V Findlay Wolfe BLOG

Updates!

2019-07-06T15:53:00.001-04:00

A couple spots just opened up in two of my classes at
Woodland Ridge Retreat Center,
in Downsville, WI.
just a short drive from Minneapolis!

Want to snag a last minute spot in my constantly sold out classes? Click below:

One spot in my 5 day Double Wedding Ring Class
July 30th-August 3rd, 2019
One spot available in my 4 day Cottage Tulip Class
September 26-29, 2019

Four & Five day classes mean we get time to work AND DESIGN!
Enjoy good food, great times, and a super comfy place to learn to sew your curves.
Let's get to know each other, and bond!
See you there!

Heads up!
My Wild Acres Fabrics, Farmhouse Pattern, and Kits will now be available starting July 12th!
Place your order today.

Keep your eyes on VFWquilts.com for the rest of my new patterns and kits coming out later this month!

Summer hours start this weekend:
July-Sept. 3
Monday - Thursday: 10AM - 1PM
Friday: 12PM - 6PM
Saturday - Sunday: CLOSED
*Closed July 4, & 5, and Labor Day*

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A Convo with V

2019-05-04T08:58:00.000-04:00

I sat down to talk a bit about my newest book, Victoria Findlay Wolfe's Playing with Purpose. This book has been the biggest joy to work on, and digs into some of my most favorite parts of quilt making. Why is it so precious to me? What do I get out of understanding my process, or at least attempting to explore it... What brings me joy, what makes me keep going... As an artist, I will continue to make no matter what, and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is always joy.

I hope you all will enjoy "looking back" with me, and will ponder your own path, and where it will lead you.

Signed copies are available through my website, and will be shipping soon, I hear!

Thank you for listening, and following along with me!

May Block of the MONTH block is up!

2019-05-01T08:09:00.002-04:00

The May Block is up, for my Off The Cuff Block of the month! Each month so many tips, skill building, videos, and fun! You can still jump in at anytime! If you’ve wanted to take a class from me, here is monthly way for you to do so, at your own pace! May Block is the Playmaker center! You can purchase just the instruction or the kit through my shop. Whatever works for you!

https://vfwquilts.com/search?q=Off+The+Cuff&type=product

#offthecuffbomquilt

Block of the Month!!

2019-01-07T17:25:00.000-05:00

Long time no see!

LOL!

NEW!!!

Off the Cuff Playmaker Block of the Month

I'm so excited to share my new BOM program with you using my new Playmaker Fabrics (were shipped this week to us..Stay tuned)

Looking for a monthly jumpstart to your creativity in 2019? Join my Off the Cuff Playmaker Block of the Month party! It's a 9-month, March to November program that features a great mixture of techniques, improv and precisely-pieced blocks, template and freeform curves blending traditional and modern, with a whole lot of PLAY!

Choose from one of my three colorway options- Red, Blue, or Light.

My Neutrals have been super popular! Have you picked up a few yet? So pretty! We have several new quilt patterns coming out soon, using these as well.
Great backgrounds... for those beautiful scrap quilts! Use the whole collection Or savor your favorites! Check out all of the new products here.

NEWS & Quilt Market

2018-10-30T21:32:00.004-04:00

Happy to Announce!! My newest book (hardcover, aprx 140 quilts included ) will ship in May!

Pre-order your autographed copies from the author 😊 click here.

So many thanks to you all, for these years of support! This book is essays and images of my quilts covering 35 years of making quilts. It’s been a fascinating journey to look back at my early quilts, where my focus changed, and where it came back strong. It’s so inspiring to look at your old work to see how far you’ve come. Each quilt along the way, has been a learning experience and feeds my soul with joy. Don’t forget to play with an open mind. Creativity flourishes when your expectations are open ended.

QUILT MARKET!!!

My Industry Trade Show Schedule!

Are you a Quilt Shop? Coming to Market?
Come by and say Hi!

Where to Find me:

Quilt Festival School House presentation:

Friday Nov 2nd

12:10 - 12:40 - Room: 352D

Transport yourself into Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s wonderful world of color. Bold, vibrant patterns of Stripes, subtle delight of Neutrals and colorful fun of Playmaker will certainly provide visual satisfaction.

Saturday Nov. 3rd
RJR Fabrics Booth 1034,
10am-12pm
See my Newest Lines of Fabric, "Playmaker", "Neutrals" and "Stripes" collections.
I'll be demoing little goodies, stop by and see, and receive!
C&T Publishing Booth 838
1:30-2pm
Modern Quilt Magic Book Signing

RJR Fabrics Booth 1034,
4-5pm
See my Newest Lines of Fabric, "Playmaker", "Neutrals" and "Stripes" collections.

Sunday Nov. 4th
RJR fabrics Booth 1034
10am -12pm
See my Newest Lines of Fabric, "Playmaker", "Neutrals" and "Stripes" collections.
I'll be demoing little goodies, stop by and see, and receive!

My "Sunny Side Up " quilt , in the IQA quilt Auction- Don't miss putting a bid in on my Auction quilt for IQA behind the front IQA booth!

You can also find several of my quilts in these exhibits:

"Soigné" quilt is hanging in the Judged Section of Quilt Festival

"A Year of Moments" is hanging in the Dinner @ 8 Exhibit

"Crowd Pleaser" quilt is hanging in the Red & White Quilt exhibit-and is included in the NEW Red & White book by Martingale.

"Stitched Together" is in the Power of Women exhibit

Cottage: Tulip, Daisy and Clover!

2018-10-24T08:48:00.002-04:00

                     
               Have you seen my Newest templates??     So cute!! 

                Cottage Tulip, Cottage Clover and Cottage Daisy

                                          ...all work together!

Cottage Daisy: 

https://vfwquilts.com/collections/newest-products/products/new-nyc-day-class-dec-13-cottage-daisy

Cottage Clover: 

https://vfwquilts.com/collections/newest-products/products/new-nyc-day-class-dec-13-cottage-clover

Cottage Tulips:

https://vfwquilts.com/collections/newest-products/products/new-nyc-day-class-dec-15-cottage-tulips

Response to Gee's Bend Quilts, Swarthmore College Exhibit

2018-10-24T08:38:00.002-04:00

I snuck off to Swarthmore College yesterday to see the Mary Lee Bendolph quilts at the List Gallery and also at the Library, where more of her quilts were hung and the exhibit of "responses to Gee's Bend" Quilts were hung, including mine! Here I am with my "Full Circle Moments" quilt.

"Inspired by my grandmother's improved double knit polyester quilts, I started creating my own quilts, from a point of view of "not knowing that you should follow a pattern." This path lead me to start a website, 15 Minutes of Play, and then to my first book, 15 Minutes of play: Improvisational Quilts, when people wanted to know more about piecing quilts without a pattern. The waste-not approach is very much what I learned from grandmother, and can't throw anything away. Improvisation is the basis of all my work, with a heavy hand in tradition. Looking at the Gee's Bend quilts, I see the artist in each of them. For me quilting, is about looking, and making, and being the process of the quilt... and what an exciting experience it is! Improvisational quilts make my heart sing.

I first learned of the quilts of Gee's Bend before I was a full time quilter, and have been very much inspired by these amazing art works. I have gone to Alabama, and call Mary Ann and China Pettway friends. I feel very connected to telling stories in my quilts, and The Gee's bend quilts, helped me find that voice. I'm honored to make a quilt for this exhibit."

Swarthmore College link.

Her Majesty!

2018-09-03T08:11:00.003-04:00

UGG! I LOVE summer so much I always get a bit bummed when Labor Day rolls around. Anyone else relate? I get so much accomplished in the summer, as far as new ideas, and new products. ( I just finished a new quilt that I'm just giddy over... Stay tuned, it will be a few weeks as we get it quilted up and the products and patterns ready)

One of my other finishes this summer tough, is my MAJESTY template and HER MAJESTY quilt pattern!

This Majesty quilt block, as all of my template sets, have many variations in the way you can sew them together. I love that you can make more designs with one template set, then you can with some other quilt blocks.

On the left is shown as it is in the Her Majesty Quilt.

Or pieced this way, as a second configuration.

Or even a quarter of the block and used as a border. LOVE!

Get your curves on with this fun MAJESTY set! It makes lovely scrappy quilts! I'm hooked!

Templates only ( with basic piecing construction) click here

Majesty Template and Her Majesty Quilt pattern set click here

Already have the templates and just need the pattern? click here

OH MY.

2018-08-21T09:32:00.004-04:00

August is my time to reboot. It's family time. Even though everything I do is family time based, August is a time when I really unplug, look at what I've done the past year, and then start looking toward projects that are upcoming. September is actually the start of my next year of work. Re-energizing the brain, seeing what I can do next, and how can I get out and mini golf a few more holes and walks long the beach and can some tomatoes, all at the same time! ;-)

This year, fall is ... well, loaded for me personally because I am

preparing to send my daughter off to University! Those who have been following along with me all these years, can you believe it??

I'm not entirely sure I am ready for that, but it's coming anyway! I have spent this last year, traveling less, and focusing on projects and events that have kept me home more... Or, I've taken her with me. We do love a good road trip. ;-)

I'm so proud of my girl.

In my very first blog post in Sept 2008, B had made a bunch of drawings that she wanted me to make into toys that she could sell to raise money for www.lovewithoutboundaries.com. Ten years later she is still a go getter and self starter. I'm so excited for her to to find her path.

I'm one lucky mama.

One thing I have always told her is to make note of the things in life that bring you complete JOY. I have focused my life, that if something wasn't bringing me joy, I'd change things to make JOY happen.

So I have a few changes coming.
One change, is that we are shifting our store this week to a LARGER space on the same floor I am currently on. YAY!
So when you come to NYC to visit, Address is the same, just moved across the hall to give us a bit more space. It's been a JOY having you come to me, to say Hi, and talk quilts!
So, As of Thursday August 24th, we will see you in #803, instead of #811! Don't expect the shop to be all organized yet... We are just shifting over, and I will deal with making it all cute again, once I'm back in NYC after Labor Day. haha! ( I still have a few days of vacation left!)

Other changes.
You will see more 3-5 day classes in 2019, and another road trip. So check my teaching calendar at the bottom of this page (click here) GRAB A SPOT in my classes, join a guild so you can participate! Because in 2020, I will be traveling even less. 2020 is a big year for me personally, (50!) and I plan on doing some other things that bring me JOY. So get those class spots now! You can see that even in 2019 many of my longer classes are SOLD OUT.

I will add more 3 day retreats from my home, and individual classes from my home ( just not on the road for 2020). So sign up for my newsletter, as that is where those details get announced, scroll to the BOTTOM OF MY WEBSITE, there is a box to sign up for my newsletter... or a pop up may display saying sign up... DON'T MISS THESE CLASSES.

**Also, in guild that will be having a show in 2020 and it's drivable for me? I am up for vending/lecturing/exhibiting and teaching multiple classes. ( not just one class here and there) hit that contact page on my website!

That's it for now... Gotta plan some friend retreats, and fun trips with my friends & hubby for 2020. ;-)

Wish me luck Saturday! Dorm drop off day. oh my word.....!!!!

Summer time!

2018-07-18T22:41:00.003-04:00

I've been relaxing at my house for the summer, which means, cleaning up my tiny studio here on long Island... Every summer I go about trying rearrange the space to maximize it's small space and clean out all the other STUFF that accumulates all year long! How does that happen? ( I have no idea!)

Summer is my favorite time to sit back, and dream up new projects and ideas! My best work is done while getting my nails done, or even a massage. ;-) Or walking along the pier having ice cream...(hey, you never know when ideas will hit!) I'm working on many new templates and patterns right now! I tell you, having a few weeks down to rest up, makes the ideas flood right in!

Just wait til fall: Lots of new goodies!
Be sure to keep an eye at VFWquilts.com for new products!

This is also a time when I love to work on my commission quilts. I love designing for others where I can do whatever I want, make it as complicated or difficult as I can to make a beautiful gift for my customers. This is a quilt for a collage artist... I had several ideas come together and figured, she of all people will truly appreciate the joining and layering of ideas in one quilt! Many of the fabrics were chosen by her, and my job is to make them live happily together, and fit a story I put together based on some writings by my customers about people in their family. I have a back log of these works, as they often take me longer to get made, among all my regular deadlines and travels.

My newest template set has been such a hit, I was asked to add another class at:

I LOVE teaching here! I have two classes next year there. A five day Double wedding Ring class which is sold out. And now this class! A four day Cottage tulip class! You will get so much done, build skills, master skills and make some gorgeous quilts! Class registration opened Tuesday afternoon, and we only have three spots left. I highly recommend grabbing a spot ASAP! It's about 1.5 hours drive from Minneapolis airport in Downsville, WI, which is right near Menominee, WI (Univ of WI : Stout) ...and its GORGEOUS! check out her website for details.

Wisconsin: Woodland Ridge Retreat

September 26-29th, 2019

Cottage Tulips

Make a big, beautiful statement with vintage-inspired circular tulip blocks. Build a colorful, fat-quarter friendly quilt one block at a time! We will learn tips for successful block construction based on my Cottage Tulips A crylic Template Set. Master Y-seams and curved piecing; build confidence in color and design all through PLAY!

Kit fee: $30 for VFW Quilts’ Cottage Tulips Template Set (if not previously purchased.)

$245 for the complete Cottage Tulips Kit

Includes pattern, template set, and fabric for top and binding.

Need another opportunity for class?

(My other favorite place to teach: I'm there TWO weeks next year!)

California: Empty Spools Seminars

February 24-March 1, 2019

To the Nines Improv - CLICK HERE

Focusing on your intuition and trusting it to make a great quilt, we will explore some clever, intuitive design. By working within a limited color palette and a few simple design parameters, no two quilts will look alike! We will learn tips for successful block construction based on my versatile Victory Block Acrylic Template Set. Using negative space and your improv elements, we will add design principles to complete an efficient and effective overall design. Skill build, tweak your sewing skills, work on trust and intuition, how you look at projects and designs, and build fabulous quilts! Don't miss this class! Much like my Double wedding ring class, your eyes will be widened!

Kit Fee: $25 for my Victory Block Acrylic Template Set (if not previously purchased.)

I sure hope you can make one fo these events! These are the places to catch me, unless you are flying to NYC! FYI, my 2020 teaching schedule will be cut waaaay back... I hope to do some more personal travel that year, and work on some special projects for myself. So don't miss these classes in 2019! All my other classes for 2019 are sold out!

What's up?

2018-06-18T07:39:00.003-04:00

Hello Friends! Long time no talk!

I attempted to take a "easy" spring as I had a lot happening personally.

Like.... A big special project, that you will hear about soon, New Quilts,

and, this peanut....Had a big Birthday, and...

Graduated!

Can you believe it? She went and grew up on me...

So, I have stayed pretty close to home, teaching and doing retreats here in NYC,

besides getting off to the Iowa Quilt Museum for my exhibit opening.

So now that school is wrapped up with a neat and tidy bow,

She started working for me for the summer, before heading off to RPI in August. (!!)

Which means, I am packing up for my summer Work Road Trip!

This year I (we) am heading to Des Moines for a week of classes, then a quick hop over to Winterset Iowa, to teach at Piece Works Quilt Shop, and then to give my Lecture on Creativity & Play

at the Iowa Quilt Musem among my quilts!

Please come!

TICKETS HERE

Friday, June 29 at 5:30 PM - 8 PM CDT

Iowa Quilt Museum

I hope to see you there!

More to come!

AND...

If you haven't popped over the website lately,

we have many new patterns, and bundles!

(Update your solid stash with our large affordable bundles!!)

vfwquilts.com

Three Generations!

:-)

more later! I gotta pack!

IQM!

2018-04-21T08:29:00.001-04:00

I've made it to Winterset, Iowa for the opening event of my exhibit

Playing with Purpose - Victoria Findlay Wolfe Retrospective

Evening Event 5-8pm Sat. April 21st! TONIGHT!

come!

Goosebumps? Check!

It's been amazing to look back to works I did long ago, and where I am now...

I included work from 1983, 1992, 2000, and up through til now.

I love seeing how something I was doing then is still appearing in my work now...

Somethings can change, but a real basic theme, of looking , improvisation and tradition keeps ringing through.

I do hope you will get to see the exhibit, and the Museum!

Thanks Marianne Fons for taking me around town, and asking me to do this! And for all the folks involved with the Iowa Quilts Museum for giving me this opportunity. Thank you so much!

This week! Paducah, NY, Iowa, oh my!

2018-04-15T17:04:00.003-04:00

What a week! The last two days I was in Troy, NY, where B will be

attending University at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in August!

WHAT!

I know, right? She's all grown up!!

Tomorrow, I fly to Paducah, so I can teach Herringbones on Tuesday and then MC the awards ceremony again Tuesday evening, (like I did last year, which you will be able to watch online, got to quiltweek.com, click contests, then click QuiltTV Tuesday 4:30pm I will post a link when I have a direct one) then I fly straight home Wednesday morning, for B's PROM on Wednesday night, then attend a Memorial on Thursday, and a flight to Des Moines on Friday to the Iowa Quilt Museum, (which opens Tuesday by the way)

For my Opening Party Event for Playing with Purpose! on Saturday evening!

Will you come?

PLEASE!!! It will be so fun!

*Opening night party (I will be there!)

is Saturday April 21, 2018 from 5-8pm.

Iowa Quilt Museum

68 E. Court Avenue

Winterset, IA 50273

515.462.5988

Closed Mondays

10:00 - 4:00 Tuesday - Saturday

12:00 - 4:00 Sunday

http://iowaquiltmuseum.org

STAR STORM MINI!!! NEW!!!!

2018-04-09T19:53:00.002-04:00

NEW!! Star Storm MINI!! 40” x 40”!! My BestSelling Star Storm Quilt is now in 80"X80" and also the new SMALL version in 40" X 40"! SO CUTE!!

Visit my updated website for more goodies!

What new with you?

2018-03-27T07:57:00.002-04:00

Hello my Quilty friends! I have news! I am honored to have an exhibit opening at the Iowa Quilt Museum, April 17th, showcasing works of my 35 years of being a Quiltmaker!

You shrug at the 35 years, But Yes, With a Birthday just days away, I can confirm. LOL

(Why do the years fly by?)

My first quilt, some early work, all the way through til now!

*Opening night party (I will be there!)

is Saturday April 21, 2018 from 5-8pm.

Iowa Quilt Museum

68 E. Court Avenue

Winterset, IA 50273

515.462.5988

Closed Mondays

10:00 - 4:00 Tuesday - Saturday

12:00 - 4:00 Sunday

http://iowaquiltmuseum.org

Please come! It will be so much fun to share stories! I'd love to see you there!

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In other news!

My website has been given a fresh new look!

You can also follow my Instagram account over there if you are not on Instagram! (scroll to the bottom)

Hop on over and see all the goodness!

We have some really fun new items coming soon, So sty tuned!

Below is one of my newest templates, called Pavement Puzzle!

I have been playing with a two color option, But keep playing it up by cutting other fabrics! I have a hard time just making a quilt two colors! Even though I love the look, the urge to throw something else into the mix is just so tempting! See below?

Ultimately, I went with the Rainbow collection bundle, Available in the shop. (and my NYC store!) I do love how a pattern can change so easily into something really exciting, just by posing in some fun color choices!

Pavement Puzzle template set.

Rainbow Bundle

I hope to see you in Iowa! Or any other of the events I will be at this month!

Paducah! APRIL 17th!

I will be teaching one class, and Again,(my second year) hosting the

Paducah Spring Awards ceremony which will be shown live, online!

Iowa Quilt Museum opening event April 21st. see above!

Winterset, Iowa

NJ Quilt Fest - VENDING! April 26-29

Come by the booth and say hi!

Northern Star Quilt Guild Show - May5-6 Exhibiting, Lecturing and Vending!

Don't miss these last few spots in the classes at my home.

Two in the Victory Block class, and One in the Big Block star class.

(spots go fast! Grab them quick!)

Oh Boy!

2018-02-23T20:06:00.001-05:00

So, I'm at home this week! I am not at QuiltCon this year! ...And look what happens?

First Place for Modern Traditionalism on my Color Study H1 Quilt!

WHAT! What a treat to find out that it has some ribbon bling next to it!

A BIG thank you to the Judges for choosing my quilt! It is part of a new series I am working on. I have been exploring color and how it can change depending what it's sitting next too.

PLAYING IN COLOR!

And yes, this is the Technique from my Newest Book, Modern Quilt Magic.

Do you have your signed copy? ;-)

And, Shelly from Prairiemoon Quilts, quilted it for me. Ribbon candy and straight lines, simple, but beautifully done!

As Shelly always does! I pretty much let Shelly quilt everything for me these days.

I have two long arm machines, but I just don't have time to do what I want with them!

one needs to be home more to quilt, which is why I am hone now.

I head next week to teach a five day class at Emptyspoolsseminars.com next week... and I LOVE teaching there, and having 5 days with my students...

Shelly and I make a good team... Thanks Shelly!

I have a new Template set available at the store!

PAVEMENT PUZZLE SET

using my RAINBOW FQ BUNDLE .

Have a peek!

Story Bee!

2018-02-15T19:43:00.003-05:00

StoryBee is a new members-only web series from the nonprofit Quilt Alliance. It's a way for us to say "thank you!" to our members and to come together to enjoy stories from prominent quilt lovers across the country (and the world). Why StoryBee? Just like you'd bring your best thimble and your best stories to a quilt bee, we want to bring you little slices of life from across the quilt world.

We hope you enjoy our first episode featuring Victoria Findlay Wolfe, and hosted by Frances O’Roark Dowell! If you'd like to see all the great StoryBee interviews we have coming up (with Carolyn Crump, Marin Hanson, Carolyn Mazloomi, Luana Rubin, Julie Silber, Nichole Wilde and others), make sure to join or renew your membership today. And if you have a guest you'd like to see on a future episode, be sure to let us know!

Membership: http://quiltalliance.org/support/membership/

I hope you will enjoy this video of my talk with Frances... Please consider being a member of the Quilt Alliance. ~ Victoria

To sweeten the deal, Victoria Findlay Wolfe has donated a special Valentine’s Bundle, and one lucky member will win it in our March 1 drawing.(visit quiltalliance.org to enter if you are a member) Join the Quilt Alliance today and support our efforts to document, preserve and share our quilt community history, saving the stories of quilts and their makers.

Finished Commission quilt, Please do not copy.

Paducah Class!

2018-01-22T19:27:00.001-05:00

Hello Fellow Quilters!

I will be in Paducah Briefly to again MC the Awards Ceremony at Spring Paducah!

Before the Ceremony though, I will be teaching one class!

Classes go live tomorrow, BE READY! ...this one class will fill quickly!!

Here is the link to the class!

CLICK HERE

Get your copy at vfwquilts.com

I am popping in quickly for the Paducah show, so I can quickly get home in time for some SENIOR year events for my daughter... (can you believe she is a Senior already?) Can't miss prom!

Before scooting off to the IOWA Quilt Museum for the opening of my Exhibit "Playing with Purpose"... More info to come!

NYC classes!

2018-01-18T09:27:00.004-05:00

I was recently teaching at CraftNapa, and I have to say, it was an amazing weekend. All of the students really pushed outside of the box on their designs. Each one coming up with different elements to try to "shake up" the traditional double wedding ring pattern... It was so much fun to have such an eager bunch!

I always love Red & Green Quilts... so when I spoke with her about hers, she already had a plan to use leftover blocks, and make holly leaves and a RED BOW out of her design! She was inspired by my two Christmas Double wedding Ring quilts, and I love that she saw that she could add a BOW to the design!

Contrast and finding elements within the design! I love that we could ficus hers with eh dark pattern among busy prints, to have a new design element come forward. We also incorporated a bit of orange to get people to look around at different elements within her quilt.

There were so many great quilts. 22 in all, and you can see more at my Instagram account, to scroll through all the images.

I also taught the Herringbone Class, and again, so many variations that were very inspiring! Here's just a couple... This work is from my New Book, Modern Quilt Magic, If you get a chance to take this class with me, do it! It's so satisfying!! ....and MAGICAL!!

Looking for some classes? I am teaching in my home in February!

Feb 6th Cascade NYC CLASS, 1 spot available
Feb 7th Herringbone NYC CLASS - 3 spots available
Feb 8-9th Star Storm NYC CLASS -1 spot available

Star Storm Pattern available at my website and my NYC store: VFWquilts.com

Another class you should not miss is my 5 day Happy Wanderer Quilt classroom my book Modern Quilt Magic, at Empty Spools Seminars,

In Pacific Grove, CA (Asilomar Convention grounds...is on the ocean!)

I LOVE TEACHING HERE!! Having time, getting to know you, and getting a lot of work done on a great project in a beautiful setting...

March 1st-7th Empty Spools Seminars- The Happy Wanderer class! FUN filled 5 day class!

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I'll be heading to South Padre Islands next week to teach and lecture at the Guild show! One more trip of WARM weather for me! This winter has been to to cold for to long!

Parts Dept!!

2017-12-18T08:28:00.004-05:00

A couple weeks back I chatted with the gals at The Stitch. You can see the video here!

https://youtu.be/H_2a2NKUs_A

I'm pretty excited to have my new line PARTS DEPT, modern Batiks in my Store! The Tooth and Nail quilt is made using them, as is my new Star Storm quilt!. It maybe just what you need for Christmas... Ask Santa! (we do have gift cards available as well!) Hints are good!

The awesome Star Storm in Batiks is a KIT as well!

FQ bundles, 1/2 yard bundles etc... are all listed here.

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The Star Storm pattern is pretty amazing... If you haven't made one yet... They go together very quickly by sewing strips together...I made this quilt top in two days for my 14 year old Godson... I quilted it this weekend, will bind and ship off by end of the day!

He likes Purple, Black and White, and Bright Hawaiian prints... So I think this hit the bill! He is a real outdoorsy kid, So I'm flattered that he wanted a new quilt... Considering the one he currently sleeps under I gave hime in 2008, I think it's time! Agree? LOL. I think I have indeed come a long way!

Classes & Retreat and Batiks!

2017-12-16T09:29:00.001-05:00

Please make a note to follow the blog at VFWquilts.com

Eventually I am going to stop posting here...

Hello Quilters! RETREAT SIGN UP TIME!!

Only a few spots left in my

3rd annual June NYC retreat in my loft!

Info is here!

And in case you missed it, FEB CLASSES have been posted!

Join in the FUN here.

My New Part Dept Batiks are now in the Store and website! Please hop over the Check them out!

You may find a last minute Christmas gift for, YOURSELF, or your Quilter Friend! ;-)

Don't miss this!

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DEC 8-9 ( Friday and Saturday) 9am - 5pm

40 East Meadow Road

Wilton, CT 06897

sisboom.com

Jennifer Paganelli is moving having her final home decor sale and throwing in the contents of her house.. Many antiques and precious treasures will be for sale and she wants help to empty the house. Come see her final contributions and artistic flair to the New England area. She is moving to Florida and can’t take it with her.. Her home is in the magazine below.. her drawings are now offered on fabric..

(Her home is amazing, filled with everything Jennifer Paganelli!! Don't miss this!!! It's a really treat to be in her home! I know! I've been and sad she's moving!)

ALSO: Jennifer is doing everything within her power to raise money for Puerto Rico and The USVI her homeland that was devastated by Irma and Maria. If you can’t make it consider a purchase eastendlifestyle.com of bracelets to benefit the islands.

Create Your Own Improv Quilts

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Blog Tour Create Your Own Improv Quilts

Rayna Gillman has been an inspiration and friend for several years. In fact, it was in one of her books I was first published. She found me online, and we were drawn to

each other's free form work, back in my early days of quilting! This past Quilt market, we were in the same C&T publishing School House presentation of our NEW books!

Rayna's newest book encourages you even further to cut and play with abandon!

(JUST A QUICK NOTE you all know I moved my blog to vfwquilts.com right?)

She says:

· YOU can make a totally original modern quilt without a pattern.

- Start with a simple shape (square or rectangle) and discover infinite variations by asking yourself “what if?” and experimenting.

· If your “what if?” doesn’t work out, it will give you an idea for something else.

· You can’t make a mistake – follow your instincts and interpret the modern aesthetic your own way.

I asked Rayna what her favorite part of the Quilting journey she loved best: We are kind of the same this way! She says:

I'm a "process" person, so the best part of creating is playing, experimenting, and finally -- seeing how the colors, values, and shapes come together into a unified whole.

Ha - I do this because I can't NOT do it. You might as well ask me to stop breathing!

How many of you relate to that? ;-) I sure do.

So, be sure to follow along with the Blog tour, I will be giving away an EBOOK, contest ending Dec 8th.

Want a chance to win a copy?

Leave a comment here or at my website blog vfwquilts.com about what YOU love about the Quilting Journey!

Friday, November 10

C&T Blog

http://www.ctpub.com/blog/create-your-own-improv-quilts-blog-tour-kickoff/

Monday, November 13

Cindy Grisdela

https://www.cindygrisdela.com/blog

Wednesday, November 15

Teri Lucas, Generation Q Magazine

https://terificreations.com/

Tuesday, November 21

Desiree Habicht

http://myclothesline.blogspot.com

Wednesday, November 22

Angie Wilson

https://www.gnomeangel.com/

Tuesday, November 28

Victoria Findlay Wolfe

https://vfwquilts.com/

Thursday, November 30

Trisch Price

www.hadleystreetquilts.com

Tuesday, December 5

Melissa Shields

www.quiltingroomwithmel.com/

Thursday, December 7

Patty Altier

http://pattythequiltlady.blogspot.com

GIFT CARDS & MORE!

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Screen shot, print out, or email, and start leaving those subtle HINTS around your house... 😂👍🏻 one stop shopping for your friends and family! .

Vfwquilts.com

update.

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TOOTH AND NAILS Pattern now available in the VFW Quilts Store and website!!

My New Batiks called "Parts Dept" are coming soon!

Have you missed me?

I've been on brain overload over here... Sorry for the Non-blogging posting on my end!

For the first time, I had a retail booth at the Houston International Show!

The preparation for the event, left me WORDLESS!! I had nothing to blog.

SO TRUE!!

I have vended at other events but nothing to that scale, plus with an insane travel schedule this fall, it was all a bit, WOOOAAAHH!

No other words for it...

But. I'm done traveling for the year!

I made it through Quilt Market,

and Quilt Festival!

We had an amazing time, and I'm glad we did it.

Meeting so many of you was a highlight,

And,

The fact that my new book Modern Quilt Magic, keeps selling out, Ain't so bad either!

This is one FUN, jammed packed book of goodness, and If you haven't gotten a copy yet, please order from shop, and store... I will sign it for you!

Dont' forget to pick up the curved braid and herringbone template, as you will want them, once you flip through this book...

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In other news, It saddens me to say that my dear friend, Nancy Zieman passed away Tuesday.

This amazing lady has inspired many of us over the years, and I am grateful I had a chance to meet her, spend time with her, and work with her. (my NZ videos are on my website) I can say she was the kindest, most sharing, and supportive person, I knew. For all she has gone through with various illness and cancer over the years, she always had a smiling face, and was always a fighter.

We talked earlier in the summer about ending her very long running show. Her goal was to work right up to the end, as it was the thing that she loved most of all, and she said, "Why would I stop doing the thing that I love?"

Exactly.

Nancy continued to follow her joy, which I hope to do as well.

...As long as it brings you joy, keep following that light.

Thank you Nancy for all you've shared of yourself.

May you be at peace, Nancy.

xoxo