Inspirations and Happenings

New Fabric from Quilting Treasures - Mad Mod on Etsy

Music Bag by Twigs and Twist- Michael Miller Fabric Vintage Birds

My favorite colors at Twigs and Twist - Yellow and Taupe

Pendleton Woolen Mills Outlet Oregon - visited while at Quilt Market

Flying Geese and Recycled Jeans Pillow by Twigs and Twist 

Majestic Idaho on Pinterest

Foundation Piecing - My Little Chickadee

I simply had fun sewing Twigs and Twist's Wonky Birdhouse Pillow Cover which entailed abstract piecing of strips around a central design.  This got me hooked.  I enjoy looking at fabrics that are stitched in a pictorial form.  This lead me to formal foundation piecing.  Of course, I had to come up with my own pattern.  Inspired by a incredible Pinterest pin by Sandy, I designed this little bird.  I modeled it in the form of a chickadee,which is one of my favorite birds, in a nest .  It is not perfect, but I enjoyed the creative process and I now have a coffee mug mini quilt.

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Evening Light in Studio

I was at the studio in the evening and the sunlight really made the fabric colors stand out.  I thought you might enjoy the view.

I love that Spring has arrived and the days are longer!

Let It Rain Fabric Makes You Want to Sing

This new fabric is from Quilting Treasures and designed by Simon + Kabuki.  It is fun with bright colors just in time for a spring party.  So, I whipped up a table runner using the fabric with a few extra pieces of other  fabrics from the studio.  Wouldn't napkins and a banner really compliment the runner?  Or, even a pillow in the form of a cloud using the blue or white raindrop print for that special touch?  Get out the bubbles.

Let It Rain Fabric is currently available at our Etsy website.

Japanese Inspired Table Runner

This Alexander Henry fabric has been screaming to be used.  It has such a pretty blue that it reminded me of the indigo blue used in many Japanese fabric creations. I pieced together this table runner in an abstract manner and tied the blocks together with a sashiko style stitch with my sewing machine.  

                                      

To view these fabrics on our website:

Blues - Alexander Henry Fabrics

Green Scallop Block - Dear Stella
Mottled Denim Blue - Quilting Treasures

Finished - Pirate Quilt and Wacky Birdhouse Pillow

Finished stitched projects for the month of February

Susie's Wacky Birdhouse

Love My Pirate Lap Quilt

 

 

In keeping with my New Year's resolutions to organize and challenge myself, I thought it would be motivating to continue to test my skills at free motion quilting.  Not wanting to make the project too big, I decided on making a tablecloth with a quilted strip down the middle.  Here are some beginning pictures using some of  Dear Stella's beautiful Piper fabric collection to be the centerpiece of the tablecloth.

Dear Stella Piper Collection

My favorite so far - Zig Zag

One thing I've learned so far, is patience and keep practicing!  Back to stitching...

Dear Stella Garden Party and Class

Newly arrived Dear Stella Garden Party Fabric - just in time to brighten up winter and get us thinking about spring.

This fabric is bright and cheerful.  We will be sewing it up in our Wacky Birdhouse free from pillow class which will be hosted on February 20 and 26th.  Come join in and brighten up your day while learning some new piecing and top stitching skills. 

More class information is on our TwigsAndTwistFabrics.com website.