Our October Challenge is

a landscape quilt (no smaller than 14" by 20").  Here's one I took a photo of at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach:

Notice it doesn't have borders.  Wish I'd had the time to write down particulars on it.  I hope to have time soon to work on one - Carol H.  inspired me to try after watching her mini demo when she showed us hers at Show and Tell.

From the WEB:

Shows you one element of making a landscape quilt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-pD1Olc8EA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8vhLSV8XvE

This one could be adapted to work a simple landscape picture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTsSR6efCks&list=FL8LNjyb_Ar_XUgUvr7pWaGw&index=1

And here’s  a blog post with good info:

http://seastrands.wordpress.com/2006/06/29/landscape-quilt-part-1/

Look forward to seeing your landscape quilt!

Still some Room!

You won't want to miss this coming workshop on the 21st!  There are so many beautiful and varied Dresden plate quilts out there, you'll be glad you learned how to do the stitch and flip method Analie has worked out for them. 

Click on photo to enlarge.

Please call Christie F to reserve one of the few remaining spaces in the workshop.  Cost is $30 and includes one of the three patterns shown above. Class runs 9 to 4 on Wednesday at the Goeske Center. You can find Christie's number in our directory.

Going Green

Photos courtesy of Deb Rowden's
Thrift Shop Quilts blog

As I've heard discussed amongst quilters - at shops, at shows, at guild meetings - the cost of fabric is skyrocketing.  What can we do?  Well one answer is to re-purpose fabric.  Here's how a couple of quilters are doing just that - they buy shirts at thrift stores and yard sales.  And I can't say I blame them.  I've found brand new shirts at yard sales in all colors and sizes.  Many are 100% cotton.  You can find plaids, solids, prints, shirting, madras - you name it.  Here's another from Deb:


And go here  and here to see the fabulous quilts from one of her readers. 

Now for a video from the Queen of Scraps - Bonnie Hunter!  She shows you how to get the most fabric from your thrift store finds.

Look forward to seeing your thrift store quilts.