THESE LADIES HAVE BEEN BUSY

There was some show-n-tell Saturday at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.  I knew you'd want to see these.  Above is a bag that Lee Anne made.  Check out that wonderful fabric.  (Sorry it is not from the shop).  Lee Anne said she made this bag for a fourteen year old young woman who has cancer.

Lee Anne said she had fabric left over after she made the bag and decided to make a pillowcase for the young woman with cancer.  She has touched my heart.  What a wonderful thing to do!

 Yvonne showed us her Stand and Stow bag that she recently made during a class with Marilyn at the shop.

 Cheryl showed us her Stand and Stow bag.  She chose to make the larger size.  I think I'll have to try that next.

Jill has been busy.  She showed us this medium size Stand and Stow bag and the Sew Together Bag.

 During the day Saturday Cheryl worked on this stunning quilt.  I love those fabrics!

Cathy stopped by and showed us her latest finish.  She used the quilt as you go method. I had her fold it over when I took the picture so we could see both sides.  The front is on the right and the back is the left.  Wow!  Looks great from either side.

I wanted to show you what Adrienne was working on.  She took the blocks she made during our Mod Squad meetings last year, along with some donations from others in the group, and cut them up. She is making a charity quilt out of them.

Look what she came up with by slashing those 12 inch blocks and creating a new design.  I love it.  I think she is going to put a bright border around it.  Can't wait to see it.

DON’T FORGET:

• THE HEART OF WINTER TOUR, Saturday, February 13.  Call the shop and make your reservations now as seating is limited.  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW

• Come Sew With Me – Wednesday, Jan. 27
• Quilt As You Go – Thursday, Jan. 28
• London City Bag – Friday, Jan. 29  London City Bag, Friday, Dec. 11  
• Heart of Winter Tour – Saturday, Feb. 13
• Spring Craft Days – Friday, Mar. 18 and 19

Be sure and check the calendar on the Sidebar for more happenings at the Attic Window Quilt Shop this week.

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• February is just around the corner and I thought you might be interested in this valentine project from Modern Handcraft.

♥ Caroll, 
Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles

THESE HELPING HANDS HAVE FUN!

Saturday I attended the Scrapper's Helping Hands at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.  Rosa, right, runs this group and makes kits from donated fabrics and decides which projects we will work on, and makes sure that our donated sewing gifts get distributed.  That is quite an undertaking!  A special thank you to Rosa and all the women shown above who work diligently sewing for charity.

Just before I left I took pictures of pillowcases made during the day and some that were brought in for distribution.  We have some wonderful women who sew at home too.  I counted a total of 36 pillowcases that day and when I left the women were still sewing!

These were also included in the above count.  You may note the red, white and blue pillowcases.  Last November Rosa put out a call asking for fabrics for pillowcases that will be given to our veterans.  Several ladies, who asked not to be named, brought in bags of red, white, and blue fabrics for us to use. We used a lot of the fabrics then and the pillowcases were distributed to veterans. Above are more pillowcases made with fabric from those donations.  We were in awe at the amount of wonderful fabrics. A special thank you goes out to those anonymous women who donated.  I've always said, Quilters are the Best!

Above, Nancy shows us two of her pillowcases that I don't think were included in the pictures above.

These are the four pillowcases that I made that day.  All the fabric for these pillowcases has been donated to the group.  Again, a special blessing to you who have donated.  It is that time of year when you start de-stashing and organizing so don't forget that this group will gladly accept any donations for this charity group.

 DON’T FORGET:

• THE HEART OF WINTER TOUR, Saturday, February 13.  Call the shop and make your reservations now as seating is limited.  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW:

• UFO Day – Monday, Jan.. 25
• Come Sew With Me – Wednesday, Jan. 27
• Quilt As You Go – Thursday, Jan. 28
• London City Bag – Friday, Jan. 29  London City Bag, Friday, Dec. 11  
• Heart of Winter Tour – Saturday, Feb. 13
• Spring Craft Days – Friday, Mar. 18 and 19

Be sure and check the calendar on the Sidebar for more happenings at the Attic Window Quilt Shop this week.

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• Campbell Soup Diary has a free pattern for a mini sunburst.  This would make a cute hot pad.

♥ Caroll, 
Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles

SCRAPPER'S HELPING HANDS

Misti sent me this picture of her Pat Sloan BOM.  I love the scrappy look.  Thanks for sharing, Misti! I think Cathy is doing the same block.  Check out her blog here.

DON'T FORGET:

• To come to the Attic Window Quilt Shop this coming Saturday to Rosa's Scrapper's Helping Hands.  Today I went through my stash and found fabric that I could use to make three different pillowcases.  I know Rosa has kits on hand too if you would like to come and sew those.  Also, if you cannot attend on Saturday, Rosa said that fabric donations are welcome!

THE HEART OF WINTER TOUR, Saturday, February 13.  Call the shop and make your reservations now as seating is limited.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW:

• Four Patch Fun – Friday, Jan. 22
• Scrappers Helping Hands – Saturday, Jan. 23
• Quilt As You Go – Thursday, Jan. 28
• London City Bag – Friday, Jan. 29  London City Bag, Friday, Dec. 11 - Sample here
• Heart of Winter Tour – Saturday, Feb. 13
• Spring Craft Days – Friday, Mar. 18 and 19

Be sure and check the calendar on the Sidebar for more happenings at the Attic Window Quilt Shop this week.

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• Sew Mama Sew has a tutorial for making a hexagon English Paper Pieced necklace!

♥ Caroll, 
Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles

MOD SQUAD, PILLOWCASES, AND CATS

The Mod Squad met Wednesday at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.  I don’t think much modern sewing got done, but we did do a lot of other sewing.  Above Diana and her beautiful daughter Brianna (I posted about her here) worked on Brianna’s Halloween costume.  She’s going as a black cat.  We all had a laugh at that as they were working on white fur for the costume.  Black Cat is from the Spider-Man comic book series. She was at one time Spider-Man's girl friend...introduced in 1979.  I hope Diana sends us a picture.

Adrienne worked on applique with her new applique tools.

Chris had a beginner's quilting class going and I snapped a picture of her with one of her students.  Chris is a great teacher and I still ask her lots of quilting questions.  I know I will get great instructions.

Cathy M. was unpacking and getting ready to sew when I noticed this new bag that she had just made.  It is big enough to hold a long ruler and most of her sewing items.  Don't you just love the fabrics that she used!

Rosa was busy putting pillowcase kits together and sewing pillowcases.  These pillowcases will be distributed to Veteran's in Hospice on Veteran's Day.

So Cathy (above) and I got busy and helped make pillowcases.

These are just a few of the pillowcases (the ones we made today) waiting to be distributed.  Several people in the past few weeks have taken home some of the kits that Rosa put together.  And some of you have been using your own fabrics to make these pillowcases.  Rosa asked me to remind you that she will be picking up pillowcases at the Attic Window Quilt Shop on Saturday October 31.  Please drop your pillowcases off at the shop prior to that date.  Rosa said that there will not be a Scrapper's Schoolhouse meeting in November.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK: 

• Doll Bee, Thursday, Oct. 29
• Stripology, Friday, Oct. 30

Be sure and check the calendar on the Sidebar for more happenings at the Attic Window Quilt Shop this week.

ON ANOTHER NOTE: 

• Sew Lux Fabrics has a tutorial for a scrappy spiral Christmas stocking.

♥ Caroll, 

Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles

PILLOWCASES FOR VETERANS

The Scrappers Schoolhouse met this past Saturday at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.  Rosa sent me this pictures of some of the lovely pillowcases that are going to Veterans.  This is what she wrote me:

We were a VERY busy group of eight today.  With the four pillow cases you gave me that you had done, our one day total for this month came to 34!!!

Leanne cut kits from fabric that she donated. Vickie S. stopped by to donate more fabric on her way north which Chris generously cut into kits for us!

Marrilee from Gentiva Hospice took approximately 40 pillowcases on Saturday. We have another 40 for her now. When Marrilee came to pick up cases she treated the group to some sandwiches for lunch.  They went wonderfully with all of our other snacks and goodies. A special thank you to Marrilee.

These cases will be delivered to veterans for Veterans Day.

Note:  The Scrappers Schoolhouse will not meet next month (November).  In the following months, anyone is welcome to join us in sewing for charity, just bring fabric and sewing supplies.  I also have a few kits made from donated fabric ready to go   We always welcome donations.

READER ATTENTION:  A reader wrote and said she could not print the Halloween Tutorial and asked for help.  However, that reader was anonymous so I couldn’t send her the pattern.  I really don’t know why you could not print it because the links are working.  If you will send me your address I will send you the instructions and pattern.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT THE ATTIC WINDOW QUILT SHOP: 

• Farm Girl Vintage, Tuesday, Oct. 27
• Mod Squad, Wednesday, Oct. 28
• Doll Bee, Thursday, Oct. 29
• Stripology, Friday, Oct. 30  (more about this beautiful quilt tomorrow)

Be sure and check the calendar on the Sidebar for more happenings at the Attic Window Quilt Shop this week.

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• Moda Bake Shop has a tutorial for a peppermint swirl Christmas Tree Skirt.

♥ Caroll, 
Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles

WORKING FOR OUR VETERANS

This past Saturday Rosa had a gathering of her Schoolhouse Scrappers and they made pillowcases for Hospice.  Some of the regular participants were on retreat, but the rest of us arrived at the Attic Window Quilt Shop when it opened and got down to the business of sewing.

 About a month ago I put out a call for donations of red, white, and blue fabrics.  I was in awe by the response.  Several boxes full of scraps arrived at the shop.  The donations were made anonymously so I cannot mention names, but all of us want to thank you for the wonderful boxes of fabrics.  Above, Lee Anne irons some of the fabrics before sewing.  

 Prior to our arrival, Rosa had measured, sewed, cut, and made kits.  This was fantastic since all we had to do was pick up a kit and start sewing.  Above, Yvonne is sewing a pillowcase.

 After a while, it dawned on us...Diana had brought her serger.  So we set up a kind of assembly line. Depending on the sewer, Diana was asked to serge different aspects of the pillowcase.  For instance, I was making a French seam around the side and top of the pillowcase, encasing the seams so no raw edges showed.  Then I realized, I could speed things up by having Diana serge those seams.  

 Diana's help really made a difference.  You can see above all the pillowcases the five of us made that day.  In fact, I think there were two pillowcases that didn't get in the picture because they were still at the sewing machines.

 This is a close up of all those lovely donated fabrics.

And this is another close up of the pillowcases.  I hope you anonymous ladies know how much we appreciated your generous donations.  I understand that the representative from Hospice asked that red, white, and blue fabrics be used as there are about 50 veterans currently in Hospice and she would like to give these pillowcases to them on Veteran's Day.

Several of us took kits home so we could get more made during the following month.  Please feel free to join us in October as we will again be making red, white, and blue pillowcases and need your help.  Mark your calendar and join us at the Attic Window Quilt Shop on October 17.  If you would like to bring your serger please do so.

DON’T FORGET:

• Farm Girl Vintage BOM,Tuesday, Sept. 22.
• Applique Bee, Tuesday, Sept. 22.
• Mod Squad, Wednesday, Sept. 23
• Kids Quilts, Friday, Sept. 25
• No Measure Bargello, Saturday, Sept. 26.
• Glam Shell Bag, Monday, Sept. 28
• UFO Day, Monday, Sept. 28
• Make a Mug Rug, Wednesday, Sept. 30

OPEN HOUSE:

•  In celebration of the opening of the new store Chris is having a Fall Open House on Wednesday, September 23, through Saturday, September 26.

•  Since the Attic Window Quilt Shop has moved, some cleaning had to be done.  During the course of moving and opening boxes and totes, Chris said that she found oodles of stuff that is now available in the shop.  "We also have lots of new classes coming up too," Chris said.

• So be sure and save the dates and come visit the Attic Window Quilt Shop during the Fall Open House.  You will be able to sign up for a class and get the second class for half price (limit one per person).  Also, you will receive a free gift!

• Mark your calendar NOW!! 

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• Cindy Carter has a tutorial for happy string flowers.   This is a PDF file.

♥ Caroll, 
Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles

PILLOWCASES FOR CHARITY

 The Scrapper's Schoolhouse met this past Saturday at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.  I was out of town and hoping someone would send me pictures.  Guess everyone was busy sewing and having a good time.  It really is a fun group so I know that is true.  I made the above pillowcase and dropped it off at the shop before I left.  I rather like it because the cuff is "made fabric" from my pile of red scraps.

 I understand there was a guest speaker on Saturday.  Rosa had asked a woman from Hospice to join the group and explain the needs of her Hospice center.  Rosa has asked me to put the word out that there is a need for red, white, and blue fabrics or patriotic fabric as the women are going to make pillowcases for the veterans in Hospice.  Please feel free to drop your donated fabrics off at the shop and if you would like, join us when we will again meet on September 26 and make these pillowcases.

DON’T FORGET:

• Stitch-In, Friday and Saturday, August 28 & 29
• UFO Day, Monday, August 31

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• The Last Piece has a tutorial for a Christmas ornament.

♥ Caroll, 

Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles

WANT TO DO A LITTLE SEWING?

When I stopped in at the Attic Window Quilt Shop this past Monday, I found Rosa and her granddaughter Keira braiding strips from cut up old t-shirts.  Keira wanted to make a rug.

Rosa is in charge of the Scrappers Schoolhouse.  Let me tell you a little about this awesome group.  The women get together and sew pillowcases and bags for others in need.  Rosa said she gave the last batch of pillowcases to the Salvation Army and they were pleased as punch to get them.  Above are some of the pillowcases made during their sewing session last week.  Aren't they pretty! 

Above, Rosa shows us the bag she made and will be donated with the pillowcases.  And Keira shows the pillowcase she made and has decided to donate it to charity too.

This is a close up of the bag that Rosa made.  This group is open to anyone who would like to come and sew and help out.   Patterns are available, we just ask that you donate fabric for your project.  The Scrapper's School House is held once a month.  Due to the shop move in July, the group probably won't meet again until August.  Watch for news of their next meeting and please feel free to come join us.

SPECIAL NOTICE:

• The Attic Window Quilt Shop WILL BE OPEN on Saturday, July 4th.  Sampler will be held as usual, however, if you are unable to make it on the 4th, you may attend Sampler on the following Saturday at the shop. 

DON’T FORGET:

• What Knots, Wednesday, July 1
• Doll Bee, Thursday, July 2
• Sampler and Bee, Saturday, July 4

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• Moda Bake Shop has a Sweet Flowers Quiet Book pattern and tutorial.

♥ Caroll,
Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles