Posted in Sewing, tagged kid's camp, sewing camp, tote bag on June 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I bet you wish you had a bag as cute as these! These young girls learned about using a sewing machine as well as made this cute designer look tote bag yesterday as Sewing Camp started at The Studio. Today we’ll be working on a quilted Summer Banner. Just wait and see what they do! We have a great line up of Art and Sewing camps this summer. Check them out here and register now!
Posted in Quilting, Sewing, tagged quilt, sew on June 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »
We had a great time creating our June Banners in class yesterday afternoon. These just SCREAM Summer!!!! I love them. Great work everyone! Can’t wait for July.
Posted in Quilting, Sewing, tagged banner, Quilted banner, sun, watermelon on June 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Our June banner is just delightful! We love how it exudes SUMMER! And these quilters did a great job on theirs yesterday. Beautiful ladies and as always, y’all are “sew” much fun to work with!
Posted in Quilting, Sewing, Small Town Life, tagged checkers, picnic quilt on May 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Just got my “Picnic Quilt” back from the longarmer. I love the design of this quilt. It’s simple but it really could be used to play checkers! The simple blocke designs around the edge just enhance the checks. Love it! Now to go on a picnic.
Posted in Block of the Month, Quilting, Sewing, tagged banners, May Flowers, quilted banners, Quilting on May 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The May Flowers banners look great! Nice job ladies. I love how these turned out. What fun to try something new!
Posted in Little Known Facts, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Featherweight, Travel on May 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »
This is what the little Singer Featherweight Sewing machines were made for…travel! They were advertised as portable, and while in today’s terms, eleven pounds may seem heavy, they really are easy to take along. They are perfect for piecing quilt blocks. I love them! This one is a fairly rare 1961 Tan Featherweight… named Barbara Ann for my mom. She’s traveled with me to the last two retreats. I try to rotate the Featherweights I have so they all get used and I can keep them maintained. I have 6 now…Oops, how did that happen???!!! Did I mention that I love these little machines?
Posted in Art Camp, Sewing, tagged frog, sewing camp, stuffed animal, stuffed toy on April 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The Studio has added two sessions of Summer Sewing Camp to our schedule. Sewing Camp 1 is June 13 & 14 and is for ages 8+. We will learn sewing machine basics and safety while making several projects….a reversible tote bag and a quilted banner with a summer theme. Sewing Camp 2 is July 25 & 26 and we will again learn about basic sewing machine skills while making a cool project. We will design our own stuffed animal. We’ll begin by drawing a design and work it into a pattern, sew it up and take it to the final design details. Will it be a turquoise cat or a green fox? Maybe it will be a red and yellow striped turtle…..who knows what we will come up with in this fun class. Don’t miss it. This will be a very unique project. And chances are we will have time to make a matching tote bag to carry it in. The cute little frog above is a sample of what we have in mind. Click here for more information and to register for all classes and camps at The Studio.
Posted in Quilting, Sewing, tagged banners, Umbrella on April 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »
More fabulous April banners. Just look at the great work these ladies did on these. Our monthly banners are gorgeous!
Posted in Block of the Month, Holidays, Quilting, Sewing, tagged banners, Quilting on April 6, 2024| 1 Comment »
We had a fun evening last night creating these “April Showers” banners as we continue our series of monthly quilted banners. These ladies did an awesome job on these. Love the little ducks!
Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Baltimore Square, Quilt top, Quilting on April 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Last week I shared that I had started a third quilt top while at the retreat in Pennsylvannia and that I was working on my 1961 Featherweight. (Read about it here.) When I got home I set the little machine up and continued to piece the Baltimore Square quilt top. I was enamored with this pattern. I’m not sure why but ever since I saw it I wanted to give it a try. So I finished the top a few days ago. I love that I did it on that sweet little Featherweight. And of course, Lincoln helped! I’ll send this one out to a longarm quilter soon and when it is finally completed I will share the final result. Oh, and yeah, there is over 2800 little 1 1/2″ (finished size) blocks in this quilt. 🙂
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