PAINT SPLATTER

This has been a fun project.   This little quilt has been done for some time and I am so glad because life happens.  My husband and I had been sick for weeks and then I went to visit a grandson for two weeks so no sewing has been done except for the curtains in my son's home.

The challenge was to do a modern quilt baby size or larger.  I used my 

Island Batik foundation bundle because I love color!!!

The pain splotches were taken off pinterest,  I just typed in paint splotches and chose the ones I wanted and resized them.

Then as I was putting the paint splotches on I thought of all those little hands through the years that have gotten into my projects and left the tail tail signs.  Even now my sweet grandsons have seized my heart and have left their hand prints there.

I tried to use my Aurifil threads to blanket stitch around the paint and hands.  Before I left to see my son and his family  I had ordered some aurifil threads from Missouri Star Quilt Co. , happiness to find them waiting for me when I came home.   I think I am addicted to these threads and for some reason can't get enough of them.

Yesterday I drove 20 hours by myself to get home, there truly is no place like home.  Even tho it was hard leaving my little grandson and his parents, it was so nice to be headed home.

My husband kept our other grandson overnight while I was gone and this little handprint was waiting for me when I got home on the bathroom door.  Don't ya just love it???

At the risk of repeating myself, these ladies below, Island Batik Ambassadors, are so amazing.  If you want inspiration, go visit their blogs.

Adventurous Applique and Quilting

BeaQuilter

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Busy Hands Quilts

Carole Lyles Shaw

Clever Chameleon

Creative Blonde

Curlicue Quilter

Devoted Quilter

Den Syende Himmel

Dizzy Quilter

Freemotion by the River

Gateway Quilts & Stuff

heArts Creations

If These Threads Could Talk

Inchworm Fabrics

Inquiring Quilter

Kathleen McMusing

Kauffman Designs

Little Bunny Quilts

Living Water Quilter

Mania for Quilts

Mary Mack Made Mine

Masterpiece Quilting

MMM Quilts

MooseStash Quilting

Pamela Quilts

Patterns by Jen

Powered by Quilting

Quilt in a not-Shell

Quilting Affection

Sally Manke

Sarah Goer Quilts

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Sew Karen-ly Created

Steph Jacobson

The Quilt Rambler

Vicki's Crafts and Quilting

Whispers of Yore

Yellow Cat Quilt Designs

TRY A TECHNIQUE ISLAND BATIK CHALLENGE

                                            
This month we were asked to try something new, different, something we have never tried before.

There were some ideas  that I found and didn't know how to do but one day in my in box I found this from Missouri Star Quilt Co.





It looked so interesting that I thought I would give it a go.  I have not done reverse applique before, nor do I think I will make a habit of doing it again.  It isn't that I didn't like it, it just is not my favorite choice.

As I have said before, I was born to the wrong family, I am an island girl for sure.
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I decided to make the top of the pineapple in oranges and yellows to represent the sun.

The black is Paisley Dots by Island Batik and Island Batik scraps.

I had originally planned to make this a quilt but since I have spent so much time on it thinking, scraping ideas, thinking some more that I just decided to get her done....time is a wasting!!

I also did not use batting, I am sure it would look and hang better with a sleeve and rod.

Of course, you have to size your pattern.  I should have taken it to the print shop but decided to just resize it to 125% and then to fold it in fourths and do a fourth at a time at about 170 percent.  Then I taped it all together.

For the life of me I can not find my pictures.  I know I took pictures.

Also...the pieces I cut out, I numbered them and ironed them onto a piece of fabric making another pineapple but I didn't like the way it turned out so I scrapped it (only the pieces not the backing fabric).

I am excited about next months, it is taking a vintage quilt and redoing it, making it your own.

Thank you Island Batik for stretching me....I kept sending off smoke signals.

INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW WHAT A LAPEL STICK HAS TO DO WITH BINDING A QUILT! (giveaway)

I have had a few people ask me what I use my Lapel Sticks on.  So I am going to show you.

Come with me while I bind my quilt.

Here I am getting my binding ready....no lapel stick needed yet.

Now...don't look at my ironing board cover, I actually think it is time for a new one.


 Folding my strips in half with steam

No Lapel Stick needed yet...but I promise, I will be getting to it soon.

Sewing the binding on one side.

 Here is my trusty binding tool that I got at Missouri Star Quilt Co., they even have a tutorial on how to use this tool...but we are talking about Lapel sticks today...so let's get to it.

 After I sew most of the binding on one side I need to join the two ends together....

How you ask?

Get my amazing Lapel Stick.

See where I have put the Lapel Stick on the edge of this fabric.  It is great.

Here it is glued together.  All it took was a line of glue, finger press the two pieces together and there you have it.  No pins to mess with.  Trust me, using pins is a pain when you are trying to do this.

 Sew it together...and WAAAAALAAA    Then to finish sewing it to the quilt.  But we are not done with the Lapel Stick yet so keep it out.

 Remember to turn off your steam on your iron (steam is not good on the fingers).

See how I put the Lapel stick on the binding part....So I apply the stick, iron, apply the stick, iron.  This is such a great way to get your binding on so nicely.

I flipped the binding towards the backside. (I think my mother does it opposite of what I do..but hey...she loves it her way and I love it mine).

 Then I flip the quilt over and sew in the ditch, it catches the binding on the other side right nicely...no pins or clips needed.

Now for the fun part.  

I know that some of you have asked..."Where do I get these Lapel Sticks?"

Keith who created the Lapel Stick is offering

40 Sticks for 50 dollars, shipping is included in this!!

That is such a deal.

Go here to purchase your Lapel Sticks

This offer is good until October 20th!!!

Tomorrow I will show you some other ways I use these Lapel Sticks.

I would love to give one away to a few readers, just comment below and we will see what we can do...(I am talking like there is a mouse in my pocket...hummmm)

DISAPPEARING HOUR GLASS (IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THIS, YOU ARE MISSING OUT)

Jenny from Missouri Star Quilt Co came up with this.  I watched the video twice and passed it up....told myself later.

Then my sister Jeanette (Inchworm Fabrics) was online and said she was having a quilting fest with her daughter and they were doing these Disappearing Hour Glass.  Asked if I had seen it...Of course but please....please.....I am trying to be strong.

She asked if I would join her and her daughter.....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

A gal can be strong for only so long.

so...  From Hour Glass

                                                                  to this..................

Here is the video

                                            Enjoy!!!!  Be Strong!!!

Three Dudes and Missouri Star Quilt Co (yesterdays post), today's post is the finished top

This is a jelly roll pattern by Three Dudes and video by Missouri Star Quilt Co

As you can see, I used four fabrics not a jelly roll.  I just love this.

As usual, I am doing something other than what I should be doing but I have had this cut out for months....and it just kept calling my name.

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Just an added note here, Jacquelynne Steves has moved her blog to this website here She has a lot of fun quilting, cooking, sewing ideas, so if you have time go and take a look see. You will not be disappointed.

RUNNER KIT GIVEAWAY....COME SEE WHAT IS ON MY DESIGN FLOOR!!

Well to be honest, I am kinda down in the tooth today.

 I was suppose to be flying to Amerika Samoa but as you can see, that didn't happen.

 Life has it turns and twist and sometimes you think you have it bad until you see someone who has it worse and so for today, I am just grateful I was allowed to live another day.

 Corny I know but hey, there has to be a bright side right?

 So last night I cut out this table runner with my binding tool, this is one of Missouri Star's tutorials.

 Don't you just love Batiks? I don't know if this is how it is going to go together but it gives you an idea.

So this is what is on my design floor right now.

 I am on my husband's computer and couldn't figure out how to crop it (actually it would not allow me to). but that stack on the side is enough for another runner for one of you.

 Just leave a comment and I will post a winner in a few days. Have a great day

WHAT DID I DO LAST NIGHT TO BRING IN THE NEW YEAR???

I MADE THESE, I purchased the 10” half hexie from MIssouri Star Quilt Co and started cutting them out Saturday night!
This is the Friendship Braid and it goes fast!!!!!  I didn’t start sewing until about eight last night.... so  fast!!  The fabric makes it fun!

 
I can’t  decide if I want a sashing in the middle or if I want to sew them together...won't have to decide that for a while.

You can get the tutorial here

Here are my leader and enders

You are thinking, what in the world is that…..


Yep 28 of them

Diapers for teeny tiny babies.   As I was sitting in Church Sunday a gal got up and wrote this blog site on the board
Teeny Tears.  This is the larger pattern, I think I only cut out eight of them and the rest are the real small ones.  Still needs to be top stitched….

Just wanted to give you an idea of what it looked like.  If you are interested, go to their website, they have patterns for gowns, a little dress, etc.  Our church is going to be making them later on in the year  but hey…nothing says I can’t start now…RIGHT!!!

The Teeny Tears blog makes me sad but I am trying to think of those little ones that actually do survive and can graduate to store diapers.


Then when I tired of those I went on to these


Cut seven of these out Sat. night as well and have had a hankering to get er done!!!

I know…you are going…but Barb, Christmas is over why are you making these???????
Are you NUTZZZZ

The first answer is “Because I want to”
The second answer is “YES”

You can find the tutorial here, hope that works. 

So there you have it, that was my New Year’s eve…heard the fireworks go off, hubby was snoring away, netflix was on and I was jumping from project to project.

Have a wonderful New Year!!!