Row by Row experience...The Cherry Pit ( Sevierville TN)

This is The Cherry Pit quilt shop's row by row sample.

This shop had sooo many samples displayed.

I loved them all.

I love the colors and "fun" look of this one.

Lots of patterns to browse and choose from.

I could not resist this one with the snowman.

The shop is well worth going out of the way to visit.

Row By Row experience...Red Barn Custom Quilts ( Sevierville, TN)

Red Barn Custom Quilts row by row...I love the sunflowers and their  license plate.

The shop had a nice display of color quilts on display....made me

 wish I had my sewing machine with me!

The color was colorful and very inviting.

I love this sample from the book Simple Stars Beautiful Quilts.

row by row experience... Quilter's Quarters (Waynesville NC)

 

This is Quilter's Quarters row by row block. It represents the Fall season.

The store had a nice variety of quilts displayed. I wish I lived close

enough to attend classes there. They also do retreats.

I had to buy a layer cake (Rejoice by Moda). They had a large selection of Christmas fabrics, batiks, and colorful fabrics. Lots of patterns, quilty items.

Carpenter's Wheel

This was a quick quilt to make...half square triangles and a few squares. Now to get it on my longarm.

2014 Row By Row Experience

 I have been on several road trips with friends collecting patterns, kits and license plates. I have completed my first row. The picture above is from their shop...mine is reversed. My snowflakes did not show up in my snapshot so I decided to use theirs.  This is from Quilter's Corner Quilt Shop in Midlothian , Virginia. I bought their kit ( and it had the appliques precut, so I only had to iron on and blanket stitch around.)  I am not from Virginia so my next block will be from North Carolina. It is so hard to choose. They are so cute. When I get some roads made then I will have to decide about borders, sashing, how to add the shops' fabric license plates  ( they are 3 1/2" by & inches).Off to choose!!

Wishes Quilt Along Blocks

 When The Fat Quarter Shop http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/p/wishes-quilt-along.html started  Wishes Quilt Along, I decided I would join in. Here are the first 4 blocks ( the patterns are free and still available on the website). You can print out instructions as well as watch videos for tips. I can't wait for next month's block. 

 January Block 1: Flying Kites

 

 

February Block 2: Double Windmills

 

 

March Block 3: Annie's Choice

 

 

April Block 4: Broken Dishes

Latest project

I just finished quilting this one...now on to the binding. Perfect something to do this rainy afternoon.
My starting point was Peppermint Stars Quilt (http://www.freespiritfabric.com/graphic-elements/gallerys/t207_1.pdf) pattern from Free Spirit fabrics, but in their direction each block had a busy background and star points were striped pieced too.  It had way too much going on for my taste, so I changed it a little. I decided to make up the sashing also.

Vintage Quilt Show Raleigh NC

Quilts from 1850's onward were on display

Love the Sun Bonnet Sue and Butterflies on the front



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Love the 3D effect

I really like the houses with quilt blocks in them in the log cabin quilt

One of the vendors

I have to make a purple quilt!!

Another one of the vendors

 

 When you getting through looking at all the quilts and shopping for fabric, patterns and "quilty''
 items....check out the State Fair grounds flea market. We did, then my friends and I went for lunch at Sweet Tomatoes. Yum! Yum!

Latest Quilt

I've been away from sewing for a few months due to personal reasons, but here I go again. This is a hexagon spiderweb I made using 2 jelly rolls from JoAnn's Fabrics( theirs had 20 strips).