Sunday Sewday!

 This was a fun new shop sample I put together and it will fit nicely in my red and white quilt collection, won't it?

And this little bit of Easter fun is all from one panel. Cut. Stitch.Stuff.

The panel also includes the pieces to make the matching bag. 

New Stuff!

 

Here are a few new panels that just came in. These are digital prints which allows for more color incorporation into the fabric. 

Both of these panels are 29" wide, a little wider than the average panel.

And this is a new shop sample of our aquatic panel. The first sample had 2 green borders that really set off the center. That one was gifted at Christmas so Jenny Osler made us a new sample.  This new sample incorporates purple, a favorite color of her granddaughters.

We have several new bolts of Circle Play just in - 108" wide backing fabric.

Plus we just added 3 new colors to our selection of 60" wide Fireside from Moda - - - that's the soft, plushy stuff.

This weeks FEATURE

 This week we are featuring YLI, 40 wt Machine Quilting thread at 1/2 price.

Purchase all remaining spools and take the display case home free!

Baby Bed Conversion

Many of you have seen the baby bed we use for display in the shop. This bed has been in our family since the 1940s and used for 3 generations of babies. In the years since my kids were born, this type of bed has been deemed unsafe so, it's shelf life has been diminished but I still love it.

Aren't the ducks adorable? And, one of my favorite parts is the patina in the wood across the top where little hands gripped it to stand and announce nap time was over. One of my friends once told me her son would call out, "I'm all done sleeping!!!"

If I decide to paint it, I will frame out the ducks and paint around them.

This is what I have done so far, removed a side rail. Future plans include covering the mattress and making back cushions to create a little sofa seat.  

This is my inspiration piece.

I have also seen where you can remove the mattress and put in a board, paint with chalk paint or other, and use it for a child's desk/craft area.

 

Snow Day!

 We are taking a snow day Tuesday, January 26. If you have a quilting emergency, give me a call. If you have any other kind of emergency, call 911!

Customer Show and Share

 Laura Sheeder was in this week to drop off her quilt top for our long arm quilter. This picture does not really do it justice. Some of the thread is sparkly metallic and the embroidered designs are filled in with crayons that are then heat set. 

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing, Laura.

FRIDAY FEATURE!

Our Friday Feature this week is all Bella Solids by Moda for just $5 a yard (regularly $7.99/yd)

This special is just in time for Moda's next Stitch Along scheduled to begin in 2 weeks, My Favorite Color.

We also have the booklet of all the block patterns used for this quilt in stock now - $11.99.
 

Sunday Sewday!

Isn't this a beauty!  This is made from blocks many of you contributed.  I distributed patterns and pieces of the red fabric with instructions to add your on red, white and blues to make the blocks.

It was scheduled for auction at the Dallas County Fair in July of last year but, as with many, many things, that did not happen so, it got moved to the back burner.

I pulled it out a couple weeks ago and finished it up with machine quilting and binding.

This was more than just a one Sunday Sewday. It is huge! 104" x 120"

As far as I know, this will be in the DC Fair live auction in July. However, if anyone wants to buy it now for $2,000, every penny of the money will be donated to the Dallas County Fair 4-H programs.

Customer Show and Share

Laurie shared this quilt top with me. Notice it is made using All Iowa Shop fabrics.  Cute!

 

Celia's Show and Share

We all miss the main feature of Quilt Circle of Friends, showing and sharing what we have been doing. Send me your pics and I will post!

Here is a Kimberbell Pillow Celia completed, working in tandem with her sister, Rozetta. Nice.

 

New Stuff!

Don't these just make you want to scream SPRING! These three prints are digital which is a dying process that allows for more color.

 

FRIDAY FEATURE

 

Time for FRIDAY FEATURE and it's a good one.

All Christmas fabric is 50% the original price, now through Tuesday.

Customer Show and Tell

Desiree  stopped in to show me her maiden voyage machine quilting on her sewing machine. 

I personally think straight line quilting is attractive and creates a more contemporary look.

Here is the back. She used safety pins to baste and painters tape to mark lines. Starting in the center, she angled out and then filled in that area with evenly spaced lines.

To further enhance these solid color quilts, she used the faux piping in the binding technique.

Thanks for sharing, Desiree!

 

Pfaff for sale

 Diana Weirich upgraded to a larger Pfaff and has her 2006 model for sale. It is a Pfaff Performance 2056 and has all original parts and manual. Call her for more information at 515-971-5483. 

FEATURES:

• Computerized
• Needle Threader
• Needle Up/Down Setting
• Embroidery Stitches
• One step buttonhole
• Drop-In bobbin
• Free Arm
• Adjustable Stitch Length and Width
• Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure
• Adjustable Needle Position
• Auto Threading

PURPLE BAG NEWS!

Time to do some purple bag drawing, both end of year and January 1.  PLUS - How about a special for holders of Purple Bags only?

Now through January 9, 2021 - All yard and half yard bundles are priced at just $5 a yard. We will be cutting fresh bundles all week! Purple Bags are available for $4.95 each.

Carol Washburn is the winner of our 1/1/2021 drawing, a kit for this quilt featuring the AISH fabric.

  

Each of these quilters wins a neutral colored jelly roll by Moda, perfect to work in with your own fabric stash to make it you!
Libby Mineart
Dian Wakefield
Nancy Hagelberg
Laura Bennett
Vicky Swallow

Each of these quilters wins a Dessert Roll from Moda's Remix by Jen Kingwell featuring a variety of 5" square prints. Strip it or cut it into 5" charms.
Desiree Long
April Scrivner
Janet Fortman
Caroline Romore
Amy Brandt

Well?

 Were you naughty or nice?

Winter Frost Quilt

 

Have you been snagging the free daily block postings at modafabrics.com for their Winter Frost project? Some of the blocks are used in this pattern. I don't see the angel or mitten so this must be just some of them.

A different pillowcase project -

 

This is a picture of some of the helpers at the Murray Iowa Mrs. Claus project.  Every Christmas, they help fill cases with toys to deliver to children in need in their community. 

We have been remotely involved with this through donation of pillowcases over the years. Many of you have made and left pillowcases here that have been forwarded on to these folks to help with their charitable giving.

The need was up this year and bit into the reserves of the pillowcase supply fairly significantly so, this is a request to build the supply back up for future years.

If you can make a pillowcase or two this year and drop it by the shop, we will make sure it gets in the right hands for delivery to Mrs. Claus.

To help with this mission, we are offering 25% off of fabric that you designate for pillowcase making for this project.

Merry Christmas!

"I want a ipad, a pair of ice skates and a Merry Christmas to you, Santa. I love you.   PS I have been very good.  Love, Olivia"

- - - - from our home to yours, have a Berry Merry Christmas!

 

You are welcome!

 

The children will be snuggled

 - - - all sound in their beds, while visions of sugar plums dance in their heads - - - on their new flannel Christmas pillowcases from Memaw!

Angels float away - - -

 Thank you once again to all that donated to our Angel Tree. The gals from the Dallas County Crisis Intervention and Advocacy Office stopped by to gather and distribute our gifts, ----pillowcases full of gifts.

Holiday plans

I recently took some crochet classes and have been practicing on dish clothes with scrubby yarn trim.  

These will go in the girls stockings. Have you been making holiday gifts?

And - - reminder:

 

Need a quick gift?

Adel now has a craft coffee roastery and they have created a coffee for us including our own label!

I love the description on this Prairie Porch Picker Upper.

Get one of each for the coffee lover in your house!

 

The LARGE hexie ruler

 

Have I shown you Tricia Snyder's new large Hexie ruler? 

This ruler not only makes a 16" hexagons but also has markings for the side setting and corner units so you can build a hexagon quilt with no 

y seams!

This is the first quilt Tricia made with her new ruler, The Hexie Tee Quilt. This pattern comes free with the purchase of the hexagon ruler.

This quilt also won a blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair!

This is a quilt Trish made using Kaffe fabrics.

Here is a couple more I have made, just playing with colors and placement.

We have kits for these last two quilts as well as the rulers. These large pieces make quick work when piecing and takes T-Shirt quilts to the next level!

Holiday Hours

Please note:  We will special holiday hours, closing from December 24 through January 2.

We look forward to serving you again and catching up on all the holiday news in the new year!   🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Holiday Quilt As You Go Runner

 Here's a quick runner for your holiday table or to give as a gift. Layer the backing and batting and then, starting in the center, lay on the strips, right sides together. Stitch through all layers and then flip the strip in place and press. You are piecing and binding at the same time.

Available in kit for $18 in the shop or at shopadelquilting.com

Winter Frost Snowflake

 This 16" table topper is now available to order in kit. The blue fabric used for the snowflake diamond shapes and binding has a silvery shimmer.  Order it now at shopadelquilting.com

Perfect for the holidays and all winter long.

Customer Show and Share

 

Nicole S shared her first big quilt. The fabric is glittery and so pretty. This will be a gift for her mother.

Here is a close up of the machine quilting pattern done by Lynette Heetland. Lynette drops off and picks up machine quilting jobs here in the shop. Nicole was absolutely thrilled with the job Lynette did on her quilt.

I have a book full of quilting patterns and thread colors to choose from for quilt tops dropped off here for Lynette to finish. 

Need backing and batting? We got you covered.

A Merry Christmas Season begins

 Thank you to Red Fern Landscape and Design for another lovely porchscape.

Christmas Candy FRIDAY FEATURE

This week, through next Saturday, all Christmas fabric is 35% off!

 

A change of seasons