Even More Selvage Stashes!

Jennifer Duncan stores her selvages in this nice basket (above). When the basket is up on the shelf, some selvages peek over the edge so she doesn't forget them (below). We've seen some of her selvages in the past, remember those nice Japanese selvages with the little "pac man" type designs on them? See her blog at: http://www.jenduncan.typepad.com/

Britta in Germany has a whole boxful of selvages, nice and wide too (below). A rainy day, and she'll have a new selvage project! See her blog at: http://www.quilt-girlie.blogspot.com/.

Amy Sheridan of San Diego, CA keeps her selvages in a gallon zip-lock bag (below). That red and white striped one is going to look great! She's using my rule-of-thumb that when you have a gallon bagful, you're ready to make a selvage quilt.

Anya of PA keeps her sizable selvage collection in clear plastic bags (below). It looks like she has lots of quilting projects going in there. Check her blog to see what she's up to: http://www.hillscreekquilter.blogspot.com/.

Still more selvage stashes to come on May 9th, 13th, and 18th! Stay tuned.

Quilts for Kids - Abruzzo, Italy Earthquake

(This is just an example of a child's quilt that's quick and easy to make. It's from: www.noveltyquiltfabric.com.)

Italian quilter Roberta Sperandio was happy to hear from so many of you who expressed an interest in makinig a quilt for a child impacted by the recent earthquakes in Abruzzo, Italy. So, here is an update on her "Thousand Colors for Abruzzo" project:

Roberta is asking for finished quilts (a colorful Linus-type "blankie") for children ages 3-6 years old. They should be about 40" x 60," and made out of cotton fabric with poly batting. Since they don't have dryers, she asks that we not use wool, fleece, flannel, etc.

The quilts need to be there by July 15, and since it may take a few weeks to ship to Italy, we need to get our machines humming asap. She and her husband Vincent will deliver the quilts personally.

The mailing address for the quilts is:

Roberta Sperandio
Mille Colori per l'Abruzzo
Via Due Agosto. 24
31022 Preganziol, Treviso
Italy

On the customs document, just write: "Gift: Quilt for Earthquake Children of Abruzzo"

Her blog is: http://www.simplyninepatch.blogspot.com/
Her email is: roberta.sperandio@alice.it

Julia Wood's "Tic Tac Tomato" Selvage Quilt!

Julia Wood has made another amazing selvage quilt, "Tic Tac Tomato." (Remember she recently made the beautiful "Green Zinger.")

This is what she had to say about it:
"This is a 12" x 12" art quilt. The selvages form the tic tac toe grid. I stamped the tomatoes with real tomatoes and fabric paint. Then I appliqued them to the grid. The quilt also features beading (for seeds), puff paint (for mayonnaise), and lots of hand quilting using embroidery floss."

I wish I could have seen her "stamping the tomatoes with real tomatoes and fabric paint." I keep trying to imagine how she did it! Those beads look just like tomato seeds! And that mayo! And all that quilting! Incredible, Julia! This is delightfully and exceedingly creative.

See Julia's blog at: http://www.greenquilts.blogspot.com/.

More Selvage Stashes!

Kathi Price keeps her selvages on these interesting hangers (above). I think that little lizzard is waving at us. Very artistic. See Kathi's blog and Etsy shop at:
http://kathiskreations.blogspot.com/
http://kathip22.etsy.com/

Susan McConnell keeps her selvages (above) in a brown paper bag! I think I see a gray Japanese selvage in there on the right. I bet she just doesn't want to tempt burglars. (I don't mean Anya and Rita, of course!) http://hangingonbyaneedleandthread.blogspot.com/

Michele Lancaster keeps her selvages in a shallow box (above). Good idea, you can see what you're looking for. I love that colorful selvage front and center. It certainly is a "variety pack."

Jean of http://www.quiltinjeannie.blogspot.com/ keeps her selvages in bags (above). Makes sense to me. I think I see enough selvages there for a quilt, Jean! Cool shamrocks.

This vertical selvage collection belongs to Debbie in Jerusalem. When she visits New York and New Jersey she stocks up on fabric (and selvages, of course). See Debbie's blog at:

http://debbiesfiberwork.blogspot.com/

More selvage stashes to come on May 5th, 9th, and 13th! Don't miss tomorrow's post: Julia Wood's "Tic Tac Tomato." It's really amazing!!

Nancy's Floral Selvage Quilt

Nancy in Connecticut is making her first selvage quilt. She was thinking the florals were "too much" but then she found the sandy colored fabric for the inner border and now she loves it. I do too, especially that selvagve border. Nice job, Nancy!
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Take a look at her blog: http://www.quiltingquandry.blogspot.com/. She has an excellent tutorial showing how to make a block with folded curves. Very cool.

I thought you'd be interested to know that Wednesday was a record-breaking day here at the Selvage Blog. There were 873 individual visitors! Did you know this was such a busy place? I'm so glad you are here!

It was also my 56th birthday! My husband and I had a nice dinner at the Cheesecake Factory here in White Plains, NY. My Mom gave me a mountain laurel shrub. I love those!

New Postcard from Cozy Quilter

This is Cozy Quilter's first selvage project. She made it for a quilted post card exchange that her guild does every month. If you put a post card in the "mailbox" at the guild meeting, you will receive a post card made by someone else about a week after the meeting. She has quite a collection of postcards made by other members of the guild.

I really like the rabbit on this card, and see the "Rabbit Factory" selvage below it? I think someone will be delighted to receive this one!

See Cozy Quilter's blog at: http://www.thecozyquilter.blogspot.com/

Selvage Stashes Revealed!

Here are Jodie Carleton's selvages (above and below). Regular readers of the Selvage Blog know that Jodie is the maker of THE selvage dress, parasol, and chair! I don't know - this collection looks suspiciously neat and organized! Maybe some of you bloggers in Ballarat, Australia should make a surprise home visit! What do you think? Those are very cute boxes, I have to admit. :)

You can see what Jodie's up to at: http://www.vintagericrac.blogspot.com/.

Karen Jones in New Zealand keeps her selvages in plastic boxes (below). Just looking at them makes me want to start sewing some selvages together. Wow, that is a beautiful log cabin selvage quilt in the background! Send us a photo of it when you're done!

You all know Wanda Hanson of http://www.exuberantcolor.blogspot.com/. I love her colorful quilts; and her selvages are pretty too (below). She's thinking maybe it's time for another basket. Oh, I don't know; I bet she can get some more on that pile.

I love this photo of Martina Odenthal's selvage stash (below). Is that little statue charming or what? Martina lives in Cologne, Germany. You can see her blog at: http://www.stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com/.

More selvage stash photos on May 2nd! Thank you, quilters, for sending them in.

A Quilt for Your Car?

It must be early morning because this car is still under it's quilt. What? Your car doesn't have a quilt? I found this amazing photo at Happy Cottage Quilter. Visit: http://happycottagequilter.blogspot.com/2009/03/dreamin.html

Now you have seen everything! (It's not painted on; it's a car-shaped quilt!)

Nicki Surprises the Circle of Friends!

Nicki Lee Seavey of Plympton, MA just finished this collage framed with selvages! Read her story:

" For the past 3 years the women who belong to the HGTV Quilting Forum have gotten together for a Quilting Retreat. It is known as the Circle of Friends. The first one was held in Minnesota, last year was in Texas and this year I am hosting the Retreat in Manchester, NH. Actually... tomorrow!! I decided to use some of the selvages the ladies sent me to surprise them with a collage of pictures from past Retreats. Using the selvages I created a mat to frame the pictures - I love it! I'm ready to pack it up and head out but just had to stop long enough to send you this picture."

What a great idea, I think they'll love it!

Be sure to visit the Selvage Blog tomorrow: You just won't believe it!!
And the first "Show Me Your Selvage Stash" post will appear on Wednesday.

Bookcase Quilt from the Netherlands is Finished!

Marquerite van Eijck of the Netherlands added some great applique to this wonderful selvage bookcase quilt, so I decided to show it to you again. I thought it looked great before, but she had other ideas. You know how quilters are! Isn't this a great quilt? Her selvages make very realistic books!

Lucie's Selvage Pillow

Lisa Rosenrot of Germany just made her first selvage project, a pretty pillow. I like those shaggy selvages and the raised flower. Nice job, Lucie! Take a look at her blog: http://lisarosenrot.blogspot.com/. It's written in German, of course, but the pictures are great!

Comfort a Child in Italy!

Italian quilter Roberta Sperandio is asking quilters everywhere to make quilts for children who have lost their homes in the recent terrible earthquakes in Italy. You can read about it on her blog: http://www.simplyninepatch.blogspot.com/. (Post dated April 20th; it's in Italian and English.) You can email her for more information at: roberta.sperandio@alice.it.

Carla's Selvage Chicken!

Carla of http://www.featheredfibers.wordpress.com/ made this funky selvage chicken. Apropriately so, since chickens are her trademark. Be sure to see her blog, especially if you love to admire gorgeous machine quilting!!

We'll be keeping an eye out for Carla's selvage creations; she has recently been given a boatload of selvages! Lucky chicken!

Machine Embroidered Selvage Bag!

Fiesta Girl in Florida was inspired by Jean's recent selvage tote bag. But then she added tons of machine quilting and machine embroidery! I would have thought that a selvage bag would be too thick to machine embroider so nicely...but she did it! She plans to use this bag to bring her toiletries to the beach.

She makes Florida sound nice! We've got spring blossoming trees though, so that's a start. Take a look at Fiesta Girl's blog at: www.quiltingfiesta.blogspot.com.

Selvage Quilts in German Patchwork Publication!

Quilter/lawyer Martina Odenthal of Cologne, Germany sent me this issue of "Patchwork Gilde." She writes a column called "Let's Surf," reporting on quilting blogs of interest. In this March 2009 issue she wrote about our Selvage Blog! She says we selvage quilters interpret the spirit of patchwork in a new way. Also, there is a book review by Bea Galler of "Quilts from the Selvage Edge." I am so excited how the idea of selvage quilting is appealing to quilters around the world. Thank you, Martina!

See Martina's blog: http://www.stufenzumgericht.blogspot.com/. She is a lawyer and a quilter, so her blog name refers to the courthouse steps quilt block.

Rita Joins the Selvage Quilters

Rita of Wellsboro, PA was inspired by her friends Anya and Susan (selvage quilters you have read about here) to make her first selvage project, a toilet tissue holder. There's no going back now, Rita! Especially with friends like these!

Anya's New Hot Pads

Anya decided she needed some new hot pads, so she whipped these up using a bit of her huge supply of selvages given to her by guild members. Her son's comment: "Who cares what they look like, they're covered up anyway." Well Anya, we know what they look like, and we like them. :)

See Anya's blog at: www.hillscreekquilter.blogspot.com.

Selvage Winner Announced!

The lucky winner of the Free Selvage Give-Away from the Fabric Square Shop is....

Carrie P. of North Carolina!

She will receive a nice big package full of selvages. Yayyy, Carrie! Stay tuned because Laura plans to do this again!

Have you taken a look at Laura's online shop? She sells precut quilting fabrics (5" charm squares, 10" layer cakes, jellyrolls, etc.) all from the latest and most beautiful fabric collections. She has all the latest Kaffe Fassett, Philip Jacobs and Martha Negley prints, Fresh Cut by Heather Bailey (you've read about her on this blog), April Cornell's delicate florals from Moda, Joel Dewberry's modern designs, Barbara Brackman's Civil War Crossings, American Jane, and tons more. Make a cup of coffee or tea first, trust me. Looking at her site makes me want to drop everything and make a quilt. Visit: http://www.fabricsquareshop.com/.

Laura sold out all 30 gallon bags of selvages on Tuesday! But she's harvesting more so don't fret. Click on "What's New" to find the selvages, and "Coming Soon" for the Moda Selvage Scrap Bags.

Also check out her wares on Etsy and eBay:

eBay Store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Materialgirlchic-Fabric-Square-Shop
Etsy Shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5616898

Our lucky winner has a blog too! Visit: http://www.apassionforapplique.blogspot.com/.

Susan's on a Selvage Binge!

Susan is churning out the selvage projects! I really like what she has made. Nice job, Susan! Her selvage stash was getting low, so her friend Anya gave her some. She just couldn't stand watching Susan pick through the trash any more. Now that is a true friend!

See Susan's blog: www.hangingonbyaneedleandthread.blogspot.com. She and her friend Anya are always up to something fun.

Selvages for Sale...and a Free Give-Away!

Laura Sampsel of http://www.fabricsquareshop.com/ in Stow, Ohio sells precut squares of gorgeous quilting fabrics. And you know what she has left over...selvages! They're already packed in gallon-size bags ready to be shipped for $13 each. They are 1.5 inches wide x 4" and 6.5" long. Shipping is free in the USA. How cool is that?

You need longer selvages? No problem! She also carries Moda Scrap Bags too, and she checks to make sure they have selvages. Am I taking care of you or what?

FREE GIVE-AWAY: Laura has a priority package of selvages ready to send to a lucky winner. Simply write a comment to this post; nothing fancy, since it will be a random drawing. The winner will be announced on Thursday the 23rd. Good luck! Remember to check back to see if you've won!

Be sure to visit her website, eBay store and etsy store. You will be dazzled!
Website:
http://www.fabricsquareshop.com/shop/ Click on "What's New" in the sidebar.
eBay Store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Materialgirlchic-Fabric-Square-Shop
Etsy Shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5616898