Fabric....

Thank you again to Diane.  She enabled me to buy all these lovely solids on sale. 

With coupons and such, it was such a good deal....

Next I'm sure she'll get me to Goodwill....

October Love Circle Blocks

This month for the Love Circle of do.good Stitches, Rachel picked EPP stars, in "Seasonal Brights"

I hope I got the colors right.  I kind of stressed over them, once I cut everything out.

The bad news is, I'm late sending them out - they'll be in the mail tomorrow.

The good news is, I discovered that hand sewing is the one activity that doesn't make me carsick.  This is great for me, bad for my husband.  I see a lot more sewing on planes and in the car....

Blogger's Quilt Fest

It's time for Blogger's Quilt Fest - Fall 2012!

This time, I'm sharing my absolute favorite quilt I've made....so far....

I call this one Merry-go-Rounds.  (It's dark here, and I keep forgetting to take these pictures...)

It was inspired by the Blind Co-pilot Quilt by Katie.  I got the inspiration after looking at the great book she co-authored.

Background is Kona snow, triangles are red, orange, yellow, and lime green scraps.

*Quilt Measurements: Roughly 54 x 72.
*Quilted by…Me on my home machine, in radiating diagonals.
*Best category – Throw Quilt, Scrap Quilt
*Link  Number: 487

I'm not good at fabric diets.....

Anyone want to join?    I'm not hosting, but anything that results in 280 charm squares is awesome!

Color Wheel Charm Swap

www.flickr.com/groups/colorwheelswap/

Most Normal People Take Fabric on Business Trips, Right?

Where else would I get ironing done????

 

And just so you know, hotel ironing boards are VERY unstable!

September blocks for do.good stitches

I finished these up last weekend, but they'll be in the mail this week.

 For September, Natalie wrote up a great wonky pinwheel tutorial. 

These were fun!  It was great to be able to use so many scraps too.  I don't know that I'd have the patience to do a whole quilt, but I do love how they turned out.  I can't wait to see the finished quilt.

The project that never ended....

About three years ago...or more...my mother-in-law asked for a quilt for her bed.  They have traditional tastes, and she picked a few fabrics out of my stash so I could see her colors.  Burgundy, olive, and cream. 

A hectic work schedule, and I managed to get the top done.  It sat for about a year, while I tried to figure out how to quilt it.  It was huge!  And I was too cheap to send it out.  So, I crammed that thing through my machine.  Straight line stitching only.  And very wide apart.  

Last July, I gave it to her, and she loved it.

And then I forgot to take a picture.

So, this last month, we were back to visit....and I finally remembered to photograph the quilt.

After a journey of about three years, here's the quilt.  They love it, and use it everyday, so I'm happy!