A quilt for Cora

 

Hi all..so pardon the HUGE picture.....I don't know how to resize it!! This is Cora...

 

She is the daughter of one of my co-workers,

she is absolutely darling and I

just feel a connection to this little beautiful person...

So, I made her a quilt!!

 

Her mommy is very "HIP" and "Reggae type" person...she is a fantastic ER nurse

and she has the best attitude ever!

 I simply adore this gal, my day at work gets better when I see she is there.  Shes one of those people who are beautiful from the inside out!!

 

So, I absolutely had to make these wonky stars

 with Batiks...its so "up their alley"....funky and colorful...and fun like them!

 



 

 

I think shes gonna love it!

My first Zippered Pouches!

 

 

Well I finally tried my hand at making a zippered pouch!

 

For the one on the left, I used two scrappy

 mug rugs that I had quilted but hadn't

put the binding on them yet, it turned

out to be a nice big size pouch.

 

 

The one on the right was made from some

scraps from my bag of browns...

I am going to give it to my friend Anna...its a bit small, but a good purse size.

 

 

 

I want to make more of these for an

upcoming craft fair...I think they would

sell well...now I just need to have some home

alone downtime and peace and quiet to

get them done! 

 

If you are a chicken like me and haven't tried

 making a pouch...you should, its isn't as bad as I thought it would be!!

Quilt Doodles September

This month over at Quilt Doodles Blog

we are making a cute litte Evergreen tree!

You can find all the info here:

http://quiltdoodledesigns.blogspot.com/p/bom-2014.html

We only have one row left and then its time to put it all

together and finish up the quilt..I love how it has turned out..

Thanks to my pal Kathy for turning me onto this one too!!

Picadilly Circle!

Oh how I love love love my bloggy buddies!

My pal Kathy over at 

www.new2quilting.blogspot.com 

turned me 

onto this block,  its called Picadilly Circle...

Kathy has been making them as part of

the RSC at "So Scrappy" blog...

Sooooooooo....

When I saw her Orange block this month, I decided to 

dive right in and use up a sack of Red scraps that werent  getting used (like I needed to start another project ya know?)

up fast enough....Yippee! 

I am happy to report that after making 12 blocks, 

that sack is darn near empty!

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!

Stay tuned for the finished quilt top......

QBSA Paper Pieced Swap Sept 2014

My partner for the Sept/Oct QBSA PP swap was 

Lee in New Zealand...

She requested this star called 

Night & Day

in lime green, black and grey...

I enjoyed making this block for her and I sure hope it fits 

with all her other blocks!

More from the Gold Bug Quilters Quilt Show 2014

Heres a little bit more eye candy from the recent

Gold Bug Quilters Quilt Show in El Dorado County

Made from a photograph...so cool!!

This one was so pretty, I voted this one as my favorite! Lovely!

This one was made for the Guild President..all signed house blocks.

I really loved the colors in this Kaleidoscope...the picture doesnt do it justice.

My husband voted this one as his favorite...lovely stars!

Of course being a cat lover, this one was Purrrfect!

Fun & Whimsical..cute applique!

This one was great too, being California born and raised, I love our

state flower the poppy!  They line our roads growing wild..just a 

beautiful burst of color...This quilt was a masterpiece..

Hope you enjoyed the quilts from my local show!!

RSC September

The RSC color for September is Orange!

Yay! I love Orange!

Heres my Orange Churn Dash block....love that Gingham!

12 Orange String Blocks.....Love them....

and of course it would be a true sewing day without the company

and assistance of one of my Calicos....Thanks Dahlia!

Gold Bug Quilters Quilt Show 2014

My husband and I always attend our local Quilt Guilds quilt show every year.  Why is it that the  men always get in free?

I mean, thats great and all but what the heck eh and then he wonders why I make him carry everything! Ha!

 

Here are some beautiful quilts that we saw...minis are up first...

 

 

 Love this kitty!!

 

 

Gorgeous color in this one...and variegated thread....

 

 

This one had a staine glass look...very pretty!!

 

Now on to some bigger quilts...

 

I just loved all the embroidery on this one...

love all these sayings and

they are all true...quilters make the best friends....

 

This one was just so cute and whimsical...love those birds

and flowers...just lots of great colors and it made me smile...

 



 

Growing up we had a Pink Hibiscus tree in our front yard, it

had a large limb that was held up by a big post, it made a curve in

the tree that was perfect for reclining and reading a book...I loved that tree andall those big beautiful pink flowers...

this quilt was awesome!!

 



There were tons more quilts but these were some of my favorites...

cant wait until next year!

QBSA Sept Swap

 

 

My partner for September is Thelma in South Australia....

she requested any star in Red & Gold...

 

 

 

I made her this beautiful Hunters Star..

I think it turned out great!

Scrappy Trip Bee!

 

 

I got some sewing time in yesterday and finished up

my Scrappy Trip blocks for my hive members....

 

Abby requested Bright & Scrappy!

(right up my alley!!)

Bonnie Requested Scrappy too!!

 Cindy wanted "Beachy" colors of blues and sand

I couldnt resist using those seagulls!!

 

Jenn wanted Scrappy, bright and Cheerful!

Donna wanted an Autumn theme....

 

 

 

So now those are all done and photographed....now to pop them in the mail!!

Its a Sister Thing Swap Reveal!

Michelle @ Quiltsfrommycrayonbox.blogspot.com 

had the 

"Its a Sister thing Swap" 

again this year, I just had to join in, 

her swaps are always so fun!!

The person chosen to be my "sister" was 

Bea of Beaquilter blog...

http://www.beaquilter.com/, her job was to 

stalk my blog and figure out what I like....

Look at what she sent! Awesome!!

A super duper cute little bunny table runner, 

its appliqued, its so sweet and fun!  Then I got some thread, a bumblebee pincushion

with the pattern, some batik charm squares,  batik 2" strips, a super duper cute little scissor holder that looks like Beas

signature little owl, and a great book on borders and a couple of patterns.....

I love it all...

Thank you Bea for being such a wonderful sister to me!!

Quilty Stitches Reveal

I used to do alot of cross stitch when 

my son was young,

I did many samplers and Paula Vaughn pictures.

I really enjoyed it and sort of forgot just how much till I saw this.....

The Quilty Stitches SAL

@ Littlemissshabby.blogspot.com

I decided to join in...

This little Quilty sampler was just too simple 

and cute to pass up!  

We did one block every 2 weeks.  

It grew and grew, I added gray as a 

backgound color for a more modern look.  I love how it turned out!! 

Now to find a frame for it.... 

Doll Swap Monthly Quilt for July

Heres my Doll Quilt that I made for my partner 

Emily in Nebraska...

The theme was 

"On my Bucket List"

So I took a few of my precious Bonnie Hunter

Wild & Goosey blocks and made this 

miniature version of "my bucket list" quilt!

Emily has recieved it and she likes it! Yay!