AUGUST 8, 2022
August 2022 Journal
August has arrived, and summer is still in full swing! August can get busy , with back to school shopping, family time and trying to jam in as much as we can into “vacation” season! My schooldays are long past, but I still think of summer as vacation time, or for us, it’s now stay-cation time since we love summer in the Upper Peninsula. I may be a bit late in welcoming summer, but I have been busy here at the studio. Our porch and patio are open for stitching as we look forward to the cooler first weeks of Fall.
XO Tina
Join some of our experienced instructiors and sew along with them for the day. Bring your own project, and if you need guidance or suggestions they will be here to help. Looking for a great group of people to sew with? This may be the group for you! Bring a friend or two, and enjoy a day of making. We meet once a month on the third Monday of each month. You bring your sewing supplies with you. Projects to bring; quilt top, wool applique, bag making etc., and don't forget to bring your lunch, or order out. See you soon.
The mixed media collage class will be an exploration in a variety of materials fused together to create collages. Get ready to explore the use of paints, threads, found papers, prepared papers, exotic papers, fabrics, oil pastels, ink, and colored pencils . A collagist upcycles the world around them. Item others may ignore or throw away become our greatest tools. The class will explore applications, layering, texturing and integration. Finished size 8" x 10". MOST IMPORTANTLY LET YOUR IMAGINATION FLOW SO BRING MATERIAL THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING A COLLAGE THROUGH. I would like for each person to bring with them some photocopies (BLACK AND WHITE) of pictures they would like to use in a collage lesson. I do not use actual photos so copies are a must. It can be of family or landscapes …whatever you choose. Bring several copes of them..even different sizes of the same one. This area of collaging really allows for great texturing experiences! If you have a sketch book bring it along!! I will bring my “collage studio “ in my bags and boxes and will be glad to share!!!! LIST: If you have some brushes (NOT EXPENSIVE) for acrylic paints bring them in. I will also have some on hand. IMPORTANT ! BRING YOUR SPECIAL STASH OF TREASURES such as bubble wrap, small pieces of card board,thread, fabrics, ribbon, buttons, old cards, a special magazine, broken jewelry, THINK UPCYCLE! This will make your piece very personal!!
The mixed media collage class will be an exploration in a variety of materials fused together to create collages. Get ready to explore the use of paints, threads, found papers, prepared papers, exotic papers, fabrics, oil pastels, ink, and colored pencils . A collagist upcycles the world around them. Item others may ignore or throw away become our greatest tools. The class will explore applications, layering, texturing and integration. Finished size 8" x 10". MOST IMPORTANTLY LET YOUR IMAGINATION FLOW SO BRING MATERIAL THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING A COLLAGE THROUGH. I would like for each person to bring with them some photocopies (BLACK AND WHITE) of pictures they would like to use in a collage lesson. I do not use actual photos so copies are a must. It can be of family or landscapes …whatever you choose. Bring several copes of them..even different sizes of the same one. This area of collaging really allows for great texturing experiences! If you have a sketch book bring it along!! I will bring my “collage studio “ in my bags and boxes and will be glad to share!!!! LIST: If you have some brushes (NOT EXPENSIVE) for acrylic paints bring them in. I will also have some on hand. IMPORTANT ! BRING YOUR SPECIAL STASH OF TREASURES such as bubble wrap, small pieces of card board,thread, fabrics, ribbon, buttons, old cards, a special magazine, broken jewelry, THINK UPCYCLE! This will make your piece very personal!!
It Takes a Village…
It takes a Village…for one to prosper, to be nurtured, to love and be loved.
After a trying year and feeling that I am somewhat back on my feet, feeling strong and in tune to the gratefulness in my heart I am back to work, and getting into a bit of a rhythm.
As I search for new and creative ideas to share with all of you, I find that I am drawn to houses. Colorful happy houses, tall houses, short houses, wonky houses. Home is truly where the heart is!
In my search to find something to commemorate the love from those who took care of me, “my sisters in thread and needle,” those who opened their hearts gave freely of their time and talents, in that search I found a quilt pattern, “The Village.” I’d like to offer it up for those very giving sisters, my family, my tribe if I may say so, to join me in creating a studio friendship quilt, which will be renamed, “It Takes A Village.”
Kits have been prepared, and are now available for those who would like to participate. It just takes a small amount of time to stitch them up, 4 houses per kit, and return them back to me to be assembled into a bright, cheerful memory quilt that will always remind me of the love and support that only sisters of needle and thread share. I love you all, my heart is full of sunshine, love, kindness and gratitude because you are all part of, “my Village.”
Color is popping up everywhere here at Farmgirl Quilts-fresh solids and chambray dots have arrived from Tilda, Chic Escapes with Daisy Fields are now available in Fat Quarter bundles. There is a limited supply of the special edition from our favorite designer, Tone Finnanger.
Now reading…
Jen Kingwell’s newest book, Quilt Recipes is in stock and flying off the shelf pair it with her newest line, “The Lookout.”
Bolts, fat quarter and fat eighth bundles are now available at Farmgirl Quilts Studio!
Hometown Launches August 15!
Tilda’s Hometown Collection pre-sale and image release begins August 15th, 2022!
Hometown is a cozy collection where the love of home and community is the inspiration. Drawings of neighborhoods, houses, gardens, and gathering in Autumn colors are perfect for homey quilts and projects.
The collection has a mix of patterns brought together by a sprinkled look that will make them seem to interlace in a patchwork.
Discover our Wool Wall
On our wool wall you will find beautifully hand dyed artisan wools of the highest quality, saturated in deep beautiful color. We have new projects kitted and waiting for your stitching enjoyment. Choose from seasonal projects and our very own Farmgirl Quilts designs.
The Art of Collage
JOIN US AT THE STUDIO FOR A COLLAGE INFORMATIONAL ON AUGUST 24 FROM 1-2:30PM.
Here at the studio you can experience the creative art of Collage. Collage techniques are taught in various workshops. We have a great supply of patterns and fabrics to choose from…join us for a little fun with fabric and scissors. Playing with fabric has never been so fun! Explore fabric selection, the use of value, scale and learn the various supplies needed to create collage quilts. Classes will be held September-November!
Getting in the Holiday Spirit!
I know it’s only August, but now is the time to think about starting those projects for the holidays! We have a multitude of projects and fabrics to choose from to jumpstart your holiday gifting at Farmgirl Quilts Studio.
CHICKADEE CHRISTMAS CHOIR BY STUDIO E
Do you love Chickadee’s? This Chickadee Christmas Choir collection from Studio E, will be perfect for your next winter quilt. This collection features chickadees of all sizes. Fabrics in shades of aqua, red, and soft wood tones Also, included in the collection is a birdhouse all over print, chickadees on branches, snowflakes on a red wood grain and on a brown wood grain. Kits will be available for the Free Pattern Quilt above, Farmgirl Style!
BONNIE & CAMILLE MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
It’s a Merry Little Christmas with Bonnie and Camille! This is the last mother daughter collaboration for this duo. Bonnie has retired and Camille is continuing on with her own soft style. Treat yourself to this fun filled bundle of joy, in their signature color way, add a little bit of Merry Little Christmas Woven’s and you’ll have a truly soft fun holiday mix.
Welcome to our Neighborwood
Studio E Fabrics is excited to welcome Mel Rowlands to their stable of talented artists. Mel is a gifted illustrator and she has created a magical world of charming woodland animals in her first collection, “Welcome To Our Neighborwood.” The assortment includes a 10-inch block pattern in a 24-inch repeat with sweet images of woodland animals with plenty of personality. It includes a hedgehog sniffing a flower, a racoon holding a camera and ready to take a “selfie,” an owl balancing on a large mushroom, a fox relaxing and enjoying the aroma of a flower, a bird plucking a leaf and a squirrel snapping a photo. The lead pattern combines a variety of woodland creatures accented by trees, mushrooms, leaves, butterflies and insects. Coordinates include mushrooms, small flowers, foxes, cool raccoons with sunglasses and cameras, a geometric, butterflies, birds, birdhouses and a camera print to have a little “selfie” fun. The color palette is primarily a range of teals and corals along with accents of orange, lime and grayed browns. The two free projects are easy to make small quilts with one featuring the 10-inch block images. We have kits cut and a sample soon to be completed!
