Sew Sunshine

Saturday June 16th is a celebration of the 8th year of the local chapter of Quilts for Kids Lincoln.   We have a small group that meets at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum on the 3rd Saturday of each month. It is a lovely location open to the public that visit the quilt house.  I am doing a short demo on the tutorial by  Cluck Cluck Sew  on Easy stack cut and sew blocks. The above piece is a sample I made up for a boy quilt. Those are sometimes hard to come by.  Organic wavy line quilting goes fast and easy. Quilts for kids label...check! pieced back with a few left over strips. Sadly it was super hot out and I have a hurt foot so I didn't go scouting for a good photo area. I stuck to the shade in the front yard.  eh.. So to get ready for the demo and sew day I took to my stash pile and decided to cut out squares for a variety of blocks. I think this tutorial will work well as a scrap quilt so anyone that comes can just grab a

Recently got back from a vacation in Mexico. It was really beautiful but really humid and hot. Getting caught up on laundry and needed to get to a fix it project I have been putting off. My husband's jeans tear out on right pocket because that is where he clips he tape.  A while ago I came up with using a piece of sample book vinyl fabric. I was given this glue (miraculous stuff) from a neighbor. This stuff sticks quick and you can sew. This is a super hard to get to place so stitching is not perfect but no matter. It works! My work here is done...well after I did about 5 pairs!! :) and now ...........siesta time! Linking up with NTT @  My quilt infatuation