Hi all -

I finally finished all of my blog posts about the Houston quilt show this year. It was such an incredible experience! I love going to this show each year! If you are interested, you can see an overview of the special exhibit quilts here, here and here. And you can see an overview of the contest quilts here, here and here.

Thanks!

Terry,

What Beverly said!

Thanks, geneva

Oh, Terry, I just read your wonderful blog on color/hues,etc and your class with Joen Wolfrom. How very interesting it was. I just enjoyed every word and learned from it. Bev

Beverly, I'm glad that you are considering a knit t-shirt project with your little grand. I hope you two have a lot fun and that the wearer is over the moon with her creation!

I made an ornament and posted about it here. I had help from a grand! Earlier this month, I took a class with Joen Wolfram and I posted about it here.

I suppose that I had better get back to the studio as I'm just about finished piecing a back which I'll share in a future post!

Thanks for the information, Terry. I'm going to give it a try soon as she gets a little bit older. I have a serger, so I should be able to make something presentable after some practice! Happy Thanksgiving!

Beverly, locally, if I were to purchase a knit fabric I'd get it at The Mill End Store or Fabric Depot. I purchased the ribbing at Joann Fabric and Craft store. For as quickly as little ones grow, I wouldn't be afraid to purchase a knit at Joann. This fabric was gifted to me and I imagine it had lived in the giver's stash for sometime! I usually machine stitch the ribbing to the shirt first and then serge the edge. Before I had a serger, I either used a zig zag stitch or an overcast stitch that was on my sewing machine for the edge finish. I hope you will try sewing a shirt with your princess. It took us about a month to finish this shirt just because after a few seams, my little princess was ready for another activity! Thanks for visiting me!

Terry, Miss J is a charmer! Glad you had such fun with her.

geneva

Enjoyed your post, Terry. I've never sewn a knit t-shirt and you make me think it might not be so very hard and worth trying. Do you use a serger to attach the ribbing neck and cuffs? I have a little 15 month princess and this would be fun to try. Also, where to you get your quality knit fabric? Thanks for sharing!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I posted about a finish and I posted about Thanksgiving.

Nancy I loved reading about all the classes you attended - you really must finish your Emu - it's fab xxxx

Nancy, I look forward to your Houston blogs every year! Thank you once again for the information. You have the perfect blend of "reality" while in a class but you are always positive. I can't wait to see what you will do with your Janet Stone technique. That is an awesome block.

Terry, glad you got your swimsuits done. They sure are pretty. That's weird that your ruler foot broke! Glad it's being replaced. I'm glad it didn't fly off and hurt you!

I enjoy both your blogs very much. Thanks for sharing!

geneva

I enjoyed your blogs on the classes you took in Houston, Nancy. I've taken classes from both Debbie Brown and Karen Stone. I would gladly take more too! They're both so creative. Thanks for sharing. Bev

Thanks, Karen, for letting me know that you are reading my blog. I don't feel like I get much accomplished; but I am feeling terrific about the number of finishes I have completed this quarter! I posted here about piecing some scraps into placemats. I posted here about quilting them and yes, I finished them! I'm sharing a photo of part of the scraps that I wanted to use.

Nancy, I really enjoyed reading your blog about the classes you took while you were in Houston.

Hi all -

I just finished up my second Houston post. This one finishes describing the classes I took this year. If you're interested, you can check it out here.

Thanks!