New Month, a New Calendar and a New Event

Over on the calendar page of this blog, you will find the December Calendar of Events.  I usually only post the classes for the month and the local guild meetings.

But in December you will notice my Second Annual Inventory Reduction Sale will be held on Saturday, December 5 from 10 AM to 3 PM in the Classroom at the Piecing with Poppers Quilting Center, 74 Nooseneck Hill Road in West Greenwich, RI.  For the interstate travelers, take exit 6 off I 95 and head towards Coventry.  The shop is on your right in the Plaza after the gas station on the right side.

There will be lots of handmade items for sale and I do mean sale!

I have had a productive year so there are lots of completed quilts in my studio space. So may items that the space has become more of a storage space, rather than a working studio space.  I would love to show you a photo but it is so cluttered that I cringe every time I see it, so there is no way a photo is going on the internet for all to see for what could be eternity!

But I will show you a few examples of what you may find in the classroom on sale day.

 

 

You probably won't see any of my "Bonnie Hunter" quilts, with maybe the exception of these two.  These were scrappy quilts that don't hold any emotional significance and can fairly easily be made again with MORE scraps.

 

 

But then again we will see how the spirit moves me that day in regards to these.

 

I hope you stop by to see what is being offered. 

If you are out of state and interested in anything, please email me or comment on this page and I will get back to you to discuss details.

 

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday update

Another warm day and the back door is open while I sew.  With a 72 degree temperature outside,no need to keep myself closed in today.

I am finishing section five of my Scrappy Bargello quilt.

  I might finish it today if I work really hard and do not get distracted.  However. with this lovely weather, distraction is a definite possibility!

An update on the studio classroom doings.  It has been a busy place this last week!

Marie has been extra busy.  She finished her Christmas tree skirt and a tote bag.

   

Mary worked on E's costume one day and Carol is still working on her Disappearing Hour Glass Quilt.

I have been straightening out scraps and deciding if I need to change anything in my Pineapple Blossom Scrap Quilt.

Mary thinks the lime green sashing strips jump out a bit.  But she also acknowledges that lime green is one of my colors.  She could be right because for me the gold and the print sashing strips stand out, not the lime green ones!

Tonight is the NBQA November Block of the Month construction night.  Maybe I will see you at the classroom?

Enjoy the nice day!

Friday in the Studio Classroom

This posting is a quick show and tell about the activities in the studio classroom today.

Suzanne's tote bag was completed and she began working on the binding of her Log Cabin quilt.

You've already seen Suzanne's tote bag but here it is again.

Somehow I did not get picture of her quilt!  It is awesome and is her first effort!  I will get a picture the next time I see Suzanne.

Marie's quilt, a modified version of a pattern by Sharon Mayers of Piecing with Poppers.

It is a queen sized quilt that Marie made during several Open Sew sessions.  This is the second quilt Marie has made.  It is much brighter than the picture is showing.  We had a difficult time finding a place in the classroom with good light for a full picture of this very large quilt.

Finally, on the design wall...

"Pineapple Blossom", a free pattern by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.com. The border still needs to be completed on the right and bottom.  I am just so pleased with how it is going that I couldn't wait to share!  Thanks to Sue for putting this up on the design wall while I assisted Marie with her tree skirt snd Suzanne with her tote bag.

A great session today at the studio and classroom at the Piecing with Popper's Quilting Center where I have my quilting studio and teach Open Sew classes on Thursday and Friday afternoons and Monday evenings.

Have a great weekend!

Today in the Studio Classroom

At the Piecing with Poppers Quilting Center...

Student Carol and I worked on her Disappearing Hour Glass Quilt.  We have 12 blocks completed so far.  But it is a visual challenge to make sure that nothing gets turned around.

Looks like we failed on one block. Can you find it?

We will have to take it out during our next class.

This quilt uses two layer cakes, one print and one solid.  Of course, you can use yardage, but layer cakes are so easy.  Hop on over to you tube and check out the video from the Missouri Star Quilt Company.  Jenny Doan does a great job, as usual, explaining how to make this block.

Just be careful not to switch a piece around!