Little did I know that I was on to a good thing way back then. I now have returned to pinning to from the left. I think perhaps my piecing is even more accurate now.<br />
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Give it a try. The quilt police won't mind!<br />
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Happy Sewing,<br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue;">Jean</span></i></b>hapsewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12774965000447569984noreply@blogger.com0