Quilt Show Slideshow

Here is a slideshow with some of the quilts shown in the quilt show over the weekend.

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Type-u-later,
Tea in MO
http://www.teaquilts.com

QUILT SHOW!!!

Wondering where I've been?  Okay, maybe not.  I'll share with you anyway.  I'm chairperson for the guild's quilt show this weekend.  We have been working really hard to make the show a success.  If you are in the metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri area or up to 2 hours away (smile) come pay us a visit.  We have a beautiful raffle quilt (photo), brown bag raffle of items made/donated by guild members, demonstrations, vendors and over 300 quilted items.  Wanetha Ebker is our featured quilter and her work is impeccable.  Voting by the public is on Saturday with ribbons in place on Sunday.  Admission is $5 for everyone 10 years of age and over.  If you stop by, ask for me so I can say hello to you personally.

Flower Valley Quilt Show

held at Atonement Lutheran Church

1285 New Florissant Road

Florissant, MO  63031

Sat, September 26, 2009  10am-4pm

Sun, September 27, 2009  Noon-4pm

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Type-u-later,
Tea in MO
http://www.teaquilts.com

Bamboo and Pinwheels

Here are the quilts I made for twin nephews. The blocks for each quilt is made at the same time in a 2-for-1 type pattern. Bamboo was the main pattern and Pinwheels is the results left when cutting the triangles for the Bamboo quilt.

I realized Sunday that I haven't made the demo quilt top for the vendor shop hop at our quilt show at the end of the month. So, I've been frantically making flying geese. The quilt is 89 x 109 but while making it, I decided to make mine into two quilts instead. So...I now have two more WIPs on my list. My justification for the size is that I have a lot of quilt tops to quilt and the larger ones are just too tiresome to quilt on my domestic sewing machine. A little craziness now for a saner disposition when it's time to quilt. Plus, I can use the 2nd quilt as a family quilt.

-------------------------- Type-u-later, Tea in MO http://www.teaquilts.com

Winner and what I'm up to...

I just got off telephone with my mother. I asked her to pick a number between 1 and 4. She picked #2 so Mo you are the winner! Email me privately your snail mail addy and I'll get your package in the mail on Tuesday. Congratulations! I have been very busy since last post. I have 2 more quilts done that I'll upload this week. I've also added a border and basted another. I have 24 heart blocks that I decided to make into 2 family quilts. Now, I need to add final border to both quilts. So, instead of 1 UFO for this project, it's now 2. I really, really want to get my UFO list down, but a group is starting the "Shakespeare in the Park" quilt by Judy Martin. I've been wanting to do that quilt for years! I've been in the group but since the others had started, I've conveniently ignored starting the project. Well, the group is starting a new session and if I don't play now, I may never get this quilt done. I picked by fabrics and have them waiting for a retreat in October. I'll keep you posted on my progress. Now I must go back to cleaning and cooking for tomorrow. My entire family is having dinner at my home. Have a wonderful Labor Day! -------------------------- Type-u-later, Tea in MO http://www.teaquilts.com

One Year Drawing

I realized by chance last evening that today is my one year blog anniversary. I officially opened the blog on September 2, 2008 but didn't post for a while due to computer issues. Then, I kind of forgot about it as the holidays were my priority.

Anyway, I thought to celebrate the event with a drawing (how creative :0). Let's see; I'm giving away three Halloween FQs. In addition, the lucky winner will receive a cell phone holder made by me. They were such a huge success with my guild committee chairs that I thought I share one with you.

What do you need to do? Just post something, anything here. You don't have to tell any friends (you can if you want to but that will reduce your chance to win) as I'd love for one of my current readers to win. I'll pick a winner on Sunday, so enter by Saturday night to ensure you are included.

Good luck!

-------------------------- Type-u-later, Tea in MO http://www.teaquilts.com

Trick or Treat?

Here is the photo of the Halloween treat bags. I made them "in the hoop" on my embroidery machine. For some reason, the candy corn bags came out perfect, but the Frankenstein ones did not. Oh well, they will do. I plan to use them to hang on doors. Two are for little ones in Atlanta, one for co-worker who decorates her door, one for my office door, and the last one for a door at home. These little boogers took about 1-1/2 hours to make. Designs are from C-Some Stitches.

-------------------------- Type-u-later, Tea in MO http://www.teaquilts.com

Bulls Eye Quilt Slide Show

This is a few years old, but I was excited to see all the quilts in one slide show. A few people in my guild mentioned starting a bulls eye quilt and they will love this. -------------------------- Type-u-later, Tea in MO http://www.teaquilts.com

Mirage Quilt

I was busy over the weekend. I'm working behind the scenes on the quilt guild's show at the end of September. Still, and in order to keep my sanity (however overrated that is), I keep pushing forth at the sewing machine. I finished this recycled bargello style quilt that I will donate to charity. It was already pieced with the green border on it. I had it hanging in an oval hand quilting frame for years. I took it down about 2 years ago, deciding to make it into a quilt instead of trashing it. I added the pieced and final borders. Now, it is a nice lap quilt. For those don't know, my goal is to make at least one quilt for everyone in my family and some of my "special friends." I counted this weekend and I need 17 more. I started with over 100. I'm working on 6 quilts that will go to the same family that I hope to have done by year end. I find when you give one child a quilt in the household, you will be nagged constantly until they all get a quilt. This is my nephew's family who has 3 sons (1 set of twins) and 2 daughters. Of course I have go make one for my nephew as well. The Floral Gardens quilt (see previous post) will go to one daughter and I just basted the Pinwheels quilt for one of the twins. One quilt needs 2 borders added. And I have 3 more with back already made waiting to be quilted. I'm so happy about the declining number of quilts needed for family/friends. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel...

-------------------------- Type-u-later, Tea in MO http://www.teaquilts.com

Floral Garden

This is definitely one quilt where the photo is really, really bad. The quilt is actually quite pretty but this picture say something different. This is a quilt using all floral or leafy fabrics for my great niece.

I've been working on another 5 quilt tops for family members. I added borders to 3 of them and have 1 more to go. The other one has borders already. I went to JoAnns today and purchased 8 yards of 90" muslin for the back. I'm tired of sewing quilt backs! So, if these quilts are to be done by year end, I took the easy and quickest route. In addition, I took an old bargello top that I had hanging in a quilt hoop on the wall down and made it into a a larger top by adding 2 borders. I have that basted for quilting and will donate it to charity.

Also, I made one Halloween treat bag. I'll try to make a couple more before posting a picture.

-------------------------- Type-u-later, Tea in MO http://www.teaquilts.com

Chocolateberries

pI have another finish for the month! I started collecting pink and chocolate fabrics in 2006. I didn't have any idea what to do with them until I saw this quilt at a retreat in 2007. I immediately pieced the top and then it sat for 2 years waiting to be quilted. This is the last of the quilts I quilted on my friend's long arm. (SORRY, this picture is determined to enter the blog sideways. I tried numerous times and in different pic sizes.)

-------------------------- Type-u-later, Tea in MO http://www.teaquilts.com