Saturday was our wrap up of our Scrappy Mountain Majesties retreat workshop!
It works so well to break a workshop into hands-on hours in the morning, giving everyone the opportunity to do other things in the afternoons, whether it be going to hit up a quilt shop or two, take a nap, take a walk, relax on the porch -
Scrappy Mountain Majesties is one of my oldest tutorials from the Free Patterns tab and continues to be so popular because the opportunities and variations are so endless.
For our "Quilter's Yoga" morning, we moved the extra cutting table out of the front foyer and pooled some blocks together to demo some simply layouts and the easiest way to get there.
Here is a basic lanterns layout.
If you pull the furthest right hand block off ot the even numbered rows, slide all of the blocks over one position and put that block that you removed at the far left of the row, you'll see zig zag mountains come to be.
If you put everything back to the lanterns position and just flip the blocks in the even numbered rows, you get mirror image mountains.
Put everything back to basic lanterns, and then flip the upper right and lower left of each lanterns and you get this!
Or you can start in the center, build out and go barn raising!
You can also just do half-lanterns.
Set horizontal instead of vertical they look like fountains!
Some projects reached quilt top finish!
Some are taking shape on the design wall as layouts were decided upon.
So many possibilities!
On the right - Potato Chip blocks make great Leaders & Enders!
Zig Zag Mountains are definitely a favorite!
And more blocks are sliced, stacked, and ready to sew!
Saturday even gave us time for a dirt road hike!
The dogwoods are starting to bloom. Leaves on trees are starting to emerge. I love this time of year so much!
Cows and cow babies below!
That one with the little white face - oh, my heart!
Something from behind the scenes from last week:
I had made a query on the Threads App wanting to know what people were doing with the Bonne Maman jam jars because they are just too cute to toss into the recycle bin.
I mean, they are octagonal in shape, and the gingham lid is perfect!
I didn't expect my post to go viral.
Using my Bonne Maman jar to hold hexie papers at my couch-side sewing station.
It was a fun little quilt-adjacent interview and it's interesting to see what others have done with these jars.
Do you save jars? Any particular kind? What do you do with them?
Quiltville Quote of the Day -
I've been without machine project for over a week.
I'm still not sure what to do with myself, but as the weather is really turning out nice right now, I'd
kind of rather be outside...
Is this normal?
I'm still not sure what to do with myself, but as the weather is really turning out nice right now, I'd
kind of rather be outside...
Is this normal?
Have a marvelous Monday, everyone -
What an adorable little jar! Looks like you found the perfect use for it.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt tops all look fabulous on the wall and under the machine.
Such a great pattern.
Well, I didn't do much of anything yesterday either!! I'm in a funk.
Cloudy here today , but no rain in the forecast.
Have a great day
Blessings 🙏💞
What fun with the jar responses! I am saving this post for when I make my mountains quilt-someday.
ReplyDeleteThose jars are where my Wonder Clips live. Odd fact: After a sewing hiatus of 5 years or so, I opened a jar of clips and found that many of them had spontaneously broken while sitting in the jar. The original little red clips and the teal fine-tip clips. I guess the metal spring was too much for the plastic? I'm pretty sure they were not knock-off clips. They came on the Clover brand card and from different quilt shops. It was the strangest thing to find, so many broken clips that had gone untouched for years. I e-mailed Clover about it but never heard back. I was able to replace the clips when JoAnn had their closing sale. I have straight pins in one of the mini jam jars BTW. Cute little things.
ReplyDeleteI buy wonder clips in packages of 500. When I go on retreat I pack a couple jars full of wonder clips, and use them for “guess how many clips in the jar” prizes!
DeleteThankyou Bonnie for sharing those beautiful quilts (in whatever state of finish). Yes, I save and re-use jars. Almost any jar is re-usable. Those from sauerkraut (bought when I ran out of home made) are destined to receive this year's batch. So long as you wash and sanitize them there is no problem as the kraut does not need to be processed and tastes so good! I can also gift them to friends and family without depleting my canning jar supply. Smaller jars hold buttons, clips, dehydrated food experiments, left-overs (saves tons of plastic wrap). If they will take a standard canning jar lid they go into the canning rotation for jams or pickles. Even glass sauce bottles can be re-used for home made syrups. Thanks again for sharing your gifts and talents. Cheers! (Diane from Alberta)
ReplyDeleteThe more l see the Mountains Majestic the more I like them. Going to have to make one. Bonnie, they are fabulous. I definitely see one in my future.
ReplyDeleteThe tiny Bonne Maman jars are perfect for taking a couple of tablespoons of salt with you when you travel. If you feel a cold, runny nose or sore throat coming on, dump some salt in your hand, mix in some warm water and snort it up your nose. Sounds gross (and doesn't feel great either) but it can clean your sinuses and prevent a ruined trip.
ReplyDeleteBonnie, you are now even more famous! ❤️
ReplyDeleteGuess I need to start saving my jars!!!! I've been eating Bonne Maman for years!
ReplyDeleteLoved the article...I'll have to start eating jam! Hope to be able to go on a retreat to your place some day. Met you when I first started quilting (2009 or so?)...you did a trunk show at the Stone House guild in Manassas.
ReplyDeleteI use the jars for bulk food purchases. They are nice looking on the shelf and easy to open and close. From hot chocolate, often used spices, to teas, they keep them fresh and easy to use. And no plastic contamination!
ReplyDeleteI don’t think I’ve bought that brand of jam, but others I’ve bought are the same size as the small canning jars you can buy. I save those for drinking glasses. I’ve also learned that the plastic shaker lids (red or black) on Kraft Parmesan cheese jars fit perfectly on those little jars. That opens up a whole other set of uses because of the shaker lid … and I think the’re so cute! Aaaand … I have one that is embossed with the words ‘Quilted Crystal’ on the bottom! No one else gets to use that one but me, lol! When I was looking at the pictures from the retreat workshop, I thought the ‘ZigZag Mountains’ variety could be renamed ‘Icebergs’, because there’s as much ‘mountain’ below the line (surface) as there is on top! Candy
ReplyDeleteI made the mountains majestic pattern. In flannel with minky back for one of my twin bunk
ReplyDeleteI LOVE those Bonne Mamam jars! I have one right by my chair right now that I've just recently filled up with beautiful beads for a future project. I also keep them on hard to put MY own jelly in when I run out of my canning jars (I just stick a Post It on the lid to show which jelly is inside). I save lots of jars for storage. A favorite is those spaghetti sauce jars that look like real Mason jars. They look great on my shelves in the pantry.
ReplyDeleteI make pickle every autumn and reuse the jars, with new lids.
ReplyDeleteLove today's quote. I can't believe you got over 4,000 comments on your query about jar reuse. Not surprising that quilters who save every bit of fabric would also save other usable items.
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