Tea?  Anyone?  Anyone?



I thought not.  It may be a tad too warm for tea today, at least here in the south.  But, I'm going to leave out the pot anyways, just in case...

Just finished my tea pot this morning!  It's another special block for The Penny Sampler.  I've been working on my Scandinavian-inspired project for a few months now, designing and photographing and stitching just a few days a week.  I'm taking the class prep slow this time, a welcome change.  Class will run mid-August through mid-November, focusing on three specific skill sets: machine applique, small precise piecing and machine paper piecing.

So, yep, I'm in the machine paper piecing phase!  Did you notice all the mysteries blocks I slipped into the HOMESCHOOL handmade post?   They're for The Penny Sampler too!



Hey, I have a question for you.  I love the look of solids woven with more than one color, but the Kaffe Fassett shot cottons (shown here as the blue background) just never press smooth for me.  Today I was armed with my very steamy Reliable iron and starch.  Still, sooo wrinkly.

Marmalade Fabrics just started stocking Oakshott cottons, whose deliciously subtle hues have been beckoning for some time.  I had the chance to see Oakshott in person at QuiltCon, where I noticed they have a light weight, much like Kaffe Fassett's shot cottons.  Soo.... for those of who have sewn with Oakshott Cottons, are they stubbornly wrinkly too?

If not, if they will behave, than this gorgeous pile of Sunrise fat 8ths from Marmalade is going to have to go on my wish list.  I'd love to make a quilt using only these solids and maybe a few stray prints...

Mmmm.....

P.S.  Find out how you can stitch up some Oklahoma Tornado Relief right here.  They're requesting completed quilts by June 30th!