MY NEW QUILTS

 

If you want to order a t-shirt quilt for Christmas order now!

 

Here are my three types of t-shirt quilts that I am making:

This is my A&M T-shirt made from 12 adult t-shirts in honor of my brother (Gary's) Lady Aggies. Notice they were the NCAA champions in 2011. The size of each square is 17" x17". This quilt is not for sale but is a sample by the way. A quilt like it sells right now for $200. which is a bargain. I quilted it on my sewing machine. This price includes the labor plus the backing, stripping, interfacing, and thread. You of course, provide the t-shirts. It does not have to be this big if your squares are smaller or you have less t-shirts.
 

 This is my beloved Africa t-shirt quilt which is in process of being quilted. Notice it has random size squares which requires more time to assemble the quilt. I did make the width of each row the same. This quilt is a sample also as it is my memory quilt. This would be around $225. depending on your t-shirts.

This is the 3rd sample quilt. The Texas Ranger quilt is a fringe quilt and is much easier to actually quilt so the price is less. Around $150. for 12 squares that are 17" x 17". The one below is random squares so it would be closer to $175.

SO THAT IS THE T-SHIRT QUILTS THAT CAN BE ORDERED!

I ALSO HAVE BABY QUILTS THAT ARE ON SALE RIGHT NOW FOR $65. FOR 9 SQUARE QUILT AND $75. FOR THE 12 SQUARE QUILTS. I USE THE CRAZY PATCH PATTERN FOR THESE QUILTS.

Here are a few samples:
The exact same material might not be available but something similar will be available. I love the John Deere quilt but I could not find the picture today.

This is one of the craft fairs that I did in October and November. I did a total of four sales. The T-shirt quilt is what most people wanted for graduation and memory quilts. I enjoyed doing the fall and Halloween table runners and team quilts. I also had some baby items and aprons. I have decided to stay focused on my quilts.

I really enjoyed making my second signature quilt. I can make this one in baby size or lap size. It is great for going away gifts, graduation gifts etc. Another idea is to write your favorite scripture on the muslin block in the middle of the small squares. This is my South African Shew Shew quilt. I do have this material if someone wants a small size like this. I have African gitenge material as well. My quilt was hand quilted but I will do future quilts like this on the machine. I am too slow to sell hand quilted quilts.

I love my fall quilt that I started last fall while in Alabama. It reminds me of watching in the park with Larry and my mother-in-law. She love looking up into the tall trees and pointed out leaves for me to collect. This sure was a short fall this year. As you can see I have done a lot of quilt making this last year. I love starting a new quilt and love putting in the last stitches.



 

Ready, Set, Go!!!!!!!

It is time to get started! Let’s get out all those pictures and do something with them! Or maybe you would like to have fun making some special cards to encourage your friends and family. Or perhaps a gift to give to someone. It is easy to do using Close To MY Heart paper and supplies. Their stamps are easy to use and add so much to your scrapbook pages and cards. Please check out the catalog on my webpage www.dibrandolph.ctmh.com

I would love to get together on May 8^th from 6 pm till when we finish or May 9^th from 10am to noon. I can show you the samples I have of projects and some of the CTMH materials that you might be interested in ordering. If these dates are not convenient then we can talk about other times. I’m available on Sat afternoon also.

What I propose we do is meet once a month to work on a project together. Then in between time you might want to continue to work on more pages or cards. I call these clubs. The ideal number of people would be around 6 to 8 but fewer is possible. Please bring your friends or relatives with you on the 8^th or 9^th to see if they might want to join you in having fun creating. Please RSVP Dianne at dibrandolph@gmail.com

The above cards were done with the balloon ride paper and accessories found on page 37. The cards are fun and easy to make. I have stamps that you can add sentiments on the inside of the card or just write your own message.

Then below you will find four pages in scrapbook form done with the Skylark “Workshop on the Go” kit page 22 & 23. The pages are so pretty when finished. Once you have the layout you can do another set with paper you might have on hand.

There are two books I suggest you might like to order, like I did when I was first getting started. They give so many layouts for scrapbooks and cards. I chose the Reflections for scrapbooking and Originals for card making. Then I used the paper I already had on hand as well as stickers and other embellishment.

The cards sets are usually around $25 for 6 cards. The “workshop on the go” is around $30.  We can also have crop nights or days when we use what we already have on hand. I have a Cricut machine with philosophy and artiste art cartridges that match a lot of the stamps that are in the catalog. I makes them really stand out.

I am really looking forward to working together and making new friends.

 

Just Getting Started!

Hello friends, I, Dianne, am getting started in my new journey with three different ventures. You know me, I can never do just one thing at a time. That would be boring. So what are the three ventures?


SCRAPBOOK, CARD MAKING, TABLE DECORATIONS, GIFT IDEAS, ETC

One of my best friends from college, Etta, has done really well with Close To My Heart. I went to one of her Card Making groups when I was home on vacation and had such a good time. I am just not sure how many people still do scrapbooking. But I know women love to decorate their houses, so I think most women can find something to do with the products that are offered by Close To My Heart. So check out what is available. I will be doing free teaching on how to make some of these products at my home or yours. I know my Alabama relatives and friends are interested so I will be having an open house Chocolate Affair on the 29th of September. I am hoping I will be meeting new friends with this venture that I can share the "main things that I love". So friends, please pray for this venture. I want to glorify the Lord in whatever I do. He has to be part of this.
www.dibrandolph.ctmh.com

2. Quilting and Sewing projects have been my love since I was a small 6 year old sitting at my Grandma Blair's feet and being taught by my great auntie. They both encouraged me and I was sewing on a treadle sewing machine when I was just a child. So when we got to Rwanda I could still sew on those machines. The women there could hardly believe it.

I am going to be making and selling baby quilts, lap quilts, banners and anything but large quilts. I have several queen size quilts I am working on finishing for myself. I am way too slow at hand quilting to sell those quilts. One of the quilts I will eventually be selling is my favourite crazy quilt pattern which several babies in Africa have received. I will show you a few now. The hard part will be calculating prices for these quilts.

 As you can see I really like the crazy patchwork quilt. It looks good in all sorts of fabric as you can see for yourself. I made the animal print quilt for missionary kid named Country, who lives in Zambia on the Zambezi River. The bright pink crazy quilt went to my niece Lola and the Cowboy print went to her brother Landry. My sister got the autumn colored queen quilt. The African Gitenge fabric quilt is on our queen bed in Texas. I am hand quilting the signature quilt of all our missionary friends in Africa for our new house.

Hope you like looking at some of my quilts from the last few years. There are more but I am not willing to make them in quantity. I plan to teach quilting at my house also. Again another opportunity to do the main thing.

3. My third venture is making monograms with my new sewing machine which was a gift from a special friend. I am loving experimenting with the monograms. It is so easy and automatic! The hard part is placing it on the fabric where you really want it to be. Monograming is very popular.

The next challenge is tofind the right venue to sell these items. I plan to use this blog and Facebook but hope to go to craft fairs also. I did this sort of things before we were appointed 32 years ago but I was younger than and had more energy. As you know I have had four back surgeries recently so I have to pace myself and wear a back brace while I am working on these things. Continue to pray for my back to heal and that I will be disciplined doing my exercises.

Larry is acting as my business manager for the time being until the Lord leads him into a new ministry after we retire from the mission board next August. Pray for him as well.