Sample Quilt - Jolene

I have completed my top of the Sample Quilt we have been working on in class. Becasue I have been making extra squares for display as I teach the different blocks, I have ended up with 24 instead of the 12 blocks the Quilting Group is doing. I decided to go ahead and finish sewing it becasue is is easier to display this way to show the different blocks.

I can't wait to see how everyone's turns out. Click here to see the 2 Teri completed.

Melanie's Quilts

Melanie has completed her first quilt top!!!!! She has her next 6 already planned :)
She also completed her trial quilt on the long arm. Both are pictured below.

'I Spy' Quilts

Several years ago I started collecting material for an 'I Spy' quilt. I found a lot of really fun material to use! Since I didn't wanted any two pieces the same, I ended up with enough material to share and trade. I wanted to try something different, so I sewed the blocks with a fold to make the black squares, like origami. It is way cool, but takes time.

My sister made one too. like mine.

span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">>>Mom dedided to put some of the squares together, but instead of the folded squares, she used sashing. It looks great too. I made one like this for my oldest daughters graduation as well.

If anyone is interested in giving this a try, I still have squares to trade :)

Friends, Food and Quilting

A few weeks ago Janice organized a Food Storage / Breadmaking class. It was very informative and inspiring. We decided to make a few of the meals from Karen's website to try out while we quilt. Here are the first two we tried. The idea is to buy enough to make a meal 12 times then rotate it through your food storage. This first one was a variation of what is on Karen's website, this is from Janice:

Easy Tortilla Soup

Cook:2 chirchen breast (boneless skinless)

Cool chicken and cut into very small pieces in soup pot.

OR

2-3 (12 1/2 oz cans white chicken meat) placed in soup pot

Add:

2 Cans French Onion soup

1 can Tomato juice

1 can chicken broth

3/4 cup water

1 cup Salsa

2 Cans corn (or frozen mexicorm)

2 cans kidney beans

2 cans black beans

2-3 medium potatoes, washed and cubed

3 medium to large carrots, washed and cut

Heat on Med/High then simmer for about 1 to 2 hours, just long enough for potatoes and carrots to cook.

Serve with grated cheese and chopped green onions on top as well as tortilla chips, if desired.

Creamy Chicken Enchilada

On Karen's website

T-Shirt Quilts

When I first did a demo on t-shirt quilts, I did it becasue there were many who were interested in creating on from their own shirts. I had no desire to do one, but after preparing for the demo I decided to do one for myself, yes, for me. I don't wear t-shirts much, except when I actually work out :) but found I had a decent collection from family reunions, and a few other activities I had participated in during my children's teenage years. I didn't realize I had so many memories tied up in these t-shirts. Here is what I came up with...

I had so much fun creating my own, I decided to do one for my daughter Sarah who had a huge collection she wanted in her quilt. I we were laying it out, it was fun to have her share with me some of her memories from each of the shirts. This is what I put together for her... I wanted to add this one to the post today. A friend from my Ward sewed this for her husband, then they had me quilt and bind it. I think she did such a fantastic job, I wanted you to see it. I'm sure you can see why I have been getting excited about t-shirt quilts. They hold a lot of memories, and it's a way to share them with others. I have two more in progress for some friends.
You may want to check back at earlier post with more pictures of t-shirt quilts that have been done.

If you know someone who wants a t-shirt quilt done with their t-sirts, they are welcome to come to our quilt group on Thursdays, or I am now taking orders to do them for people, just email me for pricing.