Good Morning, Quilters!
Summer has been crazy here at The Kennedy Residence (read more HERE), but Faye, Nora and I did sneak away to our local quilt shop, Bear Patch Quilting, for a little retail therapy!
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A NEW LOOK AT QUILT FABRIC
It was so much fun to see a quilt store and the array of fabrics through a beginner’s eyes!
Faye and Nora had a great time–like kids in a candy store! (Don’t we all still have that feeling!?)
They’ll be sharing their color palette soon!
SERGING FAYE’S INDIGO FABRIC
Faye was drawn to quilting by a collection of Indigo fabric she found at a quilt show. (Read Fayes’ post about Indigo HERE)
The shop owner recommended serging the Indigo before washing it, so I pulled my serger out of the basement to see if I could figure out how to thread it again.
We were in for some good luck! The serger was still threaded and it stitched like a charm, in spite of my horrible neglect over the past five years!
Nora and Faye zipped through the serging in no time at all–
I just hope they don’t think quilting will be that fast or that imprecise!
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR NEEDLE?
Are YOU stitching or gardening? Quilting or family time?
Have YOU ever taught a beginner how to quilt?
Are YOU a beginner? What helped YOU the most?
Did YOU start The Splendid Sampler?
Have YOU had a little retail therapy lately? What did YOU find?
We’d LOVE to hear!
Mama Lori,
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