More Fun In Manhattan, Part 2

Hello Everyone, As promised, there was a second event day of the Alliance for American Quilts. I wanted to bring a few more photos depicting some of the wonderful happening that day. Marianne Fons was one of the keynote speakers and she gave an incredible lecture. It was a pleasure meeting her especially since I have been watching her show since I started quilting some 18 years ago. Her daughter, Mary, was also one of the speakers and presented quite a comedic lecture. For those of you who would like to get to know her more, she has an internet...

Quilters Take Manhattan Part 1

Hello Everyone, As you know, I spent the weekend in NYC at the Quilters Take Manhattan event. All I can say is that I had a blast. I also promised to share this with you. So let's get to it... I stayed with my friend Victoria and as convenient as it would be the first event was at her home. We didn't have to go far. The first night The Alliance for American Quilts interviewed Victoria for the Quilter's SOS. She had to pick a quilt, called her touchstone quilt, a quilt of significance. It was her Kitchen Sink Quilt....

I Am Taking These...

Hello Everyone,Today I am on my way to NYC to see my friend Victoria. I am bringing...This block and fabric to finish a little wall hanging.This fabric to make a block for the Two's Company Bee.But most of all I will be at,this wonderful event!! On Friday night, I will be moderating a panel of Modern Quilters with Modern Stories. Then on Saturday I will be at both events to just enjoy. If you are at the Quilter's Take Manhattan Event and see me, come say hello. If you haven't gotten tickets yet, you can still do so, just click...

Show and Tell

Hello Everyone,I wanted to share with you all the quilty goodness that my fellow Mod Conn Quilters shared at our meeting on Sunday. You saw the orange blocks we all contributed in yesterday's post, now it is time for the quilts. Let me warn you... lots of talent!First up... Heather's quilt. Gorgeous and the result of a Bee. And all done in Kona Cotton Solids.The back.Susan Q's quilt all created from a panel. She was able to set in blocks that she liked!Heather's pinwheel quilt. She is still quilting this one. The back.Another one of Heather's. This one she explained...

Oranges and Eggplant

Hello Everyone,Yesterday our Modern Connecticut Quilt Guild met at my house! What a treat for me to have this talented group of ladies in my own home. I promised to show you everyone's orange blocks. I must say that I love each and everyone of them. They are all unique and simply gorgeous. A few members couldn't make it today so their blocks are still to come.Here is a group shot of all the blocks together. They are just all so juicy and work well together, don't they?This one is Jessica's block. She used a pattern from Elizabeth's Hartman's book....

Hot Off The Presses

Hello Everyone,I am super excited about the current issue of Quilt Magazine! Back in June, Lisa Ruble, an editor from Quilt contacted me and asked if she could interview me about machine quilting for an upcoming issue. I said yes and now the issue is available in my shop complete with this fabulous article. I am honored to be amongst two other fabulous long arm quilters in this article. Here is a peek at the three of us!Wonderful article too, lots of great information. See the three photos on the right, those are all quilts that I quilted!See the three...

Dyed and Gone To Heaven!!

Hello Everyone,For a while now I have been following Chris's blog Dye Candy. She is such a talented quilter and also dyes and sells her own fabrics on Etsy. Luscious! I have several of her fabrics and love them all.Anyway, she was doing a giveaway on her blog, normally I don't enter giveaways because as you know I have lots of my own fabric that I sell. But hand dyes are a different story. I don't sell those! So enter the giveaway I did and I won!!Here is what I chose...Totally my colors and sort of reminiscent of my most...

The Lure Of Orange

Hello Everyone,Don't you just love the color orange? This Sunday my Mod Conn Quilt Guild will be meeting (if you live in CT and would like more info either leave a comment or send me an e-mail) and this time we were challenged to use the color orange in a 12.5 inch block.I thought about it for a little while and knew exactly what I wanted to make! A Drunkard's Path block, a little bit revamped.I took a bunch of orange fabric from my stash and cut them with the Drunkard's Path Die on my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter. Love that!Then...

Spikes for My Table

Hello Everyone,I hope that you are not getting tired of seeing my most recent Judy Niemeyer projects. But this is the last one for a while. The last time I shared this one with you, I had just finished it at my quilting retreat. You can see the post by clicking here.But I still needed to remove all the paper. That is now complete. Now to quilt it and get it on my table. But for the time being, I took it outside on a hot day photo shoot!Love all those wonderful spikes. I made it totally from batiks that...

Lollipops And Bubblegum

Hello Everyone,My Total Eclipse top is complete!! However, I have renamed it "Lollipops and Bubblegum". I think it is quite appropriate, don't you?So today when the temperatures were topping out at 108 fahrenheit, I took Lollipops and Bubblegum outside for a photo shoot.Even though it was hot, there was definitely good lighting.All the bright colors just bring a smile to my face. I hope the colors do the same for you.If you were wondering what I decided to do with the bottom circle, take a look at the right side of the photo. I divided it in half. Half orange...

Cutting Corners

Hello Everyone,A few days ago in this post about my Total Eclipse quilt, I had asked about your opinions on the placement of the quarter circles at the bottom of the quilt. Just click here to see what I mean, if you haven't read it. Anyway, thank you for all your opinions! I did make a decision, but you will have to wait just a wee bit longer to find out.However, I thought that this would be a great time to show you how to add the "extra" quarter circles to the blocks that did not already have the cut...

The Top Is Complete

Hello Everyone,First, I wanted to thank everyone for the help in naming this quilt top. Still not quite sure what I will end up naming it, but I have a few favorites. To see some of the suggestions you can read the comments on this post.Now for the reveal...The dead center of the quilt. I just love it. The star consists of ALL Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics.There is only one NON Kaffe in the quilt and that is the green batik surrounding the center of the quilt. It just really sets it off.Since it was a gorgeous sunny day, I...

Construction Of A Quilt Top

Hello Everyone,Remember when I posted about my Total Eclipse quilt here and here? I have finally finished the last four units and this weekend was able to put it up on the design wall. So I thought you might like to see the process of constructing this top on the design wall.First I needed to put the big spiky units up on the wall. This wasn't too challenging at this point. I think I was able to achieve a good layout and mix of the colors.Now I had to add the border units. This was a little more challenging because...

Handwork

Hello Everyone,In the summer time we tend to be on the road more than in the winter. This means, I need to bring something to keep my hands busy. So I decided to get back to my GFG Hexies!!But I can only do handwork when we are on the highway, not on windy roads my stomach just can't take it. It feels good to be doing these again and I just love the results.Here are 27 of them that were done previously which you can read about in this post.I keep all my supplies in this little box that I...

Wild Garden... Giveaway!

Hello Everyone,Since it is summertime, I thought you might all like a little bit of a garden a Wild Garden that is...I am giving away this wonderful bundle of Dan Bennett's Wild Garden Collection.These are all the fabrics that are included in the bundle. But if you would like to win this, you must go visit my friend Amy at Amy's Creative Side, she is hosting the giveaway, to enter for a chance.Click Here To Enter The GiveawayIf you just can't wait for the giveaway to end and really would like to purchase this lovely little bundle, just visit my...

A Sound Day... and A Winner!

Hello EveryoneI know that I haven't had much quilty stuff on lately, but I can guarantee that I am doing quilty things everyday. Although on Sunday, my friend Pam and her hubby invited us to their boat for a little sailing on the Long Island Sound. So I thought I would share our most gorgeous summer day with you. These are some of the things that we saw on our little cruise.A beautiful light house on the shore of Connecticut.My hubby and our fearless Captain Chris.Beautiful "cottages" on the Connecticut shoreline.All sails were up and we were cruising on a...

PA Dutch Sights

Hello Everyone,As you know from my post here, I was at the Kutztown Folk Festival last weekend. In addition to the quilts that I shared, I wanted to share some of my other favorite things from the festival.Hex signs are such a tradition in PA Dutch country. I have always loved them since I was little. They remind me so much of quilt blocks.They come in all different sizes and you can hang them just about any where.There were several wood turning craftsmen there and one had this wonderful little display of colorful wooden tops. My daughter and I couldn't...

Aurifil Blog Hop Day 4... ME!! The Guest Judge

Hello Everyone,As you may remember from my post on Tuesday, my friend Pat asked me to be a guest judge for the Aurifil Blog Hop Quilt. What fun to decide on how this quilt will look and the design options.Hop on over to Pat's and see what we have chosen so far. Make sure you leave a comment there to enter the giveaway for the Aurifil Thread below.But you can also have a second entry by following the link below. I am also going to do a little giveaway here too. This lovely pack of Kona Solids is up for...

Kutztown Folk Festival Quilt Barn

Hello Everyone,Every year my family and I make our trek back to Kutztown, PA. This is where my husband is from and where his family lives. We go to see the Kutztown Folk Festival and visit with family. This weekend was extra special as we celebrated my mother in law's 85th birthday!! Lots of family and friends.But what I really wanted to share with all of my quilty blogging friends is the Quilt Barn at the festival. This is my favorite attraction there. I have entered 2 quilts in the past and each won ribbons!Anyway, here they are, tons of...

Aurifil "Make The Quilt Challenge" Blog Hop

Hello Everyone,Here is something new! My friend Pat Sloan is doing a wonderful "Make The Quilt Challenge" in conjunction with Aurifil Threads. She has asked me to be part of the final judging and blog hop! Lots of fun and I am quite honored. Anyway, here is the scoop:Nine Bloggers, The Word 'Aurifil', 2 different fabrics created Nine unique Quilt blocks during the Aurifil Blog hop a few months ago. But wait.. there's more! Starting today and ending Friday... 7 bloggers will 'judge' the setting fabric options and build the quilt at Pat Sloan's blog.And because Aurifil is such a...