Ticker Tape Quilt

I finally had a chance to get my ticker tape quilt photographed, yipee! I had so much fun making this quilt. I had a big ol bag pf scraps containing fabric from all of my previous lines. I can't bear to let go of any of them so when I came across a picture of a ticker tape quilt I knew I had found there use.

First I started by deciding how large I would like the quilt to be. With ticker tape quilts you quilt as you go. Since this was my first time doing this I decided to stay small. My quilt would be a wall hanging measuring 36" x 45"-ish. I cut my white background, batting, and backing a bit larger. Sandwiched them all together and got it all on my work table. I started sorting my fabrics and cutting squares and rectangles of all sizes. At that time I didn't have a clue about how I was going to lay them out. I like to figure things out as I go, so I hopped right in to cutting and arranging.

In the first layout I had colors scattered around and it was just too jumbled for me. So I then started grouping the blocks by colors. I was happy with this layout so I started pinning. I tacked each piece down with a straight pin. This was just to hold it's place. When I started sewing I would line it up near the other blocks to be straight. I chose to sew around each block and then continue on to the next without breaking my thread. That must be the lazy(or efficient) quilter in me. :)

After sewing down all of my blocks, I could trim the excess background and bind the quilt. Ta da!

We are planning to hang this one on the lime green wall in our bedroom. I snap a picture as soon as that happens.

 

Want to know more about ticker tape quilts? Head over to the Sew Mama Sew blog.

Have a good day!

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Thinking Juice

Hello, Hello,

What a day! Fletcher woke up in the middle of the night with an asthma attack. Nik had him at the doctor first thing this morning for breathing treatments. We are now at home with the machine and for the next few days we will be treating him every four hours. Ugh, no sleep for any of us. Allergies are crazy here right now. Even Otis and the gerbils have runny noses.

Needless to say, my day has changed quite a bit. Got some deadlines I need to tend to first, and as my post said yesterday, I am still plan less. I have to admit, I am starting to feel better about things though. I find myself going back to the beginning of the year where my word of the year "Clear" was declared.

I am needing to simplify. I also just happened to get a link in my inbox to the Artbizblog. It came at a time when I could use it. The thing I got caught on was not playing it safe. I will and often take chances, but I also hate to disappoint people. I don't like to say no and also like to think I can do it all. I feel like I am at a point where I have got to take some chances. eerg. I am even uncomfortable writing about this but maybe getting things out there will make me feel better about actually doing it.
 I just made myself a big ol cup of "thinking juice" or some people call them mochas. :) Going to spend the afternoon sewing and thinking about what direction I want to take.

While I am thinking...you should head over to the Artbizblog, she's got some good stuff there.
Cheers,
Jennifer

Oh and P.S. After my quilt show this weekend I have some fat quarters of Tussie Mussie left. I added them to the Etsy shop.




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Sewing with Tussie Mussie

 Hey Hey! I have been sewing like crazy. I wanted to get samples made of all of my sewing patterns. Here they are in Tussie Mussie.

I'll do a little posting in between the patterns, I feel like I haven't talked to you. I have had lots of deadlines lately and so I have to avoid anything online while I am working so hard. But now things are being sent off and I am finding more time to check some other things off of my list.

I has a ball sewing with my new fabric, there are so many different options for colorways. There are lots of oranges, blues, and greens in the line as well. As you can probably tell from my sewing, I really like the reds.

This might be my favorite version of Rhubarb yet. I used red velvet ribbon for her hair and laces. Love it!

I am working on two new sewing patterns today. I am tweaking, editing, photographing, and more they still have some time before they head off to the printer. Hoping to have them by then end of April. Fingers crossed, that it all goes smoothly.

Have a great day,
Jennifer

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Tussie Mussie Is Here!

It has arrived! All 28 bolts made it to the store yesterday wahoo! If you are not local I have heard from lots of quilt shops that theirs has arrived as well.

So lot's of changes going around at the store so I thought I would snap some photos. I have had a few big design deadlines and I am finishing them up. Lots of tweaking and cleaning up to be done on my fifth fabric line but the designs are wrapping up. With all of the wrapping up I am seeing time on the horizon for making more beads and filling the gallery.

One of the big changes at the studio is the end of kids classes. I am so sad about this one, but not surprised in the least. We were scheduled to have one more session before a summer break but baseball and soccer start in the next few weeks. They are such a great group of kids I will miss seeing them and their work.

Also, remember my word for the year? Clear. Well I had a couple hours last week where I found my self at the store with nothing to do. I started cleaning out the storage room. I have two new sewing patterns in the works and I have got to make some space for all of the boxes that will be arriving in a couple of months. Here's a pile of things to find a home for, yay!

I need to start working on my Quilt Market booth for May so I have been looking around to see if there is any space to set up a booth. It's really hard for me to plan a space when I can't physically walk around in it. And if I can find a space, it's the same size of my Bead and Button booth so I am playing around with new design ideas for it as well. I need to mix it up for that show as well.

What spring projects do you have going on?

Have a great day,
Jennifer
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Tussie Mussie is Coming

 Hello, Hello,

Any day now Tussie Mussie will be arriving to stores. I can't wait! I always get a few sample yards of each fabric before and have been sewing up samples. I am getting closer to having them finished up, I just need buttons. Know where I can get some? Hee hee, seriously, I had to make some for what I needed and they are in the kiln. I have been so busy filling bead and button orders that I just haven't had time to make extra stock.

 

I want to get my pattern samples made up so I can sew a quilt for myself. I can't settle on a design though. I'll keep thinking while I am sewing my other things.

Here a picture of my sad, sad fabric shelves in the gallery. I hardly have anything left. I promise to let you know as soon as it arrives to my shelves as well.

Thank you for everyone who made my Etsy Clearance sale a success! I cleared a lot, now I am working to clear some things out of my store. I also want to clear out some of my display pieces, I am still figuring out how to go about that one. But I have a entire room full of display trays, busts, shelves, you name it. It's a bit ridiculous, especially if you think about how much is already in my store that's being used. Would you put those kinds of things on Ebay? Anyone have any ideas?

Have a Happy Friday!

Jennifer
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