Peters Vintage Finds

May 11

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Hello Everyone

I am so sorry I have not had time to post lately, I have all the excuses to give you. My Puppy has been taking up a great deal of my free time. I never realized how much like a two year old child they are, but sooo cute and lovely.

Latest picture of Rosie

My lovely son is also heading off on his big OE and I only have six more days to spend with him before he leaves. I am really going to miss him a lot. He has been busy moving all his belongings home. Which has meant he needed his bedroom back, this had become my sewing room. So again I have had to move my sewing room, this has also  caused me to take a good look at how much I have accumulated and clear out some of the excess.  I will show pictures of my new sewing room in another post.

Back to my son Peter, Peter is a collector of things. He loves vintage finds, he calls them vintage and actually they are the type of things our parents had when we were growing up. He has a large collection of records from all the artists we loved when growing up, which he has made a special book shelf for as he is a builder by trade.Here are some more of his treasured finds.

He is very proud of the fact that he talked the lady at the op shop into selling him this clock. He has the charm and I am sure he gets that from his Dad. I would like to say the collecting comes from his Dad too  but I am not so sure as I am also guilty of being attached to certain items I have collected.

Lucky last is one for me, a lovely item to display in my new sewing area. Well done Pete.

Here it is on display on my bookshelf. This treasure belonged to Peters girlfriend Chantal’s Aunty.

A picture of our sons Peter and his girlfriend Chantal on the right and Derek on the left, celebrating Dereks last birthday.

I hope you enjoyed this post, I promise to get back to quilting posts now that I have had my show and tell time with family going’s on.

Until Then

Happy Stitching

Sharon

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Corner Star Block

Apr 18

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Hello Everyone

The sun is shinning today and it is gorgeous. It seems a crime to stay indoors, but I have been deliberating over the fabric selection for this corner star block. I have chosen some lovely blues out of my stash and I am determined to make them work in this block. Take a look at fabrics selected so far.

I am not sure now I see it in a photograph that I am convinced with this selection. It is strange how fabrics can look good in person but when looking at them through the camera things change.

The photo on the left does not do the lovely pale blue print justice, it does have a grey tone to it but it is definitely pale blue in reality, the fabric on the right is a lovely border print and if you have been reading my previous posts you will know how much I love using these in my quilts.

I have got a few photos to show you regarding my fabric selections, I will start with the first idea.

Oh no I don’t like the way the berry fabric pops out too much. Can you see how I have used the border fabric, this I do like

I also like the little print fabric. I am happy with the outside of the block.

I thought the little print might look good but this is worse, the stars have disappeared and it looks like it have four square holes in my block.

Looking better, but a bit bland and dark.

I thought I would try to find a colour to match the berries, a bit of contrast maybe. the problem is all I see is the square in the centre of the block.

OK so I tried the gold to match the yellow flowers on the dark blue fabric. I think this fabric may work in another block with this blue. Definitely not in this block.

Black maybe? Better but no no no

Yay !  I like this one. This lovely block has really made me think about my fabric choices. I would love to see what you all come up with.

Please send me your photos so I can share them on my blog. It is always so amazing to see how different the blocks look.

Block Construction

I have used a method that was taught to me as connectors, although I know that there are many names for this method.

Instead of cutting triangles and having bias edges I cut squares and sewed on the diagonal line. This method uses a little more fabric, but I feel it is more accurate.

Cut your squares and iron a crease through the centre, corner to corner on the diagonal, or you can use a pencil and mark a line.

Place your square on top of your oblong shape and stitch on the creased line, a tip is that you sew just to the bottom side of the crease. This allows for the stitching thread in the seam allowance when you flip your piece over.

Place the 1/4 inch line of your ruler along the line of stitching and cut the excess fabric away. It is ok to leave this fabric there, it is a personal preference. I find I like to cut it away as it only adds excess bulk in your quilt. If you are considering hand quilting your quilt you will find this excess fabric difficult.

Flip your piece over a iron in place. I find that I do this step before I cut the excess away, just to make sure I have my corners matching and perfectly in place.

I have also used connectors method for the berry squares

Repeat the method above and place a square on all four corners of this berry square. Making sure you sew squares to opposite sides first.

Sew you block together in sections

Now that I am finished my block I am off to enjoy the sunshine and my garden.

Oh here is what Rosie was up to while I was busy sewing.

she has had me up since 5.30am so I think we both deserve some R &R.

Until next time

Happy Stitching

Sharon

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Rosie

Apr 16

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Hello Everyone

I have a new member of the family. My lovely husband has brought me a miniature schnauzer puppy for my birthday. She is the cutest little thing, but Oh…. what a mischief. She has kept me busy running around taking care of her every whim.

Here is a picture of the adorable Rosie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now you can see why I have been so distracted over the last couple of weeks.

I also had a birthday to celebrate and it seems I have got to 50 years of age and have so much to be thankful for. I hope you enjoy this lovely picture of me on my birthday with my lovely family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My husband Mal on the far right, our sons Peter on the left and Derek on the right of me. They organized a lovely bar-b-que, also they arranged for my sister and her husband to come and stay which was lovely. Chantal, Peters lovely girlfriend is taking the photo, she worked like a trooper organizing and helping out on the night, keeping these men on track. She is such a treasure. Chantal and Peter are off on their big OE in May and I am dreading them leaving. I think that is why I have Rosie ( haha ).

Well this has been a different post and I hope you have enjoyed my news. I will be back on track with all things quilting next post.

Until then

Happy Stitching

Sharon

 

Blog Hop Party Winner Anouncement

Mar 29

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Hello

Congratulations to our winners ! I have used the plugin ‘And the Winner is’ to randomly select the winners.

Your Winner

(confirmed)

Author: Bev C
Hello Pine Valley Quilts. I would love to enter your St Patrick’s Day giveaway and win your lovely cushion kit. Thanks for the opportunity to enter. Happy days. Bev.xoxo

Your Winner

(confirmed)

Author: Elaine Mork
Hi Sharon I love your giveaway, it is really hard to choose, but it has to be the table runner as I love making those (my Mum likes me making those too lol), thank you for such a lovely and generous giveaway. Elaine :)

 

Thank you to everyone for the wonderful comments, we had so much fun reading them all.

 

Until next time

Happy Stitching

Sharon

Blog Hop Party

Mar 17

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Hello Everyone

This is my first blog hop, I am excited to join in the fun and offer you a giveaway prize.

Take a look at the giveaways I have chosen for you.

Giveaway One.

Pin Wheel Cushion

The Pattern and Fabric Kit for this lovely cushion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giveaway Two

Autumn Baskets Table Runner Pattern and fabric kit.

 

 

 

 

In order to enter the giveaway please leave me a comment with the name Pine Valley Quilts used in your comment and state which would be the giveaway article of your choice between 17th March and 23rd March.

On the 24th march I will randomly draw and name from the comments list for each article and contact the winners with the good news and further details regarding postal addresses etc.

Don’t forget Click on the link below to check out the other blogs with lots of lovely goodies to be won.

http://quiltinggallery.com/quilters-fun/quilters-blog-hop-party/

Or Click of the Blog Hop party button on the side bar to take you to all the fun blogs entered in the giveaway.

Until Next Time

Happy Stitching

Sharon

 

 

 

 

Sewing my Square Deal Block Together

Mar 16

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Hello Everyone

I have been busy making my Square Deal block and have some pictures to show you the construction process I used. I am sure there are many other ways to do this but as I have used more then one colour way I chose to get a more random look and therefore had to cut the pieces individually.

I divided the block into sections.

There are half square triangle blocks. Flying Geese blocks and I will call the centre a square in a square block although this is maybe not quite correct.

Here are pictures of these sections.

Flying Geese Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Half Square Triangle Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this picture I am organizing placement and getting and deciding on my colour scheme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until next time

Happy Stitching

Sharon

Blocks for Scrap Quilts

Mar 13

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Hello Everyone

With the weather getting cooler outside it has been lovely to sit and sew. My scrap bag is growing and needs to be thinned out, I have a great plan for a scrap quilt and have been playing around with the Pineapple block. I have found a great way to piece these little beauties without having to foundation piece them.

I have cut all my strips and I am off to a good start, I am deciding on whether to make the colour random or have some organization to it. I always seem to go with organized colour, must be the control freak coming out in me. I think it would be nice to try and do something more random with this one as you never know whats going to pop up in the scrap bag, and I don’t want to leave any to die for fabric scraps behind.

Take a look at my first block. It is so easy with the strips and not having to worry about taking the paper out after you have finished your block.

 

Beware this could become an obsession.

Happy Stitching

Sharon

The Square Deal Block Two

Mar 5

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Hello

I have been busy making the next block. The Square Deal block is very interesting and has more then one way of placing your colour arrangements to create different looks.

Take a look at the variations I have done with this block. For my mock up versions I have used the Sweet Emilie range designed by Jo Morton.

The possibilities are endless.

I have also been playing around with colour selections for this block. In my colour selection I have selected various fabrics from the same colour to give my block more interest and depth.

Take a look at my selections for this block.

 

I have a few blue fabrics in this mixture although they may not be suitable, I thought they may make it an interesting look.

I hope you have fun choosing your fabrics for this lovely block.

Happy Stitching

Sharon

 

 

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Zig Zag Border

Feb 17

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Hello Everyone

A project I had started a few months ago has stayed on my design wall waiting for its border, I was not satisfied with just a plain old border and wanted to do something special. I had several ideas, but none of them seemed to be the right one. After reading a blog post about zig zag borders on antique quilts, onBarbara Brackmans War and piecing blog. I thought this is perfect for my quilt.

I used a lovely fabric with a directional design, and it has come out looking great. I am so happy with the outcome, its well worth a try and directional fabric designs. I find the possibilities endless.

Take a look at my pictures:

 

Sorry about the large picture but I wanted to give you the full effect of this lovely fabric, here is what the fabric looks like before I cut into it.

I am sorry that I can not show you the full quilt, as it is destined for a Magazine this year. I will keep you up to date with more information on when this will be coming out.

Happy Stitching

Sharon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Quilters’ Show

Feb 10

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“Quilts Across the Ranges” – the annual 3 day Show of Western Quilters’ Circle, featuring over 100 quilts and wallhangings made by members, the New Zealand Quilter Suitcase Exhibition, the club’s annual challenge, community quilt display, 3 merchants, Trading Table, raffle quilt, and yummy refreshments.

Date:  Friday 16th March – Sunday 18th March, 2012.  10am – 4pm daily.  Entry:   $5, children free.
Venue:  Kelston Community Centre, Cnr. Great North and Awaroa Roads, Glendene, West Auckland.

For further details email: westernquilters84@gmail.com or visit our blog at:  http://westernquilterscircle.blogspot.com/

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