Back by Popular Demand!

Since moving the shop back to Idaho I have had several requests for another Quilt Therapy Day!  I will be holding quilt therapy once a quarter -- with the first one of 2018 being in February!  After posting on Instagram a giveaway this week and reading so many comments about why everyone love's to sew, I noted a recurring them -- it's cheaper than therapy!  I am in total agreement.  There is something soothing about playing with fabric, touching it, cutting it up, sewing it back together and seeing what you have created that is very therapeutic. 

With that being said, I have reserved the Lewisville Community Center for two days -- Saturday, February 17th, and Monday, February 19th (President's Day) for some fabulous sewing time.  If you haven't been to a Quilt Therapy Day this is what happens.  You have a fabulous day with friends, fun, and food!  All you have to do is pay a small fee to help with the rental of the community center ($10.00) and you can sew all day, bring a project or projects to work on of your choice (and the supplies you need), and don't forget a pot luck dish or item for lunch.  On Saturday the doors open at 9:00 a.m. with a demonstration at 10:00 a.m. and we sew, visit, and laugh all day!  There will have some fun giveaways as well as a demonstration on a new and fabulous product!  Monday will be more of the same but we will have to finish sewing by 6:00 p.m. because Rhonda has to go back to work on Tuesday. 

The demonstration  this time will be a fun way of paper piecing using Cake Mix and Cupcake Mix patterns by Miss Rosie.  If you've been in the shop you have seen this fun quilt created using a Cupcake Mix and Sweetwater's Authentic fabric.

Cupcake Mix 4 and Sweetwater's Authentic

This is an easy method of paper piecing -- and you can easily make all the blocks you need for a quilt in a day!  I won't go into more details because you need to come and view this method for yourself and try it.  I promise you'll fall in love 💕💕💕💕 There will be a sample for you to sew on with the quilt blocks being used for a charity quilt when completed, and more examples for you to see in person when we sew. 

Here are some more photos taken from Moda Bake Shop of some additional projects made using this method.

Contact us via email: olieandevie@gmail.com to reserve your spot, or call Rhonda at 801-828-8928 or Jasmine at 208-313-0336.  We need to know what day(s) you will be attending.  Spots are limited so RSVP early! 

Scrappy Log Cabin

Hello quilty friends, I know it's been forever, but I really feel like blogging and sharing dreamy photos of quilts, fabric, and my darling grandchildren.

My scrap pile is never ending!  I make up scrap bags to sell, give bags of scraps to charity, and still have piles and piles.  I must admit some scraps are extremely difficult to part with!  I threw some away the other day and Jasmine commented "you're throwing that away!  I didn't think you threw any fabric away."  Does that mean I have a problem?  Or is it my mind always thinking "I can make the cutest something or other with this." 

When the Bloc Loc Log Cabin rulers became available, I decided I was going to start a scrappy log cabin.  My bin looks like this ....

If you follow me on Instagram, you may recall I wrote a little post about this back in October at a quilting retreat.  I am slowly whittling away on this pile of scraps, always adding more, and this is what I am making ...

A Scrappy Log Cabin quilt.  😍 Progress is slow, but when I pieced a few of my completed blocks  together last night into sets of 4 and laid them out, I was tickled pink.  I do believe I have another favorite scrappy quilt!  Bloc Loc thank you for saving me.  The beauty of the Bloc Loc ruler is that I can pick a strip or patch from the bin (and I don't even square it up or always have a straight line), sew it on, press, lock the Bloc Loc onto the seam and trim.  I square up my blocks when I finish piecing them (I am making the individual blocks 7 1/2", finished square of 4 measures 14 1/2").  I sew, press, and trim -- and try to do as much chain piecing as possible to save a little time.  I hope to at least have patience to make a twin quilt or possible one to fit a full size bed.  This will be an ongoing WIP, but when it's done I will have some delightful memories of beautiful fabrics we have carried in the shop, other projects that were made, or even a piece of two from a scrap of a customer quilt. 

I am using the Bloc Loc 1/2" x 1" ruler and my strips finish at 1".  It's easy peasy and you should definitely get one to try, we have various sizes in the shop. I have attached a link to Bloc Loc's ruler tutorials so you can see how it's done. www.blocloc.com/video-tutorials-new/

Bloc Loc 1/2" x 1" Ruler

Now I just need to get started on the project I'm dreaming up with the new Bloc Loc Pineapple Rulers we are carrying (hint -- it will have lots of red and green scraps). 

Wishing you a week of happiness and success!

Rhonda