Chain Saw quilt

If you have come into the Attic Window any time in the last few months, you may have heard that we will have a guest artist and teacher here at the end of August 2010. Kimberly Einmo will be a guest speaker at the NCW Quilt Guild meeting on August 25, 2010. Then, we will host a book signing and class(es) with Kimberly at the Attic Window. Final dates and arrangements are in the works so look for future e-mails or check out our Facebook page for updated information.

Kimberly is a very creative quilter that I met while we were both stationed at Ramstein AB in Germany. She taught many classes and mystery quilts for our guild. In 2005, she published her first book, "Quilt a Travel Souvenir".

She has also created quite a few rulers to use with her patterns or your own creations. One of her latest rulers is called Simpli-EZ Jelly Roll Ruler. And to go with the ruler, her second book was published in January 2010. This book, Jelly Roll Quilts & More is more than a collection of great patterns for all the precut products on the market. This book has great tips for new and experienced quilters. She has recipes to try (the brownie recipe is great - quick and delicious) and great illustrations and directions on using many of her rulers.

The Attic Window has been carrying her book, which has flown out the door with each shipment. While in the shop take a look at this book. If when you come in we are out of stock, please put in a special order for your own copy.

And check out the picture above of the quilt I made from Jelly Roll Quilts & More. The Chain Saw quilt requires a Layer Cake (10" squares) and a Jelly Roll (2.5" strips), background and border fabrics. Mary of Quilt Hollow and another friend from my time in Germany will be doing the quilting.

what are you working on?

Hi, Sally told us a couple of days of her current projects. It got me thinking about mine and how I was going to accomplish even a fraction of what I want to get done.
Last night I started by doing some Scrap Therapy on my sewing table clutter. Now, I am not an Eleanor Burns throwing things over my shoulder. Instead I throw them to the opposite side of the dining table that I use for sewing. I have scraps from a couple shop samples, a few finished projects and some from a couple current ones. We used to have Scrap Therapy at the store and the goal is to cut your scraps into
2", 3.5" and 5" squares to be used in ST patterns. I have already purchased a few patterns but haven't cut enough to do anything. Whether you use this method to control your scraps or your own preferred method, I would recommend working on scraps as you go, don't let them pile up. If you will never use your scraps pass them on to a friend who will.
Next thing I did, was do my Step 2 for the Kimberly Einmo mystery that the ladies from Girl's Night Out are doing. And I also went back to square up my step 1 patches. Might redo a few to straighten out the squares. I love my fabric and can't wait to get this together. I used Kimberly's Flying Geese ruler and it is great. Some days I just do not want to draw a diagonal line for HSTs and this ruler and a few other brands save that step.
And I am also working on a new quilt from Kimberly's new book, Jelly Roll Quilts & More from AQS. The quilt I chose to start with is called Chain Saw and it is great to have all the fabric in the house and not have to buy anything for a change. Well, I think I will have to buy backing but that can wait. After I finish this quilt, I want to do Square Dance. Unfortunately, I did not have a Honey Bun and Jelly Roll from the same line of fabric. In fact my only Honey Bun is called Whispers and is soft colors, while my Jelly Rolls are all Kansas Troubles or batik rolls.

The Attic Window will be welcoming our friends for Girl's Night Out on Wednesday night. I am hoping that everyone who is doing the mystery, Northern Star Trail, bring in their step 1 patches. I would love to get pictures posted as the steps are done. Kimberly will be coming to Wenatchee in August and we hope to have a good selection of finished quilts to show her.

Quilt a Travel Souvenir Trunk Show

The Attic Window is hosting...
"Quilt a Travel Souvenir Trunk Show" by Kimberly Einmo
for the month of December.
Combine your love for quilts with a sense of adventure to create one-of-a-kind vacation memory quilts.


Over a dozen eye-catching quilt patterns will help you capture the vibrant color, texture, diversity, and grandeur of favorite European locales.

The projects feature a balanced mix of precision piecing techniques, fanciful machine appliqué, and stunning hand or machine embroidery.

Come into the shop and check out the trunk show...Kimberly Einmo will be coming to Wenatchee August 2010!