Loralie Designs Purse Show and Tell

What a cute bag made by Kathleen from Loralie Designs fabric and using our great buttons to decorate. Both sides of the bag are really special.

Scrap Quilt Show and Tell from a Little Quilt's Anniversary Kit

Since we are celebrating our 12 anniversary Jeanne thought it would be fun to show this quilt. The quilt she made was from a kit at our 4th anniversary. The kit contained 2” x 4” rectangles of all the fabrics that we had in the store at that time. Well Jeanne added a few of her own and made this giant quilt. Impressive!

Show and Tell Second Saturday Sampler - part 2

Doris with the sewing bag her mother sent her for her birthday

A Second Satruday Sampler quilt from a previous year, one the front and luscious, cuddly Minkee on the back.  Good idea, Barbara

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Show and Tell From November Second Saturday Sampler - part one.

Sandra made her jacket from left-overs from a black & white quilt she made.  Left-overs?  Really?!

Jerri finally finished her Sat. Sampler quilt from several years ago, but finished is good!

This is a great idea to make a quilt memory from a souvenir.  The center is a tea towel.  Who knew?!



Go Green!

We have some of the most creative customers! Annette stopped by and showed us this cute handbag that she made by crocheting strips she cut from Publix plastic bags! She cut the bags into double layer strips, knotted the strips together, and rolled them into big balls. Then it’s just a matter of single crochet! Very cute, very creative, and VERY Green!

Irish Chain Quilt

We have wonderful customers who come by to show us their finished projects and we love it. This is a Tres Belle Irish Chain made by Lois. Great job, Lois!

Deck The Halls...

Here is a view of "It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas" at Little Quilts.  We have an angel tree, a bear tree and a knit items tree.  Glittery snowmen and plaid reindeer add more holiday flair.

Charitable Giving: Small Cuddly Quilts

Suzanne makes small quilts and donates to the Tiny Stitches Charity. A group that makes blankets and clothes for newborns in rural areas. Suzanne made this quilt from our Whittier Crossing fabric line and used heads and legs from stuffed animals. How cute and cuddly is that!

Stunning Christmas Applique Quilt

Doris who is our customer brought her mom Wanda to our store. Wanda teaches this quilt at a shop in California. The quilt is from Bunny Hill Patterns.

Happy Birthday Quilt and Peeking Cats hidden in the garden.

Diana is celebrating her grandson’s first birthday and stopped in to show us his birthday quilts. The Birthday Collection is from a pattern by Anka’s Treasures and has a great back. She also made this cute cat quilt.

 

A Finished Quilts from Little Quilts Primitive Garden Block of the Month

Cheryl recently brought in her Primitve Garden quilt which was our block of the month a few years ago. It combined homespuns and wool. She had it custom quilted and brought it in the select her binding. Great job Cheryl!

A stunning project - combining embroidery and quilting

Judy was so proud when she finished ‘Over The River and through the Woods” by Crabapple Hill. It’s a great quilt with embroidery of the poem and Judy did all the patchwork in blacks, creams and tans. A stunning quilt.

T-shirt quilts - the best gifts

Amanda  shared with us a tee shirt quilt that she made for her Uncle Frank (he’s shown in the block on the top left side). He’s a huge baseball fan so she made this quilt for him and sashed it with lots of baseball fabrics. You can see her daughter Lisa on the left side. Lisa’s loves her Pokey Little Puppy quilt that her mom made her.

Stunning Medallion Quilt Show and Tell

Renee from Cleveland Tenn., stopped in recently to show us her progress on her quilt. She’s hand quilting it. It’s called “Savannah Medallion” from a Fons and Porter pattern. She purchased all the fabrics from us earlier in the year, and works on her hand quilting while she travels between Tennessee and Florida. It’s a beautiful quilt, and her hand quilting is stunning.

Memories of Little Golden Books

Amanda made this quilt for her daughter Mandy. She used the soft book “Pokey Little Puppy”, cut the pages apart and set it with sashing to make the quilt.  Mandy by the way is in her ‘twenties’ and the Golden Book Pokey Little Puppy was one of her favorites!

Doing for Others. - Opportunities for Quilters - A Great Example

Beverly and Angela recently brought in 30 pillowcases for ConKerr Cancer. 
Beverly works at Alston & Bird, a large Atlanta law firm and organized a sewing day at the firm’s office. She gathered fabric from her ‘stash’ and they were able to get 30 pillowcases sewn. She plans to try this again. IT’s a great project, we’re gathering pillowcases and reporting the numbers to American Patchwork and Quilting as they tally pillowcases to One Million. Have you made some? Bring them in anytime – we count them and turn them over to Conkerr Cancer, the Cobb Battered Women’s Shelter and other organizations.

Little Quilts Sorority Sisterhood!

One of our online sorority sisters sent us a this picture of the doll quilts she made. She was inspired by the project in one of the Little Quilts Sorority newsletters last year. She called it “Little Bricks”.  She made the blocks smaller.  Long distance show and tell.  AWESOME!

One good deed...paid forward

We have a customer, Trish, who does not like to keep a stash (imagine that!) Every time she makes a quilt, she comes in and buys new fabrics, but whatever is left after the quilt is finished she either throws or gives away. Recently she brought in 2 large bags of scraps for us to dispose of. We let our customers dig through the bags and they bought their “treasure” for $5 a pound. We then donated all of the proceeds ($450!) to the YWCA for the Cobb County Battered Women’s Shelter. In addition, there were 2 completed quilt tops included in the bags that Trish didn’t like after they were finished so we sent those to our machine quilter who donated her quilting time to finish the quilts (see the picture) and we donated those to the YWCA where they will be auctioned off at their 2011 Tribute to Women of Achievement event in March.

We also sent the YWCA representatives home with 80 pillowcases for the shelter. These pillowcases were all made and donated by you, our customers, as part of the American Patchwork and Quilting Million Pillowcase Challenge. Way to go!!!

There is an article in today's AJC: http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2010/10/21/domestic-violence-vigil-tonight-at-6-p-m-in-marietta/

Little Quilts Original TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Applique Block of the Month

We are so excited with the finishing of our 12 Days of Christmas quilt.  Wanda, on the left, designed the patterns and Kathie on the right did the appliqué. We still have all the patterns and the kits for the blocks. It is never too late to start. Finishing kits are available for two different versions to finish the quilt, a Traditional setting and a Classic Baltimore Album style. You can view both versions and order the kits on our web site.


Visit our store to see the real thing.

Flowers for Gracie

Friday, Oct. 8th,  a group of rose gardeners and quilters stopped in Little Quilts on a mini road trip to area quilt shops while in Marietta for a National Rose Society Show. They learned all about the fast 10 minute table runner pattern done in a beautiful rose patterned fabric; and also had time to shop for other goodies.
Mary Ellen's neighbor Mary Alice brought her a vase of miniature roses as a thank you for hosting her little group.  Gracie Pearl, Mary Ellen's cat found the roses so beautiful, she stopped and did a double take.

More More Second Saturday Sampler Show and Tell

 Mary Ann loves to appliqué and this is her newest FINISHED project. All the blocks are needle-turn appliquéd and the quilt is hand quilted. What a show-piece!



Theresa finished this quilt for her husband and brought both of them in to show us. Theresa used a simple 9-patch block with alternate blocks from the Australian fabrics that are so popular now so it’s an easy quilt to make, but Theresa said it does require a good bit of concentration and a big design wall to make sure the colors in the 9-patch blocks are properly placed. Theresa’s husband, Jerry, is just glad the quilt is finished now that chilly weather has arrived!

Theresa used all her leftover Australian fabrics to piece the back of her quilt.  This really showcases the unique prints.



More Show and Tell from Second Saturday Sampler Show and Tell

 Nicole liked this month’s Block of the Month so much she made 6 extra squares in red, white and blue to add to the border of this patriotic panel. What a great idea for a border!

 Rebecca is all ready for Halloween with the quilt top she just finished. The fabrics all feature spider webs and Rebecca set her bow tie blocks so they looked like a big spider web. She also found some spider web buttons that she used for embellishment. She’s going to hand quilt the project with – you guessed it! – spider webs!





More Show and Tell from Second Saturday Sampler in October

 Christine is getting a head start on Christmas gifts. She made this table runner with matching potholders for her mother. She also brought in a collection of the cutest small wallets and credit card holders that we all fell in love with. No excuses for not being organized with these! Chris used the “Wonder Wallet” pattern by Lazy Girl.



 As you might be able to tell from her Show &Tell,  Doris loves wizards! We were all in awe of the wizard pillow she needle-punched. She made the little quilt from the pillow leftovers.



 

October Second Saturday Sampler Event Show and Tell

We had lots of great Show & Tell at Second Saturday Sampler October 9th morning. So many, that I will post a few each day for the next several days. 
Janice brought in this beautiful top in colors just perfect for the season. The pattern is “Color Bridge” by Backporch Designs.



Janice has been a busy quilter. She also brought in this great quilt that she made for Quilts Of Valor.



2010 Second Saturday Sampler Finishing Kits preview

For those of you who are starting to wonder what your Second Saturday Sampler quilts are going to look like, here’s a little preview.  This is just one block, but it shows the sashing and the border fabric.  Isn’t it gorgeous?!  Kits will be available and you can order the kit from the website or stop by the shop and reserve your kit at any time, but fabrics are limited so don’t wait until the last minute!   Kits will be available in January.   (Go to the website to see a sketch of the complete setting layout).



Whittier Crossing giveaway

Congratulations Rebecca of Waterloo Iowa.  You won!!!
this topic was very entertaining
Here is my entry in the weirdest costume category.  My Mom was a radical Women for the Republican Party, back in the day.  She denies it all and is a staunch Democrat now.  Anyway, she made a costume for my early elementary age brother,t o be an elephant with HUGE nerd glasses on to be a "Vote for Goldwater", walking poster.  No joke!
Kathy Niemann - Little Quilts

Show and Tell from california - Little Quilts Sorority member

This project was made by Dale Conley.  She adapted it from a 5" size block to a 2"size block.  She got the pattern as part of her Little Quilts Sorority (every other month) Newsletter in 2006.  There is no time limit on GREAT!  Thanks you to Dale for sending us a photo of her project.

I Spy...

Here is a wonderful I Spy quilt.  There a many blocks to keep the search challenging.  For anyone unfamiliar with an I Spy quilt, they consist of blocks that include fussy cut components to show an item that the maker can ask the admirer to find.
Here is Sally McDaniels' version of an I Spy Quilt using an Alphabet Panel. Some wee person will enjoy this one.

Primitive Rug, Quilt and Pillow Show and Tell

Paula Wexler has been a busy little quilter with some "bring a smile to your face" primitive projects.  She is letting us share them with you.  Here is Jack Sprat Pillow, a Sue Spargo wool applique pattern. It is a 20" pillow with a fancy buttoned back (also part of the pattern,  see the second picture).  We can order the pattern for you, if you like.

Primitive Hooked Rug - pumpkins and crows..see how happy Paula is that Fall is here?

Here is another picture of Paula Wexlar with a cute wall hanging of a witch from a pattern called The Witch Is In by Joined At The Hip (also available to order)

 

Quilt Patterns from the Baltimore Applique Society

After an inspiring visit from Marylou McDonald, we were able to get our hands on two patterns designed by the Baltimore Applique Society.  They have access to antique quilts and have brought the patterns to you, along with a CD including pictures of the quilts and blocks. The Margaret Potts Quilt (1851-1858) has over 80 block designs.   The blocks were made by more than one person and are made special by wool and cotton embroidery, as well as inscriptions that are inked.  The quilt is documented as being so special that "during the war of the Rebellion, at the time the Rebs were making their first raid, this quilt and other valuables were buried in a copper kettle in the woods and covered with leaves."

Lady of Victory Quilt is an exquisite pattern in the Baltimore Album style.  These block patterns are found in other quilts from the period starting in 1846.  The Baltimore Battle Monument center block was included in quilts to honor those who died in the Battle of North Point in the War of 1812.  This could be a heirloom project of a lifetime!

Patterns are available in the shop or on the Little Quilts website.

The Take Over

Dear bloggers, today is your day (and mine too, stay tuned).  Laura (blogmaster) is taking a leave of absence from her duties and leaving it to me, Kathy Niemann (email newsletter master). If you get the email you know I have computer "issues" so this should be hilarious.  Just to keep you coming back during my learning curve, Laura and I made an executive decision (Mary Ellen is out playing tennis, what she doesn't know can't hurt her.) So... we are initiating a give away of the lovely new Little Quilts fabric Whittier Crossing.  6 luscious fat quarters.  Leave a comment about your weirdest Halloween costume and you will be entered to win.  Contest ends Thursday Oct. 7that 12PM and a winner will be selected at random.  Notification will be by email.
*Anonymous entries are not valid and international winner must pay the shipping.

One of these beauties will be yours.  Can't wait to hear about the costumes.