Leap Day Give Away

I'm participating in the Leap Day Blog Hop.  I have a fun little give-away.  Just come back Wednesday and enter for a chance to win.  

Kitchen Quilter, WIPs

I have had several requests for a printout of the Kitchen Quilter program I did at Suppose Creative Guild at the first of this month.  It is over on the right under Tutorials.

You can see a couple of new buttons over there too.  Yes, I have joined Stash Bee and Doll Quilters Swap.  I think they will both be a lot of fun.  I get to use my stash, my new book on doll quilts and get presents from other quilters every month.  Its like a world quilt guild.

I promised pictures of more WIPs.  These are handstitching projects for a finishing contest at our local embroidery store.

 A redwork panel .  This is only half.  There is one window for each month.

 A Crabapple Hill garden angel.  There are four, one for each season. Sorry its not a great photo.

A candlewicking pillow.  All it needs is a pillow form to insert.  Of course I must finish the stitching.  It will happen.

Now I must run.  I'm working on a store sample quilt I want to get done so I can get back to some handwork.

Keep quilting and stay happy.

Working Hard

Thanks everyone for your kind comments on my last post.  The excitement has died down and I am still working hard.

This is a quilt I am working on for Suppose, the quilt store where I work.  It is so fun to get to sew brand new fabrics.  This is Half Moon Modern.

These are some crazy quilt blocks for the CQJP 2012 challenge I am working on.  Some are done, some are started and some are naked.  Can you guess which is my favorite?

Mr. Peacock has lots of bling.  I think he is gorgeous.  The block just to his right in the previous picture has a center circle piece that I copied from some earrings my friend was wearing in church one day. It is all done in metallic thread.  I'm going to ask her if she recognizes it.

This will be the 12" center of my crazy quilt which will be surrounded by the twelve 6" blocks.  Now you know I am serious about doing this challenge.  All these lovely pieces except the center circle are from linings my daughter tore out of wool clothing and silk scraps she gave me.  I think the blue and pink center will also be my quilt back.

That's all for now.  Next time I'll show some other WIPs.  Stay happy and keep quilting.

Big News

I have nothing to show tonight, but I have some very exciting news.  Last fall I submitted 13 quilt label designs to C&T Publishers for a CD that will come out in July. I thought it would be fun if they accepted one. Yesterday I got a letter from C&T Pub.  All thirteen of my designs will be on The Quilt Label Collective CD--Volume 2.  What a surprise.  I am so excited.  I am going to be able to say I am a published designer.

Well, back to my stitching and piecing.  Keep quilting and stay happy.

I finally got the directions for the woven quilt added.  I called it the No-Piece Throw.  Sorry I took so long to do it.  I have really been enjoying hand stitching lately.  I am doing more crazy patch blocks, working on a redwork panel that has a square for each month and other things that will show up on this blog eventually.  Why are there always more things to do and enjoy than there is time?

Stay happy and keep quilting.

I made this quilt in about four hours.  There is no piecing and it is ragged around the outside edge.  Its only 36" square.  It is perfect to snuggle in while watching a movie.

 

I'm on a roll.  This is my second block for CQJP 2012.  The upper left patch is a piece of a man's tie with it's label.  Don't you love the gold button at the bottom?

I went shopping for goodies and these are some I bought.  I'm using them on my next block, which I pieced with silk scraps from a quilt Jennifer made.  I guess I am addicted to crazy quilting.  

Got to go stitch.  Stay happy and keep quilting.

I've got things to show.  First, I finished this quilt for Suppose.  I did the whole thing from choosing thru quilting.

I used the book "One Line at a Time" by Charlotte Warr Anderson for the quilting instructions.  It is so fun. This quilt is small, but I want to do more quilting on my domestic machine.

Next, I finished my first block for CQJP 2012.  I think I am getting an idea for a project to use my 12 blocks in. I'm ready to start another block.  There are so many ideas and embroidery stitches.  This is very relaxing work for me.

Last night was Suppose Quilt Guild.  We don't usually sew at the first meeting of the month, but last night we did.  We made pillowcases for the Million Pillowcase Challenge at allpeoplequilt.com.  These pictures show Leanne, Jennifer and Lona with their finished pillowcases.

You can see in front of Jennifer fabric for her second.  It was a fun evening. 

Now I must go sew.  There are so many projects waiting for my attention.  

Stay happy and keep quilting.