Second SSS Quilt

Judy used our setting and fabrics for the sashing but added a nice red border.

The big reveal...one at a time

Adele has chosen to use our setting and our finishing kit to set her twelve inch blocks. along with several others. They all did a great job.

 

...Anticipation!

This is a picture of participants waiting to see what everyone has done with their blocks.

The Grand Finale Prep

Here are two pictures of the 2012 Sat. Sampler Show and Tell on Sunday afternoon Feb. 17^th.

Libby, Mary Ellen and Wanda getting ready to show some quilts.

 

Linda sitting with Sara waiting on the big show. Sara has been doing the Sat. Sampler for eleven years and has finished some wonderful quilts.

 

Holy Hexies Batman!

We keep following Allison’s progress on the king-size quilt she’s making with ¼” hexagons. (And, no, that is not a typo – they really are ¼”!) Allison will be doing a hexagon demo during shop hop if you’d like to see this block up close.

Precious Memories

 Melissa took the beautiful cross stitched Precious Moment blocks embroidered by her mother and turned them into a beautiful quilt to welcome her new baby. Precious!

Strip Quilt Race Project

Doris and her amazing Jellyroll race quilt. This quilt uses just one jellyroll and goes together in just 45 minutes! If you get tangled up in your strips it may take just a few minutes longer.  So Dang Easy!

Here's an idea I just thought of... for a wedding quilt or a baby quilt, throw in a plain coloered strip with the date (and name on it)

Hand Quilting is Still "Alive"

The picture is a little blurry, but we see so few quilts that are hand quilted these days we just had to post this one. Rita finished the quilting while sitting under the pool table with a tornado flying overhead! The quilt will be hanging in the Bulloch Hall Quilt Show, March 9 – 17, 2013, so you can get a close up view of Rita’s beautiful quilting. Click here www.bhqg.org for more information about the upcoming quilt show.

 

Show and Tell from January Second Saturday Sampler

Susan never fails to bring a finished quilt top for Saturday Sampler Show and Tell. We all need to learn her secret for finishing projects!

 

Lori used her Saturday Sampler blocks from last year and combined them with House blocks to make a quilt for her son when he got married. For the label on the back of the quilt she made a large house and included a picture of her son and his wife in the windows, the wedding announcement for the door, and a “Marietta” block from Olde America Antiques vintage postcard designs on the roof since the newlyweds are living here in Marietta. Such a cute idea!

Finale Quilts of 2012 Seconnd Saturday Sampler - pt 2

Amanda came up with a fabulous setting for the Batik alternate blocks she made. 

 

Linda made the blue/brown alternate blocks and the border fabric she found to showcase her blocks. 

 Patterns for the alternate block quilts are available for purchase.  A “reveal” party will be held on Sunday, Feb. 17 from 1pm – 3pm for our customers to show off their finished quilts so stay tuned to the blog  to see all their creative ideas!

Finished Quilt tops using the Sampler Blocks of Second Saturday Sampler 2012 - pt 1

All the finished quilts debuted today at Second Saturday Sampler to a lot of ooh’s and ahh’s! This year everyone had a choice of making 12” or 6” reproduction blocks with the fabric that came in the kits. Wanda, who designed the series, set her blocks in a classic reproduction setting. 

 

The smaller 6” blocks were set in a similar, but simpler setting.

  Dena, who made all the contemporary alternate blocks this year, designed an original contemporary setting to showcase her blocks. 

If you like the setting, but didn’t make the contemporary blocks, it will work equally well with reproduction fabrics as you can see from Chris’s quilt.

December Second Saturday Sampler - pt 3

Pam was so happy to finally turn last year’s six-inch 2^nd Sat. Sampler blocks into a finished quilt. We loved the toile border!

Pam also brought a beautiful tulip quilt made with 30’s fabrics. The pattern came from a Mary Hickey book.

Civil War Tribute Block of the Month All Finished

What a stunner! These photos were sent to us from Linda W.  She has been doing the Civil War block of the month for 3 years. These are pictures of the first one, The Civil War Tribute.  What a treat that she sent us these photos..
We are just beginning the 2013 version.  Civil War Melodies.  Create your own stunner...
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Thursday January 24^th

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Second Saturday Sampler - Part 2

It was a cloudy, windy day for our December 2^nd Saturday Sampler, but Susan’s contemporary quilt just lit up the parking lot! Bright and sunny…

 

Janette was so happy with the quilt top she received from her Bee group’s Round Robin project. Janette made the center block and her friends completed successive rounds.

 

 

 

Second Saturday Sampler Show and Tell pt 1

Jean finished a very patriotic eagle medallion quilt

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Susan completed the Beyond Beginner class and this was her class project.

Christine made a camouflage outfit for her grandson for Christmas. Christine’s son is stationed in Germany and Christine plans to deliver this Christmas present in person. Have a great trip, Chris!

 

I do, I do

Here are some of our dear customers who brave heat, cold and more to visit with each other every Second Saturday of the month to get the "ingredients" (pattern and fabric) to make a quilt block.  When they come back the following month with the pieced block, they get the next month's ingredients for FREE.  Thyey get to attend a tips and  "tour" of what's new and great since last month.  It is not too late for you to get started.  Come in and purchase block one of the 2013 version for $6.  Then come join the group on February 9th between 9:30AM - 10:50 AM at the back of the shop for the show and tell and tip session.  Bring your own show and tell.  It's fun!  Then you too can raise your hand when we ask...Who loves Secoond Saturday Sampler?
I do, I do!

Here's a sweet banner Alice created using the children at play motifs from the Little Darlings II fabric (newest from Henry Glass). Banners and buntings are all the rage today!

 

 

Little Darlings II just arrived. Our newest line of fabric for Henry Glass. Here’s “Child’s Play”, one of three free patterns in our flyer.   Make a darling quilt 32” x 42” with the user friendly pre printed panel All you do is add two side borders of pinwheels, four patches and the green plaid fabric, and it’s ready to quilt. Perfect for the beginning sewer or a super speedy baby quilt.

Kits are $29.95.  Or you can purchase Little Darlings fabric and get the pattern free or check out www.henryglassfabrics.com to download it.