July 19, 2013

You don’t need to use Darlene’s Double Wedding Ring templates to enter, but we’d sure like it if you did! Any double Wedding ring template will work.

Make your project then come back to NYCMETROMOD webbsite to link up your projects in their correct category. You can enter up to three times, one project in each category, any project you have started this year.

EZ Double Wedding ring challenge and single arc is available at www.simplicity.com or at your local store. You do not have to use this template to enter the contest.

Judges: Darlene Zimmerman ( EZ quilting), Vivika DeNegre (Interweave magazines), Lisa Mason(president of NYC MOD), Victoria Findlay Wolfe(Quiltcon Winner, with Double Edged Love) Elisa Albury ( last years host of the Dresden challenge)

We have some amazing sponsors who have donated FANTASTIC prizes! See below for the list of goodies!

TO ENTER:

go to the NYCMETROMODQUILTERS.com website to upload your entry.

Images must be uploaded by Dec 1st.

Winners will be announced Dec 15th, 2013 **Winning quilts with need to be sent in by January 1st.

PRIZES!!!

Winner categories:

1. Grand Prize from any of the 3 categories

2. One winner from Small

3. One winner from Traditional

4. One winner from Modern

5. Judges Choice

Prizes include:

Grand Prize:

· Photo of the Grand Prize project in EZ/Simplicity advertisement in Modern Patchwork Magazine,

Complete collection of EZ Templates by Darlene Zimmerman, Deluxe sidewinder and Deluxe Bias Tape and Quilt Binding Machine

· Juki HZL Exceed F600 Sewing Machine

· Featured in an article in Spring issue of Modern Patchwork 2014

· 15 Minutes of Play

· FQ bundles of Robert Kaufman Kona cotton & Darlene Zimmerman collection

Additional prizes for all other categories will include:

o EZ Quilting Templates and Notions

o Special gift from Modern Patchwork

o 15 Minutes of Play by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

o One year Membership from The Quilt Alliance

o Oliso Irons 3 small traditional and modern

o Gutterman Thread (In-home Cabinet) 100 spools, 100 m, 100% cotton

o $50 Gift Certificate to Canton Village Quilt Works

o Gift Certificate from Fabric Depot online store

o American Spirit by Fairfield queen-sized

o FQ bundles of Robert Kaufman Kona cotton & Darlene Zimmerman collection

o Fabric Bundles by New Castle Fabric

o Fabric Bundles by Fabric Traditions

o Darlene’s latest quilt

o The Spray and Fix Sewing Adhesive Collection by ODIF USA traditional

o A FREE class at Craftsy.com

o Joy of Quilting by Kathy Doughty, Material Obsession

July 17, 2013

Um the last two Monday Morning Star Counts

I have been negligent these past two Mondays. I was away last week. I started to post and got caught up in grandma tasks to complete. So I did finish a few base stars. Don't have a pic to post. Planned to work on them, while lounging with my grandma by the pool or sitting and sipping cocktails with my auntie, or chatting with my oh so learned uncle. However, none of that happened. See pics at the end of this post as to what did happen. (I didn't take pics of everything I made, lol.

This Monday I have a big far ZERO on my EPP.. I will be sure to work on it and have a post next Monday. I will bring it on my ride up to QBL (quilting by the lake). Headed up with my quilt buddies, Victoria, Helen, and Lisa.. That's gonna be loads of fun. Also found out Kathy Doughty (our lovely teacher) will be traveling along side us. So a fun trip indeed.

Gotta say I love all my fancy, famous, and fabulous quilty friends lol. Smiles

Grandma and I...87 bless her heart... Smiles

Grandma at Mes a Mie quilt shop in NOLA.

Grandma sporting her house dress I made for her from quilting fabric.

Auntie modeling the dress I made for her.

Finishing it on the dress form.

And lots of fun was had eating and sipping and hanging with my family.

July 1, 2013

Monday Star Count 2 - aka EPP Weekly Tally

So what have i accomplished in the EPP world. I accomplished 4 completed hexies from another EPP project. LOL

This has not been touched since this past winter...I think I should focus on completing the larger one...as it is quicker. I began this two years ago as a way to cut up my "good" fabric. then along the way it just became what was available...lol

I have managed to carry my traveling quilt EPP around and not use it. I have also been very successful in pining away at other EPP projects that I have seen, as well as wishing and wanting to begin a new one.

I was looking at paperpieces.com's blog and saw a 1/4 inch hexagon king size quilt and thought...oooo i wanna do that...lol

and then i though about a random scrap diamond EPP project and thought about the other EPP projects I have laying about and decided...finish something.

So stay tuned for next weeks edition of Unfinished English Paper Piecing Projects...

June 25, 2013

Monday Morning Star (EPP) count

Okay

Well I am just starting, it's Tuesday morning. However we will act like its Monday... Now for my EPP push to tally. Leave it to Jess at life under quilts, the EPP queen to get everyone motivated to finish their EPP WIP.

So Sunday I pulled it out again and put together 3 sub stars.. Just 6 white 60 degree diamonds, that makes up the star.

This was begun in 2011 after seeing Jess's travel quilt.

So stay tuned for Monday's tally.

Happy stitching.

June 19, 2013

Dutch Rose Glutton

So.. In my previous post I noted how ridiculously challenging the Scrappy nickel Dutch rose block was for me. Why? Because somehow I always screw up the order of stitching, add the wrong square somewhere and end up having to take apart at least half the block more than 3 times..

So why would I go and make one of my own... And not because I have to for a bee block. Because I am smoking fabric crack... That's why.

So Sunday night I found myself in my long forgotten charm box stash (not to be confused with the charm box drawer.). Breaking up packs to work for this block in a freaky pattern and color combo.

I figured if nothing else, practice makes perfect and a charity quilt is always an option...well I must say the first combo is not so bad. Granted I see my mistakes, where things done line up. I had to take apart half of the block, made mistakes.. But that's what this all about right?? True indeed..

So press on I shall say.. And here is the first of the whacky whimsical scrappy nickel Dutch rose blocks...

June 9, 2013

A Stitching Good Weekend

Good eve..

So in Friday i get an email from a dear friend with a link to Beautejadore's blog, showing me a dress that she made in 2 hours from a simple dress pattern and some tweaks.. (I will come back and add the link from my computer). Anyway never the less, Nikki's items were awesome. Loved her style, fabric choice, everything. So nevertheless, I was like a kid in a candy store. She also posted about making a maxi dress in an hour... And it was all called DIY ...

Then I remembered all of the fabric I owned to do just that.. DIY dress, skirts etc. so I rushed to pick up two patterns she used as a base and also bought some fabric to make some maxi dresses without a pattern.

Came he Friday eve, saw a bag that had some fabric I bought for a similar purpose... Yes fabric and more fabric. So I began draping and pinning. Then cut and stitched and I ended up with this lovely item within the hour.

I went on about my night. Had a great eve, and night out. By Saturday afternoon I decided to work with the other fabric I had. Began the drape and pin and ended up with this.

Then I realized I was bee lazy and broke out my dress form... And then ended up here.

Them I took a break and by today decides to do something with the left over fabric and ended up with this lovely tee. I cut the shape from existing top and them fudged the rest. Lol

And that was a small part if my weekend.. East breezy...

That and I started my ClEAN program today ... Yummy shakes and clean meal for lunch..

Cinnamon roll in a glass

Seared tuna salad for lunch and

A yummy coconut chai shake for dinner..

And now time for bed...

June 2, 2013

Love my metro mod guild peeps

So yesterday was the last meeting of the year. We meet every other month and I missed the April meeting (I have a standing yearly conflict.). Anyway, I as well as our fearless president are rolling off the board. So of course I was part of the gift planning for Victoria... Include lovely V blocks in her favorite orange hue...

See mine below..

Anyway, we also rigged a faux silent auction for one of our group quilts that he really, really wanted. We drove up the price amazingly high and she was insistent upon winning, only to find out it was going to be hers all along. Heheh (insert sinister laugh here.)

Anyway... I was in for my own surprise.. I was included in the block making... And was gifted with all of these beautiful "E"s with more to come.

I looooveee them. Of course sap that I am ... I was teary eyes. My guild rocks... Thanks everyone.

Cocktails and Thread

July 19, 2013

DWR Challenge - hmmm now what do I do?

Okay blog world... My NYC Mod Guild is hosting a Double Wedding Ring Challenge. (Details of the Challenge is below)

I have all the pieces... Now what and how do I use them... Lol. I guess I have to come up with an idea. For starters I will make one or two just to get the hang of it. After all it's not due until December 1. Smiles..

DETAILS BELOW:

NYC MOD Double Wedding Ring CHALLENGE!!!

The NYC MOD quilters are excited to announce the

Double Wedding Ring Quilt Challenge!

We have partnered with EZ Quilting/Simplicity, Interweave and Juki to Use the Double wedding ring template/or pattern to create a project, then enter it to win amazing prizes from our sponsors!

Don’t be afraid of the Double wedding Ring! This is a challenge to learn a new skill, try new techniques and let your creative exploration shine through on this traditional pattern!

This is a challenge FOR EVERYONE, All quilters… of any style, from anywhere!

This is an international challenge.

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Categories

SMALL: ONE RING! Easy! APPROACHABLE!

size: under 20″ or smaller… This is a great way to play and learn your curves, and try your own version of making this fun design!

TRADITIONAL: 4 rings or larger… Make the traditional double wedding pattern by using the template and your choice of fabrics…not straying to far from the traditional style. Four rings or larger for this category… must have three layers and bound.

MODERN: 4 rings or larger… ANYTHING GOES! How can you interpret the double wedding ring, put a MODERN spin on a traditional design? Piece it, applique, fuse, whole cloth? Possibilities are ENDLESS!!! No rules other then, it must have three layers and bound.