Birte's Stitching News

Toot Toot Toot...
Birte made these Teddy Quads as a commission quilt. The pattern is from the book 'Two From One Jelly Roll Quilts' There are some lovely designs in the book. I bet it will be hard to part with such a cute quilt Birte?

This project is a Work In Progress, also from the same book. Birte says she's making this quilt "Just For Fun", but knowing Birte, someone will ask about it and it will be sold...
What a great floor Birte has for showing off quilts and making sandwiches! he he he


If you would like your very own copy of the  'Two From One Jelly Roll Quilts' book, I have plenty of them in stock... a great purchase as every pattern works! I have a brilliant selection of beautiful books in my very own quilt shop you know... If you prefer not to purchase books for your very own self, I highly recommend you buy them for your very own friends and borrow them as needed! Tut tut tut... Did I really say that?

Stitching News With Tooting

Sporty Sue finished her quilt.. Toot Toot Toot.
There's perfect piecing and fabulous free motion quilting on this Jelly Roll beauty
It's gone to be gifted to a very lucky lady, for sure she will love it!

Morning Judith finished this small and wonderful festive wall hanging.
She had picked up the pattern during her visit to the Festival Of Quilts recently.
Such a simple design and what a lovely result.

This also belongs to Morning Judith, it's a PhD (Project Half Done)
Judith purchased this pattern at the Quilt Village quilt show in Uttoxeter back in April and she's been steadily appliquéing all the blocks... it was great to see them all stitched together and bordered.

And, can you believe it? Morning Judith also made this mini quilt... the binding will be stitched down next... another pattern purchased at the NEC. The tree is made with folded fabrics so it's a 3D design, clever and, apparently, tricky to keep level.
I must look harder when I go to a quilt show... I missed all these lovely things!

Jackie Janome... who just had a 'new to her' fabulous Janome sewing machine'...  so Jackie Janome it is... is quilting her Railfence Table runner quilt by following the zig-zag patchwork design. Learning lots of useful new skills along the way...

As is her quilty chum, Jo, who started classes at the very same time. All shadow quilting completed, Jo tried her hand at Stitching In The Ditch (or  rather ditch hopping as it's come to be known in my world!) I have to say she is very good at it!

My Very Own Quilt Shop

Closed now until Thursday 29th August making a very long, and, in my very own opinion, very much deserved... Bank Holiday Break. It's only two extra bridging days really, Saturday and Tuesday but WOW what a long break it makes... no prizes for guessing what I will be doing with my free time!
I took a few pictures of some of the shelves as I closed the shop door last evening...

I am so very proud of my little Patchwork and Quilting Shop!!!

*update... seems my camera was on the wrong setting, how it changed itself I do not know!!! that's why the pictures are a bit grainy... my Lilly came to visit and has sorted it out, so you should see better quality pics soon.*

Susan's Fabulous Bag

Toot toot toot for a finished project... oh yes, we love making bags too...
Susan sent this picture, it's the bag she started to make during her Monday class, the pattern for which is in the book The Bag Making Bible, on the front cover actually.
Susan chose delicious Art Gallery fabrics, a wide selection is available in my very own quilt shop, the latest shipment arrived this morning too so there are 15 more to choose from now, yeeeeha. I love the shape of this tote bag...
I think I have bag envy!

Too Many Choices

Making Scrappy Trip Around The World blocks has kept me busy this week.... 20 blocks in total so far.

I keep moving them around... can't make my mind up which setting I like best.

This setting looks good but... not good enough for me to stitch it together.
I'm going to try switching blocks around...

I'm liking this one a lot now that I see it on screen

I used my phone camera so all the colours are way off.
 If I choose this setting I will be wanting to make 4 more blocks to complete the bottom two diamonds.. don't really want to make any more blocks though... I have something else I want to start now, he he he

Stitching News or Bernina Advert?

Not quite a full blown 'toot toot toot' moment as New Sue's Blue Peter quilt still needs binding but there's not much chance that we will see this lovely quilt again before it is going to be gifted.
I hope you can click to see a closer picture of the great quilting Sue stitched... on her Bernina Aurora 440 QE ... I thought I should mention other machines are available, he he he This is a great design that could easily be made from scraps, as can most Jelly Roll patterns.

When I popped into the shop yesterday, Sue was already making blocks for another new project... Bow Ties, though I don't think, in this case, that it's a Jelly Roll pattern... such luscious fabrics with beautiful designs... not currently available in my very own shop... you are allowed to bring your own fabrics to class... Corkage charges are not too high!!! ha ha ha

PM Pam stitches on a Bernina sewing machine too. It has a most beautiful Blanket stitch available... one of my favourite stitches for the 'sticky stuff' applique method. All three of these snowmen blocks belong to Pam, she's making the Snowman Collector quilt, the pattern for which will be available after the Bank Holiday break, in my very own quilt shop. You can pre-order yours if you would like one. If you pop to this website you can see other patterns that will soon  be in stock too.

Speaking of patterns newly available in my very own patchwork and quilting shop... did you know about the Kids Quilts designs boy are they cute!!

Stitching News Or Juki Advert?

Lovely Lyn took delivery of her very own, brand new, Juki Exceed sewing machine, top of the range! and wasted no time at all in setting it up and stitching the day away making one of the lovely Makower Advent panels...I've got loads in stock!
Would you like to try out the Juki Exceed f600? you know were to come?
... here's a video with more information... if you can stand the dreadful music!

This is Krafty Karen's Juki Exceed, it's a toddler by now, I bet it's coming up for a second birthday? and still sewing as good as new. See the great light you get with the f600... I'm guessing Lovely Lyn won't be needing her extra little portable light any more?

This is one of Krafty Karen's Jelly Roll pattern blocks. Delicate blue's and white... a beautiful combination every time. It's a traditional block, Rolling Stone I think, adapted for the two and a half inch strip.

Princess Jackie has the Juki HZL 210 another great sewing machine we have available for you to try out Jackie makes beautiful project with hers... as I am sure you will have seen over the months.
It has a great size 'hole'... the same in fact as the Exceed machines actually...
When you're making quilts a larger 'hole' is very desirable.

There's no Caverswall Quilt Cave meeting today, nor next week actually,
it must be our summer holiday break.
I am going to sew, all for my very own self, on my very own Juki...
the Beast... TL98 P... I love it!!!

Stitching News

Pictures have been delivered for you, so it's time to blog... Lets polish the trumpets first, toot toot toot

Some quilts are just too big to fit into that little photo taking window on the camera...
Some ladies are too short to hold a big quilt high enough, some rooms are too small  to be able to open a large quilt out enough to take a picture...
Lady Judith had finished her Stargazy Daisiez quilt

Toot toot toot for Lady Judith's finished quilt...
Outside, taller ladies standing on a wall and still it's only just right for this huge quilt
What a beauty it is... A wedding gift for a lucky couple.

Susan finished stitching the binding on her Railfence Table Runner. She does extremely accurate cutting and stitching... a natural talent?... there's surely something going on...

Susan again, this bag finished and another one started... there's no stopping her now.. that's a silly thing to say, why would we want her to stop?
Toot toot toot for two finished projects already Susan!

There was lot's of stitchy action going on when I popped in to visit my very own quilt shop... production like a little sweat shop! Keep up the good work ladies, I'll be back before you miss me...