We all sew.... updated

Have you visited the brand new We All Sew website from BERNINA?  Check it out, lots of projects, hints, etc.  
We All Sew

Busytown!

New fabric arrived this week, do you remember Richard Scarry's Busytown?  We have a great panel and coordinating prints. 

And these great new blue and white prints arrived too!  Busy weekend coming up at the Quilt Shop, we have Virtual BERNINA Club on Saturday morning, then Amy has Triple Irish Chain class in the afternoon.  We have room in both events on Saturday, so call us to sign up! 
Off to get busy quilting! 

Ahhhhhh, all is right with the world. New fabrics arrived, new books about color and design arrived. Classes are starting up, did you forget to sign up for the one you wanted? The Irish Chain class is Saturday, a few more spots left..... call us tomorrow if you can come!

The wedding of the year....

Ginny and her husband Dennis

The bride- Ginger and her dad Dennis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ginny's 3 children- Danny, Ginger and Tim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The big day

Congratulations to Ginger and Terry.


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I am anxiously awaiting pictures from today's wedding....

Maybe I wasn't paying attention today. 
All last week we worked on patterns in first grade....

You would think I would be pretty good at patterns by now? 
WRONG
Today I started a quilt for our next Groovy Girl meeting.... it is called Texas Two Step by Terry Atkinson. 
I was happily sewing along, but when I finished the 6th row.... I looked at it, then looked at the pattern cover.  Mine didn't look like that....
Then I figured it out, I reversed the fabrics.  I put the background fabric where the prints should have been, and the prints where the background fabric should be....

Well, I'm not taking it all apart.  I kind of like it.  I call it Texas Backward Step. 
Just call this a happy accident.  :)
Have you ever had a happy accident? 

Bernina club

This is the Monaco bag. We will be learning about it in our next Virtual Bernina Club. Come join us. Sat Oct 1. 10-12.


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Ahhhhhhh, the big weekend is almost here, the last Quilt Shop wedding, ( I hope) for a while. 
Ginny's daughter Ginger is getting married Saturday at St. Patrick's Catherdral in NYC. 
The Quilt Shop will be open all weekend.  We are still taking sign ups for our Jelly Roll Races, and for all of our other classes.
Amy's Weekend Tote class is Monday night, lots of our classes start next week. 
We would love to see you this weekend, so come on over and see our class samples. 

We still have some openings in our brand new beginners class.  This class will give you the opportunity to finish a quilt, quilted and bound with binding.  You take the class with Lois, learning to cut, sew, etc.  Then when your top is done, I will teach you machine quilting, using your walking foot.  Then Lois comes back and teaches how to do the binding.  Wouldn't it be nice to have a finished quilt?
Know someone who wants to learn?  This is a great class for a newbie! 

Fab Five.....

It is Fabulous!  This is a new version of the Fab Five quilt.  Ginny made this one out of our spookiest Halloween fabrics.  No applique on this one, just a large band of one of our frightening fabrics.  

We have a class offered for this quilt....

FAB 5
This new book is lotʼs of fun. A little piecing, a bit of applique and a special
seasonal quilt is done. We have samples for Halloween and Christmas but
you could also do dots, posies or stars and stripes.
Text required. Class fee $25.
Tues Oct 4 & 11 6:30-8:30
OR
Sun Oct 9 & 16 10-12

Another beauty from Lois

Lois finished her Alpine Lake Quilt.  It is just beautiful.  She does such beautiful work.  This class is going to be a great one! 

These new fun striped fabrics came this week

and someone started a quilt with them......

I know it isn't even Halloween yet, but these pretty Valentine fabrics came

along with these cuddly minkee fabrics. 

And we are getting ready for our Jelly Roll Races

 

First this week we are getting ready for another Quilt Shop wedding.  Ginny's daughter is getting married next Saturday.  Here we go again!  :) 
Our classes start this week at the Quilt Shop-  Groovy Girls tomorrow morning at 10, then the store will open at 12-4.  Stop in to see our newest fabrics and goodies! 

We are still taking sign ups for our Jelly Roll Races.  It is going to be a fun time for all of us, but it will be more fun if you are with us!  The more the better.  Gather up your quilter friends and come sign up for a fun filled day!  

Memories of 9/11

This day has been a day of memories, remembering where you were, who you were with, etc.  I remember being at recess, seeing the most beautiful blue sky.  One of our teacher aides came out to tell us what was going on.  We were told not to tell the kids, to just have a normal day.  I remember the teachers huddled around the tv in the teachers room at lunch.  I remember our Vietnamese parents picking up their children with fear in their eyes. 

A few days later we started making flag wall hangings at the Quilt Shop.  So many people came to make a flag, sewers, non sewers, it didn't matter.  They were keeping their hands busy, to help heal their hearts.  

I remember that is when I started collecting patriotic fabrics!  I still collect patriotic fabric and probably always will. 

Never forget,

Ladies, start your engines...... ( or machines)

Did you notice the class in our schedule called Jelly Roll Races?  This is the finished project from that class.  This is going to be one of our most fun events ever.  For your $60 fee you will get a bag of 40 pre cut 2 1/2 inch strips.  You will sew as quickly as you can, to create this quilt, with our instructions! 
We will have prizes, snacks, and as always lots of fun!  This would be a great event to bring your friends to have fun with.  The more the merrier!  It is just straight sewing, and you even get a pit crew to change your bobbin, oil your machine, get you a snack, etc.  

This great new Alexander Henry fabric arrived this week.... perfect timing for our jelly roll races! 

And the new BERNINA 550 QE arrived!  This is a great machine.  It comes with the BSR,  a walking foot and if you get it during the Autumn special, you will get the pattern for the silk quilt shown here, plus the silk fabrics needed to make the silk quilt shown here, along with a new pair of scissors and a free #57 1/4 inch foot.    That's a $200 value.  
We are open on Sundays now, starting tomorrow-  12-4.  Stop in to see our new machine, plus sign up for a class or 2.  We'd love to see you!

The new schedule is ready!  Check it out here.......
Fall Schedule 2011

sneak peak

Here is a sneak peak at one of our new fall classes.  Our beginners class has changed just a bit.  Our goal is to have you finish a quilt, from cutting to binding!  You start out with Lois, learning to rotary cut, then piece your blocks, and piece your quilt top.  Then I come along and teach you how to machine quilt your quilt using your walking foot.  Finally Lois teaches you how to add your binding, and there you go, a finished quilt!   At least that is the plan.  Know someone who wants to learn to quilt?  Or better yet, do you need a refresher course to start you quilting again?  Our schedule will be coming out this week!  Make sure we have your e mail, or check here on the blog! 

At long last - I have nearly finished the awesome Quilt Shop blue and white
tumbler quilt with an improvised border. I just have to finish off the
binding - which is attached in this photo. Maybe this weekend... :) Happy
Labor Day
Best, Toni

Our friend Toni has shared her Irene project!  Great job Toni!  I think this is my favorite tumbler.....

The pictures are here

I have created the slideshow of the Fall 2011 schedule pictures.  The Alpine Lake quilt, is the one on the cover of the Summer at the Lake Quilt book.  It is beautiful.  Look through it, see what you like, then when the schedule comes out this week, you will be ready to call us, or come in to sign up.  Me?  I am taking the weekender tote class.  I always wanted to make a zippered tote! 

Look what came.....

You know how much we all love Kaffe Fassett at the Quilt Shop.  His latest book arrived this week. 

Stop in to get your copy soon!  We already have several new quilts picked out. 
The new schedule is almost ready,  should be e mailed out this week. 
Here is a sneak peak at one of the classes for the fall....

  

Amy made this quilt from Kaffe Fassett fabrics.  It is called Sashed boxes.  

The colors are beautiful, and it is a great way to use lots of your beautiful fabrics.  As soon as the schedule is ready, I'll post it here! It will be e mailed out too!

Is this your machine?

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I hope this isn't what you are sewing on.  BERNINA has 2 new machines out now, the 550 and the 530.  Stop in to see them soon.