Piecing, Quilting, and a Favorite

November 21, 2014 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

There’s an eclectic mix of sewing going on around here.

I just jumped onto the IG #haveyourselfamerrylittlechristmas

sew along hosted by @beelori1.

It started earlier this month, so I’m playing catch up, but

the blocks sew up very quickly so I plan to be caught up

with the group in a few days.

It’s not too late if you want to get in on a ‘piece’ of the fun!

I’m also embarking on a quest to fill my bare living room

wall with mini quilts.

Here’s the first one of the bunch, all quilted and hung.

It measures a mere 11″ x 14″.

My second mini quilt is pieced, layered, pinned, and

waiting to be quilted.


Fabric is Pretty Potent by Anna Maria Horner

It’s a 24″ x 24″ geometric pinwheel quilt.

See those cute little butterfly pins with the marshmallow-looking ends?

Fabric is Pretty Potent by Anna Maria Horner

Those are pinmoors, some of my favorite quilting notions.

They are used on the sharp end of the pin to prevent poking yourself.

Blood doesn’t play nice with fabric! LOL

If you’re tired of pin pokes and fabric pulls,

check out your local quilt shop first, they just might carry them.

If not, just enter pinmoor in your search engine

and you’ll find numerous online retailers from where

you can purchase this great notion.

Have a terrific weekend, my friends.

Let’s Celebrate!

September 9, 2014 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

President Ronald Reagan recognized the “importance of home sewing to our Nation” in 1982.

Click here to access free projects and information about this month-long celebration.

If you are in the local Utah area, send me an email

and we can design a sewing class tailored to your specific goals.

Sew on, friends!

Layer Cake Quilt

August 21, 2014 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

As of late, I’ve been showing a friend how to quilt.

She already knows how to sew, but is new to quilting.

We each started with a layer cake.

That’s a pre-cut 10″ x 10″ collection of fabric.

We cut up our layer cake to make new pieces of cake.

What better way to learn to piece than by simply cutting 10″ squares in half

and sewing the halves to a different half to create an entirely new whole?

I’m sure those who don’t quilt, find it quite baffling and redundant that

quilters would cut up perfectly good fabric so they can

sew it back together to make new fabric!

The fabric line is Vintage Happy by Lori Holt for Riley Blake.

For the back, I just used some yellow Kona

and I added a strip of the Riley Blake green floral print.

At a finished size of approximately 45″ x 65″,

it fit great on my quilt frame, so I went with it.

I bought a couple quilt rulers a few months back,

but haven’t had the opportunity to use them until now.

I chose to stipple quilt the rows with the pieced blocks,

but the sashing in between each row is quilted with a double zig zag.

I’m sold on ruler work using a short arm machine on a quilt frame.

Yay! Watch for more ruler quilting on future projects.

The solid backing shows off the quilting nicely.

My embroidery machine came in handy for adding a label to the back.

Do you send your quilts out to be quilted,

or do you quilt them yourself?

I look forward to your feedback.

Please share in the comment section below.

Stay tuned, I hope to have a tutorial up in the near future on how to make this quilt.

And, remember, if you are in the local Utah area,

I offer personalized, beginning sewing/quilting lessons.

I would love to design a lesson plan with you to help

you accomplish your sewing goals.

Just send me an email or leave a comment below.

Now go cut apart perfectly good fabric so you can stitch it back

together again and make beautiful soft goods for your home,

your friends, and your family.

Have a blessed week, my friends.