Vote Now

I entered the quilt that I made for baby Camryn in the weekly quilt contest at Quilting Gallery.  The theme for this weeks contest is "Quilts for Little Ones".  Please visit the site and see all of the fabulous quilts - especially Camryn's quilt "Life's A Hoot".

K-Ro's Challenge

My friend K-Ro and I visited a quilt shop last year and we found this large allover floral fabric from the "Isabella" line designed by Lila Tueller for Riley Blake.

I loved the fabric, but K-Ro wondered how you would even use it in a quilt.  Thus the challenge was born.  I purchase a few fabrics while we were at the store, not quite knowing what I was going to do at the time.  Then I found a pattern from the M'Liss Rae Hawley book "Phenomenal Fat Quarter Quilts".  I fussy cut the flowers to feature them in the center of the blocks and carefully cut the borders making sure I kept the pattern on the fabric facing the same direction.  I quilted it with wavy vertical lines.  I think I was quite successful in the challenge.  Now I should challenge her....

All the Pretty Pooches

A few years ago I found this adorable fabric called "Pretty Pooches" by Michael Miller fabrics.  I bought yards of it.  Why you ask?  CHINESE CRESTEDS !!! I can't resist anything with little naked Crestie's on it, especially if it's pink.  I wanted a quilt with a simple pattern with the focus on the main fabric.  I settled on a basic nine patch pattern using coordinating fabrics keeping to the pink, black and white color scheme.  I quilted the dog fabric using a meandering quilting pattern and used a basic back and forth design in the pink squares and border.  I think this makes an adorable little quilt.  I'm thinking about offering it for sale, but it will be so hard to part with.

I'm still knitting...

I haven't given up on knitting.  I know lately I've been posting more about the quilts then the knits but I've had a few knitting projects that have taken awhile to finish.  My mom has accepted that knitting is one hobby too many for her, so she sent me her yarn.  I recently finished this sweater for her.

I also finished knitting a shawl for my mom that seemed to take forever.   Once it's blocked I'll post some pictures.  In the meantime I'm on a knitting deadline trying to finish a special project before I leave for SAFF (Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair) in North Carolina at the end of the month.

I'm looking forward to the trip as I'll be traveling with two friends from my knit group.  I also signed up for a beginning tatting course which should be fun.  Check back at the end of the month as I'll be sure to post photo's from the trip.

Ticker Tape Scrap Quilt

Not long ago I gave a sneak peak of a pile of scraps that were to become my next project.

I've seen the ticker tape quilts online and thought it would be a quick fun project to make a little wall hanging for my sewing room.  I made the little quilt in an afternoon.

And of course, I have to have a Chinese Crested on it!!