Quilting is a social event

I went to a party at my local quilt shop and had a blast.  One side effect of sewing is the neat people you meet who are creative then exchanging ideas.  Also, food and quilting go hand in hand!!  All the food last night was just delicious, which confirms that quilts are good cooks.  Being with quilters floods my head with ideas.  My head already is overflowing!!

Does Sewing have to expensive?

NO  -- recycle and frugal are two principals I stand on.  I take old garments and try to update them or change them into cute wearables.  I recently took a old men's shirt and recycled into a cute dress for my granddaughter by using the top of the dress from the shirt then cute cute fabric to make two layer ruffle skirt!!  Very easy to do!! Just let your imagination go!! 

Frugal --buy things on sales and applied for store discount cards when ever avilable for instance, Jo Ann's has a 10% VIP card which gives an additional 10% off you total sale.  Cool!!  But when I can take buttons or ribbing off an old worn shirt and recycle it into another garment that is Furgal as well.  I make a lot of flannel recieving blankets for birth right or dosmetic volience centers at Christmas time, but I only buy flannel on sale and never pay more than $3.00 to $4.00 a yard, buying thorough out the whole year!! 

There are many ways to be a frugal seamstress, if you just think about it.  I love new fabric but I just don't love the prices, so I only buy good fabric for a heriloom project, things that will be past thorough the years.  The new fabric is lusious and such a treat but then I get hung up on cutting it, so cheaper fabric is a very good way to make what I call LOVE items, ones that are going to be used everyday. 

Just a few thoughts for the day!!
Tara

Book Review

I do book reviews for C & T Publishing and this particular book was very popular with my friends, so I decided to share it with you bloggers.

 

250 New Continuous-Line quilting Designs

By:  Laura Lee Fritz

This artist is a long arm quilter, but this book should be purchase by every quilter who wishes to begin machine quilting or become proficient at machine quilting.  Fantastic book and very interesting, full of tips for marking, clean up marking with very valuable information on how to calculate repeats in borders with-out overloading borders with unnecessary quilting.  All of the drawing are so contmepary in style and would be very good choices for finishing a bold colored quilt.  All of the drawing can be used to individualize the quilting for the recipient by using different hobbies or outdoor scenes.  This artist uses designs in her quilting that is far remove from my imagination.  This would be a great additional to your quilting library!!

Enjoy!

Tara            .

Welcome

Welcome!!

I am very new to blogging so I hope to learn as I post items.  I hope this blog will become a comfortable place to ask question and learn tips to help in your sewing and quilting projects.  Once in a while I may pass on life advice I receive from friends and family.  I am very excited about life and always try to make each day count with progress made in my projects and health changes.  I also hope to post pictures of some of my quilts and garments.  I make custom baby clothing, my most recent items can be seen in my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/treasuresfromheart.  I am setting a goal to try to read and post at least twice a week.  Enjoy blogging and I hope to experience blogging to the fullest.

Tara Batman