Sew'n Wild Oaks Class Was In Session

Hello Everyone,

 

First of all thank you all for your outpouring of good wishes about my current issues with my leg.  I'm happy to report that it is better this morning.  I'm so thankful that the blood clots seem to be stabilizing, and hopefully dissolving. I still resemble Quasimodo when I walk, but I'm not walking very much.

 

The girls waited on me hand and leg is class yesterday.  Their finishes are a feast for the eyes.  Laurie worked on the binding for her expertly pieced and appliqued Emilie Elizabeth.

 

Laurie made an heirloom quilt to treasure.  She faithfully kept up with the BOM at In Between Stitches and look what she has to show for her diligence.

It was expertly quilted by Suzie Dillinger.

Mary kept up with the Lil' Orphan Scrappy BOM at In Between Stitches and look at the beautiful quilt she has to show for her efforts!  Her sister quilted this for her, using a Baptist Fan design.  Overall quilting on this quilt is perfect to tie it together.

Wendy is working on her version of the same quilt in black and white.  Many of the blocks have words in the middle square.  Very clever!

Irene is working on her neighborhood for Journey's End by Kim Diehl.  This is currently a BOM also by In Between Stitches.  I'm looking forward to getting back to my house construction zone.

Mary is making Summer's Blush.  She said she is outside her comfort zone with the fabric she selected......but you would never know it.

Rose wanted to use up her one inch scraps and what a great way to put them to work!  So colorful and perfectly quilted by Rose too.

There were many more examples of excellent work in the classroom, but I didn't travel around too much to take pictures.  The girls brought me my lunch, kept my therapeutic heating pad warmed for me in the microwave, and took good care of me throughout the entire day. Being with 'my girls' was the best medicine the doctor could order.  They are so compassionate, so caring, and so loving.

My sister Gail will be with me for the next two days and I'm going to put her to work in my sewing room.  Stay tuned as she will be the guest blogger over the next couple of days.  I'd better have a stash of cookies for her.  She's cheap......she works for cookies.

Soon,
Lynn

Sew'n Wild Oaks Class was in Session

Hello Everyone,

 

Another wonderful day was had by all in the classroom at In Between Stitches.  We cover just about every topic you can imagine from politics to movies from the 1960's, and theme songs.  We love to talk about music so Susan will sing to us!

 

Cindy brought in her adorable, Jo Morton wall hanging. Precious.

 



 

Barbara brought in her completed Once Upon a Vine all quilted and bound! 

 

Lora Zmak worked her free motion quilting magic by adding grapes and grape leaves.

This beauty will be on display in the shop very soon for all to see.  Great job!

 

Suzanne is adding grapes and fruit to her cornucopia for Harvest of Hope.  Wonderful fabric selection.

 

Diana is determined to finish her Toyland Tree quilt.  I love displaying my Toyland during the Holidays.

Judy is making good progress on her hexies for Grammy Squares.

Cindy is working on her cute little hexie flowers for Winter's Warmth/Summer's Blush.  I always say it took me an hour per flower on this one.  There are something like 48 flowers......but who's counting?

Gail is putting beautiful combinations together for her Lil' Orphan Scrappy quilt.

 

Now we have the parade of blocks for a Walk in the Park by Kim Diehl.

 

 

The blocks go together very quickly.

Lynette decided to add a new little spark to some of her centers by adding a quarter square triangle instead of a plain square.  I love to see the girls add their own touch of creativity to the designs.

 

I saved another finish for the close of my post today.  Jeanne has her whole top completed for Lil' Orphan Scrappy.  She used her scraps from her Country Charmer quilt.  That is the reason Lil Orphan Scrappy got her name.  The largest scrap you need is 5-1/4" x 5-1/4".

 



Love the border.  Jeanne also found an omission on the pattern.  The HST around the border need to be trimmed to 4-3/4" x 4-3/4".  That measurement has now been added to page 7 of the pattern. Well done Jeanne!  You get extra credit for discovering my blunder.....I mean omission!

When customers pop their heads into the classroom, it is fun to see their expressions of joy and amazement when they see the different projects around the room.  It is magical.

Make some magic today.

Soon,
Lynn

Class is in Session

Hello Everyone,

 

Time to rise and shine and start quilting!  Yesterday, I had my applique class at In Between Stitches and the girls have been busy over the past month.  Judy has added some wonderful details to her Harvest of Hope quilt.

 

Isabelle finished the roof for her barn.  She was so happy to be able to turn the page of her pattern and now she's going to begin her "barn raising".

Evelynne is working on her scarecrow with his cute flannel jacket.

Her little guy has the added detail of a patch on his knee.

Irene is working on her apple tree with her little blue bird of happiness.

Love the pumpkins!  So cute.

We had a Christmas quilt in the works too thanks to Janice.  She just started her Toyland Tree journey.  The shop also has complete kits for Toyland Tree HERE.

Carol is working on her gorgeous Summer's Blush quilt.  She's almost finished!

She's working on her last hexie flower. 

My girls have been busy again!  They are a group of finishers and their homes will be beautifully decorated for Fall and Christmas.

I'm off to the shop for work this morning.  I will take pictures this time of the new arrivals.  I was drooling over them yesterday, and something special followed me home!

Soon,
Lynn

Sew'n Wild Oaks Class is in Session

Hello Everyone,

 

I look forward to the 2nd Tuesday of the month with great anticipation.....and this is why.  I get to spend my day with some of the nicest, creative people on the planet during my class at In Between Stitches.

 

Paula finished all of her hexies, and she started attaching them to the background fabrics.  Just feast your eyes on her attention to detail in the placement of each and every flower petal.  They are going to look so good in her Party in the Garden quilt.

 

We lovingly call them Paula's Pasties since Elaine likes to model them!

I'm grouping the photos by quilt this time to show you how different the quilts can look when they are made in different colorways.  Here is Peggy's beautiful Summer's Blush/Winter's Warmth.

Here is Evelynne's version she made from a kit I put together at the shop.  Same quilt, different color combinations....so beautiful.

Kay's quilt is almost ready for the flange.  See the stripe fabric poking out?  The sashing fabric that Kay picked out is wonderful.  Again, great attention to detail with the fussy cutting.

More of Kay's blocks.

 

Peggy is making a pillow for her Mom using the Nostalgic Pillow pattern.  I love the fabric selections.

 



Next, we have Isabelle's and Barbara's parade of Minglewood blocks.  Both of the girls on working on their sashings at the same time.

We helped Barbara with her block layout.  We were all moving blocks around the wall and I didn't get a picture of the whole thing!  Next time.

Carol is working on the swags for Toyland Tree.  Her swag looks like a big smile.  We were all smiling yesterday.

Kaye and Gail are working on their For the Love of Baskets quilt.

Cute, little 4-1/2" baskets in the birthing process.

 

 

Susan is making my Butterscotch Baskets pattern for her daughter.

 



Her little baskets are just so sweet!

 

 

Today's grand finale is brought to you by my sister Gail.  Her Butterscotch Baskets quilt top, complete with mitered corners is done! This is a gorgeous quilt....a labor of love.  All scrappy, great attention to detail right down to the fussy cut block centers.  WOW!

 



What a fabulous way to spend our day....surrounded in beauty, friends, and a creative spirit that permeated the classroom.  Girls, you are the best!

Soon,
Lynn