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Friday, October 9, 2009
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Choosing the Colors for Your Quilts
Greetings Quilter,
Are you ready to streamline choosing colors for your quilts?
If you are like most quilters, you spend hours in the quilt
shop and sorting through your stash trying to decide what
colors of fabric you will use in your quilt.
I have been known to spend weeks with fabric laid out waiting
to be sure that I really want to use those fabrics in my quilts.
Several years ago, I took a class in hand dying fabric which
gave me a better understanding of the color wheel and the
difference between yellow-green and blue-green and why they
don't really go together most of the time.
Even so, combining the blue-green with other colors as I plan
a quilt is still challenging to me.
Should I include the red? How about a yellow? Will this print
look good with its black, blue and white?
And how much of each fabric should I use?
A guest on our Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation had a
great idea for choosing colors for your quilts.
Use photographs you like.
No kidding! Her theory is that nature puts colors together
that "go" together, so why not use the wisdom of nature?
After the call, I decided to make a quilt using her strategy.
I found a photograph I particularly liked, and then found
fabric and made a quilt.
It was quite fun to be able to rely on the photo to guide me
for the colors of fabric, and not a color wheel.
Once the quilt was finished, I put it next to the photograph,
and was interested to see how it all worked.
http://how-to-quilt.com/articles/1504-joen-ives.php
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com
P.S. The proportions of color in the quilt are different from
the photograph, but you can still see them. I'm anxious to try
another quilt using that technique:
http://how-to-quilt.com/articles/1504-joen-ives.php
P.P.S. For additional resources, check out my blog:
http://quilterpenny.wordpress.com/
You'll find all of the daily emails so you can search for
articles about tons of quilting topics!
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Start a new project today!
We have some great new block of the months, projects, and patterns!
Greetings from Kit, Julie & Staff at Always Quilting
Lovebird Lane is a great new block of the month! It is for sale now and is coming soon! Reserve yours now! These lovebirds are doing all the things you LOVE to do! There are birds quilting at the "Quilter's Re-tweet", having afternoon tea and eating "Sweet Tweets", gardening, staying at "Lovebird Cottage", and recieving a "Special Delivery"!
New from Quilt Company, famous for some of our most popular previous projects, including Rosebud Lane and Thyme to Water, is this beautiful block of the month project featuring 5 birdhouse themed blocks. Made with the beautiful new Wild Rose Collection by Marti Michell from Maywood Studio.
Piece and applique 5 beautiful Birdhouse themed blocks with lovebirds flitting among them, doing all of your favorite things. Blocks also feature pre-printed windows (included in an Accessory Fabric Packet that has all the embellishment fabric for the blocks (i.e. the quilt in the basket, the cupcakes in the window, the bird in the nest, ect)and signs as well as a wonderful ribbon and floral border. Finished size is 62" x 72".
The program is for six months. Each month for the first five months you will receive all of the fabrics to create a beautiful birdhouse block. In month six you will receive all of the fabrics to finish the top and the binding. THE BLOCK OF THE MONTH INCLUDES THE FABRIC ACCESSORY PACK, which you will recieve the first month.
Reserve your spot now. Pricing and shipping dates will be listed as SOON as they are available. We will have the finished quilt available for viewing at our booth at the Pacific Internation Quilt Festival, PIQF, October 15 - 18. Stop by and see us, and take a look at this fabulous quilt!
To preorder this quilt, visit our website and type Lovebird Lane in the search box.
Fall migration is finishing up but you can make it last all year with this kit! Season of Migration is a beautiful kit which features the Migration Collection by Holly Taylor for Moda and pattern by This & That an Original Quilt Patterns by Sherri K. Falls. You will receive all fabric for the top and binding along with the pattern to make this beautiful quilt. Quilt finishes at 52" x 68".
To purchase this kit, type "migraion" in the search box, or click on the link above.
It's not too late for a quick Halloween project! Yo-Yo Halloween from Indygo Junction is a cute and quick pattern for Halloween. Make a stuffed pumpkin with dangling legs and arms made using fabric yo-yos strung together with floss. The body is 6" in height and diameter and constructed with threee different contrasting fabrics pieced together. The Spider is approximately 12" in diameter and 7" tall with bendable yo-yo legs. Yo-yo maker templates used were Clover's size extra large, large, small, and extra small.
If you are local, join us for a class on October 11th to learn how to make one!
To purchase this pattern, click on the link above or type "yo yo" in the search menu or click on the link above.
Before you give away the quilts that you make, be sure to record it with a picture in a quilt journal! Keep a Lasting Record of What Inspires You or all the quilts that you have made. This Quilt Journal is 6" x 9" and the cover is quilted with artisan papers hand made from recycled fabric fibers. It's Elegant Crystal Steps cover design includes shimmering papers in iridescent white, silver, purple, and black and has 96 pages of beautifully blank paper for journaling, sketching, and documenting your quilts. There are also 64 pages of 8-to-the-inch, blue lined graph paper for drafting quilt blocks or any kind of design. It has a handy pocket inside the back cover to hold fabric swatches, notes, coupons, cds, etc. The journal has 160 pages total: 96 blank, 64 graph and is from C and T Publishing.
To purchase this quilt journal or one with an asian fabric inspired design, type journal in the search box or click on the link above.
Have you ever wanted to make an art quilt? This is the book for you! Intuitive Color and Design by Jean Wells allows you to take an adventure in art quilting. Wells turns quilting into a whole new artisitc adventure. Using 11 creative exercises take your use of color, design, and piecing in dramatic new directions. Use photographs and journals to find inspiration and develop your ideas. learn innovative finishing methods that show your quilts at their best. Class-proven techniques make the adventure easy for any quilter. By Jean Wells from C&T Publishing.
To purchase this book, type "color and design" in the search box or click on the link above.
PIQF is the premier quilt show on the west coast, and you won't want to miss it! Starting Thursday October 15th through Sunday October 18th, this show will feature hundreds of beautiful quilts, including the International Blue Ribbon winners!
We have some local quilters who have quilts juried in the show.
Look for Anne's Serenity Garden by Shelagh Deming. It is a quilt with purple iris on tall stalks. It just won a third place ribbon at the Morgan Hill Harvest Quilt show!
Another local quilter, Joy-Lily's "Help, Hope & Hallelujah!". has been juried into the New Quilts of California subset of PIQF. Her quilt is about the 2008 election: the love, hope and energy that went into getting Obama elected.
And Pernille Gutschick, our own staff member, has two quilts juried into the show!
And I'm sure there are others from our local quilt community who have quilts in the show - if you know of someone, please tell us so we can watch for your quilt too!
Always Quilting will also have a vendor booth, with some fabulous fun new exciting projects and a suprise announcement or two for you!
CRAZY QUILT FRIDAY is the 2nd Friday of the month -
Do you love handwork, embellishments, and more? Join us for this fun monthly event, "Crazy Quilt Friday"! We meet the 2nd Friday of the month from 1:00 to 4:00. The first few minutes are spent on a specific topic - a new stitch, a fun pattern, an easy demo, and then we'll all sit and stitch and work on our blocks. Robin Berry, Region Director for the Embroidery Guild of America will be joining us, and we always have so much fun! Of course, the show and tell is the best! The class is free, and we will have our own "fabric sandbox" that you can play with for $5 - that would be access to different types of fabrics (wools, silks, etc), fun threads, buttons, beads etc. Use what you need, and contribute back when you can. We'll supplement with new things as needed using our $5 sandbox fee. We also have starter kits available with different types of fabrics, threads, and even vintage photos printed on photo transfer paper. We'll also have some fun show and tell and treats too, so please come join us!
STRIP CLUB fun on the 2nd Saturday of the month!
Pernille has a fabulous spring quilt in mind that she will be revealing this month. The strip rolls are already cut, and they are beautiful - just perfect for this great new pattern. Club meetings and classes are the second Saturday of the Month at 10:00 am, so sign up today - only $40 for the year - includes your patterns AND all of your strip club classes at Always Quilting AND a 20% discount on club meeting day! If you can't join us for the whole year, you can come to individual club meetings; each session is $15 per session (note: free patterns and discount not included for individual sessions).
MACHINE EMBROIDERY CLUB COMING SOON
We are making plans to start a machine embroidery club - many of you have asked for help in that area, and we'd like to help you out! If this is something you are interested in, give us a call, and let us know what you would like for this club - we can incorporate it in to our planning and make sure you will love this new group!
STASHBUSTERS 2009 - SAVE YOUR CASH, SPEND YOUR STASH!
This year, our theme for Stashbusters is how to save your cash, and use up your stash - and wow, are we busting those stashes! We're using a great new book, "Loose Change" which features quilts using nickels (charm packs), dimes (10" squares), and quarters (fat quarters), and some of the projects combine all of the above! You can work on the projects in the book, or you can work solely on your unfinished projects - and the fun part is that everyone will earn "AQ Dollars" to spend at the end of the year at our fabulous "Stash Bash" party and auction! So get out your unfinished projects and get ready for a fun year - and Save Your Cash, Spend Your Stash! SIGN UP NOW, IT'S NOT TO LATE TO JOIN IN THE FUN!
FEATHERWEIGHT VINTAGE SINGER SEWING MACHINES
If you've wanted a Featherweight machine and haven't known where to purchase one, we are carrying them in the store! Come in and see our display or give us a call and let us know what you're interested in. You are welcome to test drive them on our Free Friday FABS sewing days or set up an appointment. We have a white one available, and a rare Centennial Edition one too! What a wonderful gift for a friend or just for you!
OESD (Oklahoma Embroidery) Machine Embroidery Designs
Don't forget that Always Quilting is an OESD dealer, and you can use our dealer number to purchase any of their fabulous machine embroidery designs. We also carry their fabulous thread and a wide variety of stabalizers - go to their website and place your order today! Our OESD dealer number is 201-07-0277.
ALTO CUTTING SYSTEM - Another Great Product, and class coming in September!
Always Quilting carries the Alto Cutting System. The system can be purchased all together--not in separate parts. It includes the mat and cutting guides, along with complete instructions on how to use the guides to accurately cut multiple layers of fabric at once. And we'll be happy to give you a quick lesson to get you started! And we're so excited to announce that Carol Bledsoe will be here in September to teach a class - if you already have an ALTO, you won't want to miss this class to see what more you can do with it. Please give us a call at the shop for more details, or place your order today!
FREE SEWING EVERY MONTH
Friday FABs (Fabric Addicted Babes) - free sewing every Friday 10 - 5, and we stay until 9:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month!
SUNDAY SEW-IN
Join us on the first Sunday of every month for a free sew day from 10AM-4PM! Bring a project to work on and we'll cheer you on to the finish. Bring a lunch or pick one up at one of the local restaurants or grocery stores. It will be fun!!
SERVICES
*Handi Quilter - Sales & Service; Ask us to see the new Pro-Stitcher or the Studio Frame!
*Sewing machine servicing - prices start at $79.95 with computerized machines for $99.95. Just bring your machine into the shop and we'll take care of the servicing!
*Long-Arm Quilting Services - Let us quilt for you.
*Long-Arm Machine Rental - Let us help you quilt your quilt.
*Birthday Parties and Special Events - Schedule your fun event with us today!
*Classroom rental--give us a call for details.
OESD online embroidery entry - dealer #201-07-0277
CALENDAR
Oct 7 and 14 - Beginning Quilting continues with Melissa
Oct 8 - Moda YOU (evening) New Quilt Begins!
Oct 8 - Thimbleberries (evening)
Oct 9 - Moda YOU (daytime) New Quilt Begins!
Oct 9 - Crazy Quilt Friday (afternoon)
Oct 10 - Strip Club - Lollipop Trees
Oct 11 - Featherweight Maintenance
Oct 11 - YoYo Club- Pumpkin and Spider
Oct 12 - Stashbusters (daytime)
Oct 13 - San Mateo Embroidery Guild - evening meeting
Oct 20 - Stashbusters (evening)
Oct 23 - Thimbleberries (evening)
Oct 24 - Art Quilt Studio - Crazy Quilting
Oct 25 - Making Memories with Mo Gonzales
Oct 27 - San Mateo Embroidery Guild (daytime meeting)
Oct 28 - Beginning Quilting - evening
Oct 29 - Jill Schumacher - Trapunto
Oct 31 - Temari Ball with Sherry Menne - Mitubishi
Nov 17 - San Mateo Embroidery Guild - daytime meeting and holiday party (pot luck - and oh, is it good!)
Nov 19 - 22 Jingle Bell Shop Hop
Nov 23 - 24 Jill Schumacher - Quilt Your Own Quilt
Nov 26 - CLOSED for Thanksgiving Day
Our location is:
4230 Olympic Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403
(650) 458-8580
www.alwaysquiltingonline.com
info@alwaysquiltingonline.com
Authorized Handi Quilter Dealer
OESD Dealer #201-07-0277
Happy Sewing!
Melissa Hero
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