Quilting Class

So I have been teaching a quilting class to some ladies at my church.  I designed a quilt with twelve 9 patch blocks.   They have been doing a great job. Here are some pictures of what they have started.  I think they are going to turn out great.

I had to show this crazy friendship star.  This is what happens when you sew the last row on backwards.  I did this.  I don't think I have ever done this before.  

New pattern - The Go-To Bag!

I just completed a new pattern.  This is new for Quilt Bug Creations - it isn't a quilt.  It is a Go-To Bag.  This is a fun bag to have for anyone who is on the go.  The bag is designed to stock with items that you may need on the go.  This is a bag that you can keep in the car or toss in your suitcase.  You can keep anything that you want in it - wet wipes, hand sanitizer, lotion, nail clippers, bandages, safety pin ect.  The list could include just about anything that you may need.  It has 6 zip top bags sewn into it so that all of those things can be organized. The great thing is that you don't have to carry it all in your purse.

Nine Patch Quilt

I have been asked to teach a basic quilting class for some of the ladies at church.  

This is the quilt I have designed for the class.  It has 12 nine patch blocks  and applique.  

It should be fun.  A pattern will be available to purchase shortly at my shop on etsy.

A closer look at the Table runners

I realized that the pictures on my seasonal and holiday runner patterns don't show a very close up view, so I am posting some close up pictures.  You can purchase these patterns on my etsy shop at the Quilt Bug Creations Shop on Etsy

At the Fair

This is my daughter Ashley who is13 years old.  When we were at the State Fair last year she decided to buy  a fat quarter of this crazy animal print for their Fat Quarter challenge.  The challenge was to design a quilt using that crazy animal print.  So she did and won a 1st place ribbon and some gift certificates to some local quilt stores.  She bought another fat quarter for next year, so it will be fun to see what she comes up with.(Her quilt is the one in the top left corner)

Ashley also made this quilt.  She won a sweepstakes award in the 4H competition at both the county and state fairs.

Way to go Ashley!!!

As we walked into the Home Arts Department at the State Fair, we were so excited to see Katelyn's (15 years old) quilt hanging from the rafters with a big purple bow on it - She won the youth sweepstakes award.  She and I designed this quilt together.  

This split nine patch is Becca's first quilt.  She is just turned nine years old and she  made it all by herself.  She even sewed the binding on by hand and did an awesome job.  She entered into the 4H department in the county fair and won a sweepstakes ribbon.  She then got to enter it at the state fair and won a blue ribbon.  Not bad for her first quilt.

Cruising with Riley Blake

So...a few weeks ago I entered my Spring quilt into a contest sponsored by Riley Blake Designs.  To my surprise I made it into the top ten and now the online voting begins.  You can only vote once from each computer or other device.  Go to www.rileyblakedesigns.com to vote. I would love to have your vote.

Table Runner Patterns

I had four cute fat quarters that I bought  just because I like them.  After I got home I thought to myself, "Why did I buy these?"  I had no idea what I was going to do with them.  I hated to cut them up too much because they were such fun prints.  So I laid them out and  was looking at them and the thought came to me that I could just cut them into wide strips and sew them together and then  I could still enjoy the darling fabric.
And, of course there had to be applique involved, so I appliqued a flower to each end and it was so easy.  At the time I was serving as the president of my quilt guild and each month I would show a fast and easy project for the guild to do.  This was the perfect project for that.
It turned out to be a very popular project and groups were getting together to do them.
This is also a great project for beginners because the quilting can be done by stitching on each side of the seams.  With four fat quarters (and maybe a few scraps) you can make a table runner.