Amazing Jo Morton Progress and Finishes

Our Jo Morton Club met last night and everyone had a treat to show and tell. More Warm Wishes components are coming through ~ the above hand appliqued center is Peggy Schaum's, I love the Crimson and Clover line that she through in.

And the Warm Wishes blocks are coming together. I think these were Denise Erdle's (I've lost track, I know Peggy had her red blocks there too).

This beauty is from Sheri Thompson. It was from Jo's Little Women Club 7 (I think it was called Somerset). Sheri quilted it with a beautiful allover feathery design.

If that was not enough, Denise brought in her finished Holiday Inn quilt from JLW Club 8. It was quilted by Jean McDonald of A Touch of Class Quilting in Topeka KS. We all scrutinized it for ideas on quilting our Holiday Inn tops :)

It was just stunning!

Then we got to enjoy some baskets. This little one was also from JLW Club 8. Dawn Burchet machine quilted this one, and added the feathered wreaths with her embroidery machine.

These basket buttons that Dawn found are just adorable on this little quilt.

Val Sanford shared this beautiful basket quilt that she made from a Fig Tree Quilts pattern and fabric line.

It just made you say, "Ahh" when she opened it up!

And finally Barbara Lanore brought in this adorable Eye Spy baby quilt that she made for a new addition to her family in Ireland. We had fun picking our favorites of all of the different fabrics in this little one :)

Our Jo Club won't meet in December, but will be gearing up to start Club 9 in January!

Enjoy the day!
~ Dawn

Thimbleberries Club ~ Friends & Quilts

Our Thimbleberrie's Club meeting was last Thursday, and I'm just now getting the pictures uploaded to my computer ~ wow, life is moving too fast, can someone slow the ride down a little?

We had a great turn out for the meeting, lots of friendship, laughter and some beautiful goodies to share. Mitzen brought in her completed October block and I'm pleased to say that most people seem to be keeping up with this block of the month :)

Sheri Thompson of Pieceful Completion Quilting brought in some of the quilts that she has recently quilted on her long arm for us to ooh and ahh over (and we did).

The all over design on this yellow and blue quilt was just gorgeous, but unfortunately it doesn't show up well in my photograph, so you'll have to just take my word for it.

And there was this past Christmas project that we think was a Thimbleberries pattern ~ I haven't had the time to research it in my Thimbleberries library, but it sure has that comfy Thimbleberries feel.

Jan Thomas brought in her House quilt from Thimbleberries Club 2007 just back from the quilter. Many of us in the group still have this one as a PiP (project in progress), so it was a real treat to see it all finished.

And Jan also had her completed Butterfly Kisses Quilt, which was a block of the month that we did last year at our shop. It's so nice to see some of these past shop projects become quilts to be loved and cherished :)

Enjoy the day!
~ Dawn

Happy Birthday Quilt Finished in the Nick of Time

My hubby's birthday was yesterday and I wanted to have this quilt (that I've been working on forever) all quilted up for him. I quilted on it all week, and got it finished by Friday.

I planned to get it bound on Friday and Saturday night after Bob turned in to bed, but he stayed up watching TV with me each night ~ totally out of character, he's usually an early bird and I'm more of a night owl. So I gave it to him yesterday with the promise to finish the binding this week :)
The quilting doesn't show up much on the front, but on the back it can be seen better.

I used this grey flannel from Jo Morton's Star Gazing flannels collection for the backing to make it a nice cuddly throw. Of course I am finding that every dog hair in our living room clings to it ~ maybe that will make it even warmer??

So yesterday Bob took the day off of work and we spent a wonderful day working on our kitchen, spending more money on the kitchen, and going out to lunch to celebrate another birthday. It was a good day :)

Enjoy the day!
~ Dawn

A Working Weekend

This is what we worked on this weekend. The wallboard was removed to add more outlets and move the phone and cable hookups.

New lighting is being installed. Next we move on to reinstalling the wall and patching holes. Pretty ugly, but definite progress is being made!

And on the business side of things, today I was featured on the Quilt Patterns 4 Sale Blog! Click here to see Pam's kind words about some of my patterns :) She has a new website that she's started QuiltPatterns4Sale.com, and I'm on it along with some other talented ladies. It made my day!

Enjoy!
~ Dawn

Quilt Shopping and Better Yet ~ A Sale!

The Quiltsy Team on Etsy is having a special team promotion November 13 - 20th and all participating shops are having at least 10% off. Quilted items in my store are 20% off this week! (These are a few of my items).

Shopping these Etsy stores is like enjoying a quilt show. There are beautiful finished quilts, and then some shops have fabric for sale!

This is a great time to pick up some Holiday decor or gifts! Below are links to other talented Quiltsy Team members participating in the sale this week, or you can go to Etsy's home page and search under "Handmade" with the keyword "QuiltsySale". Then sit back and enjoy the eye candy :)

DebiDesigns SewingGranny QuiltingCorner SuzyQ ClubAloha Warmnfuzzies Postcardlady QuiltedHearts5 QuiltSewPieceful UniquelyNancy Whimbrella MiniMade BungalowQuilts QuiltingFrenzy RiverEdgeDesign 3StitchCreations KimsCraftyApple MoranArtandQuilts KarolsVintageArt QuiltedBabe WithHugsnStitches CreationsByNoraMarie SarahsQuiltsnCrafts ForQuiltsSake SieberDesigns GuthDesigns BonbonsandMore PamelaQuilts PawandPurrs lmkQuilts Fabricalacarte FrillsandFluff DragonflyStitches MagpieKnits BerryBlueCreations QuiltsByBarb QuiltPetaler SFOQuilter RedandCompany QuiltingCafe FrostCottage QuiltArtFabric CyndesPlace SewUpScale

Enjoy the day!
~ Dawn

Friday Finds

Have you heard of Leah Day of Day Style Designs yet? I found her blog called 365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs and it's fantastic!

Every day she shares tutorials on how to do a different free motion design on a regular sit down sewing machine using great photos and videos. On the blog you can sign up for her free newsletter with updates on the quilting designs featured for that week.

This link on her website has a cornucopia of quilting articles and video demonstrations, and just her Frequently asked Questions page is worth the cost of admission :) Check it all out, it is well worth the time.

Enjoy the day!
~ Dawn

Santa's Workshop in Full Swing

I have been busy sewing lately, but unfortunately can't show any of it because I've been finishing up some Christmas gifts, and Santa wouldn't be happy with me if I blew the surprises. But since tonight is Thimbleberries Club, and I'm in the Chirstmas Spirit, I made this little quilted gift bag from a Thimbleberries free pattern...just for fun.

I've had the pattern for some time, and am unfortunately unable to find it again online, but check out the Thimbleberries website for some other great Free project patterns. Lynette Jensen also sends out a great email newsletter called Catching Up with Thimbleberries that you can sign up for on her website :)

Enjoy the day!
~ Dawn