Thank You, Quiltmaker!

Last week I received this lovely surprise from Quiltmaker magazine.  It's a tote bag featuring all the blocks from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Volume 11.

Here's a close up of the bag design.  Amazing isn't it?  Each block is so unique.  I wish I could sew them all.

Here's the colorful table runner I made featuring my block, Aloha Flower.

You can see my block on the bag, right over "iltma" - (ha!ha!)

It's only a couple of blocks away from Margie Ullery's Hang Ten block with the palm tree and surf board. Even though the two blocks are in a different scale, it seems to me like they go together.  I'm so glad winter is over.  Time for a tropical beach vacation...sigh!  I'm only dreaming, but it sounds nice.

If you already own a copy of Volume 11, you can find the Aloha Flower block on page 17.  It's block #1014.  Get creative, sew a few.  I'd love to see what you come up with.

Until next time...please visit the Curlicue Creations Shop...and have a super day!

Get Creative!

Jennifer Schifano Thomas 

Aura Hexagon Quilt Weekly Update

This week's progress on the Aura quilt shows I've added a little more orange, especially on the lower right.  It's thickening up in that area.  In the future I've decided to post weekly updates on the progress of this quilt, instead of posting every day that I get to work on it.  Look for a new photo next week.

Until next time...please visit the Curlicue Creations Shop...and have a super day!

Get Creative!

Jennifer Schifano Thomas

Vintage Pink Quilt Cabinet

I recently repainted this sweet vintage cabinet.  It was so ugly before, that I couldn't bear to take a "before" photo.  It had dirty white paint over older black paint and there were drips of both old paint colors on the glass.  I painted it pink, because I like pink, and I have a whole gallon of pink paint. The cabinet is on wheels, so it is easy for me to move around myself.  For now, it is in a corner of my living room.  I plan to fill it up with quilts.  It will be nice to have them on hand for couch cuddling with the kids and cats on cold winter nights.

The original knob was in just as poor shape as the rest of the cabinet.  I searched Etsy for just the right thing, and found this handmade vintage looking sewing machine knob.  The knob says "Because I Said Sew!".  Perfect.  I found this lovely in the Wallpaper Your World shop.  She has 276 different knobs available in her shop, and supplies wallpaper as well.  I'm definitely going to return to her shop when I get around to painting my kitchen cabinets.  They need some unique knobs as well!

Until next time...please visit the Curlicue Creations Shop...and have a super day!

Get Creative!

Jennifer Schifano Thomas

Craftsy Classes on Sale through Midnight!

Just a quick note to let you know there are lot of information packed Craftsy quilting and sewing classes on sale, now through Midnight tonight!  Click here to get a great price on a class:  Sewing and Quilting Classes.  Let me know what you chose.

Until next time...please visit the Curlicue Creations Shop...and have a super day!

Get Creative!

Jennifer Schifano Thomas

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Volume 11 Blog Tour

Hello!  Welcome to my segment of the Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Volume 11 Blog Tour.  I'm so glad you stopped by.  This is my block from the magazine, Aloha Flower.  It's block #1014.  I loved sewing this block.  The Artisan Shimmer fabrics from Northcott really helped to make this block shine.  I wanted to create a happy, tropical feel with the Aloha Flower block.  Are you feeling it?  The ocean breeze, the warm sand, the sunshine?  Ahhhhhh!

This block was so lovely to sew that I made a few more, changing the color placement in each one.  I did a tiny zig-zag around the edges of the fusible applique.  I really like the look the zig-zag stitch gives to applique, plus I enjoy doing it.  Is that crazy?  I'm not sure, but that's what I like to do. 

I stitched the three blocks together with some bright sashing and made this skinny wall hanging/table runner.  If you want to get this look, the blue strips are 1" finished, and the red border is 2" finished.  Super simple, but beautiful at the same time.  

  I feel so honored to be in this stellar magazine yet again.  I've actually had blocks in issues four through eleven, and I'm surprised and excited as a child at Christmas every time.  Volume 11 is just as amazing as the previous publications.  Each one of the 100 blocks is so amazing and creative that I want to sew them all!  If only there were more time....

And now for my giveaway.  I will be giving away two issues today.  Just leave me a comment letting me know what your favorite flower is and I'll choose two random winners at the end of the blog tour this week.  Please be sure I have a way to contact you, should you be one of my lucky winners.

Visit the rest of the amazing designers on today's tour to win more prizes.  You can connect with everyone at Quiltmaker's blog, here:  Quilty Pleasures.

Until next time...please visit the Curlicue Creations Shop...and have a super day!

Get Creative!