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MANCUSO, CANDICE AND INCHIE QUILTS

It has been en exciting month here at Sue Pelland Designs!  I am working with a few new distributors, so watch for Leaves Galore in your mailbox catalogs soon… Meanwhile, we have been to another wonderful show in Manchester, NH.  At Mancuso, my niece Candice, my daughter Lauren and my Mom, Elaine  helped me run the booth.  What fun to work with three of my favorite people!!  After 4 days of demos, I ended up with piles of leaves…you might say, we cut Leaves Galore!! What to do with all these beautiful leaves… Today I made an inchie quilt for my mini group of Thimble Pleasures Quilt Guild.   We have been swapping inchies, and were asked to make a quilt that would show off the 12 inchies that we traded.  Here is a sneak preview of my inchie quilt, called “Inchies in the Garden”.  I thought they all looked a little like beautiful, unique flowers, so I surrounded them with colorful leaves.  Here is my inchie quilt in my garden on a huge Umbrella plant leaf.

inchies in the garden

close up of the 1" squares that adorn my inchie quilt, "Inchies in the Garden"

The simple quilt above is what I make when demonstrating Leaves Galore.  I have about 30 of these 9″ x 12″ quilt tops.  If you are a shop owner and you want a sample for your shop, I will send you one of these mini-samples with your next order!  Just e-mail and ask me for a mini. My niece Candice has been visiting for about a month now.  Mancuso was her first Quilt Show Experience!  She was amazed by the artistry and social commentary woven into some of the quilts.  Most people just don’t realize how Quilting has evolved into an art form.  It was fun to see her first impressions of such a beautiful show.  When we got home from Mancuso, she decided she wanted to see the quilt I have made for her graduation from University.  She will not graduate for another year, but the quilt is finished!  Thanks to Kathy Alyce of Waterfall Quilts who inspired me to make this curved edge block quilt with her Flip Flop Block Template!  Watch for Kathy’s book coming soon from AQS, and you will see a photo of this quilt in the book!  Thanks to Kathy Sperino who made it so beautiful with the quilting.

OHHHH!!!

CLose your eyes!

Close your eyes Candice!

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