Showing posts with label Quilts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quilts. Show all posts

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Simply Triangles Blog Tour


Thanks to everyone who participated in my blog tour.  I am so grateful to C&T Publishing and all the stops along the way. This is the last stop of the blog tour.  Here are some quilts made from Simply Triangles book.

What can be done with the "Shenandoah Star" quilt?


 Make a wall quilt from one of the hexagon.

Make two quilts and quilt them together, one on front and one on the back.  Half the amount of quilting.
 

A smaller version of "Pinwheel Spin".
 
Check this quilt out that
American School Girls Quilt  made by using the repeats of fabrics. The pattern is "Fall Stars" in Simply Triangles.

A blue rendition of "Simple Christmas Star" in Simply Triangles book.  An overlay is on half the star diamonds to give the quilt dimension.


 A zigzag stitch is used over embroidery thread to accent the star.


There is still time to post on some of the blogs for a chance to win "Simply Triangles" book.  Click on the stops below and see if you can still add a comment.
Sept. 5 Jan Krentz 
Sept. 6 Connecting Threads 
Sept. 7 Coleen Sr. Xanga 
  
  I have a tutorial on "Simple Christmas Star" wall quilt (See right top tab of blog).  Make this small wall quilt by October 1 and receive a chance to win all the following books and patterns:
Just email a picture of the finished "Simple Christmas Stars" that you pieced (does not need to be quilted) to delightfulpiecing@gmail.com and you will be entered in the drawing. 

To win a copy of  Simply Triangles, and the Creative Grids 60 degree triangle,
leave a comment before midnight Sunday, September 9. Double your chances by being a " follower this site". (Scroll to bottom of blog and click blue button)
A winner will be randomly selected on Monday, September 10.
Rules: One entry per person. 
Winners from outside the U.S. will receive an electronic copy of the book.
You must provide a valid email address so that
we can contact you if you win.

 This is a picture of the Creative Grids 60 degree triangle which makes cutting triangles a breeze. 

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Taco Salad being served for supper. Wish Parla, Dave and Brighton
could have been here.


 Terry and Abe pitching corn hole against... 

 Christian and Rebecca.




Jackie, Melissa and Autumn watch.
  

Benjamin getting his hair cut.  Looks kind of painful.

 Joyce joined me for a quilt lecture in Roanoke.  We have been  friends since teenagers.

 Kathy shows a quilt she pieced a year ago in my class "Spinning Pinwheels".  I love her bright colors.

I decided to make a miniature quilt for the Virginia Quilt Museum's auction.  I used scrapes from a large quilt and made roughly the same pattern.   First I trimmed down extra diamond blocks from the original quilt.


Not sure if I want to piece something so little.

Sewing funny shaped triangles onto a strip of fabric. And press.

 Trim them into triangles.

Trimmed triangle units.


Piece triangle units in rows.


 Piece the rows into a miniature quilt.  This quilt is called "Over the Sea" made from my large quilt....

..... "Under the Sea"


At Christmas time Parla gave me this flattened bottle.  I think it is such a cute decoration.  It sits in my kitchen window.



Autumn making donuts.  They are so good, especially with a cup of coffee in the morning.


Easter Sunday at Mom and Dads.  The older generation.


The younger generation.

The gals watching the guys playing corn hole.

A. Rosalie's family.

Man talk.

Like daughter like mother.
Brenda - Joy - Kelsey - Pam


I love this picture of Pam and Mom.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Friends with Quilts

This is my latest quilt.  Does anyone have  a name for  it?  Autumn thought I should call it "Under the Sea".  Yes it is a little modern for me.

My friend Shirley and her "Saturday Sampler" quilt. 


 Another one of Shirley's Saturday Sampler quilts.  If you are interested in  the Saturday Sampler classes call Patchwork Plus to sign up.  March is the beginning of a new year.

My Bible Study Fellowship leader Naomi beside a candlewicked quilt she made.

Each block had a different pattern.
 

Aunt Ida came today and returned some quilt books she borrowed.  She brought her "Scrappy Trials" quilt she pieced in browns, greens and reds.  It is hand quilted. 

A velveteen pillow top she stitched.

To see more about the sewing retreat with my sisters look at Coleen's blog