Author: Deanna

Visit us at www.stitchesquilting.com As the owner of Stitches Quilting, I opened my first store front in 2002 in Yuma Arizona. It was a thrill and dream come true. There was so much excitment in just touching all the glorious fabrics, threads and samples. I loved being able to inspire young and more mature quilters to work with such beautiful materials. The shoppe was always open to anyone that just simply wanted to come and sew. I loved having it busy with lots of people to inspire each other. We even had a children's area with a custom built cottage for them to play in with lots of toys to occupy their sweet minds as their mothers were distracted. www.stitchesquilting.com I had just recently been divorced prior to opening the store and had three beautiful boys. One of my sons had special needs from Tuberous Sclerosis (Luke's web site about TS)and it was challenging running the store but very fulfilling. (I also have a blog on Luke's website that talks about the challenges of being a special needs mom) I used money from my divorce settlement to open the store. It felt so wonderful to be destracted from the stress of the divorce. Unfortunately, my youngest son at 11 months of age had a traumatic brain injury less than 45 days after I opened the store. It was devastating. Despite odds with the help of many ladies and at high cost, I kept the store open. I worked along but realized it was unreasonable to keep the store open without jepardizing things for my children. I closed the store, remarried a phenomenal man, moved to Utah, became a caregiver for my mother with ALS Lou Gehrigs and along with my children. I also got three new step-daughters. My mother passed away, then I started working with my husband at his law firm www.walllegalsolutions.com and applied to be accepted to get my Master's Degree. I was accepted and completed a program in Healthcare Administration. I love Utah and it is so wonderful to have the time to quilt and sew again. For motivation to complete my Master's thesis, my reward was to quilt again. I actually slept with the fabric and each day would touch it as I completed my thesis. I am not able to work full time outside of the home with the unique needs of my children but feel once again inclined to inspire others to quilt and provide them with beautiful supplies to enjoy. My hope is that you enjoy the online store and contact us if you have any questions. I will also sell patterns that I have designed from quilts I made for those I love. Happy Stitching and please don't hesitate to email if you have any questions. deanna@stitchesquilting.com Deanna Favorite Links Stitches Quilting Luke's Tuberous Sclerosis Site Wall & Wall, Attorneys at Law

Posted on October 3, 2017May 21, 2018 by Deanna

Cricut Maker Quilt Sew Many Squares

Cricut Maker Sew Many Squares Quilt Amy Butler Free Spirit Fabric

Cricut Maker Quilt Sew Many Squares

Cricut Maker Quilt Sew Many Squares – Can’t wait to cozy up with this quilt cut with the Cricut Maker using the Rotary Blade and Fabric Grip Mat.

Sew Many Square Quilt Kit with Amy Butler of Free Spirit Fabrics for the Cricut Maker

Cut fabric with the Cricut Maker is like cutting butter! Yum! Can’t wait to play!

The Sew Many Squares Throw Quilt is a Free Cricut Maker Project.

Each Cricut Maker Project Outlines all of the materials that you need. Materials list along with complete instructions can be printed off or always accessible on your mobile or computer through Design Space. You never have to forget your list when you get to the store.

Here is a peek at the Sew Many Squares Throw Quilt Instructions. All Cricut Maker Sewing Projects have instructions similar to this.

Let’s start by cutting the fabric on the Cricut Maker! I always put the pretty side down on the fabric mat but had to showcase the fabric facing up for a quick photo!

This is what the Cricut Design Space screen prompts look like when you cut fabric.

The Four Patch squares are being string pieced on the sewing machine with the digital instructions in the background.

Now ready to piece the four squares together!

The four square blocks are coming together nicely!

The beautiful Amy Butler Eternal Sunshine large squares cut out by the Cricut Maker are labeled and laid out to stitch to the four square quilt blocks.

The Sew Many Squares Quilt is ready to be snuggled… Stitches Quilting Fabric Kits available for this quilt with Amy Butler Eternal Sunshine collection by Freespirit Fabrics.

Sew Many Square Quilt Kit with Amy Butler of Free Spirit Fabrics for the Cricut Maker

Any questions you have about cutting fabric with the Cricut Maker?

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and thoughts are all genuinely mine.

Posted on July 18, 2017February 3, 2018 by Deanna — 1 Comment

Cricut Sewing I-Spy Quilt Sparkle Iron On

Cricut Sewing I-Spy Quilt Sparkle Iron On

How about adding a bit of sparkle to your I-Spy Quilt? You can do it easily with a Cricut Cutting Machine and some Cricut Sparkle Iron On.

Let’s start out with 5 inch squares of novelty fabrics that you would like to showcase. I’ve accented each block with a 2.5 inch strip of Riley Blake Solids red, yellow and blue.

Then open on your computer Cricut Design Space. I’ve used a basic Cricut Sans Font in lower case to spell out I-Spy words to find.

Don’t forget to reverse your letters to print on iron on and selection glitter iron on to cut.

Below is a video step by step creating this quilt with Cricut Red Sparkle Iron On.

Remember the basic block construction for this quilt block is a 5 inch novelty square with a red 2.5 x 5 inch strip, pressed and then a 2.5 x 7 inch yellow or blue strip added to square it up.

Please tag me in a photo if you try this technique. Ask any questions that you may have below. I will have a download of the quilt pattern available.

I-Spy 5 inch charm packs are available at Stitches Quilting in the bundle of 20 squares. You can purchase multiple bundles with unique squares while selected if you want it gender themed or neutral. I have LOVED making I-Spy quilts through the years for my kiddos! I think this quilt is spectacular with added glitter lettering!

Click here to purchase the Red Cayenne Riley Blake Confetti Cotton Solid for this quilt

Click here to purchase the Yellow Sunshine Riley Blake Confetti Cotton Solid for this quilt

Click here to purchase the Blue Demin Riley Blake Confetti Cotton Solid for this quilt

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Can’t wait to see what you create!

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Week One: July 19th
Sweet Red Poppy
Whisk’em
Fleece Fun
Made For Mermaids
Sew Much Ado
That’s Sew Kari
Inside The Hem
Lily Shine Creates
The Simple Life Company
Riva La Diva
My Sweet Sunshine Studio
SewSophieLyn

Week Two: July 26th
Made By Melli
Stitches Quilting
Swoodson Says
The Sara Project
Maker Style
Wild and Wanderful
Sookee Designs
Life Sew Savory
Paisley Roots
Spindle and Seams
Feathers Flights
Sew What Alicia
The Tattooed Quilter
Amber Simmons
Coral and Co.

This is a sponsored post by Cricut BUT – I LOVE all their products and can’t say more about them! Can’t wait to share with you MORE quilting and sewing ways to use Cricut products!

I was invited to participate in the Cricut Party Blogger Program Kickoff.

This experience is based strictly on my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above. I was provided the sample free of charge by the company or PR agency and I have given my honest opinion.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine.

XOXO,

Deanna

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Posted on April 5, 2017 by Deanna — 4 Comments

Let’s Bloom in Quilting

I’m excited to be part of the Stitching Stars Bloom Blog Hop…. There are some great Quilters blogging about “Bloom”

Floral fabrics are just exquisite and fun to collect! It makes me think of the beautiful days out in the sun! Floral Blooming Quilts are spectacular to snuggle up in on a Spring day!

How do we use the floral fabrics that we have?

Here is a simple fun idea to create a floral quilt by piecing squares together! We don’t need to make life difficult to cut into and enjoy our floral fabrics!

Now look at this gorgeous collection of Joel Dewberry Cali Mod Fat Quarter Bundle with Free Spirit Designs! Don’t you want to make a quilt to wrap up in while enjoying this stream! I do… So let’s get an idea for how to use this collection.

Here is this beautiful floral fabric collection fanned out for you so you can see the actual designs. How shall we use these fabrics to celebrate the Cali Mod Florals and coordinating prints. Well the first quilt was an orange peel method, and second quilt florals cut up into squares. How about using triangles?

Here are the Joel Dewberry’s fabrics cut up into triangles, sashed with white fabric! Doesn’t it make the fabric POP? By using an equilateral triangle to cut up the fabric you really see this fabric celebrated! A fat quarter bundle of Joel Dewberry’s Cali Mod fabric is available on sale for $49.95 but take an additional 30% off this bundle with the coupon code “springfling” in your shopping cart to get the 24 piece Fat Quarter Bundle for only $34.99!

There are so many ways to use floral prints and bloom into the season! What ideas do you have for blooming quilts?

On this Bloom Blog Hop we are also giving a business tip for your Quilting or Sewing Online Business. My tip is to learn everything that you can about social media to push the beautiful things that you make for the world to see. I created a Facebook Group called Stitch Smarter to grow our Stitch related businesses SMARTER! It’s a free group to join so click the link to Facebook and join us on our creative journey! Last week we learned how to utilize Facebook with our Business Pages and this week we are learning Instagram business use. It’s a collaborative group with live videos to watch, assignments and more! Let’s bloom and grow our businesses together!

Now remember the entire inventory of fabric, patterns, notions, book at Stitches Quilting is 30% off your shopping cart by using the coupon code “springfling”! It’s time for a Spring fabric haul! A lot of the fabric is already deeply discounted getting you a discount of up to 60% off.

There are so many lovely quilters sharing their quilting bloom ideas! Be sure to visit each person on the blog hop as outlined below!

Monday, April 3, 2017

Lissa LaGreca: Lovingly Lissa

Carmen Ross: See Carmen Sew

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Sherry Shish: Powered by Quilting

Becca Fenstermaker: Pretty Piney

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Lisa Peterson: Lisa and Lorelai

Pam Cobb: The Stitch TV Show

Deanna Wall: Stitches Quilting

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Vanessa Behymer: Vintage Barngirl

Paula Mamuscia: Creations by Paula

Friday, April 7, 2017

Andi Stanfield: True Blue Quilts

Nancy Scott: Masterpiece Quilting

Anne Beier: Hudson Valley Quilts

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Posted on January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 by Deanna

Easy Sew Simple Infinity Scarf Tutorial

Finish the center seam by rolling the edge and stitching down.

Easy Sew Simple Infinity Scarf Tutorial

It is simple to sew yourself a trendy simple infinity scarf from your favorite fabric. Cut your fabric 14 inches wide and WOF (width of fabric – how wide your fabric is from selvage to selvage). If your fabric has a print or line cut along the pattern as shown below.

Press the length of the scarf on either side one turn.

Press again for a double turned finished hem to stitch closed.

Stitch the double pressed hem closed on both long sides of the scarf.

Back stitch at the end of your ends.

After you have stitched both sides of the scarf, fold so you are now stitching closed the selvage ends of the scarf. Use a 1 inch seam allowance.

Press open the center seam and fold over to prepare a finished look.

There is no need to double roll this hem as you are working with the selvage with this piece of fabric. If you are not working with the selvage, double roll your seam to give it a finished look.

Enjoy your scarf! I will upload a video for you to see the finished product! Or visit my social media to see me trying on all three scarves that I made with this pattern! Let me know other ideas that you might have with this scarf. We could piece fabric together to make it have a patchwork look. We could use strips of fabric pieces together even using raw unfinished edges. If you have any questions, please comment below!

This is a nice quick project to get your sewjo back in full swing. If you make a scarf please tag me on social media so I can see it! Instagram and Facebook @stitchesquilting!

Lots of Love!

Posted on January 13, 2017January 25, 2017 by Deanna

Fabric Planner Bookmark Paperclip

How about a simple DIY Planner Bookmark Paperclip embellished with your favorite fabric!

Here I selected Amy Sinibaldi Playground Art Gallery fabric to embellish the Paperclip Bookmark for the Quilters Planner.

Pick up an extra large paper clip from your local office supply or craft store. I selected two sets of three fabrics each from Amy Sinibaldi Playround Art Gallery Fabric Collection so I could have two different identifying bookmarks for my Quilter’s Planner.

Cut two strips of each fabric that was 1/3 inch by 18 inches. I thought it was a lovely organic touch to cut the fabric strips with scizzors instead of a rotorary cutter. Divid the 18 inch strip into segments of fourths as shown below.

Now you have 8 pieces of three different kind of fabrics. The pieces measure 1/4 inch by 4.5 inches.

Tie each piece of fabric to the top of the paperclip alternating the colors.

This way you will be able to differentiate which bookmark is indicating a particular section. Now remember this can be used for any planner or book. This is such a simple project to celebrate your fabric collection of fabrics!

XOXO,

Posted on November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 by Deanna — 4 Comments

Grow a Creative Business

We are enchanted to make beautiful items! I’ve been making beautiful things for the last 30 years and have enjoyed my creative journey. But…… some of us want to make a living from being in the creative industry. How do we do that? I say if we are going to make all of these beautiful things then it is time to start to Stitch Smart . There are many of us wanting to grow a creative business related to the fabric industry. It’s kind of like baking a loaf of bread, there are ingredients we need, we have to allow it to patiently rise, then bake at just the right time at the right temperature. Most importantly, we need yeast.

Last year, I decided that I was going to figure out just how to do that! One of the steps of discovering my path in the sewing quilting creative industry was to attend a conference called Sew Pro.

Since living here in Salt Lake City, I’ve had access to attend conferences like Build Your Blog Conference, SNAP, Alt Summit and many more! There is an amazing network of creatives here in the Salt Lake and Utah Valley area! We network as a private group too with online collaborations and often monthly meetings/get togethers to learn or socialize. It really is an amazing place to live.

Its exhilarating learning from the amazing creatives here in Utah but not many of them that participate are in the sewing quilting niche that I am in. I wanted to expand to network with people with the same interests as me.

I wanted to join together as a group and attend classes with 100 women just like me with the same kind of goals. But… I was scared to invest the money and travel all by myself to someplace that I have never been. As I prepared for the trip, I was doubting myself. Would I fit in? Would people want to talk to me? Was I doing the right thing? I was going all by myself and knew absolutely no one. Do you ever feel this way? Well sometimes it takes 20 seconds of insane courage to prove yourself wrong! Paula from Sew Pro shared this image with our group and I think it speaks volumes to how we feel as creative entrepreneurs.

My fears were proven wrong as I met so many incredible women and felt comfortable immediately! I arrived very early the morning that the conference had their evening meet and greet. I actually took my sewing machine with me because I thought I would have nothing to do that day except plan some blog posts and sew.

Little did I know that my plans of sewing were just NOT going to happen. There were lots of other women just like me that showed up early and were ready to start connecting . I met so many warm kind friendly people.

We got to visit together, eat together, learn together and collaborate all about sewing quilting and creative things!

The list of classes were overwhelming – I wanted to attend all the classes but there were 4 different classes each time frame. I didn’t know how to even begin to choose between them all. Below is a picture of Alison Glass and Tula Pink talking to us about their experiences as fabric designers. Some of the messages that Tula shared were to go out and get it DONE! She quoted Angela Walters that, “Finished is better than perfect”! No time like the present time! Now is the best time. Do something that is totally YOU!

Here is an image of Pat Sloan teaching us to not wait for things to be perfect. She recommended we get our family members on board to help. Do the WORK!!!! Don’t stop trying the Door Knob! Try things and if it doesn’t work then keep trying!

As a token of the many things I learned at SewPro along with other places, I decided to make a fabric loaf of bread sliced into pieces pin cushion. I think the loaf of bread is like us as individuals and each slice is something that we gather from a collective of people and places. I created this loaf of bread with Alison Glass Andover Fabrics by using 10 pieces of 1 inch by 10 inch strips.

Sometimes there are pressing issues to take care of connections… Don’t forget to press your strips! 😉

I just couldn’t resist adding some hand embroidery. The hand embroidery with Aurifil Floss is done perpendicular to the slices of bread. This represents all the things I learned not just at Sew Pro but also from all the incredible people that I have been networking with. What has been incredible about Sew Pro is the networking and collaborations that we as friends are continuing to do. I am grateful to get to know so many wonderful talented women! I think the connections we make with others is the yeast that helps us grow.

My biggest take away from Sew Pro is to find your voice and your niche within the niche. I know that sounds like such an obscure thing but we are individuals and each have our own style. We need to discover our style by learning, growing and experimenting. Some things are true to our voice and we are all unique. I especially wanted to personalize my loaf of bread with some hand embroidery work. (It just wouldn’t be a true Alison Glass project without some hand touches.) We all have a special voice and style to the things we create. We need to find our unique voice. After embroidering Aurifil Floss across each strip, baste an oval as pictured below with a pearl cotton thread.

Draw the strings of the pearl cotton thread until you have a shape similar to this. Get your stuffing ready to stuff your loaf of bread.

I have loved participating in this Sew Pro Stars Blog Hop and as you bop around the worldwide web you will see all of the unique talents and good things that each individual has to offer.

I will write some follow up posts summing up things I learned at the Sew Pro Conference. Subscribe to Stitches Quilting blog post so you don’t miss out. Lots of wonderful things are scheduled and coming your way. I want to thank Heather Spurlock from Elaines Quilt Shop right around the corner from my house inspired me to make this loaf of bread! Heather is talented and her loaf of bread spoke to ME – but you know me I had to personalize it with additional strips, Alison Glass Fabric and the hand embroidery! Don’t forget that we can all grow as a collective of people and experiences and it is through this process that we figure out where we fit and where our creative calling is!

Be sure to visit the other people on the Sew Pro Stars Blog Hop. There are giveaways and creative things to see!

Monday Nov 14

Lisa Peterson – https://lisaandlorelai.com/

Sherri Noel – Rebeccamaedesigns.com

Andi Stanfield – http://truebluequilts.com/

Brooke Gilbert – http://stitchedprintingcompany.com/p/blog

Tuesday Nov 15

Vanessa Behymer – https://vintagebarngirl.wordpress.com/

Pam Cobb & Lynn Rinehart – http://www.thestitchtvshow.com

Sherry Shish – www.poweredbyquilting.com

Joanne Kerton – www.canuckquilter.com

Lisa Nielsen – http://thequiltjam.blogspot.com/

Wednesday Nov 16

Carmen Ross – seecarmensew.com

Anne Beier – http://www.hudsonvalleyquilts.com/

Jessica Caldwell – www.desertbloomquilting.com

Pamela Morgan – mysweetlittlestitches.com

Thursday Nov 17

Maryanna Powell – www.marvelousauntiem.com

Cathy Smith – www.aquiltingchick.com

Lissa LaGreca – lovinglylissa.com

Paula Mamuscia – https://creationsbypaulamamuscia.wordpress.com/

Friday Nov 18

Becca Fenstermaker – prettypiney.com

Teri Seal – daymoonquilts.blogspothttp://daymoonquilts.blogspot.com.com

Trinia Braughton – www.penguinfeats.com

Deanna Wall – https://www.stitchesquilting.com/

Can’t wait to hear from all of you! What do you think helped you accomplish a goal in the creative industry? What dreams do you have? How can we work together and help each other get where we want to be? If we are going to work hard making gorgeous things don’t you think we need to Stitch Smart? Don’t hesitate to join our Stitch Smart Facebook Group to share with each other strategies of how to use Instagram, Facebook, Blog, Websites and other tools to grow our creative businesses. We will try to help each other grow together and I love to share!

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Much Love,

Posted on October 27, 2016October 28, 2016 by Deanna — 15 Comments

Quick Halloween Décor Sewing, Quilting and DIY IDEAS

I love fabric and here is a playfully bright quilt that I made with fabrics collected through the years. I just love my antique cloths pins that this quilt is hung on. Can you see the pumpkins that I long arm quilted into the layers!

It’s time for the Eerie Nights Blog HOP!!!!

Halloween is the favorite holiday of my 20 year old son, Luke. I have collected Halloween and Fall décor for years. In fact, last year, there were so many bins that I donated a huge bin to his school. I wanted to share with all of you some of our Halloween staples that have become part of our family tradition to pull out and arrange.

I also wanted to share with you some amazing playful outdoor home décor that I see around our neighborhood!

I love fabric and here is a playfully bright quilt that I made with fabrics collected through the years. I just love my antique cloths pins that this quilt is hung on. Can you see the pumpkins that I long arm quilted into the layers!

I enjoy sewing Halloween Trick or Treat Bags for my kids and have lots of extras for their friends too! All of the trick or treat bags are interchangeable and were sometimes made to coordinate with their costume. I had lots of fun taking these photographs!

I Setting up tables with Halloween settings that include bright Halloween fabric table runners. This table runner was so simple to make with basic squares and actually has no batting in it so it is sewn like pillow case and then turned inside and out.

This is our dining table room table decorated! The table runner is simple, just small scraps of fabric squares stitched together and bordered. Halloween decorations are out for such a short time of year so why make something too complicated? Upright in a glass sundae cup are table triple dipped pretzel rods in caramel, chocolate and then green dipping chocolate with an almond slice as a fingernail for a witches finger! My kids and I love making and eating these! The Halloween platter closest to you has double dipped caramel apples! There is nothing like enjoying apples in the fall! What recipes do you enjoy? We have several and one of our favorites is caramel and chocolate dipped apples! This year we dipped the caramel apples in expensive Peter’s Caramel and then grocery store purchased caramels. What a difference the block of caramel from Peter’s made! The melting point was lower so the caramel during the night didn’t slip off the apple like the inexpensive caramels. But to tell you the truth after we dipped both sets of caramel dipped apples and then dipped them in chocolate, we really couldn’t taste much of a difference. Just chill the apples with the dipped caramel before you leave dip them in the chocolate! YUM!

What about right outside your dining room door! Here are some great ideas for outdoor FUN!

How about just decorating your lovely gardens with some Halloween embellishments! It doesn’t take much! These are some old pieces of wood cut and simply painted.

Just add some pumpkins or gourds here or there for some Halloween Glam.

These pumpkins are ready for a masquerade!

Your Halloween yard art can be as simple or complex as your imagination!

Then there is our fireplace mantles, this year I decided to go a bit smaller and simpler. Well my boys and great nieces decorated the house this year. They love when I say to get the orange and black bins from the garage and I love to see where they put everything! That is some kid fun isn’t?

But back to the stitching, I sure had a lot of fun stitching together Rosie the Zombie in Zombie Love Fabric designed by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs. Over three feet tall she it was a blast seeing her come together. There is a tutorial on how to construct Rose the Zombie here.

Zoe the Zombie and Bones the Immortal Dog were also a lot of fun to create from Zombie Apocalypse Fabric Panel by Emily Taylor Designs with Riley Blake Fabrics. Before I assembled them, I long arm quilted the panel which gave such shape and form to their personalities!

Halloween is a time for family fun and to bring neighborhoods and communities together! What are some of your favorite Halloween items that bring that playful feel to your family? Remember enjoy the moment and find delight!

The next Halloween items that I am making for my home will include a Immortal Zombie with a bit of Zombie love quilt and table runner! Check out the fabrics that I will be using for this project! My husband is excited to have these items completed! Won’t they be fun! My husband wants it to look ripped up and fun! Any piecing or quilting suggestions?

Best Wishes for Lots of Eerie Playful Stitches!

Posted on October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 by Deanna

Pinners Conference Salt Lake City Utah

Deanna Wall Stitches Quilting teaching at Utah Pinners Conference

#pinnersut I’m teaching four classes at Pinners Conference held at the Salt Palace Convention Center November 4 and 5th, 2016. Register HERE at Utah Pinners Conference!

I’ll be teaching this reversible apron with a pocket! Wouldn’t you just love to sport this around or gift it as a handmade gift for Christmas! This class will teach basic sewing skills!

“Short Trendy Double Sided Apron”

Do you see all those trendy short Pinterest aprons? Well let’s sew one! Ours will be double sided and you will LOVE the result. This is a great class to quickly make an apron to then make more for gifts for the entire year! Optional materials fee: $8

Are you planning on some Holiday baking? Well this extra long cookie sheet hot pad is all the rage! With this sewing project we will construct the cookie sheet hot pad and you will actually get to quilt it with the domestic machine at the Pinner’s Conference! I bet you can use this Cookie Sheet Hot Pad this Holiday Season and if not it will be the perfect gift! You can also run home and make a ton more for lots of gifts.

“Cookie Sheet Hot Pad”

Have you seen those long quilted cookie sheet hot pads on Pinterest? Learn simple basic sewing and quilting techniques! After making one, you can go home and make lots for holiday gifts! Optional materials fee: $5

I thought a simple one hour sewing class would be a great place to make a Zippy Pouch Sweet Pea Pod with or without a Key Chain. This would introduce you to basic sewing and a zipper! Now don’t be afraid of the “Z” word! This is a great place to tackle it and learn just how to sew with a zipper! This is such a clever Pouch using the Sweet Pea Pattern by Lazy Girl Designs. This is a great simple class for a beginning to advanced sewist. I found Lazy Girl’s techniques terribly fun to use! I love to carry my zippy pouch around with change or binding clips. They are useful for just about anything! Talk about handmade, this would be a great gift to share with others or keep yourself. You can purchase the pattern and then go home and make a TON more. Various fabrics and colors available for your kit!

“Interested In Learning How to Quilt? Let’s Review the Basics”

Was your last sewing experience in Middle School? Learn how to Quilt! Let’s start with how to cut fabric with a rotary cutter, develop a pattern, piece your fabric, prepare quilt for quilting, then quilt it too! Optional materials fee: TBA (sale prices on Rotary cutter, mats, and rulers)

Deanna Wall is enthusiastic about inspiring and teaching others. Deanna designs & writes patterns along with has lots of free tutorials at Stitches Quilting. Website: StitchesQuilting.com

Now these are just the classes that I am teaching!

There are over 100 classes offered in areas of Beauty and Fashion, DIY and Crafts, Lifestyle and Learning, Cooking and Food Arts, Home and Home Decor, Quilting and Sewing, Party Planning, Photography, along with Health and Fitness!!!!! Pinner’s Conference is not just about one thing and I am certain there is something to interest you! Go to the Utah Pinners Conference website and check out the amazing things that will inspire YOU! 2015 I signed up for a TON of classes and learned a lot! I also met so many people. The booths were so fascinating to see and shop around with terrific bargains! I got a ton of Holiday shopping done and ideas to execute! My husband even had a great time and bought some things for our home! There arre over 230 local stores sharing their creative wares! You will LOVE it!

I'll be there at Utah Pinners Conference to Learn Create and Connect

I will be on KUTV Channel 2 News Friday, November 4th at 6:45 am to spread the word about Pinners Conference! I am just so excited with Stitches Quilting having a booth of our own selling fabric and supplies at deeply discounted prices. You will have a blast. So please come visit me and join us with being inspired. I can’t wait to meet all of you and learn what inspired you the most!

It’s free to come shop the floor but some of the classes have a cost. Be sure to register at the Utah Pinners Conference Website! If you use the coupon code “stitches” you will receive a discount off your class fees. Remember they always save space for people to register the day of the event!

Can’t wait to meet all of YOU!

Deanna Wall Stitches Quilting Stitching Through Life

Posted on October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 by Deanna — 7 Comments

Amy Butler Eternal Sunshine Inspiration

Subscribe to Stitches Quilting and comment below to enter the Amy Butler Eternal Sunshine Fat Quarter Bundle Giveaway! Giveaway ends November 1st, 2016 midnight MST.

To purchase Eternal Sunshine Fabrics from Stitches Quilting click here. Look at these incredible zippered pouches made with Eternal Sunshine Fabrics!

I have always been such an Amy Butler admirer! How about you? I love her fabrics, patterns and approach to a creative abundant life. Below is an interview with Amy talking about her creative quilting journey it may just be your journey too! Be ready to get inspired!

Watch this video to learn all about her Eternal Sunshine Fabric Collection. You will see tons of quilting and sewing inspiration. Take a look at her Piece Keeping Book that is now available for purchase. You will be able to look through the book with Amy and see what she loves about it!

To purchase Amy Butler Piece Keeping Book you can visit Amazon through my affiliate link below.
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You can find the instructions for her Pyramid Pillows in the Piece Keeping book!

Check out the various totes and purses you can sport around with Eternal Sunshine!

For Home Decor, Amy Butler has you covered with the beautiful circular pillow poofs.

I love how Renaissance Ribbons creates such elegance for us to coordinate with Amy’s fabrics!

I hope you are just as impressed with Amy Butler’s Eternal Sunshine Collection as much as I am!

To purchase Eternal Sunshine Fabrics from Stitches Quilting click here.

I just love what Amy Butler contributes to the quilting and sewing communities to inspire creativity!

Happy Stitches,

Posted on October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 by Deanna

Sewing Ideas for Childrens Room Emily Herrick

Need ideas to organize and decorate your childs room? Grow With Me by Emily Herrick

Sewing Ideas for Childrens Room Emily Herrick

Are you looking for sewing ideas for your child’s room? Emily Herrick has all the answers for you in her Grow With Me book with tons of organizational and decorative projects for children’s rooms. Emily is brilliant with her pattern making for you and it looks especially wonderful in her fabric collection Up and Away with Michael Miller Fabrics.

Watch this video of Emily sharing all the ideas from her book and with her beautiful fabrics!

Check out the eye candy, project and ideas from her book! You can order her book from Amazon!
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I purchased a copy of this book and absolutely love it! Emily is an excellent pattern writer!

The Grow With Me book description by Emily Herrick: Fabric and quilt designer, Emily Herrick, introduces 10 fabulous projects designed to dress up your child’s room while adding functionality. Choose from various quilt patterns, personalized pillows, growth chart, storage baskets, book holder, organizer and several hand embroidery patterns. Various techniques include piecing, fusible, raw edge and reverse appliqué, hand embroidery, and dimensional project construction each with complete step-by-step instructions and full color photos.

I purchased some of Emily’s fabric collection “Up With Me” with Michael Miller to make the Double Duty Organizer on page 10. Emily recommends using this at a crib table or tucked under the mattress on a bed. I’m making one for my teenage son in his room to hold goodies. I think I’ll also make one for my bed too!

You can visit Emily’s blog with lots of creativity at: http://Http://www.emilyherrickdesigns.com

Best Wishes for Happy Stitches,

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