Spring Sample Spree!!!

It's that time of year again .. the waiting, the running, the pushing, the grabbing. 

Yep! It's SAMPLE SPREE!!! 

And since the Quilt Market was just down the road from me this year, I took full advantage!!

I do still have a few bundles, books and totes to list, but the majority is listed on the site.

Here's a list of (most) the new bundles ...

Plus, receive a collector badge from Camp Moda with every order!

Look how adorable!

Ready to start shopping? Visit the store here.

Out Of Step

Out Of Step. 

I feel like I've been a little out of step lately. Trying to balance this new school year with 2 kids and homework, finding time to keep up with the store, housework, gym time... uh, the list could go on. The Holidays always bring on a new overwhelming sense of stress. amiright? 

I'm pretty much a step behind. I know I will catch up. One step at a time. 

Maybe a few extra gray hairs :)

This pattern can be found in the list of free patterns offered by Robert Kaufman.

As soon as I saw it, I needed to make it! I have never done an all solid quilt. I pulled a bundle I had been saving from Art Gallery fabrics and got to work!

I started this quilt at the beginning of the year. I shared a few progress posts here, there, under there and over there. Although I had the top finished, and every intention to complete the quilt at the time, it got placed in a pile and forgotten. I rediscovered it a couple of months ago, found the perfect backing and binding for it in my stash - something I had bought years ago and was saving for an unknown project. I had just the right amount! 

 

I mostly quilted straight lines, following the flow of the quilt. I had started to fill the 'maze' with lines, but after the first section, decided it was too many lines. So, I unpicked 2 rows. Even with all the turning required, I had it quilted in about 4 days. I filled the extra spaces with offset triangles.

I am so in love with how it all turned out!

I asked my little girl to hold my camera while I put the quilt out on the ice. Naturally, she snapped a few shots of me.  

Frozen lakes make me nervous. But, I couldn't resist the forming ice.

I stayed on the bank, and hoped it was frozen enough to support me. But if not, then at most I would only have a really cold boot. :)

I love all the texture the light shows. 

I wouldn't mind having a wintery picnic. right. here.

Just look how gorgeous this lake is!

Oh! I nearly forgot! I had one last hurdle to jump before getting this quilt done. I did a bias binding, which I've done several times before. For some reason, I had a bit of a rolling problem with this one. It might have been that I didn't have it lined up just right when I turned it over. I may have even stretched it a bit while pressing. I thought I could get over it; maybe it would fix itself in the wash. 

I was nearly finished with it, and decided I just didn't like it. I could do better. So, I took it all out. I used a few more (or all of them) of my Wonder Clips, and started over. It turned out so much better!

There was still a small amount of rolling, but barely noticeable. I'm sure after a wash or two, it won't even bother me :)

Fall Market Sample Spree

I just got back from the Fall Quilt Market last night. It hardly seems like I was there. I brought back so much, my bag started to bust as soon as I left the hotel. Luckily I was able to make it back with out losing a thing :)
I still need to download all my pictures, but first things first! I wanted to get up the items I got from Sample Spree up as soon as possible. I still have a ton of new patterns and some books to list, but most of it is up on the site.
These fabrics are extremely limited, you might not want to wait long before snatching something up!

I've got some great things, I am really excited about, to tell you about in the coming days, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, here is some of what you'll find now ...  

Fall Market Goods

I added all my fabric finds from the Quilt Market to the site. You'll find great lines from Andover, Robert Kaufman, Lecien and Moda. Here's a preview of what's new ...

The Lorax by Dr Suess for Robert Kaufman

Remix by Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman

(Bermuda colorway shown. also available in Primary and Licorice)

Stitch by Betz White for Robert Kaufman

Kona cotton solids in Silent Film

and Sandcastle

Pure Organic Solids in Rainbow

Outfoxed by Lizzy House for Andover

Pear Tree by Thomas Knauer for Andover

Athill Range by Cabbages & Roses for Moda

California Girl by Fig Tree & Co. for Moda

Hello Luscious by Basic Grey for Moda

Papillon by 3 Sisters for Moda

St. Ives by Sarah Fielke for Lecien

Woodland by Natalie Lymer for Lecien

Happy Sewing!

More

As promised in my previous post, here is more on my day of quilt framing.

This next quilt, I've been working on for quite some time. It wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be.

A good friend of mine is expecting her first child in a couple of weeks and asked that I make her a quilt.

She admires the quilt I made for Argyle before he was born, and not knowing if I was having a boy or girl, I tried to make it nuetral. (Looking back, I think it fits 'boy' better.) Anyway, she wanted one like it.

Selfishly not wanting to make my baby's quilt for someone else, I came up with a different design that would also test my sewing skills. OH BOY! It was tough. A LOT of unpicking happened and some frustration. Things didn't turn out like I had imagined, but I am still happy with the end result. I just hope my friend is too.





my baby's quilt (hand quilted)



my friend's baby quilt (will be machine quilted)



 



I also knew the perfect backing for this quilt. In case it's a little hard to see, I picked Anne Kelle's Urban Zoologie Whales in cuddly.



Argyle took this picture while we were getting more pins

That's all for today. I'll be back later with another quilt!

Spring Market Fabrics

I attended the Spring International Quilt Market this weekend. There sure was a lot to see, I don't even remember it all, and of course I forgot to take my camera the first 2 days. I have quite a lot coming to the store within the next few months, and was able to purchase a few things on the spot.

I found a great new manufacturer that opened last year, called ADORNit. I spoke with the owner, Carolee, for quite a while. She has been designing scrapbook paper for at least 15 years and coordinates her paper and fabric together. She had some really cute lines at market, both available now and  future lines. I was able to pick up a few precuts there and ordered the rest.

Life's A Hoot

Comes in boy & girl

Buckaroo

Available in 3 colorways:

Red

Blue



Brown

I was also able to get my hands on some precuts from Robert Kaufman. I don't have enough space in my house to host their bolt requirement to open an account, so these are extremely limited.

...And...

most are not available in stores yet!

Pick A Bunch

100% Organic Cotton

Holiday Flourish in Black Tie Christmas

A La Maison

I spent the majority of the day yesterday adding all the new market purchases to the store.

I have a few new patterns to add today, I will post about them later.

Hopefully I will have a few market pictures to show as well. (My battery died as I tried to download them)