Ready to get a head start on holiday sewing? This Ready to get a head start on holiday sewing? This #holidaytrimmingsquilt is a fast and easy project. The pattern releases TODAY! Head over to Shereece's site @sewhookedontreasures to grab your copy.
It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsqui It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsquilt pattern release is coming June 9th. I was happy to test this lovely quilt and even more happy with the way it turned out. Thanks, @sewhookedontreasures. I can't wait to show the full reveal!!
Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top toge Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top together. Look for this fun new quilt pattern coming soon from @sewhookedontreasures!

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Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmin Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmingsquilt by Shereece @sewhookedontreasures. 

Does the new Hustle and Bustle fabric by @official_basicgrey on a Grunge Hits the Spot background put you in the holiday spirit?
This is my most recent finish. I stitched the last This is my most recent finish. I stitched the last bit of binding just about a half hour ago! I love the fabrics in this quilt and they were just random fabrics from my stash. The pattern is #theellaquilt by @kitchentablequilting. I may have to hang this in my family room until it finds a new home.

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Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat bl Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat blocks and these three items are my essentials for achieving that: white fluffy bath towel, cheap Black & Decker iron that steams like crazy, and a Jackson's Woodworks square clapper.

I have a wool pressing mat, but I like the bath towel better. It has enough nap to "grab" the fabrics for a super flat press and it can be tossed in the washer and dryer. 

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One of my cherished quilts is one I didn't make. T One of my cherished quilts is one I didn't make. This album quilt was made by members of a club I ran for many years when I had a brick and mortar shop. Several members continued to meet in my home monthly until COVID hit. 

It is special to me because it is a reminder of what is important; the friendships, camaraderie, and encouragement that developed within the group. 

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This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites fo This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites for a couple of reasons. First it is proof that any fabric works when you cut it small enough and second I pieced it on a little mini retreat with a couple of friends. The pattern is Rectangle Wrangle by Bonnie Hunter.

I love, love, love scrap quilts, the more fabrics the better, and that's how I justify buying all the fabric I do.

This particular quilt was chosen for today's prompt because tomorrow it will be on its way to Poland along with nine others from my "quilt room" (see day 3 prompt).

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Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the th Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the things I've learned through quilting, but one I can't seem to get through my head is that I don't like foundation piecing, paper piecing, or hand piecing.  Slow stitching is a concept I can't wrap my head around.

This String Spiderweb was started at a retreat so I jumped on the bandwagon without thinking it through. I have a bunch of these units made but no interest in continuing. As I was snapping the photo though, I had an idea. Stay tuned.

Are there quilting techniques or methods you don't enjoy?

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Uncategorized · July 18, 2013

Sew Inspired: Quilting Friends

For some time I’ve been working on a series of posts on people who have inspired my quilting.  Then when I heard about the recent death of Mary Ellen Hopkins who was a huge inspiration to me I decided to move this project to the front burner.  I’m working on a Mary Ellen Hopkins quilt that I started at a retreat several years ago so when I finish it I’ll write a tribute to her. This post though, is about a fabulous group of women who constantly motivate me.  Just knowing that our meeting is coming up gives me the kick in the pants I need to finish projects.

Our meeting day on the second Thursday has long been my favorite day of the month.   We started as an “International Mystery” club when I had the quilt shop.  After the shop closed we’ve continued meeting at my house.  Our group has 12 members who regularly attend and a couple more who come when they can get off work.  Amazingly, in the many years we’ve been meeting, only one member has dropped out and that was because she moved to California! 

Each year we select a book with a variety of patterns that call for strips or stash and make a quilt from it each month.  I don’t think any of us has every worked through an entire book but several have made almost everything from Scrap Basket Surprises; still one of my very favorite books.

Last week was our “quilt show” where we each bring projects and hang them on the back fence and end with a potluck lunch.  Our theme was to bring a finished quilt that had been a UFO at last July’s quilt show along with our most recent finished quilt. I think everyone gets really motivated to finish something for the “show.”  We didn’t select a theme for next year, but I have a Christmas UFO that has been aging for a long time so maybe it will be Christmas quilts! 

Quilt Show Collage

Every member of this group is such an accomplished quilter I am humbled to be included.  I couldn’t begin to guess how many thousands of quilts and other quilty projects we’ve made between us. The show and tell every month is so inspiring I always come away wanting to start another quilt! Our meetings are always fun with lots of talking, laughing and eating. 

If you don’t currently sew with a small group I would really encourage you to start one.  In addition to being a lot of fun, it can be a wealth of information. We help each other with difficult projects and give ideas to make works in progress even better. I think we have the best quilting group ever and I really look forward to every meeting. Not only have these women made me a better quilter, the friendships have enriched my life beyond measure.  Thanks to each and every one of these women for being such an inspiration!

Group photo

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  1. Anonymous says

    July 18, 2013 at 11:44 pm

    (I’m not really anonymous … I just wasn’t able to get my name in correctly.)
    No, Rhonda! YOU are the inspiration to us! I’m so happy to be a member of the Scrap Basket Quilters and look forward to getting together the second Thursdays! What Rhonda isn’t telling you is that each month she (all by herself) prepares a delicious meal for us on these Thursdays. If you think she’s an excellent quilter, well, she’s a terrific cook too!
    Today, I was inspired by this blog to tidy up my sewing room (no small task!) and get to finishing up the projects that were lying about. I finished one project that was close to finished, machine applied binding to another, and am working on sewing rows together on another. See, you ARE my inspiration!
    What Rhonda also isn’t telling you (nor does she tell us) is about how she has a 30-hour day. Either that or she doesn’t sleep! She makes a gazillion quilts each month, volunteers at our local emergency shelter and food pantry, works part time, is a terrific wife and mother, and is a wonderful friend who is always doing thoughtful things for others.
    I so enjoy your blog, Rhonda, and look forward to each post!
    Pat in Appleton, WI

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