busy hands...

Ana and Zoe were busy finger knitting while their mother shopped for fabric. 

Anyone need more convincing to take a class?

Katy just finished the 'Beyond Beginner' class and her finished quilt is going to be a gift for her son. 

New sessions for the Winter Quarter are:

Beyond Beginner Mon. Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 8, 15 6pm - 9pm Mon. Nov. 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10 12 - 1 pm



Looks like they are straight from the pages of Pottery Barn

One of our customers decided she needed to use up some of her stash (now there’s a novel idea!). She just cut everything up, added sashing and my, oh, my! what a gorgeous stash buster quilt. For the back she used everything that was left!

Fly Like an Eagle!!

Staff member Kathie West just finished this beautiful appliqué top from a Lori Smith pattern. Stunning! She plans to hand quilt it.

The encouragement of a group in an ongoing class brings awesome results!

Marianne finished this gorgeous quilt “Folk Art Bloom” by Buggy Barn in Fran’s Primitive Class. It was simply stunning and the machine quilting was awesome.

Paula took a block of the month from Sue Spargo last year and this is the result. Her work with wools and her decorative stitching is a winner. She has been working in Fran’s Primitive group for some time. Paula also does rug hooking and the pear is her original design.

Join in...get inspired Primitive Club Tues. Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4 10am - 12pm This club meets the first Tuesday of every month.

Firey Batiks

Marshall travels frequently with his job, but he still manages to find time to make the most beautiful quilts to bring in to show us!

Linen work - in progress

At the Silver Thimble  retreat, Joanne was working on these beautiful linen-work pieces

Are you ready for some football?

Kathy made these quilts with "yellow brick road" pattern - a favorite! She said she's" a Gator by birth, but a bulldog at heart!" It's a great quilt in any school's colors.

Second Saturday Sampler July Show and Tell 2

Pat used the blocks from a Prairie Women Sewing Circle project to make a Table Topper.

 

With the blocks left over she made a matching runner for her buffet. Very Creative!

This creative group of reproduction scrap style quilters begin a new quarter of classes this Fall.   Look for a group called - Homestead Gathering Class



When Danita finished this Flying Geese quilt from a Jo Morton pattern, she decided it was one of her all-time favorite quilts. We had to agree – it’s beautiful!

Second Saturday Sampler Show and Tell - part one

Remember:  Second Saturday Sampler Event is this Saturday...coplete with parking lot show and tell like this!

Martha made a special baby quilt using a churn dash block with zoo animals in the center. The backing featured more zoo animals. Very cute!

It’s never too late to take great quilt blocks and set them into a quilt! Jeannette used her Second Saturday Sampler blocks from 2010 to make this beauty.

We love stars at Little Quilts, and Sue made a “show stopper”! Very patriotic

Applique Stunner

Teresa is in our year long Baltimore Album study classes with Wanda. This is her latest block. Such a great job, Teresa! 

Summer Fun with Henry Glass Designers

We love summer here at Little Quilts.  The Fourth of July is a biggie.  We love all things red, white and blue and the opportunity to express our patriotism with fabric.  Also, we get an opportunity to meet some of our out of state fans as they travel down I-75 and take a short side trip off the highway to visit, on their summer trips.
Not only do we have a quilt shop, with all sorts of fabrics by many talented designers but we get a chance to be designers ourselves. The current line of fabric is Little Darlings and it gives our fans many design opportunities.  Take a look at this quilter/stitcher's cleverness.  Sheila took the stitchery designs and colored them in with crayons.  Vintage masterpieces.

You too can make our Little Darlings design.  We have a give-away  to win a bundle of fat quarters of this line of fabric AND a kit to make this quilt...

Just write your comment and we will make a random selection on Monday.  Your email must be associated with an email address so that we can contact you.

We hope you are enjoying the Henry Glass Summer Party blog.  Go visit it today and you will take a gander at Mary Ellen's sewing studio.  (remember she has the Little Quilts Shop as her fabric playground).

Contemporary Quilt

Second Saturday Show and Tell:
Susan finished this beautiful quilt with a contemporary flavor.

Customize a Tote

Julie’s all ready for her next big trip with her “Professional Tote Bag”. It’s perfect with zippered compartments for her passport and iPad, side pockets for water bottles, and plenty of inside pockets for general “stuff”. Julie even added a fob inside to keep track of her keys! Monogramming on the front gives this bag a personal touch.

Garden Steps - a la London...Let the Games begin

Susan was looking for a pattern to showcase some great fabric from London and found the pattern “Big Easy”. The quilt turned out so cute; we know her daughter is going to love it!

Sentimental Sewing

Colleen made this Double Wedding Ring quilt for her daughter’s wedding in August. It’s made out of all her daughter’s riding shirts. Those of you who have daughters who love horses (like I do!) will understand how special this quilt is!

A Shining Star

We love star quilts here at Little Quilts. Can you believe Janice paper-pieced this beauty?

Gorgeous Log Cabin in a unique setting

Every time Kathy comes to Atlanta from Florida she brings a beautiful quilt to show us. You can almost smell the ocean when you look at this batik beauty!

Sudoku and quilting..Who knew?

Play Sudoku with your quilt blocks like Madelyn did and come up with a great lap quilt.  Nine patches with colors that symbolize numbers.  The pattern is from a book called Sudoku Quilts by Barbara Hershey.

Oh me, Oh my!!!

Former staff member, Nancy, was in town for the week-end and stopped by to pick out the perfect backing fabric for this quilt she appliquéd and pieced from a pattern by Terri Clothier Thompson. What a great quilt!