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Quilting Class this Saturday!

August 9, 2011

Hi All – if any of you happen to be in Seattle this Saturday, August 13th and next Saturday, August 20th, i’ll be teaching a two-course beginner quilting class at the West Seattle Fabric Co. Call early to register! In the first class we’ll choose fabrics, piece together the quilt top and then prepare binding strips. In the second class we’ll baste, quilt and bind! We’ll be making my Sunny Santa Monica quilt pattern. Both classes start at 5:00pm. Hope to see you there!

Happy Quilting 🙂

-Jera

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Moda Bakeshop Shipment!

August 7, 2011

One of my favorite things is receiving a box full of yummy Moda pre-cuts in the mail! I got my fix Friday evening – what better way to to end a long Friday at work!? The collection I’m using is called Hometown by Sweetwater for Moda. I absolutely love the dark greys and reds with polka dots and newspaper prints. I’m lovin’ this modern-urban look.

And what makes this fabric ultra cool is it features almost every city you can think of in the U.S. Do you spot Seattle below? 🙂
My tutorial will use 4 charm packs or 1 layer cake pack (you’ll need to quarter the layer cake into 5″ squares), and also 1 solid jelly roll. But I’ll post alternative yardage as well, because sometimes it’s less spendy to cut your own fabric. Trust me – I know how expensive quilting can be!

Stay tuned for my tutorial!

Happy Quilting!

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Long time no post!

August 6, 2011

So there’s a reason I haven’t made a post in so long…I’ve been feeling extremely exhausted and nauseated…ring any bells for those mommy’s out there? 😉

I have a bun in the oven!!! This is my first, and my husband and I couldn’t be happier. 🙂 I’m 12 weeks along now and am feeling better with each day. The due date in Feb. 14th – it could be a Valentine’s Day baby! Though I’ve still been really tired (came home from work last night and slept 4 hours!), I think I might actually get some sewing in this weekend. It’s been too long!

Just wanted to share this exciting news with you all. 🙂 Yesterday I got a shipment of Moda fabrics for a new Bakeshop tutorial I’ll be doing very shortly. I’ll be posting pics soon of the fabric line, and the tutorial to follow, so stay tuned. I’m super excited about this tutorial – like most of my quilts, it’s fast to put together with simple instructions.

Happy Quilting!

– a quilting mommy-to-be

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Long time no post!

July 5, 2011

I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July! Long time no post! As some of you know i haven’t been feeling very well which has been getting in the way of my crafting, big time. Lucky me, I get this entire week off of work – I hope to start feeling better soon so i can get some quilting in during my week off.

I’m off to a so-so start, as I managed to finish the embroidery pillow I started in early June. It turned out great AND it’s my very first embroidery project ever!
And the back of the pillow is just as cute as the front. I really love this colorway of olives, grays, aquas and reds…i know it’s still summer but it’s getting me excited for Fall! I guess I can’t help it being from Seattle 🙂
I made this pillow using pre-cut 2.5″ squares, also known as “crumbs”. You can also make it by quartering a charm square.
This lovely line called “Little Apples” by Aneela Hoey will be released by Moda this Fall. And yes, I will be selling this line as soon as Quilting in the Rain, the shop, is open. 🙂 I’ve been a busy bee ordering a substantial collection of pre-cut inventory and working on the website with a goal to have the online shop open by this Fall, if not sooner! With all that’s been going on, this Summer has been going by too fast! Stay tuned for more updates. 🙂
That’s it for now…just a quick post to show you what’s up at Quilting in the Rain.

Happy Quilting!

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