Stashing & Stitching!
Kathy over at Kathy's Quilts is thoroughly enjoying some slow stitching today, and I always love joining in on the pieceful fun with her. I've been working on my Promises & Borders block quite a lot this past week, and I hope to finish it up today while I'm watching the NFL Playoffs.
I'm picking up the pace, because I'd really like to get this project done and out of the way so I can add some new ones. For instance, I picked up this oh-so-cute book at the LQS the other day....
I LOVE Art-to-Heart, don't you? Nancy Halvorsen's designs and fabrics are always a delight! As I flipped through the pages, I realized that these designs can also be adapted to embroidery.... isn't this adorable?
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| Picture from Love Is by Art to Heart |
I love this one in applique, and I wonder how it would look in embroidery....
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| Picture from Love Is by Art to Heart |
This one may be my favorite... I wonder why? LOL!!!
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| Picture from Love Is by Art to Heart |
Poor Mama cats! Aren't you glad we humans don't have litters?
I bought the book so I could pretend that I'm going to make this amazing bag....
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| Picture from Love Is by Art to Heart |
I say "pretend" because there are only about 5 bags on my project list before this one LOL! But a girl brought one she made to our Guild meeting last week and I just loved it! You never know, it could happen, right?
Well, enough day-dreaming about future projects I want to do.... I thought I would show you a little Stash Enhancement.
I recently obtained a sweet little Bernina, an older machine but in great condition and with lots of bells and whistles :*) I needed a "piecing" machine set up in the sewing studio so that when I have my Janome 6600 set up for quilting I can leave it that way until I am done.
I wanted to take her in for servicing before I started trying to sew on her, since the previous owner said she had not worked with her in quite a few years. That meant a visit to the Bernina dealer in Franklin TN .... can you say, ROAD TRIP?!?
There are no less than 3 wonderful quilt shops in Franklin, and of course we had to stop in every one of them LOL! I was very proud of myself - I had a budget and I stuck to it! Here's what I brought home...
You know I'm crazy about dots! And these are the colors that were pretty much
depleted from the stash while making Easy Street.
I just love the different values of colors in the dots - it adds so much movement!
I just couldn't resist fat quarters of each of these in aqua, purple and lime!
And I couldn't resist these Remix ovals from Robert Kaufman either ...
I got a fat quarter in every color. But they make me dizzy looking at them all together LOL!
But here are my favorites.... saving the best for last!
They had these in several other colors too, but these four were crying to come home with me. I can't wait to find out what I'm going to make with them ;*D
When I find out I'll let you know too, okay?
So, are you slow stitching with Kathy today? Do you have stash to share? We all love eye candy! Be sure to go check out what others are up to at Patchwork Times and Kathy's Quilts!
Hugs & Blessings!
Teresa
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