Fair Isle Quilt

 With so many quilts in the line up

I rarely buy patterns anymore.

But then one comes along that has

"Just Gotta Have"

written all over it.

Fair Isle

72" x 77"

by Lee of Freshly Pieced

was released just yesterday on her website.

I immediately downloaded the PDF

*cost only 4.99 for this week

*hard copy coming soon

Available HERE

Don't you just love it?

With my Danish last name

and German maiden name

these Nordic designs

speak to me of my heritage.

I've always liked Row quilts too.

As an added bonus

wellsew.com

(the USA Bernina Blog)

is offering a 

free matching Pillow Tutorial

HERE

Lykkelig ! (happy happy!)

It's Halloween at 3 Dudes Quilting

 Have you heard?

3 Dudes Quilting is ready for Halloween

 This place really is a scream

 Jeff Carr has been at his artistic best 

getting the store ready for

some ghoulish fun.

 They just have ways of getting us all to 

absolutely love being here.

 When the 3 Dudes

put their heads together 

they come up with some really 

creative classes and events.

 Frank   Jeff    Ray

After all, 3 heads are always better than one.

 Want to hear Dueling Banjo's?

Just press the button and these guys entertain.

Halloween Trees

 3 Dudes has it all

 Everyone is welcome

 Come as you are

..

In fact, it's so fun to come to

3 Dudes Quilting

some of us never want to leave.....

EVER

bwahaha....

*5053 E. Elliot Rd.

Phoenix, AZ

Kitschy Scissors

"Kitschy Scissors"

as opposed to 

"Kitchen Scissors"

*Austin, Texas

Definition of Kitschy (noun)

"Things (such as movies or works of art)

that are of low quality

and that many people

find amusing and enjoyable."

Well, If the scissors fit, 

wear them :)

Those Mesa Ladies/ August

 Yesterday was my favorite day of the month

A day to quilt 

with 

Those Mesa Ladies

Amanda brought her latest Work In Progress

This month we met in the cultural hall of the church

while electrical work was being done

through out the building.

We each bring our own projects to work on.

Most bring

Show and Tell

Peg just got her Block of The Month quilt

back from the quilter.

Right away she threw it into the washer and dryer

making it nice and soft and cuddly.

Peg also just finished her

Quilty Fun Sampler

designed by Lori Holt/ Bee In My Bonnet

The back is as cute as the front.

Christine worked on binding her latest.

 The back is a soft Minky

Peg and Christine

I feel so honored to be part of this Mesa Quilt group.

The ladies are very generous and giving.

Peg brought us each a gift

of homemade 

"Blessing Bread"

 The message was so sweet

that it brought tears to our eyes.

We all have our challenges

and could use an extra Blessing.

A lot more than quilting 

goes on when we meet together.

 Each year on this day

As a family tradition,

Peg makes bread in honor of her mother's birthday.

A gift to offer

comfort, peace, love and hope 

to those who receive it.

Thank you Peg for always knowing how to 

be a friend.

And, as always

the luncheon was absolutely delicious.

Steph and Karen

provided

Hawaiian sliders * recipe HERE

Veggies and Dip

Watermelon

Homemade Salsa and Chips

Carmelitas (dessert)

and Lemonade.

The 11 (yes 11!) Electricians in the building came by

and mentioned how good the kitchen smelled.

Stephanie in her generosity

fed them all Hawaiian Sliders.

Can you see why I admire these ladies so much?

Cut, Press, Sew by Lori Holt

 Last June 

when I went home to Utah

I had a chance to meet up with my girlfriend

Lori Holt

of Bee In My Bonnet

 Lori is always so kind to 

"gift"

something she knows I will love.

I was so happy to receive

her latest patterns

Cut, Press, Sew

that was launched as a 

Sew Along on Lori's blog

in May

 Along with the pattern,

Lori included her own fabric lines

to complete the projects.

How lucky am I?

These little Mini's will be perfect for my sewing room wall  :)

I have had a few other quilt commitments

in the line up,

but plan to get started on these very soon :)

 I was especially happy to 

walk into my local quilt store

ETC in Mesa

and see their display of 

Cut, Press, Sew

 I love their choice of  fussy cut Novelty fabrics.

As soon as I finish my daughter's 

wedding quilt,

Cut, Press, Sew

goes to the top of the list!

Sew A Modern Home Give Away Winner !!

 We have a winner for the

Sew A Modern Home e-book

Give Away!!

by Melissa Lunden

 Random Number Generator

picked #3

Congratulations Jennie  !

I am especially happy to see Jennie win.

She has been a dear friend to my daughter

for many years.

In fact, Jennie is a fantastic photographer

and will be coming here to Arizona

to photograph Aubrey's wedding in October.

Jennie, your name has been sent to 

Martingale Publishers

and they will be e-mailing you soon

with your book  !

**

Thank you to Melissa Lunden

for creating this wonderful quilt book

and for allowing me to 

share a copy with my readers.

Safe Flight Quilt

 I'm a Cover Girl :)

My quilt

Safe Flight

was chosen for the cover on the latest edition of

Modern Quilts Unlimited

 This is my first time to have

a quilt that I have designed

be featured on a magazine cover.

My friends have suggested I place the cover in a frame

and hang it on my sewing room wall.

(I just may do that :)

 The Summer 2014 Edition

 hit the News stands

 August 1st.

Modern Quilts Unlimited can be ordered online

HERE

and is often found in stores like

JoAnns or Barnes and Noble 

It's been selling fast at

3 Dudes Quilting in Phoenix

When I checked yesterday

they still had 3 copies left.

 This was a fun quilt to design and make.

A great way to use my Kaffe Fassett scraps.

 I sent the pictures and pattern into the magazine

months and months ago,

It's so nice to finally see the results.

 Rows and rows of Flying Geese 

Flying up and down.

 Many thanks to my friend 

Denise Holland 

for her help in drawing the diagrams for the pattern

and for also naming the quilt.

Originally I was thinking of calling it

Kaffe Flight

but Denise suggested (and she was correct)

the name Safe Flight

so people would know the quilt

could be made out of any fabric line.

Now that the quilt has been photographed by the publisher,

it is currently on it's way back to my house

and should be arriving any day now.

I'm looking forward to it's return.

Creating a quilt design,

writing the pattern,

and

sewing the quilt

is a somewhat labor intensive process.

By journey's end the quilt often feels

like a member of the family.

It will be rewarding to

welcome 

Safe Flight

back home.

Mr. Chillingsworth Quilt

 Recently my friend Denise has started designing patterns

using

Panels

 Introducing 

Mr. Chillingsworth

Panel by Echo for Andover Fabrics

 The nice thing about these panel patterns

is that you can insert

ANY PANEL

that measures approximately

24"W X44"L

*most panels are made near to this size

 I just chose to make the Mr.Chillingsworth panel

to start out with 

because we are approaching Halloween

and he is so cool!

The pattern works up fast and is easy to do

(trust me)

I made him in one day.

If you live locally,

I will be teaching 

Mr. Chillingsworth 

as a class at

3 Dudes Quilting

in Phoenix, AZ

on 

Saturday August 30th

9:30-12:30

Come join us!

This is a technique class to learn how to make the 

22.5 Degree Spikey borders.

Any panel can be used.

3 Dudes have several styles of panels available.