Bali Fever Contest

Judy Niemeyer is having a contest and the winner gets a $300 gift certificate to his or her favorite quilt shop!  Just submit a picture of your Bali Fever quilt top by September 30, and you could be a winner!  E-mail me at teribackdoor@indy.rr.com for complete rules.  We have patterns available at our web site under What's New. http://www.backdoorquilts.com/

Three Ducks in a Row

I've been working on another Judy Niemeyer quilt, and the top is finally done.  Here are some pictures in progress.

I started the border at light and dark corners and worked toward medium values.

This shows the shading of the fabrics a little better.  No wonder you need 20 light and 20 dark!

Ready for the borders to be sewn on.

Preemie Caps

Linda and I did a presentation on choosing color for quilts at the Nimble Thimbles guild in Franklin, IN.  Besides the wonderful projects and show and tells the guild members were working on, our eye was caught by these Preemie caps intended for St. Francis.

Member Theora Webb has crocheted hundreds of these tiny caps to help preemie babies hold their body heat.  Before she runs out of yarn, we want to get her more!  So if you have any fine baby yarn sitting around your house, bring it to Back Door Quilts and we'll make sure that Theora gets it for her caps.

Bali Bedrunner in progress

Linda has been working hard, making arcs from 2-1/2" strips.  She's taking advantage of Judy Niemeyer's paper foundation techniques to make every seam perfect.  The sections just need to be sewn together and the top will be finished!  We have kits for this project, which is the featured project for our class with Fran Sargent, a Judy Niemeyer certified teacher.

Year of Judy Niemeyer

This is our year of Judy Niemeyer quilts!  We've always loved them, and now we're making them!  We have a class for those who want to learn her method of paper piecing in February, and a Judy Niemeyer certified teacher is coming in March.

We are also getting a new quilt from Judy every 6 weeks or so.  Here's the one we got in December, Cattails in the Meadow.

This is our current trunk show quilt, Flowers for my Wedding Garden.  The pattern shows two different colorways, and we've ordered the fabrics and Bali Pops for both.  Yes, Judy uses 2-1/2" strips for the rings!

Stripes

One of our most popular projects is Karen Montgomery's Easy Striped Table Runner.  Using a stripe that is about 8-1/2" wide, you can create an amazing table runner from 1-1/2 yard of fabric.  In fact, 1-1/2 yards will give you two tops and an octogon placemat or candle mat. We recently received a lot more striped fabrics from Timeless Treasures and other companies, ready for you to get cutting and sewing.

Project Linus Day

Early on a Saturday morning, the coffee was brewing and donuts set out, and a group of dedicated ladies came to the Back Door Annex to sort, label and distribute quilts for Project Linus.  Bags of quilts were donated, and all were sent to children in the area, from newborn to age 18.  Most go to hospitals, while some are reserved for children in shelters.

Did you know that Project Linus takes donations of quilts, single layer fleece blankies, and knitted or crocheted afghans?  They also receive donations of yarn, top quality quilting fabric, and new batting.  Back Door Quilts is a donation point--you can bring your donations anytime during our regular store hours.