Nuance and Sun Stone by Paula Nadelstern for Benartex.

Have you seen these? Nuance and Sun Stone by Paula Nadelstern for Benartex.

I couldn't wait to get my needle into these gorgeous fabrics.
Hand quilted detail was fun to do.

Using my Fat-Quarter Scrap-bag™ pattern
I stitched up this clutch bag in about 30 minutes!

Now I have to say that I am not a 'glitzy girl' BUT
if I was this would be the perfect candidate for
some beading or crystals!

Photo below shows the back of the clutch, complete
with woven Scrap-bags™ label.


View below shows the coordinating lining along with the
magnetic snap closures.

Visit Paula Nadelstern's Web Site

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Today's Random Give Away!

Today's Random Give Away goes to:

Approachable Art said...

I would love to win this fabric, absolutely lovely, thank you for the opportunity! :D

July 20, 2009 11:15 AM

Approachable Art - Congratulations! Please contact me via email and send me your mailing address, the fabric will be shipped promptly!

Winner was determined using, Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5 

Timestamp: 2009-07-27 13:09:50 UTC

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Color Palette is Inspiration for New Quilt

These fabrics just arrived from Red Rooster! They are all from Ricky Tims Fabric Collections and are the inspiration for my new quilt design. Stay tuned and while your waiting for me to finish the quilt visit Ricky Tims Web Site . I need to get back to my sewing machine!

Weekly Give Away

Today's give away is:
A 17"x 22" 100% Quilting Cotton Hand dyed and block printed with metallic copper fabric paint. The block print is my original design set into a repeat.

Close Up View

Entire 17 x22" piece.

Back of fabric showing the underlying hand dyeing.

I think this would look awesome made up into the "Easy Zip Wallet" Pattern!

To qualify please leave a comment on this post anytime this week Monday July 20 - Sunday July 26th. Then check back on Monday July 27th to see if you won!

. . . Special of the Week

Online direct from my website:

Under Categories Choose: "Buy THREE and get ONE FREE"
Then Choose: Any of the Pattern Combo's

Then Choose: Add to shopping cart

(P.S. with the Buy 3 get 1 free you will also save on shipping!!)

CLICK here to go to my website -

Happy Sewing!

And the Winner Is . . . drum roll . . .

And the winner of last weeks giveaway is Patty! Patty please email me your shipping address and I will get the patterns in the mail to you asap! Congratulations!

Patty said...

wonderful patterns, love your designs.

July 13, 2009 4:51 PM

The winner was chosen using the Random Number Generator at Random.org.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

20

Timestamp: 2009-07-20 13:47:51 UTC

The Sewing Machine Project - mending communities . . .

While sewing and listening to a podcast of etown this morning, I learned of this project with the following mission, "The mission of the Sewing Machine Project is to give people a tool that will not only help them mend their own lives but also will give them a way to take an active role in the rebuilding of their community."


Donations of sewing machines, fabric, patterns, notions, and other sewing-related items are welcome!

I hope you will take a moment and check out the opportunity to give back or pay it forward, by visiting The Sewing Machine Project Website and taking action. My own donation of patterns will ship tomorrow.

Email the Sewing Machine Project.

If you decide to make a donation, I love for you to send us a comment and let us know that this project has touched your heart.

What We Did with Winnie's Mother's Fabric Scraps.

Back in March of '08 I posted about a quilt top that I had made from fabric scraps that I had purchased at my neighbors estate sale.
You can read that post here . . .


Well, the other night at the art quilt opening (see previous post), Winnie Johnson brought the finished quilt in to show me and now I'd like to share it with you. Photo above holding the quilt left to right: Winnie Johnson, Myself, and Loretta Stacy.

In a nut shell, I purchased vintage fabrics from Winnie many years ago, they were her mother's scraps. I pieced the quilt top using the vintage fabrics for the hand pieced hexagon flowers and machine appliqued them to newer fabrics from my stash. When the top was finished I sent it to Winnie. She had it quilted by Loretta and finished it herself.

Below, Winnie is showing Loretta the documentation text she added to the edge of the quilt. It reads: "Grandmother's Flower Garden Variation...Pieced by Jamie Kalvestran Using Ruth Aanerud's Scraps...Quilted by Loretta Stacy...Finished by Winnie Johnson."






I asked Winnie how many of the fabrics she remembered from her childhood. It was amazing how many memories it brought back. Even her husband Russ pointed out a fabric that had been formerly a pair of culottes that Winnie wore when they were first dating! How cool is that!

And even though I had never met Ruth, (Winnie's mother) in person, I hope she is looking down from above, smiling and nodding her approval of what we did with her scraps!

Russ & Winnie Johnson operate Woodland Cottage a Textile and Craft Retreat in Elk River MN, read more about Woodland Cottage here.

Loretta Stacy owns The Needle's Eye a Longarm Quilting Business, in Princeton, MN. You may email Loretta here.

Meet the Artists - "Not your Grandmother's Quilt Show"

I am pleased to introduce to you some of the artists from an art quilt show in my home town of Elk River, Minnesota. The artists are listed with their artwork below their name. Some of the artists had additional works available. Please feel free to contact them directly or via the Arts Alliance

Arts Alliance Main Street Gallery

"NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHERS QUILT SHOW"
July 9 - August 29, 2009
The hours for the Arts Alliance Gallery are: Thurs, 12 - 9pm and Fri/Sat, 12 - 6pm.

Arts Alliance
716 Main Street
Elk River Minnesota 55330
763-441-4725
www.elkriverart.org
Arts Alliance Blog

Wall Quilts & Quilted Wearables by local Quilt Artists
You may click on any to photo to enlarge it.

I was excited to see this lovely woman carrying
a bag made from one of my patterns! (The Original Scrap-bag™)
So excited in fact that I forgot to get her name.
(If any one knows her please send me her name to post here)
Thank-you Linda for letting us know her name is Roxanne Leband.

Meet Loretta Stacy, (longarm quilter)
Princeton MN
(763)389-1583
email Stacy

Meet Linda Poisson, Big Lake MN

The following two photos
are the back side of the quilt above.

Meet Jean M. Judd

Cushing, WI
Phone: 715-566-0212
Gallery: www.yessy.com/sistersinstitchs
Website: www.jeanjudd.com

Meet Winnie Johnson

Meet Bette Slag

Meet Yvonne Curran

Meet Theresa Bemis from Foreston, Minnesota

Meet Cindy Wilson from Lakeville, MN
Cindy can be contacted via email.

Arts Alliance Main Street Gallery
"NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHERS QUILT SHOW"
July 9 - August 29, 2009
The hours for the Arts Alliance Gallery are: Thurs, 12 - 9pm and Fri/Sat, 12 - 6pm.

Arts Alliance
716 Main Street
Elk River Minnesota 55330
763-441-4725
www.elkriverart.org
Arts Alliance Blog