I’m a big fan of other blogs’ awesome give-aways, so I know mine is going to be miniscule in comparison. But I got these new little quilting helpers, and thought I’d share with my fabulous readers. Both of you.
WowCrafts Wonder Clips! They are to replace basting pins. I’m loving the concept. Plus they are so bright and festive. Well, I had to share them.
I will tell you, the jar is a lot smaller than I thought it would be. Don’t want to disappoint you when it arrives. Way to motivate the masses, Donna! 😀
So we’ll do this. Please comment below, and at the end of the week (Saturday Morning), I will randomly pick a winner from the comments (I’m a database administrator in my real life, so I can randomly generate like there’s no tomorrow). I’ll announce the winner on the blog, and will send you an email. We can work out the shipping details and your very own Wonder Clips will be coming your way!
UPDATE: Sheri, is the winner by random drawing! Shocking, I know.
Other Craft Projects:
- My Tribe Lifts Up My Daughter Through Quilting
- My first Embroidery Project With the SE400
- Sheri’s Portrait Dress Butterick B5930
- They can’t all be gems – Walker Bag pattern by Simplicity
- Mouse Wrist Rest
- So I bought another sewing machine – Brother SE400
- Kids lounge pants Galore! Simplicity New Look 6237
- So I wrote this over at my other blog, and it was so true…
- Randomness…
- Plus Size Capris – Take Two!
So…I finished the blocks for Well Blankie and mailed them off to my cousin. He and his daughters are going to arrange the blocks the way they like, and sew the blocks into rows, then into the top. Then they will mail it back to me. I PLAN on putting a border or two on it, and then quilting it for them. Need ideas on how to quilt this puppy.
Here’s the blocks when I was still piecing them.
I found it easiest to pin a stack, sew them, then clip and press. This became quite fast the last couple of blocks.
Here’s the stack of finished blocks ready for shipping!
I’m really excited to have this project off my floor. I even made huge progress on the Poe quilt now that the floor is clear! That’s for another blog post though!
Donna
Other Craft Projects:
- Well Blankie
- My other blog, Quilting the Carolinas
- Update – Well Blankie is back, and I’ve put on borders!
- Ok, one more then I’m going to bed – Binding the Catepillar Quilt
- The Hunt for the Afghan
- Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails
- My Tribe Lifts Up My Daughter Through Quilting
- Chef’s Pants for Hubby – and how to blind hem stitch
- Giveaway! Giveaway! Giveaway!!!
- Car trash bag
Yes, I neglect that blog just as much as this one. More so, perhaps. But I did write up a lengthy post on the baby quilt I just finished, and I wanted to share it with you. I’m really proud of that quilt for a lot of reasons, but especially because it was 100% free. By that I mean I used fabric that was left over from another project (three quilts for my friend’s triplets). They are now going on 16, so the fabric had been sitting in my stash for a LONG time. This quilt took about two years to complete, start to finish. I had hoped to give it to my grandson for his first birthday, but it wasn’t finished for it :(. Oh well…that’s the way these things play out sometimes. I need to take the example of my friend Robin. She’s a quilting machine! Maybe now that I’m taking a break from college (still working Full Time, though), I’ll have more time for quilting.
Anyway – run over to QTC blog and check out the post on the baby pinwheel quilt.
Other Craft Projects:
- My Tribe Lifts Up My Daughter Through Quilting
- Really struggling with the quilting…
- Ok, one more then I’m going to bed – Binding the Catepillar Quilt
- Well Blankie Blocks are Finished!
- Finally finished Zoe’s Pinwheel quilt!!!
- My first Embroidery Project With the SE400
- Randomness…
- Birthing Gown for my Daughter
- So many updates!
- Plus sized Floor length tshirt dress – Butterick pattern 3039
This quilt is for my Cousins Gil and Julie. They have a quilt they love, called Sick Blankie (long story), and wanted to know if I could try to make something that had a similar weight. They love Camping, so I picked out some great camping themed Fabric from Fabric.com.
Because these are curved pieces, they are a pain in the rear to sew together. Pinning is the key to success! First I fold each one of the pieces in half, finding the middle and marking it with a pin. For rotary cutting the fabric, I used the Crazy Curves Ruler from Elisa’s Backporch Designs.
Then I match up the middle pins, then pin the edges, and ease the rest of the curves together. I sew over the pins because I sew very slowly. Then clip the curves in the seam allowance and press press press!!!
Here you can see I have a stack waiting to go under the presser foot! 😀
There’s still a long way to go on this quilt. I’m going to quilt it with wool batting, trying to imitate the heft of the original Sick Blankie. I’ll keep posting updates as it comes along.
Other Craft Projects:
- Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails
- Well Blankie Blocks are Finished!
- Birthing Gown for my Daughter
- They can’t all be gems – Walker Bag pattern by Simplicity
- Sheri’s Portrait Dress Butterick B5930
- So many updates!
- Really struggling with the quilting…
- My other blog, Quilting the Carolinas
- Plus sized capri pants
- Woodworking – Building a loft bed in our cabin
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