KT Winner
Congratulations to jwilli - you're the winner of this week's bundle of KT binding scraps. Please send your mailing address to lynne@ktquilts.com and Jamie will mail them right out. Thanks to everyone for commenting. I truly enjoy reading all of your thoughts (and poems!).
Hot, Hot, Hot
You've heard of Hot in Cleveland? Well, I'm not hot like Betty White, but the heat here this week is making my skin melt. Normal temps for Kansas in June are mid-80's to maybe an occasional 90 degree day. Still plenty cool in the mornings and evenings to work in the garden or take a walk. This week, it's registering upper 90's to 100 on the thermometer with temps feeling like 110. Crazy! Good for the farmers harvesting wheat, but miserable for the rest of us. Great reason to stay inside and quilt! I'm hoping to check a few things off my summer to-do list this week while chillin' in the A/C.
Traveling Up North
Robert and I traveled to Naperville, IL and Oshkosh, WI last week to hang out with some amazingly talented ladies from their guilds. I shared my Layered Patchwork technique with a workshop on 30-Something at both locations with fabulous results. I think I've made a few converts to the frayed side!
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| A few great looking blocks! |
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| Quilters from Naperville, IL |
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| Quilters from Oshkosh, WI |
Most of the quilters finished a few blocks during class and are comfortably on their way to recreating this lovely lap size quilt, 30-Something, from KT's book,
Layers of Love.
Along with a bag of scraps to get you inspired, we're throwing in a Layers of Love book this week for fun. Comment here about your summer quilting to-do list to win. And check out Carrie Nelson's blog at
Moda Fabrics for a chuckle. See you next week!
It certainly is hot in Kansas. Great blocks made by all the ladies and I'm sure great fun as well. Stay cool, Lynne and thanks for a chance.
ReplyDeleteI am working on my Dear Jane quilt - slowly! -- The scraps would be great for that! I am also working on flying geese blocks as leaders and enders. Thanks so much for the opportunity!!
ReplyDeleteI am mid project on 3 quilts made of flannel and loving it! Not hot here on the central coast but still good sewing weather :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm working on Patriotic Pennies. I plan to donate it to my guild for a silent auction when we have our quilt extravaganza in October. Layered patch work is fun. I'm beginning to see possibilities I hadn't considered before.
ReplyDeleteI need to make some flimsiest into quilts instead of starting new projects!!!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realized it was that hot in Kansas this week. I guess our high 80s in Indiana aren't so bad after all. Sure would love to win those scraps. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a scorcher here in the NW this weekend-100's normal is high 70's. I'm going to finish UFO's and start a quilt for a new great-grand baby.
ReplyDeleteMy summer quilting to-do list is to quilt and bind three tops that are waiting in the closet.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the ladies, beautiful blocks.I want to give a try to my Dear Jane quilt and finish a gift quilt for my niece.
ReplyDeleteI just don't understand it, no matter how much I get done my list never gets any smaller...I am putting on the binding on a charity donation quilt, have to sandwich and hand quilt a queen size for my bed, and have three mini's in various stages of hand work. Love it...
ReplyDeleteIt is very hot here in NC too! I can't remember the last time our thermometer showed a daytime temp under 100....it's been around 102 - 103 everyday. Too hot for me! I have been too busy to even think about a summer sewing list....hopefully things will slow down and I will be able to get some sewing done in September.
ReplyDeleteI already have your great book but would love to win the scraps. I am working on finishing two large scrap quilts.
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow!!! Gorgeous blocks!!! :) It's not hot here in Japan. It's cold for this Texan's warm blood! LOL
ReplyDeletefabulous blocks! I am working on some summer pillow covers!
ReplyDeleteI love the layered technique you shared with my guild in O'Fallon IL. One of a couple of projects I'd like to see finished this summer is actually the Layers of Love quilt I started with you!
ReplyDeleteI love the blocks created in your classes. Some very happy learners I bet. My project is to finish a Grandmother's Garden quilt I started last year. I am using Kansas Troubles fabrics. Your lovely giveaway would be added to my stash.
ReplyDeleteYour trips always look like so much fun. Stay cool.
ReplyDeleteNext on my to-do list is a quilt for my brother who has a summer birthday. The piecing is half done and I need to get it finished in July.
ReplyDeleteI have never made a quilt for my hubby, so that is on my to-do list for the summer.
ReplyDeleteI've been paper piecing a replica of a old family quilt. Working on small pieces so I don't get overheated!
ReplyDeleteWe have two babies expected in the family, so baby quilts top my to do list this summer.
ReplyDeleteWe have two babies expected in the family, so baby quilts top my to do list this summer.
ReplyDeleteIt must be fun to teach so many keen learners and lovers of your fabric and designs.
ReplyDeleteI am working on my second quilt, which will be for a raffle - hope it is good enough!
ReplyDeleteI have about 10 WIPs that I'm hoping to finish this summer so that I can start some new projects this fall!
ReplyDeleteI'm working on some finishing some WIPs. It is beautiful this time of year here in Brisbane Australia. staceysrus@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteOh, I really like those blocks!! I would love to add them to my summer plans. For now I have a few minis on my list to keep me inspired while I work on the endless pile of bigger WIPs.
ReplyDeleteI am finishing a Fall wool applique, and a log cabin star quilt for my granddaughter. Those ar such pretty blocks you taught them to make. I have not seen that technique done up. Would love to tho
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping to find the time to finish a couple UFO's in between gardening.
ReplyDeleteI am working on a Ticker Tape scrap quilt. I just finished 2 quilts for friends of my daughters who just married.
ReplyDeleteI just finished up a wall hanging and lap size quilt for our home. Next will be finishing up some table runners.
ReplyDeleteGreat blocks. Plenty of UFO's to work on. Hope to win the scraps and book. Thanks, Nancy P.
ReplyDeleteI'm hand quilting a king sized quilt for our bed, am in the middle of making blocks for one of Pat Speth's nickel quilts, am sewing up some 14" pineapple blocks (FPP), and am stitching together some 4" bow tie blocks (EPP) for my portable project. it's been unusually warm here too, so I've had plenty of time inside to work on my sewing. Good luck to whoever wins!
ReplyDeleteWe are finishing the last of 23 full-size quilt tops for our grandchildren's Xmas this year. We start quilting next week. Also finished a baby quilt for a grandson who is trying to come today. And, I am working on a hand-appliqued quilt which has 49 blocks. It is one I can take with me on our jaunts here and there in the car. Especially fun when the air conditioning is on.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to finish a Christmas quilt I've been working on for a real long time. Thanks for the chance to win your lovely scraps!
ReplyDeleteSummer projects - gardening (aka weeding), finishing a patriotic quilt for daughter, finishing a patriotic project to show at Bee, the list goes on. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteI am working on a quilted Christmas table cloth and matching curtains this summer. Hopefully, it will be finished in time for Christmas. Thanks!
ReplyDeletePlease click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.
I have some pieces cut out for 2 quilts that I need to get together, after that? Who knows!
ReplyDeleteLove the blocks the ladies have done.the fabrics are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on The Road Less Traveled by Lori Smith. It requires lots of scraps so I hope I win!
ReplyDeleteThis summer I am working on my Block of the week by Primitive Gatherings.
ReplyDeleteTrying again first time did something wrong . Need to tackle scraps. Me oh my !
ReplyDeleteLove those star block colors! With my niece's wedding in August, I been busy sewing place mats and napkins as my "quilty" gift for her. Completing a mystery quilt is also on my to-do list. I just finished a tote with matching cosmetic bag for a graduation gift. Thanks for a chance in the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful pile of scraps to make a very nice quilt.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid my summer to do list is not very inspiring. I've vowed to myself that I would finish up all my works in progress before I started anything new. Darn. So I'm just dreaming about the next project. There's no harm in that, right?
ReplyDeleteI'm doing our guilds mystery quilt, studying to start a Lucy Boston quilt, finishing my daughter in law's red and green Christmas quilt, and making Christmas gifts. I live in Kansas also and stay in the a/c as much as possible. Can't take this 105+ degree heat indexes. Makes me appreciate what our grandparents had to put up with when they settled our state.
ReplyDeleteI told my cousin that I would quilt two of you quilts for her, as well as having my 10 year old granddaughter stay with us in Central Kansas for about another month. You are so right we have spent a lot of time in the house with the A/C on. I'm hoping to get her to do some more sewing like she did last year. I also make a TV Lap quilt and a couple table runners for my brothers military annual reunion. They sell chances on them and then they use the money to help pay for the meeting room. All is good here in Kansas, but we don't have any wheat this year.
ReplyDeleteI am into UFO's this summer, this year, and for ever how long it takes. But, I am making a good dent in the pile(s).
ReplyDeleteI want to use up some of my stash of fabric---so I can buy more.
ReplyDeleteI would like to put the binding on two quilts this summer as they have been waiting for awhile- love your fabric !!!
ReplyDeleteThere is something wonderful and magical about having a Kansas Troubles quilting project to do no matter what time of year it is!
ReplyDeleteI love scraps and the book looks great.
ReplyDeleteLove your work!
I have four full to king sized quilts back from my machine quilter to bind that I made this year so far. I am currently working on a king sized quilt using your KT Summer's End line of fabrics. They are so pretty. I am hoping to finish this one by middle of July so I can have it quilted and binded by this summer's end for my use. Thanks for all the beautiful fabrics you design! Enjoy your summer.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I love scraps and your book sounds awesome. Thanks for the chance to win.
Lisa
traditionalquilter@gmail.com
I am in the midst of making a Churn Dash quilt & after that I have some red, white & blue strips that I want to alter in width to make another quilt, a 9-patch & Fence Rail quilt, Disappearing Hourglass quilt, & some beautiful fabric called Clara's Garden & Heartfelt that I haven't decided yet what to create. Love the Kansas Troubles line!!
ReplyDeleteI want to get back to working on my Judy Niemeyer placemats.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on finishing up the last border on a Quilts of Valor and then start cutting pieces for a special quilt for a friend!
ReplyDeleteI'm working on finishing up the last border on a Quilts of Valor and then start cutting pieces for a special quilt for a friend!
ReplyDeleteI'm working on finishing up the last border on a Quilts of Valor and then start cutting pieces for a special quilt for a friend!
ReplyDeleteFinishing up a wall hanging and then working on Xmas and birthday gifts. Lots to do this year!!
ReplyDeleteI have a busy to-do list. I have a very modern quilt that needs to be layered and quilted, no big deal, but I am using Snuggle on the back and it is my first time quilting on Minky. I hope it goes smoothly! I also have a large lap size Christmas quilt that just needs it's outer border attached, then on to layering and quilting. A few little girl dresses to sew with some beautiful Lecien fabrics and a lonesome baby quilt that needs finishing. I need to go sew!
ReplyDeleteI am working on a scrappy opportunity quilt for our community's fall fest. As soon as I get that finished I will begin a scrappy quilt using all my Kansas Troubles fabrics.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a fun block! This summer I really need to find time to actually quilt and finish a few projects that have been hanging around for way too long!
ReplyDeleteI have been shop hopping. 29 stores in 2.5 weeks. I picked up lots of goodies including more KT fabric. I especially look for older fabric to add to my collection. This summer I'll be working on a quilt, table runner and bag for my guild's quilt show. I also found some incredible small projects to make for our country store, which helps fund our quilt show.
ReplyDeleteI am planning to make a lone star quilt using a jelly roll. I'm going to start if when I finish a panda mini quilt I'm making at the moment.
ReplyDeletejen dot barnard at btinternet dot com
I am almost overwhelmed by the list of projects on my to-do list. I have two doggie quilts to complete, one for each grandson. I have quilts to be quilted, a job I put off for too long.
ReplyDeleteI have so many projects lined up for this summer as the first part of the year included a move and a new job with little time or energy to do anything more than add to my stash. :) With my current job ending tomorrow, looking forward to some quality sewing time.
ReplyDeleteI've got two or three BOM's that I'm working on along with starting the Country Corners quilt and finishing up four or five UFO's. Good thing I'm pretty fast as it getting time to work on Fall projects.
ReplyDeleteI am working on a baby quilt and 2 tabletop mini quilts. I also have a "new to me old to some " longarm machine I am playing on.
ReplyDeleteI have two full size quilts to do. One is put together, but needs quilting and the other hasn't been started yet. My twins just got their big boy and big girl beds and I really wanted to make them quilts for them.
ReplyDeleteHaving an absolutely BLAST doing a 4" Sew-A-Long (on-line) with a group of friends. CLEANING UP THE SEWING CAVE, too ... yes, drastic measures to prepare for the fall and winter ahead ... LONG overdue! Would love to add some more stash so pick me, please! Linda
ReplyDeleteCleaning and organizing the sewing room!! While starting a few new blocks and plans for a July retreat with friends!
ReplyDeleteWorking on a kit I started a few years ago. Saw the finished product in our quilt show and that inspired me to get busy with it.
ReplyDeleteI hand applique in the summer. Blocks are easy to take along on nice weather outings. Cindy O'Dear
ReplyDeleteSummer is past it's halfway point and I'm not anywhere near done quilting and binding the table runners and toppers I made last winter. Ugh! Wheelchairs and quilt shops don't mesh well - would love to win your fabric scraps.
ReplyDeleteMy summer to do list just got a lot longer. A friend is the director of a nonprofit here in the Pittsburgh area called "Veterans Place" that helps homeless veterans overcome their issues and helps them resets lush their lives in affordable safe housing. Of course these men and women are in need of everything, so I will be going through my stash and tops to make quilts for them as they start their next phase of the life's journey. Picking up a new to me Gammill in a couple of weeks and need to relearn everything I've forgotten in the last 18 years about long arming too! Thanks for the chance to win!
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