New fall projects

Another very fun and inspiring quilt vending event has come and gone.  Kay had a wonderful time being pampered by the Edmond quilt guild members.  For your planning purposes, our next vending event is Aug 31-Sep 1 in Pittsburg KS at the Little Balkans Festival.  For more info visit http://littlebalkansfestival.com/.

Kay unpacked and reorganized and freshened up the shop.  Since many of you can't stop by, we thought it would be nice to share photos of some of the highlights of the shop. 

"October Garden" is our newest sample.  It was a big hit in Edmond and has gathered attention from as far away as Australia.  Your $66.95 kit includes the pattern, background fabrics (all are Diamond Textiles fabrics), wool for applique (the half circle shapes on the top & bottom borders are fabric) and binding.  The quilt finishes 36" x 40". Please note that a couple of the wools are not longer available and are being substituted.

We've been fans of Kim Diehl for years and were super excited to receive her newest book, Simple Whatnots.  It contains 18 projects from Kim's Simple Whatnots Club, previously available only as individual patterns.  Kim covers easy techniques for petite patchwork, invisible machine applique and wool applique.  These are great projects if you're looking for quilts that use lots of scraps and are quick to finish. Let us know if we can reserve a copy for you or you can order via our website https://sewgracefulquilting.com/.  $29.99

If you start working on "Harvest Blessings" now, you'll have it quilted and ready for display far in advance of the fall season.  Your $18.95 kit includes the pattern (with our changes), fabrics for the top, wool for applique, stitchery stabilizer and binding.  It finishes 16" x 16".

For those of you following Mom's snake saga -- apparently it has left the premises.  The house has been fogged and and sprayed -- we haven't seen any trace of the little critter.  Hopefully he's out in the woods enjoying life and allowing Mom to enjoy her life. We'll be back next week to share more to inspire you.  See you soon! Darlene and Debby