Christmas in July Quilt 7-30-2010

To See How the Quilt Started

I have the quilt top finished for Grand #3 Christmas gift.

I used everything for my fabric closet, but I did have to head to the store

and purchase gray thread.

I didn't put it on the clothes line, way to hot here for all that work.
Just put it over the fence and quickly took pictures.

The patterns here are from "Get to the Center of It", the newest PDF download
that I added this week.

I don't know how I'll finish this one, hand or machine

Sew Happy, Beth

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Christmas in July

Get the 3 book set of The Quilt Ladies books for

ONLY $33.00 You save !

When you place an online order,

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Complete Set all 12 Books At An unbelievable Price

Little Quilt Ladies has a new PDF Pattern Book out,

“Get to the Center of It”

18 patterns with

all instructions made into 6 quilts.

The Quilt Ladies offer their PDF books at unbelievable prices of ONLY $7.99 $5.99 - 52 pages, a complete how-to-piece section and quilt binding section. This is Less than you pay for a single pattern. Delivered to your printer in just moments from The Quilt Ladies 100% safe and secure site. Color printer recommended but not required.

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Goodwill Trip

I love Goodwill and I know it sounds strange, but the place just makes me smile.

This is what I found this past week.

I'm going to do my thing to it and add it to my office/sewing room.

 I cleaned it, sanded just a bit and primed.

 

I added a base coat of pink, and then 2 more coats.

Added highlights and a couple of coats of top sealer.

It looks very nice in my office/sewing room and

made me feel better about not redo everything in the room. (I've started the living room!)

 Sew Happy, Beth

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ONLY a FEW more days of Christmas in July

Get the 3 book set of The Quilt Ladies books for

ONLY $33.00 You save !

When you place an online order,

NOW, until 11:59 pm August 1, 2010.

Set 1-2-3

Set 4-5-6

Set 7-8-9

Set 10-11-12

Complete Set all 12 Books At An unbelievable Price

Little Quilt Ladies has a new PDF Pattern Book out,

“Get to the Center of It”

18 patterns with

all instructions made into 6 quilts.

The Quilt Ladies offer their PDF books at unbelievable prices of ONLY $7.99 $5.99 - 52 pages, a complete how-to-piece section and quilt binding section. This is Less than you pay for a single pattern. Delivered to your printer in just moments from The Quilt Ladies 100% safe and secure site. Color printer recommended but not required.

For Christmas in July

"Little Quilt Ladies" and "Get to the Center of It" will each be 5.99

Get to the Center of It

Little Quilt Ladies

Place an online order, NOW, until 11:59 pm August 1, 2010.

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In the Mail

I'm very fortunate to have wonderful friends who give me friendship and  support in everything I do. At the end of June I received this surprise in the mail. I don't receive things very often so I REALLY enjoy just having them to look at.

Well, it's mid to late July and I opened it and Look ! !

It's a wonderful movie, we popped popcorn, had a lemon water and watched. Very good,
Thank you, my very dear friend, you are wonderful for thinking of me.

Sew Happy, Beth

Christmas in July

Complete Set all 12 Books At An unbelievable Price

Little Quilt Ladies has a new PDF Pattern Book out,

“Get to the Center of It”

18 patterns with

all instructions made into 6 quilts.

For Christmas in July

"Little Quilt Ladies" and "Get to the Center of It" will each be 5.99

Get to the Center of It

Little Quilt Ladies

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Christmas In JULY

It’s Hot, Sticky and Humid IT’S JULY

 and we have a new PDF Download 

"Get to the Center of It"

So, The Quilt Ladies are celebrating with

Christmas in July

Get A 3 book set of The Quilt Ladies books for

ONLY $33.00 You save !

When you place an online order,

NOW, until 11:59 pm August 1, 2010.

Set 1-2-3

Set 4-5-6

Set 7-8-9

Set 10-11-12

Complete Set all 12 Books At An unbelievable Price

Little Quilt Ladies has a new PDF Pattern Book out,

“Get to the Center of It” 18 patterns with

all instructions made into 6 quilts.

The Quilt Ladies offer their PDF books at unbelievable prices of ONLY $7.99 $5.99 - 52 pages, a complete how-to-piece section and quilt binding section. This is Less than you pay for a single pattern. Delivered to your printer in just moments from The Quilt Ladies' 100% safe and secure site. Color printer recommended but not required.

For Christmas in July "Little Quilt Ladies" and "Get to the Center of It" will each be 5.99

Get to the Center of It

Little Quilt Ladies

Place an online order, NOW, until 11:59 pm August 1, 2010.

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Welcome to Quilt Show Saturday

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Putting it all together

 We've had loads of company this summer and I enjoy putting a nice bed together for them. Everything is washed and dried on the line, I love the smell of the sheets and the way they are a bit stiff.

 

I also, wash and line dry my quilts, adding the quilt and pillows.

Have to have the something pretty,
I like flowers, a book or magazine and I'll add treats and water the day of their arrival.

I lay a down comforter on the bottom,

just in case they are a bit chilled with the air being on.

And a little step up, the new bed is tall.

Sew Happy, Beth

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And July 25th is National Thread a Needle Day, so take some time and quilt !

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Stop in at My Romantic Home too and see all the wonder !

WELL,  look what I started. A few weeks ago

I showed my office/sewing room, as shown here.

For some reason, everyone thought I needed to clean out. ( and yes maybe I did) So, with boxes in hand and garbage bags close, I started. Found a couple of things I'd been thinking about, three dollars and a book I need to return to a friend. So, after about 2 hours of work,

I have to say, "I hate it ! " It's not me, I like the idea of it being all pretty, all painted and shiny. But being in there the past 2 days. It's not me, the television is coming back in, the fabric will be back on the floor, and I'll be hanging everything with yellow headed straight pins.

And then, it hit me, "What does this say about me?" I like the mess, I work better with mess

or what I'm sticking with, "I'm just more creative with all my things around me." and there it is.

MY things, my hopes, my dreams, my ideas. It just hit me as I wrote, "My things."   

Sew Happy, Beth

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When the Grands Come to Town

 

The Grand's are in town and they have to pick the quilt they sleep under. I know, we've had a heat index of over 100, the past couple of days, but at Grandma's..... they have quilts.... they know no different.  They are very quilt savy and they debate, who get's what quilt.

You must know, this have nothing to do with me, it is all about Grandpa's fishing quilt, one on right and Grandpa's fishing pillow ! You see, you can't have both the quilt and pillow, so they talk it over (each night) and who ever gets the pillow has to take one of Grandma's quilts.

And, this time it took two of 'Grandma's" quilts to please the loser, of the fishing quilt drama.

It may have to do with the PINK ? (boys) Just a thought

You should see Grandpa's face when this is all going on ! Priceless.

Sew Happy, Beth

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This is from Book 2 Helen and Teresa, you meet two of
The Quilt Ladies and make 2 quilts in this book. This is a small doll quilt.

Hand Quilted

Made with a black border and solid colors

This one is quilted with an assortment of colored threads.

Sew Happy, Beth

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I love sharing my quilts, remember to check out Cindy's there are some beautiful things.



This is a little girl baby quilt.

Machine pieced and hand quilted.

This is the little boys, machine pieced and hand quilted.

I've sent this picture to Martha Stewart Living for a crafter contest. Not heard anything??

Don't forget, you can link to Quilt Show Saturday at Noon (CST)on Friday. Anything crafty, anything you did with your own hands.   Come join us

Sew Happy, Beth

Christmas in July Part 3

I have all the blocks finished and laid them out on the bed.

My back has not been right for a couple of days and I didn't want to get on the floor and crawl around, BUT as you can see I couldn't really see the blue blocks, on my pink quilt.

Laid out on the floor I moved them around until I like their placement. Always do this, there is not right or wrong way for placement, but certain blocks just look better next to others.

Sew Happy, Beth

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Christmas in JULY Part 2

I have a great start on my holiday already, remember "Leon" 

I was asked recently, "Why I do my instructions showing one blocks cutting and say multiply by the number of blocks needed?"
 I've seen so many quilters, cut out a whole quilt, do one block and not like it.  With this quilt I pieced loads of the triangles and then cut 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"  squares, mixed and matched each block as I went.

I like a scrap quilt to be scrappy, but also to be very able to see the pattern of the block.

I'm loving my time in my sewing room, Keep watching,

Sew Happy, Beth

I added the Pink Slipper Project, scroll down, right, just click and it will take you
right to the site, it's wonderful.

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Christmas in JULY

Long ago Christmas in July was a celebration to get people together in the hot summer and try to remember the cold of the winter. Cold food was served and small gifts where given. I think today it's our family picnic in the park, getting every one together to celebrate family.

But over the years at my house, it has become quilt starting time. I start my holiday list for gift giving and ask some questions of family.

This year I had requests for a couple of little boy quilts. I'm in the year of the scraps and I pulled out blues, beige, tan and gold. I try very hard not to go with to many flowers,(their boy)  just bold colors.  I wash all my fabric after I purchase it, so with iron in hand,  I go through press and lay out what I like.

My next PDF "Little Quilt Ladies" pattern will be a book called, "Get to the Center of It" I like the pattern so much I'm doing it (again) for one of the quilts.

Sew Happy, Beth

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 It's Quilt Show Saturday time, do a blog, link with us,

Anything crafty, quilts, sewing, home projects, just as long as

you do it !

I love a great bed, first a good mattress, a mattress pad, and then cotton sheets.

My grandmother lived with us and she taught me to make a bed. The sheets have to be, good to good sides, top sheet folded down. This way when you crawl in the pattern is facing you.

In the summer I like this quilt, it's hand stitched and not as heavy as most.

 

When I make a bed quilt for myself, I always make the top edge or border

different, so I know it's the top.

The pattern of the blocks are all the same, with a dark brown paisley as

the back ground.

They are 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares.

When I do scrappy, I don't plan color placement, I just go with what I like for each block.

 This is how is looks for the spring/fall. I change it in the winter months for a very heavy down comforter.  Thanks for stopping in.
Sew Happy, Beth

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