THE ART OF HOME {Companion}

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table of

Fall 2015

contents2 fall welcome!4 sunflower pin cushion project6 sunflower needle book project9 meet modern quilter Christa Watson17 pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes19 harvest blessings embroidery pattern20 20 sunflower project patterns21 pumpkins 10 cents embroidery pattern

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Sunflower PincushionWe are continuing the Pincushion series!

Why do we love pincushions? Because they are quick and cute little projects that can be perfectly

utilitarian or simply decorative...I’ve also included a pattern for a matching needlebook, so you have someplace to keep your pins AND needles...

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Sew 2 of the 3 1/2” squares together and press the seams to one side. Sew the other 2 squares together and press the seams to one side. Sew the pairs together and press the seam to one side.

TTrace sunflower and leaf paerns onto paper side of freezer paper. Cut out, leaving about 1/8” around each shape. Use an iron to fuse the waxy side of the paper to the wool scraps. Cut out on the traced line. Peel away the freezer paper.

Pin the wool pieces to the pieced pincushion front. Stitch the edges down with matching sewing thread by using tiny whipstitches.

Use the wool or perle coon to add details (see photo). Stitch on buon, tying the thread on the top.

Pin the trim to the pincushion front, along all 4 edges, leaving at least 1/2” between the outer edge of the trim and the raw edge of the fabric (remember you will need 1/4” seam allowance around the edges.) Sew trim to fabric.

Sew the pincushion front and back together, right sides together, leaving a 3” opening on one side. Turn right side out and gently push out the corners with the dull end of a wooden skewer or pencil. Stuff firmly. Hand stitch the opening closed.

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Arent these pins the perfect finishing touch for your Sunflower Pin Cushion?

I love to add these when givng a pin cushion as a gift, too. You can click here to find

them on my website.

JacquelynneSteves-shop.com/category_38/Notions-Accessories.htm

Sunflower Needlebook

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Press all of the edges of the coon fabric under, toward wrong side of fabric, 1/4”. Fold fabric in half, wrong sides together, to find center. Mark the center with a pin.

Trace flower and leaf paerns onto paper side of freezer paper. Cut out, leaving about 1/8” border all around. Iron to wool, waxy side down. Cut out on traced line; remove freezer paper.

Applique the leaf and flower to the right side of the coon fabric. Use wool thread or perle coon for making decorative stitches. Sew on buon. (Refer to photo in pin cushion instructions.)

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Center the appliqued piece of coon fabric on the piece of green wool and pin in place. Applique in place using coon thread and tiny whip stitches.

Sew trim to the green wool (cover.) Fold excess ends of trim to wrong side of wool and stitch in place.

Sew ribbon to each end of the gold wool (cover lining). Use tiny stitches that show as lile as possible on the right side of the wool.

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Place gold wool on table, with ribbons on top side (wrong side of gold wool up).Place green wool on top of gold wool, with the right side of green wool up.Pin layers together.

Use ruUse rust wool thread or perle coon to make a decorative whip stitch around the edges, and sew the layers together.

Place cover on table, right side down (gold lining side up). Place 2 orange pieces of wool (“pages”) on top and pin in place. Measure to find the center. Machine sew the layers together down the center.

Sunflower:

Meet Modern QuilterChrista Watson

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I’ve been “online” friends with Christa for a lile while now, and we got to meet in person at Quilt Market in Houston back in May. She is a very friendly and energetic person, and I think you will

really enjoy geing to know her!

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J.S. Let’s start at the beginning- Did you grow up in a creative family? When did you start quilting?

CC.W. My mom always encouraged my creativity. When I was younger, we took all sorts of creative classes together from candy making to cake decorating, to ceram-ics. She was my girl-scout leader so it gave us an excuse to be creative while earning badges! She’s also a great seamstress and ttried to get me into sewing clothing but I wasn’t interested in the least. However, I loved art classes in school and always enjoyed making things with my hands. It wasn’t until years later when I was married that I stumbled into quilting. Some church friends were tying quilts for charity and I tthought that was the most fun thing ever so I dove into quilting right away. I later taught my mom to quilt so I love it that everything came full circle.

J.S. Can you please tell us about your first quilt?

C.W. It was made for my husband and I had no clue what I was doing. I went to the local fabric shop, bought all sorts of ugly “manly” flannels and cut them up into 4” squares, I remember the thrill of sewing each set of squares into simple nine patches and didn’t realize that the blocks would shrink down due due to seam allowances. I tied the quilt with yarn and used a flannel sheet on the back. The binding was atrocious! But, he loves it and still uses it to this day. He’s very sup-portive of my hobby and works with me full time in our quilting business. So I’m glad that I bribed him from day one!

CHRISTA’S FAVORITE VACATION: HAWAII WITH HER FAMILY

J.S. Tell us about your move from traditional quilting to modern quilting. How long had you been doing traditional quilting when you made the move to modern quilting? What inspired you? Was it a gradual change or the result of a sudden epiphany?

CC.W. Finding the modern quilting communi-ty was a huge turning point for me. I had been making mostly traditional quilts for 18 years prior, had done a lot of teaching locally, and designed my own paerns and class samples for years, though never offi-cially published anything. I knew I was rready to start teaching nationally and writ-ing books, yet I didn’t feel that I had a defined voice or anything new to offer. I was searching for inspiration, but didn’t know where to find it. One day, in the summer of 2012, I saw a modern quilt in a traditional magazine and was smien. I instantly knew that this is the style of quilting I had been looking for! It hit me like a ton of bricks and I immediately immersed myself in the modern community, knowing that I had finally found my tribe! I’ve been going full steam ever since, and have been enjoying every minute of it!

J.S. When asked about modern quilts and quilting, I always say that I’m not sure that I can describe or define it, but I know it when I see it! What is your definition or take on what modern quilting is?

CC.W. Simply put – I love high impact, geo-metric quilts that are inspired by modern art and graphic design.

MODERN TREES

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J.S. You have a new book which has just come out with Martingale Publishing. How exciting! Please tell us about it.

CC.W. It’s called Machine Quilting with Style, and I was inspired to write it as soon as I returned home from QuiltCon (the international show and conference of the Modern Quilt Guild.) I’ve always quilted my own quilts on a regular sewing machine, and I enjoy every step of the quilt-making process. So many books offer amazing quilt designs, yet leave it up to the reader to “quilt as desired.” I wanted to write a book that fefeatured interesting, original paerns, and also showed you how to machine quilt them step-by-step.

J.S. For the quilts in your new book, you designed them, pieced them, and quilted them on your domestic machine. Do you have a favorite/least favorite part of the process?

CC.W. Machine quilting is definitely my favorite step in the process, and believe it or not, hand binding is a close second! I’m like a majority of quilters who think that basting is the least-fun part, but I overcome that by seing aside plenty of time to baste, anand I’ll usually try to make a day of it, basting 3-4 quilts at a time.

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J.S. What is your favorite project and why?

C.S. My favorite quilt right now is Facets, from my book. It was the first one I designed. I used a technique I like to call “structured improv” where you make your own crazy-pieced fabric

from random or coordinated scraps. II’m exploring this technique more and hope to design more paerns around

it in the near future.

J.S. Anything else new on the horizon?

IIn addition to my book, I’m super excited about the release of my brand-new curated bundle of Kona Solids with Robert Kaufman It’s called the Christa Watson Designer Palee and it includes 28 shades of red, oranges, yellows, and greens. My quilt Facets from the book was made from this palee. Precuts are available in Fat Quarters, Roll Ups, ChaCharm Squares and Ten Squares, and will be available in October. Of course, I’ll have them for sale through my precut store!

SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL

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PumpkinChocolate ChipPancakes

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Stir together in a large bowl:1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour2 tablespoons sugar2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon cinnamon11/2 teaspoon ginger1 tablespoon orange zest (just the orange part only from a large orange)1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

In a medium bowl, whisk together1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk1 egg2 tablespoons melted buer11/3 cup canned plain pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)

Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined. Melt buer in a skillet over medium heat. Pour about 1/4 cup for each pancake. Cook pancakes about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown and set in the center. Serve with buer and maple syrup.

MMakes 12-14 small pancakes (about 3-4 servings, depending on how much you like pancakes!)

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Here are a couple of helpful embroidery video tutorials (click link):

Getting Started with Hand Embroidery

Basic Embroidery Stitches

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This line should be 1” when printed

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Paern for Needlebook

Paern for Pincushion

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