New in the Curlicue Creations Shop ~ Week of 04/12/2024

Simplicity 9511 Dress and Jacket Pattern

Sew these lovely wardrobe pieces for everday wear. Classic pattern from the Simplicity pattern line. This pattern sews a dress and unlined jacket, suitable for misses and miss petite. Dress is below knee length with button front, V neck, extended shoulders, cap sleeves, straight skirt, with front pockets and pleats, elastic waistline, and back vent. Option for a contrast skirt. Unlined jacket has 3/4 length sleeves with turn back cuffs.

Beautiful! Make some pretty and casual outfits with this pattern. Mix and match for maximum looks.

This pattern is in like new, factory folded, uncut condition. The envelope is a little worn. Pattern and instructions inside are in excellent condition. Sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14. Vintage 1989.

Bust 30-1/2, 31-1/2, 32-1/2, 34, 36
Waist 23, 24, 25, 26-1/2, 28
Hip 32-1/2, 33-1/2, 34-1/2, 36, 38
Back-neck to waist 15-1/2, 15-3/4, 16, 16-1/4, 16-1/2

Boys Shortalls Smocking Sewing Kit

This listing is for a boys smocking shortalls outfit sewing kit by Little Miss Muffet. Vintage 1970s unopened kit. Size is not marked.

Kit includes (as far as I can see through the package), boy's shortalls outfit, smocking material, embroidery floss, needle, buttons, trim, and instructions.

Get a head start on this year's holiday gifts with the Boys Shortalls Smocking Sewing Kit. Vintage 1970s, unopened kit.

Baby Talk Alphabet Flannel Panel

A beautiful cut of high quality flannel quilting fabric, Baby Talk Alphabet Panel Flannel, by Cheri Strole, for Moda Fabrics. One panel of 100 percent flannel cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.

The design on this fabric features letters and pictures that go with each letter on a white background with a green border. C is for Cat, I is for Ice Cream, D is for Duck, and on and on.... The panel by itself would make a lovely receiving blanket. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. (not intended for children's sleepwear). So unique - be creative!

Marbles Orange Quilt Fabric

A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Marbles Orange Fabric, for Moda Fabrics. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.

The design on this fabric is a marbled orange color. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

Hope and Heart Batik Quilt Fabric 10" Squares Precuts

Hope and Heart Batik Quilt Fabric, 10" squares precuts, for Island Batik, 100 percent cotton. Breast Cancer Awareness quilting cotton.

This package of gorgeous Island Batik fabric contains 42 pieces, with 20 different fabric designs cut into 10" squares. This fabric is 100 percent cotton, hand dyed batik, from the garden village of Sanur, Bali.

Patchwork Roses Quilt Fabric

A beautiful cut of quilt fabric, Patchwork Roses quilt fabric. 100 Percent Cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.

The design on this fabric features various patches, some of them are floral. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

Pansy Passion III Ivory Stripe Quilt Fabric

A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Pansy Passion III Ivory Stripe Fabric, by Blank Quilting. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Hand wash separately, cold water, no bleach, line dry, cool iron on reverse.

The design on this fabric features a bold stripe, accented with thin gold metallic stripes. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

Yellow Purple Floral Quilt Fabric

A beautiful cut of quilting fabric, Yellow Purple Floral quilt fabric by Quilters Choice. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.

The design on this fabric features yellow flowers over a purple background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

Tea Rose Batik Quilt Fabric

This beautiful piece of cotton has been individually hand dyed by Island Batik fabric artists in the garden village of Sanur, Bali. 100 percent cotton fabric. Easy care, machine wash cold water, delicate dry cycle, cool iron.

The design on this fabric features an abstract pink color. This fabric is perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

Country Harvest Quilt Fabric

A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Country Harvest Fabric, by Anna Krajewski, for South Sea Imports. 100 percent cotton, 44" wide. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.

The design on this fabric is an abstract blue green spotty print. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!

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Jennifer Thomas

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Log Cabin Blog Hop Winner!

I did this drawing a while ago, but Oooopsy!  I forgot to announce the winner!  Sorry!

The winner of the Log Cabin Blog Hop giveaway was Kathleen.  She's a regular reader and commenter on my blog and I appreciate her so much!  

Kathleen commented, "I do love your quilt and this was a fun one....the stained glass had to take a lot of time! I am always impressed when you go the extra mile and make a knock out quilt like this!"

She won a copy of my new Promises quilt pattern and 5" charms from the Romance Garden fabric collection for Sherry Shish by Island Batik.  Aren't these fabrics gorgeous?  I just love them so much,  

If you missed the post about my Promises quilt, you can click here to read it now:  Log Cabin Blog Hop

If you would like to purchase the Promises quilt pattern, please click here:  Promises Quilt Pattern

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It's All Up To You ~ Featuring Elvis ~ Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas!  This is my March Island Batik Ambassador project.  

This month we were given the freedom to make any project we desired. We get to do two "It's all up to you" projects this year.  The second one will be in December, to finish out the year.  I've already started on that project, too.

For the March project, I chose to use this pattern I picked up last summer whilst visiting my parents in Las Vegas.  The pattern name is "Ode to the King" by Madi Hastings.  I purchased this at the Quiltique quilt shop.  It's a small quilt, intended for a row by row.  The pattern included die cut fabrics, which I did not use.  I traced all the pieces onto Heat 'n Bond Lite so I could make my quilt with Island Batik fabrics of my choosing.

I mainly used fabrics from the Squiggles, Dots, and Lines 10" precut stack that I received in my January Island Batik Ambassador box.  Additionally, I used Moonstone for Elvis' skin, Storm for his hair, and Eggshell for the background and backing fabric.

You can find Squiggles, Dots, and Lines at many local quilt shops.  

Here's a few:

Red Pine Quilt Shop ~ MN

Around the Block ~ NY

Equilter.com ~ CO

Kirstens Quilt ~ Denmark

There were a lot of intricate pieces to trace, press, and cut out.

Here are some of the pieces after cutting.

This is how the top looked after ironing all the pieces to the background.  My new Oliso iron did a fabulous job of adhering everything.

I love fusible applique so much.  I should do more projects like this.  I usually do a zigzag stitch to secure the edges, but because the pieces were so intricate and had a lot of sharp points and tiny bits, I did a straight stitch close to the edges instead.  Plus, this is going to be a wall hanging.  It will not get a lot of washing, if any.  My Schmetz needles did a fabulous job of stitching neatly through all the layers and the sharp points easily penetrated even the tiny points without damaging the fabric.

Detail of Elvis' face.  The Moonstone fabric for the skin tone added a lot of dimension.

The "V" in Viva.  Yes, I did cut out all of those tiny circles with a small sharp scissors.  I did not stitch around the edges of the little circles.

After auditioning many, many thread colors, I decided on this minty green Aurifil thread for the quilting.  I made a quilt sandwich with a small piece of Hobbs Thermore batting that I had leftover from a previous project.  Thermore is great for small projects.  It's lightweight and quilts beautifully.

I was inspired to try this micro grid quilting that I saw on a lot of quilts at Quilt Con in Raleigh.  I used my Janome Memory Craft and quilted the lines 3/8" apart.  I love the texture this quilting created.

I cut strips leftover from fabrics I used in my quilt to make a fun, colorful binding.

Viva Las Vegas

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size:  27-1/2" x 12-1/2"

Fabric:  Squiggles, Dots, and Lines by Island Batik

Thread:  Aurifil

Batting:  Thermore by Hobbs

Needles:  Schmetz

Pattern:  Ode to the King by Madi Hastings

Visit my fellow Island Batik Ambassadors to see what projects they are making for March.  

Here's the list:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs

Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting

Megan Best ~ BestQuilter

Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts

Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts Studio

Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts

Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts

Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting

Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts

Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You

Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River

Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood

Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery

Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights

Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine

Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion

Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique

Lana Russel ~ Lana Quilts

Julia Schweri ~ Inflorescence Designs

Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail

Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color

Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels

Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations

Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt

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Jennifer Thomas

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Squares and Spools Quilt and Pattern in Connecting Threads

My quilt pattern Squares and Spools is looking cool in Connecting Threads' Hometown America True Blue fabric collection.  

Refresh your home and sewing room with the Squares and Spools quilt.  Currently only available through Connecting Threads, you can purchase the complete kit with fabric included as shown to make the top and binding, or purchase as a pattern only and use your own fabric stash.

Imagine relaxing with this quilt after a long day.  Aaaaaah!  (Photo by Connecting Threads)

The finished quilt size is 54" x 62". Four yards of fabric are required for the backing.  Easy to sew!

Click here to order the Squares and Spools kit and pattern

Click here to order the Squares and Spools download pattern only.

If you sew a Squares and Spools quilt, please share a pic with me on Instagram @curlicuecreations.  

I would love to see your quilt!

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Jennifer Thomas

Curlicue Creations

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Connections Quilt and Pattern

Today I'm going to show you the Connections quilt.  This quilt was made with all solid fabrics by Island Batik.  I've always loved a good rainbow quilt.  A rainbow ribbon runs through a field of stars to make a stunning quilt.

Disclaimer:  The fabric for this quilt was supplied at no cost to me by Island Batik.  The batting for this quilt was supplied at no cost to me by Hobbs Batting.

Island Batik has a beautiful selection of solids to coordinate with their batik fabrics.  This pink is just one of the many solid colors I used in the Connections quilt.  If you haven't tried Island Batik's solids before, I would urge you to try them out.  They are made using the same high quality, high thread count fabric that they use for their batik fabrics so they pair with them perfectly.  And best of all, these fabrics have minimal fraying.  Super saturated colors, minimal fraying.  Just two of the many reasons that I'm a huge fan of Island Batik.

This is the Connection block in gray with the red ribbon.  These are a lot of fun to sew, and with all the colors of the rainbow, you are not going to get bored sewing a lot of blocks that are all the same.  Each block is like a bright little happy surprise of color.

Here's a sampling of the gray Connections blocks in progress on my design wall.

More block units coming together.  It almost looks like a plaid here.

And more.  This would make a bright, happy quilt, too.  I may try that in the future.

Black Connections blocks in progress.  This would make an interesting quilt, too.  This is why I love my design wall.  I'm always seeing future quilts while I'm working.

Black Connections blocks ~ almost finished!

A variety of finished Connections blocks.  I'm starting to sew them together into rows.

Trail Mix says "That is all the sewing for today.  I'm claiming this box and yellow fabric for my own."

Connections

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size:  62" x 72"

Fabric:  Solids by Island Batik

Batting:  80/20 Black by Hobbs

Thread: Pumice, King Tut, by Superior

Needles:  Schmetz

Designed in EQ8

The Connections quilt pattern can be found in select quilt shops across the USA.  Look for it in your local shop.  If your shop doesn't carry Curlicue Creations patterns, ask for them!

Optionally you can order a copy from the Curlicue Creations Shop.

Click here to order a PDF Instant Download Connections Pattern.

Click here to order a paper copy via U.S. Mail Connections Pattern.

If you sew a Connections quilt, please share a pic with me on Instagram @curlicuecreations

I would love to see your quilt!

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Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today,

Jennifer Thomas

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