Thursday, June 30, 2011

Painting my laundry room cabinets! am I nuts?

This is what they looked like before I worked my magic!
one door down, 4 to go!
Don't look inside the cupboard, I am a stuffer!
I am not sure what possessed me to start this but here goes! I am painting my laundry room cabinets a glossy white, I painted the walls aqua (a while ago)and then my sweet hubby bought me the red washer and dryer. I have been putting this off but today is the day! I got most of my tips off of young house love younghouselove So, what are you waiting for LETS PAINT!!
Nadine



*if there is one piece of advice I could give you if you decide to do this is prepping your piece first, sand or strip and then used a good primer!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Round Robin Quilt Along!

On my blog surfing safari today I came across this Round Robin Quilt Along  It looks like a lot of fun!!  I love row quilts and that they are putting a modern twist to it.  It doesn't start till July 5th so you have plenty of time to gather your fabrics together and start.  Who's joining in?
Nadine

Folded Flower tutorial

folded flower

13 cut out flowers---these can be varying sizes (13 total 4 of each size)  varying fabric (cotton,tulle, corduroy, felt)
fabric glue or hot glue
button or beads
clip or pin
fold twelve of the flowers into fourths and glue at point
the 13th flower is your backing
glue four flowers onto your backing so the points meet in the middle
glue the next four flower with points in the middle but make sure these are overlapping your gaps from the row below.
glue the last set of four in the same manner
glue button or beads onto center to cover up points.
flip upside down and glue clip or pin onto your back.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Halloween Mystery Quilt Along!!

Well, we have been planning and designing a "Mystery Halloween" wall hanging quilt.  It is almost done and you guys are going to love it!  It is an original design available only at the Material Girls Quilts and will start Tuesday July 5th from 7-8 pm.  It is $5.00 registration fee and $8.95 a month with the finishing kit being sold separate.   We will have a limited supply of kits so sign up now.   Call the shop for details and to sign up.  I will be posting a picture of the first row sometime this week.
Come get your SPOOK on with us!  Its going to be fun!
Nadine & the Girls

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Riley Blake Cutting Corners

Riley Blake Fabrics has a tutorial page called "Cutting Corners"  Over the next 3 months they are going to be teaching you all the basic quilting skills for making this quilt.  This is a great beginner quilt, that will teach lots of different techniques, or you need to brush up on some skills.    So if you have been wanting to learn to quilt this is a great one.
Nadine

Friday, June 24, 2011

Lecien Old New fabric

The "Old New Fabric by Lecien.  Has been posted on everyones blog.  I bet we took a dozen calls this week asking if we have it.  Well, we do have the entire line and it is going fast.  So if you want this for your Farmers Wife Quilt Along you better hurry and give the shop a call 801-495-4290.  It is like a 30 print line and very cute, I promise!
So hurry and get yours,
Nadine

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Farmers Wife Quilt Along

Have you seen this book?  I have looked at this and thought "Someday, I am going to make this" It is a sampler quilt made with 111 six inch squares, with letters written from farmers wives in the 1920's Laurie Aaron Hird is the author check out her website.  So some really cool uber-talented bloggers are doing it as a blog quilt along.  Check out Fussy Cuts blog.  Then from week to week you can follow along while you make your blocks!!  My book isn't here yet so of course I will have some catching up to do.  I will post pictures as I get going.  Anybody else want to join along?
Nadine

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Break it up tutorial

Have you ever LOVED a pattern but thought that it was too much work, or you have plenty of projects already.  At market the trend wad to "break it up"  By this I mean instead of doing the whole quilt top do only a small portion of is and frame it or make a smaller project from the pattern.  You can use pieced patterns, applique, stitching...the list goes on.  Here is how I broke it up.

I LOVED this quilt by Don't look now but it is a ton of applique.  DAUNTING!!!

Instead of the entire quilt, I choose the letters of my son's name and made them individually on 12x12 squares and hung them in his room.  NOT SO DAUNTING!!!
 I broke the squares up even more to fit in the frames I had.

One of the girls at the shop took a square from complicated hexagon quilt and did one square and turned it into a pillow top.

My favorite example of this from market was the designer took six quilt squares and framed them in an old window frame.  

The possibilities are endless when you "break it up"!!

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Rumors

Hi, my quilting peeps,
Over the weekend some really nasty person decided to start a rumor that we were closing Material Girls Quilts.  That is not true!! We plan to be Open and  around a long time! It is sad that I have to even post this, for someones poor behavior.  I love what I do and can't thank you enough for all your support and friendship!  So, if you hear this rumor please put a stop to it, it's not true. WE ARE NOT CLOSING!! 
Nadine
Oh, and on a side note to the persons spreading this rumor I hope you get a nasty case of skin fungus for telling such hurtful lies!

Friday, June 17, 2011

Good Times for the Scenic Byway Hop!!

If you haven't made it by the shop for our "Scenic Byway Hop"  here are some photos of our photo booth!!  It has been crazy busy but we are having a blast!!  Lots of prizes have been won and good times had. The hop goes until Saturday June 18th so there is still time to stop by ( oh, and be sure and try my awesome lemonade, its delish!)  I will post more pictures later.
Oh, and on a side note, somebody decided to start a nasty rumor that Material Girls Quilts is closing their doors, that is untrue my friends we will be here for a long time. 
Nadine

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Scenic By Way Hop!!

Yes, it must be Summer!! because it's time for the Scenic Byway Hop!!   16 shops across the Wasatch Front will have a celebration in each of there shops!  It starts Wednesday June 15 through Saturday June 18th.  Our hours are from 9 am till 8 pm every night of the hop.  Everyone that comes in will receive a Free Prize and we will be doing a game or drawing with 2-4 prizes every hour.   Refreshments, Photo Booth, drawing for prizes everyday! and so much FUN!!   We are having a Luau, so come get your hula on with the Material Girls Quilts!!  Oh, and lets not forget the faboulous SALES!
 
Here are some of the specials we will be having:
*Fat quarters buy 5 get the 6th free!
*Clearance fabrics take an additional $1.00 off per yard.
*Lakehouse fabrics 25% off.
*Ty Pennington fabrics 20% off.
*Sale fat quarters $1.00
*Charlevoix by Moda 20% off
*Sale patterns $1.00
*Sale books $3.00
*Entire Store on Sale!
Nadine & the Girls*for a list of all the shops participating in the Scenic By Way please check your shop or the website www.holidayquilthop.com

Sizzix Club Flower Class cancelation

Due to the fact that the fun and fabulous Scenic Byway Shop Hop is this week we are going to cancel Sizzix Club Flower Class this Thursday.  

We will meet up in June and make Two projects.  The flowers and a pillow.  Join us on then!!!

Needle keeper tutorial

Embroidery is gaining popularity.  More designers are incorporating it into their designs.  From quilts, to bags, to clothing.  It isn’t just for wall hangings and pillows anymore.
Too keep track of all those pesky needles here is a cute and easy needle keeper.
Needle Keeper

Felt  6 x 2 1/2 inch piece
fabric  2 pieces of 8 x 4 inch
Sew the two pieces of fabric right sides together with a 1/4 inch seam.  make sure to leave a small opening in one side for turning.
Clip excess seam allowance in all 4 corners.
Turn right sides out and press
Top stitch along all 4 sides
Iron cover in half
Iron Felt in half
Line up center creases and sew felt to the cover along this crease
DONE!!  Have fun stitching!!
Speaking of stitching the shop will be having a stitching club.  Nadine has picked out the most adorable Christmas quilt all done in reds and whites.  Call the shop for more info and sign up to join.

Friday, June 10, 2011

My Redwork!

I know it seems early to start Christmas but I will never finish this otherwise. So who is interested in this as a Summer block of the month? We will start this cute wall hanging by Hugs and Kisses from Australia on Thursday June 24th from 7pm till 8pm. If you are interested please call the shop, kits and patterns are separate and it is $10.00 for the class. Come get your stitch on with us!
Nadine



Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Scenic By Way

Get ready to party my quilting peeps!!  We are excited to announce we are part of "Scenic By Way" (yes, we have swapped teams)   Join us for a BIG PARTY!! Wednesday June 15 through Saturday June 18.  We have tons of fun planned!   Prizes, Games, Refreshments and oh so much more!!  This is one party you are not going to want to miss!!
See ya there!
Nadine

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Modern Circle Pillow tutorial

modern circle pillow
1 charm pack
1/2 yard background (white)
1 yard solid (grey)
wonder under
18 inch pillow form
sizzix die cut circles (3 sizes)
--cut wonder under into squares and iron onto the back of each charm square.
--Using three different size circle sizzix die cut 9 of each size (3 big, 3 medium, 3 small)
--Cut your background fabric into  9  5 1/2 inch squares.  
--Iron and applique 1 of each size circle onto a background square.  I off set each of my  circles, but you can center your circles if you like.

--Cut the solid fabric as follows
1 18x18 inch square
6  2x5 1/2 inch strips
2  2x18 inch strips
--make your rows by sewing the 5 1/2 inch strips in between squares.  You should end up with 3 rows with 3 squares each
--Now join your rows together with the 18 inch strips.
****Your pillow front is complete
--Place your front and back piece (solid 18x18) right sides together.
--Sew the sides and the top but leave the bottom open.
--Turn right side out.
--Slide in your pillow form and hand stitch the bottom closed.
(if you are daring you can install a zipper on the bottom)
You can use the scallop circle die cuts and it would match the trio of circles quilt from a previous tutorial.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Tune in to "Fresh Living" Wednesday June 8


Be sure and tune in on Wednesday June 8 @ 1pm on Channel 2.  We will be doing a craft segment with Casey and Kelly.  Yes, Jamie is going, so I am sure her and Casey will have some fun dancing!!  We will be giving away 2 gift card so be sure and tune in!!
Nadine

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Moda bakeshop chefs

Thanks so much to these 3 amazing Moda Bakeshop chefs for visiting Material Girls Quilts today. Three very creative, awesome, designers, bloggers
Extraordinaire's! You guys are awesome!
Thank you
Nadine

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Ruffles, Ruffles and more Ruffles




So, at Market my girls fell in Love with this Ruffle Fabric.  We couldn't make a decision on colors or what size ruffles so we ended up buying a lot.  We have some cute models made up with it and I am sure you will be seeing even more.  Skirts, pants, dresses, Oh the possibilities are endless!!
Stop by this week and get yours!!
Nadine

Sizzix Flower Class

On June 16th we will be offering a class on how to make fiber flowers using sizzix die cuts.  You will learn two different types of flowers.
 All supplies are included in the cost.
 Also you can order the sizzix machine and dies at a reduced rate that night.
The Class will be from 630 to 800 pm.
Call the shop to sign up.  (if you are members of the Sizzix club this is June's project so no need to sign up.)