Colorful Sunflowers

Little Quilts teacher, Anne Anderberg, brought her granddaughter in to pick out fabric for a quilt and then Anne had to come up with a pattern. We LOVED what she came up with! Anne used an old Trudy Hughes pattern for the blocks and enlarged a small sunflower appliqué pattern for the center. Her machine quilter quilted it with a really cute sunflower design. What a treasure for Anne’s granddaughter.

 

Spectaculer Sampler

Susan made the 2011 Saturday Sampler into king size .what a beautiful setting she did!

Bali POPS!

Amanda’s mother sent her a BaliPop and asked her to make a quilt. Love the soft, summery colors!  The pre-cut 2 1/2" strips are such timesavers. 

 

 

I'm Just Sayin'

from Mary Ellen Von Holt - Little Quilts owner

 "How proud I am of my staff and teachers, and customers that have won ribbons at the East Cobb Quilt Guild Show.  I’m so lucky to have such a great group!"

Employees and teachers include:  Kathy Niemann, Amanda Smallwood, Kathie West, Fran House, and Dena Rosenberg.

Quilt by Amanda Smallwood

Quilt by Kathie West (it was a LQ Block of the Month).  She is doing another one right now.  Check it out!

This quilt belongs to our own, Kathy Niemann, however the top was sewn by more friends and LQ employees to replace a top just like it that was stolen from Little Quilts over 10 years ago.   Kathy did make that quilt as a block of the month program.  The pattern was called Garden Club.  It was published later in a Leisure Arts book called Garden Club Quilts.

 

The Quilt Show is ON and Little Quilts is a vendor

If you are anywhere within driving distance of Atlanta, get in the car and come on to the East Cobb Civic Center for the East Cobb Quilter's Guild Show. 
Here is a link to details about the show hours, show winners and more.  http://ecqg.com/quilt-show/
Vending, you will find the Little Quilts booth looking like this:

All seasons are well represented.  Front and center is a trunk show of quilts from the 'Seasons' series of quilt books by Kim Diehl.  Kits available for the one in the middle.  Isn't it great?!

Little quilts go anywhere

Our friend Iris sent us her picture of little quilt placed in her spare bathroom. She made “Oh My Stars!” from Lori Smith/From My Heart to Your Hands patterns.  Lori has a series of patterns called “Four Plus One Equals Fun!"  Take five fat 1/4ths and have enough fabric for two small quilts, or one with a scrappy backing!

Hexie statud report

Have you been watching Allison's progress on her 1/4" queen size hexie quilt. In a previous blog, we also showed the beginning of her Judie Rothermel entry. She's gone to a larger size - 1/2" hexie! Remember her entry still has to be at least 40" x 40"! We keep you all posted on this great wallhanging!

 

 

 

 

Start planning!

For those of you as addicted to the “Downton Abbey” television series as we are, we know you’ll be just as excited as we were to get a sneak peek at the new “Downton Abbey” fabric line from Andover that will be making it's debut in November. We will be receiving the entire line (39 bolts!) that will be used in the clothing and quilts in the Series 5 episodes in 2015. That will give us all plenty of time to imagine the costumes and make our own quilts with this beautiful fabric before the shows even air! Watch the newsletter for the fabric's arrival in November.

 

 

 

WOW!

Oh MY Stars!

Marshall used up a lot of scraps on this Friendship Star quilt top. A great stash-buster!  Marshall has made a lot of quilts.  I am sure he will give me this one. Right, Marshall?

We currently have the trunk show for the “Celebrations” series from Silver Thimble Quilt Co. 

Each quilt in the series makes a square quilt perfect to use as a table topper or wall hanging. The first quilt in the series is “Bittersweet & Berries”. There is nothing better than a beautiful fall day and any hint of crispness in the air has us pulling out our quilts! We’re sure this will be your favorite quilt for taking the chill off cool fall evenings!

 

We love Christmas and love having a holiday quilt in every corner of our homes. You’ll enjoy a splash of holiday joy with the second quilt in the series, “Merry and Bright.” 

 

Third in the series is “SnowBound” with snowmen that will keep you warm all winter long. Stop by the shop or our booth at the East Cobb Quilters’ Guild show to see all the quilts in the series up close.

 

Creative uses for Olde American Antiques postcard prints

Amanda made these fun treasure boxes for her grandchildren by decoupaging Olde America Antiques postcard quilt blocks onto boxes. She used a cigar box for the Civil War Generals! Olde America Antiques has a huge collection of antique postcards that are printed onto 100% cotton sateen that many of us have incorporated into our quilts, but we love this unique idea for using them. Stop by or call to check out all the different styles we have available in the shop. (We also sell cigar boxes!)

 

 

Quilts are Gifts From the Heart

This creative wallhanging was made by one of our customers as a gift to commemorate 30 years of teaching orchestra at her children’s school. What a special gift!

Take A Little Trip!

What can we say but WOW! This quilt top made of Trip Around The World blocks was made by one of our customers. Amazing!

Graduation present - One of a Kind

Graduation time always brings a lot of interesting show & tell into the shop. One of our customers made a rug-hooked emblem for this special pillow. All you Georgia bulldog fans are going to want one of these, I know!

 

 

One of the Best Patterns Ever for a Fast/Great Quilt

Judy used a jelly roll of “Audra’s Iris Garden” and the “Heart Strings” pattern to make this beauty. 

Oh Baby!!!

Looking for a perfect baby quilt? Let us suggest this cute, CUTE quilt done by one of our customers. Easy to sew pinwheels and bright colors make this a great little quilt!

Beginner and Beyond!!

Susan took our “Beyond Beginner” class and finished this beauty with lots of batiks and Aboriginal fabrics. She’s been working diligently at Wednesday Workshop to piece the leftovers from the top into a just as beautiful backing! She plans to give the quilt to her son.

Heximania Update

Remember this?  Our customer was working on it during Shop Hop. It's 1/4" hexies that will be a queen size quilt. The block on bottom right are part of her quilt for the 'Just Judie' contest. Have you started yours?

Here Kitty Kitty

Dona's been finishing some quilts. "Quilting by check" is the term. She's using our machine quilting service stop get these UFQ's (unfinished quilts) off the shelf and onto beds!

 
Dona's BOM we did at the shop 10+ years ago!

Dona's favorite! She loved the meandering quilting done to look like yarn that her kitties have been playing with! A tribute to all her cats.

"Parking Lot" Show and Tell from May Second Saturday Sampler Event

Use a charm pack and a great pattern to make this easy quilt top. Sew squares together in a horizontal set, and then use the “Chock Full of Charms” pattern to show you how to cut the top apart and restitch it to give you an on-point look. Doesn’t get any easier!

  Sandi used an early Jan Patek/Sue Spargo pattern for this gorgeous quilt. Since she doesn’t care to appliqué, she replaced some of the appliqué blocks in the pattern with paper-pieced blocks to add her own personal touch to the quilt. We think Jan and Sue  would love it!

 

 

Love these star blocks made totally from Half Square Triangles. Good job, Janice!

 

Big blocks for big prints

Kelly  made a sports theme quilt for her nephew who's turning 7. We'll quilt it for them with variegated thread!

She collects fabric with fruits and veggies and makes picnic quilts with large blocks for wedding quilts for friends....a great idea.

Classes bring out the fun and creativity in you

The girls in the Homestead Gathering Club are having so much fun with doll quilts and cigar box doll beds. Karen wanted something unique for the legs on her doll bed and decided to use tea cups from her granddaughter’s tea set. Isn’t that the cutest idea?!

Show and Tell - one of many job perks. Enjoy what we see on a day to day basis

Marshall has been quilting up a storm! Always a finished new project when he stops by. This week he had two beautiful tops to show us.

 

Show and Tell - Batiks

One of our customers loves working with batiks because the colors always seem to blend well. She used the “Disappearing Nine-Patch” technique on one of the quilts. The other quilt is for her daughter.

 

Show and Tell - Awesome

One of our out-of-state customers stopped by while she was in Atlanta to show us her finished Sweet 16 quilt. Many of you will remember that Sweet 16, designed by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts, was our appliqué block of the month last year. Mary did all the appliqué on her blocks, but had the quilt hand quilted by an Amish lady near her home. Beautiful!

Textile Memories

One of our customers wanted a teddy bear made from her mother's favorite sweater after her mother passed away. We think Wanda did a great job making this special treasure for her! 

remember - Wool Works is a free stitch In.

Wool Works is one of our most popular clubs with lots of time to stitch, chat, and be inspired. The club meets the 2^nd Friday of each month from 10 – 12:30. There’s no charge for the club – just bring whatever wool project you’re working on and join the fun. Call the shop to reserve your spot!

 

Happiness is a Thumb and a Blanket

Mary Alice made this 55" x 60" quilt with the Peanuts user friendly panel with patchwork around it. A great use of the chevron. She had such a grand time that she made the next one 94" x 104". Would you believe these are for her daughter who's 40+ years old. She grew up with Charlie Brown and all the Peanuts gang!

Accuquilt Booth at AQS quilt show.

Alex Anderson & Ricky Tims get ready to announce the winner of the barn quilt contest. The Accuquilt booth was right next to Mary Ellen and the Little Quilts booth in Paducah Ky. What fun!
Participants design quilt blocks - winner's is painted on 6 ft square to hang at Accuquilts headquarters in Nebraska. What a cool prize.

 

Stay tuned....

Check back tomorrow to see who our Give Away winner will be.... Good Luck to all of you! We loved reading about what you'd like to use these fabrics for! All of your projects sound wonderful! Stay tuned.....

Accuquilt Block Contest

Alex Anderson & Ricky Tims get ready to announce winner of barn quilt contest. The Accuquilt booth is right next to Mary Ellen and the Little Quilts booth in Paducah, Ky. What fun!
The contest was for quilters to enter a block design and the winner gets their block design painted on 6 ft square to hang at Accuquilt's headquarters in Nebraska.

Holy Quiltman!

Only in Paducah at the American Quilters Society show...Mary Ellen spots "Lady Patchwork" on the square!

If that is not enough... We have Quiltman and Bobbin.

Color-FULL

Alex Anderson & Ricky Timm's prepare for an interview on the quilt channel during the American Quilters Society show this week. Our Little Quilts booth is right across from Ricky's and Alex's booth.