Fabrics and Quilts Galore!

Here's what happened the week of April 13th. It was a busy 2 week period beginning with the previous as I gave 2 workshops/trunk shows and it was sale week at Spruce It Up.

Date: April 14th

Lolah's friend: Carole L.

Name/Pattern of the quilt: French Braid

Thread: Yellow Glide

Panto graph: Rose Vine

Batting: 100% polyester

Photos and a finish: Very pretty braid in these colors!

Date: April 14th

Lolah's friend: Carole L.

Name/Pattern of the quilt: quilting fabric to make a bag

Thread: Red Glide

Panto graph: Rose Vine

Batting: Soft and Stable

Photos and a finish: A wonderful bag in the making! Lolah loves Soft and Stable and the product quilts up beautifully!

Date: April 15th

Lolah's friend: Ann A

Name/Pattern of the quilt: Frozen panel quilt

Thread: Pink Glide

Panto graph: Easy Peasy

Batting: 100% poly

Photos and a finish: Ann has a very steady hand and did really well on both quilts!

Name/Pattern of the Quilt: Little Buckaroo

Thread: Mocha Glide

Panto graph: Interlocking Stipple

Batting: 80/20

Photos and a finish: This is really sweet!

Her friend dropped by to have a go with Lolah during her lunch hour!

Great baby quilt!

Date: April 17th

Lolah's friend: Marilyn O

Name/Pattern of the quilt: Jelly Roll Race

Thread: King Tut in purples and pinks

Panto graph: Hearts in Bloom

Batting: 100% cotton

Photos and a finish: Another gift for a teenager in need! Kindhearted Marilyn!!!

This just sparkles Marilyn!! Love that border detail!

Date: April 18th
Lolah's friend: Lise C-D

Name/Pattern of the Quilt: BOM at the Fabric Cupboard
Thread: Raven Glide

Panto graph: Chinook

Batting: 100% cotton

Photos and a finish: 

 A feature we love at Spruce It Up is to apply the binding while the quilt is loaded. It is so much faster but it does require a steady hand... a skill Lise possesses.

It's not always quiet while someone is on Lolah! There's hustle and bustle going on here! Check out the Show and Tell page (look on the header for it) and see the work brought in that week.

Marie announced an Ocean Waves Bargello class:

Shortly after the sale we received a new order of fabrics! Yes we do get excited to see new bolts!

Friends dropped in to see the new fabrics...

and chose their favorites for the Bargello class! Here the girls are looking through a value finder.

We do take time for ourselves! Sew evening with friends... Despite what the sign says, the shop was closed and it was after-hours! Hollie brought her Margaritaville and treated us all to a refreshing drink... dinner by our in-house chef followed.

Take time for yourselves! Have a sew day!

Toodles,

Lorette

March...

The Greater Moncton Quilter's Guild's Past President issued a challenge to its members in October 2014 to take a panel and transform it into something, whether a quilt, a bag, a wall hanging whatever. Here are 3 challenges and the winners.

Date: March

Lolah's friend: Marilyn

Name/Pattern of the quilt: Panel transformation

Thread: King Tut Cotton

Panto graph: Sorry... couldn't find my paper with the info!

Batting:  100% cotton

Photos and a finish: Marilyn worked on this at Retreat!

It turned out to be a gorgeous quilt. How fun too!

Date: Feb/March

Lolah's friend: Lorette and Marie

Name/Pattern of the quilt: The Geishas a Robert Kaufman fabric

Thread: Vegas Gold Glide

Panto graph: Romanesque

Batting: 100% wool

Photos and a finish: 

Marie and Lorette worked on the top together and Lorette quilted.

The goal was to sell tickets to raise funds for a charity but it sold for the amount we hoped to raise before we could get the raffle started! The money was sent to The Brain Aneurysm Foundation in memory of my sister who passed away in January 2013 of a brain aneurysm.

Date: March

Lolah's friend: Odette

Name/Pattern of the quilt: panel challenge

Thread: Gold Glide

Panto graph: Halcyon

Batting: 80/20

Photos and a finish:  Odette also worked on this at retreat!

 

There were many, many beautiful quilts and quilted objects but these were exceptional! Well done Vivian, Jerry and Christel!

Fabulous examples of talent... don't you agree?

Toodles,

Lorette

Marilyn, Odette, and Lolah!

Marilyn came with Odette for a session with Lolah! She brought 2 baby quilts with her. 

The first one was a darling little girl quilt done in soft pastels using the Circle of Geese paper-piecing pattern. The borders and backing are a lovely Kaffe Fassett fabric which coordinates perfectly with the pastels. 

Odette worked her magic with Lolah and quilted the Cotton Candy panto using FilTec's Glide in Pink.

Marilyn was a little shy to try Lolah...

 

What a very pretty quilt. 

Marilyn's second quilt was a bit smaller... this time, she chose FilTec's Glide in Mango and the Cotton Candy panto which works really well on baby quilts. 

Odette started quilting...

then Marilyn gave it a go... 

 

Well done Marilyn!! Lolah isn't such a bad girl after all although she is intimidating at first.

 

Such a great team effort!

I absolutely love this little quilt!

The red backing is difficult to photograph! I believe this will be well received! It's just adorable.

You ladies rock... looking forward to your next session!! I always enjoy your visits!

A gentle reminder of our holiday hours: if in doubt, call first! 

Closed December 24th through 28th. Open Dec 29-30th. 

Closed Dec 31st and Jan 1st. Open Jan 2nd.

Merry Christmas and Happy Stitching!!

Lorette