More Pictures from Our Vermont Quilting Trip
Posted by: malkey on: November 2, 2009
Sorry for the delay, and it’s been a while, but here are more stuff from our Vermont Quilting Trip!
Our group in Woodstock where we all picked up some very cool fabric.
The Quilting Gang
One of the many covered bridges in Vermont.
Covered Bridge on our Quilting Trip to Vermont
A quilt show in a trunk. This is the background story: while at the Shelburne, Madi became friendly with a perfect stranger who also happened to be a quilter! She took us to see the covered bridge and than showed us the quilts she had in her trunk because she was having a one woman show!
One Woman Quilti Show in Vermont
One of the beautiful quilts at the “Covered Bridge Show”
Covered Bridge Show in Vermont
My Vermont Quilting Trip!
Posted by: malkey on: October 9, 2009
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(I wrote this last week, but I didn’t post it)
Dear Jane Quilt
Vermont has a thing about Mooses and they were everywhere. Unfortunately we couldn’t stop to take pictures of all of them, but this is me with the “Covered Bridge Moose”.
Vermont Moose on Quilting Trip
I absolutely love Laura Wasilowski’s song about the tomb of the unkown sewer, so I took a picture of one in front of the Shelbourne museum.
Vermont Sewer (Laura Wasilowski) on Quilting Trip
The group photo is of Claudia, Joyce and Madi in the Tala Quilt Shop. You can see how crowded the shelves are. Glad to be home but already planning our next trip.
Quilting Trip Group Photo
Dear Jane Quilts: Here We Come!
Posted by: malkey on: September 23, 2009
At the store, we started a Dear Jane class. Although we had only six people register, we all became dedicated Janiacs, and we are enjoying every minute of it. I, in particular, took off with those little cute blocks and I am making, or trying to make, two of each in different colorways to make them the same but to look different.
I’ve made quite a few but not nearly all of them. Anywho, we dicided that it would be fun for all of us to go to the Shelburne Museum to see Dear Jane up close and personal. A two day trip to Vermont in the Fall would be fun anyway.
Tell you all a bout it when I get back!
Happy New Year!
Posted by: malkey on: September 21, 2009
To all my friends and customers I would like to wish a healthy, happy, and productive new year.
Organizing The Quilt Stash
Posted by: malkey on: September 9, 2009
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I’ve been very busy since I came home from Cleveland; cleaning my sewing room. I had emptied the whole room out, because I got new shelving, and now I have to put everything back together again. I’m not having much fun because I would rather be quilting but I like revisiting old friends.
How do you organize your room?
How small a piece of fabric do you keep?
I’m afraid to throw anything out; maybe it will be the one I’ll need for some project. My not finished pile is huge. When the room was a mess I didn’t see how many I had, now I’m amazed.
My Store Newsletter & Classes Schedule Fall 2009
Posted by: malkey on: August 27, 2009
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Quilting in Cleveland (or not)
Posted by: malkey on: August 24, 2009
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I haven’t written much in the blog but have a few words tonight. I’m on vacation in Cleveland and there isn’t much to do, although visiting with my daughter, son-in-law and new baby, tully, is a lot. I carefully packed my one carry on to include my “Dear Jane” project to work on here but to my utter disappointment, I found out I only took the finished blocks with me, not the ones I was going to work on. Oh well, haven’t done any work this whole summer!
Holocaust Quilt Request
Posted by: malkey on: August 18, 2009
I feel I could pat myself on the back. A customer just came in to my store and asked where the Holocaust Quilt was. She came in especially to take a picture of it because she said it so much touched a cord in her heart. How’d that make me feel? Great! Only problem is, I gained too much weight to reach my back!
A Wonderful Letter Sent to Me.
Posted by: malkey on: August 9, 2009
Somebody, who will remain anonymous, sent me this wonderful letter.
“This may not quite qualify as ‘quiltresting’ or as material you would want to share with your readership, but I MUST share it with you!
I just heard about you, ironically, (or perphaps not) from my work colleague. He just called me and we were talking about the fact that my youngest daughter will be leaving for seminary soon and we will be “empty-nesters”. I told him I have taken an interest in quilting and hope that this will help keep me busy while I’m missing my baby!! Who would have guessed that he would be a source for quilting information!! He told me his brother-in-law’s mother (ME!) has a quilt shop in Brooklyn, a website, etc., and he told me about the Holocaust Quilt!! Before I hung up the phone I found the website, the blogs, etc. and I was THRILLED!!
I am the daughter of a Holocaust Survivor (I created a website that you may like to have a look at: http://www.jewsoflatvia.com) and was very interested in seeing the quilt for so many reasons. My mother is an avid quilter who is ALWAYS quilting or crocheting blankets for the Linus Project. I, on the other hand, am a complete novice but have discovered crazy quilts and really want to get started with a sampler. I finally found the pictures of your Holocaust Quilt by scrolling down in your blog and I was totally blown away. It is the most moving and soul-stirring quilt I have ever seen. Absolutely amazing.
So funny and amazingly wonderful how by mentioning a little something to him (which, by the way, while I was saying it I was thinking – now why would he be at all interested in hearing about my foray into quilting!) could lead me to this treasure trove!
As an aside, my older daughter lives in Washington Heights and I already told her about your store. She said she has a cousin (a wonderful artist) and aunt (from her husband’s side) who were interested in learning quilting, so I will definitely send them to your store! I think they live in Queens, but I will definitely pass on the info.
You are a real inspiration and your work is incredible!! Thank you for sharing it with the world!! Absolutely beautiful!”
Me, My Family and The Rain: A Story of Triumph (not really)
Posted by: malkey on: July 30, 2009
Another not my week story. We went out to eat yesterday and although it looked like rain, my husband said we should walk and we would make it back before the “2 minute” rain. Needless to say, the sky opened up just as we left and G-d left the hose on. We were soaked thru and thru.
I ran home with my daughter and her new husband, my husband went to temple. after i drove my daughter and hubby home, I was so glad to get back home just to be able to change into dry clothes but lo and behold, I didnt have the house keys. I quickly ran back into the car, drove to the temple, waited, soaking wet for half an hour for my husband and finally made it home.
The first thing I did wasn’t change my clothes but look frantically for my keys, which I couldnt find and I thought I lost them [not for the third time] but when I finally went to change there was a jangling in my pocket that turned out to be my KEYS. I’m either getting old [a distinct and not too bad a prospect, considering the alternative] or someone is out to get me. there always is next week.
Air Conditioner Filters Can be DANGEROUS (Specifically, if you’re me)
Posted by: malkey on: July 29, 2009
Funny Story with My Glasses (wasn’t funny at the time!)
Posted by: malkey on: July 24, 2009
I wear glasses to see anything, without them, the world is not rosey but blurry. Tuesday night I fell asleep in my lounge chair eating popcorn and listening to a book. I always listen to books from the library when I’m quilting because, besides my kids, they are my loves.
Wednesday morning I got up and couldn’t find my glasses anywhere. I even called my husband to come home because he could see while I could only feel. No luck. I went to work with a very old pair with a very old prescription which made it very hard to read.
I was going to make an appointment to the eye doctor for a new prescription and then new glasses when my husband called me up that he opened a bag of popcorn I had put away in the morning and my glasses were in the bag. I must have fallen asleep and threw off my glasses that landed in the popcorn bag that I sealed in the morning because I didn’t see my glasses. They smelled good-popcorny.
I love Quilter’s Home Magazine
Posted by: malkey on: July 23, 2009
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My favorite new product is “Quilter’s Home” which is a really fun magazine geared for quilters but not, necessarily, only patterns. I read it from cover to cover. try it and get addicted just like me!
Another Picture of the Chupa Quilt
Posted by: malkey on: July 6, 2009
Here is a better picture of my daughter’s chupa that I made.
CHUPPAH QUILT
Ricky Tims Kaleidoscope Quilt for my Daughter
Posted by: malkey on: July 6, 2009
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Hi. I haven’t written much in too long, sorry.
I have been busy trying to work on a lap quilt for my daughter. She said that her house feels too dark and depressing (this after a trip to sunny Florida) because she has decorated in dark colors. I used the ricky tims kaleidescope method and made her the begining of the quilt. I really enjoy this pattern and have used it for my newly married daughter’s chupa [wedding canopy]. I got stuck when I had to do the borders, but I’ve solved this lingering problem and hope to work on it this week. Going to post a picture when im finished, but here is the center:
Ricky Tims Kaleidoscope Quilt
The Unisex Moby Wrap (Make it Yourself!)
Posted by: malkey on: July 3, 2009
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My daughter sent me a picture of her husband using the “Moby Wrap” with her son. I guess it’s a unisex wrap with that neutral black color. No excuses dads!
Unisex Moby Wrap
How To Make a Baby Carrier Like a Moby Wrap
Posted by: malkey on: June 25, 2009
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This was my daughter’s project.
To make a wrap-around baby carrier (like a Moby Wrap):
- Cut approximately Five (5) yards of a slightly stretchy fabric 45″- 60″ wide that also “breathes” (eg cotton knit).
- Cut in half the long way; making two wraps.
- Fold in half the short way.
- Iron on or sew an applique to indicate the center for when you are ready to use it.
- The two ends should taper off to be points for an easier tie, so cut a triangle off each.
And that’s all folks!
Moby Wrap: Make it Yourself
Quilt Fabrics Added: Bunches & Bunches!
Posted by: malkey on: June 19, 2009
I know it’s been a while since I posted. I’ve been crazy busy but we just finished loading on a whole new batch of quilting fabrics on our site. Enjoy and tell a friend!
My Daughter’s Chupa Quilt
Posted by: malkey on: May 24, 2009
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Here is the picture of the quilt I created for my daughter’s Chupa. It was part of the “ceiling” of the Chupa.
Quilt for Chupa
Wedding Dress Picture! (and my daughter :) )
Posted by: malkey on: May 22, 2009
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The wedding finally came and passed (more on that another time). Below is a picture of my daughter in the wedding dress I made! Yay!
Wedding Dress (My Daughter also!)
Holocaust Quilt Revisited
Posted by: malkey on: May 14, 2009
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback on my Holocaust Quilt. Thank you. It’s a very precious project to me.
Top Notions: Iron Safe, Tailor Tacker, 120 Inch Tape Measure
Posted by: malkey on: May 13, 2009
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Tools that I haven’t mentioned because you all knew about them and I think are great:
Iron Safe: Our best on-line seller, covers the sole plate of the iron with a Teflon cover that makes it safe to iron on anything without the shine or scorch.
Tailor Tacker is a neat little gadget that is used in dressmaking but works just as well in quilting to accurately mark your quarter seam corners.
120 Inch Tape Measures are simply great for measuring larger quilts accurately. When I was trying to measure the chupa quilt I had to keep on flipping my 60″ and coming up with different numbers. I now have a 120″.
My Life Updated
Posted by: malkey on: May 7, 2009
We’ve been very busy with alot of happy occasions in the past month. my daughter-in-law had a boy, her third. my daughter had her first baby, a boy. For us that meant 2 circumcisions. one was in Lakewood NJ and one in Cleveland Ohio. we also had Passover which is always a well attended affair in my house. My son in highland park made a bar mitzvah for his second son and that was a weekend affair. My daughter came in from Argentina and we are happily busy with her. Tomorrow night we are having an affair for redeeming the first born. on may 13 my daughter is getting married. Oh what fun!!!! But exhausting.
Daughter’s Wedding Project: Chupa
Posted by: malkey on: May 3, 2009
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If given the choice between sewing [even with a deadline, my daughters dress] or quilting, there is’nt much of a toss up. But since I have to justify quilting instead of sewing, I got involved into making a chupa for her. A chupa is a covering that jewish brides and grooms have over their heads during the ceremony. I wanted to try the Ricky Tims kaleidescope. It came out beautiful! I gave it to our longarm quilter to finish and now its full-time on the bridal gown!
Daughter Wedding Dress Project Update: Attaching the Train.
Posted by: malkey on: May 1, 2009
I’ve been working on my daughters dress. The train, which is the focal point of the gown, is finished but now I have to figure out how to attach it to the skirt. I have some organza flowers from the train that I think I will use; pictures to come. I used one pattern for the bodice and another for the sleeves and they are not going together that great, so that’s the project for tonight.
My Holocaust Quilt
Posted by: malkey on: April 24, 2009
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When I finished the holocaust quilt, and put in the last stitch, I sat back and announced that I finally finished my life’s work. my youngest daughter was sitting there and said quite innocently, “I thought we were your life’s work!”
How true, they all are, and I thank G-d for them everyday. But this quilt is important to me, too, because it tells the story of my mother’s family during the Holocaust. As a religious Jew, who lost most of my family during that time, the naysayers (deniers, revisionists etc) hit a very sensitive cord in me.
How could someone say it all never happened when just from one family so many perished? But the point of the quilt is not about the loss but, rather, how many of us survive today to prove that we are still here and the master race is no longer.
Front of my Holocaust Quilt
The back of my Holocaust Quilt
The quilt represents my family’s struggle and triumph. The back of the quilt shows the darkness, on the bottom, with the names of those who were killed and then it blends to the light, on top, with the names who survived, and their children, grand-children and great grand-children.
2009 Challenge Quilt Winner!
Posted by: malkey on: April 23, 2009
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All the live ballots, absentee ballots, oversea ballots, hanging chad ballots and all other ballots have been counted and we have a winner to the 2009 Challenge Quilt Contest!
Madi #4 Sweet Dreams!
Runnerup is Susan #9 “New York Mosaic“
Thank you to all of you who voted in my quilting store and online and thank you to ALL of the entries! They were all fantastic!
Challenge Quilt Voting Ending Monday April 20th VOTE NOW!
Posted by: malkey on: April 17, 2009
2009 Challenge Quilt #10 (The Old Stomping Ground)
2009 Challenge Quilt #9 (New York Mosaic)
2009 Challenge Quilt #8 (Convergence)
2009 Challenge Quilt #7 (All On Time)
2009 Challenge Quilt #6 (The Maze)
2009 Challenge Quilt #5 (A Wild Ride on the Subway)
2009 Challenge Quilt #4 (Sweet Dreams)
2009 Challenge Quilt #3 (People on the Moon)
2009 Challenge Quilt #2 (Our Day in Central Park)
2009 Challenge Quilt #1 (NY State of Mind)
You can also view these quilts at my quilting shop at 1131 McDonald Ave Brooklyn New York.
2009 Challenge Quilt Voting Booth! (Corrected!)
Posted by: malkey on: April 12, 2009
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Please reference this post about the Challenge Quilt Voting.
A number of people have contacted us regarding the poll not working. I have put up a new poll so please vote again! Although this is highly unusual we hope the Florida Supreme Court will uphold our decision. Hanging chads will not be counted.
2009 Challenge Quilt VOTING BOOTH IS OPEN!
Posted by: malkey on: April 3, 2009
(THIS POLL DOES NOT WORK, PLEASE GO TO THE NEW CHALLENGE QUILT VOTING BOOTH)
This is a combination of online and offline voting. The winner gets all the glory, fame and money!
Here are the links to each challenge quilt, or you can just browse them down the page!
2009 Challenge Quilt #10 (The Old Stomping Ground)
2009 Challenge Quilt #9 (New York Mosaic)
2009 Challenge Quilt #8 (Convergence)
2009 Challenge Quilt #7 (All On Time)
2009 Challenge Quilt #6 (The Maze)
2009 Challenge Quilt #5 (A Wild Ride on the Subway)
2009 Challenge Quilt #4 (Sweet Dreams)
2009 Challenge Quilt #3 (People on the Moon)
2009 Challenge Quilt #2 (Our Day in Central Park)
2009 Challenge Quilt #1 (NY State of Mind)
You can also view these quilts at my quilting shop at 1131 McDonald Ave Brooklyn New York.
2009 Challenge Quilt #10 (The Old Stomping Ground) New York
Posted by: malkey on: April 2, 2009
“The Old Stomping Ground” by Linda
“I lived in lower Manhattan when I first came to NY. I quilted the most travelled route I took in those days between the Lower East Side, where I lived, and the World Trade Center where I worked. (Ii never took the bus).”
2009 Challenge Quilt The Old Stomping Grounds (NYC)
2009 Challenge Quilt #9 (New York Mosaic)
Posted by: malkey on: March 31, 2009
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2009 Challenge Quilt New York Mosaic
2009 Challenge Quilt #8 (Convergence)
Posted by: malkey on: March 31, 2009
“Convergence” By Joyce
“I was inspired by the convergence of the people, cars, trains that form New York City.”
2009 Challenge Quilt Convergence
2009 Challenge Quilt, MINE (Quilt Show Grid Lock)
Posted by: malkey on: March 27, 2009
“Quilt Show Grid Lock” By Malke
This is mine so there is no voting on this one.
“By air, land and sea we can find a quiilt shop anywhere. And we do! Malke”
Quilt Show Grid Lock 2009 Challenge Quilt
2009 Challenge Quilt #7 (All On Time)
Posted by: malkey on: March 22, 2009
2009 Challege Quilt "All On Time"
2009 Challenge Quilt #6 (The Maze)
Posted by: malkey on: March 19, 2009
The Maze 2009 Challenge Quilt
2009 Challenge Quilt #5 (A Wild Ride on the Subway)
Posted by: malkey on: March 19, 2009
Challenge Quilt - A Wild Ride on the Subway
2009 Challenge Quilt #4 (Sweet Dreams)
Posted by: malkey on: March 17, 2009
"Sweet Dreams" 2009 Challenge Quilt
2009 Challenge Quilt #3 (People on the Moon)
Posted by: malkey on: March 15, 2009
"People on the Moon" By Sarah
Update on Making My Daughter’s Wedding Dress (New One)
Posted by: malkey on: March 15, 2009
Update on the wedding dress: The hardest part for me is making the first muslin fit. Thank G-d that’s finished and I’ve made the lining ready for Yehudis’s wedding dress. Today I cut into the fabric!
Challenge Quilt Live Viewing
Posted by: malkey on: March 12, 2009
I just wanted to let you know if you are in the NYC area you can come view the quilts live.
We are located at 1131 McDonald Ave Brooklyn New York. The Ave I Subway Station is right on the corner, the “F” Train stops there.
2009 Challenge Quilt #2 (Our Day in Central Park)
Posted by: malkey on: March 12, 2009
"Our Day in Central Park" Challenge Quilt
2009 Challenge Quilt #1 (NY State of Mind)
Posted by: malkey on: March 12, 2009
“Our energy, our style of always being on the go and our unique attitudes make us true New Yorkers. that’s why I love every minute of my “NY State of Mind”"
"NY State of Mind" Challenge Quilt
Challenge Quilt Contest (Viewing Process)
Posted by: malkey on: March 12, 2009
We had a Challenge Quilt. I will be posting a couple of entries a day. At the end of the postings I will create a poll. Being that this is a combination of in-store and online voting we will combine the two votes to come up with the winner. The winner get’s a cash prize, all the glory and media interviews!
The quilt needed to have two fabrics (I will post them soon), finished back and front with quilt batting and binding and can’t be more than 24 by 24 inches. One of the fabrics was a subway map and the other fabric had lots of people on it, hence the NYC connection. I will also post the explanations from the contestants.
3 Nifty Quilting Tools to Help You Quilt!
Posted by: malkey on: March 12, 2009
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Update on Making My Daughter’s Wedding Dress
Posted by: malkey on: March 8, 2009
I’ve gotten some emails asking for an update of my original post, so here goes:
Yehudis (my daughter) has decided on the style and then presented me with the sketch assuming I would firgure it out. She wants a “corset look” from under her bust to below the waist with princess line for the skirt. We are now up to the point of deciding if we should either put in a bust dart or gather. I made the muslin and put in the boning so that she could see what it will look like. I’m not concerned about the skirt because she just wants it very full and simple. We bought a Vera Wang embroidered winter white silk. The train is what will make the dress because it is the most interesting part, but I’m very far from that point.
Please share your thoughts!
How I Transfered the Photo on the Fabric for the Exposed Quilt (Photo Transfer)
Posted by: malkey on: March 4, 2009
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A few people contacted me and asked how I got the photo on the fabric for the Exposed Breast Cancer Quilt. Since I do a lot of photo transfers, I use special fabric bubble jet ink and treat the fabric myself. The actual xrays is fabric that I carried at the time. I now have another similar one but not the exact same. As an aside, I now also sell prepared photo transfer fabric from June Tailor by the piece at $3 each.
Breast Cancer Quilt: A Little Help From G-d, Friends & Family
Posted by: malkey on: March 1, 2009
A little help from G-d, friends, and family- I belong to a quilt group called “Quilters of the night kitchen.” We challenged ourselves to exchange a baggie of scraps and use them in a quilt. This was my interpretation. I love them all and I added the hand holding the last block (on the bottom right) to emphasize how I need everyone for their support. This quilt is not bound, but is on stretcher bars, it is quilted, however.
Breast Cancer Quilt: The Support Quilt
Coats N Clark Threads UPDATE (Thread line changes)
Posted by: malkey on: February 25, 2009
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I’m sure, by now, all of you out there know that Coats n Clark has changed their thread line. Not only physically in look but also the thread. The only colors available in all purpose thread, that is cotton covered polyester, is the large black and white. They now make two all purpose in 125 yards and 250 yards, these are both polyester covered polyester. An all purpose 100% mercerized cotton with 225 yards. Machine quilting 100% mercerized cotton with 350 yards. Hand quilting 100% glaze finish cotton with 350 yards.
All the cotton threads are from Egypt. Coats n Clark also continued their specialty threads that vary from store to store because we can now customize our stock.
My Daughter’s Wedding Dress Project
Posted by: malkey on: February 25, 2009
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My youngest daughter became engaged this week so I will be busy preparing for her wedding. She plans on getting married May 13, 2009. That doesn’t leave me a lot of time to make her dress! It started with my oldest daughter, she is a phenomenal sewer and wanted to make her own dress but I heard it was bad luck so we made a deal that I would make her’s and she would make mine.
Little did I know that that would snowball into a tradition and I am now on my fifth wedding gown (only they don’t reciprocate and make my dress!). She bought her material and designed her dress and now I’m going to have to figure out how to make it. I can sew but I’m not a professional and do not know how to drape sew. I will try to write about my progress and would happily accept advice.
Breast Cancer Quilt: “Bernie Siegel I Hear You” Quilt on Target
Posted by: malkey on: February 22, 2009
Bernie Siegel, I Hear You - I read a lot of inspirational books to help me through a very hard time. Bernie Siegel
inspired me to visualize attacking my cancer cells. I found the bulls eye fabric and I knew exactly what I would do. The only thing is that maybe my cancer cells came out a little too cute.
Bernie Siegel Breast Cancer Quilt on Target
Breast Cancer Quilt: EXPOSED
Posted by: malkey on: February 19, 2009
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“Exposed” came about when I was going through my gazzilionth procedure (when I had breast cancer), this one was an X-ray and I noticed 2 containers, one marked exposed and another marked unexposed, for the films. As I lay there, I was thinking that going through any kind of medical treatments makes you feel just that- exposed. I asked the technician if I could have the film and thats what how i made the lettering.
This is the first in my “Breast Cancer Series”
Breast Cancer Quilt (EXPOSED)
Kensington Kaleidoscope Student Quilt
Posted by: malkey on: February 17, 2009
This is a quilt made by a student here (at Sew Materialistic), Chava. This was her first quilt. She said “It’s a lot of fun and I love quilting”. The pattern is Kensington Kaleidoscope.
Quilt from a Student Kensington Kaleidoscope
Challenge Quilt Information for “Help! I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up” Quilt
Posted by: malkey on: February 17, 2009
The challenge, for the previous challenge quilt, was to use the two red fabrics. The theme was “Helping Hands” because the fat quarters were hand stamped by women in Africa and this was a fund-raising project. If you are a QuiltShow member, you can see more challenge quilts online at http://www.thequiltshow.com
“Help! I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up” Quilt
Posted by: malkey on: February 16, 2009
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When I first saw the title of the challenge it brought to mind the story of the woman on a plane. She flushed the toilet while still sitting down and needed the help of ground crew to get her out of the toilet. Such an unlikely story…but the truth. I felt the need to translate it into fabric. The name of the quilt is “Help! I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up”. Obviously, she needs a “Helping Hand”. 
Help, I've Fallen and Can't Get Up Quilt
I am MAD about MAD (and their Quilt)
Posted by: malkey on: February 15, 2009
I went to a museum in NY that I absolutely loved. The Museum of Art and Design (MAD). The current exhibit is phenomenal. Very inspiring. There also is a quilt there not to be missed.
Medical Tape for Holding Down a Quilt
Posted by: malkey on: February 15, 2009
I was laying out a back for a quilt and thought I would tell you about the new way I tape down the back. I used to use packing tape because it was wide enough and strong enough to hold the fabric taut.
The problem was the residue on my table when I pulled off the tape and that it is not reusable. I accidentally used medical tape that I found in the house and it has become my new best friend. It is wide, reusable if it is rolled back on the roll, leaves no residue, and sticks strongly to the fabric and table.
- My Holocaust Quilt
- Update on Making My Daughter’s Wedding Dress (New One)
- My Daughter's Chupa Quilt
- My Daughter's Wedding Dress Project
- More Pictures from Our Vermont Quilting Trip
- "Help! I've Fallen and Can't Get Up" Quilt
- Wedding Dress Picture! (and my daughter :) )
- My Holocaust Quilt
- Organizing The Quilt Stash
