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Color Wheel Magic variations

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Here is a picture of my completed 2009 QPN Challenge given my Mary Kerr. Sunflower Power!
We also have a mini quilt auction at the conference. I made the mini color wheel for the auction.
Mini Magic – I think this might be a good workshop.
I did piping around the edges with the fabrics from the color wheel. The color rotation worked out exact without me having to try.

Here is the back.

Close-up…..

and label.
Mary Kerr purchased this quilt at the auction.

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Thanks for the input!!!!!

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Thanks for the input on this project. Here is what I have so far. Medium center, fun fur (which I had to give a hair cut to because is was way to long) around that center, beads partly completed (Michael’s did not have any Swarski Crystals when I went there last night), stem and leaves. No ladybugs yet, but not to worry, I am planning on adding them.

One of my sewing students asked why I put fish on the back. I didn’t know except I had that small piece of fabric and it sang to my heart.
Now the fun is over for alittle while, I really need to work on my TAXES!!!!! The clock is ticking!!!!

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What do you think?

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
The QPN Conference is this weekend. For the past two years Mary Kerr has given a challenge to use an old block that she supplies to make a small quilt. As soon as we got our blocks last year I knew exactly what I wanted to do. This is the block (part of it already taken apart because I forgot to take a picture before I started to work in this project). Click here to see the 2008 QPN Challenge Quilts. The quilts this year are to be 12″.
The drafting stage.

I have started to sew.

The pieces of fabric were not large enough so I just had to take matters into my own hands.
Now to figure out exactly how I want to finish this quilt.
(I had the exact yellow that I need for the additional petals. YAH!!!!)

I am considering putting some fun fur in the center for texture

Maybe some lady bugs for added color.

By putting red piping I think it would add a little zing on the edge.

Maybe a bigger center with some swarski crystals (I don’t have time to sew on beads this time like I did on the growth chart).
But – maybe this one is little to big, would a happy medium be better?

Maybe it needs a stem and a couple of leaves.
Please help me out with your suggestions!
Thanks!!!!

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Clamshell Quilt Guild visit

Friday, October 10th, 2008

On Wednesday I was frantically printing patterns, packing for the lecture & workshop, and just running around like a chicken with its head cut-off. I ran out of 24 lb. papper and had to run to (actually I drove the car) Staples so I could complete the patterns. Then I started to work on packaging the supply kits to go with the workshop project and I didn’t have enough Peltex. Needless to say I don’t live in craft world central (maybe business world central) so this was a real problem. Luckily there was a JoAnn’s 1 mile from where I would be speaking so I was once again saved. (I now have a full bolt of it so this should keep me going for awhile.)


By the way, if you happen to go to Joann’s and forget your coupon – think about purchasing the magazine/booklet that Joann puts out. On the back cover are coupons, usually 2 – 50%; 2 – 40% off, and 2 – 30% off coupons. Needless to say, that paying $2.00 (+some cents) was well worth the 50% I saved on the bolt to Peltex. I figure that I came out ahead at least $30.00 head from my visit yesterday (And I still have some coupons left – that I will probably forget and leave at home).


I had a great visit to the Clamshell Quilt Guild. I love sharing The Legacy Lives On – Five Generations of Quilters. At times it amazes me that people actully pay me to do something that I enjoy so much. Then the fun just continued on Thursday when I taught the Hexabag workshop. There were eight wonderful ladies in the workshop. It was a delightful day. They worked hard and we had some good laughs.


On the way home I stopped in Branford, CT and joined Cher Hurney and Jackie Murphy (friends from QPN) for dinner. We went to Cher’s Country Club where we sat at a table that overlooked the water. It was a great dinner, the surroundings were great and the company and conversation was the best.

Now to clean the house – not much fun stuff to share about today (unless I do a reality post).

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QPN Challenge Quilts

Monday, April 7th, 2008
This week-end I attended the QPN (Quilt Professional Network) Conference in Bird-In-the-Hand, PA. At the 2007 conference Mary Kerr offer a challenge – make an 18″ quilt out of this block. You can do anything with the block, but parts of it need to appear on the front of the quilt.

by Mary Anne Ciccotelli

Yes, the Queen of Last Minute was finishing my quilt at the conference. On Friday I was wishing that I had a driver because I would have much rather been doing hand work for the three hours that it took me to drive to the conference. Oh well, she finished my quilt before the the appointed time when the quilts were be displayed.

The pink and the additional blue on this quilt are Feedsacks that I purchased at the Lancaster Quilt show last week-end. The entire front of the quilt is constructed from vintage fabrics.

Detail of the quilting – I think the tread color it alittle dark, I don’t know that I like the shadow affect.

Here is the label I put on my quilt. The backing is a reproduction fabric I purchased at Zook’s.

QPN Challenge Quilts that were displayed at the conference.

Can you find where each quilt includes at least a small piece of the above block?

by Jeannette Muir

by Arlene Troiano

By Sharon Densten

by Karen Dever

by Libby Hage

by Jane E. Hamilton


by Mary Kerrby Mary Kerr


by Mary Kerr’s daughter

by Kathy Lincoln

by Kim Morris

by Didi Salvatierra

by Barbara Sansone

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This and That

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
This is the small Stack n’ Wack that I made from scraps that were left over from Melanie (my neice) and Ben’s wedding gift quilt.
(Pieced in 2002 or 2003)
I had one block left so I decided to use it on the back of the quilt. I originally had enough of the floral for the back but one of my sewing students was using this floral for her borders and she couldn’t find the pieces we had cut when she started the project so I let her use the floral fabric that I had set aside for the back.
QPN (Quilt Professional Network) has an annual conference in the Spring. Last conference (2007) we each received a vintage block with the challenge to make an 18″ mini quilt using the block. The conference is April 4-6. Guess the QUEEN OF THE LAST MINUTE better get busy.
I had one idea, but before I got the block taken apart, I had designed another quilt, and that is the direction that I am heading. I will be using every peice of fabric from the original block.

I don’t really like the mulsin because the white/blue points get lost and you can’t see them.
 Not really sold on this color either. Decided to see what I could find while at the Lancaster Quilt show on Saturday.

Lancaster Quilt Show

Best of Show


This quilt was made by Nancy Prince. I took a class from her on Thread Painting. Her work is amamzing.

Here are a few more pictures from the show.





This one is a really intense Stack n’ Whack!


Enjoyed the show, spent some money on some fun notions and gaggets. Purchased the Curve Master foot for the machine. It looks like it will make doing circles really easy. They were out of stock, so I am waiting to receive it. I’ll let you know what I think when I receive it.

Have a great day!!!!

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