Shop Hop

The 9th Eastern Pennsylvania Shop Hop takes place November 5 - November 19, 2011.  This year we are featuring American Valor Fabrics, proud partners with Quilts of Valor Foundation. www.qovf.org
The fabric line is by Jo Morton called Hurrah.  It is a wonderful line of fabric in rich reproduction colors of reds, blue and neutrals.

This is just a sampling of some of the fabric used in the shop hop quilt blocks.  The quilts will be a sampler of star blocks, making the perfect blend with the fabric.

We have some fabric available for sale now.  Stop by and check it out!

Happy Sewing,
Jean

May Club Meeting Show & Tell

Here are some show & tell highlights from May's Club Meeting!

 Judy was busy stitching again.  She made this very cute pin cushion (It almost looks good enough to eat!:-)).  But then I love cake!  The next pic feaatures blocks from our block of month this year.  The last one is from a wall hanging class that Judy took here from Jo Killian.  Jo designed this beautiful wall hanging.  Great job Judy!

 These are some antique blocks that Judy bought and was wondering about the best way to set them.  I can't wait to see what she does with them.

Pat showed some beautiful projects that she was working on.  The first one is a log cabin made using Marti Michell's Log Cabin Ruler.  Look for a future post on how the ruler works.  The second pic shows the appliqued center for our Block of Month quilt from Lori Smith's Family and Friends Sampler.  It is gorgeous!

Thanks so much for sharing girls!  Is is always so inspiring!

Happy Sewing,
Jean

Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum

I finally got a chance to visit the Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum in Lancaster, PA in May.  I had gone, of course, to see the Amish Quilt Collection.  But to my surprise, they also had an exhibit of Christmas scenes depicting living rooms from the 1800's through 1970's.  They replicated a typical living room as it would have been decorated from that time period.  It was very interesting.  You could tell the era as you looked at the room, before even reading the sign.  I really enjoyed it.

Of course, this was just a sampling of what they had displayed.

Afterwards, it was on to the quilts!  The Amish Quilt Collection is from the 19th-20th century and was formerly know as "the Esprit Collection".  Doug Tompkins, a founder of the Esprit Corporation, began collecting the finest Amish quilts he could find during the 1970's.  The Heritage Center acquired the collection in 2002.  It is a wonderful collection and I am happy to share some of my favorites with you.

If you ever get a chance to get to the Lancaster area, be sure to stop by the museum.  It was such a wonderful place to see!  For more information you can check out their website.

Happy Sewing,
Jean

And the Winner Is!

The winner of the free membership to www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com is Zlaty!
Congratulations!  I know that you will enjoy all of Benita's patterns and projects.
Thanks to everyone that participated.


Happy Sewing,
Jean

Victoriana Quilt Designs 10th Anniversary

Benita from Victoriana Quilt Designs is about to celebrate her site's 10th Anniversary with a Fabric Party.

She has designed a Jacquard Quilt Pattern which consists of 18 parts and will be presented from June 1, 2011 to May 1, 2012.  For more info on her new pattern for the fabric party check out http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com/VictorianaQuilters/BlockoftheMonth/VQDFabricParty.htm

Benita is also offering a free membership ($22.50 value) to her site. By leaving a comment for this post, you are entered in the drawing to win the free membership.  The drawing will be held on Sunday, June 5, 2011.

So go to www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com and see everything that she has to offer quilters!

Good luck to everyone! 

Happy Sewing,

Jean

April Club Meeting

It's time for show & tell from April's Club meeting!
We had a special treat this month.  Pat shared her favorite method of doing hand applique and Karen showed us how to use the log cabin ruler by Marti Michell.
Thanks so much!  You both did a super job!  I know everyone enjoyed it!

 Judy was busy.  She made a new  bag, pincushion box and lovely scrapbooking cards.

 Momma made another block for our club sampler.  Great job!

 Pat made another great fun and done quilt and more beautiful blocks for the club samplers that she is making.

Angie made a beautiful bag from lovely metallic fabric.

Happy Sewing,
Jean

Homemaker's Country Quilters Quilt Show

I attended  a very nice quilt show a few weeks ago in Creamery, PA presented by the Homemaker's Country Quilters.  There were so many lovely quilts.
I would like to share some of my favorites with you.

Happy Sewing,

Jean