Hi there! I discovered sewing and quilting in 2010 and have been addicted ever since. You can find me stitching it up in the Kansas City area.
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I’m always looking for new quilty-type blogs to follow. Love seeing the images! Everything from fabrics to patterns to works in progress to finished quilts and everything in between.
Just post your blog URL in the comments. I’m currently using The Old Reader but I’ll get you added in BlogLovin too.
See you next Friday for Block Rock’n Week 6!
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Wheee! I love how they turned out.
Since I’m not a business, I guess they are contact cards or calling cards. Whatever they are, they’re kind of fun with the fabric and stitching texture.
I thought of doing this a while back but was stuck on what to call myself. I didn’t like Quilter or Sewist, and I’m not a Seamstress. My friend Jonelle helped me brainstorm big time! I finally settled on Stitcher & Fabric Fanatic. Although, Fabric Hoarder would be more accurate.
Since I save fabric scraps like crazy, this is just another way to use a few of those small pieces. Each card turns out one of a kind.
The card design was simple enough and I just had a local printing company hook me up with a box and round the corners. The cards aren’t much to look at without the fabric. I’m sure the printer thought I was nuts.
Soon I’ll have matching note cards. Muahaha! It’s the little things.
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FINALLY! I’ve been frantic about Google Reader going away. I am NOT a fan of BlogLovin or Feedly… what to do? This morning I found THE OLD READER.
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The Old Reader looks very similar to Google Reader I think it’s made that way on purpose. It’s basic and I dig it. You will need to export your Google Reader list and import it into The Old Reader. The process is a bit much, but just takes a minute.
When I use BlogLovin it reminds me of a weird version of Pinterest and I’m not getting into the blog content like I want to. Feedly just has too many options for me. I obviously don’t like change. Meh.
Man, this is just a sigh of relief for me. Now I just need to work on adding about a hundred blogs I have bookmarked.
We will be using Quiltville’s Scrappy Trip Around the World tutorial.
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Caldonia is more of a Block Rock’n Blues name. I’m a jazz and blues fan and thought this was an appropriate song choice for the series.
“Caldonia” is a jump blues song, first recorded in 1945 by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. A version by Erskine Hawkins, also in 1945, was described by Billboard magazine as “rock and roll”. The first time that phrase was used in print to describe any style of music. – Wikipedia
Pretty cool, huh? It’s also one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll. There are several versions of Caldonia on YouTube (that you should check out!) – here is one of my favorites.
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I really like the blue and orange together. (thanks GoGoKim for picking these colors)
You can see on the block above that I sewed the white pieces different (switched pieces 6 & 7) to see if I liked the seams better. It looks okay either way but I made the pattern like the other blocks.
I made so many versions because these are for my 4×5 Modern Quilt Bee. I hope my hive members enjoy their blocks – they picked some great color combinations! I’m kind of sad to see the blocks go, I need to make one for myself.
I wanted to see how the Caldonia blocks would look as a quilt and I’m in love. Wouldn’t this make an adorable baby quilt? Without borders the size would be 36″ x 48″. There is a baby coming that I need to make a blanket for, hmm…
Due to changes within a Craftsy, I am moving the patterns to Etsy.
Buy the entire series of 12 blocks for $5 or each block for $1.Download HERE
Feel free to share within sewing groups if you use this pattern as your Bee block!
It does NOT need to be purchased multiple times. Same with the series purchase.
If you make this block I’d love to see it:
Have a blog? Grab a button and share the fun – this is a free series! Code is here.
From this week forward I’ll be posting a new block every *other* Friday. I’m hoping the weather shapes up (it’s SNOWING today, in MAY, in KANSAS) and I can start spending some time outside. Happy Sewing!
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First I’d like to apologize for not getting the Block Rock’n Week 5 posted in time. I think I’ll be switching to every other Friday now that the weather is getting so nice. We just want to be outside!
Here is my not-perfect-but-it-will-have-to-do pincushion.
I had spotted pictures of this pincushion caddy on Flickr and was drawn to it because of the center storage. I’ve been using my Wonder Clips so much more than pins now, but I still need pins. So this is a great way to store them together and then just grab whichever I prefer.
The bottom is nice and flat and the pincushion itself is fairly large. You can find the pattern in the book Seams to Me by Anna Marie Horner.
My caddy is SO not perfect and has fabric folds and little things that would normally bug the hell out of me. I think I’m okay with it because I really don’t want to make another one! Plus, I love each of the fabrics.
If you use the Wonder Clips and pins, you should try this caddy – it’s a perfect solution.
Now the Pressing Table:
I LOVE THIS. I’ve been doing so much paper piecing and was getting sick of getting up and down, up and down. Some blocks have 50+ pieces to iron and it was getting to be a hassle.
Remembering a blog post from American Quilting I decided to make one. So happy I did! It cost less than $10 (Walmart for the table, I had the other materials) and it took less than 15 minutes to make.
I didn’t use Home Decor weight fabric so I double folded my edges on the underside before stapling. Since the fabric isn’t pulled tightly and I only use it to iron on, I don’t think I’ll have any problems with the staples pulling through.
This just made my sewing station super convenient for paper piecing. Imagine a trash can next to the pressing table and picture me: Sew, swivel, iron, swivel, cut, swivel, repeat.
If you make a lot of quilt blocks I seriously recommend this. I have a large cutting and ironing table, but this is great for those little bits. It also folds for storing!
See you Friday for Block Rock’n Week 5 
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