It is that time of the year again for the Rooster Creek Quilt Show in Holts Summit, MO, July 10-12th. The show starts Thursday at 9am Central and runs through Saturday at 3pm, and it will be at the St. Andrew Veit Hall, Holts Summit, MO.
I will have a vending booth and be doing demonstrations at 11 am and 1 pm. If you are in area, be sure to stop by and say, "Hello!".
Tonight, July 8, 2025, I am sharing the importance and various ways to add and create labels to your quilts with the Olathe Quilters Guild, in Olathe, KS.
My program, Telling Your Story, is also a trunk show of my personal quilts and their labels along with some personal stories.
If this is a program your guild would be interested in, be sure to reach out to me through my website: www.LindaBrattenCreations.com and I will send a PDF document that lists the programs and workshops I offer!
It is a busy week, so keep checking back to find out more.
I am so excited to be a part of the Baby Lock Educators and our Education Around the Blockvirtual event from January 15-30th!
Each Educator will share their own personal interpretation of the Row House Tote pattern from Windham Fabrics by LJ Simon, available for free here: https://bit.ly/4aJGDDW
In tonight's live in the Linda Bratten Creations Facebook page we will be creating the Pieced Pumpkin block using a foundation paper piecing (FPP) technique. This block will finish 6" x 6" and is a great block to create with extra scrap fabric in your studio. If you do not have scraps, 2 1/2" strips that are at least 6" long should get you started to create this block.
You will want to gather the following additional items if you plan to create along with me:
copy the pattern on some foundation paper piecing paper (It is a light weight paper that is easily removed from the seams when finished.)
sewing machine
basic sewing tools
way to press the seams as you go
rotary cutter and mat
add 1/4" ruler
large piece of card stock or index card for folding
Participants did not need to have developed their artistic skills to draw Tux, they just had to trace the pattern lines to replicate the panel. We then used a water-based resist and Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow textile paints to add the color. After the piece dries and is heat set, you rinse out the resist and you have a fun panel to create a variety of projects with.
The past few weeks, I used fabrics and my sewing machine's decorative stitches to create a machine appliqued version of the panel.
This week I will be sharing how I finished my panel to create a wall-hanging andprepped it for free-motion quilting. I would love to have you join me. I go live on Monday's at 7 pm Central, in the Linda Bratten Creations Facebook page.
As some of you know, I was able to be a part of the Baby Lock booth hosted by Missouri Sewing Machine Companyduring the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival. It is a quilt festival hosted every other year by the quilt guilds in the area. During the event, I made a quick tour of some of the quilts entered and created this quilter's candy video for you to enjoy!
Hey Creatives, I wanted to share with you a follow up lesson to the Baby Lock Educators Follow the Blue Bird Sew along. I thought we needed a free motion quilting motif to use on our blue bird projects.