Winners All Around!

Have you been seeing posts for the Sewing Party everywhere on Social Media?  

If you haven't had a chance to check out the website yet...I suggest you take a look. The schedule is a full day of fabulous classes!

 

• Website - www.thesewingparty.com
• Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/thesewingparty
• Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/thesewingparty
• Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/thesewingparty
• Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/thesewingparty

 

 

 If you didn't win a free pass for the day, you may want to consider purchasing a pass, and, if you REGISTER between now and July 31st. you will receive a FREE SEWING PARTY T-SHIRT!!!!  Just remember when you register to enter LETSPARTY in the promocode box!!!! 

 

The winners for 5 free tickets from my giveaway are chosen!!!

Your email addresses have been submitted to the party organizers, so you should be hearing from them! Yay!

 

Here are the winners!!!

 

Carrie - Carrie said, I liked The Sewing Party's Facebook page. And I'm always open to learning about anything! :)

 

Kathy@kwilty Pleasures - Kathy said, Did thr FB "like" and I would like to get better with Longarm kwilting. Thanks for the chance to win a ticket.

 

Nicole -  Nicole said, I liked them on Facebook and am now following on Instagram. It's pretty cool to see a couple of Cosplay sewers in the mix. I'm always amazed by what Cosplayers come up with.    

Wendy - Wendy said, Wow, looks like a great party! Thanks for the giveaway - I'd love to learn about Pojagi style quilting (had never heard of it until I check out the website!!). Just liked the even on FB (I'm Wendy Robards there).

Robin - Robin said, Ooo. I would love learning to recover my furniture in patchwork with Bari J!

Congratulations!  You will be hearing from the event organizer to secure your pass for the Sewing Party!!!

Finally, as many of you are aware, I have been hosting a quilt along....The Flowering Snowball Along to be exact.  I am so fortunate to have quite a few stitching friends in my area and I was able to spend some time sharing the snowball block with them.  

Sara surprised me not long after our sewing session with a picture of her completed Flowering Snowball quilt!!!

 

 I love the solids with the neutral Essex linen!

 Sara used cross-weaves, or shot cottons for the bright solid pieces....

And the label was lovingly stitched for her dear friends...a wedding gift!!! Her embroidery is spectacular!

She used a sheet from Target for her backing fabric...very smart girl! 

    Yay for Sara!  What a fabulous finish! I wish I had been able to see Peter and Keilah open this gift. I am sure there were a few squeals and the tears were flowing!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

mary  

Wordless Wednesday....

flowering snowball....anyone interested in a flowering snowball-along?

xo mary

Spinning a Web and a Variation on the Snowball.....

I've been working on my spiderweb quilt blocks....

I have finished enough to get an idea of the finished product....

I have a long way to go, but I do really like it....

Today I spent some time working on a block that is very similar to the Flowering Snowball....this one is called Papa's Delight {don't ask me why}.

It has a similar center and flower pattern, but also has triangles connected to the cross pieces that create an hour glass....I think the cross sections are heavier in this block.  But I was happy with the look so decided to continue on....

    

This is definitely a fun block...I love this farm yard fabric and works so well with gingham and polka dots.  You still get the circular feel from this one, but the added triangles in the middle are kind of fun too!

We are getting lots of rain here tonight...we need it. 

Hope all is well with you....

Have a great weekend!

mary



Flowering Snowball....

I have received many requests for the templates to the Flowering Snowball block....sooo after many incredibly frustrating hours of trying to figure out how to get them onto my page....I think I have it figured out....sort of.....

I really enjoyed myself last night playing with this block...there are so many possibilities!  So I will first post a quick tutorial and then a few variations....

Flowering Snowball

You will need to copy the templates to quilter's template plastic or cardboard. You can  increase or decrease the size of the templates on your printer.  My finished block size was 12 inches....***Please note...You will need to fiddle with the template to get the size block you wish to piece.  This was not intended to be the actual block size just a template to change as you wish.  Just be sure that your center square is the same size square as the center edge of the petals.   

This is the center square....you will need to cut one of these per block....

I will call this the petal....you will need 4 of these per block....

Then the outside of the block....you will need 4 of these per block....

First I joined two outside sections to a center square....press seams toward the center square....

Then we get to have fun with curves!  But these are gentle curves...so don't be frightened!

I added two petals to an outside section.....begin by pinning the ends of the curve to the ends of the outside section.  It is easier to work curves if you have the concave piece on top.  Once the ends are pinned, I pin in between easing in the fullness {similar to adding a sleeve - but not nearly as scary }  Press the seams toward the petals.  You will need two of these units per block....

Now you are ready to add the petal units to the center and outside sections....this is a longer curve.  I pin the center section first so those seams meet nicely....then pin the ends and then the fullness in between.

Now you have one block!

I just wanted to share with you some of the ways you can change the look of this block....in some of the photos I have just placed pieces on top of pieces without sewing just to demonstrate the look....

If you set them on point - this is the look you get - obviously I have only finished 2 1/2 blocks...but you get the idea....I actually like this very much!

This is still on point - but I think you can see where I am going - making the petals stand out....very pretty too!

Here we are adding the blocks horizontally...with this big center section sort of reminds me of a wedding ring....lovely!

Then what if you wanted the large center section all white?

Or if you want the connecting outside sections in white....sort of reminds me of some kind of science experiment....hmmmm......

I have a different block waiting for me to try out...I can't wait to see what it looks like...

but to the grocery first...

Hope you are having a great Monday!

mary   

Working Out Some Design Options.....

My usual routine has been a bit altered this morning, but I needed to work out some design options....something similar to a wedding ring but with less parts and faster to complete.  So I have been working out the options....

I am loving this cute little block....

  this is a sample of the quilt

This design is not for me....but I am thinking I might really like to use it.  The block is called Flowering Snowball :)

This block {above} was made a bit more "liberated" by piecing the fabric and then cutting out the oval/petal parts.....

I think it is a great little block especially for those new to curved piecing....very gentle curves that go together so smoothly.  Yep, I am liking this block :)

And, I have decided on a background fabric for my NYB....

It is a periwinkle dot by Kaffe....

I have another great NYB block to work on and a couple of options for the arrangement that I need to nail down!

See you later!

mary