A Feast For Your Eyes On Thanksgiving... Low Cal!

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to share with you some wonderful creations from some friends of mine around the web.

First up is an Etsy find from The Ponderosa Quilter. She created this beautiful Monkey Wrench Garden Quilt and asked me to quilt it for her.

Isn't the quilt gorgeous? And it is for sale too, just click here to go to her site.

Here is a close up of the vine quilting that I did on the quilt.

Another talented lady is from The Quilted House on Etsy. She made the above ornaments, which are for sale in her shop, with die cut Kaffe circles she purchased from me. I love them and they are a terrific price. She has some other lovely things for sale in her shop that would make wonderful Christmas gifts too. So go check them out by clicking here. She is also running a sale through the end of November, so hurry.

Last up is Jewel of Jewel's Arm Candy Blog. She purchased these bright batik tumbler die cuts from me and is creating a beautiful quilt.

She also purchased the same amount of die cut tumblers, but in muslin. Then she took the scrap selvages that she purchased in a Kaffe scrap bag (also from me) and sewed them to the muslin foundation. Now isn't this just one beautiful quilt?

So go check out these talented ladies! Lots of ideas floating around there on the world wide web. You never know what you will find. Check out my Etsy site and Online Fabric store for more die cuts and pre-cuts to make your own creations as well.

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!! And I hope that you have lots of terrific family time and low cal, low fat desserts.

Until Next Time...

A Feast For Your Eyes On Thanksgiving... Low Cal!

Distracted

Hello Everyone,

So this week was very busy for me, in a good way. I was busy quilting customer quilts and busy with lots of other good things.They were all very good distractions. Here is a list of what I accomplished and feel good about:

1. E-mailed and posted my September Newsletter.

2. Uploaded my 5th Podcast here and in iTunes. (By the way, thank you to all who have listened to me talk, given me suggestions, and reviewed my podcasts on iTunes. I really appreciated you listening. Keep them coming!)

3. Getting ready for Quilt Market in Houston. Just a few more weeks. It is earlier this year and of course always fun. If anyone is going let me know, I would love to meet up with you.

4. Took little Pavi to get neutered on Wednesday. It was like nothing ever happened. He was playful as ever, when I picked him up.

5. Got my car serviced, really needed it!

6. I did my first Etsy Treasury and included some people you might know. You can check it out here but you need to do it before Sunday the 20th, it expires then.

7. Then I did a little sewing right here... Do you like????

I signed up for the Sue Ross BOM from Material Obsession all the way down under!!

I received the first two blocks and chose the contemporary way. All Kaffes and bright ones too! You know I love that!

So I wanted to do a practice block like everyone else and this is what I chose. What do you think?

I chose a black center, but forgot to upload the picture. I have to work on the outer ring yet. But I did not hand sew this as it suggests. I machine pieced it all!

Then I received the latest issue of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine and was just WOWED by this pattern. I must make it or at least put it on my list of to do quilts. I was thinking it would look great in 30s repro or in Kaffe fabrics. What are your thoughts??

Okay, so here is a close up, 30s or Kaffes?? Which do you think?

Anyway, I must focus the rest of the week. I have some big deadlines to meet and looking forward to each one.

My next post, I am going to give you a big update on the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. So stay tuned.

Until Next Time...

Distracted

No Gray Here

Hello Everyone,

On my last post, I had said there was a lot of "unsewing" going on. Well that is still happening! Ugh! But, because that can be tedious and boring, at best, I needed a distraction. Something that could be whipped up pretty quick. So I made 2 more Sweet Treat bags.

I tell you I am addicted to these! I love them and they are just the perfect size to put your notions in and carry around to class.

So this time I did a black and white and orange stripe! My inspiration from this came from the last two photos. But we will get to these.

The Back

The Front

The above bag is now available for sale on my Etsy shop! The next one was a custom order. The original one had sold on my Etsy store. So a new one was custom made for this customer!

Love the pink stripe!

A forgotten Hosta photo from last post.

So here was my inspiration for the first bag. My friend Justine (no blog) came over the other day to pick up her finished quilt and brought over this little bag. Some of you may recognize it from Rachel's Tutorial . It is the Friendship Bag. How cute is Justine's version?

Really Sweet!!

She said it was super easy!

I was also able to update my gallery with the last of the Project Improv quilts. These were some of the last quilts to be quilted for Jacquie. So go check them out. They are just fabulous!!

If you haven't already, go check out my newest Podcast. You can find it here or on iTunes. I would love if you have listened to it, if you would leave a review on iTunes. Any feedback or suggestions would be so helpful. Just send me an e-mail.

Oops, almost forgot, check out Heather's fantastic quilt giveaway... Go Here NOW!

Well off to do some more "unsewing". YUCK!!

No Gray Here

Flower Power

Hello Everyone,

I hope that everyone has had a terrific week! I have, this is the first week that I feel we have had some "summer" weather. I am so happy, I live for the heat. Apparently, my flowers do too. I can't believe I actually have these flowers growing in my garden.

This is the first year that I planted them and they are gorgeous! I just love the colors.

Don't you just love them? I can't remember, but I think they are Dahlias. Do any of you know for sure?

On another note, I recently won a giveaway on Kim's blog and received these wonderful little goodies. The bag is soooo cute and, of course, also has flowers on it. She included a 1930's repro fat quarter (which I love!!) and 2 bars of truffles and a popcorn corn on the cob.

What is in the picture is what is left. I couldn't wait to eat the goodies. I savored the Utah Chocolate Raspberry Truffle (a favorite) and ate the popcorn promptly! I couldn't help myself... YUM! Thanks so much, Kim!

Even with the sun out this week, I did manage to get some sewing in and added some new things to my Etsy shop.

But the big news is that I posted my 4th Podcast episode. It is available here and also on iTunes. This Podcast is all about batting... the different kinds available, how to choose what is right for you quilting project, and terminology that you might often hear. If you subscribe to my Podcast through iTunes, would you mind taking the time to leave a review there. I would greatly appreciate it. I hope you enjoy this one. I am having lots of fun doing them!!

Also, my monthly E-newsletter has gone out and is also available here for you to read.

Well I am off to enjoy the sunny weekend here! It is going to be a perfect 2 days.... 0% chance of rain. Yahoo!!

Edit: I forgot to mention 2 spectacular giveaways...

Rachel @ PS... I Quilt!

Vanessa @ V and Co

Go check them out!

Until Next Time....

Flower Power

I Just Have to Show You This

Hello Everyone,

As many of you know, I am a long arm quilter. Also, many of you know that I not really a blue (fabric color) person. But when my friend Deb brought this quilt to me to quilt, I just fell in love. So I had to show you the quilt and the quilting I did on it. Don't forget to click on the photos for a close up and personal look.

Isn't it gorgeous! And to think she is giving this as a wedding gift?! I would be so happy to receive something like this.

As you can see I chose a variety of feathers to quilt this top. I am just a fan of feathers. Actually I think they are meant for this quilt.

I had actually called her during the process of quilting and told her that this would look great hanging behind her bed. I also suggested she start looking for another wedding gift. LOL!

When she saw it she loved it too and thought about keeping it, but she really wanted to give it as a gift. They are one lucky couple! Deb did such a wonderful job piecing this.

Now I couldn't leave you without some pictures of our new little kitty, Pavi. There have been some requests to show more. So here is the sweet little boy.

Just relaxing on the window seat.

What a great finish... his cute little paw.

In other news, this week I updated my Etsy shop with some die cut Dresdens. I also updated my website gallery with some more quilty inspiration. So go check it out. I hope everyone is having a great weekend!!

Until Next Time.....

I Just Have to Show You This

Switching Modes

Hello Everyone,

I know you have been waiting for a name on our kitty. My daughter finally picked one.... drum roll please.... His name is Pavi. Yes, that is his name, she just liked it. Thank you for all your wonderful suggestions.

Even though she didn't pick anyone's suggestion, I still decided that I am going to give away a charm pack. The winner is the 48th comment (generated by Mr. Random Number Generator)... Deborah from Caitty Quilts. Congrats!

Now onto quilty stuff. I needed a quick little gift and decided to make a bag. This one made up really fast.

Take note that I used these great grommets that the pattern called for... NO TOOLS REQUIRED!

The bag was a pattern I found from Endless Mountain Quilt Works in Tunkhannock, PA.

The grommets were found in JoAnn's Fabrics and come in a variety of colors. I used black in the above bag and here is a photo of the champagne color.

Then, I still wanted some quick little projects, so I made up 3 Sweet Treat bags in 3 different color ways. Okay, so I think I am in the "Channeling Stephanie Mode"!

This little Caribbean Waters Batik bag.

A Black, White, and Fuschia bag. Which also met the Black and White Challenge, YAY! You can see more photos of this bag there.

And a Moda bag. All these little sweet treat can be found for sale in my Etsy shop.

Anyway, that is what I have been up to. I am looking forward to doing my next Podcast and newsletter. So they will be up soon.

Until Next Time,

Switching Modes

What Do You Do When You Have Time????

Hello Everyone,

Yes, I had some time! Granted, they were stolen moments here and there, but none the less, it was time. So here are a few of the things that I was able to accomplish.

1. I opened an Etsy Shop! Yay, I am excited. You can check it out from the button on my sidebar or just click here. My main focus will be die-cut fabrics in all forms, strips, squares, circles, dresdens, drunkards, you name it! I will do custom orders too!

2. I finally updated my website gallery with new customer quilts. Check it out here. I am so behind. So if any of you are still waiting to see your quilt there, I promise it will be there soon.

3. Last time I had said we had taken a couple of road trips to PA. Since then we also went to Boston. Well, I don't know about you, but when my hubby is driving, I am stitching. Therefore, I have some TIME! Here are my results.....

It was the perfect time to work on my Grandmother's flower garden. I basted hexagons.

Sewed them together.

I quickly went up to 20 flowers. Now I know that I need 96 total for the project that I am doing, but I would say being approximately 1/5 th done is pretty good.

I just love the little stack. In my journeys, I was able to find this little packet of finger saving heaven. I don't know about all of you, but I never could get used to a thimble. So my finger has gotten callused and an occasional hole from the needle. OW!

So these little gems are a real helper. You just peel them from the paper and stick them to your finger. At first it takes a little getting used to, but then you don't even know they are there. And the best part no more holes in my finger. You can find them online by clicking here.

Oh and here is a picture of my little tackle box filled with new hexagons to baste and sew.

So, in conclusion, this is what I do with those stolen moments here and there. Not bad! I would love to hear from you, what do you do in those little moments that you might have?

Until Next Time....

What Do You Do When You Have Time????