Give Me a R, Give Me...

Hello Everyone,Yesterday I showed you the fabrics that I am using in my daughter's college quilt.  Today I started to cut them into 3.5 inch squares.  Then I began to place them on my design wall...I have a R...I have a P...I have a R and a P, now all I need is the I.  My design wall is just not big enough.  I will have to make this quilt in sections and then put it together.  But this is the basic concept. I think it is coming along nicely and it is what my daughter has requested.  Now to add...

Washed, Pressed, and Ready!

Hello Everyone,I may have mentioned that my daughter will be heading to college in August... so being the good quilting mom that I am,  I can't possibly send her without a college quilt.The school colors are cherry red and white.So I picked a nice selection of reds from my stash.  Funny when I was looking for cherry red, I kept finding more orangey reds and fuchsia.  Weird, I thought I had mostly cherry reds and I have A LOT of red in my stash.  This is what I came up with and I think they are pretty good.  Yes, there...

Whirlygig Tutorial... Part 3

Hello Everyone,First I wanted to thank everyone who took part in the giveaway! I will have results later this week. So be sure to check back. Also, a friendly reminder that everything in my online store is 15% off with the code all15 through 12/17. Now onto the final part in the Whirlygig tutorial!! Thank you all for your patience. This took me a little longer than I thought. But I hope you like it and I would love to see some of your own Whirlygigs!! Please e-mail me photos if you are making them I would love to do...

I Think My Hot Flash Is Just About DONE!!

Hello Everyone,Yes, it is true, I am almost done with Hot Flash!! Although I may end up naming it something else. Now mind you my daughter's birthday is only 2 days away, so it most likely will be ready for Christmas and not her birthday. I don't think she will mind.This weekend, I applied the pieced borders and really love the way it looks. I just need to add one more plain border. It will be a black with a white background.These quarter square/half square triangle combo units were easy peasy using the Tucker Trimmer. They really turned out perfect....

There Is A Pile!

Hello Everyone,So sorry, this post was intended for yesterday, but we were without internet! It is really amazing how much we depend on technology isn't it?Anyway, so this past weekend I did some sewing and worked on my daughter's Hunter's Star Quilt as shown in this post. I was able to put on the two inner borders and also work on the 3rd border which is pieced.The result was these combo units. Black and white with a touch of teal and blue, just like she wanted. I started with 3 piles of squares. One black, one white, and one with...

Black and White Inspiration Vol. V

Hello Everyone,First don't forget to enter the AccuQuilt GO! giveaway by clicking HERE.The last installment of the Black and White Inspiration. This is a quilt that I blogged about in February, 2008. I made this for a friend who was retiring at the time. She had purchased a sporty new HOT red car, so of course I thought red would be the perfect compliment to the black and white.A close up of the quilting. I don't remember what design I used, but it was an edge to edge and it was wavy. Sorry, I just can't remember that far back,...

Black and White Inspiration Vol. IV

Hello Everyone,Yes, yet another black and white quilt!! This time the color that I added was pink, a BIG favorite of mine. There is a little story behind this quilt. I made it for my friend, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was to be auctioned at her Quilt Pink Event at her quilt store about 5 years ago.I made the whole thing from my stash and the proceeds were to go to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure fund. I loved the quilt so much that I bought it back from her! The money still going to...

Black and White Inspiration Vol. III

Hello Everyone,Welcome to my third installment of Black and White Inspiration. So on my second post regarding my black and white quilts, I had asked which color I would use next. For those of you who guessed lime green, you were right!!!This just seemed to be the right color to try next. I loved the results. So here we go...I again used a variety of black and white fabrics since I have an extensive collection. This quilt was created from a class that I took with Laurie Shifrin. Those of you who may not be familiar with her, she is...

Black and White Inspiration Volume II

Hello Everyone,I hope you enjoyed my first volume of Black and White Inspiration. I have several more to do. It is definitely no secret that I love the combination of Black and White fabrics with a strong saturated color. I have tried various combinations and the next one is one of my favorites.My favorite color, hands down, is hot pink or fuchsia. So, of course, I had to try it with my Black and White stash. Years ago while we were vacationing somewhere in the south, sorry I don't remember where, I saw the following quilt in a little quilt...

Black and White Inspiration Volume I

Hello Everyone,Thank you to everyone who has partaken in my site wide 20% off sale!! I know you will enjoy your purchases. If you haven't done so, you can still get in on the sale by using the code freedom20, at checkout, through the end of today. Just click HERE to get started.Also, you still have a chance to get in on the BIG giveaway!! It ends at the end of today as well, just click HERE to enter.Okay, now down to the serious stuff, quilts!! For those of you who have been reading my blog a while, you know...

What Have I Been Up To?????

Hi Everyone,Besides Thanksgiving and working on customer quilts, I have actually had some quality sewing time!! YAY!! First, I have been working on my strata quilt. It just sings to my heart, I love it! Here is my pile of blocks...Here is the fuschia and yellow block....Here is the purple and fuschia block....Here they are next to one another in 2 separate stacks....No matter which way I look at them, I just love them!! I bet Jane will appreciate the fuschia and Terri will love the purple???Now onto what I have been working on for the Black and White Challenge....

Sewing With Friends and a Change in Projects

Sorry it has been a few days since my last post. I have been very busy. On Monday I started a new project. I needed a little break from my 30's project and it seems I am now doing the complete opposite. I started cutting the fabric on Sunday. I chose them all from my stash. It is a black, white, and red quilt. I am making it for a friend, but she doesn't know. Shhhhhhhh!!I then took the project to my quilting group on Monday and worked more on it there. I stayed longer than anyone else. I was...