Patched Works 12 Weeks 0f Christmas – Week 8

Welcome to Week 8!   Can you believe we’re already to week 8?  Christmas is approaching a little too quickly for my taste!!

Block 8 I find to be ridiculously adorable.  I think it’s the rounded bottom on the tall cup that does it!     Pictured we have Diane, Lisa & Jen

     

  I’m in love with everything Lisa has made.  Isn’t her Pitcher of Cream creative?

Mini Cup made by  Jen:

Make sure to pick up the paper piecing worksheet while at Patched Works this week.  You can eliminate the extra seams on the steam.

This week we will also be featuring a placemat.  Forgive my crooked picture; rotating it wasn’t working out too well for me this morning!!  I plan on making 3 additional mats to use on my kitchen table.  It will kill me when they get spilled on…I joked yesterday about laminating them.  Then I thought of my Grandma who saved everything for “Good” or put clear vinyl over it.   “Good” never came and while she had many wonderful treasures at the end of her days it made me sad that SHE wasn’t the one who got to enjoy them.  So with that…I change my mind…let’s use them and let the spills happen! -Jen

Stop in today to pick up your pattern or download a copy HERE.

Patched Works 12 Weeks of Christmas – Week 7

Welcome to Week 7!  

Block 7 coffee cup is pretty cute.  Pictured we have Jen, Diane & Lisa.

    

I just LOVE Lisa’s mug.  She chose to do two rows of half square triangles to give her mug a chevron look.

Mini Cups made by Lisa & Jen:

 

Make sure to pick up the paper piecing worksheet while at Patched Works this week.  You can eliminate a lot of extra seams; especially for the mini mug!  The worksheet will work for blocks 6 & 7.

This week we will also be featuring a fun project using 1 of your smaller mugs.  It’s an adorable gift bag that Moda featured on their Cutting Table blog.  Lisa has added some changes to the pattern so we have both pieces to hand out to you today.  The bonus, if you make it as Moda lists, you’d have a bag for a Yoga Mat!

Patched Works 12 Weeks of Christmas – Week 6

Welcome to Week 6!  

Block 6 coffee cup is pretty adorable.  Pictured we have Diane,  Lisa & Jen.

      

Mini Cups made by Lisa & Jen:

  

Make sure to pick up the paper piecing worksheet while at Patched Works this week.  You can eliminate a lot of extra seams; especially for the mini mug!  The worksheet will work for blocks 6 & 7.

This week we will also be featuring a fun project using 4 of your larger mugs.  A table topper designed by Rhonda.

Lisa will also be on hand for her monthly Back to Basics.  Back to Basics are great because whether you’re new to quilting or need a refresher course, there’s always a tip that can help you strengthen your quilt making skills. 

Patched Works 12 Weeks of Christmas – Week 5

Welcome to Week 5!  

Block 5 coffee cup is a little challenging but not impossible.  Pictured we have Diane, Jen & Lisa.

   

You’re making 36 HST’s for this block.  If you’re doing the regular mugs, they finish at 1”, if you’re doing to small mugs, they finish at 1/2”. 

Jen says:  Use triangle paper.  Typically with HST’s we iron to the dark side.  Since these HST’s are so small and all sewn together something had to be done to reduce bulk.  For these I ironed everything open.  From the diagonal seams to the connecting straight seams. 

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Pinwheel Cheat Method

Should you decide making 36 HST’s at these small sizes aren’t your thing, don’t abandon this cup.  There would be nothing wrong with creating ONE pinwheel made from 4 HST units. 

For the LARGE size cups you would want them to finish at 3”.  You would cut 2 background squares and 2 colored squares at 3-7/8” each.  Draw a diagonal line on the background squares, pair them up with a colored square, sew 1/4” away from the line on each side, cut apart, iron & sew into a pinwheel. 

For the SMALL size cups you would want them to finish at 1-1/2”.   You would cut 2 background squares and 2 colored squares at 2-3/8” each.  Draw a diagonal line on the background squares, pair them up with a colored square, sew 1/4” away from the line on each side, cut apart, iron & sew into a pinwheel. 

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Mini Cup made Jen:

Look at how itty bitty this HST unit is for the small mugs!! 

Jen is making her mugs to go with her Christmas Dishes, aren’t they a good match?

 

This week we will also be featuring a fun project out of our Winter Red’s woven fabric.  Here’s a sneak peek!

Also, Laura will be showing how to make these adorable Halloween Pumpkins out of fabric. 

Patched Works 12 Weeks of Christmas – Week 4

We’re continuing on today with our “In From the Cold” coffee cups.   Cup #4 in fact.  Pictured are cups from Diane, Lisa & Jen. 

   

   

Since Lisa’s mugs are not Christmas related, she needed a different block for her center.  She found her center in the book Pillow POP which is a Design Collective compiled by Heather Bostic. 

This week we are continuing with the Mini Mugs as well.  These are an adorable 5” X 7” size.   We will have patterns available in the shop for both Mini Mugs  #1-#3 & #4-#7

Mini Mug #3 – Pictured Lisa & Jen

 

Also this week we will have a handout that will take the HST section from Week #4 and turn it into paper piecing to reduce the bulk.  This is offered for both size mugs. 

The second part of our Wednesday Demo is a Machine Pieced Hexie Mug Rug.  It’s super simple without any Y-Seams.  Glue baste & then zig-zag them together for a quick gift. 

Patched Works 12 Weeks of Christmas – Week 3

We’re continuing on today with our “In From the Cold” coffee cups.   Cup #3 in fact.  Pictured are cups from Diane, Lisa & Jen

     

Diane’s tip is that you don’t have to make the mugs as pictured.  Her mug body is cut the same as Lisa’s just pieced in a different order. 

This week we are continuing with the Mini Mugs as well.  These are an adorable 5” X 7” size.   We will have patterns available in the shop for both Mini Mug #1, #2 & #3.

Mini Mug #3 – Pictured Lisa & Jen

 

Also this week we will have a handout that will take the HST section from Week #3 and turn it into paper piecing to reduce the bulk.  This is offered for both size mugs. 

Since it is a 1st Wednesday we also are featuring the free Designer Sampler Block of the Month.  Make sure to pick that up as well!

The most exciting thing today is that it’s the award ceremony for our Tula Pink 100 Blocks of Summer.  We will have many customer quilts hanging throughout the store and we will also hold up additional ones for show and tell.  There has been a slight delay on the 100 Blocks of Summer Pins but we will hand those out as soon as they are in (Please note we will NOT be shipping these).  The T-shirts and Quilt Labels are here and will be handed out.

Patched Works 12 Weeks of Christmas – Week 2

I’m going backwards with this post as the original post accidentally got deleted.  So sorry!!!

In the regular sized mugs we have Diane, Rhonda, Lisa, Jen & Julie

     

The mini mugs were made by Lisa & Jen

 

Patched Works 12 Weeks of Christmas – Week 1

Today we start our 12 Weeks of Christmas Program at Patched Works.  We are going to work our way through Kate Spain’s “In From The Cold” pattern and work on a different cup each week along with other fun projects.  Each of the Quiltie Ladies has picked a different style of fabric to add some personality to the project.

Stop into the shop this week and receive a free “In From the Cold” Pattern with purchase of a Fat Stack.  A Fat Stack is a pack of 12 coordinated fat quarters.

You’ll want to stop into Patched Works every Wednesday for the full demo experience because there are prizes!!!  Stop in for 6 of the 12 weeks and earn one entry.  Stop in for 9 of the 12 weeks and earn two entries.  TWELVE $25 Patched Works Gift cards are up for grabs!!  It’s perfect for guilt free spending on yourself right before the holidays!

Introductions to our Quiltie Lady Inspired Fat Packs….


Rhonda:  Kaffe Inspired
Rhonda says:  I love coffee, the first thing I do every morning is get the coffee pot cooking.  It’s also my creative time, therefore, the gorgeous blues, yellows, pinks and coffee colored fabrics by Kaffe, Brandon Mabley and Phillip Jacobs were my pick for “In from the Cold”. A cup of coffee and an artsy table topper made out of four of the cups for my kitchen table should really get the creative wheels spinning.  Happy sewing,  Rhonda








Jen:  Christmas Countdown
Jen says:  I’ve always loved coffee but have become a more serious drinker in recent years.  I’m making my coffee cups to mimic my Winterberry Christmas Dishes.  I drink my coffee from these mugs year round because they simply make me happy.  I’m left handed so you will see all of my mug handles on the left of my cups.  I haven’t decided if I want to add steam to my mugs, I feel my background fabric takes care of it.







Lisa:  A Little Sugar
Lisa says:  I chose the Benartex Sweetie Pie line because it is so sweet and so different from the fabrics I was working with for the City Sampler blocks. 

I made a left handed handle because I think I will be putting my cups on a shelf and in my cupboard, the handles never go the same way!








Diane: Kim Schaefer Inspired
Diane says:  Because I quilt for Kim Schaefer, I had the desire to use her fabric for something. 

Julie: Coffee Inspired
Julie says: Why did I pick coffee fabric?  I love coffee. I love everything about coffee. The aroma, the beautiful deep color. The smooth flavor or a breakfast blend or the intense flavor of an espresso roast. A mug of coffee held in my hands comforting me like a big teddy bear hug. Holding the cup up under my nose so that I can breathe in the steamy aroma on a crisp autumn morning. Tasting that first sip every morning welcoming me to the start of a new day. A creamy mocha as a mid morning treat. An iced latte kissed with raw sugar as an afternoon pick me up. A bold espresso to accompany the perfect slice of moist chocolate cake.

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