I was asked to make a quilt using these squares family and friends had given to the bride and groom at their wedding. One challenge is they were cut in each corner to be threaded for a banner….so fortunately when Donna was here, she suggested making fabric magic corners to look like photo corners…great idea!! […]
So we are back for one last Market post….I promise!! Do you recognize this designer for Art Gallery?? Sally and I had the most enjoyable conversation with this new Moda designer…. who is she?? We just had to stop here…photo booths were the hit of Market…. did you see a Swatch Buddies in the giveaway?? […]
So today I am going to share one of my favorite aspects of Market – seeing friends, meeting new faces and connecting with online friends… don’t you just love Carolyn’s style?? can you name these lovely faces?? one of my personal highlights – meeting Carrie of SUCH Designs in person!!! I was also able to […]
Happy Memorial Day! Here in the states we are remembering those who have served our country. Thank you to all who serve in the military! Let’s announce the winner of this giveaway… Lisa Marie!! Congratulations! Email me – brooke@sillymamaquilts.com. Our Market tour continues… I always enjoy seeing the different pillow ideas…. new fabric designers with […]
Let’s announce some winners…. congratulations to Christine Sherman…you are the winner of these yummies!! Email me – brooke@sillymamaquilts.com congratulations to Jordan L!! You are the winner of these market treats!! Let’s continue with our Market tour….shall we… inspiration at every turn…enjoy seeing the theme Moda selects! always fun to sit in on the fabric buying […]
Are you ready to walk the floor?? Where to go first?? One of my favorite….the Quilted Fish, aka Amanda Herring, with Jana. So fun to see her booth!! do you see what I see?? I knew I wanted to see Alison first thing…. oh.my.goodness!!! took my breath away….and do you spy something I pieced?? love, […]
Spring Market…it was with some mixed emotions that I headed out last Thursday to Pittsburgh for Market. This year my family was busier and I had to juggle schedules… This gives you just a small feel of all the people waiting in line…. what would be hot – where would the crowd first run to?? […]
Remember Heidi’s quilt top?? She pieced it while Gramma was here over Spring Break… I picked it up from the quilter on Friday….love it!! this is the binding Heidi selected… I machine sewed the binding on and Heidi did the hand sewing… I think she likes it!! This is how I have seen Heidi the […]
Remember these fabrics?? and this design idea?? I began by cutting my squares of the owl print…. next I laid out some 2.5 inch strips ….what do you think?? my strips are sewn on with some white posts and now the blocks are ready to sew into rows… Here is my completed top…what do you think?? I […]
A bit ago I saw a facebook request from Carrie of SUCH designs for help with her new fabric line – paint…. here are the fabrics I was sent to play with and design a prayer flag…. I decided to design some paper piecing… I really, really liked how these turned out! as I began […]
