Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

It has been a week of binding and finishing up quilts. I am happy to share with you my "Scrappy Trip Along" quilt all bound, washed and ready to snuggle. The sewing technique for making this was so

This customers quilt was a joy to quilt. It was a long process though. I hope you enjoy the photos. The quilt is stunning in real life. Before quilting On the frame ready to go Stitched in the Ditch and around appliqué Before Ruler work Started ruler work Ruler work done and McTavishing

Well, I am back again! I think its time for a Pop Rox project round-up to see who all the people are who have been making projects and see what all they have come up with – and hear a little…

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

This was the first time I mentioned my Cream on Cream crazy quilt blocks. I think that I have completed twenty blocks now. When I posted these photos, I had used a lot of gold metal charms which I am now gradually changing to gold embroidered motifs. There is no way that I can ever clean the charms if they tarnish without ruining the cream fabrics so they are all coming off to be replaced by various gold threads. Wednesday 27th July 2005 Cream on cream crazy quilt blocks. I have been working on culling my stash in the nicest possible way. I had a large box of white, ivory, cream and antique cream coloured fabrics and another large box of antique lace pieces which have been gleaned from old garments, antique shops, eBay purchases and some that have been given to me. It seemed a shame to have them all squashed up together in a box so I am going to make a quilt for our queen size bed. My husband measured out the blocks and decided that I need to have twelve rows of eight blocks - that's ninety-six?? so far, I've completed ten! I should mention that any fabric pieces which appear to be a greyish colour or have what appear to be black threads running through them are in fact cream and threads are metallic gold. I will also do a tiny bit of gold metallic embroidery to liven up some of the blocks. At the moment, I'm not doing any embellishment or embroidery but I'm collecting cream coloured threads including two wooden reels of 1920s Pearsall's rayon embroidery thread. Here are the first four blocks using my favourite pieces of antique lace. Tuesday 31st Dec 2013 Here are photos of some of the cream blocks. Please ignore the metal charms as they are not staying there. I am amazed at just how many shades of cream there are - ranging from ivory to deeper shades of milky coffee colour. Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10

MADISON LATTE QUILT COVER SET The Madison Quilt Cover Set Range Latte by Logan and Mason Platinum brings understated elegance and a touch of whimsy to the bedroom. Stylised floral motifs are woven into a neutral ground, the soft downy texture a result of clever weaving techniques. Polyester and cottonPolyester yarn-dyed jacquard frontWovenFloral motif designPlain-dyed cotton/polyester reverseWhite piping trim

Last week one of my customers came over to Borderland Fabrics in Jedburgh to pick up her quilt. Carol and her Husband travel all the way from Glasgow to bring quilts for me to quilt and then to pick up quilts again. This quilt was an educational exercise, as Carol was teaching herself to use her embroidery machine on Sateen fabric...nice and slippery it was too! The caffe latte coloured sateen bordered the cream sateen blocks with the fabrics right side up and reversed and with alternate cream cotton blocks. Twin needle work surrounded the large embroidered central motif. Loading the quilt onto the longarm was a little tricky with the slippery sateen fabric, the slippery side of the cream fabric was against the wadding/batting. I used flowing feather swags with piano keys in the borders, a spineless feather in the sashings and then feathers and more feathers to pin down the blocks. I opted for continuous curves in the twin needle setting triangles and some swirls and curls around the feathered hearts. It was a really happy day when this quilt came off the frame, Carol was thrilled to see the quilt finished and couldn't believe how beautiful it looked as she never thought that it would ever be a finished quilt, she named it 'Latte'! Oh, and I think Carol has that embroidery machine stuff down patt now don't you?

I can’t say enough good things about this quilt. It was 100″ square and had been pieced well over 10 years ago. The lady (Pat in Georgia) is now in her 80s, and decided it was time to g…

This was the first time I mentioned my Cream on Cream crazy quilt blocks. I think that I have completed twenty blocks now. When I posted these photos, I had used a lot of gold metal charms which I am now gradually changing to gold embroidered motifs. There is no way that I can ever clean the charms if they tarnish without ruining the cream fabrics so they are all coming off to be replaced by various gold threads. Wednesday 27th July 2005 Cream on cream crazy quilt blocks. I have been working on culling my stash in the nicest possible way. I had a large box of white, ivory, cream and antique cream coloured fabrics and another large box of antique lace pieces which have been gleaned from old garments, antique shops, eBay purchases and some that have been given to me. It seemed a shame to have them all squashed up together in a box so I am going to make a quilt for our queen size bed. My husband measured out the blocks and decided that I need to have twelve rows of eight blocks - that's ninety-six?? so far, I've completed ten! I should mention that any fabric pieces which appear to be a greyish colour or have what appear to be black threads running through them are in fact cream and threads are metallic gold. I will also do a tiny bit of gold metallic embroidery to liven up some of the blocks. At the moment, I'm not doing any embellishment or embroidery but I'm collecting cream coloured threads including two wooden reels of 1920s Pearsall's rayon embroidery thread. Here are the first four blocks using my favourite pieces of antique lace. Tuesday 31st Dec 2013 Here are photos of some of the cream blocks. Please ignore the metal charms as they are not staying there. I am amazed at just how many shades of cream there are - ranging from ivory to deeper shades of milky coffee colour. Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10

For those who are looking to take their bedding to the next level, this is it! Once you have slept under a bamboo quilt cover set from us at Ivory & Deene, you will not go back to any other bed linen. Known for it’s anti-bacterial properties, bamboo’s a must for those of us who truly treasure a good night’s sleep. Bamboo fibre is more breathable than regular cotton, has superior temperature control while providing greater warmth in winter and coolness in summer. It's luxury 400 thread count fabric is silky soft and has a lustrous finish that gives a beautiful feel and soft drape.Hypoallergenic - Dust and mite resistant making them suitable for those with sensitive skin.Thermal Regulating - Bamboo is 4 times more absorbent than cotton, so that it is cooler in summer and warmer in winter. White, Charcoal, Black and Silver also available.  Features: Brand Ivory & Deene Style Bamboo Collection Colour Latte Material 400 Thread Count 100% Bamboo Size King Quilt Cover Set      240cm x 210cm     2 Pillowcases: 50cm x 75cm     Queen Quilt Cover Set      210cm x 210cm     2 Pillowcases: 50cm x 75cm

This is a quilt card I made back in January at my up line's (Chris Smith) home. I added the embossed flower using the Daydream Medallions stamp set along with the SAB stamp set Madison Avenue. These two stamp sets work well together. The flower petals were made with the Floral Frames Framelits die. I will probably store these two sets together. : ) Recipe: Daydream Medallions, Madison Avenue (SAB) and Vintage Verses (SAB) stamp sets; Sycamore Street DSP (SAB), Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango card stock; Island Indigo, Versa Mark pad inks; White Emb. powder, Floral Frames Framelits, Postage Stamp punch, Square Lattice Emb. Folder, Pool Party SAB button and Whisper White Bakers Twine. Enjoy your day! I have limited time to create my youngest child's birthday card...which is tomorrow! Happy Stamping, and hope you get to stamp a latte!

NEW - Silver Star Latte Quilt Pattern (PDF) with Free BONUS Pillow Sham Pattern. This beautiful & easy Star Quilt Pattern includes 4 sizes and features an assortment of peaceful stars set on point and accented with an easy double-stripe border that gives it a farmhouse look. Perfect for jelly rolls or scraps! Make it for a wedding quilt, farmhouse quilt, or everyday quilt. Beautiful anytime of year. The Pillow Sham coordinates beautifully with the quilt and has a secret hidden pocket! Great for stashing a favorite book or journal. Includes the Dancing Lily Quilt Stencil that's an easy design for those new to free-motion quilting. * HIGH-QUALITY & EASY to Follow Step-by-Step Instructions for the Quilt, Pillow Sham & Stencil. Also includes Helpful Quilting Tips & Tricks. * FINISHED MEASUREMENTS - (All Sizes Included.) Silver Star Latte Quilt - Youth - 52" x 52" Throw - 63" x 75" Queen - 86" x 97" King - 97" x 97" Silver Star Latte Pillow Sham - Standard Size Sham - 22" x 30" King Size Sham - 22" x 40" * QUILTING LEVEL - EASY - confident beginner. These DIGITAL Patterns will be downloadable upon purchase. You may also like my easy beginner Farmhouse Quilt Pattern - https://www.etsy.com/listing/673869834/star-quilt-patterns-pdf-and-free-pillow?ref=shop_home_active_2&crt=1 Copyright © Maple Cottage Designs

I just finished hostessing my quilting retreat in one of my most favorite places...McCloud, CA. 30 quilters gathered for 4 days of non-stop quilting, eating, shopping and misbehaving and we had a wonderful time. Everyone comes to get away from "life" for awhile...including me. Retreats give us all a chance to take a deep breath, regather our energy and focus and then head back home to face reality. Even though I'm supposed to be "in charge" of the retreat, I feel like I'm on my own personal retreat and have just invited 30+ good friends to join me. I am sharing a few pictures of our weekend. I also wanted to share a few more pieces that I've worked on this past week in preparation for my week in Denver which starts tomorrow. I hope to have lots of pictures to share very soon! The small piece above measures only 3 x 5"! Oh...and another thing...Karen Azevedo shared this link to a post on The Quilt Show which features the MOST AMAZING corded French white work quilt. Check It Out!!! Hugs, Cindy :)

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It's not even officially summer and I've already been feeling the "blah" of the heat and the dryness. And then last ni...

I am a week overdue for posting all the goodies from our September retreat which took place weekend-before-last. As crazy as things get on my home front I always look forward to these retreats. There is something so special about the setting and the building where these are held...everyone that comes, including myself, just takes a deep breath and relaxes. My day starts between 4:30-5:00 am when I get the coffee started, gifts on the tables, tidying up done...the cool part is that it is soooo quiet and I get to watch the sun rise over the mountains. I even wiggle in a little bit of sewing time before the "kids" arrive :) I couldn't run these retreats without lots of help...Beth, who is pictured on the right, comes with me to every single retreat and helps me with anything and everything. These simply wouldn't happen without her! She is pictured with another one of my favorite retreaters, Shirley Hagan :) Barbara Cavanagh is one of my "regulars"...I met her for the first time when she was one of my students at Empty Spools Seminars (Asilomar) and she has been coming to my retreats ever since. She is, of course, a special "Linen Lady" and brought a finished project to share...simply amazing! I love how she covered up a center design she didn't like with a beautiful ruched ribbon flower. I always encourage retreaters to bring guild opportunity quilts so they can sell tickets...this one was over the top! The Yuba City Quilt Guild created a wholecloth linen quilt for their opportunity quilt...breathtaking doesn't justify this quilt. It is trapunto'd, beaded, and quilted to death. The pictures just don't do it justice. ...sometimes there just isn't enuf wall space to lay out a large quilt...I love how this quilt was embellishing the bench by the window :) Beverly Mack was one of my students in Sisters last year and is doing AMAZING work...she came with the small wholecloth practice piece above and then started venturing into a small hankie sized piece to get her feet wet. I loved watching her work...:) I always give away one of my wholecloth framed miniatures at each retreat and this is the one for September. These only measure 5x5"...loved how this turned out :) And last, but not least, I'd like to introduce you to Mr. McCloud! One morning after announcements, one of my retreaters Linda Wilson, approached me with a gift and pulled this pink wool-sculptured head out of a bag...At the time he was "naked" and had about a foot long arm that was attached to the bottom of his head with a hand attached at the end. I couldn't stop laughing...almost had to change my pants. I always say "what happens in McCloud...stays in McCloud" and we had LOADS of fun with him! Later on another retreater presented him with a crocheted hat to keep his head warm...the next day the same retreater fashioned a silk shawl to wrap around his skinny neck/arm...and then Linda made him some ears. He made his way around the retreat room in various poses, performing different tasks and he now resides right here in my sewing room where he is constantly bringing a smile to my face! I will be featuring him from time to time in my travels....THANK YOU LINDA! I will be leaving tomorrow morning to teach my 5-day Designs Workshop in Rancho Cordova (outside of Sacramento) so will have more inspiration coming up for you. Hugs, Cindy :)

I just finished my final two customer quilts - now I am on my own and able to work on whatever I want! This was the next-to-last, an Eleanor Burns pattern pieced by long-time customer Marsha. I used to call her the Thimbleberries Lady but she has branched out! As always, her piecing is excellent which makes my job easy. My very last customer quilt was a doozy! Cecelia started this Latte quilt years ago and has been waiting a very long time for me to finish it for her - sorry Cecelia. It was a doozy because it is BIG, has some very stiff fusible interfacing (which Cecelia apologized for) and lots of satin fabric. The interfacing was only a problem because if I had to pick stitches out, the needle holes were impossible to get rid of. So, I didn't make any mistakes! Yeah, right. So now I can get busy on the many projects of my own that I have put off, including cleaning up my house and studio. Last week I went to a wonderful estate sale here in Sedgwick. Many generations had lived in this house and they never threw anything away! It was bursting at the seams with great old stuff. I found this wacky old pincushion And went back on the last day of the sale when everything was 75% off and bought this beautiful 19th century wool shawl. Gorgeous colors! I also bought an old quilt which I will post about once I have done some research on it. Gail Stepanek and I are both excited to see the cover of the next Quilters Newsletter magazine - we're cover girls!!

Kinda reminds me of a great thick rich coffee with whipped milk and a little stir stick cuz that's what this quilt evokes when I look at it. Start with a cappucino Bali pop, add some browns, and really dark browns (I so LOVE brown -- it's the new black, you know!), sort them into four groups and start strip piecing and subcutting. You can have this generous lap size made up in a couple of afternoons. No kidding.

I have just had four incredible days at the NEC in Birmingham with so many adventures! Lots of coffee breaks and lunches and dinners every day with lots of different friends, as well as some very interesting night time escapades, with friends car's locked up behind barriers in the NEC carpark, boy racers and crashes on the road around the NEC and very little sleep! Coming to the festival is not just about seeing all the lovely quilts and shopping, but also a big social event, and as I have discovered, unexpected adventures too! As there will be lots of photos of the category winners on the internet, I thought I would just post a few photos of my absolute favourite quilts. If you do not see your quilt here, it is not that I did not like it, there were many more that were absolutely stunning, but I cannot possibly post them all here. In no particular order.... "Subtle Differences" by Kay Bell "Juno" by Sandie Chandler "Cappuccino - Perfect Bliss" by Lynda Jackson ""Jacobean Wonder" by Margaret Ede "Slow Growing Hybrids" by Ellen Seward and Sandie Chandler "Mandala" by Anna Williams "Purple Nights" by Marleen Jonkers "Fireglow" by Gillian Arkley - I loved her use of colour Philippa Naylor - The difference between 12" and 30cm meant this one was disqualified I have not been able to get a decent photo of the whole quilt, but here are some close ups of "Turtle Bay" by Claudia Pfeil: "Cordoba" by Claudia Pfeil "Celestial Fireworks" by Hilde van Schaardenburg and Sandra Marcum "Time" by Sue de Vanny "Dream Catcher" by Adriana Briones Calleja "Taking a new path" by Jane Falls - wonderful use of pattern in fabric "Harley" by Adrienne Quinlan - such a jolly fellow "Beyond the black hole" by Natalia Manley "Flight" by Margaret Fetterhoff "That scent!" (Que aroma!)" by Angelines Artero "Silence" by Jean McLean "Spring" by Zsofia Atkins "Blue Spring" by Zsofia Atkins "Eclipsed" by Brenda Wroe "Gold and silver waltz" by Nancy Smith "Zipped Zingy Blocks" by Sheena Norquay "Spin" by Diane Dixon "Alice Dreams" by Angelines Artero "Swift Moons" by Maggie Barber "Time waits for no onee" by Sue Reid "Merrill Hall, Asilomar, California" by Gloria Loughman "The Opera House, Vivid Festival" by Gloria Loughman "Australia My Way" by Cathy Jack Coupland "City by the sea" by Pauline Barnes "Ptolemy's Challenge" by Raita Sawyer "My lady of the grapes" by Laura Di Cera And this was my quilt for FoQ 2015: "The Awakening" by Annelize Littlefair The back of "The Awakening" by Annelize Littlefair British Patchwork and Quilting Magazine September issue Off course I knew that I will be featured in the "Meet a Quilter" feature of the magazine, Judi Mendelssohn came to do the interview in my studio and we had a lovely day. It just went by too quickly and we could have chatted for a lot longer. I was not expecting the September issue to be out yet, so was pleasantly surprised when it was on the stand at Traplet's booth. Then when I got home, another copy was waiting for me. This is the front cover and the page featuring me: It has been a very exciting week this week, I now have a few days at home to organise all my shopping from Festival, maybe even get a bit of sewing done, then, I am booked in to do a class with Angela Walters in Birmingham next week, but I should have a little bit longer to do some quilting before I go to Houston.

It's been quite awhile since I've posted any "works in progress" blogs and I think it's because I've been bouncing around on LOTS of different things. Rather than focus on one project for this post I thought it would be fun to have a mixed bag of sorts. I've definitely not been sitting around eating bon-bons for sure...although I'm working on a wonderful piece of Ghiradelli chocolate at the moment! There has been a lot of interest in the Irish linen piece I posted about a few months back. Although I haven't devoted a ton of time to it lately I do peck away at it a bit in the evenings. It's coming along beautifully but it's oh-so-tedious! Before the quilting... After the quilting.... If you remember it was literally falling apart with lots of previous repair work done, holes, tears, and generally just discintegrating. Using Superior Threads' Bottom Line thread in the top and bottom and a Microtex Sharp 70/10 needle I am painstakingly ditching around every tiny piece of embroidery and then tediously doing micro-echoing to fill in the background. This is strengthening the piece (stabilizer is underneath the linen) and covering up the holes and tears. I think it's turning out gorgeous! This pretty piece will be ready for the machine soon...reverse applique of a hankie center, embroidery piece in the middle and both pieces together will create a beautiful medallion for this quilt. Beautiful lace doily was meticulously quilted with birds, ribbons and flowers and used as a medallion for the center of this piece. The lace is being beaded down and attached to the linen with itsy-bitsy freshwater pearls. I am also adding hundreds of french knots to open circular areas below the swags. Still loads to do on this one! This piece has turned out to be my quilt-from-hell but I persevered and am seeing it thru to the end. I ended up having to add a wide border AFTER the quilting was done and then added the lace on top of that. I'm in the midst of adding lots of pearls and beads, getting the binding hand stitched and the rod pocket and signature linen stitched on. When I am done with the above quilts I will have a special blog post for each with great close up pictures and details about how I did particular techniques. On top of quilting and teaching I'm still plugging away at new quilting designs for the second set of my newly written designs book. This is going much slower than I would like but progress is being made! For those of you who have purchased the "Oldies But Goodies" book of designs you will be getting the second set of newer designs by the end of the summer. I also have several new class samples I'm working on for my Heirloom Feathers & Backgrounds classes. I'm off to the Washington State Quilters in Spokane on Wednesday and then turn right back around and go back to teach at the APWQ Symposium in Tacoma. Hopefully my new samples will be ready for those workshops. Can hardly wait! I plan on having down time in the airports, airplanes and hotel/dorm rooms to get some of the hand work done... Hugs, Cindy :)

I'm finally "back in the saddle" again and able to start quilting. Boy does it feel good!!! My first priority was to get back on our boutis challenge and I'm excited to share some great progress this week! Since this fragile linen is so wiggly I wanted to make sure my straight lines stayed straight so I stitched thes

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I finished this journal page several weeks ago and didn't post it because it wasn't one of my favorites. It seemed out of character with the other pages in my journal but HEY, isn't that what journaling is all about…letting the work flow and seeing what comes out??? And sometimes the resulting work IS something different and out of character with your other works…that's how new directions or new styles happen! I wouldn't exactly say that this is a new direction for me but it certainly shows my state of mind when I created it. I was apparently craving coffee….or screaming COFFEE! lol! Hmmmm, coffee does sound good right now. Well, I'm off to make a cuppa…... Credits: Collage sheets from Shelly Massey, Glitterbug, and PaperScraps. Until next time! Hugs, Ginny

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