Pissott Spring Quilt Show and Sale

Sara, Shifra and I went to Pissott this morning and once again had a great time looking at all the quilts.  These are just a few pictures that were taken.

 These are the goodies that I came home with.

Happy Passover (Pesach)

Pissott Spring Festival 2011

Mazel Tov, It's a Boy

We now know the recipient of the Crayon Quilt.  Last night at 10:11 PM (Israel time) a 7.7lbs boy was born to our daughter Rochel.  Mother and baby (and father and grandparents) are doing well.

Crayon Quilt

I finished a quilt for a new grandchild that's expected any day now.  I'm happy it was finished in time.  Now I just have to wait for baby to arrive.

Japanese Quilting

A big thank you to Ali in Beijing, China.  Ali put a post on her blog about Japanese quilting which I thought was very interesting.  So I wrote her and asked for some information  It's called Sashiko.  She was kind enough to send me a sample with instructions which recently arrived by FedEx.  The pattern is printed on the fabric and after quilting the pattern disappears with washing.  You can see more things about Japanese quilting on her blog called Alone In The Studio.

http://alichtenstein.typepad.com/alone_in_the_studio/

Color Catchers

I've been using Shout Color Catchers for washing reds and dark fabrics.  It works well but I can't find it here in Israel.  Sara found 2 similar products and I'm going to give them a try.  One is by Woolite called Color Protection and the other is Protect Color by Ideal.  If any of you have used these products and like them I'd like to hear from you.

On The Design Wall

We've started another charity quilt and are using most of the fabric donated by Stephanie in Texas.  This will be for a 7 year old girl so I may put a light pink in the center of each block.  It shows navy blue now which is the color of my design wall.  

New Templates

A special thank you to Mrs Ernst for her donation of templates to our group.  They were in her sewing room and not being used so she thought we could put them to good use.  There are 4 interesting patterns here to choose from.

Shifra's Fish Are Finished

Well, Shifra has finished her fish and the secret is out.  They weren't made for a quilt.  They are pot holders that were given out on Purim to family and friends.  She hopes to make more and use them in a wall hanging to display every Purim.  What a delightful job she has done.

I hope Shifra saved a pot holder for herself!

The Button King

I have always liked buttons.  There is such a variety of them in the world and I find it fascinating.  But here is someone more obsessed with buttons than anyone -- the Button King.  Watch and enjoy.

Apple Core Progress Report

My Apple Core quilt top is finished and ready for sandwiching.  It was done completely by hand in my spare time which is why I have been working on it for about 20 years (it was actually about one to two years, but it seemed allot longer).

Shifra's Fish

Shifra has continued to make lovely fish patterns.  Here is an update of her work.  I hope to show you soon, what this is going to be.