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Happy Valentine's Day!
I'd say we are ready for Valentines day!! We've got our Heart Party Garland hung...
as well as a few other fun decorations.
We made up all of the class Valentine's a record breaking whole day early. Jack made "candy bots"
Luke made these for the Girls. You can find the printable HERE.
and THESE for the boys. He didn't think the girls liked minecraft.
And I've got a table full of supplies ready to make a Valentine tree but that may be a project that gets done next time.
And now I'm off to go help out the Kindergarten party. Happy Valentine's Day!
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My Honeybell Quilt
I caught the quilting bug and am so excited to share my finished Honeybell quilt here today!
I had so much fun experimenting with different free motion quilting patterns...leaves, spirals, stippling.
I even tried out a little wood grain.
There's a ton of room for improvement here but that is to be expected.
I am just so thankful that the stitches didn't skip. My old Pfaff was notorious for skipping stitches while free motion quilting. I bought a new Bernina last fall and have had a little bit of a challenge getting used to it but let me just tell you it is a champ at free motion quilting. Oh, this might be the best view. I love seeing the tree on the back! Though it doesn't show up much in the photo.
And now I'll share the inspiration behind this little tree quilt. In our back yard there is a sad little Honeybell tree that sits right in the middle of our small back yard. There has been a recurring debate over whether or not to just chop it down so there is a little more wide open space to run and play and the yard looks a little more uniform and tidy. We have kept it because our kids just love to climb on it and the honeybell oranges juice up pretty nicely.
I has been knocked over twice by hurricanes and it just keeps on growing and producing. So we let it live and embrace the untidiness by adding a neglected trampoline and old slide to the mix. :) And now it is forever immortalized in this quilt, a vision of it's glory days and a memory preserved for when we eventually, if ever, move from this house.
One of my goals this year was to make a quilt from start to finish. I usually just start them. :) Just checked that off the list. Now I need to make my next goal to finish my bathroom remodel..It's so close to being done just the little things like painting and changing out the towel racks are left. I just keep getting sidetracked by sewing. :)
Fabric Field Trip: Boutique 4 Quilters
Today is Local Quilt Shop Day! Did you know? If your quilt shop is participating you just might be able to win a prize for visiting or score some great deals. You can visit the LQS website to see which shops are participating. I thought it would be fun to show you my local quilt shop, Boutique 4 Quilters.
It really is a pretty and inspiring place. My favorite is the wall of fabric all organized in rainbow fashion. Anita does such a great job choosing a variety of fabrics and has plenty that appeal to the modern and traditional quilter.
I also like to browse the table of Fat Quarters. Sometimes you can find little tidbits of great fabrics that they no longer carry.
There are quilts and projects all over to inspire you to take one of there fun classes.
They have a fun selection of buttons as well.
This is my favorite place to buy zippers because they carry all the colors and are only $1.25!
Today I was shopping for thread to quilt my Honeybell quilt with. It's so close to being done. They have a buy 2 spools get 1 free deal going on right now. Score!
And I got an up close look at one of their machine embroidery classes going on right now. This quilt is going to be amazing when it's all put together!
For their Local Quilt Shop deal of the day you can buy a fancy little tool that lets you easily make a bubble puff quilt for just $5. They are also doing a demo to show you how to use it.
Have you visited your local quilt shop lately? You might find it's a great place to get inspired and learn a thing or two.
Happy Sewing!
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WIP: My Honeybell Quilt
So far I have the top mostly put togther and am adding white to fill up the space around the tree.
I like how it's turning out but I suddenly am worrying what I'm going to do once I have the tree done. Do I put a border on it? if so what color? How should I quilt it? I'm not sure what I was thinking here, thinking I could design my own quilt and enter it into a quilt show. I'm pretty sure my "I think I can do anything" curse has go me into trouble this time. But I'm determined to finish it so if you have any suggestions please I'll take them.
As I have been slowly piecing this together I've been contemplating why making quilts intimidates me so much. I think its because they seem to be so time consuming compared to the other sewing projects I do. Plus, there is so much I just don't know about quilting. Is this even the right way to press these seams?
So I decided to try to enjoy the process instead of thinking about how long it is going to take to finish. And you know, piecing together a quilt is kind of relaxing. That is, until my thoughts wander back to worry over how this one's going to turn out of course. :)