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Oz…….

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its done. its done. its FINALLY done.
what you ask?
my Jaybird hexagon Tula Pink Neptune quilt.
woo hoo!!!!!
i am so happy to have this done finally.  i started this quilt back in 2010 following a quilt along over at jaybirdquilts.com.  Julie took us step by step through the process of making hexagon blocks without using ‘Y’ seams.

 
i had a Neptune layer cake just waiting for the perfect project and this was it.  i set the hexi blocks in navy which i love.  i think it makes the fabrics pop.  in my layout i knew i wanted to bring the fabric out to the edges of the quilt.  i also had a honey bun of Neptune so i sewed some strips together and did a postage stamp type of boarder to achieve that look.
 
i quilted this quilt myself.  i shadow quilted all of the setting triangles as well as the hexi blocks.  its all free motion so some of the lines are a little wonky but i am ok with that because i am a little wonky myself.

 
i used the remaining strips on the back of the quilt.  i mixed it with some other fabric that i had in my stash that went with Neptune as well as some navy.

 
i was determined to use every one of the hexi blocks that i made in this quilt.  with my layout i had one left.  one single block.  i decided to use it as a label on the back of my quilt.  i just used my machine to embroider the name, year and my name on it.  simple but yet fitting.
 
i bound it in the green life preserver fabric from Neptune.  since this line is hard to find i would buy it whenever i came across it.  knowing i would use it somewhere on this quilt.

 
i love this quilt!!!
‘The Oz Quilt’
a quilt made with lots of love and passion.  a quilt that has already been on a trip with me.  a quilt that will be with me for the rest of my journey through this lifetime.
 
happy sewing
finished quilts · Tula Pink

Two more done

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two more done…..
i did not quilt these quilts. i sent them out to be quilted and i couldn’t be happier with how they turned out.
i fell in love with the Countdown To Christmas line last year and this is my first quilt from that line. i put flannel on the back so it will be extra cozy this winter.
i have also developed a love for striped bindings. i think it gives the quilt a little something extra.

the second quilt is also a Christmas themed quilt.  its one of those race quilts that you make with a jelly roll.  me being me had to have all of the snowmen going the same direction.  of course i didn’t realize that until after i had sewed my first seam.  needless to say some unsewing was involved but all snowmen are going the same way now.
more striped binding.

this is what i am quilting on now.  my Neptune hexi quilt.  i am about half way done with the quilting on it and i am loving how it is turning out.
i have one more set of boarders to sew on to my Stacks quilt that i did in class with Miss Pink.  once i get those on i will do a post for that class and quilt.
happy sewing
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Tula, Stash and Therapy

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today is the day that I travel to Walla Walla – the town so nice they named it twice. hahaha. no I did not come up with that one.
you might be wondering what is in Walla Walla that would take me there.  well it would be none other then
that’s right.  Tula Pink is going to be there.  I know crazy right?  just a short 2 hour drive for me and I will be among greatness in the quilting world.
I stumbled upon this event/workshop awhile back when I was out on Facebook one day.  I totally freaked out.  how many towns are named Walla Walla?  I dug deeper, holding my breath and then I cheered.  its the Walla Walla in Washington.  I called Stash, the shop hosting the event right away and signed up.  I didn’t even know of this great little quilt shop so close to me.
since I wasn’t able to make it to Sisters this year this trip to Walla Walla sort of makes up for it.  I said ‘sort of’.

this evening is a meet and greet with Miss Pink herself as well as a book signing.  my book is already signed but I am taking a friends to have signed and I am sure I will be doing a bit of shopping as well.
tomorrow is the class with Tula.  we will be making her Stacks quilt from her book.  Stash did up kits for the quilt.  option one same fabric as the quilt in the book.  option two a combination of Nightshade and The Birds & The Bees.  hmmmmm.  me being me wanted to do the quilt out of just The Birds & The Bees.
so, I called Stash and they sent me fat quarters of the line.  I picked what I wanted to use for the quilt and went hunting for a background fabric.  I must confess I had a little help making the final choice.  thanks Tula – she is so cool like that.  those that know me know I am not a fan of setting things in light colored fabric.  so this is what i ended up with. 
i have my fabric all cut up and ready to go and my car is packed.  a little highway therapy.  a little retail therapy.  a little sewing therapy.  some time with Tula.  who could ask for anything more?
family · Tula Pink

I am still here……..

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I am still here…….
I think.
its been over a month since I last posted here on my blog.  time really does fly by.  I would love to tell you all that during my absence I have been sewing up a storm, but that isn’t the case.  it has only been the past few days that I have gotten back to my machine.  somehow life decided to take over and change my plans.

on July 2nd my grandfather passed away.  he was 98 and had an amazing life that impacted not only his family but his community and everyone around him.  he will be forever missed and never forgotten.
we said goodbye to him on July 9th and later that day I caught a flight followed by a couple more and ended up in Orlando, FL.  a work trip but a little bit of play was added in as well.  while I was there I got to celebrate my birthday with a great group of people.  I came home a week later and I am just now feeling somewhat normal again.

the past few weeks have taken its toll on me.  I am extremely thankful for my close friends as well as Superman who have been there for me through it all.  they have given me strength as well as a shoulder to lean on.
Many Thanks go out to them.
I am now hoping to return to our regularly scheduled program…..  sewing.  like I said above I have been back at my machine and I will be sharing soon what I have been up to.
also, my machine and I are taking a trip this weekend to go spend some time with Tula Pink.  I know I am sort of still freaking out about it.
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Finally Swooning

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i am finally swooning
and i couldn’t be happier who i am swooning with
i have had this little stash of Tula Pink’s Parisville living with me for some time now.  i knew that i just couldn’t make anything with it.  i knew that i wanted to make a quilt that would showcase this line of fabric. 
somewhere over the past few months i got hit in the head out in blogland by all of these swoon blocks.  i am a little slow to catch on but once i did i knew exactly which quilt i would be making with my Parisville stash.  the blocks are 24 1/2″ x 24 1/2″ with larger pieces to show off Tula’s amazing work.  i struggled a bit with the background color.  if you know me then you know i almost never set anything in white/neutral/cream fabric.  i wanted a solid but nothing super dark.  after much deliberation i ended up with a light purple.  totally not me but i love it.

so…  i have one block done.  i started it a couple weeks ago and finished it today.  i did have a trip to Chicago in between so i am not a total slacker.  i still have a few or more quilts that need to be quilted and bound and that is still my main focus.  but, i was itching to start on the swoon blocks and quickly became frustrated.  a friend suggested that once i completed either quilting a quilt or binding one that i make another swoon block.  i loved the idea.  thanks Sarah.  i already have my next quilt basted and ready to be quilted.  i need to make another swoon block.
i might also be doing a little something with this stack of lovely fabric.  i know.  i know. i have quilts to quilt and bind.  however, i also have quilts to make for H2H.
check back to see what becomes of these fat quarters.
happy sewing
Sisters · Tula Pink · WIP Wednesday

Space Dust

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hey there.  i will be in St Louis for work when this posts.  i flew out Sunday at o’dark thirty.  so, again i have a week with no sewing.  it should be criminal.  the fine should be mandatory time spent at the sewing machine.
i wanted to post something sewing related today even though i don’t have any WIPs to share.  so, with out further ado i give you…..
Space Dust by Tula Pink

you all know that i was at Sisters this past year & that i took a class from Tula while i was there.

i had a couple of pics of Space Dust in my Sisters post but i have been meaning to go back and share the others that i took as well.

some showing the amazing quilting done by Angela.  see the space ship.

the star.

the ladder with the little guy.

the rocket booster.
the falling star.

i love her swirls.
an amazing quilt put together by two amazingly talented ladies.
maybe in the next 7 days i can serve my sentence & spend sometime at my sewing machine.
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WIP Wednesday

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hey there.  i hope that you all are doing well.  i have been getting some sewing done this past week.  i finished my Opening Day quilt (finally) which i posted about here.  i have since been working on my Cartwheel quilt.

i love this block.  i fussy cut the fabric so that the frog head is in each one.  lots of work but totally worth it.

i have 6 blocks done & i am almost done with another 3.

the final 3 will all have the frog in them.  i haven’t cut that fabric yet so that will take me some time.  i hope to have them finished up this coming weekend & the top together.
September is a packed month for me kicking it off at the Gorge to see DMB & ending it with a quilt camp & a lot of fun stuff in between.
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Cartwheels Class With Tula Pink

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you all know by now that i took a class from Tula Pink when i was at Sisters this year for their Outdoor Quilt Show. i have been wanting to get this post up but time & issues with Blogger it has taken me longer then i wanted it to. but here it is.

the class that i took was her Cartwheels quilt pattern. she brought her quilt with her. not only is the pattern amazing but the quilting on it is amazing as well. it was quilted by Angela Walters. the detail in the quilting is wonderful & it really accents the pattern.
the back of one of Tula’s quilts that has her Parisville Hair Spray Can label on it. Love It!!!

one of the quilts that Tula brought to share with us was this one that she had played around with removing color from the fabric. as you can see above the pink/red has been removed from the flowers. this was done with Rit Color Remover. Rite Color Remover removes the red dye from the fabric 1st.

this whole quilt has had the fabric altered either one way or another. Tula told us that she also uses bleach to change the coloring of fabric. we all gasped when we heard that. she said that she starts with 2 cups of bleach in a medium to full washer. bleach removes yellow dye from the fabric 1st.

again, here is a pic showing the normal fabric on the left with the pink feathers & then the color removed fabric on the right with the neutral colored feathers.

another quilt that Tula brought to share is her Spiked Punch pattern. she said that this quilt was made mostly from scraps & that it is her most popular pattern.

Tula also shared her Modern Alphabet quilt with us. she was teaching that class the next day. she showed us the fabric that she was going to be using & she had picked a navy for the background. i wonder how that quilt turned out?

taking a class from her is great. i learned a lot from her. one of the greatest things i learned from her is how she pins her fabric. yes. she pins her fabric. Tula said that she is a traditionalist when it comes to the sewing part of making quilts. anyways, back to pinning. most people pin their fabric like i have the pins on the top half. Tula pins her fabric like i have the pins on the bottom half. i asked her why & she told me that they are easier to take out as she is sewing. she just uses her right hand & flicks the pins out as they go by before the needle. i tried it in class & its now how i pin. it really saves time because you don’t have to stop & remove pins. you just keep sewing & flicking them out as you go. i then used my magnetic pin holder to gather them all up.

a few other sewing things that i learned from Tula during the class is that she sews most everything with grey thread.
she also sews standing up. yep. we talked a lot about that one because i have back issues & that is the reason she sews standing up. its easier on her back. she just uses bed risers to raise up her sewing table.
oh, she also has 3 machines that each have a project on them at all times. that way if she gets board with one she can move onto something else. brilliant idea. now i just need a couple more machines.

Tula is great to take a class from. she helped me put my fabrics together for my Cartwheel quilt. Tula has a great story of how she got into the business & you can tell how passionate she is about what she does. she cranks out the quilts as well each year. i think she told us anywhere from 80 to 100 each year.

i know i already shared these but this is what i got done in class with her.

i am getting caught back up on some sewing stuff & hoping to get back to this quilt soon. i really would like to get it finished because i love Prince Charming & i want to get it done to see it all together.

if you ever have the chance to take a class from Tula Pink don’t think twice about it. do it. it is well worth the time. she is a wealth of knowledge & a blast to spend a day with.

thanks Tula for the education, the fun & the memories.

bags · H2H · Sisters · Tula Pink

Sisters Bag

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ok, so this is my 3rd attempt at this post. 1st it posted last week without pics. 2nd i re-did it this morning & went to post it & the words were gone. grrrrrr……………… i am not loving Blogger right now.
each year i go to Sisters for their Outdoor Quilt Show. i go with with a group of friends & i have a rule that you must make a bag to take to Sisters. so this is my bag for our 2011 trip.

the fabric is Prince Charming by Tula Pink. laminate on the bottom and regular cotton on the top.

i used the Teardrop Bag pattern from this Amy Butler book. i mainly followed the pattern with the exception of the pockets on the inside. i did those a little different.

i love how the 2 frogs show up on the sides of the bag. this was my 2nd attempt at this bag. the 1st time i had the frog in the middle & with the pleat you couldn’t see him. so i cut a 2nd bag & like this much better.

a shot of the inside of my bag. i used a magnetic closure on the bag. i like the kind that are sewin in on the wrong side of the fabric. with these you are not pulling at the fabric each time you open your bag.

so there you have it. my 2011 Sisters bag. i got a lot of comments on it while i was at Sisters. people liked it because of the colors & shape. then they realized that there were frogs on it & liked it even more.
i use the bag often & really enjoy it. i have a couple more posts from my trip to Sisters that i hope to get up this week.
on another note. the quilt top that i made for Venezie Designs was featured here in a blog post. also, you should go check out Sarah’s blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict & see all of the quilts that were made for the H2H Challenge.
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WIP Whatever….

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you know that song from The Wizard of Oz….. ‘if I only had a brain’ yep that one. that has been my theme song since about the beginning of July. i have lost my mind & i am just about ready to give up looking for it. i know that i have several posts to get caught up on. the class with Tula Pink. shopping at Sisters. the quilt show itself. i know. i know. i need to find my mind. soon.
here are a couple of pics of my purchases at Sisters.
i am slightly impressed that the stacks are not of all green fabric. remember though i didn’t have my brain with me on this trip so that could explain the lack of green.
just a few shots of quilts that caught my eye from the show.
yes, i will be doing a whole post with more pics of quilts.
of course i couldn’t do a post & not include this one. Space Dust by Tula Pink. i have a million pics of it & the quilting on it. AMAZING to say the least.

i did sew this past week. in the class at Sister’s. i got two Cartwheel blocks done.
i am excited with how they turned out & i want nothing more then to finish up the rest of them. but, i have several other things to sew before i can get to that. i have a baby quilt to get cut out, sewin together, quilted and bound by this Saturday. i told you i lost my mind. i have a store sample that i am working on for someone that needs to get done ASAP. i have another project that i need to get back to. plus a million more other things. not to mention the fact that my health is not cooperating with me & i have made weekly trips out of town to the doc. maybe i will find my mind soon & i can get some of this stuff done.