Serengeti Serenade Revisited

Hello Everyone,It has been a long time since I spoke of this quilt.  The last post I did was in November, you can click here to read it.  There is a bit of a backstory about the quilt.  Since November, I quilted, bound, and gifted it to my hubby for Christmas.  So it is time to show you the finished quilt.It was a beautiful day on Saturday, so I took it outside for a photo shoot.  But not until after I de-furred it from the cats laying all over it... black fabric and cat fur don't really mix well.A close...

Diamonds In The Rough

Hello Everyone,Do you remember the quilt that I had on the design wall that I needed to finish?  Well, I am just about there, so I thought I would show you my progress.I have decided to call it Diamonds in the Rough.Basically, I just played with scraps of Kaffe Fassett and Kona Cotton White and made Half Square Triangles.  Then laid it on the design wall until I made a design that pleased me.  You can see how I make HSTs by using my tutorial here.I love the color!Look...  a very cute quilt inspector has dropped by to check my...

Kona Giveaway!

Hello Everyone,I thought that while I am away on my quilting retreat, I would do a little giveaway for all you!!How would you like to win this nice little stack of Kona Cotton Solids??If you would like a chance, please visit one of the newest blogs that I sponsor. My friend Char, at Crap I've Made, is hosting this giveaway for me! Yes, that is the name of her blog! She is funny and creative, I know you will love her!Just...Click Here to Enter the Giveawayand tell Char that I said hello!If you just can't wait for the giveaway and...

Studio Tour

Hello Everyone,It has been a while since I have taken you all on a tour of my studio. It has gone major transitions since I opened my online shop. I had to add tons of shelving to hold all that gorgeous fabric.So come on along and take a peek...This is what you see when you enter the doorway. Straight ahead is my sewing machine station and to the left of it is my AccuQuilt Studio Cutter. Stephanie... do you see the quilt you made for me? It makes me smile every day!Directly to your right is shelving that houses some...

Kona Quilt

Hello Everyone,When my long time customer, very talented quilter, and friend Sara came over the other day to drop off another quilt for quilting, she also brought along a surprise!!Last time she was over, she did some shopping in my shop and purchased a ton of Kona Solids. She wanted to replicate a painting. She showed me a photo of it and we set out picking the right colors.Here is the final result. Don't you just love it? This was a lot of hard work and planning too, because she couldn't just strip piece it, she had to cut individual...

Poseidon

Hello Everyone, Some of you might have noticed that I have been scarce the last few days. Well, the hubs and I took a little trip and guess what? Our flights were cancelled to return home because of Hurricane Irene. So, yes I will be coming home, but not as scheduled. For those of you waiting for orders to ship, they will ship on Wednesday the 30th. I am so sorry for the inconvenience. But in the meantime, while you are all waiting for me to return to my regularly scheduled program, I thought I would do a little giveaway!!...

Show and Tell

Hello Everyone,I wanted to share with you all the quilty goodness that my fellow Mod Conn Quilters shared at our meeting on Sunday. You saw the orange blocks we all contributed in yesterday's post, now it is time for the quilts. Let me warn you... lots of talent!First up... Heather's quilt. Gorgeous and the result of a Bee. And all done in Kona Cotton Solids.The back.Susan Q's quilt all created from a panel. She was able to set in blocks that she liked!Heather's pinwheel quilt. She is still quilting this one. The back.Another one of Heather's. This one she explained...