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Friday, May 17, 2013

show off friday~~~to boston with love

Show Off Friday

I decided to make a few flags for a project that began with the

Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild.

It is a fast, easy project that gave me a chance to send something
to Boston with love from Oklahoma.

If you are interested in sending a flag there is still a little time.
Send your flags to Amy and check her blog for details...
she needs the flags by May 21st.

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off

projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth

Friday, May 10, 2013

show off friday~~~indigo dye

Show Off Friday

I wanted to show the different things that I dyed in the Natural Plant Dyeing workshop

with Kaari Meng from French General while I attended

the Makerie Sewing Retreat.

Indigo dye on cotton

Indigo dye on hemp

Indigo dye on doily

Indigo dye on lace

Indigo dye on silk

It was a fabulous workshop! I am considering stirring up a pot of indigo
at home : )

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off

projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth

Monday, May 6, 2013

little quilt monday~~~etsy, anyone?

Little Quilt Monday

My goal this week is to try out the waters of etsy with a few pincushions.

Do any of you have items for sale on etsy....any tips?

I will be working on pricing, description of items to be sold, and all the rest...

I hope I can figure it out without a hitch!

Here is another rosebud waiting in the wings to be a pincushion : )

Now it is your turn to link up something to

Little Quilt Monday

1. This link-up party is for any small project. For example, mini quilts, doll quilts, baby quilts, place mats, mug rugs,

wall quilts, table runners, etc.

2. They can be a WIP(work-in-progress) or finished.

3. If it is something from the past there is no need to write a new blog post, just link the one that you have already written, and, please link back to my blog post.

4. If you are interested, you can add your pictures to my flickr group here, or join my Facebook group here.

Let's inspire each other!

piece,

elizabeth

Friday, May 3, 2013

show off friday~~~improv mini quilt

Show Off Friday

I finally finished my improv mini quilt from my class with Heather Jones at

The Makerie Sewing Retreat in Boulder, Colorado.

It was so much fun to learn new techniques from a quilt designer! One of the techniques that

I tried for the first time was machine stitched binding. I always machine stitch my binding on the

right side of the quilt and then hand stitch the binding on the back.

I used Heather's tutorial to machine stitch the binding on both sides...it is a faster

way to finish a quilt, and it looks great on a modern quilt : )

Here are some pictures of my mini quilt in progress:

Here are the pictures of the finished mini quilt that measures
16 X 16 inches.

makerie sewing retreat with Heather Jones

I had a wonderful time in Heather's class at The Makerie Sewing Retreat,
and I will definitely use her tutorial on
machine stitch binding again!

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off

projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth

Thursday, April 25, 2013

show off friday~~~a retreat and a finish

Show Off Friday

I have been in Colorado at a fabulous sewing retreat. I have so much to show and tell, but I

am not quite ready(still doing laundry : ) I did finish my mini quilt for my guild challenge!

You will have to click on the picture for a better view. I hand stitched with

crochet thread and used a scrappy binding.

I haven't done my laundry because today was beautiful and I spent all my time playing in

my garden....so here are a few more garden pictures.

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off

projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth

Monday, April 8, 2013

little quilt monday~~~X and + mini quilt

Little Quilt Monday

I am working on my X and + mini quilt for a OKCMQG challenge using Madrona Road fabric.

The tutorial for this block can be found here at Badskirt.

I have wanted to make this block since the first time I saw it, but it has been on my

list of many things that I want to make : ) As it turned out, it was the block of the month

for our guild in March. So this seemed like a great way to try out the quilt block and work

on my mini quilt challenge!

It is a great scrappy block and I now know that I will make it again. That is one of the fun things

about mini quilts....you can try something first to see if you like it.

I have added linen borders and I put the quilt block off-center.

As you can see, I am quilting with big stitches using embroidery thread.

I do enjoy those big stitches!

Now it is your turn to link up something to

Little Quilt Monday

1. This link-up party is for any small project. For example, mini quilts, doll quilts, baby quilts, place mats, mug rugs,

wall quilts, table runners, etc.

2. They can be a WIP(work-in-progress) or finished.

3. If it is something from the past there is no need to write a new blog post, just link the one that you have already written, and, please link back to my blog post.

4. If you are interested, you can add your pictures to my flickr group here, or join my Facebook group here.

Let's inspire each other!

piece,

elizabeth

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

stitch me up blog hop

Today I am taking part in the Stitch Me Up blog hop hosted by

Sew WE Quilt blog.

I have a limited number of embroidery stitches under my belt, but I
still find that stitching is very relaxing and satisfying.

I chose a pattern by bee tree designs to make a mug rug for my daughter.