SHOP HOP IS HERE AND it is a full week....

Look at some of the fun projects you can make with this years’ Greater Atlanta Shop Hop fabric. 

The batik fabric was designed by Timeless Treasures with magnolia blooms and the word Georgia in three colorways especially for the 2014 Shop Hop and will be available at all the participating shops.

 

  The versatile Boho Shoulder Bag is perfect for shop hopping, but just as great for taking to the beach. And, it’s reversible! Pattern is by Sew Fun.

The Classmate comes complete with pockets and vinyl zippered pouches perfect for carrying all your supplies to quilt classes. Pattern is by Atkinson Designs.

 Make the Cash & Carry bags in three sizes out of the rainbow batik and our bright, fun zippers – The small one is perfect for holding all your Little Quilts receipts! The Zippy Strippy Bag is one of our best-selling bag patterns and is perfect made up in any fabric, but especially in bright colors for the summer! Both patterns are by Atkinson Designs.

 You’ll love the compliments you get when you use one of our Ten-Minute tablerunners. Fun, easy, and fast (literally 10 minutes to make)! Get a free demo and pattern during Shop Hop.

 The Shop Hop fabrics make great quilts, too! Our free Shop Hop pattern this year is a Disappearing Four-Patch pattern. You only need twelve blocks to make this 54” x 72” quilt. We love it made up in the rainbow batik and bright solids. Get the pattern free when you visit Little Quilts during the Shop Hop or, if you can’t attend, get the pattern on the free pattern page of our website.

 “Georgia On My Mind” uses the lighter batik colorway of the Shop Hop fabric with a scrappy variety of greens and a very simple quilt block pattern to make a gorgeous 62” x 74” throw.

The Sit and Stitch will be your favorite sewing companion when draped over the arm of your chair. Never lose needles, scissors, or thread again! Pattern by Cindy Taylor Oates.

 

"Girl on Fire"

The East Cobb Quilt Guild challenge this year was titled “It’s All About Me.” Part of the challenge was to use lime green fabric and polka dot fabric in the quilt. We just fell in love with Nicole’s entry! You can’t see it very well, but the fabric used for the inner border and backing has fire flames all over it. Even if you don’t know Nicole, her quilt tells the whole story – she’s an “on fire” quilter!  

 

 

Second Saturday Sampler Stunner

Madeline brought in her version of the 2013 5” Saturday Sampler Blocks.  Another creative interpretation!

 

Quilting makes the quilt of our Second Saturday Sampler 2012

Julie found a really interesting setting for her 2012 Second Saturday Sampler blocks. It looks complicated, but Julie said it was a really easy block. Julie had the king-size quilt machine quilted by friend, Mary Dunham, in Missouri, who uses her home sewing machine to do the quilting.

 

An up-close look at Julie’s block shows just how easy block setting was! Look close at the quilting – it is exquisite!

 

Knockout Neutral

Judy is almost finished with a beautiful quilt from “Knock Out Neutrals” by Pat Wys.

Orphan Blocks? Not so!

In French, the word etude means study - and what a great title that makes for a quilt focusing on new techniques you’ve never tried before. Amanda brought in her quilt top featuring twelve blocks featuring techniques that were new to her like English Paper Piecing hexagons, apple cores, Baltimore-style appliqué, twister technique, and double wedding ring. What a great way to showcase all that we love about quilting! Why not look for all those orphan blocks from classes you’ve taken where you just made one block in the class (and never made another one!) and turn them into your own “Etude”!

 

 

 

Warning: Looking at this post may cause shortness of breath

Heather was in town visiting this week and stopped by for… you guessed it – More Fabric! She’s working on two beautiful appliqué projects. The first is Heather’s center medallion for a Mystery Quilt by Di Ford for Quiltmania magazine and Heather was looking for just the right stripe fabric to frame her beautiful work. 

  

 

The second block is part of another exquisite Di Ford project featuring appliqué and brodrie perse. All the appliqué and the detail are absolutely stunning!

 

If you want to work on a project of your own, come in and ask someone to show you the book, Primarily Quilts by Di Ford.

Contemporary Show and Tell

One of our Saturday Sampler participants shared a quilt she just finished. Love the clean, contemporary look of this quilt.  The quilting changes it entirely.

 

Charming Class

If you need to get away from the house for some uninterrupted sewing time, join us for Wednesday Workshop! There’s a $5 fee, but you can come and go as you please or stay all day if you want. Most who come are trying to finish UFO’s and love to use our design wall to lay out their projects. Linda is excited about all the projects she’s been able to finish!   

Another fun new class is the Marti & Me class where you’ll learn to make fabulous blocks and quilts using the rulers and template sets from Marti Michell. 

 

 

                                 Sue finished this quilt top after taking the class.  

 

Another fun class we do is Charm School where all the quilts and projects you work on start with charm packs. One of the most popular classes was the Disappearing 4-Patch pattern. Jennifer used two packs of French General charm packs to make this version of the class project. We will be featuring the Disappearing 4-Patch for our Shop Hop quilt. Be sure to visit us during the Shop Hop, March 15 – 22, for a demo and pattern!  

Parade of Quilts!!!

We had a party for our Second Saturday Sampler participants on Sunday and we were so excited to see all the beautiful quilts that were shown. We thought you might like to see some of them, too.

Janis made a few extra blocks and designed her own setting to make a larger, bright quilt. 

 

We offered several different choices of fabrics for the borders and Sandy chose to finish her quilt with the red floral border. Love it! 

 

Chris used fabrics from her stash to make alternate blocks and designed her own setting. 

 

Jodean hand pieced her entire quilt and then hand quilted it in time for the party!

 

 

  Bobette’s quilt was also hand pieced, hand quilted and bound.

 

 

     MaryAnn chose the red floral border fabric. Her quilt was machine quilted.

 

                        Mary Ann also finished the Black and White alternate quilt

 

Tricia used the brown floral border fabric and chose to make a larger quilt by making 20 blocks. 

 

Jean made the 6” size blocks and designed her own setting. Love the striped fabric she used for the borders! 

 

                The blocks look beautiful set with cream sashings. Lovely quilt, Marlys.

  

Julie also chose to set her blocks with light sashings. How creative to use some of her leftover fabrics for colorful sashing strip!

   Nicole made an alternate version of the quilt in Black and White. She designed her own setting.

                          We love the pillowcases Nicole made to go with her quilt

 

 

Nicole also made alternate blocks out of floral fabrics in her stash. The trellis setting she chose makes her quilt look like a beautiful garden.

 

Nicole had so much fun making this quilt with the 6” alternate blocks she made. Looks like a village I’d just love to move to! 

 

                     Madeline made the blocks in black, white, and red for her granddaughter.

 

Sue combined the large and small blocks in her quilt. This was her first Second Saturday Sampler experience and we loved her quilt! 

   Jerie finished her quilt using brown borders and a different red fabric for the setting triangles. 

 

Jerie also made the black and white alternate blocks, added yellow setting fabrics and came up with this great contemporary-looking quilt.

   Eloise loved the teal fabric from the Pheasant Run fabric line and decided to use those fabrics for her finishing fabrics. Beautiful!

 Are you stunned and amazed?! How about inspired? Who knew there was so much TALENT among Little Quilts customers? WE DID!!!!

 

Check the LQ website or call for a complete pattern set for our 2013 Saturday Sampler –                               Day’s Gone By – 63” x 79”. 

Pattern set includes 10” x 5” blocks and lots of tips and shortcuts. Plus bonus of how to finish the large and the small quilt with 5” blocks.

A real bargain - $15 

 

 

Versatile Projects

Sarah’s been busy sewing and we love her newly finished projects. She used the Midi Bag pattern to make her bag, but made it with wool instead of cotton. We love the richness of color you get with wool!

 

Sarah also finished her Pilgrim quilt from our Pilgrim Embroidery Block of the Month last year. The pattern set did not offer a quilt setting for the embroidered blocks so we’re really enjoying seeing the different settings our customers have come up with. 

 

Clever Setting for Sampler Blocks

We just love the way Nicole finished her 6” Second Saturday Sampler blocks. What a cute farm complete with white picket fences…just want to move right in!

Sunbonnet Sue is timeless for the generations

One of our customers loves to appliqué and made this cute quilt for her granddaughter using our Applique Sue and Hats pattern. We love the way she embellished the blocks with stitchery.

Sochi Dreamin'

Have you been enjoying the Winter Olympics? Why not make a quilt to commemorate this year’s Olympic events?  All our Olympic fabrics, kits, and gift items are now 25% off!