FRIENDSHIP FROM THE NETHERLANDS

Evi McGrath of the Netherlands recently sent a package to the Attic Window Quilt Shop.  I posted previously about Evi, here and here.  Evi sews with the Tuesday Bee during the summer months when she and her husband come to Grand Rapids on vacation (her husband is from this area).  Included in the package that Evi sent were pattern and directions for making these darling Friendship Hearts.  Earlier this week Chris shared Evi’s instructions and the group made these darling hearts shown above.   

Tuesday Bee met earlier in the morning and Marilyn showed her latest quilt.  I believe this is Marilyn’s own design.  She came up with another way to use the pineapple ruler.  Isn’t that awesome!

Adrienne also had several things to share that day.  Above she shows us the gorgeous quilt that she was binding.  And she shows us this wonderful sewing bag that Judi A. made for her.  Check out that little thread catcher on the table that goes with it.  And look at that lime green lining, Adrienne’s favorite color!  What a wonderful gift! Judi, you are awesome!

A very special THANK YOU to Diana for taking these pictures for the blog.  Hopefully, we’ll be seeing more of Diana’s work as I have asked her to help me with picture taking.  It seems that she and I are on a different schedule.  She is often at the shop when I can’t be there, so in the future we can have more pictures of all the fantastic things the ladies of the Attic Window Quilt Shop are making. 

SNOW DAYS:  FREE Snowman Pattern during the month of January*   Specials for the month:

• Week of 20-25 – Notions – 15% off.
• Week of Jan. 27-31 – Fabrics – Buy three yards and get one yard free of equal or lesser value!
• *Does not include sale items.
• Reminder – All handmade consignment baskets are $5 off during the month of January.

DON’T FORGET: 

• The Heart of Winter Tour is Saturday, February 8th.  Call the shop to make your reservation as space is limited and the bus is filling up fast!
• You can’t have too many bags!  Lee Ann is teaching a Strip Street Bag class on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10-3.
• For those who just like to sew, come sew with us when we have another Stitch-In on Friday, Jan. 24, from 10-5 and/or the UFO Day on Monday, Jan. 27th, from 10-5.
• As always, call the Shop to reserve your spot.

ON ANOTHER NOTE:  Elsie’s Girl has a tutorial for making a scrappy Bear Paw block.  I love scrappy!

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

A VISIT FROM THE NETHERLANDS

I recently received an email from Evi from the Netherlands.  Remember her?  I blogged about her here and had asked her to send me pictures of her finished project.  This is her email to us:

"Dear Caroll and ladies from the Tuesday quilting bee, Greetings from the Netherlands.
 
My time in Michigan seemed to just fly by. We had an enjoyable camping trip to the Lake Michigan Recreation Area north of Ludington. We hiked a mile along the dune trail until we found a good spot to pitch our tents. We were right at a beautiful beach which we had practically to ourselves and the kids had lots of fun.
 
By now, I am back home in the Netherlands. I have signed up for the blog and have very much enjoyed Caroll's emails. It's nice to get the pictures and see what you all are working on. It gives me all kinds of ideas... Judy's Fractured Nine Patch quilt has me thinking and I want to try this block in one of my next projects.
 
I have finished the table runner that I was working on during the quilting bee. I'm sending along some pictures of me with the table runner in front of our house in Escharen, the Netherlands and some close-ups of the table runner. It's hand-pieced and hand-quilted.
 
I hope you had a good time at the AQS. I wish I could have been there.
 
Take care,  Love,  Evi McGrath"

"

Isn’t that a wonderful email!  I love blogging and quilting and meeting and talking to people all over the world.  Above is a close up of one of the blocks in Evi’s table runner. Look at all that beautiful hand quilting!

This is a picture of the entire table runner.  Thank you Evi for sharing your talents with us.  I love the pictures and the table runner is stunning.  Please keep in touch and send us more pictures of you and your work.

ON ANOTHER NOTE:  Fabric Engineer has a tutorial for a Simply Solids block.               

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