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Thanks everyone for your patience!

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Humbled.

Thrilled.

Proud.

Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame 

Inductee 2017

What an emotional afternoon with family, friends and community when I was included in a genuinely talented and devoted group of quilters, the Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame, where I was inducted as part of the talented "Class of 2017". I had the genuine pleasure of sharing in this honor with fellow inductee and amazing young woman @dheyen Danny Heyen✨😘❤️ I am so thrilled to be a part of this group of artists and look forward to many years of sharing my passion for contemporary quilting and learning so much more from these wonderful quilters!

I am truly humbled....

   



and at the same time I get to share to so many people :

SO EXCITED!!!!

It's September and it's finally cooling down, weather wise, but not here in my studio.....

NEW PATTERN for LIGHT UP AND CELEBRATE  on Etsy soon!

Husband's shirt reDo!!!

Any day now!  This english paper pieced baby is headed down the home stretch!

d.o.b. - 2/2013

Another beautiful custom Mah Jong Tote set headed to Colorado!

a little thread auditioning ....

working on MY Ohio Star!

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OOpps, I guess I have been really busy at the "other" machine ! It's August!

so...let's play catch up!

  Ice Dying Workshop!

A cute little crochet princess crown for the beautiful little regal baby to celebrate her birthdays!

Pillows, improv style

A little hand worked t-shirt decor

Sharing my "Un-biased Nation" quilt with the local quilt guild in Moab, UT!

Commissioned book cover

Quilted Picture frame display for the bride and groom!

Neutrals for a change

Brights as usual

Another welcome to the world baby ensemble

Needing these to play catch up with the labels!

Totally thrilled to win my first quilt show entry!!!

Arizona Quilters Guild

Honorary Mention in the Themed Category - Salute America

and

Judge's Recognition  - Favorite Overall in Entire Show!!

“Un-biased Nation”

January 2017

Original Design

Pieced and quilted  and embellished by Bonnie Bobman

This improvised piece represents America and the values of diversity, inclusion, and creativity in the face of adversity. The fabric comes from local shops across the country – some scrap fabric and some treasured prints. Representing the varying shades of this country’s people and the spectrum of opinions we hold dear, it symbolizes how our country is greatest when the pieces work together. It has flaws, but in it I see many communities sharing stories and learning from each other. Most importantly, like America, it remains a work in progress

Dimensions:  25” x 49”

Well, I never got away from the sewing machine to "construct" a new site.  But I've been busy!

an adorable crown for a birthday celebration!

many many more Mah Jongg bags!

a comfort quilt ready for warm wishes!

finished?  nah!  I'll keep working on it!

and a big surprise in tomorrow's post!

NEW THINGS COMING!!!

UnDEr    CoNsTRuCTiON!!!

What happened to fall??? 

Well, it's December and it's been a very fun and productive time since going to Quilt Market in Houston.  Thanksgiving was great

and I hope that you all had a warm and gracious holiday. 

Speaking of holidays:  Hanukkah = Christmas this year, date-wise, of course.  Both will have celebrations beginning the evening of December 24th!  And...BONUS...Hanukkah will span into New Years as well!

As we prepare for some holiday gift giving, my friend Peta Minerof-Bartos (Peta Quilts - The Not Sew Guilty Sewer) is curating the sewmamasew.com "Handmade Holidays" collection featuring creative gift ideas for Hanukkah giving!!  Along with other wonderful crafters,  Peta asked me to join in and share a favorite new pattern for this season and every season of celebration!

Light Up and Celebrate is my new pattern and has been a hit in the Phoenix area - in the classroom and in home studios around the valley of the sun!

Take some time and have fun with this really fast and easy pattern.  Make it once and see how smoothly it goes, then make a few more and tweak it to make it your own.  (See the two pictures below!)   Follow the rules once, then improvise!  #lightupandcelebratequilt

Happy Hanukkah!!!

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Light Up and Celebrate!

An Original Design Pattern By Bonnie Bobman

For One (1) Mini quilt of varying size:

HANUKKAH version

Fabric:

            Candle Fabric:                       Fat Quarter or Scraps equal to at least a fat quarter

Flame:                                     1/8 yd or Scraps to make one 2” x 2” flame for each candle

Background Fabric:               1/2 yard Complementary fabric or solid

Binding:                                  ¼ yard fabric of your choice

Batting:                                              26” x 20”

Backing:                                             26” x 20”

Please read the directions before cutting.       

All Seams ¼”                          WOF = Width of Fabric 44/45 Standard Quilting Fabric

Cutting:

Candle Fabric:                      Cut  1 strip:   2” wide x  10”  long

                                                Cut  8 strips: 2” wide x 6” long

Background Fabric:            Cut  3 strips of 2” wide width of fabric  (44/45). 

                                    Sub cut these 2” background strip into one 3” length and                                 one  2” length for each candle :

                                                9 – 3” x 2” pieces

                                                9 – 2” x 2” pieces

                                   

                                                            Cut  1 strip of 4” WOF  - subcut into 2 strips 4” x 22”

                                                            Cut  4 strips  of 1” WOF    

                                   

Cut Flame fabric:                 Cut 9 pieces of 2” x 2”

Construction:

Place the “candles” on a table/design wall in the order you like.  Place the 3” background piece at the bottom of the candle and the 2” back ground piece at the top.  (Picture 1 & 2)

Picture 1

Stitch the three pieces together to begin creating candle sections. 

Press.

                       

Place flame fabric at top of candle piece (Picture 1&2).   Stitch to the candle and press.

Picture 2

Arrange the candles in a final design you like.  You may stagger the candle if you like or keep them all the same.  The bottom edges will vary, but not for long! 

*If you rearranged your candles, you will now trim all the candles at the bottom using the        shortest one as the common length to cut. Make sure there is at least 1 inch of background        fabric on each candle at the bottom.

            Take a straight edge rule and cut across all the candle bottoms. *

Place a 2” wide background fabric piece and place it at the top of the candle flame.  Add enough length to complete the candle strip to a 19” height.  Stitch to complete candle column.  Press.  Repeat for each candle section. (Picture 3)

   

Picture 3

Repeat for all candles.  (Don’t worry about the tops – you will trim soon!)

Adding the Background:

Cut 1” background strips into lengths for the spaces between your candles. The hanukkah design will have 8 strips.

Stitch these spacer strips to the right side of all candles except the last candle on the right.

**Begin sewing at the bottom. (Picture 4)

You will now have “double columns”. Leaving the farthest right candle alone. This candle will anchor the group at the end.

Picture 4

Press toward the spacer. (Picture 4) 

Stitch the double columns together beginning at the bottom where they have been trimmed, adding the last remaining single candle to the right edge.  Press. (Picture 5)

Picture 5

Stitch each 4” x 22” fabric pieces to the left and right sides. Press. (Picture 5)

You might notice some “wonkiness” – this is good! 

Trim top even.

Add batting behind the completed top.  Place the batting on top of the wrong side of the backing fabric.  “Quilt as desired”.  Bind and don’t forget to add fabric on the back corners or tabs for hanging”!!

OPTION:

            "Improv" this project:

             These measurements do not need to be exact. A little variation will make your design more                      improvisational!

             Embellish with beads, ribbons, bows, funky stitches…Have fun!!

 Original design 11/2015   

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