Posts Tagged ‘crafts’
UFO Spotting
Posted on: January 19, 2011
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Join our new “Finish-a-Work-in-Progress” challenge. It’s relatively easy: register your UFOs (UnFinished Object) by emailing info@sewmaterialistic.com or in person, check in with us your progress every 6 weeks, and when each project is completed, show-and-tell to receive a gift of fat quarters. The one who finishes the most UFOs by the end of the year 2011, receives a gift certificate. Remember, there are consequences for those who don’t finish… Let the race begin!
Check out the store’s blog for the first UFOs to be submitted! www.sewmaterialistic.blogspot.com
Good luck! 🙂
2011 Quilt Challenge
Posted on: January 7, 2011
2011 Quilt Challenge Guidelines:
Deadline for entries: Sunday, March 27
1) Purchase our challenge packet which includes:
*This fat quarter
2) Create a wall hanging using a recognizable piece of challenge fabric plus fabrics of your own choice.
3) The finished quilt cannot be larger than 24” x 24”.
4) The quilt must be made of three layers top, batting, and backing. The three layers should be attached in some way ie. tying, quilting etc.
5) All quilts must have a sleeve and paper label pinned to the quilt. The label should include your name, phone number, or/and address.
6) Your name should not appear anywhere on the front of the quilt.
7) The quilt must have a title and artists’ statement. Please type approximately 50 words.
8) The quilt must be delivered to SEW MATERIALISTIC by 6:00 on March 27. Quilts will be on display from March 28- May 1.
9) The public is invited to vote for the favorite entry (once a day) until March 18. The winner of the $72 and $36 gift cards will be announced May 2. The exhibit will be closed on May 1.
10) Please pick up your quilt between May 1- 8. We can make arrangements for return shipping.
Quilt Challenge Fabric
More Quilted Fabric Post Cards
Posted on: August 25, 2010
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Passing on the love
Posted on: August 15, 2010
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- L’s quilt
- CB’s quilt
I took the quilts home to finish quilting in Brooklyn and kept getting phone calls when I was going to be done. They get them back within the week…
Didn’t they do a great job?!
Recycled Denim Skirt
Posted on: July 2, 2010
My daughter is the original recycler- this is a project she made from an old recycled denim skirt:
Denim Skirt Bag Front
“This is the bag I made out of the top of a denim skirt that needed to be desperately thrown out. I had cut it off the skirt a few years ago and only now finally made s/t with it, so I was a bit limited with the size and all.”
Denim Skirt Bag Back
“All the outside pockets can be used; the back one I use for my cell phone. The handle is nylon webbing attached to a padded strap from a laptop bag- but covered with cotton velvet and topstitched with a decorative stitch (I only have about 4 of them on my machine :-/)”
Denim Skirt Bag Inside
“Inside I used a loose weave cotton (I had bought for a wrap, but didn’t work out) lined with a waterproof nylon fabric for the four pockets- all different sizes, two with velcro closures. The top closure is with two size #5 zippers, opening from the center, so the fly of the skirt/bag can still be opened 🙂 (for no other reason, except I thought it would be cool!)”
Reinventing denim clothing is very popular and I hope you readers out there will share one of your projects, too!!
New Quilter’s Guild in Brooklyn NY
Posted on: June 13, 2010
I think I’ve mentioned it before but I’m going to throw it out again, maybe this time someone will catch it. Anyone interested in starting a guild? Meeting to be held on a weeknight instead of on Saturdays. I know there are a lot of Sabbath observers in Brooklyn that are also quilters. Would someone like to get the ball rolling? We can use the store as a stepping off point. Email me please.
Even MORE Postcard Quilts
Posted on: May 2, 2010
Original Quilt Postcard post.
Here’s even more:
I Love NY Postcard Quilt
Central Park Postcard Quilt
Brooklyn Bridge Postcard Quilt
Coney Island Postcard Quilt
Ladybug Postcard Quilt
More Quilt Postcards
Posted on: May 2, 2010
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I was awed and inspired by an exhibit I went to in Morristown NJ. I went with a group of ladies and we were treated to a private showing by Jack Walsh, the proud owner of all the quilts. He is a collector of contemporary quilts and it was an eye opener. The exhibit made me want to dabble more in contemporary quilting. I think I’m off to a good start with the post cards I started making and sending out. I’m having so much fun! Check them out!
More to come!
I took a group of ladies; Cecelia, Alzaida, Claudia, and Chava to the Somerset Quilt Show on Friday. We were all tired out after the long day and I think everyone had a good time. For some of the ladies, this was there first show! I’m hoping to schedule another trip for May. If anyone is interested in joining us, please email the store.
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I have become intrigued with journal quilting. I’ve done it before and found comfort in putting down my story in quilts. I’ve decided to try my hand at it again and am starting a journal quilt that I hope to add to every week. I’m keeping the blocks down to a 6″ size and making one a week.
When 4 are completed I will put them together as a monthly story, then as a story for the year. Since I sarted my chemo this week, my first block is of course a chemo cocktail. I dont know if I will be able to post weekly, this week has not been a good one for me, but whenever I can, I will try to show the blocks.
A happy holiday to one and all.
Malke
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Sorry for not posting in so long. Life has intruded. My grandson and great nephew both had bar mitzvahs and a grand-daughter became engaged. I get to get busy and make another chupa quilt. This one I’ve been working on for 5 years thinking I had plenty of time. Not any more! I will also be starting another round of chemo and would appreciate it if you all keep me in mind in your prayers.
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 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
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!
Organizing The Quilt Stash
Posted 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.
Holocaust Quilt Request
Posted 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 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!”
Another Picture of the Chupa Quilt
Posted on: July 6, 2009
Here is a better picture of my daughter’s chupa that I made.
CHUPPAH QUILT
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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
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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
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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
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 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
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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 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.
Daughter’s Wedding Project: Chupa
Posted 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!
2009 Challenge Quilt Winner!
Posted 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!
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.
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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.
(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.
“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)
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2009 Challenge Quilt New York Mosaic
“Convergence” By Joyce
“I was inspired by the convergence of the people, cars, trains that form New York City.”
2009 Challenge Quilt Convergence
“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 Challege Quilt "All On Time"
2009 Challenge Quilt #6 (The Maze)
Posted on: March 19, 2009
The Maze 2009 Challenge Quilt
Challenge Quilt - A Wild Ride on the Subway
"Sweet Dreams" 2009 Challenge Quilt
"People on the Moon" By Sarah
"Our Day in Central Park" Challenge Quilt
“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
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.
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How I Transfered the Photo on the Fabric for the Exposed Quilt (Photo Transfer)
Posted 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.
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
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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.
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 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)
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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 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
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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 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.
You Are What You Eat Quilt
A mix of biology, food and insight. “Hope everything works itself out!”
Chupa
Posted on: February 9, 2009
A relative asked me to make a banner to hang in the front of her chupah (by the wedding ceremony). the hebrew words mean:
“Praise G-d because He is good, because His Kindness is forever.”
Chupa - Hupa
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Attached is picture of the tallis bag my daughter made for her husband. It was supposed to be his wedding present, but she is quite happy that she finally was able to give it to him by his second b-day that she knows him!!
It is the monogram from their wedding (eagle= adler in german). It is made by piece-work with ultrasuede and embroidered with variegated and metallic coats & clark thread. The bag is brown velvet and lined with vinyl-like fabric.
Tallis Bag
Here is the direct link to the latest Quilting Challenge. Please let me know your thoughts and contact me if you would like more information.
Challenge Quilt Fabric
I went to California for a wedding. It was beautiful and I have started making a quilt with the monogram of the invitation in the center. I’ll start posting pictures as I work. I haven’t decided how big it will be but I’m sure it will let me know.
