Hello Everyone,
OMG!! I can't believe that it has been 7 days since I blogged. I have let time get away from me. But I have been busy, busy with a top secret project. I know you will love it when I can do the BIG reveal. We just have to wait.
So since it is Wednesday, I thought I would show you photos from last week's Wind It Up Wednesday. We had a great day, there is always a buzz in the studio.
Hello Everyone, Since Wednesday I have been in Vermont teaching at Vermont Quilt Festival. I have been having a great time and have met some wonderful people! But I have some photos to show you from Sunday.... so I am playing catch up. As many of you know, Monday was my birthday, but I invited my quilting buddies to my studio on Sunday for a little sew in! We had pizza, cookies and pie! And I gave each of my friends some quilty giveaways!! It was so much fun. But what surprised me the most was that, my friends, surprised...
On Saturday, I had the great pleasure of actually being a student in a class rather than teaching!! Yup, it was soooooo much fun. I took the One Block Wonder class in my own studio from Instructor Sally Murray. Sally has made many One Block Wonders and I asked her to teach it at the studio and we all had a blast.
I took tons of photos, I will share a few here. But then you must go see the rest in the album I created!
Hello Everyone,I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to a wonderful 2014!!Yesterday was a very impromptu day at the studio. Several of the "regulars" at the studio decided to get together to sew. Funny though... I arrived late!I am actually starting a new project, here are my fabrics.I did a quick pick in the morning and chose these batiks. Not the normal color palette for me, but we shall see. Stay tuned for the progress.Lisa joined me to finish her Amazon Star. And guess what? After I left it was done!!! Man is it gorgeous!Fran...
Hello Everyone,The past few days have been a whirlwind! My friend Victoria Findlay Wolfe came to my studio and taught 2 classes and also did a lecture and trunk show. It was fabulous and everyone was thrilled. But I can't tell you how thrilled I was that I was able to have some time visiting with her. It was great to catch up.I wanted to share a few glimpses of what happened in the studio….Victoria before class on Friday showing her Star Splitter quilt (cover quilt on her book).Sally's Hexies.Justine's Whirlygig.Caroline's Star.Michele's Flower.Friday's happy group!Lecture and trunk show goers!One of...
Hello Everyone,Sunday was a truly wonderful day for me! Not only did I get to spend with my great friend Deb, but she also helped me clean my studio and get organized!!!I just love the feeling of freedom and that is exactly how I felt. I had been living with TONS of scraps under my sewing area and on top of my sewing area, around my sewing area… well you get my point.Any how… I am now FREE! Free to move around, free to sew, free to cut, just plain free and darn it feels great!This is what we started...
Hello Everyone,On Saturday, I taught the Sunflower Illusions Class in the CVQW studio. I must say that this group of ladies was just wonderful! They really worked hard and completed at least two blocks while learning to paper piece the Judy Niemeyer way! Organization and methodology are key!Let me show you just a little from the students.These are Terrie's blocks! What a wonderful job she did and I love the colors.Kristin had this fabulous lilac and green combination. I am so excited and can't wait to see the finished quilt.Lisa was cranking the blocks out! She managed to get four...
Hello Everyone,It was a rainy day on Friday, but it was a great day!! We had another Finish It Up Friday and boy oh boy were these ladies prolific!!Let's take a peek...Nancy was hard at work on her absolutely drop dead gorgeous One Block Wonder.Karen always brings the most wonderful show and tells.Karen and Fran busy doing hand work.I love seeing everyone working on their projects.Leslie's Saturday Sampler Blocks.Leslie had some wonderful show and tell too. I really do love this quilt.Diane finished her quilt and then went onto finish her backing too!Roberta was busy making snap bags. She was...
Hello Everyone,This past weekend was my birthday weekend and I wanted to have some fun with friends. So I held two sew ins at my studio! One on Friday and one on Saturday, we had cake and fabric giveaways.But the best part was seeing what everyone was working on! That is my absolute favorite thing... such inspiration.Roberta was working on several projects. This one is Crackers. She bought the kit from my shop and it is looking fantastic. This is the Red Hot version. You can find the kit and/or pattern by clicking here.Fran was working on this lovely! She...
Hello Everyone,Yesterday marked the end of the very first 6 month session of the Glacier Star Technique of the Month in my new classroom studio. I am actually quite sad it is over. This group of ladies was wonderful to meet with each and every time. They inspired me, made me laugh, fed me, and were totally awesome in the learning department. In short... they ROCKED!!Let me show you what they cooked up over time...Anne's queen size Glacier Star. Anne and her Total Eclipse quilt top that she finished in a previous class that she took with me.Gloria's queen size...
Hello Everyone,Don't adjust your computer screens, it is Friday. But I wanted to do a post about my day in the studio classroom on Wind it Up Wednesday.The day started out great when Leslie brought in some show and tell. She did a beautiful job and wonderful way to start the day!Roberta got busy quilting her chevron quilt that she completed in the last open sew.Karen brought in some show and tell... a little appliqué and piecing. Beautiful!Leslie started putting up her One Block Wonder on the design wall. Wait until you see how this is turning out.Karen began quilting...
Hello Everyone,Yesterday was Finish It Up Friday in my studio! We had some great projects going on and I wanted to share with you.Leslie, brought along this great quilt that she made with ties and black velvet. I am totally inspired!!Lorraine brought back her Kaffe quilt. It is now together, but she still needs to add rows. Glorious!!Lorraine working on another Kaffe quilt! Leslie concentrating hard on her one block wonder.Babara applying the border to her string quilt.... yes I have a photo of it below and it is gorgeous!!Fabrics that I was working with today. Another quilt from Barbara. I love...
Hello Everyone,Remember when I opened my new studio, I had mentioned that I would be putting design walls up to cover the length of both walls in the room?? Well we finally got to do it yesterday. My hubby had the day off from work and we went to town!!But he was totally awesome, because on Sunday while I was teaching in NY, he went to Lowes to get the foam insulation boards so that I could wrap the fleece around them. Let me tell you he did not have an easy time and needed to get 19 of them!!!Anyway...
Hello Everyone,Yesterday was a great day! It was the first "official" day in my new studio. To get students familiar with it I am hosting a few sew in days before normal classes get started. So they are just bringing projects that they are working on and trying to finish them up. It was a lot of fun to sit and sew with everyone and get something accomplished. I took a few photos throughout the day showing what they were working on... great inspiration!Donna brought along this great little pincushion, so I had to take a photo... isn't it cute??Remember the...
Hello Everyone,This past weekend was spent in my new studio/classroom space meeting tons of wonderful new people! It was an open studio weekend and lots of people came through to see all the artisans at Whiting Mills. If you were unable to make it there, I wanted to share with you some of the fabulous people who work there in there studios. Many offer classes and also sell their works. So, come on in and take a peek...This is a view into my new studio where I will be teaching Judy Niemeyer Paper Piecing technique classes. All the quilts on...
Hello Everyone,Yesterday, I spent the day setting up my new studio/classroom. All the chairs, tables, and waste baskets are in place. Very exciting!But while I was there all day, I noticed that my friend Susan (who also has a studio in Whiting Mills called The Creative Stitch) calls her studio The Quilter's Classroom. Oooops! that is what I wanted to call mine, pretty dumb moment for me... so re-think the name I did.... Now you can come to...A Quilter's Gathering Place @ Canton Village Quilt Works!By the way, you will love Susan's studio too! She teaches totally different techniques than...
Hello Everyone,I am so excited to begin a NEW aspect of my business and you are ALL invited!! As many of you know I am a Certified Judy Niemeyer Instructor and teach her paper piecing methods in addition to teaching other quilting classes.But because I run my business out of my house and ship fabric all over the world from there, my home can't accommodate classes and I travel... I will continue to travel and the fabric part of my business will remain in the house. For those who are more local, you will now have a place where you...
Hello Everyone,It has been a while since I have taken you all on a tour of my studio. It has gone major transitions since I opened my online shop. I had to add tons of shelving to hold all that gorgeous fabric.So come on along and take a peek...This is what you see when you enter the doorway. Straight ahead is my sewing machine station and to the left of it is my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter. Stephanie... do you see the quilt you made for me? It makes me smile every day!Directly to your right is shelving that houses some...
Well, today is our wedding anniversary! I got up early wished my hubby a happy and came down to update my blog!! We did celebrate on Friday, by going to see Larry the Cable Guy at Mohegan Sun. After being married for 18 years you need to have some sense of humor. He was very funny! We were able to have a nice dinner and stayed overnight, as my parents came and stayed with the kids.Now onto the quilting segment of this post! As I promised, here are some pictures of my newly organized studio. This first one shows how...
Well, I just wanted to post some pictures of my studio! These are just little snippets. Can you tell I just love bright colors??? I have lots of fabric that I will just need to cut into, and I have lots of thread to sew it back together with as well as embellishment.What should I do first? I have lots of patterns to choose from or should I design my own....decisions, decisions!! I love to get ideas from different websites, blogs, books, and magazines, etc. If anyone has a suggestion, please let me know.I am also gearing up for the...
I am a quilter, online quilt shop owner, Nationally Certified Judy Niemeyer Instructor and Certified Shop, designer, author, podcaster, mother, and wife. I have been quilting since 1993 years and in business since August, 2000. I love networking and having fun doing anything quilty! Learn More…
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