9/28/17: CCLQ at Jean's

The Cherry Creek Lane Quilters met this week at Jean's home where inspiration abounds! The awesome autumnal quilt featured above is this month's "Kitchen Quilt" at Jean's house. Lots of fun show and tell from the previous week's travels to Pineapple Fabrics. Read on and enjoy the photos from this wonderful group of quilters. 

Close up of the creative three-dimensional embellishments on Jean's autumn quilt

Delicious snacks at Jean's 

Britt found these lovely fabrics at Pineapple.

DeeDee purchased these wonderful pieces at Pineapple and the Chevron at Mary Jo's.

Whole lotta shopping going on! DeeDee and Ella also made an extra trip to A Thread Runs Through It in Virginia.  Dee Dee got these for her vintage kitty quilt. 

Here's a photo of the vintage kitty quilt block.

I think this is Joanna's fabric...there was so much fabric,  it was hard to keep up!

Joanna's fun fabric from our shopping adventure 

This jelly roll is an incredible line of fabric from Maria Kalinowski. Check out her Fleurish line of fabric here!

"Maria Kalinowski is the creative force behind Kanvas, a new division of Benartex which features novelty prints and more. If you’ve been in the fabric world, chances are you are already familiar with Maria. For the past 14 years, her fabric prints have delighted collectors, manufacturers and designers. From food, to race cars to rock stars, Maria’s eye for subject and color has provided quilt shops some of the most unique and best-loved prints in the industry. Her designs have graced the covers of Women’s Wear Daily and People magazine and have even appeared in music videos. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Maria comes from a long line of creative talent beginning with her grandparents who immigrated to the U.S. and established a successful dress design business in the 1940s. Today, Maria’s inspiration comes from the energized streets of NYC, as well as the serenity of her Connecticut home. Her innovative designs makes it easy to say: “There’s no place like Kanvas!”"

Joanna plans to use this groovy piece as a back for a quilt! She and Ella are sharing this piece.  Next week we expect to see you two in tie-dyed T-Shirts and jeans!!

Linda found these festive fabrics at Pineapple. 

Joanna bought several backing pieces at Pineapple and they gave her this sample pack of their wide backing fabric. 

Wide backing fabric samples

more wide backing selections

Deborah found these wonderful fruit and veggie fabrics at half the price of retail!  She also found some neutrals and a backing piece. 

Joy found lots of beautiful fabric!

Now take three deep breaths,  stand up and stretch then look out the window for two minutes (if you can bear to pull away from the computer)....yes....there's more show and tell!!!

Cheryl showed this marvelous donation quilt for the victims of the earthquake in Mexico City. 

Joanna made this wonderful wallet.

DeeDee incorporated this illuminated underwater scene using hand dyed fabric, appliqué, and thread painting.

Using her leaf prints from a few weeks ago, DeeDee made this delightful fabric collage. 

 DeeDee also created this piece using leaf prints and printed fabric. 

Close up of DeeDee's lovely leaf creation. 

Jean made this fun rain coat for Willie.  She used peel and stick vinyl on fabric to made it water proof. Clever idea Jean!

Willie models his new raincoat! Now if we only had some rain!

This is a very happy baby quilt by Jean.  Pattern is "Pecking Order" from Missouri Star Quilters. Click here to see the tutorial. 

close up on border and backing fabric

Linda shared this wonderful quilt and today she worked on the binding.

Candy found this lovely flannel backing at Pineapple Fabrics for baby Noah's quilt. 

Here's baby Noah's quilt. 

Candy shared this dramatic"Cascading Ribbons" quilt which she plans to hang in her living room. 

Snapshot of the pattern

Lucky Joy won this basket of fabric at the Piedmont Quilt Show! Congratulations Joy!

The basket had this lovely mug rug....

complete with candy corn fabric backing.

Check out all the fabric and a cute fabric pumpkin in that one little basket!

We had lunch at Rasa Malaysia in Southern Village, Chapel Hill.

Until next time,  happy quilting!

9/21/17 - CCLQ Goes Wild at Pineapple Fabrics!!

Welcome to Pineapple Fabrics

Who's that in the pineapple?

Six happy shoppers!!

The inside of the warehouse is set up for shopping!

After shopping for fabric, the group enjoyed lunch at Southern Roots in Jamestown, NC.

Daily specials and Thursday's was delicious!

Britt and Joy brought along a guest.  Welcome, Diane!

Until next time, "Life is hard, sewing is easy."  quote from Straight Stitch Society Manifesto. 

Disclaimer:

This post was written by Deborah

with several photos by Joy.

9/17/17 - Hurricane Pillowcase-a-thon @ Britt's

Welcome to a Special Edition of the Nimble Thimbles News!!! Today our group held a special Sew Day in reaction to Missouri Star Quilt Company's Pillowcase Drive for Hurricane victims.  Five quilters met at Britt's house for a Pillowcase-a-thon.

Gayle led the "workshop" based on a MSQC video tutorial.  
Between the "teacher" and her four "students, we made seventeen pillowcases!!


Two came in the mail:

Ruth S. made them:

Gayle had hers cut and ready to sew:

Candy sent donation fabric which we paired up:

Joy brought these from her big donation bin:

Britt was happy to learn a new-to-her technique:

Ruth B. used some of Cheryl K's donation fabric:

Gayle demonstrated the "sausage" pillowcase technique:

She's thrilled that it is SEW easy:

Armed with matched fabric, Joy got busy sewing:

Britt chose some beautiful fabrics from her stash:

The "tube" is going through the machine:

Ruth B. is pleased to be using a borrowed machine, as hers is heavy, as well as currently in storage:

Linda arrived and got right to work:

Joy's first pillowcase is done:

Britt is starting the tube turning process:

Joy starts on her 2nd pillowcase:

Ruth B. has one done...

... And she THOUGHT she could get away without having her picture made!  NOT:

Linda is enthralled by the magic of the tube turning:

"Teacher" Gayle is an overachiever with FOUR completed cases:

Joy with her 2nd case of the day:

Linda pins carefully:

Margaret stopped by with a couple of pillowcases:

Ruth B. is somewhere behind this pillowcase:

Oh! There she is:

Candy stopped by with FOUR pillowcases and dessert:

Joy finished case number three...

... Along with its fraternal twin:

Three sets remained at the end of the day:

Eight cases were mailed or dropped off:

What a productive day:

The completed pillowcase stack is about 12" tall:

Special thanks to Britt for opening her home to host this event.  It was SEW much fun!!  Better still, we were pleased to be helping others.

Until next time...
Quilters help out!!!