WHERE did summer go??

 WOW!

I looked up and it is September already:)

Hopefully this means that your summer was 

as busy and fun as mine was and you are 

just as surprised as I am.

Since I last wrote, this is what I 

have been up to...

VEGAS

I will never get to actual Venice so a gondola ride 

at the Venetian was lovely especially when 

you have the BEST singer in the whole city

and you are with your best friend and love!

Here is my lovely crew waiting

to get in to see Santana!

I knew I knew a few songs BUT,

I knew way more and had an 

awesome night dancing with 

my sweet sweet Della!!

When in Vegas, you must go see

the exhibit at the Bellagio!

They were still setting up and allowed

people to walk around and look at 

everything while in process.

ATLANTA SYMPOSIUM

Here is our awesome group at the 

Atlanta Quilt Symposium this year.

Cathy Glover presented a FAB lecture

on polyester quilts.

So Much to learn!

I hope to have an opportunity

to go again. These meet ups always

offer an opportunity to nerd out about

quilting and meet new friends.

JULY TRIP TO MOM/KIDS

In July my husband and I went 

to visit mom and get a few things

done around the house. The 

weather did NOT cooperate.

After, we headed to NC to visit

the whole fam:) of both girls, 

their guys, and my little man!!

One day we met mom halfway

so she could spend some time 

with her great grandson!

He is learning how to blow bubbles!

AUG-FQSG & KID VISIT

Another FAB opportunity to meet old

and new friends for a day of quilt study.

Led by our fearless Kathy Cray and Teddy Pruett, 

we learned about early 20th century quilts 

and our members never disappoint on show/tell!

FIRST VIRTUAL CLASS

I ventured in the world of virtual teaching!

I was a bit worried about the tech but

the students were awesome and I 

couldn't have wished for a better first experience.

MAGAZINES

I was in a few magazines this summer:)

Hope you received a couple of them

or go look for them.

All of these publications offer 

so much for today's quilter!

Meet, "Bottle Brush Burst" in Quiltmania!

So excited to be in this issue and their staging

is so cool!

A subscription to this magazine would

be so worth it...great articles and exhibit

pictures of quilt shows over seas.

Meet, "Chara Mums" in AQ magazine.

This staging was beyond!!! 

I love Autumn and I just want to live

in this space:)

If you aren't a member, you should be:)

Meet "First Christmas" in 

the special issue by 

Annie's.

With a new little in the 

family it is only natural that

thoughts would turn to 

sweet Christmas.

This issue has so much more

than quilts though.

THANK YOU to all the publications

who continue to choose my designs

and work with me!

I am forever grateful:)

Wayward Sisters 3

I'M A COVER GIRL!!

Annie's new book is now out!

When I first saw it, I was so

intrigued by the cat steps quilt

by Charisma Horton, that I 

completely missed that I 

am on the cover too!

I have had these little 

witches in my files for years.

They are so much fun to play 

with. If you aren't a fan of 

paper piecing at this moment, 

you soon will be:)

The three witches, Weyward Sisters,  

are characters in Shakespeare's play,

Macbeth that resemble the 

3 Fates of classical mythology.

This was the first Shakespeare

I ever read and it fascinated me!

YES, I know I spelled them wrong

but wayward has that added meaning

that quilters tend to associate

with paper piecing.

It gets a bad rap, it really does:)

Now for a peek behind the curtain....

First we need some fabrics!

I kept it to 'read as solids'

since it is a smaller piece.

The witches have faces done in

 embroidery and I am a fan of

stabilizing my background

when possible.

This is Pellon's P44F, light-weight

iron on stabilizer.

I wanted the block done first 

so I removed that one section

to use as a template for my 

cutting the stabilizer.

Once fused in place and 

the face traced onto the front,

I did a basting stitch

along 2 sides of the block

to hold remaining paper

in place until I was 

ready to remove it.

Removing it is super easy

since I used a long stitch.

Clip every 5th stitch and pull.

Time for quilting designs!

I am not good at this step and so 

many times I have printed 

multiple blocks to draw on.

This time it went relatively quickly

once I knew I didn't like the 

wavy one above and preferred

the spiky one below, it was

time to get quilting!

I decided to keep mostly 

straight line fills vs. going 

for curved lines to 

offset / compliment the

sharp lines of the blocks.

I was very happy 

with my decisions.

All quilted on my domestic

machine because it was 

little and doable.

And don't forget that 

easy little flange for 

just the right 

pop of color!

Until next time~