What's coming up...

... photos of a completed table runner, if the sun ever shines again. It will be a wedding gift & I love it, even if I've personally never used a table runner before in my life. It's pretty!

I am currently working on a commissioned quilt for Little Miss M.  After the quilt (& pillows!) are all finished up, I think I will start on something new I've been thinking on. A solids only 'plus' quilt that I might want to turn it on it's side, which would make it an 'x' quilt (?). Either way, I am thinking lots of greens, with greys & purples thrown in. Nothing is set in stone yet...my sketches are more colourful than I was envisioning, so we'll see what happens. Later, when I get to it!

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Quilt for Baby



Meet Miranda. She's my nine year old niece & she's going to be a big sister! Good time to learn to sew, yes?

She pieced the quilt top together..



She did some of the quilting too!





A finished quilt made with Spring Street fabrics, chosen by Miranda





The back - cute street scene




mmm...binding!



This one needed a label



"Awww! I can't wait for the baby to get here!"



Awesome job Miranda...let me know when you're ready for another one! Love you!







Army of Bunnies

Army of Bunnies a photo by twelfthzodiac on Flickr.

Happy Easter!

Bee Block Finished

A little while back, I received this cute little scrap bundle from sew fresh fabrics ... my mission, to make a 12.5" square block & mail it back. Once they have all the blocks, they will be pieced & quilted & sent away to this charity. The finished quilt will be given to a person suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

I wanted to get started on my block right away, but instead, I popped over to the flickr group showcasing the finished blocks from other participants. I immediately felt intimidated! Finally, I started cutting & sewing & ironing yesterday. After some worry that I was ruining all the scraps given to me, I kept going and.... I kind of like the finished product. That 'sleeping beauty' was an obvious choice for some fussy cutting & everything happened from there. Not the way i usually do things, but hey, it was only one block & I figured I couldn't mess up that badly. And I didn't...yay!

Happy Mail!

 

Kona colour card...oh how I have pined for you!

 I entered a giveaway that was sponsored by Sew Fresh Fabrics & I won! Woot! After a long stay within the postal system, my package has arrived. A colour card & some Dewberry prints I can't get enough of. Awesomesauce! Now the fun begins...matching up all the fabrics I have with Kona solids! I have a feeling that more solids will be popping up in my quilts...






I can't wait til my grass actually is that colour!




Some more Modern Meadow... part of my giveaway win! (Artichoke & Deep Rose in Kona colours!)



Also had this Spring Street fabric come in today....it was a great mail day!



 Spring Street fabric was purchased from Uberstitch on Etsy...the last prints I was waiting for to start a quilt with my 9 year old niece. I'm helping her make her first quilt ever for her new sibling. She's fresh out of an ultrasound trip and will be ready to get started I think! :)



Mug Rug

Mug Rug a photo by twelfthzodiac on Flickr.

Trying out the latest craze, mug rugs. A little placemat for your drink & a snack. I could have added a cream egg to the photo, if I hadn't eaten it while I made the mug rug. You get the idea anyway....

I made up two of these & a regular sized coaster in a new method for me, 'quilt as you go'. It's a quick way of using up little strips like this, I will do more!

table runner beginnings

table runner beginnings a photo by twelfthzodiac on Flickr.

A tiny peek at how this project is coming along...I'm surprised at how quickly things are materializing now that I finally figured out what type of pattern to use!
I'll keep ya posted ;)