Daryl's Fiber Arts Blog

Applique Group

2012-02-17T20:01:00.000-07:00

Triangle thread catchers were an extra project that the group made today.

Bobbie and her grandson PJ. Don't you just love his hair? He was born with a full head of hair too.

This was Cenia's month to receive Fat Quarters of fabrics and she's here opening her fabric goodies. Cenia asked for Southwest fabrics.

Bobbie's granddaughter and daughter. Gabriella with her mom, Alisha.

International Quilt Festival in Ireland

2012-02-10T07:27:00.000-07:00

This June 2012 is the first ever (annual) International Quilt Festival in Ireland. Check out their website for information on tickets to the festival, accommodation packages, entry info if you want to enter your quilts (see all the different categories for entries), and classes that you can take. Be sure and read about each quilt entry, whether you want to enter or even go there, because it sounds like a wonderful magical journey into each quilt exhibit that you enter.

If anyone attends this show, I would love to see your photographs. You can email me your online album link (like Webshots, Flickr, Snapfish, etc.) or email me some photos.

Even if you don't attend the show you can enter quilts, or Christmas ornaments, etc. See each catagory for details. Plus there are cash prizes too for the best in each catagory. http://www.iqfoi.com/index.html

Take a Hula Hoop & Some Tee Shirts...

2012-02-06T08:15:00.002-07:00

and what do you get? A really cool round rug! Check out this great tutorial on how to make this rug, from the folks at Disney's Family Fun Magazine~ http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/hula-hoop-rug-995304/

What a great way to use up old tee shirts, or outgrown shirts from your kids or grandkids.

Or how about making a basket using an Embroidery Hoop? http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/embroidery-hoop-basket-995321/

Fiber Arts Group Show & Tell

2012-01-27T06:48:00.001-07:00

Shirley and her wool rug.

Closer look at Shirley's rug.

Mary's quilt top.

Judy L.'s quilt top.

Joanne's knit shrug.

Joanne's knit socks.

Dolores' girl dress in progress.

Emily's ruffled scarf in progress.

Emily's yarn necklaces.

Genevieve's pinafore for a doll.

Genevieve's doll dress and little rain hat.

Bobbie's embroidery floss holder.

Bobbie's little embroidery bag.

Cathy's beautiful painted eggs.

Closer look at the eggs.

Gloria's quilt top from a Michelle Watts class, done in gold and black.

Gina's fabric for future use in a Michelle Watts pattern that depicts 3 women called Faith, Hope, Love.

Judy, Bobbie, Mary & Cenia.

The elusive Angela (thought you could escape my camera didn't you Angela, ha!) & Miriam.

Cathy is clutching the quilted envelope I made for her. Several quilters each made an autograph star quilt block and signed their names on the block. Cathy is moving and we wanted her to remember her time spent here in New Mexico. The blocks have a turquoise star on a sand or off white background. Cathy was thrilled!

My Applique Group

2012-01-20T16:51:00.000-07:00

Today's Show~and~tell at our applique group~

Bobbie holding her quilt and her grandaughter.

Bobbie made this needle book and gave it to Miriam. Here it is opened.

This is the needle book Bobbie made closed.

Bag Bobbie made.

Little drawstring bag Bobbie made.

Another bag Bobbie made.

Gloria's Snowman quilt.

Jeanne's patchwork Scottie.

Slightly larger Scottie also made by Jeanne.

Mary's Quilt.

Mary's quilt. She needs to fuse on photos of her dog.

Miriam's daughter made this beautiful beaded scissors case for her.

Phoebe's block.

Angela's.

Daryl's.

Diana's.

Gloria's.

Jeanne's.

Judy's.

Mary's.

Miriam's.

Vicki's.

Cenia's.

Cindy's.

The quilted envelope I made to put the blocks in.

We each made an applique lady block that we surprised Bobbie with today. Missing from the photo is Cenia (so Mary is holding both her block and Cenia's block), and Phoebe was gone, so Bobbie is holding Phoebe's block. Bobbie was surprised and delighted by all these blocks. I had organized this because Bobbie is so generous sharing her home, her talents and makes us stuff all the time, so I thought she would like something handmade from each of us. Bobbie had admired these appliqued ladies when she first saw them, so I knew that's what we had to make for her. I made 6 of these ladies for myself and turned them into sewing machine covers. Which I posted on my blog~ http://www.patchouli-moon-studio.blogspot.com with permission from Carol of mamacjt, who designed these applique ladies. Everyone had fun making them and they all came out so great! Can't wait to see the beautiful quilt Bobbie will make with them.

New Mexico Fiber Arts Trail

2012-01-17T10:17:00.002-07:00

This is a year round event. See link for more information~ http://www.nmfiberarts.org/index.php

UFO Group Show~and~Tell

2012-01-12T13:35:00.001-07:00

Celtic Blocks Cathy A. made.

More Celtic Blocks Cathy A. made.

Close-up of Gina's quilt top.

Gina M. quilt top.

Judy L.'s quilt.

Shirley B. Hanky Butterfly quilt.

This is a close-up of Judy L.'s quilt with the Yorkies, but even though I rotated the photo correctly on my computer, it didn't stay that way. Oh well...

Farewell Judy

2012-01-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

Judy, a quilter from a group I belong to is moving to Memphis soon, so Linda threw her a surprise party in her lovely home. Judy was surprised too! Here are a few photos I took.

Linda and Judy

Gloria & Judy L.

Jeanne & Mary L.

June, Vicki, & Rosaline

Mary F. & Judy L.

Pretty piece of art in Linda's house

Close-up of the photo above

Beautiful quilt that Linda made.

Compilation of Quilt Photos

2011-12-23T12:15:00.001-07:00

A compilation of the past 4 years of quilt photos taken at quilt guild show & tells and various quilt shows and retreats are located under the pink tab at the top of the blog. New photos taken will be posted here in the regular postings.

Quilt Craft & Sewing Festivals

2011-12-01T11:27:00.001-07:00

January 26-28, 2012: Phoenix, AZ at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.
February 2-4, 2012 & July 12-14: Denver, CO at the Denver Merchandise Mart
September 27-29, 2012: Tucson, AZ at the Tucson Expo Center

For more information and a $1.00 off coupon on your admission please click on this link: http://www.quiltcraftsew.com/

Tucson Quilt Show: Jan. 20-22

2011-12-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

Quilt Show in January 20-22, 2012 at the Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona http://tucsonquiltersguild.com/quiltshow.htm

Alphabet Quilt Pattern for Sale

2011-12-01T11:10:00.003-07:00

My Alphabet Quilt Pattern is $9.00 with FREE SHIPPING. To purchase please email me: patchouli.moon.studio@gmail.com

Ricky Tims Seminar

2011-11-21T14:48:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendar for a Ricky Tims Seminar in Socorro, NM August 24-25, 2012. No details yet as they are laying the ground work right now.

America the Beautiful Quilt Festival

2011-08-12T15:31:00.000-06:00

In Colorado Spring, CO June 21-23, 2012. Click on link for more info if you want to enter a quilt, be a vendor or just attend. http://www.atbqf.org/00home.html

Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics

2011-08-08T09:29:00.001-06:00

A new 9-part PBS series coming this fall. To see a trailer preview click here: http://www.whyquiltsmatter.org/welcome/ (I hope that KNME has purchased this series).

The Quilting Library Blog

2011-01-03T17:49:00.002-07:00

The Quilting Library Blog has a wealth of information with tons of useful links for the quilter. For projects for the beginner quilter to tools and tutorials. There is something here for every quilter. http://quiltinglibrary.blogspot.com/ What a great place to go if you are searching for a pattern, how to instructions and more! It truly is a wonderful library, so check it out!

Her other blog is The Crazy Quilting Library, which has links to all kinds of embroidery stitches, ribbon embroidery, and of course anything to do with crazy quiltis. http://crazyquiltinglibrary.blogspot.com/

Warning you can spend an enormous amount of time on these 2 sites! But there are just way too many cool things to see! Bookmark the sites you enjoy for future use.

Quilt Video Tutorials

2010-09-26T08:47:00.008-06:00

Are you new to quilting? Need ideas for a new project or what to do with those jelly rolls and other ideas? Check out the Missouri Star Quilt Co.'s video tutorials: http://tutorials.missouriquiltco.com/ The Show Me state has some great tutorials for using jelly rolls, layer cakes, charm packs, plus product demos, and beginner quilts like learning to make a 9-patch or a rail fence quilt. You can click on the link above or under the website link on the right side.

Loma Colorado Library Quilt Show Photos

2010-04-13T14:20:00.003-06:00

I uploaded the photos that I took of the quilts from Loma Colorado Library Quilt Show onto my Webshots Album. You can go here to see all 62 photos: http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/577335477nTfclM

Sewing Machine Tension

2009-12-12T11:26:00.004-07:00

If you've ever had problems with tenison on your sewing machine, here's an article written by Leah Day, from her blog: http://www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2009/12/tension-tangles.html

Free Motion Quilting

2009-11-25T12:36:00.003-07:00

I found this blog about free motion quilting. Check it out: http://www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/ The photo here is just one of 365 days worth of free motion quilting patterns you can try.

Instructions For Sewing Continuous Quilt Binding

2009-11-09T09:40:00.004-07:00

For those of you who need instructions for doing a continuous quilt binding for your quilts, click on the link below to show you how. Heather Bailey has great instructions and illustrations.
http://www.heatherbaileydesign.com/HB_QuiltBinding.pdf

Quilt Exhibit at Loma Colorado Library

2009-10-01T14:44:00.008-06:00

Joan (aka Jo) White is currently having another quilt exhibit at the Loma Colorado Library in Rio Rancho (located on Loma Colorado Blvd. between Blades Ice Rink and Rio Rancho High School) Jo's quilts are all made using handkerchiefs. Her last quilt exhibit at the same library were quilts made of childrens cloth books (if you missed that one click here: http://theragweed.blogspot.com/2008/10/joan-whites-quilts-at-loma-colorado.html )

Quilt Labels & Quilt Sayings

2009-09-16T09:26:00.006-06:00

This is a great link about why you should make a quilt label for your quilts and what info to include on the label, as well as several quilt sayings: http://thegoldenthimble.com/quiltdedications.html

Another site about labels and some label templates to get you started can be found here: http://www.quilterscache.com/Q/QuiltLabels.html

Here are some printable labels: http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com/VictorianaQuilters/PrintableQuiltLabels/freeprintablequiltlabels.htm

More here: http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/label.htm

Loma Colorado Library Quilt Show

2009-04-02T16:01:00.015-06:00

Joan White's Quilts at the Loma Colorado Library

2008-10-10T07:42:00.008-06:00

My Quilted Postcard

2008-07-16T08:48:00.015-06:00

I sent my friend Susan, who lives in Bend, Oregon, over 2 dozen fabric quilted postcards for the annual charity fundraiser that they have during the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. They sell the postcards for $10.00 each and the money goes to a charity that helps pay the cost of cancer screenings for those who can't afford them. They received about 1,000 postcards. Susan emailed me that they also chose 40 postcards that they considered to be very special and set them aside, including some from well known quilters like Katie Pasquini Masopust, Jane Sassaman, etc. as well as from ordinary quilters, and then they matted and framed those 40 postcards to be hung on the walls of the Bend Art Gallery for a silent auction. My cone flowers postcard was chosen as one of the postcards that they framed. The bidding started at $35.00 for the frames postcards. My postcard ending up selling for $85.00!!! I was so amazed and excited.

A wall of framed postcards, including my cone flowers one:Other postcards went for as much as $200.00! Susan told me that they took in over $11,000 for all the postcard sales for Wendy's Wish Fund. (click on photos to view a larger image)
Read more about this: http://www.nuggetnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=65&SubSectionID=105&ArticleID=13232&TM=60503.18

Reedley, California's "Quilt Walk"

2008-07-07T18:31:00.002-06:00

My brother Matt, took these photos in downtown Reedley, CA (near Fresno). They call this sidewalk area Quilt Walk.