Sandwiches Galore

Sandwich Saturdays were a great idea of mine... 

even if I do say so for my very own self!

Take a look at the ones we made last week....

A Layer Cake pattern

Gail's own design

Bento Box

Bargello

Stitching News

Krafty Karen made her sandwich and spent quality time quilting.
The're always laughing over on the window table...
what a great way to spend a day!

Farmer Lynda made a sandwich...Picnic anyone?
This fun pattern is in a magazine, sorry I don't remember which one, and the quilt will be gifted to a very lucky fellow.

Paula purchased this panel so all that was needed was to add the two border strips... so she also made a sandwich! Good progress was made on the quilting too.

Di Butterfly brought in a piece of fabric to ask for ideas of how to use it.
There's lots of this kind of picture fabric available.
She chose to make personalised bunting for Oscar.

Sister Sue was very happy to have added the final border on her Railfence design, Table Runner. Next time she comes there will be a need for sandwich making... all great and necessary skills!

Fiona, Sister Sue's sister, also finished her Railfence design Table Runner.
Sometimes folk know exactly where they will use their beginner project so the choice of fabrics needs to co-ordinate... Beautiful blues.

Peggy decided to do her quilting lines diagonally. She draws them with an air erasable pen first, to have a line to follow... If you have ever used the Sewline Air Erasable pen you'll know it disappears quickly so it has to be done one line at a time

Morning Josie added two zips to her cushion backs and finished the lovely cushions ready for gifting. She's going to dabble with applique next...
Toot toot toot Josie... fabulous and finished cushions!

Joan The Shop is working on a  commissioned project.
5 Kaleidoscope block cushions...
some are sandwiched already and the quilting has begun.

Barbie's Kaleidoscope blocks are now a quilt sandwich... Can you tell that Barbie is a big fan of green? ha ha She was making this quilt all for her very own self but, as usual she's decided to give it to a friend, but there are hours of quilting to be done yet.

Toot toot toot... A fanfare for a fabulous and finished quilt.
Congratulations on finishing this quilt, Auntie June!
It's been a long and windy road but well worth sticking to it... Perfectly Purple!

Here's the back of Auntie June's quilt...
you can see just how much quilting has been done better from the back and I wanted you to see that.... it's Perfectly Purple too!

Temptation? Maybe...

My very own Patchwork And Quilting Shop has been open for a little over 3 years now. As I mentioned in a previous post, I pre-opened the doors for business on Saturday, February 17th 2012.
 The 'Official' anniversary will be on March 10th. I'm quite rubbish at finding time to organise special events... and they don't half come round quickly. After much thought and many a conversation with customers and friends last year, we decided to have a celebration in style if/when we get to 5 years of being open... 2017!
I couldn't do nothing this year though, could I...

 I filled up my temptation trolleys with lovely fabrics... 

there's all sorts, simple spots, juvenile prints, girly lovelies and florals... 

even Christmas fabrics...

and then I discounted them with a thick red pen!

The classroom has a few spare tables tomorrow, we have a few ladies off on their Jolly Holidays, so I was able to use the space for displaying some of the fabric bolts, making it much easier for my lovely customers to see.
This is such a great opportunity to help me free up a little space on my wonderful, and extremely tightly packed, shelves full of beauty!!
Generous?... Oh yes... ha ha ha.
The fabrics will be back in the Temptation Trolleys after Monday, Tuesday class is fully booked... you can still see them clearly though... until the end of Saturday 14th, that's if there are any left of course... that thick red pen was quite naughty!!

Eye Candy...

On my classroom wall!

Workshops...

I've been planning, plotting and juggling the diary to bring some great workshops. There's an Easter break, a couple of Bank Holiday weekends and a Quilting Retreat to fit in but we're almost sorted... here's a few pictures of what's coming up... The Workshops 2015 list... tab at the top of this blog.. will be all up to date by Monday.

Sue's Sewing Bee, one of three workshops

Sue's Sewing Bee, one of three workshops

Posh organisation for your notions!

Foldy Fun 3D cushions

Foldy Fun 3D cushions

Stackable Stash Cubes, What will you keep in yours?

Crumbs And Mile-A-Minute

Coiled Fabric Pots

As is normal for my very own classroom...

Bookings require a none refundable deposit to secure a place. 

For Those Who Fuse

Have you tried the new Lite Steam A Seam 2 yet?

What a fantastic invention!

Some of my customers were asking me why their needles get all 'gunked up' when they try to stitch around their stuck down, applique shapes. I wasn't sure of the answer so I wrote to the lady who knows all about it... here's the reply and it all makes very much sense... give it a go won't you...

Hi Angie – Regarding the Lite Steam-A-Seam 2, the ladies are not fusing long enough.  We are using a much stronger pressure sensitive adhesive to keep the paper lining attached to the web until it is time to remove it.  The new adhesive also allows for a better temporary hold to the fabric.  It is thicker and requires 20+ seconds when working with cotton on cotton and using steam.  If you are using a dry iron or have turned your iron down from the cotton setting, you would then need to increase the fusing time.  They shouldn’t be afraid of really giving it the heat, overlapping all areas.  This turns the Steam-A-Seam 2 viscous allowing it to flow into both fabrics.  If anyone experiences gumming or needle resistance, the Steam-A-Seam has not been fused long enough.  This is truly the best product we have ever made. 

Warm regards,

Dawn Pereira

VP, Sales & Marketing

My Day Off?

 It's an SPQ meeting tonight...
The first Thursday of the month of March...Staffordshire Patchworkers And Quilters... though anyone can go, you don't have to be "Infected" by the quilting bug to go. Everyone pays £4.00 to enter each time you attend a meeting and there's no membership fee.
Tea and coffee is served, with a selection of biscuits... in your very own mug, the drink not the biscuits!... which you do need to remember to take... a stumbling block for me every single time I go! ha ha

As always, the March meeting is the annual AGM month. All three of the regular traders will have a small table of goodies on sale, including My Very Own Angie's Patchwork And Quilting Shop

 Yesterday, in said wonderful shop, on suggested Day Off... I had to meet with a sales rep and, after ordering many, many delicious fabrics, My Mum Gwynneth and I set about cutting beautiful Batik fabrics Fat Quarters... that's what I have decided to take this time. I struggle every time I take a table top shop to SPQ as I can never really make my mind up.... I have so many fabrics and things to choose from!!!

The sales rep guy had a few little bundles of fabric in his car... Boot Stock, instant satisfaction to the quilt shop owner... ME, my very own self!!!!

Winnie The Pooh fabric...
New in and when it's gone, there will be no more so that makes it super special...
Wooohooo.. I have Winnie The Pooh!!!

Oh I am Loving these!! New in also

Cuter than cute can be, very much on trend colour wise but
 oooooh the design is fabulous.. More on these will follow as we have a plan!

Beautful Batik Fabrics as Fat Quarters...
all ready and waiting for the meeting tonight

Stitching News

Just Edna has us all watching this project coming together...
and we're loving it. Such a modern look for the Hexagons! and those colours!!!
It's going to be a double size quilt so there's a way to go yet

Remember Melissa Bump's Railfence baby quilt?  Baby Bump should have come into our world on Sunday... My theory is that it knew the quilt wasn't quite finished... Good job Melissa was able to come to class to get that excuse sorted out!
 A few hours of binding stitching to do and Baby Bump can be born!..
Those rugged edges on the wadding? Puppy Power!

Clare's making great progress with the first of her memory quilts...
As you can see, it's almost ready for a border. This will be a snuggly size quilt when it's finished... at least that's the theory.

PM Pam has decided to 're-get re-cracking' on her Stargazy Daisiez blocks....
They are almost antique by now!! ha ha ha
A quick reminder of how to make the blocks and Pam steamed ahead on production.
We are planning another workshop for these if you are interested?

Christabelle happily meandered her afternoon class away...
tiny little free-motion meandering stitches in between those lovely wonky blocks... fabulous... and a lot of work!

Just Jan is refusing to be beaten by a bit of Foundation Paper Piecing...
There are many grunts and groans to be heard as she progresses.. it's all very amusing!... though she most likely wouldn't agree.. ha ha ha

Christabelle made this fabulous patchwork Elephant using a pattern from a magazine... I had a brilliant idea...
wouldn't he just look fabulous made from Crumbs!!!
So Christabelle... we will start waiting now!