I Am Celebrating More of My Quilting in a Published Book!

If you have been following me since 2009, you will remember the Don't Fence Me In Quilt. I quilted it for Linda Halpin. www.lindahalpin.com 

She created this quilt as a "Bonus Quilt" made from cutaways from another quilt.  

I quilted it with vines, leaves and swirls. On the fence, I quilted a wiggle line and a little leaf with a swirl.

I quilted wiggle lines in the borders following the stripes.

Quiltmaker Magazine published her quilt patterns in the May/June issue in 2009.

This was the cover of the magazine.

Recently, Quiltmaker Magazine published Linda's quilt patterns in a book titled "Devoted to Scraps".

Congratulations Linda!  It's a beautiful quilt.

Here's a peek inside the book.

I am so pleased to have my quilting and my name in a published quilting book.  

Thanks again Linda for choosing me to quilt your quilt.

Love the title of the quilt book!

Here is the link to Quiltmaker Magazine.

Here is the link to Linda Halpin's Website.
www.lindahalpin.com

Linda and I, both sell photo note cards with the photo of the Don't Fence Me In Quilt. Split Rail Fence Photo Note Cards

Celebrate!
     Sew, Quilt,
           and Enjoy!
             Marcia

Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday - Welcome Wall Hanging and Giveaway!

Why would you make a "Welcome" wall hanging?  Because you want to welcome your friends and family into your home or place of business.  I needed one for my quilting shop. This was a fun wall hanging to make.  I just had some "free form" fun drawing and cutting out the letters and flowers.

First I chose my center white fabric.  Then I sewed a black and white border fabric around the white fabric.  I cut the black and white fabric askew, to kind of give it an off center look. 

I drew out some letters on the wrong side of lite heat and bond, so they would come out facing the correct way.  Then I ironed the heat and bond to the black fabric and let it cool. Then I cut out each letter, pealed the paper off, and placed the letters on the white fabric.  When they were all in place. I pressed with the iron to adhere them to my fabric. This is a raw edge applique  method.  

I did the same thing with the cornflower.  You could draw any type of flower.  I chose the cornflower, because I can draw it.  Daisies are easy to draw too. I made three flowers in different sizes. I used a black dotted fabric for the centers of the flowers. Picked a place that was eye pleasing and pressed them onto the fabric. Note that the bottom flower overlaps into the border.  This helps the off center look of the whole wall hanging.

When I quilted the wall hanging I used a poly batting, so the cornflowers puffed out a little bit.  It gives it a 3D look when you stitch on the edge of them and stitch a denser stitching in the background.

I added a sleeve on the top when I did the binding.  I pushed a wood dowel thru' the sleeve and used black ric rac to make a hanger with ties hanging down on the sides.

Today's Giveaway is a 4 pack of Fabric and Toes Note Cards. (Value$6.00)

Follow me and leave a comment to enter the drawing.   

Drawing will be Monday, June 20, 2011 at 6pm CST! 

So in conclusion, Welcome to my blog! 

Marcia

There is still time to enter the Double Double Quilting Giveaway .  It ends June15th.






This giveaway is now closed.  Thanks to everyone who entered!  

Check the Giveaway and May for Me page for the current Giveaways.

Spring Buds - May for Me - Means Taking Time for You!

Today's post is called Spring Buds - May for Me to give you more tidbits of information about the celebration and prizes.
 
The May for Me Celebration is all about taking the time to smell the roses - the spring buds!  You need to choose to take these minutes for yourself starting now.

Slow down your schedule a little.

Make positive changes that make you feel better.

Do something you like to do.

Enjoy small moments.

Smell the spring buds! (if you live in Wisconsin you are going to have to look hard for them - still COLD here)

Here is what I am going to do:
I love to sew.  I am choosing some sewing projects that I have been putting off, because I think I don"t have time to do them.  But if I set aside some time to do them, it will happen.  I am taking time for me! I call that Minutes for Me!

I recently participated in Project Quilting. I was afraid I would not have enough time to make the projects, because the winter months in the quilting business are exceptionally busy for me! So I really had to manage my time to get everything done, including customer's quilts and  my daily stuff from wash, dishes, and cleaning and cooking and time for my family.  I found I was happier when I was taking time to do creative sewing projects.  It made all the other stuff in my daily life easier.

So when I was emailing back and forth with Tonya, we decided we needed to share our idea of the May for Me Celebration and make it an event so that others would smell the spring buds too! Tonya is going to do a sew along as part of the celebration.

So join us in celebrating taking a few minutes everyday just for yourself!


The first links to Prizes/Giveaways: 
  
May for Me Giveaway
  
Handmade Crafts Done While RVing  A Prize Giveaway

Today's prize giveaway! 

Leave a comment today about your ideas of what you will do to take time in May for you and I will enter you in a drawing for the the May for Me Note Cards!  

Sorry - Only US free shipping.  International winners shipping charges apply. 

Drawing Monday, April 18th!  Hurry leave a comment now!

Great Gifts for everyone on your list --- Bright Note Cards FREE SHIPPING

Brightly colored quilted photo note cards with blank insides... and plain envelopes. Great gift to give to a friend or use as a stocking stuffer! All occasion! Premium quality!

Available to purchase at www.craftysewing.com with a credit card or your paypal account.

Three note cards in one package for only $6.00. Sold in packs of three assorted or three all one design.

Or send a check or money order to Marcia Wachuta 41826 Cty Rd W, Boscobel, WI 53805

FREE Shipping on order of any size in the continental United States!!

Advertising on www.buysellcraft.com --- Put my Note Cards up first!

The Website and Ad aren't there anymore... It was good place to advertise while it was there....


I placed a Free advertisement for my Assorted Quilted Photo Note Cards on a website called http://buysellcraft.com . This is the direct link to my ad http://buysellcraft.com/?page_id=4&id=43 . My website and phone number is listed in the ad so customers can get in touch with me directly after reading the ad. The advertisement is free for 7 days and $1.00 for 30 days and $5.00 for a year ---- Go to the website and get the details. I am trying the 7 days first and then will probably go with the one year and will add other items to that! They are just getting started and I think it will be a good place to be! I was the second ad on the website!!

A New Look ! Slide Shows, Photo Gallery, and Online Store!

A New Look to my Website features hundreds of new pictures in the Photo Gallery. I added a couple photos of every quilt I quilted this year! Some are up close of the quilting like the photo here! That one I made into a quilted photo note card and a post card. You can purchase the note cards and three other styles on my website with a credit card!

Over the next couple weeks I will add a couple pictures of all the quilts I quilted last year then a couple weeks later, I will add the year before! Soon there will be a couple thousand pictures of quilts! Amazing!! I can't do it all in one day as I have to quilt in between --- I can't just work on the computer! Ha Ha! I added a couple of slide shows to the website on the Quilted Tote Bag page and on the bottom of the Reconstruction page. I am in the process of adding more One of a Kind Quilted Tote Bags for purchase. Several Quilted Tote Bags are completed and the photos are ready for upload I just have to write the descriptions for the Online Store!


If you find your quilt on the Photo Gallery email me! Marcia@craftysewing.com Also email your friends and share it with them too!! Copy and paste this link and email it to your friends and family www.craftysewing.com Thanks! Enjoy the pictures of the quilts and quilt related items!! It will be like going to quilt show in your own home!

Announcing Marcia's Online Store at www.craftysewing.com

Marcia's Online Store features Patterns, Pre cut Kits, Quilted Photo Note cards, Extra Wide 100% Cotton Fabric and other quilt related items.

Several items are up and ready to order with your credit card or PayPal account. I use the PayPal Shopping Cart which provides a very simple and secure method for purchasing online. You can checkout with a credit card or use your PayPal account.

More items will be added later so check back often.