Winners!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented. So many great tips. I think a trip to Ikea is in my future, as many of you love their Alex's and Expedits.  I'll share one of my own tips. You know those giant tubs of salad mix you can get at Costco and BJs? After the salad is finished, I wash them out and use them for storage. Large enough for a quilting project, see through, stack-able and FREE!

Here are the winners:

nicolesender
SouthernGal
fabricdonkey
bethany
kathy@kayakquilter

Everyone has been emailed. Thanks all. I hope everyone won something!

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Sew Mama Sew! Giveaway Day!

I love the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. I've entered hundreds of giveaways, and I think I've won 2. So, that's not so bad, right? Always fun to win something.

So here's what I'm offering up: some of my original Subway Art! You can choose from Black, Tangerine or Aqua. You'll be sent a digital file, with an 8x10  image that you can print at home, plus a 16x20 that you can send to your favorite lab (I like Costco!) to print. Or, if you're feeling fancy, you can even have it printed on canvas (Groupon always has deals for this.)

To enter, leave a comment telling me either how you manage to fit in quilting with a full time job (mothering counts as a full time job!) OR tell me a great storage/organization tip for your supplies (we're thinking of downsizing soon, so I want to know how to sew in a small space.) For an extra entry you can become a follower or let me know that you're a follower. I'll choose 5, that's right, FIVE winners! (If you don't win, the prints are available in my shop. Just sayin')

Good luck with the rest of the giveaways. I hope you win tons!

Uh, where did April Go?

A blur. That's what the last month has been. It seems like there has been activities every weekend, with no let up until June. Not that I'm complaining (well, maybe a little bit.) I like being busy. I just wish I had more time to sew. I've got a couple of projects due, one June 1st, one July 1st. The first one is a t shirt quilt for a graduating Senior. I did one for his brother last year and the family loved it so they're continuing the tradition. I really do like making these. The quilting is a workout, though. Imagine trying to jam 30 t shirts plus batting through your sewing machine. If you've not tried one, I'd say go for it. I'm using a different fusible this year, which gives the t's a little more body and a lot less stretching. Email me if you want some tips!

I did some catch up on my bee blocks too. I'm only in one bee at the moment, Bee Vintage, the one that I host. The Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild has an ongoing bee, but I'm taking a break for a few month so I can catch me breath a bit.

For Emily

For Monica

For Pam

For Jodie

Project #2, due in July is super secret, and I'm super excited about it. More later!

Don't Bee Late

Too late, already am.

Bee blocks for March Bee Vintage:

Nikki asked for scrappy triangles, using this tutorial, combining solids and vintage sheets.

Jodie wanted a tree, any tree we want, with a grey trunk.

This is all just little snippets of vintage sheets, fused down. I started to sew the leaves down, but thought that ultimately the stitching might interfere with quilting. Jodie said this will most likely be a wall quilt, so I'm not too worried about it. Plus, they're stuck down well with wonder under (which I don't like nearly as well as heat 'n bond, but I can't find it. Any ideas?)

Gals, these are in the mail!

More Swooning

I met up with some pals at Baltimore Threadquarters on Saturday for an afternoon of sewing.  (Hey, there I am sewing!) Marlo and Allison are so welcoming. You really must stop by.

As always, I brought way too much to work on. I did manage to chop up my fabric for our upcoming rainbow charm pack swap (this is a pink herringbone from BasicGrey's Kissing Booth Line, leftover from this quilt.)

 Then I worked on my swoon quilt. These blocks take me forever. I had two cut and ready to sew (even drew my lines to make hsts) and only managed to sew one. One large one. I also sewed two "minis" that will make their way into a sampler for me. So, five down, four to go. I want to have this done for Katie's birthday in July. Always good to have a goal, right?

New Quilt, New Class

Baltimore has a cool, new sewing/fiber arts space called Baltimore Threadquarters. I stopped in a few weeks ago to check it out. I brought a few of my favorite vintage sheet quilts to show, including this one that was inspired by Jodie's quilt

Owner Marlo liked it so much, she asked me to teach a class to make it! If you're in the Baltimore area April 21 and 28 (two 3-hour classess) I hope you'll join me. Kits are available at the store and in my shop.

not quite perfect points, but close enough!

vintage sheet bouquet

backing

Here is a picture from the shop.

It's a great space! I hope you check it out if you're in town.