Paper Piecing and Trunk Show with Carolyn Friedlander

Last week on Wednesday I took a paper piecing class, 

at Pink Castle Fabrics, with Carolyn Friedlander. 

 If you don't know who she is 

(not sure which rock you are living under, but whatever, it's your rock) you can find her right here. 

 I pretty much already knew how to paper piece but love her new Outhouse pattern.  

I feel like you can always learn something and this time was no exception. 

 Here are the 2 blocks I finished in our class.  

I actually used Horizon from Kate Spain to make my little houses.  Aren't they adorable?

She gave us a mini charm pack of her newest fabric line Doe.  I had her sign mine!

She was super sweet and very hands on in her teaching style.  It was very nice to meet her.  

Then she did a trunk show and that was amazing! 

 Here are a few of the quilts she showed us and talked about.

She just whipped up this little Outhouse quilt for a sample 

Hey do you see my Daisy Field pattern to the left of her head??  LOL

This quilt was quite stunning.  Those circles were all appliqued!

The colorful quilt above and the calmer one below were the same pattern! 

Carolyn's quilting is what really makes these quilts amazing.  

You don't really realize how much quilting there is on them until you get to see them up close.  

She liked to do a big stitch (her words) using Perle cottons and then fill in with machine quilting.  

This is what she called her Big Houses quilt.  

I am sure (when you were not hiding under your rock) that you have seen this done as a BOM.  

It was just spectacular to see in person.

Carolyn likes to use a LOT of orange in her quilts.  

I loved the totally different color palette of this one.

I wish you could see this up close because the quilting is just stunning!

That certainly was not all of her quilts but 

I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the beauties she brought with her. 

So if you read all the way to the end you deserve what you get with this pic!  

Me and Carolyn, just hanging out before class. 

~XOP~

Snowy Daisies

I am going to a class with Carolyn Friedlander tonight.  

There is a trunk show following. 

 I am super excited to meet her and to make her Outhouse pattern.  

It is always good to learn from different people.

I am also excited to pick up my Snowy Daisies quilt from Kathy tonight too.  

When she emailed me that it was finished, I asked for a sneak peek.  

I thought I would share my sneak peek with you too.

I love the quilting and can't wait to see it in person. 

Now comes the binding saga.  

I thought I had made binding but I will be darned if I can find it, sigh, so I will make more.

Don't tell Dan and Amanda it's back yet as I have a LOT of binding to do before I can gift it!

What are you up to?

~XOP~

Halloween

Yes I know it is not Halloween or October any longer but we had a Halloween party and 

I wanted to share a few things with you.  

The BEST part  was when my daughter dressed up her cat, Lenore, as a peacock. 

 I am fairly certain Lenore did not agree!

We did some food prep that turned out pretty cute!  I was loving these pudding cups.

 She made "eyeballs" using Gouda cheese, ketchup and black olives.  

She couldn't make the "veins" very well and ended up using a needle and syringe.  

It worked perfectly!

She had rented a tent and we decorated it. 

 It was so cute, but we couldn't be outside as it was raining and so so cold!

One of my favorite things she got this year was this cat skeleton.  (It was plastic). 

 I think we need to get it a collar and 

a name tag for next year with a sign saying we forgot to feed her!

It turned out to be a small party but it was fun to spend time with my daughter prepping. 

 We used to host a Halloween party every year at our house when the kids were small and

 now she wants to carry on that tradition.  

I have gifted her all my Halloween "stuff".  

Hmmm, I wonder who wants all the Christmas stuff??  LOL

Back to quilty stuff soon, I promise. 

 I am making another chenille blanket and need to get the binding on a quilt.

  I am hoping to make the binding and attach it before quilting tonight so I can have a few hours to hand stitch at quilt group tonight.

I am taking a paper piecing class next week,

 being taught by Carolyn Friedlander at Pink Castle Fabrics.  

The pattern she is teaching is her new one Outhouse. 

 I am very excited to go to the class and also her trunk show!

~XOP~