Itty Bitty Houses!

 

This months block for

 

Quiltmaker Magazine Quilty Pleasures

"Itty Bitty Block Along"

are these super duper cute little houses!

 

 

Talk about a scrap buster! 

These were so easy to cut out

and sew up!

 

I love this row so much!

 

I think my favorite ones are the black houses

with the little pink flowers, looks like the

houses have little flower beds outside of them.

 

So fun!

 



Another Spider Web Finish!

Bonnie Hunter addict here!

I finished my second Spider Web quilt.  I follow the free

pattern over at www.quiltville.blogspot.com

This one is done with the center kites all made with

various neutral fabrics (I had 3 gallon size bags of those!).  I then

just dipped into my string bin and went crazy crazy crazy!!

I made 35 blocks, so its a nice big quilt.  The longarm quilting

is quite large so the quilt has a wonderful drape.  Its also backed

in a navy blue floral flannel so its very cozy!



Heres a couple of close ups of some of my favorite blocks....love

love love those cute Smiley faces and pumpkins!

and in pure Bonnie Hunter fashion, I have pumpkins next to

calicos & polka dots next to reindeers!!

I love these funky colorful crazy quilts!

Linking up with Richard & Tanya

for Link-a-Finish Friday!

 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Quilting!

QBSA Paper Pieced Block #1

My partner this month in the 

QBSA Paper Pieced group

requested a Starflower Block in shades of Purple 

with a white background...

I think this one fits the bill....its so pretty I want to keep it!

Pat Sloan Vacation Time BOM for March

Pat Sloans Vacation Time Mystery BOM!

This months block is called 

Surfs Up!!

Heres my version in my Aqua & Browns...

I really like how this block turned out, it came out perfect

which doesn't happen very often!  This is definately a block to 

add to my pile as a "goodie"!  

If you would like to check out this BOM, you can find it here:

Just copy and paste this into your browser..

http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/2015-vacation-time-mystery-bom.htm

A Patriotic Finish!

This finish has been a long time coming...this quilt

was a flimsy for almost 2 years! 

This was a quilt made in a Quilt-a-long that was hosted

by Melissa of Happy Quilting Blog...I actually made two of

these, one a patriotic version and one in more modern pinks and

 lime greens (that one is still a flimsy).

I am  happy to report that the patriotic version is complete and SOLD!

It turned out GORGEOUS, I am so proud of it!

It measures in at 85x85! A biggie!

  It is going to a friends Maid of Honor at her wedding this summer.  The

 Maid of Honor actually lives in London and loves Red, White & Blue! 

She is so excited to give her this gift and I was happy to make it happen!! 

Heres another photo of the entire quilt...I stood on a chair in

the hospital lobby to get this photo, thank goodness people dont even

blink when they see me doing things like this!  Ha!

Its a great finish and I am so proud of this quilt!

Linking up with Richard & Tanya Quilts for

Link-a-finish Friday!



RSC Flimsy!

Last year for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2014, I 

made Churn Dash blocks each month...I decided

to sash the blocks and use extra scraps of 3 1/2" blocks

for cornerstones..

Then when I went to put them all together of course I didnt think

it was big enough and I dont really care for a 

square quilt...so I made 8 more blocks to spread the color around a little bit...

This is the back...love how it gives a stained glass look!

Heres a close up of a few of the blocks...I lost some points...argh..

I am still learning how to trim those darn Hst's...I'm getting there!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge 2015!!

The day has arrived to sign up to help support Sarah over at 

Confessions of a Fabric Addict Blog!

Each year Sarah collects quilts for charity, this year its for three different charitys!

Happy Chemo

Quilting 911

Because you matter

Wouldnt you like to join in and support these great 

causes by donating a quilt to comfort someone else?

Sign ups start today! 

Go on over and check it out!

www.http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2015/03/hands2help-time-to-signup-and-giveaway.html?showComment=1426436253612#c2954032438367224905

RSC Saturday Link up

Cruising along with my monthly RSC blocks...

Yellow is the color for March...

not too much of that in this house but I am 

trudging through!!

Here is my yellow Scrap Jar Star for March...

Love this block!

Love those little Smiley faces and Cherries!

Linking up to Angela over at 

SoScrappy Saturday!

Urban Churn Dash QAL

Another flimsy complete!

Heres my Urban Churn Dash quilt that I made along with 

PieceNQuilt.com blogs QAL

Heres the link to check it out:

http://www.pieceandquilt.com/2014/12/urban-churndash-simple-sew-along.html

I made mine with recycled shirts for the blocks and sashings

and some Joanns Country Classics solid for the background.

These blocks are huge, 24" finished!

So these blocks were pieced quickly...the sashings took a

little longer but I think that they are so worth the time...

Pardon my windy breezy pictures.....

Its definately a "Guy" quilt...those are always needed!

Thanks for stopping by!

Celtic Solstice #2 is a flimsy!

Whew!  

Celtic Solstice #2 is a flimsy!  Yippee!

All of you who have been following along with me or have made a

Celtic Solstice by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville

know that her patterns are addictive, scrappy and a bit 

time consuming....

But OH SO WORTH IT!!

My blue & brown version is a flimsy and ready for quilting!

Its gorgeous, it turned out just as I imagined...and I love it!

I set the border triangles a little differently this time but I think

they look ok...I sure as heck am not ripping them out!!

To top it off, I pieced a bunch of older calico pieces together

for the backing...using it up!!

I have already sent this one off to my best

Quilty BFF Kathy in Ohio for some of her

bomb longarm quilting...she has a pattern called 

Lords Egyptian Eye that is going to look 

AMAZING!!

You can find Kathys blog here:

new2quilting.blogspot.com

I cant wait to see it finished! Yay!

Another Bonnie quilt for ME!

RSC March!

Yellow is the color for March in the RSC....

Now anyone who knows me or has followed along 

on my blog for a little bit knows....

there isnt much yellow in this Quilters stash!!

So with no further ado...I scrounged up enough

scraps for my Wonky Star Block..

I had to use a couple repeat fabrics but I 

got the job done...most of my yellows in my stash lean

more towards "toffee" or "gold" so it wasnt like I could just

go into the yellow drawer and make a few cuts...NOT.

I actually dug through all of my Scrap User system bins to find these

yellows...whatever works eh?!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linking up with Angela over at 

SoScrappy for Scrap Happy Saturday!

http://superscrappy.blogspot.com/

Little bit of shopping

So, while at the Folsom Quilt Guild Show 

this month, I was the lucky recipient of a winning

$20 gift card for a quilt shop in Fair Oaks, CA called

"Thistle Dew".  I visit the shop occasionally, its a really

nice shop, so I was thrilled when I won.

While browsing through the program for the Quilt show, I came

across a coupon for the "Thistle Dew" quilt shop for an

additonal 20% off....Whoop Whoop!  Needless to say, off I 

went down the highway to see what I could score!  

I decided on these batiks in 1/8th yard cuts, and the one batik

on the right with the swirls I got a 1/2 yd of, I just couldn't 

resist it..so pretty!  I then found that yummy lemon

fat quarter on the left in the sale section....that brought my total

to $18.55!  So, poor me, I had to find another fat quarter to throw into

my pile...so thats the lime colored print second from the left...

My entire pile here cost me $1.35!!! Now thats the way to do it!!

SCORE!!!

RSC Block #2 for March

Celtic Solstice #2 Progress

I am plugging away on my 

Celtic Solstice #2!

I have both piles of the "A" & "B"  blocks done,

now to get them put together.   I have no idea

how this is going to come together, I

love the colors, hopefully it

creates that awesome Celtic Solstice pattern

that I love!!

Stay tuned!!

QBSA 12" February

My partner this month for 

Quilting Block Swaps Australia

was Lee...she requested this star in Aquas, Lemon & Black..

Its winging its way to you this week Lee!!

Enjoy!