Quilting on Leather!

Quilting on Leather!

Ok...

Please let me share with you my newest adventure!

LEATHER!

Oh my!!!

This is SO MUCH FUN!!!

Quilt on it!

Embroider on it!

Stitch built in designs on it!

Look!

LOOK!!!

LOOK!!!!!

Here's some leather journal covers I've made

Quilting on leather is SO rewarding!!!

When you get a chance to take a class...

DO IT!!!

And YES!!!

I'm going to be teaching working with leather!

Quilting on it!

Embroider on it!

Stitch decrotive stitches on it!

LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!!!!

Sew the pieces of life together!

They make a BEAUTIFUL quilt!

Nina Clotfelter
www.ninaquilts.com

Galactic Bouqet Con't

Galactic Bouqet

Let's see how she came out...

As the thread painting continued, 

And the Bouqet continued to grow and bloom,

The fun was ENORMOUS!!!!

This project took SOOO many hours!

But it was SOOO worth it!

Here we go!....

Here the table and vase were added.

My daughter is terrific with colors and she chose teal for the vase.

it still needed something...

My husband suggested metallic thread...

I just so happened to have the matching metallic thread!

And the vase turned out BEAUTIFUL!

It's always a TEAM effort!

I'm sure you've noticed the 1/2" grid drawn on the background!

YES!  It's insane!

BUT...here we go!

(And let me just add...it's not usually recommened

to sell a machine half way through a project!

Yes, I sold my Tiara and bought Bernina Q20 and this point into this.)

A close up of the center of the Daisy...

Then crystals were added. 

And may I present to you...

The completed...

Galactial Bouqet

This was an amazingly fun thread painting project!

Thread painting can be anything you want it to be!

Branch out and try something new!

Just know that when you have 

an idea in your head...

It will most likely change as you work

on your project.

Listen to these award winning quilters...

each one says they didn't know exactly how 

the design would be in the end.

Trust your instinct!

Trust yourself!

GO FOR IT!!!!

Sew the pieces of life together!

They make a BEAUTIFUL quilt!

Nina Clotfelter
www.ninaquilts.com

Galactic Bouqet

Galactic Bouqet

I thought it would be fun to share what I've been working on...

Thread Painting

Whole cloth

Grid work

And it's been SO much fun!

First I drew out my design

(I had already started quilting...sorry!)

Here's a better picture

I had the idea of putting the vase on a table...

so that is the line on the vase.

Here come some leaves...

Isn't the background a great piece?!

A friend of mine hand dies fabric

and I just had to HAVE this piece!

I started adding the additional flowers,

and the background grid.

This grid is a HALF inch grid!

I did a base of soft pink on each flower.

Then I'll add a different color on top

of each one,

so each will be slightly different in color.

So now the flowers are changing...

I'm thinking I will add a yellow center to the Daisy,

then add some yellow whispy things at the top of the bouqet...

We'll see....

Those will be last.

Next I'll do the vase and table!

Then...

get that grid going on the background...

That one will be a lot of work!

So many times when you start with a design

in your head,

or an idea...

please be open to the changes that

WILL come about as you create!

GO with it...

Follow your instinct!

Sew the pieces of life together!

They make a BEAUTIFUL quilt!

Nina Clotfelter
www.ninaquilts.com

Missouri Star Quilt Co.

WHAT A FUN DAY!

I'm in Missouri teaching...

there are a few empty days between teaching jobs...

a friend and I went to ...

Missouri Star Quilt Co!

This is a full day experience 

and SO MUCH FUN!!!

THE WHOLE TOWN IS QUILT STORES!!!

Here's the main store

 So open and welcoming

You have to sign in and get your pass...

this makes your purchases at all the different stores a breeze!

 There are life trueisms all over the stores!

 SO TRUE!

The store of FLORAL fabrics

 They had the cutest lights!

 Each store has it's OWN personality!

 The sides of the buildings are painted

WITH QUILTS!

 We ate lunch here...

FABULOUS burgers!

 The side of the building was painted...

SO COOL!

 Another building painted!

 Did you know they have a retreat center?

It's BEAUTIFUL!!!

 ALL the street lights have a different saying

 A map to know where you are...

Or where you need to go next!

The whole town is only ONE block!

I'll post more next time...

WAY too much for 1 posting!

A FUN day though!!!

Sew the pieces of life together!

They make a BEAUTIFUL quilt!

Nina Clotfelter
www.ninaquilts.com

Block #8 NQC Quilt Block Challenge

NQC Quilt Block Challenge

Block #8
Alicyone Star

This is a quilt designed by Gina Perkes

9 Blocks

1 per week

Get on Facebook and join the group!

The quilt is BEAUTIFUL!!!

GREAT JOB GINA!!!
(I DO have Gina's permission to post about the dies!)


Gina has some additional files and videos...
WELL WORTH reading and watching!

We're ALMOST there!!!!
These blocks have been SO much FUN!!!

OUR DIES:

Since our blocks are a finished 16" block,
Again, our dies come from the 8" GO! Qube.
I used die #1, #3, #4
(Other dies available will be posted at the end of this blog.)

Let's start cutting our fabrics...

Fabric A:

The directions say 
cut 4 - 4.5" squares.
Using
Die #1
do this.



The directions say:
Cut 2 - 5.25" squares then subcut them.
But,
We will use Die #4
cut 8 - 4" fin. QST.



FABRIC B:

The directions say to 
cut 2 - 5.25" squares and subcut them.
But,
we're using Die #4 to
cut 8 - 4" fin. QST.



Directions say to 
cut 1 - 4 7/8" x 9 3/4" rectangle
But,
We're using Die #4 to
cut 4 - 4" fin. QST



FABRIC C:

The directions say to 
cut 1 - 5.25" square and subcut
But,
We're using Die #4 to 
cut 4 - 4" fin. QST



FABRIC D:

Directions say to 
cut 2 - 5.25" squares and subcut
But,
We're using Die #4 to
cut 8 - 4" fin. QST



FABRIC E:

Directions say to 
cut 1- 4.5" square
Do this 
using Die #1



FABRIC F:

The directions say to 
cut 1 - 4 7/8' x 9 3/4" rectangle
But,
We're using Die #4 to
cut 4 - 4" fin. QST



Directions say to
cut 2 - 4.75" squares and subcut
But,
We're using Die #3 to
cut 4 - 4" fin. HST.



I'm out of town right now
and don't have my dies and cutter.
I will post the pictures of this block going together Monday.

OTHER DIES:

4.5" SQUARE

GO! - #55060

Studio - #50748, #50123, #50015

Sizzix - #657626

4.5" half square triangle (HST)

4" finished:

GO! - #55031

Studio - #50270

Sizzix - #657609

4.5" quarter square triangle (QST)

4" finished:

GO! - #55316

Studio - #50365

Sizzix - didn't find.

(Sizzix has several QST without block measurements, 

so it might be there.)

(All dies are straight from the brand website)

Keep those BEAUTIFUL blocks coming!

You're each doing an AMAZING job!!!

Sew the pieces of life together!

They make a BEAUTIFUL quilt!

Nina Clotfelter
www.ninaquilts.com