Thursday, February 24, 2011

Inspiration

I'm in love with this store--Pine Needles...









--a true blue favoriteWonderful fabric, great quilts and the nicest help...go there soon....

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Block 2 Little Birdie Stitches

 I have been piecing 12 1/2" blocks of 2 1/2" squares to sew with the Little Birdie Stitches.  This is a great project to make a fun quilt and use up all those scraps that I have boxes and boxes of.  I have been really enjoying this in between other projects.  I'm trying to incorporate Bonnie Hunter's leaders and enders.  It saves on thread and it is amazing how quickly they sew up.
The February block for Little Birdie Stitches.  If you haven't been stitching these and would like to, it stiches up really fast and it is a fun take along project.  The finished block is 12 1/2" and the demo is done with Sunkissed, which is beautiful.  The button for this project is on my sidebar.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Hugs and Kisses

Yesterday, Alissa and I went back to Beadles for their class on Hugs and Kisses bracelets.  All the bracelets turned out so pretty.  Where I'm new to beading, it's hard to second guess how your bracelet will turn out until you're pretty much finished.  I did mine in red and white beads--I'm not sure how much I like the white effect....

my bracelet

backside of my bracelet

Alissa's bracelet

store samples

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Pint size baby quilt...

pint size by Thimbleblossoms
pint size by Thimbleblossoms


I am getting this little baby quilt ready for the quilter.  The quilt was made from a charm pack with some yardage.  The blocks finish about 3" and is the miniature pattern of her "Wild Thing" pattern.  I used the charm pack "Hoopla" by Moda.  It is bright and cheery with pinks, greens, yellows, reds, blues and purples.  It seriously is a happy little quilt.  Fun sew.  A little time consuming with 80 3" blocks, but I think it is worth it!!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Little Birdie Stitches

Little Birdie Stitches is a BOM embroidery project that is absolutely adorable.  I have a button on my sidebar if you wish to check it out.  The featured project is done out of the springy fabric line "Sunkissed" by Sweetwater.  However, I need to use up my mounds of scraps and what better way to have them shine than to include some fun embroidery with them...So, here's my first block...

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy St. Valentine's Day...

 It's a finish.  Used up scraps from a previous year's Valentine fabric....
 Applied the hidden zipper under the flap technique--easy and sneezy...took less than 5 minutes...
Had sew day on Saturday and my sister, Carolyn made up this runner by Bunny Hill--lovely...May Cupid hit you with his arrow today!!!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Quilting at the Lakehouse...

I would like to introduce you to Shanna, from Quilting at the Lakehouse.  Shanna puts on the most wonderful retreat.  Her cabin in the beautiful Bear Lake setting is more like a 5 star hotel than a cabin.  Her retreat is an all inclusive retreat with delicious healthy meals and snacks.  The accommodations are wonderful, the scenery divine and the experience is truly one of a rejuvenating get away. Get some friends together and book a retreat today!!!
This picture was taken in March of 2010 and her porch overlooks the Great Bear Lake and the picture below is of one of the meals we ate.  So D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!
For booking info, email Shanna at quiltingatthelakehouse@gmail.com.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Vintage Valentine...


The other day, I went to the fabulous blog, .Bee in my Bonnet by Lori Holt . She has a great tutorial on making these sweet vintage valentines...go check it out.  This is my progress so far and I have enjoyed every minute of this project.  Every year we have a valentine contest in the family--this will be this years valentine.  Thanks Lori for posting this tutorial!!  Won't you be mine?

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Zippered pillow back...

 With February being the month of pillows, I am going to sew up a few!!  Over at sewmamasew.com/blog2/?cat=19 is a great tutorial on how to sew in a hidden zipper on the pillow back.  Creative Little Daisy did the tutorial.  Sew your zipper low, high or in the middle of the back, whatever suits your fancy.  Her tip is that you use fusible tape to hold the zipper in place--I'm a true believer henceforth and forever...
The front of the pillow--left over triangle squares from the "Come Fly With Me" quilt.  Fun project to work on since I'm really not a football fan and the Super Bowl was booming all through the house.  Hey, I'm a quilting fan and I was perfectly content to finish up another project!!

Lucy...

Lucy's latest portrait, taken by me.  What a silly dog she is. I have been messing with my blog and experimenting and lost my background and title.  Oh well, I guess it is time for a change....

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Aqua...


Curtis wanted to go into town today...He consented to take me to the antique store. I found a few wonderful vintage aqua pieces...this little number was sat on a stand of some sort with a burner. It probably was a fondue dish in it's former life....
I was absolutely drooling over this piece. It was just elegant. Curtis of course thought it was stupid, so we'll see if I get it or not...

Fell in love with this little saucepan. How happy and bright, so totally 1950's...Have you found anything aqua lately that you love????

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Patchwork Friends Quilt Guild...


We had a great time at guild tonight. We did some potato stamping for embellishment...I will be making something out of these blocks--stay tuned...

Kari showed us some stencils that we could use in the reverse applique. The technique that she showed was really primitive and fun...


This is for the journey of a women's life and the block is that of grandmother. I think it is so sweet how it shows her working with her granddaughter on a quilt...



Kari made this awesome Over The River quilt. I love love love how she incorporated a touch of red in a couple blocks to switch up all the black and tans....




This is a quilt I put together. It is not quilted yet, but is made with a lot of Anna Maria Horner prints and some Amy Butler...fun pattern by Anka's Treasures...



Holly put this sweet ballet print quilt together for her daughter. It has such a soft look to it and is backed in minkee...








Diana made this awesome table topper. Love the movement in this one...






Here is a king size quilt top that she is going to quilt. She made up the pattern...






Another great alphabet quilt. I forgot who made this and she is hiding behind the quilt...I really really like this one...











Carolyn made this cute black, white and red quilt...she made up the pattern and check out the back---wow!!!


















Allison made all these cute bags...She will not be lacking for stylin accessories...


Jennifer made these fun table runners. They were very fun and beautiful...


Love this Easter runner!!! Well, till next month. Hope you enjoyed the show...

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