http://homespunquilt.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:57:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On September 18 starting at noon I'm giving a workshop on the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Tree. It's a Christmas Tree that we put lights on. Workshop is free if you buy (or bought) your supplies at Homespun Quilts. We should get most of the project done. I'll do a free motion ... http://homespunquilt.com/twinkling-tree-workshop/ I found this on the APQS  message board e-mail and wanted to share. Here are some of the creative storage spaces that quilters have shared as they smuggled their new treasure into their homes. Maybe one of these will work for you! Put your new purchases into a box labeled ... http://homespunquilt.com/hiding-fabric-ideas/ We got a new collection of Christmas fabric. It's called 'Tidings". Designed by Nancy Halverson for Benartex. It ws easy to put together. I used fusible web and fused them to wool then sewed them on the panel. http://homespunquilt.com/tidings-panel-for-christmas/ The girls and I did some fabric painting. first stretch the fabric on the frame. Spritz with water. Mix paint 50:50 and have fun. We put rock salt on ours so it make these fantastic looks. We use Pebeo paints and broad cheaper paintbrushes. Red party cups and newspaper are ... http://homespunquilt.com/fabric-painting/ I've been making pillowcases this weekend for ConKer Cancer group. Using the 'hot dog' method.  On these I don't use the trim piece, just the cuff and body. Lay your cuff fabric right side up (not folded), matching raw edges put the body fabric right sides together on the cuff Fold or ... http://homespunquilt.com/conkerr-cancer-pillowcases/ Here is Belen's quilt almost finished. We started making this before I knew anything about quilting. It has an old mattress pad for batting! We used steam-a-seam with no stitching around the dogs. There were only a few ties in it. Belen's favorite color at the time was purple. Now ... http://homespunquilt.com/belens-quilt/ Looking forward to the Lewis and Clark Shop Hop this November. This is the focal print. Each person who turns in a completed passport gets 2 yards! http://homespunquilt.com/fabric-for-november/ Meet our first kids sewing campers! This was their first experience with sewing. CeCe did an awesome job  teaching them the in's and out's of sewing. They picked their own fabric. The girl in the middle made 10 pillowcases during the week. CeCe gave them a lot of sewing ... http://homespunquilt.com/pictures-2/ There's a bright light outside today. I'm not sure what to do.....heehee Run, play, water, garden, clean house, bathe the dogs.? Sun fever I can't decide! http://homespunquilt.com/sunshine/ Arrgggg! more computer viruses. When I tried to access the website I would get a site that said my domain name was not found. Myfreeze.  It is so frustrating to turn on my computer and have it instantly say you have a virus. remove, remove. Hoping that my software can ... http://homespunquilt.com/computer-issues-and-stuff/