My Love Affair with Orange.

When we first got the Denyse Schmidt book "Modern Quilts Traditional Inspiration" I knew I had to make something from it!  The patterns are classic and traditional with only a twist that Denyse Schmidt could add.  I chose to make the Irish Chain.  But might have to make the Ocean Waves or Corn and Beans pattern.  

Looking at the photograph of this pattern in the book I thought that it would be perfect for my queen sized bed.  However, when I noticed that the quilt finishes 64" X 64" and the orange squares finish at 3/4 of an inch...I decided to not make it any bigger....for now! 

This pattern might look intimidating and tedious, but it was quite fun to do and not nearly as hard as it looks.  Orange is one of my favorite colors and I think it works great in this quilt.  I mean I do have a red headed mom, married to a red head, have two orange kitties, everything in my closet is this color, and about every other quilt I make is orange!

I said I liked orange....especially on my feet!  We are what we sew!

Laura

Don't forget about our National Zipper Day Giveaway. It end Friday

ADORNit Ruffle Pillow

Heather made this stinkin' cute ruffle pillow from all ADORNit fabric and from their Capri book.
She will be teaching this adorable pillow in a class. I will share the dates when she has everything lined up. 

Zig zags aren't going anywhere!  I think they add a nice variety to all the patterns of the pillow.

Linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts, Finish it Up Friday.
Go check out what others have been up to this week.

ADORNit Table Runner!

So over the weekend, Tara whipped up this adorable table runner.  It's from the new ADORNit Capri Pattern Book and used their new fabric line.  The book has some super cute patterns, ranging from quilts to pillows to bags in it!

This project is going to be a class so stay tuned for more information

Isn't that red crochet edge the cutest!?  Tara is just so talented and creative, were lucky to have her on out team.

ADORNit is coming to the Quilt Barn!

The Quilt Barn will be hosting a retreat workshop featuring ADORNit April 19-21. The first two days Adorn It will be teaching workshops for three amazing projects (including a ruffle pillow and a flower bag!)  The third day is for you to work on projects and enjoy sewing with your friends!

Workshops will be held in The Quilt Barn’s Hen House Retreat Center located behind The Quilt Barn in Kimberly, Idaho.  The Hen House is a newly remodeled building that includes sleeping arrangements and roomy work stations for everyone.

The cost of the workshop includes: ALL MATERIALS needed for all three projects made in the workshops.  ALL meals, snacks, and lodging for the 3 days and 2 nights of your stay.  A further list of supplies will be given at time of reservation.

Payment is due in full at time of reservation.  Reservation will not be held unless paid in full.

Cancellation is acceptable up 1 week prior to date of Retreat - 50% of payment will be refunded.

Call to Reserve Your Spot Today!

(208) 423-5092

Or Visit Our Website!

www.thequiltbarn.com

Don't hesitate to contact us for any questions or concerns!

Adornit, a unique family-owned, woman-run scrapbook and home décor manufacturing company. Carolee McMullin, founder and artist, is a talented artist and forward-thinking business woman. She is assisted by her three daughters: Georgana Hall, president of the company and product designer; Alison Lindhardt, graphic designer; and Jackie McMullin, wholesale customer manager. Together, with a team of dedicated employees, we create a variety of products for the scrapbook, home décor, fabric and gift industries. 

We are so excited to be hosting ADORNit this spring!  We can't wait to see what they teach us!

Find out more about ADORNit here!

Get a Clue, Nancy Drew!

Who didn't grow up reading and love Nancy Drew?!  Nancy Drew first started her detective work in the 1930's and has been a favorite ever since!  She has timeless charm and is such a classy character!

Moda has come out with some suburb Nancy Drew fabric called Get a Clue with Nancy Drew.  It depicts the many faces of Nancy Drew and clever coordinating pieces to go with it!  Charm packs can be purchased here and fat quarter bundles here and don't hesitate to contact or convo us about yardage!

We currently do not have anything made out of this fabric, but Tara and I are thinking that this quilt pattern or this bag pattern would work great.  How fun would that be to have a book bag made out of Nancy Drew fabric to carry all your favorite books in!

Send us pictures of your projects and ideas made out of Nancy Drew and we'll feature them on our blog!

Did You Know?

That the Quilt Barn is an official dealer of Janome Sewing Machines?  There are various models on display to test out whenever you stop by.  

This weekend I test drove the new Memory Craft 8200 QC.  It was a pretty easy machine to use.  The touch screen options were easy to follow and understand.  It comes with tons of stitches and various alphabets.  Although my favorite feature was the walking foot.  While using it, the fabric fed into the machine very smoothly and securely.  

Post Marked.

So Tara, Amy, Heather and I were talking at the end of December about how in 2013 we wanted to make a postage stamp quilt.  Some said that they were going to do a block a month to stay on track in finishing their quilt in time.  Well....I did a little more than a block a month!  I'm already antsy to start making another!

I wanted my postage stamp to be a little more organized than just using scraps.  I started by picking a back...you can see it peeking out on the left in the picture above.  It's a nice big dogwood floral print by Sandi Henderson for Michael Miller.  Green is my color so it was right up my alley!  I selected prints and solids that coordinated with the back and then added some scraps I had at home.  I had more scraps these colors than I thought...you are who you are and you like what you like I guess!  Each square finishes at 2 inches, so it's on the bigger end of the postage stamp category, making the finished quilt size 64"x64"

 I used Oh Franson's postage stamp tutorial.  The blocks went together quite quickly and I didn't have a problem with anything.  This technique will be taught in a class sometime in February...so be sure to watch out for sign ups!

I am linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday

Snow Day!

So they're calling the storm that blew through this weekend Storm Gandolf.  Gandolf the White is my guess!  My husband and I were completely snowed in for two and half days!  We walked out the front door and sank to our thighs in snow...we went back in!  It was a relief to see the sun shine on Saturday!

So not being able to even think about leaving the house, I was able to get some sewing projects finished!  I was able to work with bright, happy colors all weekend.  Did you do anything sewing productive over the weekend?  Or enjoy the excuse to be curled up and doze?  Or hit the slopes if you could get out your door?