I’ve been a bit slow to get all my feature’s up about my fabulous sponsors for this season of Project QUILTING but I promise I’ll be getting to everyone!  Tonight I’m going to introduce you to a good friend of mine - Mindy of Emma Jean’s Boutique!

• Web site www.emmajeansboutique.com
• Blog www.mindykuen.blogspot.com
• Facebook www.facebook.com/emmajeansOshkosh
• Email mw.kuen@gmail.com

What is your crafting style?
whimsy but functional

How did you get started creating?
have a creative family & have always been creating

Do you have a favorite piece?
Not really a favorite per say….I like them for different reasons!

What is your favorite crafty blog to follow/read?

www.livingwithpunks.com

Which part of the creating process does you like the most?
the “ah-ha” moment when you’ve figured out how to do it

Which part of the creating process do you dislike the most?
when the idea in your head is far better than the finished project

Favorite Adhesive: E6000
Favorite Movie: Sliding Doors
Beverage of Choice: Coffee
Sweet or Salty? Sweet
Number 1 on your Bucket List: Get Organized

 

Thanks for helping making this season even more fun by sponsoring some great prizes for the contestants!

An original fabric I designed on Spoonflower from a photo of my birds nest belt.  A great print for spring projects!

 

Just a short post today – my sweet Capri turned 4 today so we’re spending the day celebrating!

I haven’t posted my re-organzied studio yet but I couldn’t wait to show you my re-organized stash since there’s a great opportunity to WIN a fantastic prize over at the Quilting Gallery.

 

So…here it goes!

I organized 19 caramel apple buckets, a shoe box and a grocery bag of scraps into clear containers by color, them or pattern (stripes and polka dots).

Here you can see the ‘rainbow’ of fabrics I have – super easy now to pull what color’s I’m looking to use instead of cutting into a new piece of fabric. 

My Christmas fabric, stripes and browns went into slightly larger plastic containers since I had more of them.

My larger cuts of fabric I have organized mostly by color (the top three shelves).  The bottom shelve here has my novelty prints, really colorful fabric, solids, and possible backing fabric.This side of the shelving unit continues the organization by color (bottom three shelves) with the top shelf having holiday prints, novelty prints, and black and whites.  This is the most organized my fabric has EVER been…I’m hoping to keep it this way at least for a little while…

So, this isn’t my fabric stash – it’s all my books and magazines on quilting.  There’s another giveaway if you comment on this blog post on how you organize your ‘quilting library’ if you’re interested.  And come on, who’s not interested in winning something?

Last night I had my Homemaker’s Group over so that meant – major cleaning of the house.  Our couches are fairly stained from raising three little kids and I’m not going to replace them until everyone is at least a few years older so I decided to put my quilts on them as slipcovers. 

Above is my woven quilt.  I dyed all the fabric in the quilt and then Barb quilted it for me.  Next, I cut the quilted fabric into strips and bound them all.  Then, I wove them together, squared everything up and did a binding around the outside of the quilt.  Once the pins were taken out the quilt wasn’t staying in place so I sent it back to Barb and she did a square quilting at each of the woven intersections.  You still get the woven effect but it keeps its shape much better.  I did this quilt because I didn’t like to match my corners when piecing.  I can say now that it’s MUCH easier to just take my time and match my corners than it is to weave a quilt! I also hung a bunch of my quilts on the wall for the evening as my talk was on my quilts and the renovation of my quilting/jewelry room (blog post on that coming soon).  Above you can see most of the quilts on the wall.  It was hard to get a decent picture with the sun coming in the windows.  The quilt on the futon is the apple core quilt that Diane made for our wedding.  The guests all signed a block before it was put together – a great memento!

If I remember correctly, the quilt above was the third quilt I ever made.  It’s king size so it’s huge!  It also has a flannel back so it’s super cozy!  Some of the fabric I dyed, some Diane dyed, and some is commercial.  I designed the pattern myself using the star medallions (there are 7 total) as the centerpiece of the quilt.  I used all LARGE Half square triangles to create this look so it actually went together really quickly.  I hadn’t looked at it for awhile so it was nice to pull it out and admire it again!

 

Right now my family room looks like an art gallery with the quilts hanging all over – but for the first time in almost 6 years it’s starting to feel like 'our’ house (Jared likes the cluttered look too!). 

Once again I couldn’t find an actual definition for the “Athletic Style” so here are some items I found on etsy classified as ‘athletic’:

'What's Your Style: Athletic' by TheApple

Lazy Daisy aqua, red, white ... chicibeanz $54.99	Waterproof Bike Bag with Vin... ciiclo $19.00
Women's Cycling Fish Pul... sharpshirter $26.00	ATHLETICS Game Used Baseball... bottomofthe9th... $49.00
Headphones Owl T-shirt - Ath... GnomEnterprise... $25.00	Wábella Athletic Dance Outf... WabellaWear $135.00
Trust me, I'm an athlete... TheShirtDudes $14.25	Athletic Headbands envydesign5 $12.00
SMALL athletic grey tank pri... TheLostCity $30.00	Set of 6 Flat Notecards - At... CreationsAnew $12.00
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Personaliz... Redhawk80 $39.95	Laundry room decals White Si... decalsmurals $9.99
Muscle & Joint Restore TM Ca... HighAltitudeOr... $14.99	Athletic Sports Plaque - Soc... awonderingeye $45.00
5 x 7 Note Card of a Half Ma... KathleenRiceSt... $4.00	Womens athletic workout exer... GlamBandZ $7.50

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

 

Past Styles:

• Abstract
• African
• Art Deco
• Art Nouveau
• Asian
• Avant Garde