tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543255727549381082024-02-19T10:32:13.491-05:00A Sewing We Will GoBillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-48738858308285397622020-11-21T13:22:00.001-05:002020-11-21T13:22:42.997-05:00Bernina Q16<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jNODvycE2KhaV5rODMxPwvSYRGIHdbO42W_HOJ2eM2Xw5cY08cBekkTpGfTae88a5DQH9o1DD2pWecu1sWHtFmR4g7a_IImAW8Kkj8G1e1ZM1yMnLuuDZJiHOPeTDsKbz1QU5nRIDIM/s2048/IMG-0370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jNODvycE2KhaV5rODMxPwvSYRGIHdbO42W_HOJ2eM2Xw5cY08cBekkTpGfTae88a5DQH9o1DD2pWecu1sWHtFmR4g7a_IImAW8Kkj8G1e1ZM1yMnLuuDZJiHOPeTDsKbz1QU5nRIDIM/s320/IMG-0370.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I recently acquired a Bernina Q16 sit down quilter to add to my toy collection. I had my doubts about my sanity when I first started using it and wondered if I had made a mistake getting this. I did a lot of practicing, and found out that I really, really had to slow down, take my time and learn how to use the rulers. The biggest challenge is trying to figure out where I'm going as I'm quilting. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I finally finished a project that was on Bernina's Blog, <a href="https://weallsew.com/blossom-quilt-sampler-with-rulerwork/" target="_blank">We All Sew called Blossoms Sampler</a> with Rulers. I started it on my domestic machine, doing the in the ditch quilting with rulers, and then when I got my Q16, I did the remaining quilting on that, doing a combination of rulers and free motion. I think it turned out pretty well.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZw19sG-fnRAbgzU0K_BpSsIkI-w7W1QXe3HGtGQ0P0yrVP2yz6jw6g43bBIFc4WtJS4npWDgy3KlbeQGAqaxVgohtAyTXMVc6KMqNpESxoTMxL3hCtRjwG_h-G42niKSf4B2vTsj9feg/s2048/IMG-0367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZw19sG-fnRAbgzU0K_BpSsIkI-w7W1QXe3HGtGQ0P0yrVP2yz6jw6g43bBIFc4WtJS4npWDgy3KlbeQGAqaxVgohtAyTXMVc6KMqNpESxoTMxL3hCtRjwG_h-G42niKSf4B2vTsj9feg/s320/IMG-0367.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih3e2VCiUJUa4jfd0B-a8wg5ESwLoGbVu_hBTllMglC7-hk6fU4P8Nw7SqIdDsoLBR4t4cE3Inbt6nbzmYg_zPHlM7k9DSoWqU19nW7NVdb8b4-ad0AtoeEkG9e83vO0IgM3RBUk_4nM/s2048/IMG-0368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih3e2VCiUJUa4jfd0B-a8wg5ESwLoGbVu_hBTllMglC7-hk6fU4P8Nw7SqIdDsoLBR4t4cE3Inbt6nbzmYg_zPHlM7k9DSoWqU19nW7NVdb8b4-ad0AtoeEkG9e83vO0IgM3RBUk_4nM/s320/IMG-0368.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-7132434307663494192018-09-16T09:17:00.000-04:002018-09-16T09:17:50.759-04:00Sewing Room - Fabric Organization/Storage<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently took a re-look at my fabric organization and decided I needed to come up with something better. I recently did a stash reduction, only keeping the fabrics I knew I would use in the future, and found new homes for everything else. What you see below is about a third of what I had. I used the comic book boards to wrap the fabric, and they fit perfectly on my shelves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next step was to figure out a way to organize my fat quarters. Previously they were just stored open on the shelves, and I wanted some kind of bin or something to better organize them. I searched high and low for something to store them in that would fit on my shelves, and stumbled upon linen closet organizers, that had the dimensions that I needed for my shelves. These are what I ended up ordering from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0788R4LJ4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Amazon</a> . I was able to put 4 on each shelf and they worked perfectly. I was able to get all of my fat quarters and precuts stored in these. I organized the fat quarters by color, so I can just pull out the bin that I want. So far it makes it a lot easier.</span><br />
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BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-8967208931646125852013-01-01T15:23:00.002-05:002013-01-01T15:23:36.789-05:00Happy 2013......<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boy, what a year 2012 was -- I'm glad it's over and I survived. I'm so looking forward to the start of a new year, and one of the things I hope to keep up with this year is my blog. It was just not high on my priority list of things that needed to be attended to last year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I now have two sewing studios, one at home and one at our condo. I am working out of town during the week and return home most weekends, so I needed to have a sewing room in both places. I think I now have everything organized and have what I need in both places. I have a ton of projects that I want to do this year, so here's hoping I can get some of them done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are a couple of shots of my sewing studio at my home away from home:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a Christmas table runner I started early December, but couldn't get it finished before Christmas. I only have a little more quilting to do and then the binding, so that's my project this week. </span></div>
BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-48052263147045538812012-01-15T10:40:00.000-05:002012-01-15T10:40:49.567-05:00Meet Isabella<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing much to report related to sewing right now. Been a really hectic time for the last few months - first grandchild (who of course is the most beautiful baby in the world), finding out that my job is being relocated and having to make a decision to move with it or face unemployment, family concerns, death of a beloved pet - all in the span of 3 weeks. I'm ready for things to be a little less stressed sometime soon, but who knows. A lot to deal with coming up this year also, but all we can do is move forward and make the best of it - taking it one hour at a time sometimes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is Isabella (aka Issie), who will be coming to live with us the middle of next week. It has been a long time since we've had a puppy in the house and we are so looking forward to having her. She is a Shorkie and cute as a button. </span><br />
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I participate in Bernina Software Sampler classes monthly at my Bernina dealer, <a href="http://www.shiisaquilts.com/">Shiisa Quilts</a> in Bloomington, Indiana. There were a multitude of techniques discussed in August's class featuring some of the vast array of things you can do with Designer Plus V6 software. The project was to do a raggy type bag using some of the designs we created. I'm not a raggy type person, so I elected to do a hobo style bag pattern called <a href="http://www.creativeneedlecraft.com/carol.htm">Carol's Purse Pattern</a> from <a href="http://www.creativeneedlecraft.com/">Creative Needlecraft</a>. I purchased several of their patterns at various shows, but this was the first one I've made. The directions were good and I had no problem constructing the bag. I made several modifications to fit what I wanted to do, and I like the way it turned out.<br />
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I took an old pair of jeans to use for the fabric, in keeping with the techniques we were using. One of the great features of the software is the ability to scan in a pocket or a flap or whatever and then use that to create placement lines for doing the embroidery placement. It turned out perfectly. In addition to the embroidery designs, I embellished them with an all-purpose ink from <a href="http://www.tsukineko.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=4327">Tsukineko</a> in Champaign Mist. Love this and see many uses for it. It was easy to apply, dried fast and was ready to go with a little heat set from the iron.<br />
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The photos are some of my in process shots and then a few close-ups of the designs, and finally the finished bag! <br />
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The embroidery and construction was done on my Bernina 830.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was flipping through the Sunday paper today and Target had some laminate shoe cubbies on sale this week, and after checking the dimensions, I figured two of them would fit perfectly in the space I had and give me plenty of storage. I really wanted white, but all they had in stock was the wood color. Not bad at all. Below is a photo of the shoe cubbies with stabilizer in place. It was amazing how many rolls I had, and how many duplicates of some I have. Don't think I'll be needing to buy any stabilizer for a long time to come. I'm very pleased with the way this turned out!</span><br />
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BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-3007960583041355462011-08-14T13:39:00.000-04:002011-08-14T13:39:26.797-04:00Ecolux Lighting - New LED Add-On Lights<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On my Bernina 635, the work area lighting is not ideal. I use a lot of Ott lights in my sewing room, and I have two trained on the bed of my 635, but there is still not enough light on the working surface. I learned of a new add-on LED lighting system from <a href="http://www.createdbycj.com/from-my-studio/2011/8/10/perfect-sewing-machine-light.html">CJ Tinkle</a> by way of her Created By CJ <a href="http://www.createdbycj.com/">blog</a> in a recent post concerning <a href="http://www.ecoluxlighting.com/index.html">Ecolux</a> Lighting. I just had to click on the link and went and had a look see. I liked what I saw, and even though it might seem pricey, I decided to give it a try. I ordered and had within two days. Great service! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally got time today to install it on my 635. I got the six-light size, and it is perfect. I'm really liking this light and will not have to deal with aiming a light exactly where I want it to be. It was super easy to install. I've snapped two pictures, one with the light off and one with it on. All the shadows are gone!</span><br />
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BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-59278967307666106262011-08-01T07:13:00.000-04:002011-08-01T07:13:05.145-04:00Playing With Thread<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On July 22 I was able to go to <a href="http://www.shiisaquilts.com/">Shiisa Quilts</a> in Bloomington for an afternoon with <a href="http://battsintheattic.blogspot.com/">Paula Reid</a> that was put on for Shiisa's Crazy 8s group. This was a wonderful chance for us to play with some decorative threads and do some bobbin work. Bobbin work is great in the Bernina 830s and 820s because you can use a variety of threads in the bobbin and only have to do a simple adjustment for thicker threads. For the <a href="http://www.superiorthreads.com/shop/category/glitter-hologram/description/">Superior Glitter</a> thread that I used, no adjustment was even needed. I also added some decorative stitching using a thicker varigated thread in the needle. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed myself and below is my finished piece; when I got home I added a few glitz embellishments to the butterfly, but it is ready to be made into a journal/notebook cover. What a fun afternoon. The link above to Paula Reid is to her blog, and you can see some of the other classes that she gave at Shiisa's when she was there.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She will be back </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at Shiisa's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in September 2012, so I'm looking forward to taking more classes with her.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did teach two classes last Saturday for the <a href="http://www.indyasg.org/">Indianapolis Chapter of the American Sewing Guild</a>. Both classes were for projects on the serger. The first was a jacket, and the second was a puzzle blouse. We had a great time. Below is the class sample that I made for the jacket. It is made out of rayon batik fabric. I really like the jacket and will wear it a lot.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This weekend I worked all day yesterday on the week 1 blocks for the <a href="http://www.hoopsisters.com/">HoopSisters</a> 2011 Mystery Quilt. The mystery started June 1, so as usual I'm a little behind, but I am enjoying it. This is my first HoopSisters quilt, so it's a learning experience, too. I'll post pictures when allowed. Right now it's still a mystery so I have no idea what it is supposed to look like in the end.</span></div>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-20889392732035202282011-04-24T12:40:00.000-04:002011-04-24T12:40:47.786-04:00Columbus NG March Sew-In<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On March 26-27, we held a sew-in for the Columbus Neighborhood Group. We are a local Neighborhood Group of the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Sewing Guild (<a href="http://www.indyasg.org/">www.indyasg.org</a>; <a href="http://www.asg.org/">www.asg.org</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">). </span><br />
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We had a wonderful time and plan on doing another one in the fall. We have a great facility (courtesy of the Bartholomew County REMC) that we are able to use for our meetings and they graciously allowed us to use it for an entire weekend. What made it extra special is there is a full kitchen so we had pitch-ins for lunches on both Saturday and Sunday. About three quarters of our members were able to come spend some time sewing for at least part of the weekend. I've posted pictures below.</span><br />
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I would recommend trying this for your Neighborhood Group if you can. It is a great opportunity for fellowship and sharing and just relaxing.</span> <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have no idea what I'll do with this once it is finished as I have nothing in my house that is red, white and black. Maybe I'll have to redecorate a room! I'm sure that would go over big with the husband!</span>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-89692324859788583082011-02-13T07:51:00.000-05:002011-02-13T07:51:26.216-05:00Applique - Accuquilt Go! Cutter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlgdcJh48d-06ELNAe6cAuaV83kwBamialTceIAew0qP6diWDGx7J6pKuy_vrMi9Kx_xhOBkuhR-4-bORo-Y8yIoyQfijzu1_B-5Fld9W7E3pNgjeBINj40fRhtWtPONb-Ffv7p3noHo/s1600/Go%2521Heart2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlgdcJh48d-06ELNAe6cAuaV83kwBamialTceIAew0qP6diWDGx7J6pKuy_vrMi9Kx_xhOBkuhR-4-bORo-Y8yIoyQfijzu1_B-5Fld9W7E3pNgjeBINj40fRhtWtPONb-Ffv7p3noHo/s320/Go%2521Heart2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things have gotten crazy nuts at work again, so I've been able to spend very little time sewing or creating. One of the little things I've been able to do is one small appliqué project. The heart was cut on the Accuquilt Go! cutter using the heart die. The Go! certainly speeds things up for applique, and if you have an embroidery machine, you can be done in no time. For the heart I used a pre-digitized design from the Shapes embroidery collection from Accuquilt. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I did add lettering from the built-in letters on the Bernina 830 before I stitched the design out. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fabric was pre-fused with appliqué stabilizer before cutting. It took a total of about 5 minutes from beginning to the final embroidery stitch. The notebook cover took about an hour to complete.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pattern gives directions for three sizes, small (20x23"), medium (30x35") and large (40x47"). The large is big enough to make into a tree skirt, and it gives the directions on how to do that. The size I made for my Halloween table topper is the medium. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to quilt it with some type of Halloween or fall quilting embroidery design on my Bernina 830, and found the perfect design in my collection. The one I used was from <a href="http://www.designssewfine.com/dc-1124.htm">Designs Sew Fine</a> from Quilt Collection 1. There are three sizes of the spider web, and I used the largest, which fit nicely into the Jumbo hoop. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used a metallic thread that was a black and silver twist. I was very happy with the results. The picture above is a closeup of the stitchout of the design. With the precise embroidery positioning of the Bernina 830, I was able to get my designs exactly where I wanted them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The beauty of doing small projects is I can try different and new techniques, they don't take huge chunks of time, and I have something useful at the end. In the zippered bag below I've used new techniques for the zipper installation and for the machine appliquéd letter. I also did a little free motion quilting. This pattern is from Atkinson Designs book called <a href="http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/books/">Fat Quarter Fonts</a>. </span><br />
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</span>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-37957088080131752972011-01-10T08:00:00.004-05:002011-01-10T08:00:00.889-05:00Billie's Favorite Things - Update on Clip It Up<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I'd give an update on one of my favorite things - my <a href="http://www.clipitup.com/">Clip It Up</a> by <a href="http://www.clipitup.com/">Simply Renee</a>. Since my <a href="http://asewingwewillgo.blogspot.com/2010/11/billies-favorite-things-clip-it-up.html">original post</a>, I have continued my organizing and I've added a lot more Clip It Ups. These things are so HABIT FORMING, you can't have just one! I have now added a mini, two more base units with upper tiers (one with an upper tier extension), a floor stand, and a ribbon holder. I have been trying over the last couple of years to really get my sewing/quilting space organized, and with the Clip It Ups, I can really say I think I'm there. I am so happy with how these worked out for my space and organization. I can't give them enough praise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Below are some pictures of my additional units and what I've used them for.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most everything pictured on these was in drawers or stuffed in plastic containers. They are now out and handy and I can find what I am looking for in an instant. I'm in heaven! It is amazing how much more creative you feel when you've got an organized space to work in. Now if I could just translate that to the rest of my life!</span></div>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-47407683059449533712010-12-28T14:17:00.001-05:002010-12-28T14:26:07.871-05:00Atkinson Designs - Molten Chocolate Cake Mugs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSruBpE6wXGUmXoJBLpOlKjZelEhJNxKL2gKn1hPNWzRmVmipaPUiBVmidXMSboFwV0sehVMz4CGuoF2-uHNspa1Z8hJgpkOjskNnh74CSBtcvpCll6jcQICkTGlM_cRmFxPXzSAH0xT4/s1600/MugCake1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSruBpE6wXGUmXoJBLpOlKjZelEhJNxKL2gKn1hPNWzRmVmipaPUiBVmidXMSboFwV0sehVMz4CGuoF2-uHNspa1Z8hJgpkOjskNnh74CSBtcvpCll6jcQICkTGlM_cRmFxPXzSAH0xT4/s320/MugCake1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the last two months I have been participating in the Groovy Girls Club at <a href="http://www.shiisaquilts.com/">Shiisa Quilts</a> in Bloomington, Indiana. The projects featured in the GGC are from <a href="http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/">Atkinson Designs</a>. All of the projects have been super easy, super fast, and I love them. One of the ones featured at our December meeting was the Molten Chocolate Cake Mugs. The instructions are available here on </span><a href="http://terryatkinson.typepad.com/atkinsondesigns/2009/11/molten-chocolate-mugs.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Terry's Blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Above are the ones I made up to give to the gals I work with, and they loved them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are all kinds of tutorials on Terry's Blog, so spend some time reading through the blog entries, and be sure you click next at the bottom of each screen.</span>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-83414997667876564802010-11-20T07:46:00.006-05:002010-11-20T08:12:24.780-05:00Billie's Favorite Things - Clip It Up<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">If <b>Oprah</b> can have her favorite things, I can have mine too. This is my latest favorite thing, the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://www.clipitup.com/">Clip It Up by Simply Renee</a><i>. </i><span style="color:#000000;">These originally started as organizers for scrapbookers, but they are great for us sewers and quilters, too. Check out the website by clicking the link above and see all of the cool items they have.</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">The pictures below are what I have so far, and I have all of my rulers, cutting gadgets, etc. on these. I have the base unit and an upper tier. I've already ordered another base unit because I think this will be my solution for my patterns. I have so many and I can never find what I am looking for. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#000000;">All of the rulers I have on this are from 4 drawers that I used for my ruler collection, plus 1 drawer I used for all of my rotary cutters. As I was sorting things out to hang up, I came up with enough duplicate sizes of rulers to supply my tool case that I am working on that will be packed and ready to go for any classes or retreats I attend. I never seem to have what I need where I need it.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJKri7C-3M3FoeaSMkZHuPHaebT7RJBhqL44h7epNfGAKq5irG65K9l7RBE0JNmMYNUMnO8i-Y-G-R5_Q86fpCq3XSwdz4uvKpuuZjlxoremYhLTU5jE6UjX7eRVcKRb7fWTCnXxQBvI/s1600/ClipItUp4.JPG"> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wQ_-ErZGTDNDHbVZm5T_T1kZlNCLHbwDLDMEfsSn6YRtaSWmqdykK2D2OkbXOkBIAnPY5H42o3GGMwVBbqyAGiXAIIhpcmcVukRqdZhvxfrXKcmBRZ32s8loDAQp26Jg3pOkzm_VSqM/s1600/ClipItUp2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541614454211197522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wQ_-ErZGTDNDHbVZm5T_T1kZlNCLHbwDLDMEfsSn6YRtaSWmqdykK2D2OkbXOkBIAnPY5H42o3GGMwVBbqyAGiXAIIhpcmcVukRqdZhvxfrXKcmBRZ32s8loDAQp26Jg3pOkzm_VSqM/s200/ClipItUp2.JPG" /></a><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541614617843232098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJKri7C-3M3FoeaSMkZHuPHaebT7RJBhqL44h7epNfGAKq5irG65K9l7RBE0JNmMYNUMnO8i-Y-G-R5_Q86fpCq3XSwdz4uvKpuuZjlxoremYhLTU5jE6UjX7eRVcKRb7fWTCnXxQBvI/s200/ClipItUp4.JPG" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJKri7C-3M3FoeaSMkZHuPHaebT7RJBhqL44h7epNfGAKq5irG65K9l7RBE0JNmMYNUMnO8i-Y-G-R5_Q86fpCq3XSwdz4uvKpuuZjlxoremYhLTU5jE6UjX7eRVcKRb7fWTCnXxQBvI/s1600/ClipItUp4.JPG"></span></div></a></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wQ_-ErZGTDNDHbVZm5T_T1kZlNCLHbwDLDMEfsSn6YRtaSWmqdykK2D2OkbXOkBIAnPY5H42o3GGMwVBbqyAGiXAIIhpcmcVukRqdZhvxfrXKcmBRZ32s8loDAQp26Jg3pOkzm_VSqM/s1600/ClipItUp2.JPG"></a></span>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-40635392933428047712010-11-15T06:30:00.002-05:002010-11-15T06:30:00.074-05:00Clifty Falls Retreat<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;">I attended another great retreat at Clifty Falls State Park in Madison, Indiana the last weekend in October that was put on by </span><a href="http://www.sharynns.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">Sharynn's Quilt Box</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"> in North Vernon. What a wonderful, relaxing time. I went with the idea that the only thing I was going to accomplish was to relax and de-stress, and that's exactly what I did. I worked on a few projects, came home with patterns and ideas for more projects, and generally just had a great time. This is one of the most amazing places to hold a sewing or quilting retreat.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://www.indyasg.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">The Indianapolis Chapter of the ASG</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"> will be holding their first retreat there in March. I can't wait. More information on the retreat can be found on the Indy ASG website (click the link above).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539368535628108706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1tSdD1w9uSdmm4PjE29fMSg9pRtGRm6DKsZwEGO5kpAKGlgbf4dJMkPvGeEHzqcWnl2pl9E56855Iaj4bF2OeEKq17PsLC9Olh_F33DL2cghjCq9HCbDif8AQZomR5vXcT9W7EBhw08/s200/IMG_0683.JPG" /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklQBRMBqDPnqlXyq5alVnmHlFT4Acr3TFfPg65UiPj4KV_PBQgrN8zVSbXbZ9jdcfVxUWupTRXdTEacTlcCTwLKTIMC95cCD7HN_sDhGyE4tSskXFhFcGpvobt_OZ6JmXY_88RMeeFrs/s1600/IMG_0682.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539369243156067474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklQBRMBqDPnqlXyq5alVnmHlFT4Acr3TFfPg65UiPj4KV_PBQgrN8zVSbXbZ9jdcfVxUWupTRXdTEacTlcCTwLKTIMC95cCD7HN_sDhGyE4tSskXFhFcGpvobt_OZ6JmXY_88RMeeFrs/s200/IMG_0682.JPG" /></a></div>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-9518412212733445312010-11-13T15:39:00.005-05:002010-11-13T15:49:45.049-05:00Where did September, October and Half of November GO???<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnVpDOgDJ539LU1jQIH2MfWBzEq3x6TixdSrWltY4ZaZAttL1j3p_TAD2LjR3jZowF5YjhZAEpvWnU_5lv0WOl-DCtO1TCzTGHG9yVH4ScBzIEcnmh5Hxtwnen1IFfhiZmvBQfzTX5gc/s1600/TraceysTable1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnVpDOgDJ539LU1jQIH2MfWBzEq3x6TixdSrWltY4ZaZAttL1j3p_TAD2LjR3jZowF5YjhZAEpvWnU_5lv0WOl-DCtO1TCzTGHG9yVH4ScBzIEcnmh5Hxtwnen1IFfhiZmvBQfzTX5gc/s200/TraceysTable1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539138880464346898" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Whoa, I can't believe how fast time is slipping away. I've been busy with everything but sewing, but that should start to change shortly. The thing that took up the majority of my off time the last couple of months was planning the 2010 Annual Meeting for the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. We had Mary Mulari as our guest speaker. The meeting was great, everything seemed to go smoothly - and all enjoyed Mary's presentation. I came home with tons of new ideas and the items needed to do some of them. I can't wait to get started, but first I really must clean my sewing room again and put everything away. I don't know how things can get so messed up when I'm not even sewing! The picture is what it should look like, but right now you can't even see any white space on this table or anywhere else. I'm too embarrassed to even snap a picture of it.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-22816951776948196872010-09-02T05:55:00.002-04:002010-09-02T05:58:09.981-04:00Ah - September - National Sewing Month<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nationalsewingmonth.org/assets/images/nsm_logo_grback.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 117px; height: 79px;" src="http://www.nationalsewingmonth.org/assets/images/nsm_logo_grback.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br />September is National Sewing Month - I plan to do a lot of sewing this month. I hope the word "plan" turns into "did". I so need to re-bond with my sewing room and get creative!</span><div><br /></div>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854325572754938108.post-71970408261032757072010-08-01T21:47:00.004-04:002010-08-01T21:57:23.656-04:00New Serger!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRpVxNzqywj_w3vgtgPnLNIToG_VKSVDu2q7xGO_s51s19cEtkx5YN5Jmciee6xHiTiJ0RURgUIQkQGvjNdXoTUzK6I4lzsBbY8NwC1P1Y1BKkRdlSInJYhJqKk31cnDcRTA8S3FxgjI/s1600/BabyLockEvolution.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500625512208623890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRpVxNzqywj_w3vgtgPnLNIToG_VKSVDu2q7xGO_s51s19cEtkx5YN5Jmciee6xHiTiJ0RURgUIQkQGvjNdXoTUzK6I4lzsBbY8NwC1P1Y1BKkRdlSInJYhJqKk31cnDcRTA8S3FxgjI/s320/BabyLockEvolution.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjFv7BjFAy9U3qelMnTingEXpYms9X-nEEgdvdUKY_pACdJMItuK0K4A2FQlTKjQtm7m-Yyhg9KT6gd8k2aw8GMjeb1VCzeUrG3Ps9eherrHRidEkH7S2BrvX1sPPjcs07CYbsR-wqCw/s1600/BabyLockEvolution.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm back at it again - never satisfied. I have a perfectly good serger, but I've always wanted a Baby Lock. Went to a day with <a href="http://www.margarettully.com/">Margaret Tully</a>, Baby Lock serger educator extrordinaire, at </span><a href="http://www.selectsewingservice.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">Select Sewing Service</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> in Indianapolis last week and came home with a new Evolution. Can't wait to get up to speed with it and start accomplishing some projects! The ease of threading is what put me over the top. I'll share some projects when I get something done.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>BillieSewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528856948122781006noreply@blogger.com0