Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Virtual Show and Share Begins!

We were so pleased so many of you let us know you're excited about our virtual show and share each Thursday.  Keep those pics coming!  Remember that the project doesn't have to be complete -- your work in progress may inspire someone else to start a new project.

Please e-mail (info@sewgracefulquilting.com) photos of what you're working on and what you've finished (it doesn't have to be something you purchased from us).  Please include your name, the pattern name and designer (if you know that info -- we realize some of you may be working on projects you began years ago).

Before we get into the show and share photos, we want to share several projects that are a bit more detailed but perfect if you're like many of us and have more stitching time than in the past.  Kay made all of these samples except Fairytale Cottage using the Apliquick method.  If you're not familiar with the technique, YouTube has some great tutorials.  If you'd like to try the method, we have tools and paper available. 
Kits for the next 6 projects can be found by clicking on the Hand Made by Margott tab on our website.  https://www.sewgracefulquilting.com/index.html

All Those Simple Things - 45 1/2" x 35 1/2" - pattern $17.95, kit $46.95
All cotton
Four Seasons - 30" diameter - pattern $22.95, kit $54.95
Cotton except for bunny, birds and bird body which are wool
Colonial Memories - 12" x 33" - kit $39.95 (includes pattern)
Cotton with a little wool
Scraps of my Life - 47" x 51 1/2" - pattern $27.95, kit $74.95
All cotton
Pillowcase Collection - 9" x 17 1/2" - kit $39.95 (includes pattern)
Applique is wool
Fairytale Cottages - 25 1/4" x 34 1/4" - Kit $141.95 (includes pattern). This is also available as a block of the month.
Wool applique on cotton backgrounds
Drum roll please......here's this week's show and share.  We hope you enjoy it!

After a trip last summer Carol Kick designed "Maine 2019".  Sigh.......I'm sure many of us are longing for a trip about now.
We'll be sharing another of Carol's finished quilts in a future newsletter. 
Kay Mason finished Friends for Christmas by Lynette Anderson.  This was a block of the month we offered. 
Judith McCartan has been busy playing with her scraps.  She says "Not sure pattern has a name, got idea from a friend and it is also on Pinerest.  Great way to use up scrap material.  Going to be a gift to my pumpkin everything loving daughter for her birthday."
Masks are becoming our new way of life.  Shortly after we sent our newsletter last week we heard from one of our dear friends, Barbi McPhee.  We know many of you can relate to what she wrote so wanted to share some of her comments.  "Just read your new newsletter and thought I should share what I am doing.  I live at .... a retirement/assistant living/nursing home community.  The large staff is now masked and we residents will be required to in a couple of days.  As those are so hard to find - and we (residents particularly) would be taking commercial masks away from medical people ... has asked me to get the residents creating their own masks .  We know there are many residents who want to ‘do something’ to help in this strange new world we live in.  Now they can.  There are dozens of videos on the internet showing you how." 

Pictured below are masks Darlene made for our family and Erin Radke modeling her masks. 
Barbara Atwood included several of our favorite primitive motifs in the quilt she designed "Family Fun Flowers and Fun"
Patty Nelson's "Hope Blooms" designed by Brenda Riddle is the perfect quilt for the spring season.  It was machine appliqued and hand quilted.  We'll be sharing more of Patty's finished quilts in future newsletters. 
We hope you'll take the time to send us photos.  We will continue our virtual show and share until we are able to get out.  So if you don't see your quilt in the newsletter next week, don't worry.....we will share it in a future newsletter.

We are still available to meet you at the shop if you need some supplies or to drop off (or pick up a quilt).  Please call or text Darlene at 479-372-7403.

Darlene and Debby

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