Material Girls Quilts newest quilter!!

This is Hannah the newest quilter at Material Girls.  She is the granddaughter of a  a great friend of mine (Paula).  She is almost 10 years old and has been coming in to the shop with her grandma for a while. They came in to the shop and picked her fabrics out on Monday and she is already done!  WOW!!  She laid all the blocks out on her grandma's bed and sewed it all by herself on a featherweight sewing machine.  Way to go Hannah, it is beautiful!!
Loves,
Nadine

Olympic Fever

British Flag

Canadian Flag

USA Flag

I am so excited for the Olympics to start!!  I will be waving 3 flags at my house!  The British flag of course, because that is where my parents were born and raised along with my older sister.  The Canadian Flag because that is where I was born, and of course the USA flag because that is where I live and enjoy the freedoms of our great country.  So, to honor "Opening Ceremonies"  we are having a little "SALE"  
Come in and see if you won the BRONZE, SILVER, or GOLD medal!!  Get and extra discount on one regular priced item depending on what you get.
*buy 5 fat quarters get the 6th free.
*All americana fabrics 30% off.   Sale starts Friday July 27th and ends Saturday July 28th.
Nadine and the girls:)

Pioneer Days at Material Girls Quilts

 Hi friends,
I know I have been quite the slacker lately "Summer" has been really busy at my house this year!!  But, with Fall right around the corner we thought we would celebrate the 24th of July with a big SALE!!  For those of you who live out of state July 24th is a holiday in Utah celebrating Pioneer Days!  So, yes we are open from 10:00 am - 4 pm.
So, stop by tomorrow and come celebrate with us!!

Little Apples by Moda 24% off

Prairie Paisley II by Moda 24% off

Stars and Stripes by Riley Blake 24% off

American Banner Rose 24% off

Fairy Tale Friends by Moda 24% off

All Fig tree fabric and pre-cuts 24% off

Stay tuned our "Fall Open House" will be announced soon.   Also are you following our blog www.thematerialgirlsquilts.blogspot.com or our Facebook page  The Material Girls Quilts?  You should be!!  We post all kinds of fun, tutorials and a whole lot more.
Toodles,
Nadine

duct tape belt tutorial

I saw this and had to figure out how to make them.  If you want a fast fun project this is it.  5 minutes tops to make one.

Duct tape - I got mine at home depot, but I heard joanns and hobby lobby have a good selection of the "cute" tape
2 d rings - I used 1 inch but 1 1/2 would work also

Measure the waist of person and add ten inches.  Cut 2 strips at that length.

Cut or tear one of those strips in half length wise

place a skinny strip down the back of the fat strip in the middle.  sticky sides together

fold over the edges so all sticky is gone.

place the last skinny strip over the folded edges.

slide d rings onto one end, fold over and secure with a small piece of tape

you can easily cut any excess off when you put it on the person.

Free BOM coming soon!!

This is going to be so much FUN!!  The Beehive Shop Hop is having a free Block of the Month.  The details aren't complete but, we will be posting on the blog soon.  Be sure and hop over to the blog and or our Facebook page  and become a follower!!

Nadine

A fantabulous tutorial

Business Card (picture from Ameroonie Designs)

Inside of the card holder (picture from Ameroonie Designs)

A few weeks ago I got together with a fantastic group of Utah bloggers.  These women are AMAZING!!   I met Amy from Ameroonie Designs in my shop a while ago and instantly fell in love with her.  She is a bundle of fun, happy energy and so, so talented.  She had this awesome business card holder and I wanted it bad.  When she told me she had made it I knew I wanted one!  (insert my very talented friend Chris here, cause she is one of our resident bag makers and yes, I am dropping a hint that I want one!  CHRIS!!)  So, you must check out the tutorial on her blog!!  Tell her we sent you:)  The pictures I used are off of her blog too!  Thanks Amy!!
Enjoy!!
Nadine

Spoon garden marker tutorial

This summer my pride and joy is my herb garden.  I normally hate gardening but this is a small and manageable garden so I am ok with it.  I couldn't keep which herbs were what straight in my head so I saw these and had to figure out how to make them.

Needed
spoons - I went to the second hand store and bought them for $.25
HEAVY hammer - I used a sledge hammer and anvil
sharpie
spray finish

Smash your spoon flat - this will take a while and keep flipping it over to get it perfectly flat.  The heavier the hammer the easier and quicker it will be.

write you desired word with the sharpie - let dry

spray very lightly with finish.  If finish is too heavy the words will smear.

Stick the handle in the ground and no more confusion!!!