Halloween Costumes

 

Willow created these costumes for her littles. The boys are characters from Hamilton and they know all the words to all the raps. Olivia is Rey from Star Wars. She's fierce so you better give her good candy!

Here's some of the Texas kids.

We had fun in the shop, too. I was The Stripper and Jenny O. came in dressed as Al Borland from Tool Time complete with a Binford Tools hat.

She wins best mask of the season!

It's in the bag!

 

Remember when we used to do Snap Sacks? Well, we have created a new one

This is a split star point block and the kit for this 18" table topper, including instruction on how to do this piping in the binding look, comes in a cute little window bag for just $20.

Thank you Jenny O for making this shop sample and testing the pattern.

We are SO excirted!

This is day 1 of the Tasters Mystery Tour! Here is your first hint.

Tour continues through November 7. We will be open Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm, for this event. Stop by for more details or snag a newsletter from our website. adelquilting.com

 

Purple Bag News

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Dress Up Day!

Wear in your favorite Halloween costume on Saturday, October 31 and get a treat from us.  I have mine ready!

Halloween Fun

Let's add to the fun of the Tasters Mystery Tour (starts Friday).

Wear in your Halloween Costume on Saturday, October 31 and pick up a special treat from us!

New Stuff

 Lots of new pre-cuts and fun panels in stock now. Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes and Charms!

Lorna's show and tell - -

 

By Lorna Christensen. What a neat way to feature a panel.

Birthday Girl

This little girl is 38 years old today!  Happy Birthday, Willow!

This big girl is probably about 38 years old in this picture. We were on vacation in Colorado. I'm sure Brookly, a then teenager, was sleeping in the car.

 

New Pattern

 

This new table topper pattern is now available in kit.

It's official!

Lonnie is retired. She hasn't worked since the beginning of this pandemic but, today we had a little social gathering to officially send her off into retirement.

Lonnie made this Circle of Friends quilt and had her guests sign it today.

We had some snacks. Note to self: Don't require masks and then serve cookies! Oh, this new world we have to get used to.

We had a little trunk show of quilts Lonnie has made while in semi-quarantine.

She wrote her last receipt and then she was gone!

Thank you, Lonnie, for 11 years of working by my side.

Lonnie's Village

 

Lonnie finished up her Village quilt, one house for every day she was off work due to Covid from mid March until - - - well, looks like 81 days!

Friday Feature

 

FRIDAY FEATURE!

Today through October 29, pick any 10 fat quarters from our table for just 20.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

 I am working ahead as fast as I can on this block each day breast cancer awareness quilt. One more row and a small border and this quilt top is pieced.

My goal, with a little help from a machine quilter, is to have it bound and hanging in the shop for the kick off of the Tasters Mystery Tour, October 30 thru November 7.

A gift from Mother Nature

 

Mother Nature installed a satellite dish in my backyard! I didn't even know I needed one.  

FRIDAY FEATURE

 

This weeks feature is 5, 1 yard cut bundles of patriotic prints for $39. Available in the shop or online at shopadelquilting.com

We need S'more love!

 

Coming to quilt shops near you!

 

Happy Birthday - - -

 Happy Birthday to this guy!

It's true!

 

A few new - - -

 

With the election coming up, some new patriotic prints seemed appropriate.  These patriotic pigs just make me think of life an Iowa farm.

The two taller pieces are 108" wide backs for just $13.99/yard.

Customer Show and Share

Nancy Johnson was in town to pick up quilts from the long armer so she stopped in to show me.

She made this one with Flo's Puppy Quilt pattern. I love the scrappy colors.

Nancy didn't have the full puppy panel so she created this large block, pulling from her stash of orphan parts and pieces.

This is a baby quilt she put together to add to her church's supply of donation comfort quilts.

And another for her church.

Her favorite part of this quilt is this verse she featured in the center of the quilt. 

 

Quilter looking for help - - -

Susan E needs help finishing the machine quilting on a top. She has layered and started quilting but cannot finish the job. 

Susan is looking to hire someone to help.  If you are interested, please give her a call at 515-201-3589.

New kits!

Jenny O has made a couple kids quilts for us recently. One is a great baby boy quilt and the other is made with bright solids.  Thanks, Jenny!

 

Fun border effect - -

 

I snagged this picture from All People Quilts instagram post. Isn't this a fun border?  

Looks like just two cheater corners on rectangles for the sides and one cheater corner on a square for the corners.

Also kinda looks like pumpkins.

Always Chasing Rainbows, Month 2

For those of you doing our BOM, Always Chasing Rainbows, here is the color order we used for month 2, October

 

A Strip Club Quilt

 

Cyndie Craigmile sent me this picture of here completed Strip Club quilt, Opposites Attract.  Wowzo! Am I right? It's 96" x 96".

Mindy's Show and Share

Mindy Reed brought in this quilt top to show. This one goes to the next "bun in the oven" grandchild. Very sweet.

 

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!

 The Mystery Tour is back and we've expanded this fall event to a 

full 8 days to make Covid shopping more convenient and safe.

Open Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm, for this special event.

Recipes, mystery pattern and fun! (no food served this year)

Masks required and limit to 5 or fewer in shop at any one time.

Together - we can do this!

Customer Show and Tell

How cute is this?!?

Caroline Bollman dropped this quilt top off for our machine quilter, Lynette Heetland of Hugs and Stitches Long Arm Quilting, to pick up. It is just adorable.

It's Apple Muffin time of year.

We have a family favorite apple muffin recipe and Willow asked me to send it to her.

Home school 101. She is on a 2 week quarantine due to a positive test of a student in her classroom. Willow says she is living her best life as an only child - - temporarily.

 

Here is my version of the recipe, Apple Crunch Muffins from the Kitchen Klatter Cookbook. 

Where I have written in that "I use 1/4 C", that means the amount of batter placed in each paper baking cup to "yield" (not yeild) 16. When it comes to the topping, I usually double that!

If you have ever used a Kitchen Klatter recipe, you know they always include all of their own brand of spices and seasonings. In place of the Kitchen Klatter Butter Flavoring (unless you have that in your cabinet) I use vanilla.

Sunday Sewday

 

This is what I worked on Sunday, a dolly for a new great niece and a new shop sample wall hanging. It still needs the hand work on the binding.

The wall hanging was very easy to put together and I used Insulbrite for the snowmen. No color bleed through and a sweet, fuzzy texture.

The Story Quilt Kit

The Story Quilt - The blocks tell a story.  This block of the month project is now available in a complete kit. We have just 3 kits left so contact us soon to nab yours.

 

New mask supplies

 

New products now in stock to improve our mask making:

• very soft, colored elastic
• pre-made mask ear straps with toggle bead
• two brands of bendable nose pieces.

FRIDAY FEATURE

 Mums for You!

Brighten someone's day with this pretty little quilt in a table top display rack.  The background fabric is actually plain white and the rosebud fabric from the backing shimmers through. 

Such an easy and quick way to share a bouquet of kindness.

Special includes the pattern, fabric for front, back and binding and the table top rack all for just $29 (regular price = $38).

Available in the shop or under the "kits" tab at shopadelquilting.com

Another AISH prize winner

 

Enola from Wiota stopped in to pick up her prize, a mesh tote bag kit from ByAnnie.  

Enola was especially excited because she had purchased netting when she was in our shop during the hop and had already made one of these bags (pattern was featured in the AISH magazine). With this new kit, she is eager to make another!

Here's our Friday Feature for this week. Now through September 18, these 108" wide backing fabrics are featured at just $12 a yard.

Also - reminder - 1/2 price special on flannel for Purple Bag Members ends September 15.

 

Embellishing Kits

 

Here's a peek inside the packets we have included in our Kimberbell Love Notes kits - - at no additional charge. We have also included backing fabric at no additional charge. 

There are just 6 kits left so, order soon - - - in the shop or online at shopadelquilting.com - find it under the Block of the Month tab.