Summersville

Summersville by Lucie Summers


Welcome to Summersville! This is the debut collection for Moda by Lucie Summers, a screen printer from the UK. Lucie hand draws all of her designs and Summersville is inspired textures and shapes found in the countryside where she lives and her ever-growing vintage thrift store ceramic collection. Together with a large dose of whimsy, Lucie’s colourful textiles are sure to delight and inspire! Here are just a few of the fabrics in this bundle.  The bundle contains 27 fat eighths (9" x 22").


3 - Fat Eight Bundles - $48 plus shipping. (On Sale $36 plus shipping)  Click on Pondering Quilting Store

Click here to see a PDF of the entire line.  Summerville

The Get 'R Done and BOM Lists

I've been keeping on eye on those pesky little projects on the right.  Everytime I post I see them glaring at me!  Several are close to being finished and ready to be quilted, and some have had no progress at all.

The block of the month projects are a little more involved.  Some are still in their bins patiently awaiting, some are screaming finish me, finish me, finish me!  A couple of those are just plain hard to finish, the ones I don't particularly care for anymore. 

I've pulled out my snowman heads wall hanging.  The top is finished, it's not big 18.5X45.  I've been waiting to finish to machine embroider snowflakes in their cheeks. The buttons aren't sewn down, they are just there for inspiration.

 Here is the pattern picture below, it is from Buttermilk Basin and titled "3 Olde Snow Heads".  I did modify the nose so it didn't have the "droopy" look. 

When I made this, I used the fusible squares from Pellon.  I just didn't want to sew all those little squares.  I made the half square triangles and fused that down as a square.  Worked out great for me.  Plus as I was playing with color, I was able to not lose things as I moved them around. Here is a picture of the back.  I didn't have any trouble doing the needle turn applique through it, it was very thin.

This is on my list to quilt this weekend.  Right after I get caught up on those house blocks! 

Country Homecoming BOM

I am joining the Country Homecoming Block of the Month hosted by Anne.  The houses are made of homespun fabric.  I've had the book for quite awhile, I bought it at Half Price Books for $5.98, from comments left on Anne's blog the book sells at Amazon for anywhere from $49 to over $100.  Wow, I guess I really got a bargain. 

I've found the fabric I want to use!  I think I am behind by 3 blocks, time to get busy.

Sunflower Quilt

After my last post I did a lot more searching for help with cross hatching.  I ended up watching a video over at Longarm University.  This video was really helpful.  A month or so back I purchased a cross hatching ruler from Custom Quilting Templates www.customqt.com.  I purchased Debbi's Crosshatch Triangle. There is a YouTube videoCross Hatching Video .


Using the Longarm University video as a guide.  I used my white Chalk O Liner to make the guide marks .Longarm University Video

 You use the lines on the ruler to make the cross hatching and to measure to the next sewing line. Not too bad except for all the stop and starts and burying threads.  In the video she just made small stitches, put a little bit of fray check and clipped the threads.  I'm not a big fan of that so, cut and bury is my style.

 A close up of the ruler and the lines.  I put the solid white line on the stitched line.

The finished sunflower.

 

The blocks are going to alternate between cross hatching and seeds (small pebbling). First time trying this technique.  Going to really try and finish the centers today.  I've been playing around on paper with ideas for the background.

A Little Help from Friends

My friend Joan is a brave woman.  Not only does she teach high school, a remarkable feat in and of itself, but she is letting me experiment on another quilt.  My custom quilting skills are pretty much unrefined. It takes practice, it takes patience, and it takes perseverance. 

This is Joan's sunflower quilt.  If you want to see a gorgeously (not sure that is a word) quilted version check out the green fairy blog.  My quilting is not anywhere near the skill level Judy has, but hey I'm just starting this process.  I'm practicing....

I'm looking at this quilt trying to figure out what to do, and can I do that and how do you do that?  How do you do that is a very big and important question.

This is the outside border.  At first I put a feather design here using the computer program but it just didn't fit the quilt.  Then I thought, cross hatching.  Okay here I was really stumped.  I know the basics from hand quilting but how do things get lined up?  I decided I would cross that bridge on a different quilt and settled on bead board.  I watched the you tube video and it worked pretty well.  Something I think looks good on the quilt. 

Skinny inner board decided to do a leaf style pattern.  So far things are going well.

This is a close up of the flower.  I did a stitch in the ditch around the center and the petals.  I plan to free motion leaves in the body of the quilt.  I'll post pictures as it moves along. 

My motto for this quilt is to persevere.  Besides, Joan would really like her quilt back before the fall.  Wish me luck.

Back in the Saddle

Things are getting back to normal around here.  I've been quilting a few things.  Today I'm quilting this cute quilt for Diana.  I used King Tut - Joseph's Coat on the top and Signature Buttercup in the bobbin.  A fun designed by Anne Bright - Splat. 

My mother and sister are taking a class to make a purse/bag out of charm packs.  My mother chose a blue and my sister black.  After spending the weekend trying to clean out my fabric stash, I have discovered a trend.  I don't have blue fabric!  How did this escape me?  I like blue.  Next fabric trip I'm going to really examine the blues and see what is up with that!



Sentiments by 3 Sisters Moda

While I am working away on the webstore (a very very long story) I've decided to post a special on the blog.

Moda has a released a new line of fabric designed by 3 Sisters called Sentiments.  This is a holiday line but doesn't scream Christmas.  Very soft colors. 

There are 2 layer cakes available for $30 each plus shipping

There are 10 charm packs available for $7 each plus shipping

There is 1 fat quarter bundle (33 fabrics including panel), for $50 plus shipping - SOLD

If you are interested in any of these items, please send me an email and I'll get back with you.

This fabric is also included in the line but just doesn't show up well in the sample above.  I love fabric with writing on it and 3 Sisters incorporates that into some of their designs. 

To see more of this line from Moda, select the link below.

Sentiments PDF