Applique Workshop with Christy Fincher

 Our Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

June meeting was last Saturday.

Christy Fincher (Purple Daisies)

taught a great 

Applique workshop

 As a member of our guild,

Christy is always so willing to share her 

vast knowledge with our group.

Christy is the daughter of Sharon Schamber

and lets just say that the 

 talent apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

 I learned a new applique technique that I had never seen before.

Christy showed us how to use an 

Applique Foundation Stabilizer sheet

that makes perfect pieces.

A very cool and easy to do technique.

The foundation sheets can be ordered on Christy's website

HERE

We were treated to a Trunk Show of

many of Christy's applique quilts.

 So beautiful!

 Christy has co-authored a book with her mom.

 Bari Ackerman  (Bari J.)

is also a member of our guild.

She brought a few samples of her quilts

that she has made using this same technique.

 wow

 The Guild gives great prizes.

Denise won the Fat Quarter bundle

generously donated by Bari.

You can see Bari stitching away right behind Denise.

I love Bari's newest fabric line

Bijoux

We were sitting at the lucky table!

I also won a fat quarter bundle

plus 

a $20 Gift Certificate 

from Pink Chalk Fabrics :)

Thanks Christy for a great workshop!

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Scrappy Trips Quilt Blocks

 Our Queen Bee 

Sherri McConnell (A Quilting Life)

started our new year together

as Bees Knees

by hosting this month.

 Sherri sent us fabric and the free tutorial link to

Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville

Scrappy Trips Around The World

quilt block.

I have made this quilt 

and knew how easy the blocks come together.

Won't this quilt be darling in

 bright and happy 

Christmas fabrics?

Sherri had us put the white fabric down the center of each blocks

which gives Scrappy Trips a new look.

Several people have asked me how

our Bee works.

There are 12 in our group.

We each are assigned a month to "host".

On our month we select a quilt block

we would like the 11 others to make.

We mail the fabric with block instructions

to our Bees Knees members 

who live through out the United States.

They make the block and mail it back to the host.

Through it all we write about our 

experience and post pictures over on our

Bees Knees Quilting Bee Blog

We have a lot of fun together

and it's kind of like quilting with

your girlfriends

even when we live in 

various locations.

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Happy Fathers Day

Happy Father's Day to the good men

who devote their lives to their

family and children.

We love you and thank you!

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Cruiser Bike Quilt

Continuing on with the Cruiser Bike theme,

look at this wonderful 

Mod Geo Cruiser Quilt

Designed by Kelli Fannin of

Seriously...I Think It Needs Stitches 

Kelli made this original design for the

Make It Right Challenge

The Challenge runs through June 27th

and our votes count!

Pin It or Like It

HERE

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Cruiser Bike Stitcheries

As I have been peddling around on my fun little 

Aqua Cruiser Bike

I was curious to see if there were any  

stitcheries on the market

that would capture my experience.

Look!
I think I need one of these on my sewing room wall :)
I just ordered this cute

Cruiser Bike embroidery pattern 

from one of my most

favorite quilt stores in Utah

Material Girls

It's even in Aqua!

 I found a few other nice stitchery patterns, too.

I really liked this one in crewel

by

too crewel

 By Amy Bindel 

Meridith of One Sheepish Girl

stitched this Cruiser

onto her journal page.
So many choices!

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