Spin Class Fun
Spin Class with Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts happened, finally! After postponing due to the unexpected massive snowstorm on the original date of the class, we finally met on Saturday. What a fun day it was.
Amanda is such a sweet person. She is just delightful and engaging. Spin Class is playing with scraps and learning how to put a spin on them to make your quilt sing. One thing I particularly enjoyed about the class was the time given to just sewing with your scraps. In other classes I’ve taken, we’ve had to stop working and go to the front for tutorials, which is fine but really distracts from the actual sewing time. So I enjoyed the time to sew, while Amanda came to each station and chatted with each person about her project. Throughout the day, she stayed connected with each one of us. It was relaxing and fun.
Spin Class Scraps
Are those chickens cute? I didn’t use them in my quilt, but I did sneak a few little pieces of them for my stash. I couldn’t resist! This scrap stash was created from scraps brought from some of the students, so it was fun to see the variety of fabrics!
From Scraps to Blocks
So let’s take a peek at a few of the projects.
There were these neat, tidy blocks that Mandy made.
Aren’t they fun? I really like the mix of textures and color in the blocks!
Then there was the fun scrap stash of my good friend, Connie.
Her scraps were so colorful and fun, and she had quite a pile of them sewn together by the end of class.
Me? There was my neat, tidy sewing area, Somewhere under those scrappy strips on the table are my glasses. I think.
I did have a method to my mess, though, and by the end of class, I had quite a few blocks made.
Those strip piles will eventually be cut into offset squares to create an improv type quilt. I’m using the Slopes pattern from Amanda’s book, No Scrap Left Behind.
It was a great day to sew and visit with friends. I’m hoping to get back to work on the strips soon (I need to make about 90-some yet). But this week I need to finish my project for Wednesday’s post.
Art With Fabric Blog Hop
Alida of Tweety Loves Quilting is once again hosting the Art with Fabric Blog Hop this year. This is my first year taking part in the hop, and I’m really excited to show you my project. Each of us chooses an artist and creates a quilt based on that artist’s work.
You can read more about the blog hop over at Tweety Loves Quilting, but since the hop begins today, here’s the schedule for you. Hop on over to the posts for today and see what the talented bloggers have created! Come back and visit me on Wednesday to see my project!
Monday, May 21st, 2018
- Janeen at Quilt Art Designs
- Andrée at Quilting & Learning-What a Combo
- Carol at Quilted Fabric Art
- Melva at Melva Loves Scraps
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
- Shannon at I’m Working on a Project
- Terry at Terry Aske Art Quilt Studio
- Bea at Beaquilter
- LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color
Wednesday, May 23th, 2018
- Kat at Kat Knap
- Julie at Julie Bagamary Art
- Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
- Wendy at Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
- Alida at Tweety Loves Quilting
- Heather at Heather’s Blog
- Tami at Thrift Shop Commando
- Dione at Clever Chameleon Quilting
Have you taken a quilt class lately that you enjoyed? I’d love to hear about it.
See you Wednesday!
Wendy
18 Comments
Karen
love your pile of scrappy Fossil Fern fabrics – I think I have used all of mine up
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Karen! I may have some to spare!
catpatches
Your space looks very tidy compared to the heaping mess I made this weekend. Creativity, right?
piecefulwendy
Creativity is messy indeed!
Louise Hornor
Love the colors in your little improv scrappy chunks! It will be fun to see where this goes 🙂
Kathleen McCormick
What great fun! It looks like you made some great blocks – can’t wait to see what they turn into!
Needle and Foot
What a treat to take a class with Amanda Jean…… I’m envious! Your scraps look great. I love the bold colors! Sewing with a friend is so much fun – I have a friend coming over tomorrow morning to hang out and sew. Yay!!
shelteringhaven
So much fun! And…those chickens…:-) I’m looking forward to seeing your art quilt, Wendy!
Vicki in MN
Can’t wait to see your spinning progress!! I have to go look up my book to see what it might look like- sorta;) Another drippy day down here today makes for a good day to sew.
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Vicki
Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting
Nice, Wendy. Your slopes quilt is on it’s way to being beautiful. I’ll be watching as it progresses. Glad there was no snowstorm last Saturday.
piecefulwendy
Thanks, Nancy. Yes, Saturday was a much better day than the snowy one in April!
Lisa
I think your sewing area looks like mine does most of the time. Only 90 more you say? We should be seeing those any minute then. Just kidding. The art blog hop sounds like fun. I think I’ll check it out. I’m having a break from weed pulling.
piecefulwendy
Haha, yes, I’ll just whip those out in no time. Do Check out the art blog hop. I think it’s something you’d enjoy.
Sandra Healy
Oh that chicken fabric!! Swoon!
piecefulwendy
I know, right?!
rl2b2017
Hi Wendy!
How great that you got to take a class from Amanda! That must have been SO fun. I am really intrigued the blocks Mandy made – love all those colors with the gray. And those cute chick blocks – they have to find a home soon. Great job on your blocks for the day – can’t wait to see where they go. ~smile~ Roseanne
Sparkle On with Abbie
Oh, what a fun class. You made major progress with all those pretty scraps 😊
I’m really looking forward to what you design for the Art with Fabric hop!