TEENS and TWEENS CLASS

The Attic Window Quilt Shop has something for tweens and teens. Lee Ann will be teaching a Kids Tote Bag class next Wednesday, August 18th from 10-2. The patters are available in two different sizes to meet various needs. This should be a fun class, particularly for that tween/teen bored with summer and looking forward to showing off something new when school starts. Call the shop for a supply list and to register for the class.

This pattern doesn’t look too difficult either. Isn’t it beautiful! The fabrics are from Benartex Tropicana Modern Mix. Kits are available at the shop.

I love this tabletopper. This is a new pattern by Carolyn E. I want to make several using fabrics to match the season. Check it out at the shop.

Crazy Days of Summer Sale on Friday, August 20th from 6-9. I don’t know any of the details yet, but the Attic Window Quilt Shop always has great sales, so mark your calendar now. You won’t miss this fantastic event.

Dawn Hay Designs has a free snowflake pattern every Wednesday for 10 weeks. The pattern is up for a week, so get over there quick.
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Teddi Munslow, quilt artist, has something different to show you. It is my inspiration to use up those ugly fabrics and scraps. Be sure and scroll down and see her last three posts. Interesting.

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Until next time,
Caroll

NEW JELLY-ROLLS & FREE PATTERN

The Attic Window Quilt Shop has new Moda Jelly- Rolls. These Marbles are called Citrus, Pastel, Warm, Bright. There are a zillion things you can do with Jelly-Rolls and Robin from News From The Nest has generously agreed to share with our readers her Super Fast Jelly-Roll pattern. Be sure to stop by Robin’s blog here and see what else she’s been up to. Thank you, Robin.

Super Fast Jelly-Roll Quilt

Approximate finished size: 65" X 79"
A friend shared this idea with me.
I've written it up so I can share it. Enjoy!

What you will need: 1 Jelly roll
First border: 1/2 yardSecond border: 1 1/4 yards

Directions: Sew all the jellyroll strips end to end in random order. Cut the selvages off as you go. You will have a very long strip of fabric approximately 1600 inches long.
(40 strips x 40")

Important: Cut 20" off of the beginning of the long strip of fabric and throw it in your stash. You won't be using it. This will make it so your seams will be staggered as you sew them together.Now find the 2 ends of the strip and put right sides together and start sewing!!!Sew down the long side of the strip to the end and cut the loop at the end of the strip.
You now have a very long strip that is 2- jellyroll strips wide.
If you want to at this point, you can press them open, but pressing is really not necessary until you have the whole thing sewn. Remember this is supposed to be a fun and FAST quilt.Don't stress over anything!Next...find the two ends of this long strip again and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end again.
You will now have a strip that is 4- jellyroll strips wide.
Now...find the two ends of this long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end.
You will now have a strip that is 8- jellyroll strips wide.
Again...find the two ends of the long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end.
You will now have strip that is 16- jellyroll strips wide.
For the last time.... find the two ends of the long strip and put right sides together. Sew all the way down to the end and cut the loop at the end.
You will now have a strip that is 32- jellyroll strips wide.
You are finished!!!!
You now have the center of your quilt... It should measure approximately 50" x 64".
Square it up.
Borders are next:
First border: Cut 6 - 2 1/2 inch strips. Join together. Measure and apply borders as shown.
Second border: Cut 7 - 6" strips. Join together. Measure and apply as shown.

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Until next time,

Caroll

NEW SAMPLES AT THE ATTIC WINDOW QUILT SHOP

This beautiful quilt is a new sample that Maggie made for the Attic Window Quilt Shop. I believe it is going to be a BOM. What is important for you to know is that this is a wool on cotton quilt. Maggie said what she did was collect wools from thrift shops. When she saw a garment that she liked she would buy it, cut it apart, wash it and dry it. That way it won’t ravel and you don’t have to worry about shrinkage when you wash your quilt. A word of ADVICE from Maggie. Before you purchase a garment look at how it is constructed. Some of the men’s suit jackets are made of many small pieces. When she took a nice wool jacket apart, she realized the pieces were too small for her project. Get ready to take part in making this fabulous quilt and start collecting those woolens NOW. The shop will also have some wools available, but this quilt has so many pieces in it you might need something special for your color scheme.

This is Barb David with her newest sample for the shop. It is the Crap Apple Hill Snow Days. She was reluctant to let me take a picture because she still has some embroidery to do. Notice how the embroidery flows from one block into the next. This is a beautiful quilt and I know a lot of people have been waiting to see it. Thanks Barb for letting me share.

This is also from Maggie. It is the Mill City Sampler and is an upcoming BOM. It is made of civil war fabrics. What some of you make like about this Sampler is that it will be pick-up only. This will work well for those of you with schedules too busy to allow for a class.
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I love this idea. Sew Much Ado has a fantastic tutorial to make your own duster.

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Until next time,
Caroll