It’s good to have options

I had given Dear Eldest Daughter and her new hubby a Thimbleberries quilt for their new home several months back. As I was perusing my stash I came across a jelly roll that I had originally earmarked for a jelly roll race quilt.  As I looked at the colors , I realized it would be far better suited for a log cabin variation and that it would also be perfect for Dear Eldest Daughter’s bedroom. I’m showing the quilt on my bed, but their bedroom is painted a deep burgundy with rich taupe color drapes. The colors were a perfect match.

This pattern is a slight variation an a log cabin and is set on point. I quilted it in the pantograph pattern, Country Rose.

I bought extra fabric that was used for the setting triangles and made 2 matching pillow sham. Now she has a few options for the look of her room.

It was worth the mayhem

I travelled with Amy and Michelle to Market in Pittsburgh last month and we had a blast together……however…..organized and neaty pies they are not.

And this is just the first days’ buying spree.

I’ll have you know that my purchases were neatly stacked, packaged  and catalogued in the other corner of the room.

Pretty little maidens all in a row

There was tons of prep for Dear Eldest Daughter’s wedding…was that really over a month ago already.

I had these pew bows hanging up in the family room for weeks before the wedding. all beautifully steamed, all ready to be taken to the church and draped around the pews.

I found these little candle wreaths which I used as decorative trim and they matched the bridesmaid’s dresses perfectly.

I could go on to tell you the night I lost my shit cool when Dear Eldest Daughter decided she would start packing and with a huge storage bin in hand tried to dodge the hanging bows and let’s just say the bin won out. Down came all the bows, that had been painstakingly hung on a rod, painstakingly steamed, painstakingly measured and trimmed……

I heard the ruckus and came in to find Dear Eldest Daughter sitting on the floor covered in layers of crumpled tulle….about to burst into tears.

Now any mother knows that you do not screw with Bridezilla a week before her wedding, so very diplomatically I said…”oh honey are you OK?….let me help you…”

NOT…I can’t tell you the exact verbiage that came out of my mouth, let’s just say Dear Eldest Daughter was ready to pack up and leave that exact night. What are the chances that you would walk by the hanging bows, with a bin and manage to hit a hole in one! Our family room is huge! It would never happen again in a million years!

It’s all good…It’s all good…see they recuperated and so did I and they looked gorgeous at the church. **_*_)$*_!&*$_!_*$!_)

I’m cheering for the Penguins

This is another block from Penguin Cheer offered as a free BOM from Fat Cat patterns. I am having so much fun with these. Each month I get so excited to see the newest pattern come out and to get started creating these adorable little guys.

I opted to do the pattern in Christmas fabric and I think it will look really sweet during the holiday season once completed.

Gotta love this one

Pat did an amazing job on her take of Labyrinth. I think this is the second class I have taught with this pattern and each set of students has produced some amazing combinations. Everyone is different. I love the way the aqua pops on this quilt. Very stunning. Pat is a relatively new quilter so great job Pat!

An apple a day……

I’m in love with these table runner patterns from Shabby Fabrics…there is a complete set for every season….and I’m gonna make them all. I love the apples on these, so cute and delicious. I think it’s a Delicious, could be a Gala though.

The fall pumpkins is next on my agenda!

Pineapple is my favourite fruit!

When I got this pattern by Eleanor Burns, I had good intentions….oh a king size quilt would be lovely in this. The pattern came in all sizes from the table runner to a king size and everything in between. Things were going really well then went downhill very quickly….it’s a lot of work!

The pattern is quite simple, but let’s face it…there are a ton of pieces. So you can see I opted for a runner. When I get some time, I will use up ALL my scraps and make that king size one.

Boo-tiful

When I was at Houston Market in the fall, I picked up one of these Grab and Go kits. I wished I had bought a few more as they were so simple and fun to do and went together so quick. Absolutely everything was included in the kit, even the needle. They are truly a grab and go. I worked on this while I was in Grand Cayman and it went together in a  couple of nights. Too cute…made of  die cut felt pieces, buttons and thread all packaged together.

One lump or two?

From small pieces of fabric, comes a table topper creation. I had bits and pieces of fabric including a fat quarter of Michael Miller’s Tea Room. The fat quarter was just too cute to cut. I used it for the center focal point and added little log cabin blocks around.  Looks lovely on the dining room table and just perfect for a tea party.

Butterfly Kisses

Connie, your Granddaughter will love this quilt. Amazing colors and I love the purple sashing. We quilted it with the panto called Happy Times. Cute, cute, cute! I love the blocks option you placed in the outer border.

Makeup pouches

I had fun making these cuties for the bridesmaids in my daughter’s wedding. I have had this Loralie Bride Fabric stashed around for quite some time and had just enough to make 5 little ones for the bridesmaids and the bride and one larger one for the bride. The fabric is just adorable and they were perfect for the wedding day to hold all the essentials. I found the diy instructions here…
http:/www.usefuldiy.com/es/diy-sew-makeup-bag/

It’ a start

Dear Eldest Daughter just got married and for her shower I made her this cute little vintage looking apron with a cute little scalloped edge.  Her hubby is a huge tractor fanatic, even has his own, and this fabric called Oink a doodle moo from Moda was perfect.  The pattern was from Simplicity and offered several variations.
I thought it would be a good start and incentive for her to get in the kitchen and cook. I have a feeling she will get a rude awakening now that she is married….when she lived at home she rarely ever cooked, probably as I always did, and I don’t believe she even saw the inside of a dishwasher let alone an oven. The only thing she seemed to know how to open was a bottle of wine. My sister made her a really sweet apron as well that said “I kiss better than I cook”  ….at least she has something to fall back on.   Good luck sweetheart!

Penguin Cheer

I’m in love! these guys are sooooo adorable, I just can’t stand it!What’s even more fabulous is that it is a free BOM offered by Fat Cat patterns. I am having such fun appliqueing these each month. As soon as the 1st comes, I’m downloading the pattern, picking out fabric, cutting and appliqueing away. It runs for 12 months until February 2015. Awesome, thank you Fat Cat patterns!

I’m whining again

I need to find more time for me….I always seem to get side-tracked into things other than quilting. My daughter’s best friend since grade school recently had a Stag and Doe and I offered to donate a few things for the couple and the cause. I hand painted two sets of wine glasses and packaged them up with matching trays and little goodies.
They are fairly simple to make,  just a simple glass paint, some creativity, time and patience, then bake them in an oven at 350 degrees for an hour and they are hand washable.

Hope these are the only snowmen I see for a while

This cute little embroidery kit is from Turnberry Designs and I’ve been working on trying to complete the embroidery part. It is paired with tiny little quilted blocks which I need to be starting soon if I’m thinking of getting it done before the snow flies again. It suggested that you embroider the noses, but I like these little purchased nose buttons I picked up…so I’m going with them.

Wallet Group

It’s amazing how many variations you can get at one class…
These are the ladies from my first wallet class….Barb, Doris, Nellie, Marnie, and of course our fearless leader Michelle you Can teach an old dog new tricks. Michelle only really took 1/2 the class…came late, went for lunch with her daughter and had me demo on her wallet, that’s why hers is almost finished…
Great job ladies…they look awesome.