Hi everyone! This is just a quick little post today to let you know that new things are happening here. If you haven't already noticed, I'm revamping the blog, have a new name, and that means something bigger is going on...
Next month I plan to dust out the shop and get it painted. Once that is done, I will open it up and start some beginning sewing classes! I'm so excited to get going on this, but I need to wait for it to get just a bit warmer outside before starting this project.
I haven't figured out pricing details but that is next on my list of things to do. What I can tell you is that each class will have a different project and the class fee will include the pattern and materials needed to complete one project with that pattern. I will also offer some more advanced sewing classes, quilting classes, and kids sewing classes.
Please spread the word and let me know if you are interested in receiving a newsletter from me with more detailed info and first dibs on signing up. You can leave your email in a comment here, or you can email directly with your info at fourchicksfarm@gmail.com. Please remember, I have a somewhat limited amount of space. Because of that, each class will only be able to accommodate up to 6 people. If there is a high demand, I can always add a couple more classes to the schedule.
Some input from you would be great to help me get this started! What days/times of the week would work best for your schedule? Finding this out from everyone interested would be very helpful to me in figuring out the best times to hold classes.
Thank you! Please let me know if you have questions!
Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Merry Little Christmas
I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. Ours was simple and quiet. The budget was small this year, but I have to tell you, this Christmas was the best one yet I think. We enjoyed each others company, had wonderful food, and enjoyed all of our gifts.
I made new stockings for the kids this year and they loved them. I used this tutorial from the Imagine Gnats blog. Her tutorial is for a quilt as you go stocking, but I opted to just use a fat quarter for mine rather than scraps (I made these at the last minute and didn't have much time to find the perfect scraps in my overflowing bins). They are quilted with meandering patterns and each child's name.
I made new stockings for the kids this year and they loved them. I used this tutorial from the Imagine Gnats blog. Her tutorial is for a quilt as you go stocking, but I opted to just use a fat quarter for mine rather than scraps (I made these at the last minute and didn't have much time to find the perfect scraps in my overflowing bins). They are quilted with meandering patterns and each child's name.
From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Pillow Pop - Project #1 finished!
Amanda from Little Treasures by Amanda started a sew-a-long for the Misfit Quilters. She chose the Pillow Pop book by Heather Bostic. I purchased my copy from Amazon and I love all the projects in it!
She chose the first pillow is called "Life Aquatic" designed by Heather Bostic. (All the pillow designs in this book are not by Heather. It is a compilation of projects from many wonderful designers.) Heather's pillow was made with aqua and orange fabric scraps. Originally, I planned to make mine using a different color scheme, but when I went through my scraps I realized something. I think aqua just might be my favorite color. My blue bin of scraps was overflowing. Literally. So I decided to throw caution to the wind and just copy everything Heather did. No shame, right?
Here is my pillow top after I sewed all the squares together. I wasn't really sure about it at this point but I continued on. After I had the top quilted and it was assembled with the back I really loved it! It's funny how a little simple quilting can change something entirely.
This is my finished pillow. It now lives on my couch and has already been used in a few pillow fights and licked by my dog.
Next month (which is actually tomorrow, I guess. What happened to February?!?!) we will be starting a pillow designed by Katy Jones, who makes super awesome stuff! Want to join in our projects? It's not too late. You can join in anytime. We'd love to see your finished pillows!
She chose the first pillow is called "Life Aquatic" designed by Heather Bostic. (All the pillow designs in this book are not by Heather. It is a compilation of projects from many wonderful designers.) Heather's pillow was made with aqua and orange fabric scraps. Originally, I planned to make mine using a different color scheme, but when I went through my scraps I realized something. I think aqua just might be my favorite color. My blue bin of scraps was overflowing. Literally. So I decided to throw caution to the wind and just copy everything Heather did. No shame, right?
Here is my pillow top after I sewed all the squares together. I wasn't really sure about it at this point but I continued on. After I had the top quilted and it was assembled with the back I really loved it! It's funny how a little simple quilting can change something entirely.
This is my finished pillow. It now lives on my couch and has already been used in a few pillow fights and licked by my dog.
Next month (which is actually tomorrow, I guess. What happened to February?!?!) we will be starting a pillow designed by Katy Jones, who makes super awesome stuff! Want to join in our projects? It's not too late. You can join in anytime. We'd love to see your finished pillows!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Finished Quilt and a New Restaurant
I finished my sample quilt! I think I was excited because I've never ever finished a quilt in a week before. Next week I'll be driving to West Seattle to drop it off. I hope she likes it. I can't wait to see a quilt I made hanging on the wall of a fabric shop!
I didn't get creative with the quilting. I quilted it just like it showed on the pattern cover. As this is my first, I decided to follow it to the letter. I think it will be nice for her customers to see an example of the finished quilt in person, rather than just a picture.
Next week when I take this in, I will also be picking up the pattern and fabrics to make a sample for the class I'll be teaching next month. I'm so nervous!!! I hope I don't ramble on while teaching. I tend to do that.
In other news, a brand new Ivar's opened just a few blocks from my house on Tuesday. If you aren't familiar with Ivar's, it's a fast food seafood chain that is Seattle through and through. Their food is so delicious. We just had to go. I put on my walking shoes and rounded up the kids and the hubs. We were way more excited than is normal and/or appropriate for a fast food dinner. We ordered clams, fish and chips, and a TANKER of clam chowder. Yeah. A tanker. 32 ounces of creamy clammy goodness. I got a hilarious snapshot of the hubs carrying his loot:
My kids even got their photo taken with a giant clam. All in all, I'd say it was a great evening with the family.
Selina
I didn't get creative with the quilting. I quilted it just like it showed on the pattern cover. As this is my first, I decided to follow it to the letter. I think it will be nice for her customers to see an example of the finished quilt in person, rather than just a picture.
Next week when I take this in, I will also be picking up the pattern and fabrics to make a sample for the class I'll be teaching next month. I'm so nervous!!! I hope I don't ramble on while teaching. I tend to do that.
In other news, a brand new Ivar's opened just a few blocks from my house on Tuesday. If you aren't familiar with Ivar's, it's a fast food seafood chain that is Seattle through and through. Their food is so delicious. We just had to go. I put on my walking shoes and rounded up the kids and the hubs. We were way more excited than is normal and/or appropriate for a fast food dinner. We ordered clams, fish and chips, and a TANKER of clam chowder. Yeah. A tanker. 32 ounces of creamy clammy goodness. I got a hilarious snapshot of the hubs carrying his loot:
My kids even got their photo taken with a giant clam. All in all, I'd say it was a great evening with the family.
Selina
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Bernina Makeover Contest
I have a huge favor to ask. I entered to win a Bernina sewing room makeover contest on Facebook. I wrote a blog post for this already over on my other blog HERE. If you don't mind, please take a look at the post and vote for my disaster of a room. Here are a couple photos so you can see what kind of space I'm dealing with:
Just to clarify, I promise I am not just too lazy to clean, and I am not a hoarder. We had a small flood a couple of years ago that turned into a big mess and we don't have the money to finish remodeling it. Life kinda gets in the way, you know? Between my husbands stupid car breaking down a gazillion times (FYI, don't ever buy a Volkswagon), trying to feed and clothe 4 children, and losing my job it's just been one hurdle after another. If you'd rather not jump through the hoops of reading another post before you vote, here is a link directly to my page of the contest where you can vote Bernina Makeover Contest
You can vote once per day until the 25th of this month.
Thank you friends! I know it's a long shot, but a girl can hope, right? :)
Selina
You can vote once per day until the 25th of this month.
Thank you friends! I know it's a long shot, but a girl can hope, right? :)
Selina
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Eeeeek! and OMG! and all that other stuff. Oh, and a quilt.
I have a finished quilt to share with you today, but first I have something to say.
Monica, the owner of the West Seattle Fabric Company called me this morning! She said she was browsing online last night and stumbled upon my other blog that I write with Lizze and loved all of the quilts we have made, and that she was really impressed with our work. And then, to her surprise, she had an email from little me sitting in her inbox later that evening! To make a long story short, we hit it off on the phone right off the bat. I'm meeting her at her store tomorrow and YES I can do the work from home! Also she wants to talk to me about teaching quilting classes. What?!?!?! Yes, you read that correctly. Yours truly teaching a class! Holy s***balls that's exciting! So, thank you for all of your crossed body parts!
Ahem. Okay. Time to regain composure...
I finished my Royal Garden quilt this morning and we actually had sunshine so I could get some decent pictures (God must be happy with me today, all these lovely surprises and all).
I'm much too anxious and excited to write a normal post right now so I'm just going to show you pictures.
I linked up for the Bloggers Quilt Festival over on Amy's blog with this quilt on my other blog over here. The post I wrote over there is normal and not full of OMG's and exclamation points.
Wish me luck tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes. Hopefully I don't vomit on her (yes, I'm THAT nervous).
Selina
Monica, the owner of the West Seattle Fabric Company called me this morning! She said she was browsing online last night and stumbled upon my other blog that I write with Lizze and loved all of the quilts we have made, and that she was really impressed with our work. And then, to her surprise, she had an email from little me sitting in her inbox later that evening! To make a long story short, we hit it off on the phone right off the bat. I'm meeting her at her store tomorrow and YES I can do the work from home! Also she wants to talk to me about teaching quilting classes. What?!?!?! Yes, you read that correctly. Yours truly teaching a class! Holy s***balls that's exciting! So, thank you for all of your crossed body parts!
Ahem. Okay. Time to regain composure...
I finished my Royal Garden quilt this morning and we actually had sunshine so I could get some decent pictures (God must be happy with me today, all these lovely surprises and all).
I'm much too anxious and excited to write a normal post right now so I'm just going to show you pictures.
I linked up for the Bloggers Quilt Festival over on Amy's blog with this quilt on my other blog over here. The post I wrote over there is normal and not full of OMG's and exclamation points.
Wish me luck tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes. Hopefully I don't vomit on her (yes, I'm THAT nervous).
Selina
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Cross Everything!!!
Okay folks. You probably don't know this but I have been looking for decent job for quite some time. I have applied all kinds of places and haven't heard a word from any of them. At the moment I am working at a fast food restaurant. Have I mentioned that I am a 31 year old woman?!?! Working with teenage girls all day can really start to grate on a woman's nerves after, oh, 5 minutes or so.
The other day Lizze told me that The West Seattle Fabric Company posted a note on Facebook saying that they are looking for sample quilt makers. West Seattle is quite a drive for me as I live about 30 miles south of there. Working there would really be impractical for me, especially with the price of gas being what it is right now. I just sent an e-mail to the owner asking if this would be a position that she would consider allowing someone to do from home. I know it's a long shot, but it would be such a great opportunity. I really hope that she doesn't shoot me down!
So here's hoping. Please cross all your fingers and toes (and anything else that can be crossed) for me! I'll post an update once I hear back. In the meantime, I'll just be sitting here biting my nails...
Selina
The other day Lizze told me that The West Seattle Fabric Company posted a note on Facebook saying that they are looking for sample quilt makers. West Seattle is quite a drive for me as I live about 30 miles south of there. Working there would really be impractical for me, especially with the price of gas being what it is right now. I just sent an e-mail to the owner asking if this would be a position that she would consider allowing someone to do from home. I know it's a long shot, but it would be such a great opportunity. I really hope that she doesn't shoot me down!
So here's hoping. Please cross all your fingers and toes (and anything else that can be crossed) for me! I'll post an update once I hear back. In the meantime, I'll just be sitting here biting my nails...
Selina
Friday, May 13, 2011
Starting Fresh
I've had this blog for a long time and I decided to start over. I have another blog that has been given my full attention for about a year now. My friend, Lizze and I opened a shop on Etsy last spring and we have been slowly building on that business using the other blog. If you care to visit, that blog can be found at http://wanderingstarsonetsy.wordpress.com
I want to have this blog for the purpose of showing things I have made, tutorials, and also showing a bit about my everyday family life as well. I'll talk about sewing, cooking, kids, and probably my dog too.
Here's the princess now. This is Bijou. Be prepared to hear much about this puppy as she is pretty darn special in this house.
Here are three of my heathens, er, I mean kids. We were on a camping trip up at Moses Lake here in the lovely state of Washington. My other daughter was not present in this photo because she was here:
Nothing like sleeping in when you're on vacation. And she is a bear if you wake her up before she's ready. Trust this.
No sewing news in this post. I just wanted to reintroduce myself. Next time I'll have some sew sweet goodness for you. I'm participating in a mug rug swap AND a doll quilt swap, so I'll have a lot to show off in the next couple of days.
Selina
I want to have this blog for the purpose of showing things I have made, tutorials, and also showing a bit about my everyday family life as well. I'll talk about sewing, cooking, kids, and probably my dog too.
Here are three of my heathens, er, I mean kids. We were on a camping trip up at Moses Lake here in the lovely state of Washington. My other daughter was not present in this photo because she was here:
Nothing like sleeping in when you're on vacation. And she is a bear if you wake her up before she's ready. Trust this.
No sewing news in this post. I just wanted to reintroduce myself. Next time I'll have some sew sweet goodness for you. I'm participating in a mug rug swap AND a doll quilt swap, so I'll have a lot to show off in the next couple of days.
Selina
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