"Ring Ring" Collection / Love to organize. Make life easier!

 Quilted Pockets Organizer

Patterns and Instructions will be available @ fabalacarte.com

Annaluna Block Quilt - Free PDF Patterns @ Hoodie's Pincushion

What a treasure! You can get two beautiful quilt instructions FREE!

@ Hoodie's Pincution

Buy fabrics @ fab-a-la-carte

Easy quilt pattern with Annaluna Collection by Hoodie Crescent For Stof Fabrics

Hoodie's apron. I had kept this idea to my apron style for a couple of years. 

It was successful result. You can make it, too.  

Picture step-by-step Instructions @ Stof - The - Blog

Click "Stof-The-Blog

Simple is best! Silver Lining Quilt by Stof Fabrics

Here is a treat!

Twenty little flowers for Quilt Alliance 20th aniversary!

Me and Quilt!

 

Size 20 x 20

Title / Twenty little flowers

Fabrics - Styl Mod 1 and 2 by Style Par Mo (Hoodie's undercover name) 

Front 835-2,  837-2, 799-2  and Wishes 855-2 by Newcastle Studio (my work as well)

Back 837-10, 835-10, 800-2 

Newcastle Fabrics

Flowers -  Felted yarns

Leaves - yarns.

Beads.

Behind scene 

 My idea was flower silhouettes (Black) on my fabrics.

However, I wasn't "a BLACK color person" I missed colors.

So, flowers and leaves were colored. Yeah.....!!!!!!

Three dimensionally, 20 happy color flowers and beads on my black Styl Mod patterns.

Even it wasn't my plan, but I like the result of my work.

 

I'm still challenging with my fabrics, smile.

Always, it is meant to be!

Excited announcements!

Art Director for Newcastle Fabrics since September 1st 2012 officially.

Limited opportunity of designing as a licensee artist! Hoo, frustrated in many years!

Finally, I have placed right position!
Fun, Fun Fun!

Keep going to create our signature collections, Mid century collections, Contemporary collections by Newcastle Studio.
We are working on new licensed collections include Hoodie Crescent line for 2013.

We couldn't update our website, please check our collections at our Fasebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Newcastlefabrics?ref=ts&fref=ts

Well, 
6 days before the market, Hoodie is sewing Hoodie's projects (I gave a pressure to Hoodie).
What is new in my life? "Sewing and sewing" is same issue for 10 years before the market!!!!

The day, today, I decided to announce my new life.

My projects are reversible A-line skirt for Mannequin, for Cheryl, for me.
I'm working on them today.
Our challenge project is four 20x20 pillows for 4 quilters.
Unfortunately, our fabrics were arrived last minute at our office. Sorry for giving pressure to my friends who are participating "The pillow challenge" with me.

* This is preview challenge. If anyone wants to participate our challenge for next market in Portland. Please leave your business cards or write your contact on our Guest book @ our booth."

Believe me, your friendship is best in your life!!!!!

I use Styl Mod 2's strikeoffs - it is challenge!

My work is not only sewing in this point! However, this weekend should be my sewing days!!!

I will be at our booth #400 Newcastle Fabrics,  Houston International Quilt Market.
Come and see us!

P.S.  It is my first time to stay til Festival because of our quilt "Exquisite Journey!"
Don't forget to check our quilt at the market, too.

Unbelievable! I'm a quilter!

Some happens were in my quilt life.
My quilt was chosen for an Honorable Mention place in the "Home Is Where the Quilt Is" contest!
Now, this quilt is hanging @ The City Quilter in NYC.

Our quilt / Exquisite Journey was chosen for The International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston.
From left to right
Hoodie Crescent, Michele Muska, Frances Holliday Alford, Kathy York, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Leslie Tucker Jenison!

Exquisite Journey was started on December 9, 10 and 11th.

What is a group quilt? What is "retreat" for the quilters???

Four of us started making quilts at Frances's studio.
I picked up fabrics from Frances's fabric collection.
It was my first time to use someone's fabric collection.
I picked African fabrics. Hooo, It was "Challenge" already.

I lay-outed them like a building.
I looked others, they put trees and houses.
Oops...
I sewed them a little, but.......
I used Frances's one of sewing machine that didn't corporate me.
It kept Jamming threads in bobbin case. Frustrated!!!!!

I left my piece at Frances's studio in Grafton VT.
Michele and Victoria went back to Grafton separately and finished their pieces.

I needed to be in Grafton for my piece.
I chose my trip on end of December to New year.

I skied, I rested, so I had only one day to work with my quilt.
It was December 31 to Jan 1.
At least, I brought my sewing machine. I could sew it, but it wasn't enough time for my project!

Frances asked her best friends, KathyYork and Leslie Jenison to join our Exquisite Journey Quilt.
Finally,  I realized Exquisite Journey Quilt was a serious group project.

I thought mine was good enough with others.
I said, "I want to drop my quilt."

Everybody asked me to finish my present quilt.
No one let me go.

I went back to Grafton on February (A couple of days on President week with my son. He went to his friend's lodge and skied. I quilted at Frances's studio.)
I sewed and sewed and sewed for three days.

I found interested Frances's leftover materials.
I put them onto my quilt.
I used my Natureland / Turq (For Blank Quilting) for my sky in the last minute.
At least, my fabrics were in!

I sewed my quilt from starting to finishing in Grafton, VA!

Finished four quilts were moved to TX.
Kathy York and Leslie Jonison finished their quilts and put 6 quilts as one piece.
Thank you, both of you. It was a wonderful job for us!!!!!

Look, it is an amazing piece!

Kathy York said,
Support, love, and collaborating, that's what makes a group quilt sing!

She is right!
It was the greatest artwork I never made with friends!
I'm proud of myself, "I'm happy to be a quilter!"

See you at The International Quilt Market in Houston!!!
This is my first time to stay Market to Festival!
Besides, I never met Kathy York, I can't wait to meet her in person!

I'm going to challenge my another quilts using my new fabrics for the quilt market.
My next blog will be previews of the quilt market.

Natureland Quilt was on the magazine

Accidentally, I found my fabrics on the magazine the other day.  It was a nice discovery, anyway.
easy QUILTS  Fall 2011
By Designer / Janet Houts
It is a nice quilt. I love it her layout of my fabrics.
Thank you!!!!

Gem Tree is in Alliance for American Quilts Contest 2012!

As you know, I'm a fabric designer who avoid owl design on my fabric many years.

Owl design was popular in Japan before US market.

My mother who corrected the owl's charms since she found her breast cancer.

Owl = FUKULOE in Japanese.

There is the same sound, but different Chinese character and different meaning in Japanese language.

FUKULOE can be Owl（梟） or Without problems（不苦労）

My Gem tree is creating Without problems（不苦労）in positive way.

Finally, I used the owl in my design that was my quilt since my mother passed 5 years ago.

I used wool fabrics. I didn't use any print fabrics.

I like the texture of material and colors.

Sow and Grow Quilt

It's the Snapshot pattern by Mountainpeek Creations.
This is a sneak peek. The fabric won't be in stores for another month.

However you could see this quilt at International Quilt Market in Kansas

I dressed at the Quilt Market! Houston 2011

Usually, I don't want to be a model of my creatures.
Emily (from TT) said, "The dress that you wear that only you can wear."
Yes, it might be good on me, but I hope everybody can wear my idea of home suits!
I don't want to be in any pictures, but it is no choice, because I want to you to see these cute home-wear!!!!

First day's choice - Red version of L'amour de la vie
David Brown (president of Timeless Treasures) commented, " You used all fabrics."
What a comments! I needed, "These are Great or Cute or nice !!!!" haha,
You see the Eiffel Tower Apron (Laminated) behind me. I love the style of apron!
I love the quilt and Rain coat.
Second day's choice - Navy version. "Catch of the day" Fish print!!!! Very cute on the dress.
You see the crab, lobster and all in one - Cooking seafood print on my apron behind me! Cutlery Set print is a larger size of my previous print for Blank Quilting. The design has a knife with a spoon and fork! I love the size!!!!
Great quilt and place mats. The Catch of the day Group is really fun kitchen fabric line. Third day's choice - Black version of "L'amour de la vie"

It is a different style from two days apron dress. I wanted to wear this suits on my first day, but it was more Halloween looking and I could wear it on my way to home. So that I have my broom with me!!! I was a good witch!I carried my backpack every day, different flaps.
I asked to take a picture on the last day.
But no other pictures in two days.
(I forgot to ask to take pictures)

My group can coordinate with my other group.
Fruit-a-la-carte and Catch of the day, L'amour de la vie, all can coordinate! Believe me!

Standard lines - Bubble dots, Raindrop and Nettie dots help combination of them.

Table cloth checks (Navy and Red) are going to coordinate other lines, too.
(Even with my Blank Quilting lines.)

This is a picture of my wall! Two groups are beautifully coordinating together!

The apron's shape like Eiffel Tower.Annabel (Crab) and Monique (lobster)
Oven mitts is "All in one" design.

I will take pictures of these apron dress and pants.
You don't see the pants at all in these pictures. The pants are comfortable and stylish!
They will be post with details.
If you want to have these instructions, please request me. I might make them!

Hoodie's hat will be my pincushion blog with tutorial, soon!

Excited Events in NY City.

• Modern Stories: Documenting the Modern Quilt Movement:
  Friday, August 5, 2011, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

• Marianne & Jay on the Runway: A Quilter's Alliance of Fabric & Fashion
  Saturday, August 6, 2011, 1:00-6:00 pm

• NY’s Ultimate Block Party: Cocktails at The City Quilter
  Saturday, August 6, 2011, 7:30 - 9:00 pm

I attended all events! Lucky :)
All of them were very excited events.
Meet friends and make more friends, too.

The events were gathering talented artists.

I posted "Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts" on March 29th.
I was invited the tour for the Red and white Quilts show with Alliance for American Quilts members. 5 months after the last event, I met the members again.
It was nice to meet all talented artists again!
We had another excellent days!!!!

First event,
Vicoria Findlay Wolfe's interview was great.
Her Grandmother's Quilt was my favorite!
Definitely she got influence from her Grandmother.
(It inspired me. Wonderful!)

Second event,
My favorites were

Luke Hayners's performance when I took the pictures. He wore Jay McCarroll's Costume that he made for school (FIT) project. Mark Lipinski was interviewed Jay. They were a perfect match.

These are my favorite artist Frances Holliday Alford's work.

I just love them.

Third event @ the city Quilter!!!!
My favorite were these quilts by board members. I just love all.

All quilts are by board members.Top Left (Allison Aller), Top middle (Luke Hayners), Top Right (Victoria Findlay Wolfe)
Bottom left (Leslie Tucker Jenison) Bottom middle (Michele Muska) Bottom right (Frances Holliday Alford)
Congrats, Michele Muska, for the prize.

What is going on The City Quilter in NYC?

The City Quilter is located Belly Button (Center) of Manhattan, 133 West 25th Street.
They opened Gallery for the quilters. (The ArtQuilt Gallery·NYC')
I went to the opening party for Noriko Endo whose Impressionist Quilts. (She is a second quilt artist for the gallery. )
Look, Noriko and her beautiful artwork!She said,

"I love the fine art by oil paints. But I can't paint on the canvas. So I tried fine art by sewing."
Of course, we spoke in Japanese!

Her amazing work at The City Quilter will be until August 6th.
The City Quilter have many sewing classes.
If you fell like to start something new, sewing is a great challenge!!!

They have a large selection of fabrics in the store. Well, my all veggies were there.
Most of them were sold out. Few yards of Green Pepper were still there.

They are selling some my designs from Joy Basket.

• Fun Play dots / Midnight and Red
• Cheer Wheel / Brown
• Spin Jam / Black

I forgot to ask my Veggies will be in the store again or not.
They are expecting my Fruits-A-La-Carte will be in the store!

Wonderful events by Alliance for American Quilts

• Quilters Take Manhattan : Join us!
  

• Modern Stories: Documenting the Modern Quilt Movement:
  Friday, August 5, 2011, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

• Marianne & Jay on the Runway: A Quilter's Alliance of Fabric & Fashion
  Saturday, August 6, 2011, 1:00-6:00 pm

• NY’s Ultimate Block Party: Cocktails at The City Quilter
  Saturday, August 6, 2011, 7:30 - 9:00 pm

Last day of Noriko Endo's show, they will have another party!

Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts

Tomorrow is last day of the show
"Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts"

If you are in NY area, please go to PARK AVENUE ARMORY
643 Park Avenue, New York City

It is amazing!

It is hard to say which was my favorite, but I picked these two quilts.