Ultra-Punch

Another new toy:
Ultra-Punch, The Precision Adjustable Needle

While strolling the vendors,
at the Int Quilt Fest, Chicago,

we came to the Country Threads booth ,
& tried a new-to-me Ultra-Punch Needle.

While I really like the one I own . . .

this punch needle retracts,
and has notches on the holder
for the size loop of your punchneedle project

Kewl, really .... couldn't leave
the show without one in my bag.

btw, the Country Threads
patterns & products
are very nice : )

A fabulous Giveaway : )

Head on over to

Jon's Thread Escapade
having fun with tatting

for giveaway

info ....

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Lets have some fun!

Quilting Goodies

Can you shop
in the Spring
and not buy some
bunnies?

These are pre-cut shapes
already fused
from Lancaster Traditional Quilts booth at the Int Quilt Fest
Photo above was from
their display ....

Flower Purse
Pieceful Designs
I hope I can sew this simple purse!
I really liked the shop models.

In the background, you can see the fabric
I bought from the Vogue Fabric booth
AND
the 18" Hobbs samples
I picked out

We had such a good
time strolling the
aisles & viewing
EVERYTHING at the vendor
booths

PieceWork

PieceWork's 3rd Annual Lace Issue

I cannot wait for the next issue ....

Buddy

This dog makes me laugh
It is sunny, windy & 40 some degrees

so, he sits down in the wet grass & looks at me : )

Valdani

These are some purchases
I made at the Int Quilt Fest

We saw some lovely tatting made
from Valdani pc#12

I looked at every booth and
found these two colors

M63 and M20

I will have to give this brand a tatting try -
and if it isn't a good fiber to tat with,
I already know it is a dream
for punchneedle!

Mixed Media Needlecase

International Quilt Festival/Chicago
 April 16-18, 2010 Donald E. Stephens Center, Rosemont, IL Karol and I arrived & were greeted by a friendly lady giving away wrist bands for FREE entry into the Festival Woot!!! Among the quilts, lectures, shopping, shopping, shopping ... were workshops scheduled each day. Called Make it University!™ Chicago 2010 We tried our hand at One-of-a Kind Needlecase taught by Kristen Rodriguez Fiber on a Whim post from her blog My kit theme was PLAY Front Inside our kits were a cloth for texture, bits of scrapbook papers, bits of paper to embellish (ie ticket, map, music, dictionary page), button, and fiber (+needle) We received instructions for placing our paper pieces on the needlebook cover having the paper pieces stick on the fabric using a product called Misty Fuse lastly, we embellished with perle cotton Final touches: sewing on the button, a tie, and the pages inside Whole Needlecase (outside) Marjorie took a different class, Kelli Perkins - cartoon fabric paper collage pins see her post: Quilt Show; Oh we had fun!