Potholders............................

I bet your potholders look better than mine!  No matter how often I wash them--there is always that faded look and I get tired of seeing the same ones over and over again--I know, that's not a big deal to some.

here are the ones in my towel bin now--

I love. love the ones I made from this pattern and usually if I give

a gift it is using this pattern and I make it from handwoven fabric

This one was a gift from a dear friend--it has been

used so much but every time I use it, I think

of her.

I decided I needed some new hot pad holders!  I've been

thinking about all those 'orphan' blocks I have--

than that light bulb went off in my head--

those could be used to make some really neat

hotpads!  

I found this tutorial--yep!  

These were orphan blocks--the mittens were from an exchange 

that was done about 20 years ago--one on the left was hand stitched

motif that I didn't know what to do with--problem solved!

 another orphan star block--turned into a nice size potholder!

These two were handwoven pouches that were used for

name tags--always wanted to use them--found that

potholders were the perfect answer!

in each potholder, I used two layers of this teflon shield

fabric--works well along with two layers of cotton batting.

Yes!

My grandson is getting hitched!  We're excited for sure!  The bride is lovely too!  The bridesmaids have planned a bridal shower in early January-- I'll be invited--that's a given!  What gift should I have for her??

Recently, one of our expatcher gals shared her lovely placemats made from four fat quarters!

She made these Christmas ones and a set for Fall--oh, joy!

This is what my gift will be!

You can find more information here--

and then when I went to seek out more placemats, I found this video using 

charm packs!  I have those too!--We're off to the sewing machine

to create an unique gift for that special bride!!

I've had this charm pack forever!!--finally, a use for them!

These are going to be some bright and cheerful placemats--all

from one charm pack--well aged!

National Jelly Roll Day!

Today is the day!! 

It's project Jelly Roll Day!  This is the third year for this Moda

national event!  Check out the five free jelly roll patterns

Ruby Star Cascade--50"x60"

Made with three Ruby Star Society Junior Jelly Rolls (20 strips in each

Check out your local supplier for other free jelly roll patterns

Break out those jelly rolls and start stitching!

Weavers' Delight

It's September!  Which means our first WSW weaving gathering--

always a delight to be with these gals--makes my head swim

with so many ideas and techniques I should try!

Of course,  there was a summer of learning with

new workshops.

Fern took a felting class couple months ago and

made this adorable rabbit!

He's so cute with his big ears 

and funny toes

She even did some needle felting with a new found friend--

Another workshop she did was silk painting--using

unusual materials

The surface is made with bubble wrap and underlay is

using plastic cleaner bags

The trim was done with shaving cream soap and stencils--

what fun!

Connie loves to stitch so she spent her summer

using needle and thread to stitch grids on her

linen fabric--then pulled up the threads before

indigo dyeing the fabric

Such precision to get such fine lines with her thread

She was also doing clamping techniques on

these linen/cotton towels

Nice lines and creative design

Pat showed her eco-dyed linen--asking for suggestions

on what to do next--we suggest some embroidery work and use

the fabric for a pillow

Penny was a sole weaver this summer!  She had natural colored

cotton on the loom to produce several hand towels--the handle

of the towel is so soft--these will go on her sale table.

Weavers--Heads Up!!

Convergence®

Convergence® is heading to the Smoky Mountains for 2020! HGA is excited to announce Convergence ® will be in Knoxville, Tennessee July 24-30, 2020 at the Knoxville Convention Center. Keep checking back to this website, watch for announcements in Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot and look for emails with more information about Convergence® Knoxville 2020. Save the Date!

I've marked my calendar for next summer!  You can download the registration handbook now--
and look to sign up when the website opens for registration!

Let's Get Ready for Winter

Gloria Parsons of  Olde Green Cupboard and

Rhonda of Farmhouse Threads

are sponsoring 12 weeks of Christmas ornaments

adventure--this begins September 17

Looks like we have some fun to create!

FatCat Friends, at the request of her Facebook group members,

has created this super duper snowman quilt!  

In order to receive the pattern, you must be a member of her

FB group--so join by answering ALL the questions!

Answer all or you'll not gain membership--simple questions too!

Each week, on Friday a new pattern will be uploaded--you MUST

download each and every week--there are no repeats at a later date!

Instructions and yardage - Friday, September 13th. 

Block # 1 will be shared Friday, September 20 
Block # 2 will be shared Friday, September 27
Block # 3 will be shared Friday, October 4
Block # 4 will be shared Friday, October 11
Block # 5 will be shared Friday, October 18
Block # 6 will be shared Friday, October 25
Block # 7 will be shared Friday, November 1
Block # 8 will be shared Friday, November 8
Block # 9 will be shared Friday, November 15

I Love To Make Quilts is hosting a fun Winter sew along.

These blocks will be available on Wednesdays! 

Block 1 - Oct 2	Block 2 - Oct 9	Block 3 - Oct 16
Block 4 - Oct 23	Block 5 - Oct 30	Layout - NOV 6
Block 6 - NOV 13	Block 7 - NOV 20	Block 8 - NOV 27
Block 9 - Dec 4	Dec 11 Show off your quilt tops!

Looks as though we have Wednesdays and Fridays covered in our Winter schedule--hope to see you there!

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