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New Studio, JOQ Block 2 and more (entry 74)

Welcome everyone, today I want to give you a glimpse of my soon to be new quilting studio/home office. My DH and I have been taking every spare moment and working on it as much as we can. Check out my video if you haven’t already.

Next update will hopefully be paint, cutting table(s) shelving, carpet and more, stay tuned 🙂 What are “must haves” in your quilting space? I would love to hear your answers so I can include those in my plans.

this is the shelving we are considering, nice and tall with lots of layers

this is my desk style but mine is much more colourful 😉

I’ve also recorded a few videos to “Welcome the JOQ club” and a of demo on some embroidery stitches, I hope you find these helpful, please let me know if you want to see a demo on something else and I’ll see what I can do 🙂

NEWS: I’ve been nominated for the Vice President position with my Lakeside Quilters Group, thanks so much ladies, I hope I can live up to your expectations 🙂

I felt so good at my Lakeside Quilters meeting last night because one of the gals there Kathy B, belongs to my Journey of a Quilter club and she has her block all sewn together and was working on the embroidery. It’s so nice to see your hard work and planning come to fruition!!

I’ve also completed the 2nd block for the Journey of a Quilter club and I’m really starting to get into it, I love the flosses, patchwork and the combination of the fabrics; I know I’m a little biased but I honestly thought after all of the planning and everything I wouldn’t be as excited about it as I am while putting it together. I can’t wait to go through this journey.

I’m off this weekend retreating in Sundre with my Guild Flying Needles so I’ll have loads to blog about next week. Here’s my plan for the weekend:

– Zach’s quilt will be quilted and hopefully the binding attached

– 6 companion blocks for my Freebie 15 and 1 Freebie block – this may take longer then I have lol

– Pizza Box block has to be finished this weekend as I need to pass it onto the next gal

– JOQ embroidery and AKT’s embroidery – trying out the new silks flosses – YAY!!

What are your plans for the weekend, I would love to hear from you.

Until next time, have a happy and creative weekend, 

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Quilt Block Dash (entry 71)

Hi to all the Dashers out there!! Welcome to my quilting blog, Vals Quilting. I love to blog and to get to know all of you online quilters & stitchers.

Some of my most POPULAR blog postings are:

PastimesOnline Podcast: Our First “Unboxing”

 

Tutorials: step by step instructions on: Binding, Applique, Chenille, Half-Square Triangles, Stockings, Bags, and more; some are mine some I’ve collected.

Zachary’s Quilt: Pastimes Online original, “Kites for Kids”.

I’m in the process of finishing the quilt, the pattern and the kit.

Block of the Month Clubs: Journey of a Quilter (just sent the first kits out last Friday, still time if you want to join) and A Kittens Tale sign up just opened and will be for the next few weeks.

{Journey of a Quilter}

{Kitten’s Tale}

Thanks Dashers for visiting my blog and adding me to your list of favourite blogs to follow 🙂


YOUR NEXT CLUE:
Come join our Block of the Month Club (Kittens Tale)

 

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Update & Ideas (entry 69)

Update on me for all of you 🙂

Journey of a Quilter kits and patterns are bundled, and packaged, some have been sent – just waiting on another order of floss for the rest. There is still room if you would like to join us. Here’s block one to entice those of you who have been wavering 🙂

Zach’s quilt is layered and pin basted – I wil be quilting it next weekend at a retreat I’m attending, it’s so close now, the pattern is almost finished just waiting on me to finish the top, take some photos – YAY!!

Kitten’s Tale Block of the Month, almost finished the first block…here’s a sneak peek:

combination of dupioni silks and cottons

the pinwheel blocks are soooo cute!

these are the rail fence blocks

onto the embroidery…what do you think?

Interested? Please email me and I will add you to the sign up sheet, first block to go out in a month or so.

Full kit option: silk pins, silk machine needles, yo-yo maker (which is adorable), silk floss from India, dupioni silks, cottons, full blog postings with step by step instructions and maybe videos, and more!! $25 + shipping

Pattern only option is also available for $15 + shipping

The Kitten’s Tale is adorable with the combination of applique, embroidery, piecing and the cutest little yo-yos, come join the fun! 9 month block of the month, finished quilt size is approx 54 x 62.

I’ve been also working on an interview with The Whimsical Honeypot if you’ve shied away from signing up for newsletters in the past, this one is a MUST! It’s adorable and so well-put together, the artistic style is so pretty, I love it!! If you read it let me know your thoughts too.

This Saturday will be spent 4x4ing with our Toyota club, in the mountains, it will be so enjoyable and refreshing, what are your plans for the weekend?

This is our FJ Cruiser, so much fun!

Last but not least, my little Tig, just hanging out with me while I sew 🙂

Until next time, have a happy and creative day,