Coasters are all packed up for the craft sale this Saturday in Chestermere Alberta! $10 for a set of four. Also available in my shop!
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Prepping for Christmas Craft Sales
Last year I made a list in the quiet times of the craft sales I participated in. This list was for things that people asked for when they looked at my table. Some wanted more country colours, some asked if I made coaster sets, and some looked, walked away, came back and left again without purchasing anything.
I've expanded my table runner selection to include a number of country coloured quilts, made some coaster sets and still have a couple weeks to make a few more surprise items that will be new to Magpie Quilts.
This year I am going to be set up to accept Visa and Mastercard credit cards. I'm hoping that this will help purchasers who might otherwise not carry the amounts of cash for some of my larger quilts.
And I've been trying to increase my number of actual Christmas themed items - after all, these craft sales are meant for the Christmas market!
--Ann
 |
| Country Greens Table Runner |
And I've been trying to increase my number of actual Christmas themed items - after all, these craft sales are meant for the Christmas market!
--Ann
Friday, 18 October 2013
WIP - Friday, October 18
The sewing machine has been humming and things are being finished in preparation for the Christmas Craft sales coming up. I find it hard to work on Christmas items when Halloween isn't even over! So I started my sewing spree with some great Canadian themed fabrics from Northcott's Oh Canada by Linda Ludovico.
These fabrics were designed for the Quilts of Valour Canada - a great program that provides quilts for members of our Armed Forces.
I still have some of the panel fabric left and have a few more projects in mind for them, so watch for them in the coming weeks!
--Ann
 |
| Fabric Coasters - set of four - FOR SALE |
 |
| Canadian Wallhanging - FOR SALE |
 |
| Skinny Canadian Wallhanging - FOR SALE |
These fabrics were designed for the Quilts of Valour Canada - a great program that provides quilts for members of our Armed Forces.
I still have some of the panel fabric left and have a few more projects in mind for them, so watch for them in the coming weeks!
--Ann
Monday, 7 October 2013
Orange - My Least Favourite Colour!
(FYI - before you say I'm a terrible speller, I'm Canadian, so that means British English spelling rules!)
I don't have much in the way of orange fabrics in my collection of quilting cottons, but quite a few more than I had 2 or 3 years ago. And I've never been one to decorate a lot for Halloween. Maybe it's because when my kids were prime age for trick or treating, we lived in the far north and Halloween meant costumes over snowsuits. And maneuvering kids and treat bags up flights of icy stairs to get to the doors of houses that were built with above ground crawlspaces so they wouldn't melt the permafrost. But probably mostly because the colour of the spooky day is orange and it's not my first go to colour pick!
And so it was with surprise that I found myself with a nice selection of Halloween themed fat quarters when I cleaned up a bit in my sewing room. I brought them with me to my weekly sewing day with a couple friends and I just cut them up into 5" charm squares - all of them, every last Halloween fat quarter. Then, I randomly put squares together in pairs, then in rows of 4 and slowly pieced together a Halloween quilt top.
It's hanging in my dining room right now (just the top, not quilted) and covers up my blue and white quilt (which I LOVE!) We'll see if it lasts through to the end of the month as every time I look at it, it surprises me and gives me a little physical "jolt".
And just to be sure I wasn't surprised when I looked in my fabric stash, I sewed the left overs into coasters. (And I even used up the selvedges!)
Do you have a favourite and not-so-favourite colour? Tell me about them!
--Ann
I don't have much in the way of orange fabrics in my collection of quilting cottons, but quite a few more than I had 2 or 3 years ago. And I've never been one to decorate a lot for Halloween. Maybe it's because when my kids were prime age for trick or treating, we lived in the far north and Halloween meant costumes over snowsuits. And maneuvering kids and treat bags up flights of icy stairs to get to the doors of houses that were built with above ground crawlspaces so they wouldn't melt the permafrost. But probably mostly because the colour of the spooky day is orange and it's not my first go to colour pick!
And so it was with surprise that I found myself with a nice selection of Halloween themed fat quarters when I cleaned up a bit in my sewing room. I brought them with me to my weekly sewing day with a couple friends and I just cut them up into 5" charm squares - all of them, every last Halloween fat quarter. Then, I randomly put squares together in pairs, then in rows of 4 and slowly pieced together a Halloween quilt top.
It's hanging in my dining room right now (just the top, not quilted) and covers up my blue and white quilt (which I LOVE!) We'll see if it lasts through to the end of the month as every time I look at it, it surprises me and gives me a little physical "jolt".
Do you have a favourite and not-so-favourite colour? Tell me about them!
--Ann
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
Magic Tiles Quilt
Sometimes, I just want to go back and remake a quilt I've done before and this is one of those times. I had a bundle of muted green and...
-
This is a little quilt I made for my newest grandbaby and I promised a tutorial for all of you. Materials required: 50 pink charm squares... -
This pattern is a fav of mine and as my pile of worn out jeans piled up, I put aside a layer cake bundle (10' squares from the same fabr... -
Pinterest is a great place for inspiration and I saw this quilt and quickly pinned it, knowing I would be back to make it. The pattern is ...