tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81196136086602350572024-03-18T21:59:24.205-07:00HGMR Deco QuiltingHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-73664825808807243122013-01-14T11:10:00.002-08:002013-01-14T11:37:08.421-08:00Urban Candy on "Steroids" & "Tame" Urban Tiles<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I felt a little bit like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde this past week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First for my Dr. Jekyll experience: I finished piecing and quilting up my small version of Urban Tiles. Jenny had asked me to write up the pattern for Urban Tiles, so first I pieced four Urban Tile blocks. <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/2013/01/testers-for-urban-winter-and-urban-tiles.html" target="_blank">Jenny's</a> was really scrappy so I made mine very uniform to give it a different look. I like how it turned out and i<span style="font-size: large;">t</span> feels very tame compared to her original version. This look is safe, pleasant, controlled, etc. Very Dr. Jekyll...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now for Mr. Hyde: I decided I was going to piece and quilt a version of Urban Candy. I love the line "Mod Century" from Jenny Ski of Moda Fabrics and new it would work great for this pattern. Jenny (my Jenny not Jenny Ski) and I thought it would be fun to reverse the background and prints from the original pattern. I bought the layer cake and 1/3 yard of yardage for all the background pieces and Kona gray for the the solid curves. I was a wild quilty lady on Friday: I bought the fabric, cut the pieces, and sewed up the entire quilt in 1 day. Very MR. HYDE... Yesterday I quilted the vertical lines to give it a little peace and sewed on the binding for a break from the scrappy background. My 17 year old son said it looked like a quilt on Steroids! I really LOVE how it turned out and I have sat and looked at it now for about an hour just mesmerized by the randomness of the background fabric and the beauty of the gray curves. <span style="font-size: large;">Working with the "<span style="font-size: large;">Mod Century" <span style="font-size: large;">line was just as e<span style="font-size: large;">x<span style="font-size: large;">citing <span style="font-size: large;">as the fabric is...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was kind of exciting being Mr. Hyde because I am usually only a Dr. Jekyll......</span></div>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-10642975165728619342012-12-07T18:48:00.001-08:002012-12-07T18:50:27.463-08:00I TRIED... but I just can't do it anymore!<span style="font-size: large;">I'M DONE........(in the immortal words of Jacob from one of the Twilight Movies that my 16 yr old son laughs about whenever he hears this phrase) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been quilting for over 15 years and as time goes by my quilting likes and dislikes have changed. We all change...we change how we cut out fabric, we change how we do binding, we change which blocks we like to make, and we even change the kind of fabric we are inspired by and purchase. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For years I bought and sewed with traditional fabrics. And I have a lot of it still floating around my sewing room. When Jenny and I decided to do the "Curve It Up" QAL with traditional blocks we each wanted to use different fabrics to show the blocks with alternate color ways and fabric choices. Jenny knew right away she was going to use the orange, turquoise fabrics she had. I couldn't decide, so I procrastinated until the first block was going to be posted in a couple of days, and I hurried and made it out of traditional fabric I had and I thought I would feel great about using up some of my stash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well.....after four blocks I'm done! <i>I am not even inspired by my own blocks!!!</i> It is my turn tomorrow to do block #4 and I was dreading using the traditional stuff. I made my block yesterday and did a draft of my post and was <i>depressed</i> about it again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So here they are in all their muted safe boring glory! And now they're gone.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new me for the Curve It Up QAL series will now look like this! I am challenging myself to use just one print and multiple solids for each block. It will stretch my imagination a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For suffering through this post with me, if you LOOK you can figure out what block #4 will be...(hehe)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much better.....Helen</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-83503376547976814842012-12-04T21:44:00.000-08:002012-12-07T18:00:05.365-08:00QCR Ruler-Pattern-Quilt Kit Giveaway with "Sew Mama Sew"<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: red;">Give<span style="font-size: large;">away is no longer open. Thank you to all who participated! Winner will be announced <span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, December 8</span>!</span></span></i> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week is <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/" target="_blank">Sew-Mama-Sew's</a> wonderful giveaway week with hundreds of items being given away. Thanks for visiting<span style="font-size: large;"> my blog!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am participating by giving away a <a href="http://hgmrdecoquilting.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Deco Tumbler</a> Quilt Kit and <a href="http://hgmrdecoquilting.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Quick Curve Ruler</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even if you have never sewed a curve before, with the Quick Curve Ruler and Deco Tumbler Pattern this quilt will work up very fast! I chose Kona Iron for the background and 4 great red/white fabrics for a very modern/contemporary combination!! Red/White/Gray is my new favorite color combination....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you already have a Quick Curve Ruler or Deco Tumbler Pattern then you can check one of your quilty friends off your Christmas list;0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Helen</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com371tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-46817155701258414232012-12-04T08:05:00.001-08:002012-12-06T19:46:26.849-08:00More QCR quilts......and Mulqueens<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1MLtVB9g2XSNi9puZ8Lq2pCXHSrAZYgifDmjRSkWEPQ2LtizPLCGHc0nlg8CKlNuNpuojPdU4jWy_xaqtYcpa2zr6btoLEpzJUDDX1uS29ah5GV-6_YZ041SWDFEnblJ7cSBIF7Elj82/s1600/IMG_3283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1MLtVB9g2XSNi9puZ8Lq2pCXHSrAZYgifDmjRSkWEPQ2LtizPLCGHc0nlg8CKlNuNpuojPdU4jWy_xaqtYcpa2zr6btoLEpzJUDDX1uS29ah5GV-6_YZ041SWDFEnblJ7cSBIF7Elj82/s320/IMG_3283.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">I have been busy making some store samples for one of my local shops, Mulqueens, which now carries the Quick Curve Ruler and QCR patterns. I demo'd the ruler at the Rusty Barn Craft Show in Phoenix in November at the Mulqueen's booth, and I will demo again with Mulqueens in January at the BIG Rusty Barn Craft show in Phoenix and at the Arizona Quilters Guild Quilt Show in March at the Mesa Convention Center.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mulqueens is this <i>crazy</i> busy hive of activity. They sell and repair vacumes and sewing machines, irons, notions, rulers, patterns, long-arm supplies, fabric and 225 bolts of KONA SOLIDS. ( yes, th<span style="font-size: large;">ey have <span style="font-size: large;">every color) </span></span> My Gammil Long-Arm was all out of sorts last June, and I took it in and they fixed it in a day and had me back to sewing so quick I didn't even get a break. Lol. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sat by Pam and Ginger in the Houston Airport after Quilt Market and we were chatting about quilty things and Ginger said I know you. You come into Mulqueens and buy long-arm thread and needles and then it dawned on me how I kn<span style="font-size: large;">e</span>w them. Anyway, after chatting a bit about Quilt Market, the Quick Curve Ruler and the QCR patterns they said Mulqueens would probably want to carry them in their store where they both worked. So that is how simpl<span style="font-size: large;">y</span> this whole thing started and today I am taking in three shop samples.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made Urban Chained, Urban Abacus and Deco Shimmer for their shop. They gave me the fabric and I used it at the Rusty Barn Show a few weeks ago as my demo samples which worked great because after three days I had all my blocks cut and pieced and I just had to square-up and assemble the rest of the quilt tops together. They are getting a flimsy of Urban Chained and Abacus, but I decided yesterday that I should quilt up Deco Shimmer since it is in Christmas fabrics and it should b<span style="font-size: large;">e displayed</span> before this holiday season is over. I quilted an all-over holly vine and used my favorite holiday red striped fabric for binding.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my own quilt of Urban Abacus and their store sample is done in the same colors.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my own quilt of Urban Chained. Their store sample is done up in similar colors.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mulqueens has long-arm machines set up in their store and they will quilt up the store samples as they demo their machines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Helen</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-31844578819575465692012-11-30T05:53:00.003-08:002012-11-30T05:53:44.272-08:00A little long-arm action...<span style="font-size: large;">O<span style="font-size: large;">v</span>er the past month I have finished a few customer quilts<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> I want to share some beautiful quilts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always enjoy quilting for customers and working on a variety of quilts that I could never get around to piecing.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is an updated version of my Tic Tak Deco pattern. Really fun and graphic! New pattern photo soon!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Toni's super fun and happy quilt that I jazzed up with ribbon candy quilting and swirls.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, I had to use my favorite back-n-forth filler:0)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Toni had me use this SUPER long fuzzy minke backing. Kind of weird to quilt on. Toni said over time all the fuzzies come out of the stitching and it just looks fuzzy on the back and you can't see the stitches....</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Karen had pieced this great geometric quilt. I did a free-hand spiral square on the center blocks and repeated the linear lines in the border to frame it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Karen wanted pine cones and moose on this earthy table runner.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOOK close....there is the outline of a moose.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always love this pattern that creates the illusion of curves without sewing a curve. I always use my Quick Curve Ruler to make the curves in my quilts...Lol</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Sewing, Helen</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-62589233112970245622012-11-27T10:30:00.004-08:002012-11-27T10:32:50.244-08:00Practice - Practice - Practice<span style="font-size: large;">I have been working on a curved four patch block. I am trying to get the final block to measure 8.5" square. It only took 7 tries to get the dimensions I wanted. Here are three of my tries. This is your teaser for next week's post on our 'Curve It Up - QAL.'</span><br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-64459834166512599232012-11-26T07:57:00.001-08:002012-11-26T08:13:32.781-08:00Cyber Monday Sale!!! 25% OFF<span style="font-size: large;">Good News! To go along with every other great thing on sale today everything in my store is 25% off!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This includes all patterns<span style="font-size: large;"> A<span style="font-size: large;">ND the Quick Curve Ruler!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Helen</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-55192155404358450932012-11-14T20:42:00.002-08:002012-11-14T20:50:53.795-08:00"The One Ring to Rule Them All"<span style="font-size: large;">Jenny and I have had tons of fun coming up with patterns for the Double Wedding Ring! Using the Quick Curve Ruler to recreate traditional quilt patterns and new designs is tons of fun! After Jenny and I worked on the Double Wedding Ring this weekend, I had to do the Solo Circle. I could see it in my head and I couldn't leave it alone until I had it in fabric. I am not sure what to call it........ Ozone? Solo Circle? The One Ring to Rule them All? Lol.......Ocredible? The options are endless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think it would make great modern pillows for my girls for Christmas.... They are out of the country for the next week so I'm hoping they don't see this post.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having way too much fun with the Quick Curve Ruler! <span style="font-size: large;">Patterns to come soon:0)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Helen</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-68426270485461764122012-10-26T16:10:00.003-07:002012-10-27T05:48:25.692-07:00Blogger's Quilt Festival - Deco the Halls<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Deco the Halls</i> is one of my all-time favorite quilts and I am thrilled to enter it in the <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2012/10/26/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2012/" target="_blank">Blogger's Quilt Festival!</a> I love the simple color pallet, the continuous design, and the bold graphic shapes. I designed this quilt about 6 weeks ago. I had an idea in my head that wouldn't go away, so one night I stayed up way too late getting this design down on paper. The white shapes represent the glass ornaments that we decorate our Christmas tree with each year. They especially remind me of vintage glass ornaments that covered Granny's tree every year. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This quilt is 60x70. This quilt uses the <a href="http://hgmdecoquilting.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Quick Curve Ruler</a> to cut the curved pieces and square up the blocks. It is designed to be a holiday throw quilt that gives a great splash of color and festivity to any room. I quilted it on my Gammill longarm with a medium density so it wouldn't be too stiff. The pattern is available and can be purchased <a href="http://hgmrdecoquilting.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">here.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The silver dot is a Michael Miller print which sparkles and catches just the right amount of light to give it that magical Christmas feel. The white has a light gray print and is from Moda's Blitzen collection. The red is solid. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you in the Holiday mood yet? Christmas is two months minus one day away!!!! I have one thing checked off my list this year - <i>Deco the Halls!</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Th<span style="font-size: large;">e</span> inspiration for this quilt came from visiting the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">botanical</span> <span style="font-size: large;">g</span>arden on the mall in Washington DC. It was on a hot day in June 2011 that we found oursel<span style="font-size: large;">ves wandering into th<span style="font-size: large;">is great e<span style="font-size: large;">scap<span style="font-size: large;">e from the heat. The garden is lusc<span style="font-size: large;">ious<span style="font-size: large;">, beautiful, and serene.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every spot was filled with interesting plants and design elements. That is what I tried to recreate in this quilt design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This pattern is great for using all those wonderful big print floral fabrics that are so easy to fall in love with. I used a great Amy Butler purple dot for the background fabric. The quilting highlights the floral fabrics with a modern feather and my favorite background back-and-forth filler. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I designed this quilt to have that very chic bohemian feel which goes great with many interior design elements. This pattern also has a bonus table runner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is available <span style="font-size: large;">on paper and as a pdf pattern. Don't forget to buy your QCR today for 20% of regul<span style="font-size: large;">ar price. You can buy it <a href="http://hgmrdecoquilting.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span> </span><br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-43612726357223597132012-10-12T08:51:00.002-07:002012-10-12T09:25:44.141-07:00Deco the Halls - Finished<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE this design and color combination! This is probably one of my favorite quilts I've ever made and quilted. I love the graphic design and simple color combination. The silver dot is a Michael Miller print that is available currently in stores. The white and the gray binding is from Moda's 'Blitzen' collection. The red is a solid from Moda. This is a 60 x 70 lap quilt, so I didn't want the quilting to be too heavy or it makes for a stiff quilt about which my children complain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt was fun to piece and even more fun to quilt. The Quick Curve Ruler makes cutting and piecing a quilt with many curves quick and easy. The time commitment to sew curves is reduced by at least 1/3 by using the QCR. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have the pattern ready to go, but I need to get some time with my photographer, <a href="http://www.redpoppyphoto.com/index2.php" target="_blank">Breanne at Red Poppy Photo</a> (btw she did an amazing job on my pattern cover photos :o)) to get the cover photo and full quilt picture taken. </span><br />
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P. S. Here are two other color ways that I was debating about. I think they are all great!<br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-19606506785465557182012-10-11T09:47:00.003-07:002012-10-11T09:47:46.197-07:00'Deco the Halls' - 2012 Holiday Quilt<span style="font-size: large;">I love this design! It is a common graphic design that is on a lot of fabric, wallpaper, wrapping paper, upholstery fabric, etc., but I decided to turn it into a quilt pattern. I am very proud of myself for planning to use red/white/gray because red and I do not always get along <a href="http://hgmrdecoquilting.blogspot.com/2012/08/red-anxiety.html" target="_blank">(see here)</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been working on this quilt for a couple of weeks. After
cutting and sewing the blocks I adjusted the quilt design twice to get
just the right look. Yesterday I was able to load it on my long-arm and
begin quilting it. The quilting has been a progression. I knew right
away what I wanted to do in the red, but the gray and white designs
occurred one layer at a time, never quite sure what would come next
until I finished each section of quilting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a series of pics showing this quilts evolution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt uses the Quick Curve Ruler, and the pattern will be available in about a week. Jenny and I challenged each other to get our Holiday quilts done before we go to Houston, and her quilt is amazing, awesome, stupendous, etc! See it <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/2012/10/urban-holiday-finished.html" target="_blank">here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">CONTRAILS??? What's that about? Well it's the name of the exhaust from a jet airplane we see in the sky that looks like thin streaks of fluffy clouds, and it's also the name of my new pattern! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The inspiration for this quilt came from living in the Texas Panhandle. You know, that little square part of Texas that juts upward by Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. We lived there for three years until moving to Arizona this past June. The Texas Panhandle is the land of BIG skies, flat wide-open spaces, constant wind, and more cattle than you can imagine! Those big skies were perfect for viewing 10 to 15 contrails at a time. Airplanes going every which way with only a very few of them stopping in Amarillo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This quilt is made using the Quick Curve Ruler, which easily cuts the curved shapes for no-pin piecing. This has a modified "Trip Around the World" setting with HST blocks on the diagonal giving it the "Contrails" inspiration. The blue fabric is from Momo and is adorable with birds walking or flying. I was able to cut the fabric so they are all going the same direction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much to those that have already purchased my patterns. Your kind support has exceeded my expectations! You may have noticed my new pattern layout with the "Sew Kind of Wonderful" logo. <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jenny</a> and I are merging our businesses, and we are thrilled to have two distributors that will be carrying our QCR Patterns and the Quick Curve Ruler. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, over the next few months HGMR Deco Quilting will be fazed out as my sister and I become one business "Sew Kind of Wonderful." Our distributors indicated it was confusing to have two separate business names related to the QCR Patterns and Quick Curve Ruler. Besides, Jenny and I have always planned on getting to this point, this just sped up the transition. We are super excited to be working together!</span><br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-46649622537308880802012-10-03T13:57:00.002-07:002012-10-03T13:57:26.184-07:00Sneak Peak at Deco Flora<span style="font-size: large;"> Background fill - LOVE IT!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love background fill on quilts. It is the background that makes all the other specialty quilting pop out and get to show off. My favorite background fill is just back and forth parallel (lol) lines. I love the texture it gives when touching the quilt and the rest spots it gives your eyes when viewing a quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are two sneak peaks at Deco Flora with all that yummy background fill showing up!</span><br />
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I loaded one of my own quilts and began the quilting process. I decided to do some swirls and ribbon candy. The quilt is very directional. I can do ribbon candy when it is back and forth but not up and down, so I am taking this off and reloading it so I can finish the layers of ribbon candy.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-90708689529276763732012-10-01T11:18:00.001-07:002012-10-01T11:22:25.268-07:00And the winners are.......Thank you to everyone for your kind words of support and comments about my quilt patterns. It is very motivating to hear encouraging words. There are more patterns in the works and they will be released as they are completed.<br />
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Using the random number generator we have 5 winners.<br />
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Jennie P said - Congrats on your store launch!! I really love the Deco Shimmer pattern!<br />
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Joye with an e said - You are a creative and talented designer. Wishing you much luck with your ventures. Thanks.<br />joyecox@yahoo.com<br />
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Cindy said - Nice job! I've been so wanting to try a quilt with Jenny's ruler.<br />
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Pam said - congrats!! i love love all your patterns! you and jenny compliment each
others style so nicely. look out houston quilt market these girls are
coming !!! xoxoxo<br />
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Caren D said - The patterns look great. I'm always looking for modern patterns to
appeal to my adult, not so traditional children. Good luck with your new
endeavor (and good luck to me in your give-away contest! )<br />
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Thank you to everyone and to <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jenny</a> for giving away 2 Quick Curve Rulers!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-58923433333774797952012-09-27T23:51:00.000-07:002012-09-28T06:22:18.784-07:00Launch of On-Line Store & Give Away<span style="font-size: large;">Hello World!!!....or at least all of you in Blogland!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today is like Christmas morning for me! After much anticipation, anxiety and excitement, I am thrilled to launch my on-line store at <a href="http://hgmrdecoquilting.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">HGMR Deco Quilting.</a> I am starting with five patterns which I've designed over the last few months using <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jenny's</a> amazing Quick Curve Ruler!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, how did I get to this moment? One day I had an epiphany that I should create patterns for all these quilts that are always floating around in my head. I realized these ideas could be more than just 'one hit wonders' if I created patterns for them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To celebrate this happy day I'm giving away five of my new patterns. To enter the give-away leave a comment, for a second chance to win, blog about it on your blog and link back to my blog. Yes, I know that's a lot of blogs...Lol (Winners will be randomly drawn on Monday, October 1)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Special thanks to my pattern testers, to all my fellow quilters who inspire me every day, and finally to my amazing sister Jenny -you are always a bright spot in my life, love you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>ps Jenny and I are going to Houston Quilt Market! Yeah!!!</i></span></span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com127tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-17283083744376148872012-09-24T09:27:00.001-07:002012-09-24T09:36:10.964-07:00Newest Quick Curve Pattern - Deco Zig Zag<span style="font-size: large;">Two years ago <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jenny</a> gave me some fabric for Christmas. She sent me 12 half yard cuts of a great 'Asian' line. I don't know the name of it so if anyone does please tell me. I made a great zig zag quilt with it, and afterwards I had a little of each piece left over that I stashed away for another project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A month ago I was playing around with the <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Quick Curve Ruler</a> and came up with a block that I thought would make a great quilt. I rummaged and searched for awhile until I found my bits of 'Asian' prints that I knew would work great with it. I added some Kona Cactus and a great graphic print border and Deco Zig Zag was born! I love the variety of prints, the motion from the layout and the quilting design. All the elements work well together to make it one of my favorite quilts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This pattern is being tested and should be available within a couple of weeks. When I create a quilt, I make notes about the process and then I write up the pattern so it is always an adventure to see if the pattern makes the quilt I think it should. :-/</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out other great modern moments at <a href="http://www.canoeridgecreations.com/" target="_blank">Modern Monday on Canoe Ridge Creations</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Helen</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-23043229120065949932012-09-17T10:53:00.000-07:002012-09-17T11:06:56.274-07:00Tic Tak Deco - Quick Curve Ruler Pattern<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to share one of my patterns that is currently being tested. This quilt is called Tic Tak Deco. It uses the <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Quick Curve Ruler</a> to make these great curved pieced blocks that create this great design! I used some much loved fabric from my stash and Kona's 'snow' for the white background fabric. I quilted an all-over free-hand semi-paisley design. This pattern combines the curved blocks with classic four-patch blocks to create a quilt that has different layers of design.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lori, at <a href="http://nightowlquilting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Night Owl Quilting</a> is one my pattern testers for this quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out other modern quilts on <a href="http://www.canoeridgecreations.com/p/sew-modern-mondays.html" target="_blank">Canoe Ridge Creations Sew Modern Monday</a><a href="http://canoe%20ridge%20creations%20modern%20monday%20post/" target="_blank"></a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Helen</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-25270099348320913092012-09-13T13:41:00.001-07:002012-09-13T14:14:08.949-07:00Deco Tumbler- new pattern using the Quick Curve Ruler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I am revealing my newest pattern, Deco Tumbler. It is made using the <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank"> Quick Curve Ruler</a>, four focus fabrics and one background fabric. I quilted two different fillers. On the solid green blocks I quilted a curved column of spirals with filler on the sides and the other blocks have a modern pebble filler which gives great texture. The pattern is currently being tested and it will be available soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love this pattern! It works up fast and has great motion because the curves change direction with each row. This is a "happy" quilt. If you haven't tried the Quick Curve Ruler yet this is a great quilt to start on. Each block has only one curve and the double curve effect is achieved by how it is assembled.</span><br />
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-64554218991735365482012-09-10T17:01:00.000-07:002012-09-10T17:02:28.835-07:00Customer Quilts<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Lori's t-shirt quilt that is adorable. All the t-shirt material was backed with fusible interfacing which made it a joy to quilt! There are some great fabrics in this quilt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my niece's quilt which Grandma pieced and I quilted for her wedding which was last weekend. It has fun bright colors and I quilted a modern feather and wavy lines in between.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toni used great fabrics and it looks great with a feather motif and pebbles that show off the fabrics and pattern.</td></tr>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-21896426061777263842012-08-23T16:22:00.002-07:002012-09-10T16:47:13.627-07:00Red AnxietyI have a problem.....it is with the color RED. I like red. I like it when other people wear it. I love it on Valentine's Day. I like red shoes. I like strawberries, cherries, tomatoes, peppers, etc. But when it comes to red fabric, I NEVER buy it. I went to three different fabric stores this week with the intention of buying red fabric each time for a red/white quilt I have designed. Did I buy red? No! I bought blue and brown. This is a change from the usual green fabric which I have banned myself from buying for a while.<br />
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Even though it is not red, this is yummy fabric, and I have great plans for it! Maybe next week I will buy red fabric......<br />
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What color of fabric do you buy?Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-77411924951281581452012-08-20T09:50:00.002-07:002012-08-20T09:51:36.602-07:00Pattern TestersThank you to everyone that emailed me and wants to help by testing a pattern. I am working on editing my patterns and they should be done in the next two weeks. I will email you soon with details. I still have a few quilts to quilt and bind.<br />
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BTW: that is my favorite line in any pattern "Quilt and bind as desired." Like it is no big deal! It takes just as much work sometimes to get a top quilted as it does to piece it. And then binding is that thing that hangs around forever until we just say it is getting done first today before anything else happens.<br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-71107363822068922642012-08-14T14:37:00.002-07:002012-08-15T17:22:27.543-07:00Why Solids?<span style="font-size: large;">Why use solids in your piecing and quilting? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Many quilters are reluctant to use solids in their piecing because quilters like the texture that printed fabrics give to the overall impression of the quilts they are creating. I confess to being a quilter that loved to always use printed fabrics. Even my neutrals that weren't the star of the quilt had a print on them. After I bought my long arm quilting machine and began quilting my tops and quilting for customers my opinion of solids has changed. I now love to use a solid or two or more in my quilts for several reasons:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) Solids are AFFORDABLE. I can routinely buy solids for $6.95/yard. Using solids makes my quilting budget go farther. Who doesn't want to save a little $$$ so we can buy more fabric. Yeah!!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my new favorite store in Mesa, Mulqueen Sewing Center. They stock EVERY Kona solid and sell them every day for $6.95. They have over 225 bolts of solids. LOVE IT!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) Solids have a wide range of color hues to get just the right match for that odd fabric that you fell in love with but nothing else looks 'just right' with. I often fall in love with a line of fabric, but I don't buy a 1/2 yard of each print; I usually just buy a yard of the print I love the most, and then it sits in my most loved fabric stash until I find something else to go with it. Solids can help solve that problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3) Solids show-off quilting! Now that I long-arm sometimes I really want my quilting to stand-out. Custom quilting and all-over designs show up best on solids and gives eye candy to your quilt so that the design, piecing and quilting can all be the star of the show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4) Solids give your eye a place to rest as it explores the over-all aesthetic beauty of your quilts. Part of what makes a design great are the contrasts of colors and textures. Solids help you achieve that!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is an example of falling in love with a piece of fabric over a year and a half ago and I am just now doing something with it. Love the solids!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How do you feel about using solids in your quilts? Love them? So-so? Not your style?</span>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628018767495612691noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8119613608660235057.post-27135054344091932052012-08-02T10:05:00.003-07:002012-08-02T10:14:34.577-07:00DECO SHIMMER<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to everyone for your encouraging words. It is motivating to know what people think about the things I do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finished the full Deco Shimmer quilt. It is 53x53 and I used the Adorn It line of fabrics. I had bought 8 Adorn It fat quarters on vacation in Utah this summer when Jenny and I had 5 minutes at the quilt shop before it closed. I knew the yellow and gray would go perfectly with the decor in our new house and I added the blue binding to give it just a splash of color contrast. I quilted curved cross hatching in the outer layer of each block mimicking the curves the <a href="http://sewkindofwonderful.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Quick Curve Ruler</a> ruler created. Yes, the pebbling made me a little crazy by the end, but the ribbons broke up the monotony and gives it great eye candy. I love how it turned out!!! I will have the pattern available soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jenny is a great sister and she is very motivating to me! I was fine hiding out in blogland, but she obviously wasn't going to let that last for long. Congrats to the winner of the ruler and pattern. Happy Quilting!</span></div>
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