CRAZY QUILT BLOCK #11 - COMING SOON!

Hope you have been able to follow the Crazy Seasons Mystery Quilt sew-along.  Reets Block #11 is coming up this Saturday, June 15.  The free pattern download will be available on our website along with a KIT that you can purchase.   And if you do not want to print out the free downloadable 12 page pattern, you can purchase a printed pattern on our website at a discounted price.

All of the previous 10 designers still have the Free Downloadable Pattern available on their websites.  Some still may have kits available.  After August the Free Downloads are no longer available so go get your free patterns now.  Click on Crazy Seasons above for the 12 designer schedule.

Love last weeks Block #10 from Debbie at Wooden Spool Designs.  She never fails us with her simple, sweet and creative designs.

CRAZY SEASONS MYSTERY QUILT CONTINUES

Here are some more blocks in the online sew along called Crazy Seasons Mystery Quilt.  12 designers, 4 seasons, and a free downloadable pattern every 2 weeks.  Each designer provides a kit available for purchase and also a printed pattern if you do not want to print out the free download.  Our block is coming up on June 15.  Here are the additional blocks since our last post.  Blocks 6 through 9.   On June 1st there will be a new block from Wooden Spools.

SEW-ALONG, FRIENDS STITCH, AND NEW DESIGNS

i hope you have been able to follow the Crazy Seasons Mystery Quilt Sew-Along.  If not, learn more about it at Farmhouse Threads.  You'll see a schedule of all 12 designer blocks and links to the free pattern downloads.   Here are first 5 blocks.  Our block will be released June 15.

 Aren't they Great?!!

You can use your own fabrics or each designer has a kit available with the flannel background and

the wool appliqué pieces.

 Love this creation stitched up by Kathleen.  She chose this whimsical fabric to stitch up the small case that is part of our Nifty Little Pouches pattern.  Love her choice of fabrics.

I'm working on the instructions for these two new patterns.

Box Bottom Slide Clasp Purse

and

Time To Bloom

They'll be on the website soon.

What are you stitching up?

JANET'S LITTLE SANTA

Which is cuter . . . Janet's Little Santa . . .or her adorable son?

This is from the pattern Little Santa Things.

Love the Sue Spargo ribbon down the front.  What a wonderful piece of art and such a beautiful setting . . perfect!   Thanks Janet.

STITCHIN' FRIENDS

Renee made this adorable Little Drummer Girl Tag in a recent class at Bunny Hop Quilt Shop.

Love her style.

The pattern is

Christmas Tags
And Bags

Sally's Holiday Ornament

Made from this pattern . . 

Holiday Tags and Ornaments

Holiday Tags and Ornaments Pattern

And some more wonderful wool art from June Cornell

June's Festive Wool Stockings

ANTOINETTE'S LITTLE SANTAS

Antoinette never seem to do just one.  Here are three wonderful santas from the Little Santa Things pattern.  And i love the setting too.  Thanks Antoinette for these festive treasures.

Lucky Somebodies!

EIRA'S WOOL SAMPLER QUILT

Right now i am working on a new BOM wool quilt.  Here is what Eira Makepeace created using our  Wool Sampler Quilt pattern.

She changed it up a good bit.  Love it don't you?   Thank you Eira.  

Keep those photos coming . . i eventually get around to posting them.  They are greatly appreciated.

SNOWMAN DANCE BLUE RIBBON

Linda's Snowman Dance won a blue ribbon at the Amador County Fair.

I can see why. 

She made a total of 5 of these and i'm sure each is just as wonderful.

This is from the timeless pattern

Snowman Dance.

The pattern, and a separately sold kit, can be found on our website.

I greatly appreciate all of you that email photos so that i can share them with all of our stitching friends.

Thank you Linda and

Congratulations!!

Keep on stitching everyone.

❤️ Reets

REBECCA'S SALTBOX ANGEL

Rebecca took my Saltbox Angel Class at Bolt Cloverdale and sent me a photo of her completed project.   I don't know . . look at that angel face . . makes me think that i should just maybe redo my own.   Isn't she perfect?   Wonderful stitching Rebecca and thank you for sharing the photo.  The class was so much fun - hoping to add more classes to my 2017 schedule.

There is another version of Saltbox Angel pattern on our website - with a kit also available.

I have a whole file of photos from many of you . . and from shows and events . .  and will be catching up with the posting now that this years' shows are behind us.

Rebecca's Saltbox Angel

FATHER CHRISTMAS

Barbara has done it again.  Love her version of Father Christmas.

Just a note on our website renovation. . . Our new site should be up in a day or two.  Sorry it has taken so long.  If you are signed up to receive our occasional newsletter, you will receive an email as soon as it launches.
Happy Holiday Stitching !

SWEET FACE BELLRINGER

This has to be one of the sweetest faces i've seen done up on The Bellringer.

Jane's improvised version of The Bellringer

Original Bellringer Pattern

I love to see projects that have been improvised.

Jane Gent does not care for embroidering so used wool and appliqued the vine at the top.

She also lost the bottom portion of the pattern so simply did her own thing.

Likewise she chose her own beautiful colors.

And that face . . 

just adorable.

Never be afraid to veer off the path.

Just look at what can happen.

Thank you Jane.

MR. JINGLES DUO

Long time customer and friend Janeen Lafreniere is usually stitching up a storm.   You can sometimes search her name and come up with some items she may have on etsy.

I just love what she did with Mr. Jingles.

That plaid suit . . don't you love that?

A good reminder that we have to keep making dolls . . such an essential component of Folk Art.

So go mix up a steaming cup of hot chocolate,
grab your wool . .
and make up your favorite doll pattern right now.

Keep it stitchy everyone!

NOTHING BETTER . . THAN STITCHIN' TOGETHER

Betty, a long-time wool lover whose Quilting Bee, some years ago, overflowed with the most wonderful primitive goods, patterns and wools, now gathers together many hands who love to stitch.  What fun they have . . and often.  They have Spargonian, Maggie B, Prairie Women, and Girl Gang Days.  And I am so very flattered . . recently they have added a Reets Day.  Imagine that!  Below are photos of their first Reets meet and the beautiful stitching they have done.  Together!  Wish they lived in my neighborhood . . don't you?  If you want to get better acquainted with this expressive group and see what they are up to, visit Betty's Blog.

And why not give away a couple of these patterns?  You can choose.  Leave a comment about

"Stitchin' Together"

Two Random Drawn Winners announced here Monday After Noon, Nov.24, 2014.
 One winner from Comments - One winner from Followers.  (Double your chances and sign up.)

Sincere thanks to you Betty, and to each one of you for sharing your wonderful works. 
LOVE each and every one of them.

Mini Scissors & Needle Case

I Love To Stitch

Snowman Dance Bellringer

It's St. Nicholas and Mini Scissors Case 

Pincushion Trio

Boo!

Sing A Little Song Wall Hanging & Mat

SPOOKSTERS !!

Barbara just keeps on stitching.  I'm becoming her Number 1 fan!

Spooksters Parade - amazing job.   About all i can say.

 And then her settings are over the top.  She has the entire Lori Mitchell

Trick or Treaters Collection.  I want every one of them.  

Oh and one more thing . . 

BOO !!

PAINT - THE FABRIC !!

Remember that wonderful line of Windham Fabric . . Collage?

Designed by Carrie Bloomston of SUCH Designs.  Her second line . . Paint . . is just as fantastic and is now available.

Here are a few of my favorites.

I'm especially in love with that Grey Pie Chart piece aren't you?

My friend Marilee and I made up a large multi-tasker bag using these and a few others from this edgy and creative line.
It's Wonderful.
Texty.
and Fresh.
Our pattern for Your Big Bag is available on our website if you are in the mood to make a large bag.  Great as a project bag, travel bag, diaper bag . . you name it!

To find out more about Carrie''s fabrics books, patterns and unique life, visit her website linked above or visit her on her blog Suchity Such.  Guaranteed . . you will be inspired to do some "Painting" of our own.

Your Big Bag - Reets' new pattern.

NW QUILT EXPO - JAN ARRIVES

NW QUILT EXPO PORTLAND was super this year.  Lots of intriguing quilts and garments and
just a bustle of activity.

I took just a small sampling of photos - see them in the slide show at the bottom of this post.

And what a pleasant surprise this was . .

Jan walked into our booth with her completed Block Of The Month

Wool Sampler Quilt.

It was more than awesome.  See for yourself.

This is why i love doing what i do.  These things.  Most importantly . . she was as happy with her quilt as we were.  Satisfied stitchers make me smile .  . inside and out.

 And then there is Lulu.  Who made up yet another version of our

Sassy Little Apron.  Even used old kimono pieces for her embellishments.

Lovin' her right?  Join the club.

Here is a short little Expo slideshow.  Enjoy!
And keep on stitchin'

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