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Week 9 – Aug. 24-27

August 27th, 2009

Here are the pictures from the last week of Summer Camp. My Lazy Days of Summer are at the end………..hardly lazy days when I am working to keep up to all these prolific sewers! What a great way to spend my Summer. Thanks to all my students for sharing their Summer with me!!

This morning the student that is modeling the turquoise skirt brought in a pair of paints that her grandmother had given her. She didn’t like the pants and wanted to make something out of them. This is what she did – she made the pants into a skirt. She was thrilled to have something that she wanted to wear and being able to make her grandmother happy by wearing the article of clothing that she was given.

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What has this Hexamanic been up to?????

August 25th, 2009

Working on Hexapins!!!!!!!

I purchased a bunch of buttons on E-bay.

Now I am matching which buttons look on a which folded hexagons.

Some of the buttons are pretty fun.

Here is a close of a Hexapin in its package already
to help fight when the Hexamania Bug starts infecting quilters.
Here is a group shot.

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Week 8 – Aug. 17 – 20

August 25th, 2009

Here are the projects from Week 8 of the Children’s Sewing Camps.

I think the blue pillow with the frog and lilly pad is pretty creative.

I almost get tired thinking of all the sewing that has been completed this Summer in my studio.

This Summer not very many students have made “Big Foot” pillows, but there have been a few made at the end of the season.

This student completed this quilt. She purchased the fabric at a vendor while attending the Village Squares Quilters show last November. She pieced the top and back and did alot of the quilting – pretty amazing work. When she made her label I was reminded that she is only 7 years old. I had her stand on the chair so she could hold her quilt up higher so we could see more in the pictures.

It all amazes me to see how creative and how well my students can sew.

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The Graduation Quilt Update

August 19th, 2009

Last week I almost finished piecing the top – I just need to add the BYU and a little surprise.

And of course……………….

this quilt HAD to have a “FUN BACK”.

I used all the pieces leftover – even all the diamonds!
It was great cleaning up after this project because I didn’t have a bunch of smaller pieces of fabric …………….. yah for FUN BACKS!!!!!!

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Happy 80th Birthday Nana!!!!!

August 17th, 2009

Sunday was Nana’s (Tom’s mother) 80th Birthday. She didn’t want anything big, so we decided that we would all have a picnic/barbecue at an area along the Jersey side of the Hudson River.

Nana and Peter (Peter’s birthday was also yesterday)

Lots of the family – lots to show for Nana’s 80 years.

Here are a couple of water views from the park we were at.

This is the George Washington Bridge.

Nana opening her Easy Does It “Hexabag”.

Tom and I had the assignment for something to put the candles on. I thought it would be fun to have 80 cupcakes. Since I didn’t think there was anyway we would eat that many large cupcakes, we made mini cupcakes. I had the letter candles left over from my b-day party so I found the NANA and put them into the cupcakes.

I also found these fun curly candles – but we only put a few – one for each decade +1.

Here is Nana blowing out her candles with a little help from Eric.
Thank you Nana for the wonderful life you have lived and the influence it has had on m life!

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Week 7 – Aug. 10-13

August 13th, 2009

I just completed my 7th week of Summer Camps. Each Summer I am amazed at the amount of sewing that these kids can accomplish and how their skills are improving. This oversized postcard is a perfect example of this. It was made by a 10 year old student. She started sewing with me the Summer of 2007. This Summer it has all come together for her and she is doing wonderful work. This is very rewarding for me.

Here are the collages of the students with their projects from this week. Enjoy!!!!!

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What were you doing six years agao?

August 12th, 2009

Six years ago Tom was at Scout Camp and I was working on finishing the Cougar Quilt for Jennie to take to college.

What am I doing this week – the same thing. Tom is at Scout Camp and I am working on the Cougar Quilt #2 – except Jennie has graduated and it is a really belated graduation present. If you are wondering why I am making the exact same quilt again……read all about it here (Scroll down to read the part about the Cougar quilt). . The flowers are all appliqued and just wanting to be pieced into the top. What to see the flowers – check here.
Last night I put the cougar together. I had started another cougar but the fabric was not quite right, so I finally decided to just bit the bullet and redo the cougar. I am so much happier with it now. In fact, I think that incorrect fabric choice is what has been holding me back. By finally deciding to just start over I am much happier with the cougar and excited to work on this project.

Here is a close-up of the cougar. Now to do the thread work on him and then applique to the mountain background. That is tonight’s project.

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Why so many Flip Flops?

August 10th, 2009

My brother asked why all the flip flops in the pictures. Well…………..I made the quilt to hang in my studio during Summer Camps. It hangs on the “Wall of Fame” (where the students stand to have their picture take of the projects they have made).

(To the Beach and Beyond)