Buttonwood Tablerunner

 Hello Everyone,

I'm wearing my Henry Glass Madam Ambassador hat while working on a table runner for Spring.

The fabric is called Garden Inspirations by Jane Alison for Henry Glass.  I made 9 little yo-yo's to make little groupings of flowers.  They will be attached with buttons after this is quilted.

The table runner measures 15" x 44" - just the perfect size.  It is going to be a nice addition to the dining room table at Easter, and I can use it throughout the Spring and Summer months.

It would also look good in Christmas fabric.  Hint, hint, wink, wink.

The runner is just one row from my Buttonwood Pattern. I've made this pattern so many times, I think I could make it in my sleep.

It is going to be a delightful, rainy day here in the mountains of Northern California.  I declare the fire season officially OVER!  At this writing, I have a nice fire going in the wood burning stove.  I can hear the rain on the roof.....music to my ears.

Soon,

Madam Ambassador

P.S.  I still need to have Joanne get in touch with me about the contest.  Joanne's comment was:  As always a beautiful quilt and now the fabrics to go with it.  Joanne, you were are no-reply status, so I can't contact you directly.  Please email me - sewnwildoaks@gmail.com - with your address, so I can send you the fat quarter bundle that you won.

Buttonwood Table Runner

 Hello Everyone,

I've been busy making baskets from my Buttonwood pattern.

I received my last shipment of the year from Henry Glass Fabrics last week.  The package contained 1/2 yard cuts of Garden Inspirations by Jane Alison.  I decided to make a table runner for Spring by making just one row from my Buttonwood pattern.

I began by making 12, half-square triangles and placed them on my block layout sheet.  Once you have them made, the block goes together very quickly.

I've made this quilt three times in three very different colorways.  Here's a Christmas colorway. This was a project that I offered during one of my retreats quite a few years ago.

The following two quilts are both scrappy.

I always hang this quilt out on the front porch during Summer.

Then I wanted to change things up, and made blocks for Fall.

My plan for the new fabric is to make only one row of blocks.  This way I can make a project quickly, and have something to show for it at the end of the day.  It's just the perfect size for a table runner.

I'll be making more baskets today while enjoying the leftover snow, and the few remaining colorful leaves hanging on for dear life.  When I have so much going on, I feel like I'm hanging on for dear life!

Soon,

Lynn

Buttonwood Meets Georgetown Fabrics

Hello Everyone,

 

This weekend I made a Buttonwood block from Judie Rothermel's Georgetown Fabrics from Marcus Fabrics.

 

 

Here is the digital rendition using the fabric swatches.  I'm totally in love with the border fabric! You can also see just a hint of the border fabric as a flange across the top of the basket.  Just enough to add interest without being overpowering.  The fabrics have been ordered, and I'll be making kits just in time for my retreat in October at Snowflake Lodge in Arnold, CA.  The kits will also be available online.

 

 

The half-square triangles finish at 3/4".  Don't go running from the room yet.  This is a perfect example of why you should make your half-square triangles 8 at a time from two fabric squares.  It is all in the cutting and stitching.  This is also a shameless, self-promotion of my classroom session on The Quilt Show.com.  Click HERE to see the technique and learn the formula. 

 

Here are some more blocks that I made sometime ago from the same Buttonwood pattern.  I really mixed things up with the blocks to show some versatility in the frames around the block.  Now about that Fall table runner I was going to make a few years ago.......

They are nothing like the original.  It is just so much fun to play with fabric!

 

Set some time aside and have a fabric play date today.....tomorrow and everyday.  I'm off to the shop this morning to play and get ready for the Preview Party tomorrow night at The Purple Orchid.  Come see the classes being offered during from September thru December at In Between Stitches.  It's is always a fun event.

 

Soon,

Lynn

 

Christmas in July

 

Hello Everyone,

 

It's not too early to think about Christmas.....without being too Christmasy.   

 

 

 



I made a digital rendering of Buttonwood using the Georgetown fabric line by Judie Rothermel for Marcus Fabrics. The line will be available in October.....just in time for Christmas.....but it's not Christmas fabric.  How cute would this quilt be on display during the Holidays!  Oh the stripe fabric!!  I could lay down and roll around in it.  It doesn't get much better than stripes with polka dots.

I've also been playing around with the rest of the colorways in the line.  I envision sewwww many possibilities.

Again, I need more hours in my day!

Soon,
Lynn
 

Vintage Pillows

Hello Everyone,

 

Yesterday I made two vintage pillow tops from my Nostalgic Christmas pattern....just in time for the 4th of July.  I know I'm rushing things, but I want to have items on display for my booth at the Amador Valley Quilt Show next month. 

 

I started with a cute vintage image that I downloaded HERE  I resized the image in Word, then printed it on Printed Treasures cloth/paper in an ink jet printer.  I stitched two frames around the image to get it to the correct size.

 Then I made flying geese for each border.  This was way too much red and blue for me.

I just wanted a little color peeking out around the border, so I turned the flying geese into double flying geese.  My tutorial for double flying geese is HERE under the Virtual Classroom tab at the top of my blog.

I added two more borders and a plaid flange and this 18-1/2" square is ready for the quilting machine.

I ran across a great source of images HERE.  Go to EXPLORE and you will find hundreds of vintage seed packets.  I wanted to keep with my patriotic theme, but I also wanted to use different colors so I keyed off of the pink hydrangea and blue from the flag.

 

 

I added the two framing borders.

 



Then made a gaggle of geese.

They went from this......

.....to this, double flying geese.

 

Two more borders and a flange and it's ready to be quilted and I'll have two more items finished for the Americana section in my booth.  My Americana section now has three things. Yippee Skippy!   

 



 

 

Two pillows and my Buttonwood quilt design.

 



 

 

I'm going to get back to my other basket quilt today.  I guess I have a thing about baskets!

 

Soon,

Lynn

Sew'n Wild Oaks Class is in Session

Hello Everyone,

 

Yesterday was Sew'n Wild Oaks day at In Between Stitches.  The girls brought many different projects into the shop in storage containers, and they are working their way toward completion.

 

Kaye's was making yo-yo's for her Buttonwood quilt.  She made all of her little HST using the 8-HST at-a-time-method on the Virtual Classroom tab at the top of the blog.

 

Six beautiful baskets done, only three more to go....and a few more yo-yo's.  Kaye selected fabric from her stash for her baskets.  They are so pretty!  Kaye has a wonderful stash.

Gail cut out all of the parts and pieces for two baskets for her Butterscotch Baskets quilt and put them on her block layout sheet. She said she's going to be disappointed when all of the baskets are finished.  You can tell she's enjoyed making them.

They are just as cute as they can be!

Kathy is working on Toyland Tree and has an adorable little pink pony finished.

Her little bear has such a sweet face.  His tongue is the same color as his candy cane.....now I just wonder if he's sweet because he's been enjoying his candy cane too much??

Isabelle has forty Ohio Star blocks made for her Butterscotch Baskets quilt.  Her brand new Bernina is ordered and on its way....so look out world, Isabelle will be putting her new machine to work the moment it arrives.  Isabelle too, pulled these blocks together from her stash.

 

Marti is making Chelsea Cottage by Blackbird Designs.  I taught this class a couple of years ago and Marti is going to finish this quilt in Sew'n Wild Oaks class.  This is one of my all-time favorite quilts.

She has selected very warm colors and I love her checks and stripes.  Her finished quilt is going to be full of charm.

Carol started working on her pony for Toyland.  She is almost finished with all of the prep for the bear and she'll start stitching soon.  Isn't that a great plaid!  That's one I don't have.

Evelynne made this needlepoint about fifteen years ago.  She is going to turn it into a pillow by adding double flying geese around the border just like Nostalgic Christmas.  She will be adding a flange and an outside border and her project will be finished.

This goes into that's a good idea compartment.  Use inexpensive door stops to prop up your machine in the back just a bit, and it is much easier to see what you're sewing.  I have some too, but Evelynne's are much prettier!  It really makes a difference when you are sewing.  They don't slip, they just tilt the machine enough and you can see better.

So I've had a busy week already between work on Monday and class on Tuesday.  Now I'm going to tackle my to-do list.....which is very long.  I'll be keeping you posted throughout the week on my progress in preparation for my booth at the Amador Valley Quilt Show in April.  No pressure.......

Soon,
Lynn

Quilt Moving Day

 

Hello Everyone,

 

Yesterday, I stopped in at In Between Stitches to drop off a quilt and took a picture of Butterscotch Baskets in all its glory hanging at the front of the shop with the reproduction fabrics.  Stop on by for the March Madness Shop Hop and visit all of the stores in the hop.

 

Then I saw The House on Edgewood Lane hanging up for a repeat performance in the middle of the shop.  This pattern would be perfect using the new Wintergreen fabric line by Moda coming out this Spring. 

First thing yesterday morning, Mr. Joe and I headed to San Jose to Prairie Queens Quilt Shop to drop off other quilts and I took a picture of Summer's Blush.  I'm teaching this quilt on May 4th at PQ. The information is HERE.

This version of Party in the Garden is now on display at Prairie Queens.

Her sister quilt Winterset is keeping her company.  This quilt would be great in the new Jo Morton blues along with Indigo Crossing by Minick & Simpson.

 Buttonwood is also at Prairie Queens.  This is a fun, little quilt to make.

I also made an Americana version for the 4th of July.

It was fun having "the girls" at our home for a few weeks....but it was also time to move them on to other homes so they can work hard and earn their keep.

Today I'm going to work on my little 4-1/2" basket quilt for the Block of the Week.  These little baskets are so much fun but I'm 3 weeks behind!  I'll be selecting the fabrics for the last three weeks of the program at the shop when I work next Monday, so I need to get in high gear today and get caught up. 

Have a great day quilting everyone.

Soon,
Lynn