A MONSTER OF A SALE AT THE ATTIC WINDOW QUILT SHOP

The monster quilt is finished.  Yeah!  And these monsters are cheering for the Spring Cleaning Sale at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.  The sale starts Saturday, April 7 and runs through April 30th.  A select group of flannels are 25% off.  All sale items 20% off the sale price on Fabrics, books, patterns, notions, etc. 

Reserve Your Spot for Mystery Night.  The Mystery begins Friday, April 13, 5 -10 p.m. and continues through Saturday, April 14, 10-4.  A $5 charge includes food.  Call the shop for information and to reserve your spot. 

Search For The Stars Hollywood Style begins Thursday, April 26 and runs through May 5.  Pick up your passport at the Attic Window Quilt Shop and get three chances to win a prize!

Calendar.  The April Calendar is on the sidebar.

AT THE ATTIC WINDOW QUILT SHOP

• Sampler & Bee, Saturday, April 7
• Sampler, Monday, April 9
• Sampler, Tuesday, April 10
• Bee, Tuesday, April 10
• Beginning Quilting, Tuesday, April 10
• Embroidery Bee, Tuesday, April 10
• Happy Scrappers, Wednesday, April 11

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• Bloomin Workshop has a tutorial for a simple little pouch.  

Caroll,

Caring, Sharing, Creating Smiles

MONSTERS AND MEETINGS

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A couple more monster blocks.

I hope this one isn't too scary for a child.  Now that I have nine blocks finished, I need to put them all together into a quilt.  Later this week maybe.

What I really want to do is remind Bee members that Bees In The Attic Bee Hive meets tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28 at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.  Hope to see everyone there.

AT THE ATTIC WINDOW QUILT SHOP

• Wednesday, March 28
• Bees In The Attic Bee Hive
• Retreat Bag Class
• Beginning Quilting
• Knotty Girls
• Thursday, March 29
• Doll Bee
• Intermediate Quilting
• Friday, March 30
• Stitch-In
• Saturday, March 31
• Stitch-In

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• She Can Quilt has a tutorial for an Improv Herringbone Table Runner

Caroll,

Caring, Sharing, Creating Smiles

A LITTLE OF THIS AND THAT

Cathy sent me this picture.  She said that when she was at the Attic Window Quilt Shop..."Marilyn and maybe Chris were showing their blocks. They’re using civil war scraps to make blocks from that 100 block sampler block book you like. The pieces are just soooooo small."  LOL  I love the blocks.  I think she is talking about the book The Splendid Sampler by Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson.  I love that book!  You can get it at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.

When my great grandson came over I thought he might like to help me make more Monster blocks.  I am using the pattern from Shiny Happy World. I also took her Craftsy class and recommend it highly.  Anyway, this is the block my great grandson came up with.  I quilted and bound it so he could hang it on his wall.

This is the block I made.  I have nine of them completed and will start sewing the blocks together this week. 

AT THE ATTIC WINDOW QUILT SHOP

• Monday, March 26
• UFO
• Tuesday, March 27
• Bee
• Civil War BOM
• Beginning Quilting
• Embroidery Bee
• Wednesday, March 28
• Bees In The Attic Bee Hive
• Retreat Bag Class
• Beginning Quilting
• Knotty Girls

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• She Can Quilt has a tutorial for a non-slip sewing machine mat.

Caroll,

Caring, Sharing, Creating Smiles

YOU CAN MAKE THIS SECRET MONSTER

Some time ago I came across a blog that I had to link to because I wanted you to see something special at Buttons and Paint.  There you could see a Storage Monster.  This is a little secret storage unit that you can make for your child to store his/her secret stuff.  I fell in love with this cute monster and had to make one for my great grandchild.

So I searched for an empty container and finally selected an empty plastic container that formerly held Citrucel.  I chose this over an oatmeal box because I thought it would be sturdier.  (He is four years old and a boy...need I say more!)

Then I went on a search for this fabric that looked all loopy and hairy and cute like the one that Buttons and Paint used.  I found a car wash mitt that fit perfectly onto the plastic container.  I then sewed on felt ears and tongue and added some orange yarn for the hair.

I found some wiggly eyes which were a bear to attach, but I did it.  Then I unscrewed the lid and placed candy, pennies, and a small truck inside the “secret hiding place.”   I screwed the lid back on and when I saw my great grandson last week, I shook the container a bit when I gave it to him.   He was thrilled.  I’m not sure the four-year-old quite understood the concept of secret, but he sure had fun with it. 

Buttons and Paint  has lots of cute other ideas for you to make, so be sure and check them out.  This seems to be a blog with many authors, so thanks all of you for this darling idea.

ON ANOTHER NOTE:  Samelia’s Mum has a wonderful tutorial for a step-in-time quilt.  I love this quilt and think all you scrappy quilters will too.  Check it out.

Until next time,
♥
Stay Calm! Stay Kind! Stay Positive!
Caroll

ARE YOU A GREEN QUILTER?

Are you a green quilter? I got the idea for this little piece by watching a Nancy Zieman TV show. You cut out the leaf from your Heat N Bond, or whatever you choose to use, but you place the design on the background fabric. Iron it and pull off the Heat N Bond. Then using your rotary cutter you make confetti out of your scraps. Place them onto the background fabric so that you cover the design you have ironed onto the background. Using your silicone mat, cover the scraps and then iron them onto the background fabric. I then did some random stitching, sewed on a few beads, added a piece of yarn, and toyed with a fabric pen. It was fun to play and use up my scraps. I think I’m going to frame it.

Mr. Greenman the One-Eyed Alien from outer space. Well, that’s what I call him. I saw something similar to this on someone’s blog about a month ago. Of course, I’m not so organized that I wrote down the blog address. I spent almost one afternoon looking for it to no avail. I decided I would just have to make the pattern on my own. It was a gift for my great grandchild. I love stuffed toys.

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Just Quiltin with Denise Russart has a new BOM called Crop Circles.
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The Tattered Garden has a great tutorial on how to make a snappy bag. What’s a snappy bag? Well it’s one of those you can just snap open and closed, but this one is made by using a metal tape measure. Very clever.

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Until next time,
Caroll