by Great Joy Studio | May 24, 2010 | Quilting & Fabric
Left stormy St. Louis which stayed with us on the first leg of our road trip. Arrived on Thursday around 5:30pm in cloudy, but dry Minneapolis, MN
Our room’s view from the luxurious Hilton. Gaining perspective.
Having only one day at Quilt Market called for concentrated focus.
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On the road trip home, the focus was on a little unexpected fun.
Due to a missed exit, Ann and I stumbled upon historic Hampton Iowa along US Route 65 and Iowa Highway 3. We couldn’t resist making a short stop to breathe in the picturesque town square.
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After taking a couple shots of the historic building and park, complete with an outdoor amphitheater, we turned to see behind us two inviting shops that we could not resist. “The Wood Cellar” and “Orange Possum” were well worth the unintended detour.
The spoils from stolen moments that afforded for just the right amount of fun!
Details on the giveaway will be posted Friday.
by Great Joy Studio | May 19, 2010 | Art News, Field Trip, Quilting & Fabric
May 21st through 23rd – We are heading for Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis where Quilting Treasures will be introducing my latest fabric collection,
“An Appointed Time”
On Friday afternoon, you can find me in the Quilting Treasures booth, # 1900 – 1907. Please come by to say hello and receive our gift to you.
Also:
Gearing up for a giveaway!
I will be posting the details for our first ever “Joy Studio” blog giveaway offering upon my return so, please stay tuned.
by Great Joy Studio | May 17, 2010 | Quilting & Fabric
May 17th – Happy Birthday to my sweet Sydney girl! We’re heading out to her field day and later her choice for a special B-Day dinner.
by Great Joy Studio | May 8, 2010 | Quilting & Fabric
Are any of you quilters? Check out my friend Joan and her tips on continuous binding. It appears seamless!
“Winging It” – Joan Ford
And she’s using my “Tiny Tailor’s” baby buttons fabric on her sneak peek project, I just noticed, lol. See you at Quilt Market Joan.
by Great Joy Studio | May 5, 2010 | Field Trip, Projects, Quilting & Fabric
Crafting this past weekend was a welcome break from the normal deadline driven art schedule however, it will be put on the back burner once again. I wanted to share a couple of my projects as the final post featuring the Mary Engelbreit Home Companion Workshop. Both of these projects were taught by Charlotte Lyons and were created using cardboard and paper. The paper I chose to use is from two of my most recent fabric lines which, could also be substituted to create these fun projects. Still need to embellish, the fun part!
“An Appointed Time” fabric introduces at Spring Quilt Market May 21 – 23 in Minneapolis, Minnesota & delivers in June 2010.
“Hairraising Halloween” fabric just delivered to quilt shops.
Fabric from Quilting Treasures
Ann, Charlotte, Janet
by Great Joy Studio | Apr 16, 2010 | Art News, Quilting & Fabric, Spiritual
Launching at Spring Market, Minneapolis May 21 – from Quilting Treasures
It’s time to reveal a sneak peek at my new fabric line. I have not seen the finished product yet, only these first run strike offs. It seems like such a long time ago since I created this line but really, it’s only been a few months. This one was very dear to my heart. My research for the antique clocks came from the many clock books that belonged to my dad. For a brief time, he built reproduction, early American clocks. I spent some bitter sweet moments as I went through his books, finding notes and sketches as I worked out these images. Due to this line’s message, “An Appointed Time,” is a tribute to both our heavenly Father and my dad.
If you are planning to be at Quilt Market, please come by and say “Hello!” I’ll be in the Quilting Treasures booth at 1:00 on Friday. Receive your gift and details on my first blog give-away! Winner to be announced June fourth. Details will also be posted here as well.
