Christmas in July and EQ7 Row Along

Christmas is my most favorite season of the year.

We have so much to celebrate and be thankful for.

Did you know there are only 149 days until Christmas?

 

This year, I finished my very first Christmas quilt.

 



 

I used a variety of different quilting.

(A new step for me)

I have never mixed hand and machine quilting.

I hand quilted around the snowflakes using Aurifil 12 wt.

and them machine quilted with 50 wt.

 

I have been following Lori from the Inbox Jaunt for awhile now

and finally got daring enough to try out

a few of her free motion quilting techniques.

Her tutorials are amazing.

 

 

If you would like to check out the whole quilt

you can find it on Therm-O-Web today.

Plus they are giving away a prize package to one lucky person.

I am also working on a pattern for this,

so if you would be interested in testing it,

please comment or send me an e-mail.

 

On top of finishing the Let It Snow quilt,

I have been busy working on

an EQ7 Row Along sample quilt.

 

 

Material spread far and wide in my sewing room,

but you know the great thing about it.

 

I have not had to buy one piece of material for it.

What I have worked on so far,

has only required scraps and my stash.

Yeah!!

There are 20 talented EQ7 designers

and a boatload of sponsors.

To name a few

 EQ7 - giving the software away to a lucky winner,

Fat Quarter Shop - a $25 gift certificate from each blog.

Aurifil - some beautiful thread packs

There will be batting, patterns, classes....

To see the whole list of sponsors and EQ7 designers,

you can stop by here. 

 

I hope you plan on joining us.

 

 

 



More Tea and Christmas In July

 How about a little more tea?

 

My oldest was ready to accomplish

Block #2. 

She said that this one was

much easier than the first.

 

 

You can see both of my kiddos

blocks Here.

(Although,  my other child now

says, " I really like smaller projects. 

This one has a lot of sewing."  We'll see

if it ends up a quilt or a pillow.)

 

I really love the colors that she

has chosen for her quilt.

So cute and young.

 

 

 Here is Block #1 and #2.

 

 

I decided to join in the

Tea Pot fun and created

this one. 

 

 

I have been in love with Moda's Ambleside

fabric line for awhile now. 

I was just searching for the perfect project.

I need to do a little catch-up and

finish my first block.

 

I have also been working on

a Christmas in July project,

but can only show you a little peek.

 

 

 

 

I will be showing it off at Therm-O-Web

on July 30.  There is a whole

week of adorable Christmas in July

 projects lined up. 

 

My Quilting Kiddos

 

Before the end of the school year,

my kids voiced that they wanted to learn

to quilt.  How could I say no?

 

I would be teaching them a skill

that they could use for

the rest of their lives.

(Even if it is to hem a pair of pants.)

 

We first had to pick the pattern,
and this little cutie fit the part.

 

 

It is called Garden Tea Party

by The Quilt Company. 

You can find the pattern HERE.

 

It is a great pattern with a mix

of piecing, applique, and a little embroidery.

Of course one of my children, wants to add all kinds

of extras to the pattern to give it flair. 

To their dismay, I said,

"You can try that on the next quilt."

I just want them to get down all the

basics before adding the "FLAIR".

 

So here are the results of their very

first finished quilt blocks.

 

This one is a mix of Moda's Lucy's Crab Shack

and Noteworthy.

Such a cute fun and flirty mix of fabrics.

 

 



The second is all American.

It is an older Moda line, that

I had uncovered in my stash.

I believe it is American Banner Rose.  

We used Heat n' Bond Lite, so for
the applique they will be able to
 sew it with ease.

 

I wanted them to pick fabrics that

they would love 10 years from now.

 

I am assisting them

in their color choices and cutting.

The rest has been my kiddos.

 

 



 

I just might have a quilter or two

in the family.  (Wouldn't that be fun?)

Now, I need to find the time to make
myself one of these cuties.