Baby got back!

We've been repurposing and getting creative with backs around here.

This is the back of a large pillow. We have these light-weight canvas panels in stock in 4 different designs. The front of this pillow is a pieced unicorn from Elizabeth Hartman Designs.

I can't show you the front until Saturday at our big reveal but - - - here is the back of our new Strip Club project. The solid color pieces were originally planned for part of the quilt front but I changed my mind and made the quilt in all blacks and whites so these leftover parts and pieces went on the back.

This is the back of a new shop sample quilt. It gives purpose to these large fabric plates I have collected during the past Row x Row events, each covered with customer autographs, both local and world-wide.

This is the back of another one you have to wait until Saturday to see! This is the back of our new applique' BOM.

The front is hand appliqued by Judy Williams but would also be cute done by machine applique'.

Diana Weirich will be here on Saturday doing demos and answering questions about machine applique'.

And here is another pieced back for a new pattern and kit we have to show you on Saturday! This quilt features a dog panel and there were a couple leftover blocks so Flo pieced them into the back. 

And remember - if you sign up for our BOMs on Saturday, the first month is FREE!!

NO OPEN SEW THIS WEeK!

It's just going to be too cold Thursday and Friday. We have cancelled Open Sew. Let's stay home and stitch together!

Spread the word!

Call or stop in to sign up for any of our 2020 Block of the Month programs on February 15 and the first month is FREE! 

New stuff!

A few new pieces from Moda!

Vote!

It's time to vote for your favorite quilt shop!  Vote here.

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OOOOpen Sew!!!

Are you ready for a winter sewing day with friends? Join us at the Adel Library Thursday and/or Friday Feb 13 and 14. Doors open at 10 am and close when the last stitch of the day is made.

Featuring Julia!

Julia Swallow, our Monday gal (when she is not kayaking the winter away in Florida) is also a very talented long arm quilter.

What you see here is a sample of her free-hand work. Isn't it lovely?

New Stuff

Here's a few new pieces from Gingiber, the Moda designer that brought us the timber animal panels. Always love her fresh takes.

Oven Baked Stew

This is a recipe, shared by friends, that I served at our Quilt Circle Holiday Party a couple weeks ago. I baked it in a large roasting pan and it made about 20 servings.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef tenderloin steaks diced (I used stew meat and marinated it in the V8 juice overnight)
• 8 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 4 (12 ounce) cans of V8 juice
• 3 cups diced carrots
• 1 cup diced celery

• 1 onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons tapioca
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
2. Stir beef, potatoes, V8 juice, carrots, celery, onion, tapioca, sugar, salt, and pepper together in a roasting pan; cover.
3. 
   
4. Bake in preheated oven until beef and potatoes are tender, about 5 hours.

My notes: I baked it more like 7 hours and I added 2 bay leaves and 2 t dried rosemary. I served it with home baked dinner rolls. Now, that's comfort food.

Saturday, Feb 15!

More Customer Show and Share

Flo created this baby quilt, using only her stash. Sweet.

And this is a special request quilt from a 4 year old granddaughter. She said she wanted blue and white and a unicorn. This grandma really delivered, didn't she? 

Customer Show and Share

Jenny O made this quilt for a friend going through treatment. Her friend likes angels so she made sure to include one which she backed with wool batting for a trapunto effect. She will have other friends sign hearts that will be appliqued' to the light border.

Cloth Book

Lonnie made this little soft book from a panel adding only batting. 

Time for a Super Sale!!

Buff up your FQ stash this weekend, Thursday through Saturday, with Fat Quarters on SUPER SALE, buy 3 and 1 get more free.

Snowday Sewdays!

I had the good fortune of being snowed in at a quilt retreat center during the recent Iowa blizzard. It was the most productive blizzard ever!

Those of you that came to our Fall Ladies of the Lake Retreat will recognize these blocks. These are some of the blocks made in our relay for charity game.

 I was able to put together 5 of these quilt tops. using the blocks we made at retreat. They will be donated to Warrior Wagons after a little machine quilting help from Deb Semmens and binding help from Nikki Whitney.  (I just noticed there are two of the same blocks in the top row - geez)

I also made a simple T-Shirt quilt for my grandkids school auction. This was one of those turn-it-around quickly projects so nothing fancy.

Then I finished up this Elizabeth Hartman Unicorn that I had started about a year ago. I attempted to use ombre fabric for the background and piece it to retain some of the ombre effect.


To round out my projects, I put binding on a small quilt, pieced a quilt back and I pieced a sample of our 2020 Strip Club quilt - - -  but you need to come to our Feb 15 Fresh Beginnings Party reveal to see it!

Friend Vickie was also knocking out the projects. This is her Rail Fence coming to life on the design wall - - - 

and a beautiful top she finished up for her granddaughter.

This is the Half-Hexie quilt Vickie pieced over the weekend.
Below is a scrap quilt she also started and finished using 2 1/2"
x 4 1/2" rectangles. None of her quilts were large pieces so, truly amazing accomplishments.

Under Sue's guidance, Vickie made this table topper one afternoon while I was taking a nap. 

Friend Sue was also no slacker. She pieced this very large T-Shirt quilt from her son's baseball shirts.

And she made this Half-Hexie quilt featuring ISU fabrics.

I didn't snag a picture of it but Sue also made a quilt top for Warrior Wagons featuring the What Cancer Cannot Do panel in bright childrens prints.

And Sue was churning out stars for a large quilt project. 

While all of the sewing machines were purring around her, Sue's sister, Joan, worked steadily on a color by number painting. It's important to note here that the blue paint smear was dried on the table before we arrived. :) :) 

The retreat center was in Elkhorn, IA at Log Cabin Quilting. I recommend it for any small group looking for a weekend getaway but plan ahead. They are booked for every weekend in 2020.

There are many lovely quilt samples on display through-out the quilt shop that houses the retreat center. This quilt, a close up from the photo above, really caught my eye. It is a collage quilt made by owner, Robin.

Quilt Circle Holiday Party

As is our tradition, Quilt Circle of Friends skipped meeting in December and then gathered on the 3rd Monday of January for our Holiday Party.

This party includes a potluck, show and tell, drawing for Get Er Done Gift Certificates and a sock exchange.  Here's what the evening looked like. SEW so much fun with my Quilt Circle of Friends

Then next holiday cometh!

And we have this sweet kit ready for you to put together before Feb 14!

OOOOOpen Sew!

This week, Thursday and Friday at the Adel Library, is Open Sew. Join us from 10 am until the last stitch is made each day!

Update today

Flo was able to make it in today and will have the shop open until mid-afternoon. Take it easy and expect a nice warm welcome at Adel Quilting!

It's a repeat!

We will be closed again tomorrow, Saturday January 18th, due to the snow and ice. See you all Monday!

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Do you love it? I do!

Today weather alert

Due to the weather blowing in to central Iowa, we will have the shop closed on JANUARY 17th. Stay safe and stitch.

Magnetic quilt hangers.

Have you tried a magnetic hanging system? I bought these on Amazon. There is a small magnetic plate that adheres to the wall with a 3M adhesive pull tab so no nail holes. Then you put a curtain rod through a rod pocket on your quilt and just stick it to the magnets.

This will really be handy for us where we move quilts on and off the walls frequently.

These thin curtain rods pictured are working great for small quilts. I read reviews, however, that say you may need steel rods for big quilts for more magnetic hold. You can purchase 1/4" steel rod at your local hardware store and they should be able to cut it to the length you want.

Flo's new patterns

Flo has designed a couple new pattens for us.

First, her new bag - The Half Hexie Bag. This tote is made using a 5" half hexie template and a pack of 5" charm squares. We are planning a February class for this fun bag.

And this is Flo's new pattern featuring our Zebra and Elephant panel. The pieced block is a fun and easy technique.  You start with a large half square triangle of color and background. Then slice it into 3 strips. In this quilt, after cutting the strips, Flo mixed up the colors.  Ask - - - we'll show you how.