Quilt Giveaway! UPDATE Winner Announced

UPDATE: The Winner of the Quilt Giveaway is Ramona Dunihoo. Congratulations!!!

Last month, John and I were in Idaho visiting our friends the Morrows, who live in Rigby. I had to visit my favorite little quilt shop in Idaho Falls, Daydreams Quilt N Sew!  

Annalee Leonard was kind enough to host me for a couple of great days sewing in her shop, lots of folks came out to say hello, it was really fun to see everyone. I love Annalee's shop and since we are planning to move out that direction in a year or two...well, I want to do everything I can to support her little quilt shop. There is something wonderful about being able to walk into your local quilt shop and touch the fabric, to spend time browsing through the patterns and notions and to enjoy the camaraderie that exists between fellow quilters. We recently lost 3 very good local quilt shops near our home in Foresthill, California and so I think I am probably more acutely aware of how important it is to support local businesses.

Last Months Winner, Sue Whiteley

You will remember last month we gave away the Brother Project Runway sewing machine that I had shipped out to the shop to sew on for a couple days. The Winner was Sue Whiteley. Well, this month we are giving away the quilt that I worked on in Annalee's shop! 

The fabric used to make the quilt is Woof Woof Meow designed by Stacy lest Hsu for Moda. Such a sweet jelly roll filled with kitties and puppies, paw prints and balls of yarn. Perfect for anyone who has an affinity for fur babies.

The quilt pattern is called Keyhole from Missouri Star Quilt Company. It's a fun and easy quilt to make, perfect for a beginner and great for a seasoned quilter who wants to do some "no thinking" quilting. The video by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company will teach you how to make this quilt.  The type of fabric you select will dictate the "style" of your quilt. This quilt fabric is whimsical and yet the color palette and the design of the quilt lends it to a multitude of styles. 

I decided to take a few of the remaining blocks and make a standard pillow sham. The quilt finishes at about 65" by 73".

There are so many cute motifs in the fabric designs on this quilt, it really was great fun to put together and I'm hoping that you (the winner) will love it! I used the stripped fabric shown in the photo above to bind the quilt and also you will find it in the pillow sham as well. The quilt will be on display at Daydreams Quilt N Sew, 802 Pancheri Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Be sure to drop in and say hello to Annalee and check out her wonderful shop.

Daydreams Quilt N Sew located at 802 Pancheri Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho

HOW TO ENTER: 

1. LIKE the following Facebook pages
www.Facebook.com/SisterOfTheDivide and www.Facebook.com/Daydreamsquilts

2.  TAG a friend in the comments below the giveaway post.

3. LEAVE A COMMENT on this blog.

4. EXTRA CHANCES: 
Go into Daydreams Quilt N Sew located at 802 Pancheri Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho and you will be given an entry. Or you can request a free entry by sending a post card with your name and address clearly printed on it to the address of the store above and you will be entered. Limit one per day. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

Purchase anything in the store up to $20.00 and you will receive 5 extra chances.

Purchase anything in the store $20.00 - $50.00 and you will receive 10 extra chances.

Purchase anything in the store $50.00 or over and you will receive 20 extra chances.

Online purchases will count as well if you cannot go in person.

DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 22ND, 2018.
THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST 23RD, 2018

GOOD LUCK QUILTERS!

Ruby Goodness Table Runner - Free Tutorial

I received a pretty little Moda Mini Charm Pack of Little Ruby that was included in my order from Missouri Star Quilt Company. Who doesn't love this fabric line? And who doesn't love MSQC? What to make? What to make? So I started off just playing and making some little four patches.  

                   

Now, I could have taken these little 2.5 inch squares and stitched little four patches, but I wanted tiny four patches. Now you could cut these into four pieces and try to wrangle that through your machine but who wants to do that? Not me!  Here's an easy way to make tiny 2 inch four patches that we will work into a table runner.

Using a 1/4" seam, stitch ALL of your little squares together in ONE long row. That was easy, right? Now measure 1" from your seam and make your first cut, just like above.  Continue cutting 1" from your seam allowance along your entire row.

You should have a pretty pile like the photo above, that was easy!

Lay your pieces end to end as shown in the photo above, mix it up, have fun and sew these pieces together by twos as shown in the photo below.

Now sew these together by twos as shown in the photo below.

Continue in this fashion until you have one long strip as shown below.

Pretty easy so far! Now we are going to cut again, the same way we did before. You should be able to lay your ruler between your seams and they should measure 2". If they do, then you will cut as before 1" from your seam and continue across the entire row as shown in the photo below.

Quick as a bunny you will have a nice pile of tiny 2" four patches and you didn't even break a sweat! AWESOME Right?

Now, let's take these tiny little four patches and lay them out in a 9 patch configuration as shown below.

We have enough tiny four patches to make 4 of the 9 patch blocks. Take a moment and look at how your scrappy bits are and make sure they are mixed up good. Now take them to your machine and sew up your four 9 patch blocks as shown below. It helps to place a little pin beside the seams as you match them up. 

Your completed block should measure about 5". It will depend on the accuracy of your 1/4" seam allowance and your cutting. Now cut a 2" x WOF strip of Kona Cotton White. You will cut this strip into five 6" pieces. Stitch these to one end of your 9 patch blocks as shown below. You will have one piece left over. Trim your strips to the width of your blocks as shown.

Lay your blocks out as above and stitch the raw end of the block to the strip that is already attached to create one long strip. Sew the remaining strip to the end of the block, see below. Press to the white.

Cut Two 2" x WOF strips of your Kona Cotton White. This you will stitch to the sides of your strip set. Press to the white, making sure to open your seams with your fingers to make sure you have them fully opened before you press. Trim even with the ends. 

Now measure the width of your runner.  It should measure 8" or so, again depending on your seam allowance. What ever the measurement is, cut two strips that are 2" wide x that measurement. Mine is 8" so I cut two strips 2" x 8". 

You should have 6 tiny four patches left...pick four for your corner stones.  Stitch one to each end of your two strips. Press to the white and set aside.

Cut 2 strips that are 2" x WOF and stitch one to each long side of your table runner.  Press them open and cut them even with the end of your table runner, Press to the white.

Your end pieces with the tiny four patch will be sewn on now. You will find that the seams will nest nicely as they are pressed in opposite directions. You can place a pin if you need for accuracy and stitch these end pieces on.  

Now measure the width of your runner again and cut two 2" strips that width and stitch them to the end.  Press them open and then cut two final strips 2" x WOF and stitch those along both long edges, trim to square up. YOUR Done!  Cut your batting 2 inches larger than your finished runner and same with your backing fabric. Quilt as desired.  I just did a simple straight stitch where I liked it. 

Bind as desired. I have a pretty little red and white polka dot that I'm going to use as my binding. I'll update the photo later. Hope you enjoyed this little table runner tutorial and if you make one, please send me a photo, I love to see your work! This table runner finished at 32" x 13". You can reduce the number of squares to 2 or 3 for a shorter table runner and reduce it to 1 for a sweet table topper!

#GIVEAWAY - Missouri Star Mod Block Magazine

This month, we will be giving away a copy of Missouri Star's New Mod Block Magazine Special Edition!  We love Missouri Star Quilt Company and if you are new to them, you have to go for a visit!  Yes, they are online and they also have a brick and mortar location at 100 North Ardinger Street in Hamilton, Missouri. They are truly a Mom and Pop operation.  You will want to make them one of your online go to LQS!



You will recognize Jenny Doan in the great video tutorials that she posts. Be sure to take a moment and read about their company, they are an inspiration to any start up business and a true testament to family. You can read about them here: The Missouri Quilt Company



Check out their Quilter Daily Deals, it changes all the time, so if you see something you like, snag it!  The pricing is unbeatable and they have a flat $5.00 shipping fee or FREE Shipping on orders over $100.  Be sure to sign up on their website, they have lots of special deals you won't want to miss.  Daily Deals Here!

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Random drawing will be held on May 31st for one lucky winner of the MISSOURI STAR MOD BLOCK MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION!  No purchase necessary. Open to USA residents only.

Good Luck Quilters!

Ring A Ding Ding! And Some Baby Things!

How many times have you gone to the store, you get to the check out and they ask for that store loyalty card and you spend time digging in your purse while those behind you fume.  I decided that I don't need that kind of energy being tossed my way any longer. Today I dug a little key ring out of my craft drawer and punched holes in the corners of all my cards, slid them all on the key ring and I am good to go.  No more fishing through my purse in line.

I am working on a secret swap quilt right now, so I cannot share it online until the swap has taken place next month.  It has turned out really cute and I'm half tempted to make another one for myself!

My friend Brenda's daughter just had a sweet little boy.  He is very tiny and came early, mom has had some health challenges but they are both home and doing well now she reports.  I don't see her much these days because she has an acute case of baby love, understandable.

Yesterday I stitched up this little bib for him.  I am sure it is too big for him right now, but he will grow into it.  Michelle at work has been making a gazillion of these for her granddaughter and was kind enough to give me the pattern. 

Tons of fabric left over from this project, so this morning while I was surfing, I came across a cute pattern at Missouri Star Quilts and decided that was the perfect thing to make.  I will need to shop for a little border fabric and some flannel backing.  I'm not going to put batting inside, it's summer in Sacramento and this is a receiving size, the flannel will be plenty warm.

If you would like to make a quilt using this pattern, here are the directions in video for you from the Missouri Star Quilt Company:

I think this would be a fun quilt to make if you have some fabric that you really want to feature, or to make it in solids and show case your quilting.  Lots of possibilities.  

Too hot to go outside today, so I will be at my sewing table!  More to come...

All finished, a little bib, a burp cloth and a little quilted receiving blanket lined with flannel.  Sweet!