lessons learned......

for the last couple of days I have been under the expert tutelage of Lisa Bongean, yes the Primitive Gatherings very one.......as an instructor, I can tell you, she has a wealth of constructive, helpful, friendly, useful stitching information..... Fun and Nice to boot!
a crazy quilt was our project and I've always wanted to give that a try......her technique was so easy, right up my alley......
Winter Crazy Quilt Table Mat



now being a bit of a darker, more primitive quilter I changed Lisa's design up a bit so my crazy quilt table mat can sit out all year......






so intent was I on learning those crazy quilt stitches I stitched the piece right to my jeans at one point!




one useful and simple tip Lisa gave us I used last night, is to tuck a pillow under our stitching project, less stress on our neck and back, works!



now my crazy quilt design will not become a pattern, as this is already a Primitive Gatherings design.....I just changed the wool colors for the background and used my own applique drawings but I have an idea......
you can purchase Primitive Gatherings Wool Crazy Table Mat pattern from them and Whatnots pattern from me, which has the pieces I used for applique....
now out of two patterns you have three designs......snowman crazy quilt, small quilt and a primitive crazy mat and you could make the little quilt in blues with snowman appliques around......now your have four for the price of two!



now off to clean my house which has not been touched because I was having to much fun learning stuff......
enjoy.......

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