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So She Sews & Quilts, West Seneca, NY (2026)

09/04/2023

Sew... Happy Labor Day! How are you spending your day?! I'll be painting...again. Update on the bathroom plumbing saga - there's another leak 🥺😭😭...anyway...
This is a great idea brought to me by a new client! Her son graduated with his PhD and had his garment just hanging out in the closet. Really, what do you do with your graduation robes?! She had a great idea to turn them into pillows that he can use as decor for his home! YES! I can do that! I used the colored silks, black velvet, and black fabric to construct these one-of-a-kind gifts that she presented to her son! Just remember, Memory Pillows can be made from just about any textile to commemorate any occasion or personal remembrance!! What do you have hanging around that would make a great pillow or quilt?! ✂️🪡🧵

09/03/2023

Sew... what are your plans for this Labor Day weekend? Mine include home repair. Remember the water issue I had in my bathrooms in July? Today, will include closing the gaping hole in the floor of my upstairs bathroom and tiling that section of the floor. Cross your fingers that I can get the new tile to fit in with the old! I guess it'll be like making a repair to quilt blocks already stitched into a finished quilt! 🤷‍♀️ Next, I'll be scraping the peeling paint in my back hall entrance. I've put this 'face-lift' project off for too many years! I might even get my kitchen door painted - if I can find the right shade of blue! I've popped in a picture of the spoon that I'm going to use for color match! Isn't it funny when you have that one thing that you say, 'That's the perfect color! ☺️
Yesterday, I did a really quick finish to my cross stitch piece - made it into a pillow. It'll sit on the bench with its new friends (a.k.a. other pieces I've stitched and finished 🤭). I used scrap pieces of fabrics, added a fl**ge, and stitched an easy envelope back so I can reuse the pillow form with my winter pillows!
Enjoy your weekend! It'll be the beginning of holiday sewing when I'm back in the shop on Tuesday! I have a craft show coming up in November and it's time to kick it into full gear! ✂️🪡🧵

09/02/2023

Sew...a momentary pause from quilt pictures this morning to show you my finished stitched piece 😊 I have been cross stitching for years - I mean y-e-a-r-s 🤭 These past few (A.C. - after covid) I've stitched quite a bit more. This little piece is called Le Jardin de Bobines and I just love it! I have 3 more patterns by this designer, Jardine Privé, and I'll be starting another one next month! I already have 7 that I'm stitching on for September 🤷‍♀️ ... anyway, I finished this piece myself by lacing the cloth to my mounting board then mounting the board to the wooden piece, which I found at Hobby Lobby. It had writing on it but I covered all of that up with my foliage at the bottom! I added a couple of bows and - voila! It's hanging in my freshly painted side entrance 😊 If you look closely at the alphabet you'll notice I stitched my initials in a different color, which is how I personalized my piece! This little piece just makes me smile everytime I walk by!
Happy Labor Day weekend! Here's to fun times and another summer in the books!

08/31/2023

Sew ... you HAVE to see this quilt! 😍 This is another one that belongs in the I-don't-want-to-give-this-back pile! I >might< have had it hanging in my studio for a bit while I worked on other quilts 🤭 Seriously though, the inspiration I gained from this quilt is just - insert Chef's kiss here lol 💋
My client, who never ceases to amaze me, took these cross stitched linens and turned out this beautiful quilt - without a pattern! She made this for a friend and the linens belonged to a family member. Yes, they were a bit tattered and had loose knots in places but between the piecing of the blocks and the dense quilting design I chose, this quilt can be loved, admired, and used!
I know I am just gushing over this piece but seriously, how can you not?! It's all too often that we discard those older antique linens because they're stained, slightly damaged from wear, or just not 'our thing'. But look! Look what can be done with these pieces of our family's history!
Now, I might be a bit biased as I love all vintage textiles 🤷‍♀️ but think about repurposing those beauties that might be sitting in a cupboard somewhere! Or, if you're still not convinced - contact me! I'll make great use of them! 🥰✂️🪡🧵

08/28/2023

Sew... now that we have reached the last week of August, I wanted to feel as if I was actually up to date with one of my l-o-n-g list of personal projects! I do try to work on things for myself when I have an opportunity but it seems as if I am always falling down the rabbit whole of new starts because, well, I want to make all of the things 🤷‍♀️🤭..anyway... I've been working on this August wall hanging in between client quilts (yes, it's the one for August). It's not large at all, nor is the table runner that I made with the scraps. I've shown previous monthly themed hangings that I have completed from this fabric line. Maybe by 2024 I'll have all 12 done 🤦‍♀️ ... there's always hope! 🤣
I managed to get both of these quilted and bound by late last night! I feel so accomplished 🏆 and if I remember correctly, I think I have September's done, which is a fall theme! Wow! I am really starting my week off on the right foot! 😁
The monthly themed panels are from Hoffman fabrics and provide plenty of coordinating fabric for backing. I generally use a different fabric for backing and try to work that coordinating print into the front panel. For this, I added a bright orange solid and made HSTs (half-square triangles) as a partial border. The backing fabric was pulled from my stash...look closely at the date on the selvedge 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️...I used an alphabet quilting design, which stitched out beautifully! All in all, I like these pieces! They're still bright enough to keep the summer vibe going!
BTW, my QC guy was right in my face making sure I was taking tiny stitches when I worked on the binding. He is brutal! Who hired him anyway?! 🪡✂️🧵

08/14/2023

Sew...Good Monday morning to you all! This past weekend we celebrated my grandson's 4th birthday with a family party, which was so much fun! My grandkids were running and playing - I love watching them all together. Although, I miss my girl in Florida 🥺.
Yesterday, was a busy day in the studio - actually, it was more frustrating than anything 🙄. Naomi, (yes, my machines have names) decided to be cranky and fiesty so she had to be turned off and unplugged. Not only does rain/thunderstorms/lightening affect her performance so does humidity. I swear she's SO fickle! 🤷‍♀️ anyway... she's in a better mood today! 🤣
Because I'm shaking my head in disbelief, I have to share this with you! This puppy is growing like crazy! There's only a 2 month difference between these pictures of Chet and Moses, who is 13 yrs. Crazy, right?!
Here's to a great work week! 🪡✂️🧵

08/08/2023

Sew... how's your August shaping up? I'm not even going to say anything out loud so as not to jinx myself 🤣
Let's see what we can talk about today! How about this beauty?! I absolutely love quilt patterns that are or resemble an Irish Chain! There are endless possibilities for quilting! But, at times an edge-to-edge design is the perfect choice! This is that case 😊 I love how the swirls fall into the open spaces! Subtle and sweet! I actually turned this quilt to run the design from top to bottom so the swoops appear to float down the quilt. By turning I mean that I rotated the quilt top a quarter-turn to the left so I loaded the right side of the quilt top on the top bar of my longarm. Sounds confusing but it's not 🤷‍♀️
This client pieced this top some years ago - we all have those 'flimsies' sitting neatly folded on the closet shelf! Dig them out and get them quilted 🥰 You deserve to enjoy the fruits of your labors, even if it's a few years down the road. Fall in love with that quilt again ❤️🪡✂️🧵

08/03/2023

Sew... before the day gets away from me, let me share this pretty quilt with you! Most often, clients ask for an edge-to-edge design for their quilting, as was the case with this gorgeous quilt. But, nothing I looked at made my heart say, 'Yes! That's the perfect design!' So, I decided to custom quilt this because, well why not?! 🤷‍♀️ I chose designs that complemented the fabric, which had a botanical feel. I am really pleased with the overall look of this perfect sized lap quilt!

08/02/2023

Sew...Happy August! Where has this summer gone?! Where have I been? What have I been up to, you ask? Well... it's been the proverbial one step forward - two steps back 🙄. Let's start with the leak around the fan/vent in my downstairs bathroom. Taking out the unit to investigate necessitated removing a portion of the ceiling, of course. We determined the leak was coming from the upstairs bathroom - just not sure where. Oh, and because it had been going on for s-o-o long the wood had rotted and carpenter 🐜 decided living in my ceiling was a great gig 🤬. So, next comes the exterminator, which now requires additional time to send those little buggers packing. Ok, next it's time to figure out the origin of the blasted leak. Off comes the toilet. Yep. That was it and it had been going on for months? Years? No clue! Next, in comes the plumber. The fl**ge needs replacing but nothing can be done until the wood dries and the rotted wood is replaced, which will require ripping up some of my upstairs bathroom floor and removing more of my downstairs bathroom ceiling. Are you laughing yet because this is now comical!
Oh, wait - I'm not done yet! All of the work that was done in my basement quilt studio was to prevent water from coming in...yep, guess what I discovered last week...all along my outside wall... where I stored shipping boxes, batting, pillow forms - you know, the stuff that soaks up water? It's about now that I've reached my breaking point.
Due to The Hubs work schedule and mine, our investigative and repair work can only be done on the weekends. So, I continue to have a gaping hole in my downstairs bathroom ceiling, a missing commode and hole in my upstairs bathroom, and a mysterious leak in my studio that might require part of my wall to be removed. BUT - it's OK. (Well, not really 🙄) My problems are solvable, albeit not immediately. I can function in my home. I've put my studio back together - and I even found my missing 120" tape measure! I've rearranged things in my studio and am VERY thankful no damage was done to my longarm. Don't forget, water and electricity do not mix and batting can be replaced lol
So, what's my moral to this mess? I am fortunate that I have a home that keeps me safe; that I have the capability to make these repairs - even if they can only be handled on the weekends. And that I've given myself the moments I have needed to be angry (VERY angry) and the time I've needed to figure out solutions. So, that's what been going on since the first weekend of July. What a roller-coaster 😳🤣
Now, here's an update on my new QC guy 💙 He's 16 weeks old today and weighs in at a whopping 36.5 #! He's found his space within our family 💙 He's living his best life!

06/28/2023

Sew... have you had those take-one-step-forward-then-10-steps-back days/weeks?! 🙄 Good, because then I know I'm not alone. Geez Louise! 🤣
Let me tell you about this cool quilt that was done with panels! I've talked about this before - how quickly these designs can be stitched together! Add some coordinating fabrics, a cool backing, a fun quilting design, and there you have it! A perfect gift for an avid hiker, traveler, or just something fun to commemorate a trip to the mountains and parks! So, don't be afraid to add a few panels to your stash! They'll stitch up quickly! 🪡✂️🧵

06/27/2023

Sew...yesterday didn't go as planned 🙄 too many bad things can happen to electronics during storms 😳 ...anyway, there's always something to do in the shop!
Today, I am sharing another set of Keepsake bears that were given to special ladies this past Father's Day. I made them from their late grandfather's shirts and jackets giving them something to love and cuddle in his memory 💙 These bears always develop their loveable personalities as I stitch and I just adore how they just give a sweet tilt of their head once I've finished!
I make sure each bear is unique - no two are made the same! I believe the family member was unique to each person and their bear should be, as well 💙
🪡✂️🧵

06/26/2023

Sew... good Monday morning! Whew! It's going to be another fabric-filled week where I get to pet lots of pretty things!
Speaking of pretty things, this is a custom quilt made for a client's husband from his late mother's clothing as a gift ❣️ Most quilts are made using 100% cotton fabrics, which is standard in the industry. Keepsake quilts use whatever is available - polyester, knit, wool, flannel, and yes, cotton. Each fabric on its own is great. Mix them all together and you have a melting pot where everyone needs to get along and behave nicely 🤭 This is accomplished by using different types of interfacing and stabilizers, which works great!
This quilt used polyester, knit, gauze, cotton, and fleece. The result - ❤️. I used the center of a sweater, which had the owl imprint, as my jumping-off point and just built my blocks from there! I designed as I went, added extra pieces where needed, pieced fabrics, and was rewarded with this lovely quilt. The backing is a fleece blanket that mom used all of the time ❣️ I quilted with a stipple design as this needed more dense quilting. I also used the same fabrics for a scrappy binding.
Keepsake quilts are a wonderful way to use garments that might otherwise get cast off. T-shirt quilts also fall into that category. Think about what you have. Is there something that you can repurpose to bring new life to a piece? Give me a call! Let's talk! 🪡✂️🧵

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