WANT TO MAKE CHENILLE?

Have you ever wanted to learn to make Chenille?  You can make this beautiful baby blanket with Marilyn when you take her class this coming Friday, August 26, at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.

Above, is a picture of Marilyn's full quilt.

You have a ton of wonderful flannels to choose from in at the shop.  You won't want to miss this fun and rewarding class.  Call the shop to register.

NOTICE:

• Another date/time has been added for the Quilt Block Cookbook BOM.  We have added an evening session for this new group.  That first evening session will be held Monday, September 26, at 6 p.m.  The day session will be held Wednesday, September 28, 11 a.m.  Call the shop to register so we will be sure to have enough kits available.

DON'T FORGET these happenings at the Attic Window Quilt Shop

• Bees In The Attic Bee Hive, Wednesday, August 24
• Chenille Class, Friday, August 26
• Scrappers Helping Hands, Saturday, August 27

Be sure to check the check the calendar on the sidebar for happenings this week at the Attic Window Quilt Shop.

ANOTHER NOTICE:

• The Kalamazoo Log Cabin Quilters have announced that on September 20th and 21st, modern quilter Jacquie Gering will be the guest speaker and teacher for the KLCQ.   If you are interested in attending the meeting or the workshops please contact:  Jenny Grunberg! Home: 269-375-4489. or E-mail: drjennyg@hotmail.com
• Jenny also says: We would also love to extend an invitation to our meeting on that Tuesday night for Jaquie's talk: Modern Quilting and Honoring Tradition. There is a $5 fee for non members to attend our meetings. The more the merrier.

ON ANOTHER NOTE:

• Skip To My Lou has a tutorial on how to make a simple reversible tote bag.

Caroll,

Caring , Sharing and Creating Smiles

GRANNY SQUARES GO MODERN

One last post for this week.  I wanted to show you what I did with those three Granny Squares I blogged about earlier.  I made them into this table runner for my DIL.  I chose this picture because it shows the quilting. (Click on the picture for a larger view)  I did straight line quilting, which turned out to be a bit more of a challenge than I anticipated.  Maybe it is larger than the other pieces I have used this kind of quilting on, but even though I spray basted AND pinned, I still managed to get some puckers in the back.  (And, No, I didn’t take a picture of that!)  Anyway, from the front I don’t think it looks too bad. 

There is a lot going on at the Attic Window tomorrow.  Buffie has a paper piecing class and Lee Ann has a bag making class.   This dreary weather we are having in Michigan has me needing a pick up!  How about you?  I think the cure for rainy weather blues it a stop in at the shop and pick up some of those beautiful new fabrics that have just arrived.  Hope to see you there!

Diary of a Quilter has a Star Quilt Block Tutorial.
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Stay calm! Stay kind! Stay Positive!
Caroll

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS?

When I was at the Attic Window Quilt Shop earlier this week, Maggie showed me this cute little table topper she recently made.  I wanted to show it to you because I thought it was so clever.  I’m not sure what size ruler or template she used.  At first I thought it was the 60 deg. ruler, but, even with my deficient math skills, I don’t think it was that.  At any rate, I love how she used the decorative stitches in the seams, and the curved edging.  What really caught my attention was that she made it reversible.  On one side she used Easter fabrics, and…

 ...after that Holiday she can turn it over and use this side with the lovely spring colors.   What a great idea.  Usually, on a small table topper like this, I’m just looking around for some scrap, any old piece, to place on the back.  After all, no one will see it.  But by putting some thought into my project, I can get double the use out of it.  Thanks Maggie for this great idea!

 I’ve been nursing a cold this week, but did manage to get this block done for Sampler which meets Saturday.  Not too bad considering all the piecing I had to do.

 NOTE:  For those of you who are participating in the Rose of Sharon BOM, you can pick up your kit the first of the month for the next seven months.  There will be a FREE demo on Wednesday, March 7^th from 6-8 pm.  Colleen will show you how she made her beautiful quilt.

  

Little Blue Bell has a No Template Double hourglass tutorial.  Be sure and scroll down past the video for the step-by-step pictures.

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Stay Calm! Stay Kind! Stay Positive!

Caroll