My helper & I were back at it this morning.
Me, sorting & sewing,
(notice the St. Louis Arch there in my thread catcher? Go Cardinals!!!)
and she politely keeping all the chain-pieced petals organized & wrinkle-free.
Next task is to cut the chains apart, press then sew two pairs together.
I love this fabric collection!
Must keep sewing…
Until next time,
Susan
I’ve been wanting and therefore looking for a particular helper for my studio for years.
As we all know, good help is hard to come by.
Finally last weekend I found her!
So far she appears to be perfect, just what I was looking for!
She’s been around the block a few times.
Not at all pristine & immature.
Because of her maturity, I’m pretty sure she’ll be able to do everything I expect of her.
No flimsy, immaturity that you sometimes find in the her younger counterparts.
Today she’s helping me with a new pattern sample.
She’s holding chain-pieced petals, keeping them wrinkle-free for the next step.
I’m making tiny Dresden plates with my new template
and I’m using the new “Hearts Content” collection by Laundry Basket Quilts
so generously given to my by Moda.
I intend to make a tutorial for all of you who don’t already know how easy & fun Dresden plate blocks can be.
For now, my helper & I need to get back to work.
I just know we’re going to be friends!
Until next time,
Susan
Back in May, just in time for spring market in Pittsburgh, I got the brainy idea to design a series of
REALLY TINY seasonal quilts to fit a tiny,
Ackfeld Wire 6 x 6 frame.
I wanted to use my new Tiny Dresden Template,
& I wanted the quilts to be seasonal, one for each month.
Within a week, I had the samples ready to go to market (in hind sight, that was the easy part)
but then once market was over came the task of creating the twelve patterns!
Finally:
Each quilt:
With the exception of the hand embroidery & the binding,
every step was done on my sewing machine
even sewing on the buttons & making the label,
which I’ve included instructions for!
— Fabric kits (limited supply)—
are available on my website now &
hopefully at your local quilt shop soon!
If you’re a shop & would like to carry my patterns,
send me an email or visit
Checker or United Notions.
Now you know how I spent my summer!
Presently I’m working on more ways to use my fun
Tiny Dresden Template…
Until next time,
Susan
Quilting my way through life! 