Trunk Show at My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe Featuring Lori Holt

 Saturday, I got to attend a trunk show featuring Lori Holt at My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe.

 She brought the quilts from her new and fabulous book...Quilty Fun...

 All of the projects were taken from the elements of the Row Along we did recently...

 I had so much fun piecing the Row Along and I am excited to make a project or two out of this book...

 Lori has been teaching for years and her designs are very easy to make but are soooooo cute....

 I love being around so much talent and grateful she is willing to share thoughts and ideas...

 She taught a class afterwards, but I did not attend that...would have loved to though...

 Lori has her happy colors and I think I am addicted to the happy colors...they are so delightful to sew with....

 What a fun trunk show.  Lori has accomplished so much because she works hard at what she does and she shares with others...To get her new quilt book, you can order through Fat Quarter Shop here http://www.fatquartershop.com/quilty-fun-book-21546

To finish off our day, Curtis and I went out with friends for a concert...Great times!!!

Folklore and Quilts...

 Cooper and Aunt Leah at Gardner Village with cute Easter decorations...

 The following pictures are all from an exhibit at My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe addressing the folklore of quilting in Northern Utah.  Great presentation was given with slide show...made for an enjoyable evening...enjoy the photos!!

 1st time applique project for this quilt maker....exquisite!

 example of foundation piecing...

 Antique bow tie...

 Women quilting outdoors in the 1940's--picture from Library of Congress.  Making a quilt for sheepherders...

 Quilt made by Millie Olmstead (who has recently passed)...this quilt was shown in Paducah...

 Another Millie Olmstead quilt...

 Signature quilt from South Cache Valley Quilters quilt guild in the 1980's...a few of the ladies who signed the quilt are passed away...

 Some of the people I know who signed the quilt...

 Magnificent Cathedral Windows quilt....

 Crazy quilt---reflected dates of 1904 and 1902...

 Drunkard's Path quilt---made one for my son in same colors a few years ago, however, my blocks were larger...

 Flour Sack...these were bleached in the day and used for quilt backgrounds...

 Woolen quilt pieced and hand quilted (surprisingly enough the maker was a relative to my husband)...

 Small wall quilt...

 This quilt was made turn in the late 1800's...

 Family history quilt with pictures from the quiltmaker's family history...

 Miniature art quilt...lovely...

Beautiful hand appliqued and quilted quilt....Hope you enjoyed the pictures...It is good to see a history of quilts and talk about the folklore involved...Make sure you label your quilts and I will try to do a better job of it as well...

Scrappy Trip Around the World...

 Tibits left over from cutting 2 1/2" x 16" strips...I broke into my Kaffe stash because I wanted a very colorful quilt...boy am I getting it....

 Friday night we got together at My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe and a lot of us worked on this Scrappy Trip Around the World block.  The pattern can be found here.  It is a Bonnie Hunter pattern and the technique is really a fun one to do.  Since Friday night, I have made 20 blocks...well on my way to something bright and fun!!!

These are Kris's blocks from My Girlfriends Quilt Shoppe...Have to say I love this done out of any fabric.  There are tons of these quilts popping up all over blog land...for good reason...It is fun, cute and a quick sew!!

My Girlfriend's Attic...

 We are very fortunate to have My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe so close by...

 

Not only do they have a fabulous fabric store and fun classes and mystery quilts....

They also have My Girlfriend's Attic...a retreat center complete with just about everything you would ever need from a full service quilt shop to beautiful surroundings, friends and fun times.  If you are going to be in the area, you should maybe look into booking the attic for your fun getaway!!!

Happy St. Patricks...

 To celebrate St. Patricks day today, my girlfriends, Alissa and Tani and I went to My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe and we purchased the "peeps" garland to make...love that marshmallow sugary goodness and real peeps were in the kit as well...I only made up one banner--two more to go...

This is the reveal for our Spring Mystery Quilt...Love it to pieces.  I've got a bit to do to finish, but I am really excited to do so...It gets me so in the mood for spring!!!

Ups and Downs...

I first saw this pattern, Ups and Downs on Sarah's blog, thelastpiece.net.  I fell in love with the design and had to order the pattern...

 After she sent me the pattern all the way from Australia, I wanted to do a test on the pattern on something little.  The actual quilt measures 90x90.  I pulled out my bin of 2" squares and cut up 3 different browns for background and sewed away.  This pattern is a quick sew and fun.  Can't wait to do the larger version...In the meantime, I will have a fun scrappy baby quilt on hand...

This is the new spring mystery quilt I signed up for...I have failed to walk you step by step through this darling quilt...but, this is what we have been sewing on so far...can't wait for Friday to see the next installment!!!

Valentine mystery update...

Week 3 of the Valentine mystery...This has really been a fun little quilt to work on.  I went in on Friday and picked up the last kit.  The top is ready for quilting and week 4 is an embellishment after it is quilted...Stay tuned....

Progress on the mystery quilt...

This is week 2 of the Valentine mystery quilt.  This was really fun to work on.  There is machine applique, you choose your favorite method, dresden plates and embellishments (yo-yo's).  I am currently working on week 3 and will share that really soon.  This quilt is absolutely darling and has been really fun to do.