SAVE MONEY, SAVE YOUR SCRAPS

When the weather gets you down the best thing to do is quilt. Of course you first need to stop by the Attic Window Quilt Shop and pick up some fabric. Then you can start on that project, or continue making those flying geese. If you are doing the Geese in the Forest BOM over at Twiddletails you will need to make 27 of these blocks during the month of March.
Too many times when making a block there are bits and pieces of that lovely fabric that end up in the trash. You might as well throw away money. Save those scraps! Above is the pile left over from the flying geese being made this month. Someone said that April is “use what you have” month. Why wait? Why not start now?

This is what was made from last month's scraps. You can do the same thing. Just stitch those little pieces together and make new fabric that you can use to make a basket like this. Or make flowers. There are any number of other things you can make with those scraps. Try it, you might like it.

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Jeanne Ray Crafts has state flower patterns. Take a look.
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Until Next Time: Happy Quilting!

THE KNOTTY GIRLS ARE AT IT AGAIN!

The Knotty Girls Stitching Bee met tonight at the Attic Window Quilt Shop. Several were working on pincushions. Take a look at the ever so small stitches on Judy’s pincushion. Can you see the bees buzzing around?

Check out that spider web and spider on the side of Judy’s pincushion? Such intricate stitches.

Not everyone worked on pincushions. Bev is working on crazy quilt blocks. She said they have been in process a long time and probably will be for a long time to come. Don’t you just love her flowers?

This is the work of a beginner. Maybe if your editor keeps practicing she’ll learn to make smaller stitches and get things more even. But she sure did have fun! What a crazy group!

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Ever wonder what to do with DH's old neckties? What about making a pillow out of them? Carol Sews has a tutorial for you.

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Until Next Time: Happy Quilting

HAVE FUN AT THE ATTIC WINDOW

Above is Maggie’s Garden Friends BOM. We have such talented teachers at the Attic Window Quilt Shop. Maggie has done excellent work and her students are making beautiful quilts. If there is something special you would like one of our teachers do (teach a special class, help you with a certain project, etc.) just give us a call and let us know. Maggie, this is a truly lovely quilt.

This past week was Mystery Week at the Attic Window Quilt Shop. Participants had their choice of where they would start making their quilt – at the Attic Window or at Quilted Memories in Montague. There were a number of time slots at each quilt shop when participants could quilt. This group started at Quilted Memories on Monday where they made the quilt center. They didn’t know what they were going to be doing until they arrived at the shop. They were given three different color choices. Then they finished their project on Thursday at the Attic Window. Attending mystery events is a fun way to stretch yourself. It gives you an opportunity to use fabrics that you might not normally choose. One participant agreed and said she would never have chosen these fabrics, but now she loves her quilt. Another participant was heard commenting on the lunch that was included, “I sure would like the recipe for these lemon squares,” she said. “They are different and so good.” Got to get that recipe!

Our Doll Teacher Julie made this rooster pin cushion. Isn’t it the cutest thing with all its embellishments? Julie said she and her Bee did them and she is willing to do them again. The Bee meets the second Thursday of the month. She says the chicken is easy to do. It's just based on three squares of fabric that you sew together in a special way. You add the beak and tails then you sew it together, stuff it and add the feet and eyes. Just call the shop and let Julie know if you are interested making a chicken so she will bring the needed materials to the bee. Check out Julie’s blog and see what else she’s up to.

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Fabric Hoarders Beware: Golden Gate Quilts has a warning for you. Check it out!

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After reading that bit of news, check out Crabapple Hill Studio for a cute May flower’s stitchery.

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Until Next Time: Happy Quilting