Bauble Tree Workshop

This coming Saturday, 3rd September. 

Bauble Tree Workshop.

It looks great with traditional Christmassy colours 

but what if...

Shirley chose midnight blue with white, and why not!

10am - 3pm £35.00 plus supplies.

It looks tricky but I promise it is easy.

Stitching News

Wonder of wonders, I remembered to take photos today. In between demonstrating the most fabulous Juki UX8 sewing beastie and giving excellent customer service to my shop customers, I did it!!

Jackie started these fabulous applique blocks a while ago but they had to be left to simmer on the side for a while as other projects needed making. They are back out and getting stitched, what amazing colours!!

New Sue finished her pinwheel quilt top and the backing has been chosen. A sandwich making slot is booked so you will see the whole thing very soon. In the meanwhile, Sue started this project form the very popular Tilda book.

Rose has discovered Decovil such a versatile product from Vlieseline. She's making this Noodlehead bag. Easy to follow instructions and pattern matched tweedy fabric with zips!

The Tuesday ladies all treated their very own selves to a sewing retreat at the lovely Oakhill in Cromford last week. Rose and Beano worked on these advent projects, amongst other things. Such a cute Advent Calendar, a future family heirloom, I'm sure.

Catching Up Stitching News

I've had a computer issue, update, update, update. Very irritating. I think it had a melted brain!
There have been so many projects started, worked on and finished, I can't keep up. Mathemisms galore, my poor head, ha ha ha!

Susie finished her 'Not At All Ugly' Birdhouse Quilt and what a lovely quilt it is too. It's her largest quilt to date and she is very proud of it. Toot toot toot Susie, a Fabulous Finish.

Jean Bean, and all of the Tuesday Class ladies, have gone off on a sewing retreat this week. Jean made a few of these rather splendid little totes to take her essential sewing supplies in. I sell that there Clear Vinyl by the metre in my very own shop. Toot toot toot Beano!

Cheryl was able to spread out her Tilda design quilt so we got to have a good long look. The backing was chosen, that took a while because it had to be just right! All done now and this large quilt is off to Amanda in Stone, the Long Arm Quilter.

Deb added embelishment to her Festive gifting quilt. Can you see it, tiny pom-pom braid! What a great idea, makes it quite tactile too. It's fabulous and finished toot toot toot.

Judy came for a special sewing day. All the blocks needed to be laid out, you know how we get in a pickle with on-point settings... so she had a classroom tables to her very own self day, well almost. Di came too, she was allowed one table and she had to use the floor for her blocks, ha ha ha needs must.

A gifting pillow for a Jig-Saw enthusiast, How cool is that!! 

Fiona drew around Grand kiddie jig-saw puzzle pieces to make her applique shapes. 

Quite genius me thinks!

Of course there is a hidden zip in the back. This is a most popular way to use zips in the back of cushions in my very own classroom, no toddler tummy cushion backs here! toot toot toot Fiona.

Jan's Savannah animals are all complete, wow are they fabulous. She's now started on the top and bottom borders so many shades of green fabric are being used for the pieced leaves.

New Sue is adding Piano Key borders to her latest project. 

A very popular border treatment and a great way to use up the fabrics.

Stitchine News

 

Cheryl finished her Tilda quilt top!!! There are hundreds and hundreds, more commonly known as 'thousands'! of tiny little background fabric pieces to this floral design, I thought she would get fed up with them, but Cheryl proved me wrong and here it is, just beautiful! There's a backing to be planned next.

Jean Beano, very proudly, held up her Log Cabin gifting quilt top. All the Log Cabin blocks are now the right way up... It's a new style for Beano! It's ready to be sandwiched next, backing stitched ready, and that will happen on Saturday this week.

Shirley finished all 6 of her new cushions and very kindly brought one back for us to give a fanfare, it's fabulous and all 6 are finished and that's what we like to do! Toot toot toot... toot toot toot, there are 6!!

All Day Di has half a quilt top complete... as always happens with On-Point settings, there was a little bit of confusion with the layout, it was nothing a seam ripper couldn't sort out though. This will be finished today!! bold statement?

Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle on the light box... Lynda had a pattern from a book but it didn't quite look like the Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle that Lynda loves, so we got out a very special pencil and an eraser and changed the hat, the apron, the nose and her bottom!! Now she's much better, don't you think... PMS rules!!! (Pleasing My Self)

Fiona Too sent this photo of her finished Animal Stackers Quilt. It's another bit of PMS really The pattern is for a wall hanging but Fiona wanted it as a quilt so we used wider background fabric and added those perfect border squares... genius?

Toot toot toot Fiona, a fabulous finish!

Stitching News

 

Susan loves a Jelly Roll, especially the Batik ones... This is a pattern is from Jordan Fabrics on YouTube, there's a lot of left over background colour... which is actually a brighter teal grunge, looking rather dark in this photo, so I sent Susan off to play with her leftovers... could be a spectacular backing soon.

Farmer Lynda only needed to do a small amount of quilting on this lovely, kiddo gifting quilt, so that made her happy! 6" apart following the kits ribbons, winner!! She might add a few more details later but for now, it's time to trim those crusts off.

Carol loves a fiddley applique design... no job too small! A few of us are embarking on our Festive stitching now... I've sold all of these books now but more are on their way... It's a BEAUTIFUL project book. Carol will be making the whole quilt, this small block will be a lovely table  topper.

Dates To Note

Saturday 13th August. Social Sewday in my classroom 
10am - 3pm £25.00
Bring your own project to work on or start something new.
Help is on hand should you need it.

Sunday August 21st Pilgrimage to Festival Of Quilts NEC  

£35.00 per person includes entrance ticket. 

Cash Payment on booking. NO REFUNDS sorry!
Last day to book is Tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd August.

Saturday 3rd September. Bauble Tree Workshop.

10am - 3pm £35.00 plus supplies.

Saturday 17th September. Social Sewday in my classroom 

10am - 3pm £25.00

Bring your own project to work on or start something new.
Help is on hand should you need it.

Sunday Sewday 25th September 9.30am to 4.30pm 

Checkley Community Centre, ST10 4NB

£20.00 payable on booking. Refreshments are included.
Please bring a mug

Stitching News

Lets start off with a fanfare

Another beautiful gifting quilt made by Jackie. I think it is safe to say the little recipient will be a girl... Jackie has made this pattern before, it is SO CUTE!! Toot toot toot Jackie, a fabulous and finish 

Using up all the little bits on the back is very lovely. 

Can you make out the quilting. Jackie has a lot of patience.

New Sue has been working on this quilt top for quite a while... but it is now done! Getting all the centre Pin Wheels twirling the right way has been a bit of a challenge for her... probably missing class for too much golfing!!!

These blocks are part of Christabelle's longer term project. She has made so many lovely gifting quilts of late and this one is her 'in between-y'. Reverse applique too. It's an Ann Maria Horner pattern.

Rose put together her winter section in the year. 

There will be wintery embellishments added next, I heard talk of spiders and webs!

Gail has almost completed all of her Snail Trail blocks... 

Many Stars will be made next.

Jackie proudly held up a portion of her latest Lap quilt. She is enjoying piecing all the little bits together, it's a very different challenge to applique, and she's doing a great job.

 I now you can tell I am rushing.... but it is what it is.... 

Checkley Sunday Funday this weekend!!!

I'm off to open my shop now!

Stitching News

 Firstly, this is the last week for booking a place on our coach trip to Festival Of Quilts. I will be ordering the show tickets on 1st August. After that I might be able to fit you on the coach but you will have to sort out your own entrance tickets.

Rose spent her morning finishing off little details on her gifting project. It's been a very lovely make for Rose over the months, a real deep and meaningful Wall Hanging... The white areas with dog shapes will be finished with great skill and paints by someone else. 

Shirley wanted to make something simple... She's made several fabulous quilts recently, she's continuing with the quilting the Penguins quilt, we are excited to see that!!!  Making these few cushions is giving Shirley's brain, and shoulders, a rest.

Bev had all the stabilizing quilting done so was able to trim the crusts off her sandwich ready to add the binding. She's going to go back to do more detailed stitching without all the extra bulk on the edges, which will make it a bit easier.

Our PM Pam loves to do a simple project every now and again. They don't come much easier than a pre-printed panel... this Makower Christmas Cats is great as you can have two panels to make a good size quilt... purchase and sandwich... Lick-etty-Split!!!

I am still a bit lost in my knitting but I really will try not to touch it in my morning blogging time... that's if I remember to take any photos to share... I know!!! It gets worse!! ha ha ha

Last but not least.... Next Sunday 31st July is a Checkley Sunday Funday Sewday so if you plan on joining us, please contact me as soon as possibubble.