LITTLE EMERIE ALORA

It’s not e eryday one becomes a great grandparent.

Little Emerie Alora Chatman

Became the newest member of Clan Gordon

On July 10 2924!

Yes I am a bit late with this post! 

She was am just 10 pounds  

And if course I made her a quilt

And I like to label the quilt using the text function

On my Bernina  

The soft colors of WONDER by

Kate and Birdie are just so sweet,  

And here is Emerie with her Grandma Tamie Gordon 

And Great Grandpa Gordon models tbe quilt.

And since time flew by here she is at 9 months

And big brother Elijah Carter,

5 years old and first day of kindergarten! 

The grandson Nique and his family just moved to Virginia.

Dad got a big promotion with Amazon. 

We will miss them and hope their new adventure brings

Them all health amd happiness. 

GETTING WONKY With MVQG

Miami Valley Quilt Guild invited me

for a 2nd trunk show, this time...

‘Let’s Get WONKY’ presentation.

I showed a Traditional block and then

a WONKY or Modern block.

Here you see Courthouse Squares, 

Log Cabins, Quarter Cabins,

9 Patch and HST

I also show smaller projects I have made

Using the WONKY version of the blocks  

This display shows Stars and Churn Dash blocks.

Thru out the program

I showed about 15 quilts. 

Like this Rainbow design

Not too WONKY but very Modern.

It’s also a great scrap quilt.

Scrap quilts are always part of the presentation. 

This is my version fin thr 1600” jelly roll quilt

A bit wonkier!

I added in scraps after each long strip.

Also added just one birder with larger wonkiness. 

I wish I could have a photographer when presenting.

Sew this is the best I could offer here.

If your quilt guild is looking for a speaker

I have several topics I can offer.

Or workshops...see the tab above

for Lecutures/Workshops info!

A 30 YEAR JOURNEY to MVQG

Miami Valley Quilt Guild invited me

to present my quilts in a trunk show.

This presentation was February 2025.

I decided to go with my '30 year quilting journey'

Of course, I have stories around

all the quilts I've made.

But those are best said, in person!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

sew enjoy a few of my quilts from my journey!

LOG CABIN BLOCKS - THREE WAYS

Gather some strips, scraps work just fine.

Let's take a look at THREE OPTIONS to make 

a log cabin block.

I keep a lot of 2 1/2" strips in my stash.

FIRST option is a Traditional Log Cabin Block

There are a lot of tutorials and cheat sheets on-line.

Like this one.

I cut my pieces in colors I like.

Make a mug rug!

Find a backing, layer and quilt

SECOND Option is QAYG (Quilt as you Go) technique

Grab a piece of batting an inch or two larger than

what you want the mug rug to be.

The backing of the mug rug can be one piece of fabric

Layer, Backing RS down, batting and pieces for top.

Begin with the center square (black) in the center of your batting

And one piece at a time sew around that block, Clockwise.

Sew one piece at a time, pressing after each piece.

This is a WONKY block so the pieces

are impromptu or NOT exact in size or shape.

Build it out to cover the entire batting.

Then trim to size it up.

Look how pretty and fun AND its quilted.

Just add binding.

THIRD option for log cabin blocks

is to make quarter log cabin blocks in a WONKY design.

Give them a try...but fair warning.

this can be habit forming.

RECYCLE THREAD PAINTING FUN!

It all began with a thrift store jacket.

This one...had a little bling.

I put a very small print white rectangle on

the back of the jacket. 

The petals will overlay on it.

I make the petals by fusing them to a

stretchy fusible product.

Then cut the petals out!

Then I lay pieces around til i decide what

looks good to my eyes.

This did NOT!

Petals seem too long

and centered...not feeling it!

I decided the design would look great

off-set to the left.

I love asymmetrical designs.

I used a soft and stretchy 

Steam a Seam fusible for the rectangle

and the flowers.

A small zig zag stitch to secure everything down.

This center part of the petal is

just one flower cut from a AnnaMarie Horner fabric.

IT was perfect.

Then the 'thread painting' began by

selecting colors of threads to coordinate w/fabrics.

It's sew pretty!

Don't you think?

I've been on a kick to upcycle jackets,

sweatshirts, denim shirts.  

Stay tuned to see what I work on next!