{"id":46619,"date":"2019-07-08T06:46:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T13:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=46619"},"modified":"2019-07-06T18:16:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T01:16:19","slug":"bam-july-sew-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/bam-july-sew-day\/","title":{"rendered":"BAM July Sew Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got myself organized after the week’s strange schedule to head to Sew Day. Surprisingly, we had 15 or so people in attendance. I was the first to show up after Mary and she was pleased because she wasn’t sure if anyone would show up. Holiday weekend and all, I suppose.<\/p>\n

We always set up and clean the tables first. As we were doing that, others showed up and offered help.<\/p>\n

I brought cutting and organizing only, after bringing my machine last time for the Jelly Roll Rug<\/a>. I have a number of projects that needed attention and brought them along.<\/p>\n

First, the Flapper apron<\/a> I am making as a gift needed some corners. It took me longer than expected to get these corners ready to sew, but I finally accomplished the task and moved on to the bag.<\/p>\n

I decided to make a Poolside tote as a gift. Mine was a pain to make<\/a>, but I started using it for my knitting and find it very useful. I think my recipient will probably find it useful as well.<\/p>\n

\"En<\/a>
En Provence – Peaky & Spike example<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I also brought the Mondo Bag to arrange, but didn’t get to it. Cyndi and I spent some time talking about Deb Tucker rulers. She recently bought the V Block ruler<\/a>, which I think works on the same principle as my Split Recs ruler<\/a> with a slightly different outcome. The V Block ruler makes Peaky and Spike blocks, like I used for En Provence. Perhaps I’ll try it when I get around to the next En Provence quilt.<\/p>\n

I brought a pattern for a nightshirt that I wanted to cut out. Mary is a master at garments and she finished all of her projects. I asked her to cut out my nightshirt and she agreed. This means I got a third more done than I thought I would!<\/p>\n

\"Marty's<\/a>
Marty’s Flying Geese quilt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

People were busy at Sew Day as well. Marty was working on a binding. Her use of mustard is the best I have seen. the colors in general are great. The piece is not too depressing, but also very neutral. It’s hard to see, but  the background fabrics are low volume text (and text-like) prints. She used some that I used in En Provence. I also like the way she placed the Flying Geese. This is Marty’s fourth quilt! She was able to finish the binding today and we all cheered.<\/p>\n

\"Cyndi's<\/a>
Cyndi’s JCB blocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was pleased to see Cyndi’s Jen Carlton Bailly blocks. She decided to make enough for a large wall hanging or small lap quilt and was working on them.<\/p>\n

The fabrics she is using are very cheerful. I saw one overlap with my Circle tablerunner<\/a>!<\/p>\n

I didn’t get a photo after she finished it, but I did see it and it looks really great.<\/p>\n

Once finished with the circles, she took out a different piece she is making from Camille Roskelly’s Simply Retro<\/a> book. I saw the quilt she is making in the book and didn’t think much of it, but Cyndi’s version uses more dark fabrics in the background. It is much more appealing *to me* that way.<\/p>\n

\"Gerre's<\/a>
Gerre’s Jen Carlton Bailly blocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, Gerre also brought her Jen Carlton Bailly blocks. She had sewn a couple of rows together and was able to get the top done by the time Sew Day was over. She used Amy Butler fabrics and the piece is fantastic.<\/p>\n

I have some new projects to work on and some of the small tasks ready to move me to my next steps. I am happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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