Saturday, June 28, 2008
Vintage Valentine
Well, here it is! I'm sorry it is such a lousy picture. There are twelve applique heart blocks around a center medallion. The border around the center and outer edge of the quilt is a multicolor stripe. The borders are mitered. The block that is second from the right has Vintage Valentine JK 2008 embroidered on it. I started this quilt in November of 2006. Of course I worked on other things in the meantime.This was a block of the month from The Cotton Patch in MI. I found a beautiful tan and white fabric for the back that has sweet sayings in cursive. I'm going to have it machine quilted by my friend Tyrena, who does all her quilting on a long arm. I think she has been looking forward to getting this one on the frame. I went to Hobby Lobby this morning to pick up some things to make 4th of July bows for the Tootie Babies. While I was there I took a stroll through the fabric department. Is it just me or are the prices of quilting supplies skyrocketing out of sight? Rulers were over twenty dollars,pins were almost ten dollars a box and all the books I wanted were $24.95! The notions were 30% off but still...I received an email newsletter from one of my favorite shops not to long ago. The editor was just back from market and reported seeing so many new fabrics geared toward the younger quilters. You know, those big prints and bold colors. She even mentioned that her trade magazines suggested that these fabrics were hot sellers and she should stock them! With the prices of quilting supplies today I don't know how young ones can afford to spend their money on this hobby. I guess I'm just going to have to start shopping my own bookshelves for new ideas and my fabric stash for fabric. I do see a lot of blogs where quilters are vowing not to buy new fabric but I don't think it's the cost of fabric that is slowing them down but the amount of fabric they have already purchased. I guess after a while people just come to their senses and think about the investment they have made in fabric already. The cost of machines has me baffled too! Pretty soon we'll be spending more to sew on than our cars are worth! Well, that's what is on my mind today...
Vintage Valentine
Well, here it is! I'm sorry it is such a lousy picture. There are twelve applique heart blocks around a center medallion. The border around the center and outer edge of the quilt is a multicolor stripe. The borders are mitered. The block that is second from the right has Vintage Valentine JK 2008 embroidered on it. I started this quilt in November of 2006. Of course I worked on other things in the meantime.This was a block of the month from The Cotton Patch in MI. I found a beautiful tan and white fabric for the back that has sweet sayings in cursive. I'm going to have it machine quilted by my friend Tyrena, who does all her quilting on a long arm. I think she has been looking forward to getting this one on the frame. I went to Hobby Lobby this morning to pick up some things to make 4th of July bows for the Tootie Babies. While I was there I took a stroll through the fabric department. Is it just me or are the prices of quilting supplies skyrocketing out of sight? Rulers were over twenty dollars,pins were almost ten dollars a box and all the books I wanted were $24.95! The notions were 30% off but still...I received an email newsletter from one of my favorite shops not to long ago. The editor was just back from market and reported seeing so many new fabrics geared toward the younger quilters. You know, those big prints and bold colors. She even mentioned that her trade magazines suggested that these fabrics were hot sellers and she should stock them! With the prices of quilting supplies today I don't know how young ones can afford to spend their money on this hobby. I guess I'm just going to have to start shopping my own bookshelves for new ideas and my fabric stash for fabric. I do see a lot of blogs where quilters are vowing not to buy new fabric but I don't think it's the cost of fabric that is slowing them down but the amount of fabric they have already purchased. I guess after a while people just come to their senses and think about the investment they have made in fabric already. The cost of machines has me baffled too! Pretty soon we'll be spending more to sew on than our cars are worth! Well, that's what is on my mind today...
