Heidi Kaisand
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Closed Memorial Day
Hen & Chicks Studio will be closed Monday, May 28 to celebrate Memorial Day. Enjoy spending the day with your family!
It's going to be a Lazy Afternoon
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Play with Color
One of my favorite parts of the quiltmaking process is playing with colors. When I look at a design, I immediately start thinking about "what if?" What if we changed the color palette to a dark background? What if we made a two-color quilt scrappy? What if? The selection of fabrics that are available to us today allow us to be so creative. There really is no color combination that can't be found. In a recent class at Hen & Chicks Studio we used Terry Atkinson's Slide Show pattern. 
Jen made this quilt for her 7-year-old daughter, who picked out the fabrics!
And, my version in my favorite cherry motif!
Quick, Easy and Fun!
Sometimes we need those quilts that are heirloom piecing and take days to make. But last week we taught a class at Hen & Chicks Studio that was all about getting it done quick and easy! And, it was so much fun. The project was from Pat Sloan--Chelsea's Summer Garden. 
Here is what was created in class.
Wendy
Becky
Barb
and Heidi
Check out our classes and come join us for some fun in the future!
Boo!!
Let the ghosts and goblins come out!
Join in the fun!
Are you looking for some time to finish graduation gifts? Or get some of those projects wrapped up before you are busy in the garden? Then come play with me!
Check out this cute book that you can make in class with Megan. Just bring photos!
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The month of April is always busy at our house. Spring calving, field work, and lots of birthdays. The girls turned 5 earlier this month and Henry turned 8 last weekend. He's such a grown up little man. We had such a fun birthday, supper with grandparents and family. Bull riding with his pals.
My favorite moment of his birthday came at 5:30 a.m. when we found him at the dining room table working on his new legos. I tried taking some pictures and at one point said, "Henry give me a smile." And the reply was "Mom, I'm trying to work on m legos."
He's my styling little man, always looking his best!
This and That
The topic of the call was about the project Lazy Afternoon we are teaching in May at Hen & Chicks Studio. This project was designed by Marti Michell. Marti has created wonderful templates that make assemblying this quilt easy! I've been making a store sample and here is one of my blocks.
Megan Bergman created this canvas sample...So simple...such a treasure. This is a kit and is SO simple.
Janet stitched this Modern Relish pattern and Kelly machine-quilted it to make a charming baby quilt.
Lots of new fabrics in the store including this stunning red, white, and blue collection.
The book Urban Country Quilts from Jeanne and Shelley has so many great patterns, including these two projects Janet made.
There are so many great gift ideas and non-quilting items in the store, including original watercolors by Carolyn Reeder, a long-time family friend. I just love these.
Stop by Hen & Chicks Studio and check out all these things and more!
Starting the Week Inspired
Janet Brandt showing us a new stitch.
It was two days of blissful stitching. She gave us great tips and tricks for successful embroidery. She taught us different stitches. Here are a few shots of my work. I am naming my angel, the Princess of Creativity. (We are stitching on wool, using a product called Transfer Eze to get our design on to the wool.)
Hen & Chicks Studio is now carrying three of her books, including these two.
And, we're already planning for Janet to teach next year at Hen & Chicks Studio. Watch for the date to be announced soon! Thanks for an awesome weekend, Janet.
Heidi and Janet
