Wall Quilts are the Perfect Backdrop

Ever notice how a quilt makes a beautiful backdrop for a vase of flowers? (even if there just in a canning jar) 

 Quilt is the Forget Me Not Quilt pattern.

"Love what you create! Let my patterns be the canvas for your creativity." Jamie Kalvestran

Bead & Button Show

I recently attended the Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee,WI. I came away with this "starter stash" of beads.

Which lead to my first beading project.

When it's finished it will be a beaded clutch, using my Fat-Quarter Scrap-bag™ Pattern. 

"Love what you create! Let my patterns be the canvas for your creativity." Jamie Kalvestran

Did I Mention My Sister that HATED SEWING is Hooked on Quilting?

Next quilt for the newly addicted quilting sister of mine? She chose my On The Breeze Pattern.
What a good sister she is. Below are the three layouts using the same single block.

On the Breeze Quilt Pattern - Block layout #1

On the Breeze Quilt Pattern - Block layout #2

On the Breeze Quilt Pattern - Block layout #3

Which layout did she choose? Here's the unveiling at our year end craft club dinner!

Layout #3!  Both quilter maker and quilter are hiding behind the quilt! Come out come out!

Here they are. Roxie Baumann (left) machine quilted it. Tracy (in the hat) a happy quilting sister.

Quilt finished with binding on, at home on the sofa. Well done Tracy!

"Love what you create! Let my patterns be the canvas for your creativity."


Jamie Kalvestran

Quilting is not only addicting, it's also contagious.

My Quilt Club group and I are very fortunate. We are allowed to sit and sew from 9-4 one Saturday a month at one of the local churches. They do not charge us a dime. In exchange we are making a quilt to donate to the church to use in any way they see fit. Here are some photos of our busy bee group along with the quilt in progress. Right now it's at the quilters. I can't wait to see it finished.

Yes, it's the same pattern that I showed in the last post. The one my sister made. Well, she made it at quilt club and everyone there saw it. So you see, quilting is not only addicting, it's also contagious.

Both Lori and I were cutting to keep up with the stitching gals!

Here is my sister Tracy, the one that started it all!

Sewing, pressing, cutting, sewing, pressing, cutting more . . .

Hard working Quilt Club Members!

Watch this stack MAGICALLY turn into a quilt.

Just beginning the layout.

Left over pile of scraps from the first day of working on this quilt. Yes, this went home with some one.

"Love what you create! Let my patterns be the canvas for your creativity." Jamie Kalvestran

PS. Instructions for making the Stripy Stripey quilt are available for immediate download just CLICK here to go to my online Shop.

My Sister Tracy's Hooked! YES, Another Quilter Recruited.

Meet my sister Tracy. She is showing off her very first quilt blocks.

She made this table runner in one day. Here is the block layout audition #1 dark center zig zag stripe.

Here is the block layout audition #2 light center zig zag stripe.

Here is the block layout audition #3 light squares.

Here is the block layout audition #4 dark squares

Here is the block layout audition #5, two light, one dark square.

Final answer - #5

Tah Dah! Here it is with the binding on laying on her dining room table.

 So do you think she stopped there?  No Sir-ree. She had a few strips left over and she continued to sew . . . and sew . . . and sew . . .  (FYI - This is the sister who HATED SEWING!)

TAH DAH AGAIN! She made a lap quilt next! Does she look like a happy girl or what?

"Love what you create! Let my patterns be the canvas for your creativity." Jamie Kalvestran

PS. Instructions for making the Stripy Stripey quilt are available for immediate download just CLICK here to go to my online Shop.

Fiber Adventures: You are invited to join us . . .

Fiber Adventures: You are invited to join us . . .: "When: November 18-20, 2011 Where: Treehaven , Tomahawk, Wisconsin Time: Check in 4-6 pm Friday until 3 pm Sunday Cost: $250.00 , plus mat..."

"May my inspiration be your inspiration . . ." ~ Jamie Kalvestran