Howdy Ho Everyone! It's been a busy summer with lots of happenings. We have a daughter who is newly engaged so there will be a wedding to plan for next summer! Yay! We are so happy for the couple and look forward to gaining our second son-in-law to join the family.
We also have the oldest and her husband moving back to Iowa, so they will be 2.5 hours away rather than 18! We are thrilled for that! They listed their home and it sold in a week, the very day they found a house to purchase in Iowa. It's a bit of a fixer upper, so we'll have some fun with paint and new furniture and they will plan on a new kitchen. Should be fun to see what they come up with, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. Of course, both of these couples may need a new quilt or two! Fun, fun, fun!
I have a few new products to share with you...first, I have decided to offer my own brand of needles. I offer them in a Magnetic Box Set for both Wool and EPP/Applique and also in a more plain form in a tiny envelope or a small tube once the envelopes are gone. You can read more about them on my website HERE if you so desire...
We are also offering Premium Freezer Paper from Traditional Primitives these days. That's righ, my own brand. It has great qualities for my Starch Basting for English Paper Piecing. It can be used many times over and it does not shrink like other papers! That means we can make more than we think from only a few papers. I counted to about 20 times reusing one Hexie and then came back to it a few days later and found that the dampened edges from my starch basting technique had dried and I could use it even more. I'm loving this new paper! You can read more about it on my website by clicking the same link above. Let me know if you have any questions!
We are also offering the wool thread that I love using for wool Applique, Genziana. It is a pretty good bargain for the large amount on each spool and the colors are so rich and lovely...it sews wonderfully using the wool needles above!
And we are also offering Mettler 60 weight cotton threads for English Paper Piecing without the paper and for Applique. It is so much more invisible than 50 weight...I couldn't believe how effortless it was to make a good invisible stitch. I'm loving it! Again it's on the same notion page on my website. Use the link above to take you there! Look for more goodies soon...
Since posting about Spring Market Adventures, we've been to KY for a family reunion, Tulsa for a great little quilt show, MN Quilt Show, MO for a quick visit with my folks, The Omaha Quilt Show, a family meet up for July 4th, KC to move a daughter, Ankeny Iowa Show, teaching at Quilt NE and I've been home (what's that?!?) for almost two weeks now! WHEW!
Merrie was sure to bring a photo of her pincushion she made from a pattern she purchased last year. I love to see projects, finished or even just started! Thank you Merrie!
In the photos above, I'm showing some young ladies all about Punchneedle. I learned when I was about 13. We really need to teach the younger generation about fiber arts to keep it alive. Share it with someone younger whenever you can!
I made it on the local news while doing a demo on Rug Punching during the Ankeny Show! How embarrassing! Tee Hee!
Do you remember the books 'Where's Waldo?' That's what this picture made us think of...Where's Missie?
Had a quick visit from Renee, an Iowa friend all the way up at the MN show! She brought some blocks to show me from Gardens Of A King! Isn't she doing great!?
I'm working on a new quilt that will be both Pieced and Applique. Can't wait to give you a sneak peak very soon!
In between trips I caught a few moments to sew a few more blocks for my second Gardens Of A King quilt. This one as you see, is a bit bolder in color. I have not decided about the background yet, so I'm holding off on stitching that on the blocks for now.
Look for some of my goodies in the Autum Issue of Simply Vintage coming soon and in the Winter Issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazines.
Take care and Happy Stitching!
Missie
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And I thought I was busy, you make me feel like a sloth! So fun and exciting to see all of your new products. Yay, for you, I'll check them out.
ReplyDeletegreat blog info....love all the pictures...
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy and wonderful news on the family front, I am sure you will love having your daughter closer and making them some new quilts.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Congrats on the future wedding--sounds like you are blessed with some planning time for that.
ReplyDeleteAnd also blessed that your other daughter is moving closer to home!
You have some great products to offer. Those magnetic needle tins look very fun. And who knew Mettler offered 60 wt. thread? I have never seen that size around here.
My goodness, woman, you have done a bit of traveling!
I love the colors in your second GOAK quilt. : )
(That previous comment looks like spam to me...)
ReplyDeleteSo, I just picked up Simply Vintage yesterday, and what a delight to see not one but TWO beautiful projects by you, including that gorgeous pineapple design. I can hardly wait to get started on that one - it's so charming.
I have a daughter's wedding in three weeks, so I totally get the time crunch thing. Sounds like you stay busy, though, so I'm sure you'll sail through with flying colors.
Thanks again for the great project!!
Carole