Brick Road Sew Along

 

Ok everyone, who is ready for a sew along?!?

Starting April 8th, I'll be hosting a sew along featuring RJR Cotton Supreme Solids!!

I'm offering a FREE quilt pattern and you can use whatever fabrics you would like, even though I HIGHLY recommend using RJR solids. Let me just tell you, if you haven't gotten your hands on RJR Cotton Supreme Solids you NEED to! They come in a large variety of colors and they feel so soft! The hand on these fabrics are exquisite!

 There will be prizes for people who participate and I promise to make it tons of fun! We can share our progress through my Flickr Group, I can't wait to see what ya'll come up with! I'll even have a few tutorials on quilting and binding your quilt!

More details coming soon, but here is the schedule for the Sew Along:

Week 1-April 8^th: Supplies/Pattern Release/Prizes announced

Week 2- April 15^th: Block Cutting/Block Arranging

Week 3-April 22^nd: Block Assembly

Week 4-April 29^th: Sashing/Borders/Top Assembly

Week 5-May 6^th: Prepare Backing/Basting

Week 6-May 13^th: Quilting/Binding

Week 7-May 20^th: Winners Announced

 

Keep checking back for more details soon! 

Our Master's Carpenter's Square REVAMP!

Last week I decided to update one of our best selling patterns, Our Master's Carpenter's Square! The original was done in creams and browns and looks great, but I wanted to modernize it a little and add more color! Here is what I came up with.

I used a navy blue Moda Bella Solid and a mix of Bella and Echo by Lotta Jansdotter.

 

I just love piecing my backings and have lots of fun doing it!

 

I did some dense straight line quilting in the navy and some cathedral windows type quilting in the printed fabrics. I am so please with how this quilt turned out and I hope ya'll like it!

You can purchase a hard copy of the pattern on our website HERE, or a PDF download on Craftsy HERE!  t's a charm pack friendly pattern but you can also make it with FQs and yardage! Hope ya'll have a great week!

Looking for quilts

Hi ya'll!

I hope everyone has had a great week so far, it's been pretty busy at our house this week which didn't allow for much sewing.

 Anywho, I wanted to take a minute and share with ya'll a very important project that my mom and I have been involved in for many years.  It's the Ovarian Quilt Cancer Project and it auctions off quilts to raise money for all women's cancers. We are on the board with this awesome project and it's something we care very deeply for.  The quilt auctions are held in November every other year.

 

The quilt project and 2013 online quilt auction will benefit the Blanton-Davis Ovarian Cancer Research Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Through innovative research, this program aims to develop effective screening methods and ultimately a cure for ovarian cancer. The online auction also raises awareness for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic predisposition which increases the risk for developing both ovarian and breast cancer.

 

This coming November is the next one and we are looking for lovely quilts to be donated.  This is where ya'll come in.  If you have any quilts laying around or any works-in-progress that would want to finish up and donate we would LOVE to have them! Maybe you want to learn a new quilting technique that you saw online, well here is a perfect excuse to try it! Quilts can be any size or shape and any color under the sun! Quilts can be in any category as well: modern, traditional, art, applique. The deadline for receiving quilts in June 1, 2013 and we would greatly appreciate ANY that you're willing to donate! Plus, who couldn't use a tax write off too?!

 

If you would like to donate a quilt (or quilts) please print off a Quilt Donation Form that I've attached as a google document and fill it out and send with your quilt by June 1st!

Please pass the word along to your friends and quilt guilds and help spread the word about women's cancer research!  Thanks for your consideration and I know ya'll will come up with some beautiful quilts!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me: jamie@sunflower-quilts.com

 

 

QUILT DONATION FORM LINK

 

Here is one that I donated in 2011 if you're needing a little inspiration!

 

I had fun with FMQ and trying new quilting techniques!

 

More quilts and my cutie!

I wanted to share two more quilts that I've been working on.  The first on was a quilt I made for a craft fair back in November.  It was a simple quilt so I decided to do a lot of fun quilting on it! I'm pretty sure it took me longer to quilt it than piece it!

 

close up of quilting

 

backing

 

The second quilt was very special for me to make.  My husband's best friend's Aunt (still with me?) was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  I'm on the board with MD Anderson quilt auction and we raise money/auction quilts for women's cancer research.  Until now, it never touched me so close to home!  She's started her treatments and during those two hour treatments at the hospital she gets cold.  What better way to stay warm than a new quilt!  I whipped this one up for her and gave it to her last weekend! We love you P, and continually pray for you everyday; your strength is inspiring!

 

close up of the quilting

 

backing

 

On a brighter note, my not so little boy turned one last month!!! I can't believe how much he's changed since those first photos of him!  Top photo he was 5 days old and bottom photo he was one year old!

 

Happy Monday, and have a great week!

brother quilts!

Back in August 2011,  a good friend of mine asked me to make a quilt for her cousin who was having a little boy.  She told me the colors where lime green and bright blues with an animal theme.  This is what I came up with for Ezekiel William:

 

Now skip to January 2013 and she asked me to make a new quilt with the same colors and theme for that little boy's new baby brother!  How fun! Here is what I came up with for Elijah Wayne:

 

What do ya'll think, do they look like quilts for brothers?  I love how they turned out and had tons of fun making them!!

 

Oh yes, and if the mother of these boys reads this, I wouldn't mind a cute photo emailed to me of the cute boys and their quilts ;) wink wink!



 

Hope ya'll have a great Friday!

Updates!

Hey ya'll!
Has it really been since Nov 2nd since I've blogged?!?!! whoops....sorry! Check me out on Facebook or Instagram (jamiemueller0522), I'm always updating there!  It's so much faster to just upload a picture to Faceook or Instgram than to blog it with a one year old running around! :)

Anywho, I just thought I'd pop in and share a few projects I've been working on lately!

First up, I made this Double Irish Chain quilt for my husband's best friends parents for Christmas! They are like family to us and just amazing people.  They are really big on all things Irish so when I decided to make them a quilt, this was my go to choice!

 

The back of the Double Irish Chain

 

 

 

Next up, I made this quilt for my In-Laws for Christmas. It's a variation of my Auntie's Diamonds quilt which you can find the free tutorial HERE.

 

Here is the back of Auntie's Diamonds quilt.

 

This was a mini quilt for a customer made from one of his mother's bowling t-shirts and some of her patches and pins!  I love how this turned out and how perfect is the Pezzy fabric for the border?!?!

 

This Spring Quilt was made for our church's craft fair I did back in November and I'm so pleased with how the quilting turned out.  I quilted a large flower in the center and then rays coming out from the flower!

Close up of he flower quilting in the center!



 

Backing of the Spring Quilt.

 

I have a few more projects I would like to share with ya'll but I'll post those some time this week! I hope ya'll have a great rest of the weekend and I will try to get back into the swing of blogging again!

Quilt Festival

I just wanted to pop in and tell ya'll that if you're in the Houston area and going to Quilt Festival this weekend, I am teaching Cathedral Windows in an Open Studios Saturday Nov. 3rd from Noon to 2pm.  I believe the Open Studios area is by the food section.  Please stop by and see me and learn the fun technique of Cathedral Windows!!!  It's free, and Craftsy is sponsoring it!!

 

 

Market

Mom and I had a great first day at Market, lots of good things happening in SunFlower Land (I'll let ya'll know soon)!!  Anywho, here are some photos from our first day and I plan on taking lots more tomorrow!

Angela Walters, myself and the quilt top I made for her booth! It's one of her patterns from her new book, In Studio With Angela Walters!!  I was able to put it together during one naptime and it is Jelly Roll friendly!!

Anna Maria Horner and myself

I picked up her new Embroidery book today!! Embroidery is becoming super popular again and I'm loving it!!

The Butlers and myself, Amy & David!! Love these two and their awesome fabrics! I just love that her hubby is now designing fabrics!!

Joel Dewberry and I, he is super nice and I'm totally loving his new Notting Hill fabric line!

The fabulous Ms. Tula Pink!!

My mom and Tula's mom!!! Tula's mom started Ihearttulapink.com where she sells nothing but Tula Pink fabrics and out of print goodies!! So if ya'll would go to her website please and purchase all of the fabrics and send them to me, that would be AMAZING!! :) just kidding.....but seriously that would ROCK! :)

Our quilt in Monaluna's booth

Our quilt for RJR in Needlecrafts booth!

 

I will take a bunch more photos tomorrow to share with ya'll!! Have a great weekend!



Book & Quilts!

Hey ya'll!
Mom and I have been SUPER busy lately preparing for Market this weekend among other things!  First thing is that we just finished our first book!!!  We are working with Annie's Publishing (formerly DRG) on a book titled Sewing Room Accessories-At Home and On the Go!Moda Fabrics, Dear Stella Fabrics and Pellon graciously provided lots of fabrics and interfacing for the projects, we want to thank these fabulous companies for their generosity and support! We had so much fun coming up and working on these projects and we can't wait for ya'll to see them!  It's been really hard keeping it a secret and it felt so good sending the projects off to the publisher! The book is scheduled to be released in May 2013, we will keep you posted about the progress. Here's a sneak peek!

 

We have 3 quilts in 3 different booths this year at Quilt Market in Houston!! We are so excited and can't wait to see them in the booths!  If you're coming to Market this weekend make sure you stop by these awesome booths and check out our quilts!  If you do, make sure you take a photo and put it in my Flickr Group please!!

 

First up, RJR contacted us with their upcoming fabric line called Doodle Zoo coming out in the Spring 2013 and it's being premiered at Market this weekend.  We came up with this cute quilt called Doodle Zoo Train! Patterns and kits will be available in the Spring as well!

 

The amazing quilting is done by Angela Walters!!

 

Second up, Monaluna sent us their new fabric line called Havana and asked us to come up with a quilt using this adorable line!  We came up with this quilt called Havana Blooms and it will be a free PDF pattern on their blog soon!  I will keep ya'll posted when it's available!

 

Again, special thanks to Angela Walters for the AMAZING quilting!! You're the best!

 

Last but not least, we came up with Tile Isle using Dear Stella's Kallianthi fabric line. Pattern will be available on our website in the next couple of weeks!! I will let ya'll know when it's available!

 

I hope you like all of our quilts and please share your photos if you see them at Market!! Thank you to all of the fabulous fabric companies for letting up play with your fabrics...they are all beautiful and ya'll were great companies to work with!!!

 

 

 

Winners!!!

Wow, ya'll make us feel so LOVED! Thanks to everyone for the nice comments and following us in all of our social media outlets!
Here are the winners (chosen randomly from random.org) from Facebook and both of our blogs!

From my blog:
Carla G: PDF pattern of your choice

Angie: scrap pack

 

From Mom's blog:

Kathy: new Kona colors charm pack
Gene: PDF pattern of your choice

 

From Facebook:

Joyce Mills: Fat 1/8th bundle

 

Congratulations to everyone and thanks for all of your love and support!!  Winners, I will be sending you an email shortly!