Sewing Room

Today is Black Friday 2017, and I am home in my jammies and fuzzy slippers enjoying my coffee and shopping via my computer online.  Looking at coffee makers, quilting patterns, (I just ordered a few); and quilt ladders.  I have asked my sweet hubby for a quilt ladder to place in my sewing room as a Christmas gift this year.   We will see what he comes up with, old or new, painted or rough cut lumber, maybe vintage....he is pretty crafty in construction, he may even make me one!
I wanted to share with you a few photos of the sewing room in progress.  I will be adding blinds on the windows, and a rack on the wall between the two windows for displaying quilts.

(I am working on the binding on this quilt draped to the floor.)

 Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Enjoy time with family, and shopping too!

New Shop Sample for TJ's Fabrics in Troy, Alabama

( photo taken inside my new sewing  room)

The photos shown above are the new shop sample that I just created for TJ's Fabrics located in Troy, Alabama.  My pattern to make the Sewing Machine Mat is  used with some of the newest fabrics in the shop.  I really like the ric-rack and the colored buttons for accents.

Kits Available

Today I am sew excited to share with you that Quilted Creations Quilt Shop has made kits to use to make my pattern for the Sewing Machine Mat. These are the same fabrics that were used to make the shop sample.  Visit the shop located at 24 Main Street on the square in historic downtown Headland, Alabama; or by shopping on-line located at quiltedcreations.net

All Four In A Row

I am feeling so blessed that my pattern to make the "Sewing Machine Mat" is now available to purchase at four local quilt shops.  I have stitched the original mat and all four of the shop samples.  It has been sew much fun to see the different color ways sewn together. 

Shop Sample - Quilted Creations, Headland, AL
quiltedcreations.net

Shop Sample - Quilting by the Bay, Panama City, FL

Shop Sample - Front Porch Quilt Shoppe, Ozark, AL
(Stitching on the binding)
frontporchquiltshoppe.com

Shop Sample - TJ's Fabrics, Troy, AL

My original design creation - Spring 2015

More Class Photos

 I am sharing more photos from the Sewing Machine Mat class 

that was recently held at Quilting by the Bay.

I like the fun buttons used on these mats.

And here is the group photo!  What a variety of color choices and design.

Thank you so much ladies for participating in this class project.

I hope you enjoy using your mats and that you create something awesome!

Sharing Class Photos

Today I want to share some photos of the "Sewing Machine" mats made by some of the students from my recent class held at Quilting by the Bay in Florida.  What a fun project, and everyone had lots of fun sewing!

The top photo is a completed project, made using batik fabrics.

The other two photos are works in progress.   Don't you just love the color choices? Great job ladies. Thank you for coming to this class.

Quilting by the Bay

Quilting by the Bay Quilt Shop located in Panama City, Florida; has asked me to come and teach a class!  The class will be held in their newly renovated classroom that has seating for up to 28 students.  The classroom has ironing stations, great lighting, and a kitchen area for lunch. I am looking forward to meeting new friends and having a fun time sewing.  It will be fun to see the different fabrics the students have selected to make their sewing machine mats.  See you there tomorrow!  

Happy Valentine's Day!

Feeling Excited!

I am so very excited to share with you that my pattern, Sewing Machine Mat, is now available to purchase at these shops.  TJ's Fabric located in Troy, Alabama and at Quilting by the Bay located in Panama City, Florida.

This photo is the shop sample at TJ's Fabrics in Troy, Alabama.

The sewing themed fabrics and bright colors just make this fun!

Pattern available here

The Sewing Machine Mat pattern is now available at 

Quilted Creations Quilt Shop 

on the square in historic Headland, Alabama. 

 quiltedcreations.net

Please visit Quilted Creations and shop with Sherry.

Pattern Debut

Vintage Blooms Quilt Designs very first pattern, the Sewing Machine Mat, Spring Mat, pattern #01 made its debut at the Front Porch Quilt Shoppe, Ozark, Alabama.  I want to express a very special thank you to Melanie Simpson for the awesome display and to all my sweet quilty friends for the nice comments about the pattern.

Fabrics used to make the mat are from the "Somerset" collection from

 Joanna Figueroa, Fig Tree & Company for Moda fabrics.

Shown also in the display are the "Somerset" Aurifil thread collection kits.

figtreeandcompany.com

modafabrics.com

aurifil.com

Patterns are available for purchase at the shop.  Price $7.00

www.frontporchquiltshoppe.com

In the Beginning - The Very First Pattern

I can not tell you all how excited I am that my very first pattern design has been printed. The Sewing Machine Mat, Spring Mat, pattern #01 is now available.  The template to create the petals in this pattern design was created from the actual petals of the flowers blooming in my garden.  While attending the AQS Quilt Show last September in Chattanooga, Tennessee, I treated myself to a new Juki sewing machine.  I purchased a Juki TL2010Q, Juki Corporation, jukihome.com.  This machine is sew awesome!  I hope  to "play" a bit more with free motion quilting using this machine.  So I decided that I needed a new sewing machine mat to go under this machine and for taking to classes.  I made this sewing machine mat pattern just a bit wider so that the Juki machine fits nicely sitting on top!  This is my machine pictured in the pattern photo.  Fabrics shown in the design photo are from the collection "Somerset", by Joanna Figueroa, FigTree Fabrics, figtreeandcompany.com for Moda Fabrics, modafabrics.com.  FigTree fabrics have always been a favorite of mine.
Let me add that it is a lot of work to write pattern instructions.  I sure am thankful for my high school English teacher, Sara,  (she is now my sister-in-law.)  I hope everyone that gets this pattern enjoys making and using the mat.  Create something awesome!

                                                               

Vintage Blooms Quilt Designs has blossomed!

Blossomed

A quilting friend of mine, Karen Williamson,  nanagirlquilts.blogspot.com, has been encouraging me to start my blog.  So today is the day!   Vintage Blooms Quilt Designs blog has blossomed!  I am mostly a self taught beginner quilter.  I have taken classes from local quilt shops and at quilting shows and retreats that I have attended the past few years.  I still consider myself a beginner, even though I have made many quilts, because I am always open to try new techniques and new designs.  I have taught classes at Front Porch Quilt Shoppe in Ozark, AL frontporchquiltshoppe.com; Quilted Creations Quilt Shop in Headland, AL quiltedcreations.net; and Quilting by the Bay Quilt Shop in Panama City, FL.  I have also taught classes and techniques at my local quilt Guilds.  

My loves are stitching quilts and wool, crossstitch, bunnies, sunflowers and vintage blooms!  I have designed and created my very first pattern, with the encouragement from some quilting friends.  I hope to have the pattern printed and available soon.