Wish Upon a Quilt Blog http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com For the Quilting Enthusiast Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:55:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 First Quilts are the best! http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/uncategorized/first-quilts-are-the-best.html http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/uncategorized/first-quilts-are-the-best.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:30:52 +0000 Cathy http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/?p=3385 These are the very first machine quilts that these four ladies have made – they are stunning! Meet Karen, Krista, Maybeth and Sharon – four of our Beginning Quilting students. They used Terry Atkinson’s Slide Show pattern and completed these in just 4 weeks! If you have ever wanted to learn to make a quilt, now is the time! Sign up for our newsletter to find out more.

Krista Sharon Maybeth Karen ]]> http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/uncategorized/first-quilts-are-the-best.html/feed 0 Building Blocks – February blocks are ready! http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/block-of-the-month/building-blocks-february-blocks-are-ready.html http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/block-of-the-month/building-blocks-february-blocks-are-ready.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:19:17 +0000 Cathy http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/?p=3374 How are you coming along with your Building Blocks? Do you feel a little out of your comfort zone by designing the block coloration yourself? If you do, congratulations! It is good to try something new and a block of the month is the perfect way to fine tune and stretch your skills. You have enough fabric in each kit to make 2 blocks, so if you don’t like the first one…try a different color combination in the second one. This is how we colored ours – we are having so much fun with this program…hope you are too! Happy building and quilting!

Kaffe Christmas Black/white Batik ]]> http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/block-of-the-month/building-blocks-february-blocks-are-ready.html/feed 3 Quilts on the Go – Trunk Show http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/cathys-corner/quilts-on-the-go-trunk-show.html http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/cathys-corner/quilts-on-the-go-trunk-show.html#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:53:23 +0000 Cathy http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/?p=3364 We just loved the quilts from the Quilts on the Go trunk show! We had to send them on to the next lucky shop, but in case you missed them, here is a sample. We still have a few of the exclusive patterns – you can only get these from a shop that has booked the trunk show. We have put them on our website for easy access. Be sure to check out Exact Change, Crossroads and Time for Blooms.  All of the patterns are on our website here. The designers of these great patterns are Swirly Girls Design, Plum Tree Quilts and Kari Patch Designs.

Be sure to stay tuned for the next great trunk show to arrive! Crossroads Exact Change Perfect Ten Shadowplay Time for Blooms

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Sally made this fantastic selvedge quilt! Not a scrap went to waste – nice job!

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chrismccarthy chrislabel ]]> http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/show-and-tell/customer-quilt-show-chris.html/feed 0 Block of the Month – Introducing Building Blocks! http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/block-of-the-month/block-of-the-month-introducing-building-blocks.html http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/block-of-the-month/block-of-the-month-introducing-building-blocks.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:24:22 +0000 Cathy http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/?p=3349 Welcome to Building Blocks – the fabulous Block of the Month program designed by Sharyn Craig.  At Wish Upon A Quilt, we stepped outside of the box a bit to bring you this program that is intended to bring out the creative genius in you! While we select the fabrics and provide a pattern – you will design your own quilt by choosing your fabric placement.  The whole program is designed so that you will challenge yourself to make a block the way you want to make it - branching out, and seeing what happens.

Getting Ready to Build

Building Blocks kits come in 4 different colorways – Black & White, Christmas, Kaffe Fassett and Batik. You’ve chosen your colors, now what? Select  2 yards of a background fabric to use with your Building Blocks kits. I’ve pointed out the background fabrics we selected in the pictures below.

Make a copy or two of the block pattern in your kit (you can make copies for your personal use) so that you can play with the design of your block.  We use colored pencils to test block designs. Your kit includes enough fabric to use any of the colors and you have enough fabric to make two blocks…in case you don’t like the first one. If you love them both –great! You will be making 2 quilts!

Once you have a block design that you are happy with, you are ready to cut. The great thing about the Building Blocks pattern is that you can rotary cut or use templates.  If you would like a set of templates, we are taking orders for them.  Piece your block following the instructions and before you know it, you will have a very special, unique quilt that you designed! Looking forward to seeing your blocks!

  • Batik – cream background
  • Black and White – red background

    • Kaffe Fassett - purple aboriginal dot background

    Christmas - cream background

    ]]> http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/block-of-the-month/block-of-the-month-introducing-building-blocks.html/feed 7 Groovy Girls – Ready for the New Year! http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/clubs/groovy-girls-ready-for-the-new-year.html http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/clubs/groovy-girls-ready-for-the-new-year.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:00:21 +0000 Cathy http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/?p=3316 Groovy Girls is coming up next week! We have two more months of fun projects! Start your New Year right and join us! These are some of the great projects our Groovy Girls have been working on recently.

    aliceadvent anne denise inatree inatreeskirt karenboxes suewinetote ]]>     http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/clubs/groovy-girls-ready-for-the-new-year.html/feed 0     Meet the Staff – Nancy http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/show-and-tell/meet-the-staff-nancy.html http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/show-and-tell/meet-the-staff-nancy.html#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:00:35 +0000 Cathy http://blog.wishuponaquilt.com/?p=3310 Nancy is hiding behind this great Clubhouse quilt. She is our fearless clubhouse leader – come join the fun!

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