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Tuesday fun

 

Hoping my Magnum PI block

 

(Ringo Pie block for Tamiko)

 

starts your day with a smile or two. 

Happy Tuesday!

xo,

Penny

 

Special K

 

Once a month, Ange at Mama Said Sew has a crafty meet up.  For the last one, she organized a fabric swap.  So I loaded up some fabrics and off to the swap I went.

You never know what kinds of fabrics you'll find at swaps, but I have to say, I scored big time.

 

 

Beth brought four panels that each consist of three vintage blocks. She also brought a load of feedsack scraps!  I was in heaven!!

On a whim, I decided to draft up a pattern for the block so I can make my own.  It's full of Y-seams at every turn, but extremely satisfying to make!

 

 

I've not seen this block before (although, there are two similar but different blocks in Patchwork 163, thanks for the info Amy!) and don't know what the name is, so I'm calling it Special K. 

 

 

 

It's a 16" block and the second one was infinitely easier to make than the second.  I think I'm addicted to inset seams thanks to this block.  Hmm.  Did I just say that out loud?

Happy Friday!

xo,

Penny

 

p.s.  The girls over at Spoonfulzine are having a super fun Spoonful Easter Competition, 2013!

They're challenging individuals to design/draw an Easter pattern, to get in the springey chocolatey spirit and win this handmade Easter bunny! 

 

 

Isn't he adorable!!!! 

I want to eat Ringo Pie

 

Excitement has taken over my body since finishing my Ringo Pie quilt top this morning (thanks for the nudge Anna!).  I couldn't wait to share it with you, so here it is in all it's glory.

"Kitchenalia"

The blocks were made by:

Marit-stack of pots block

Erica- recipe box block

Anna- spatula, measuring cup, spoon block

Amber- red dot pot block and teacups on a shelf block

Corey- hand held blender

Amy- cake and cookie container block

Lucinda- spoon block and broom/rug block

Ayumi- toaster block

Lynne- espresso maker block

Kerry- baking scene block

and the rest were made by me.

 

Happy Monday to you!!

xo,

Penny

 

 

QuiltCon diaries Part 1

 

Hello everyone!  I've missed you!  And I have so much to tell you since I was here last.  Fair warning, this will probably be a long one!

 

 

I'm going to break my QuiltCon posts into a two because there was just so much to take in.  Honestly.

What to say, what to say.  It was inspiring.  Joyful.  Exciting.  Fun.  Heartfilling.  Nervewracking.  And I had several proud momma moments with my students. 

I taught threee classes.  Foundation piecing.  Freezer paper piecing by template.  And Designing foundation blocks.

I was so impressed by each and every student in all three classes!

 

Vicky and her cupcake from the foundation piecing class

 

Claudia and her microwave design/block from the design class

 

Elaine and her flappy finned fish design/block from the design class

 

Monica says hi from the foundation piecing class!

 

Gillian's elephant (applique, applique that ear!! lol) and Anne's St. Bernard patterns from design class

 

Joanne's key pattern/block from design class

 

Audrey's headless "Marigold"

 

Eileen's ladybug pattern/block from design class

 

Whaaaaat?  They're all so fabulous!  And there are so many I missed. 

 

So yeah.  I had some serioulsy goofy students too. 

Or maybe it was me (no, not me!) and I forgot to tell them it was OK to take their blocks home with them after the photoshoot?  Ooopsie! 

 

If you were in the class and you see one or more of your blocks here, shoot me an email to sewtakeahike at gmail with your addy and I'll pop them in the mail to you! 

 

 

And you should probably hurry before Fozzy tears across them.  He's a total spaz. 

Also, I have your original bridge design one of you left in the design class that I'd love to get back to you!!

 

And lastly for today, a photo of some of the concentrating design class students

 

 

And a couple of gratuitous class sample seam block photos

 

 

See you in a few days for QuiltCon diaries part 2.

 

xo,

Penny

 

pink red and white

 

Good morning!  It's a fine winter's day here at about 1 degree.  I'm so thankful our furnace is in working order!

 

Are any of you cross stitchers?  I had always thought I didn't like cross stitch.  Maybe because of the overabundance of really icky designs out there?  But then I started seeing the sweetest designs on IG by the frosted pumpkin stitchery and then came along this book:

 

 

The cover got me.  Sweet and simple designs.  (I ordered it here from the sweet Nobuko)

 

 

The very day I received the book, I did the wellie.  And this morning I did the strawberry (from a different book).

I'm seriously hooked.  But, it's really made me realize how bad my eyes are.  I have to pull my glasses down to the end of my nose so I can see what I'm doing.  Maybe a magnifier is in order?  But it would have to be one that clipped to my glasses because I need both hands free.  Anyone have any tips on where to find such a thing?

 

 

 

 

 

This is Leila's Ringo Pie block.  She asked for something that speaks of ourself and this block nails me to a board.  The pink linen was thrifted from a vintage tablecloth, the pitcher fabric was given to me by a dear friend, and the retro "kitchenalia" design is so me. 

It really feels good to get a tardy bee block done.

Happy Monday to you all!

xo,

Penny