Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Fabulous Friends

More on my trip to Westville......
In addition to the lovely bag and wallet
and needle holder that Sheila made for me, as part of our swap,


 I was surprised with this awesome autographed copy of
 Amy Garro's book "Paper Pieced Modern", a gift from my beautiful friend Karen of KaHolly.  She visited QuiltCon in Texas this past winter and thought of me when she saw this book, knowing full well I would adore it! How special that she had Amy autograph it just for me.







 I have already chosen the top two designs that I want to make.


I think I already have most of the Konas suggested in the pattern to make this one

I am not a stranger to paper-piecing.  The quilt that is on my bed at the moment is a queen sized paper pieced Carolina Lily and I have also made many smaller projects using this method.  But now I am inspired to make more modern designs and this book full of patterns fits the bill.  Thanks so much Karen!  I love, love, love it!

 Today, Karen sent me a photo of the KitchenAid cover that I made for her as my part of the swap.  It fits perfectly! Yay! She loves it!
 I don't think I ever shared how Karen came to own this Mixer.  Well....She wanted a KitchenAid  and I wanted a Featherweight....and.....I owned a KitchenAid and she owned a Featherweight....so....we traded!  I never liked my KitchenAid and hardly used it so when the subject of me wanting a FW and Karen wanting a KA, well it just worked out perfectly,  We are both happy. Now I need to make a cover for my Featherweight...Ok...I need to make three covers! lol

 I hope you had time to do something quilty today!
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16 comments:

  1. MariaJune 2, 2015 at 9:12 PM

    It is just fabulous when you can meet up with your bloggy friends and all the swap gifts you make and received were gorgeous.
    Have fun with your new book Karen gave you..
    Love the story of the KA and FW...

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  2. sunnyJune 2, 2015 at 9:15 PM

    Wow - fantastic! Great gifts, trades, friends. Everyone is a winner.

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  3. LesleyJune 2, 2015 at 9:45 PM

    Looks like you have added a few more quilts to your to-do list! Have fun making them!

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  4. Julia D @ Jada's Quilting AdventuresJune 2, 2015 at 10:28 PM

    Wow! Such fantastic trades! I love the Kitchen Aid cover! The stitching is gorgeous. And so many thoughtful gifts there :) I also love the cover quilt of that book. I'm hoping after the paper piecing workshop that I may attempt to make that quilt as well. I just love how the blues remind me of a crystal.

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  5. Needled MomJune 2, 2015 at 11:49 PM

    What a great swap you two made!! You are really going to have fun with that blue quilt. It will be gorgeous.

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  6. MarleneJune 3, 2015 at 3:27 AM

    Love the KA cover you made and what a great idea to swap. I have a red KA that was given to me as a farewell gift when I left a job. I use the mincing attachment the most to mince my meat. Love Amys book but haven't decided on my favorites yet-they are all nice.



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  7. Heather JJune 3, 2015 at 5:27 AM

    Wow! A wonderful swap! Cannot wait and see what you create from the book. Enjoy.

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  8. KaHollyJune 3, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    You are so very welcome, Linda! I saw that blue quilt of Amy's up close and personal and it was gorgeous! Don't you just love a win-win situation? I'm glad we were able to make such a lucrative swap. Now, I just need to fire up that kitchen aide a make some cookies for our next get-together.

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  9. SheilaJune 3, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    You know I think it is wonderful that the two of you were able to swap and make each other so happy and Karen's cover looks fantastic on the machine , perfect fit !! You will have lots of fun with the book , your kind of quilts for sure ;-)

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  10. SheilaJune 3, 2015 at 9:59 AM

    You know I think it is wonderful that the two of you were able to swap and make each other so happy and Karen's cover looks fantastic on the machine , perfect fit !! You will have lots of fun with the book , your kind of quilts for sure ;-)

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  11. FionaJune 3, 2015 at 8:20 PM

    Iv'e loved seeing the pics of you all together and the lovely projects you made.... that book looks a lot of fun...
    Hugz

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  12. Purple Boots and PigtailsJune 4, 2015 at 7:38 AM

    Sounds like you had a ball at the quilt show with your friends! Those are a couple fabulous choices to build from that paperpiecing book...I look forward to seeing them!
    Instead of making covers for all your featherweights you could sell me one! You know, just to shorten your to-do list a little.....

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  13. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the EdgeJune 4, 2015 at 12:49 PM

    Oooh.... I am so jealous of your copy of Paper Pieced Modern. I hopped all over that blog hop, hoping to win a copy! And I'm loving your new imbedded, numbered comments.

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  14. LinJune 5, 2015 at 9:52 AM

    Lovely gifts - looking forward to seeing what you make from the book. xx

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  15. TracyJune 14, 2015 at 8:49 PM

    Your quilting book library is growing! We need another library project!

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  16. AdrienneJune 16, 2015 at 10:15 PM

    what a special gift that book is! I recently got it too and funny you and I have picked the same pattern! I bet you will get yours done first :)

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