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BRB

After the Wedding!!!

120...

120 Wedding Napkins
Done!!
Ready!!
Waiting!!
Soon!!
Very Soon!!!

PS Our Wedding Anniversary is today 33 years!

Put to the test…

So my new Juki and I decided to try our hand at sewing!! I went through my UFO pile and was delighted to find all the nine patches I made for Amandajean’s Nine-Patch Quilt Along. As you can tell I failed miserably at that task. But, there they were all sweet and pretty, just waiting for me, so out they came.



I used the jelly roll “Berry Delicious” by Moda. I just love this fabric.

I am now in the process of added the white strips to connect the blocks, which will make them into rows.

I am so happy to report that Miss Juki and I are getting along famously!!

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To Bee or not to Bee??

That is not the question for me!!
2009 was the year of the swaps. I still love them, but I have many UFO’S I need to finish before I join or host any other.

BUT

A Bee…

Now that is a “horse of a different color”

I joined my first bee one year ago. It was the Around the World Quilt Block Bee. It was run like a round robin. You made a starter block, sent it to a person, they made a block to go with it and sent it to the next person, and so on, and so on, until it came full circle back to you. I am waiting for only two more blocks and mine will be home. Here are my last three blocks for other girls in the bee.

As a matter of fact I enjoyed that bee so much I continued with the group and started a round robin Christmas quilt. This is my starter block…

Here are a few I made for other members.

OK that is two

#3 I joined A Quilting Journey Round Robin Bee ; here is the starter block and signature block for that bee. I asked that they please use 1930's fabrics and make any block that they choose. I thought it would then have a sampler style.

One member asked to please make a block using her snowman fabric, this is what I made for her...

Another member asked to please use the tutorial in the Fat Quarterly called "A Bedtime Story Quilt" by Aneela Hoey. Here is my take on that block.

I even pulled out my Japanese Fabrics to find a fun center!

#4 Sew Bee Wonky, this is my first “traditional” bee. My month is April and I have no idea what blocks, or fabric I will use for the quilt. But, I do have time!

#5 Last but not least is, Three by Six Sampler Quilt Mini Bee…
This sounded like so much fun. You sign up for a quarter of the year and you are in a group with six other people. You choose one block and make six of the same blocks according to the persons color choices. Then send them out. You will receive 6 different blocks back in the colors you picked. I asked for Pink, Orange, and Green!

So, in total I am now in 5 bees, if you want to look at these bees they are all listed on my side-bar. Who knows, maybe after the Wedding, I might join another!!

How many bees are you in?

I Love Scraps!

I think everyone knows the old Sesame Street song, song by Oscar “I Love Trash” well

“I love scraps”
“Anything, floral, or dotty or stripey”
“Anything, ragged, or blockie or stripy!”
“Yes, I love scraps”!!!

Look at what my friend Elaine gave to me!! A whole hat box of scraps!!
I am in Heaven

for as we all know…..
One persons scraps, is another persons treasures!!

Any scraps you do not want, just send me an email and I will send you my address!!!

Thanks Elaine!! They will be put to good use, I promise!

My choices….

About a month ago, I wrote this POST;

I asked you what type of sewing machine you had and loved and what brand of thread you used for piecing. I was thrilled with all the answers, advice and help you shared.

Here is my decision on thread...

As soon as I find a store that carries these brands I am going to try Aurifil and Masterpiece by Superior.

I also took your advice and gave a sewing machine I was thinking of buying a test drive....

There we only a few things I wanted in a machine:

a strong workhorse
one that could work with any thickness of fabric
no fancy stitches
no embroidery

just one who would sew and not give me any trouble.

I already have two other machines with bells and whistles, I just needed a worker bee.

Well!!

Here she is in all her glory...

May I present the newest member of the family

My

Juki Quilting TL-98Q



What I love about this little girl of mine:

Comes with extra large sewing table

Needle threader

1/4" and 1/5" quilting feet

Feed dog up/down mechanism

Walking foot

Thread trimmer switch on the machine and built into the foot control!! (I just love this feature, no more starter and stopper fabrics)!!!

Sews 1,500 stitches per minute just as smooth as “butter”

Perfect tension

Holds large spools of thread

Needle down

Bobbin holds a ton!!

And it came with a 12 Piece Juki Kit Free of Charge

Which included:

Velvet foot
Shirring foot
Cording foot right
Cording foot left
Ultra Glide foot
Narrow Straight Stitch foot
Concealed Zipper Foot
Me & My Sister Betsy Ross Quilt CD
Me & My Sister Contessa Quilt CD
ME & My Sister Flower Girl Quilt CD
Me & My Sister Crazy for Baby Quilt CD
Medium Sewing Basket (it was pink)!!!


I only have one dislike and I know many of you will disagree with me, but, I do not like the knee lift that raises the pressure foot. The silly thing just gets in my way, so I do not use that part!!

So my conclusion is that after many years of trying to find just the right machine, I, Jane Elizabeth, declare this one to be my new gem!!!

The Winners!!!!

The winners are:

DAY ONE
Mellow


DAY TWO
Crazy’boutquilts


DAY THREE
Deserae Quilts


DAY FOUR
My Empty Nest is Full of Cat Hair


DAY FIVE
Quilting Along Life's Ways


DAY SIX
Arlette


DAY SEVEN
Gale

Thank you again for a fun week. Congratulations to the winners.

How about a visit to their blogs??!!!

An email is on the way for your address!