New Quilt Formats

Inspired by @AngieQuilts :)
Once upon a time...my first FB friend sent me this WOW! thread painted postcard!!
I had never seen anything like it! I believe Angie pioneered thread-painting in this new medium.

[No worries, you too can get one of Angie's amazing creations in Angie's Textile Art Etsy Shop]

 

While I still haven't quite got the hang of thread painting and fabric printing like Angie does,

I have been playing with the magic postcard interfacing

 

and..........

 

its perfect for quilted jewelry!

 

It took many tries to work out the finishing details over the years since I received Angie's lovely Sunflower Postcard all the way from Cheadle, UK,

but here at last is Hexagon Cuff

Thank you, Angela:)



Half Square Triangle Stencil

Does a stencil count as a quilting tool? I'm saying yes because this stencil helps make perfect HST patches. [Half Square Triangles]

I found this stencil pack online at Connecting Threads. Stencils by Sunday Best Quiltworks, and they have a how-to video on making stencil HSTs. Stencil sets for making HST in 8 sizes.
My set of 4 stencils from Connecting Threads makes HST 1" thru 2-1/2".

pounce, sew, cut. Easy!

And addicting - seriously I could do this all day :D

I'm making 1" patches for Lover's Lane queen quilt because that is the stencil size that fits on the 1/4 yd. blue and white sampler pack cuts I have. Yes, I'm crazy. --Mom

"1" patches, are you crazy?"

Jingle All the Way - in July

Did you hear, I won Jingle All the Way on Notions, the Connecting Threads blog!!! No, not the movie. The Nancy Halvorsen book, of course!!!

Look - it's really hear!

And just in time, too. I've learned that July is the best time to start holiday projects. Otherwise you end up putting on your binding at the Thanksgiving table...but that's another story.

So what does this have to do with Totally Tech Tuesdays? Well, it turns out the nice people at Connecting Threads understand about the the creative holiday timeline. [I wonder if they've ever had to finish a binding on Thanksgiving?]

CT started an online group for people working on holiday and gift projects in 8 craft books, including Jingle All the Way.  The Gifty Galore Quilt Along is a group in Quilt With Us, the social network hosted by our Connecting Threads friends.

Quilt With Us is alot like FB, except everyone there is quilty. There are posts, messaging, groups, chat, everything. Most of all, I like the giant album of members quilt photos. It's nice not to have to visit each friend's page in turn to see their quilts.  The CT Designers are there too, and they've made a whole library of tutorials.

So when you stop by Quilt With Us, visit my page and say "hi". Let me know where you find the quilty group of your dreams.

**HAPPY HOLIDAYS** 

Xtra Soft Cotton

Mom wanted to know why Connecting Threads fabric is extra soft, so I wrote an email and asked them. Kara, a nice customer service person, answered me right away.

Kara said, "Our fabric is very soft and it is manufactured from super combed cotton that is grown in the USA. That kind of cotton is extra-soft. See, when cotton or another fabric is combed, the shortest, additional fibers of a batch are removed. The result produces high-quality fibers or thread with excellent strength and softness."

Thank you, Kara!