UFO-ing

O.k.

These are NOT my colors...

but....

I can.NOT. resist someone else's

unfinished project when it's given to me!!!!

 

I can't say NO!!!

 

I see ALL the possibilities!

I wonder WHAT it will look like!

It's  a challenge to take the little pieces

and

try to solve the puzzle!

 

As you can probably GUESS....

There is NEVER a pattern included

in these little packages!

;/

 

That's alright.

I have a THINKING floor.

A place to DREAM.

A place to PONDER.

 

???How will they look

ALL lined up together...

With some wide strips of fabric (from the stash)

between and around???

I think it looks WONDERFUL!

Even if it isn't MY color!

;)

Read a book

Get your cup of coffee ready.

Bake some cookies.

Put your feet up

and

READ!!

ENJOY Jennifer Chiaverini's NEW BOOK!

 

The Elm Creek Quilters

will inspire you to GIVE a quilt!

Isn't that what it's all about???

 

I'm celebrating today

and sending this new book

to my 600th follower.....

JUST because.

;)

 

Thank you for stopping by my corner of blogland.

I love quilting.

I love sharing about what I'm making...

and...

I love hearing from YOU!!!

 

 

 

Time for a quilt show!

When I finished this quilt...

I did a happy dance!!

A VERY LOUD....

A VERY BIG....

happy DANCE!!!!

 

All those little 2" squares were

FINALLY a QUILT!!!!

I'm sharing this one for

Amy's blogger's quilt festival!

 

It proves that LOTS and LOTS of little tiny pieces of fabric

will EVENTUALLY become something....

That can be USED!!!

 

Dimensions: 86"x86"

Includes a MILLION 2" squares

(some were sent to me by blogland friends!)

Hey!

I even quilted it myself!

 

 

I call it my postage stamp quilt.

;)

 

Enjoy the quilt show!

 

 

 

 

 

Winner!

I had a giveaway this week

and....

Mr. Random Number Generator chose

Needled Mom!

Congratulations!

You won yourself a QUILT!

ALL you have to do is

SEW IT TOGETHER!!!!

:0

 

Thanks to everyone for playing along!!!

Streak of Lightning!

I was inspired to make a STREAK of Lightning quilt here.

 

This was a quilt design that was calling MY name!

I used a lot of BRIGHT colors!

Tuquoise,

Lime green,

RED,

gold,

...

You name it!

This is a FUN and quirky quilt!

I love it.

There's a flickr group just for

STREAK of lightning quilts!

Fun. fun!!!

 

 

A dress!

Once in a while...

the dress gets made.....

before the little girl.....

grows OUT of the pattern!!!!

 

This time it was made JUST in time!!

But....

Now that the weather is cooler...

the DRESS needs an undershirt!!!

;)

 

Notice the blue sleeves???

LOL!!!

For you!

After making my block wall quilt...

I still had lots of fabric left over....

 Enough fabric to make TWO more quilts!

Amazing....right?

And...

It was mostly hand-me-down fabric!

I love using UP!!!!

 

I sat down right away

and pre-cut strips for the TWO quilts.

 

I have one set aside

for a sewing day at church.

 

and....

I have one for YOU!!!

 

It's my way of saying

thank you

to all my blogland friends for always

being so nice.

 

You're also saving

my family and freinds

from hours and hours

of quilty jabber!!!!

 

They thank you too!!!

LOL!

 

If you'd like to win a pack of strips..

leave a comment.

I'll use Mr. Random Generator

to choose a winner on Friday.

 

Happy Sewing!

 

 

 

 

A Classic

The humble 9 patch.

Two colors.

Light and Dark.

Scrappy.

Green.

Brought to you by....

my 2 1/2" scrap drawer.

 

What a CLASSIC!

Unscheduled activity

I never even THOUGHT about making a quilt like this

until...

Yesterday!!!

That's the day I recieved a "just because" package from Beebee.

;)

Very SWEET of her TOO, I might add!!!

 

But....

This unexpected burst of quilting is

ALL because of HER!!

If the floors aren't clean

and the bathroom is not scrubbed...

Don't blame me!

Blame her....Please.

She sent me some tumblers

cut with her Go cutter.

Do you have one of those??

I don't.

I have this little baby....

Handed down to me a couple of years ago.

 

I've never used it.

But guess what??

It's the SAME SIZE as Beebee's little tumblers.

:)

 

Now I'm puttering around

on a quilt that NEVER would have happened...

if it hadn't been for a

special delivery..

quilty gift...

sent by a blog friend.

Sweet!

 

 

 

Block Wall quilt

Friends.

I think this is one of the EASIEST quilts I've ever made.

 

I make a lot of easy quilts.

But..... I think....this one was the speediest of ALL!

 

I gave a brief "how to" here.

;)

And..... I think it's gorgeous!!!!

 

It will be a GREAT boy's quilt.

My daughter even paid me a HUGE compliment

and said it was the BEST boy quilt I've made.

Woo HOO!!!

10 POINTS!!!!

I have enough fabric to make one

and maybe even TWO more!!!

Hey!

I'm thinking IF I have enough fabric...

I'll cut some up and have a little give away!

Then...

You can make one TOO....

and confirm the simplicity of this pattern!!!

:)

Here's another reason to cheer!

I USED UP a bunch of BOBBINS!!!!

 

You know the bobbins that have

red, orange, green....etc. thread

and...

don't match anything????

Here's the proof that I'm not a THREAD color SNOB.

;)

LOL!

 

 

Happy quilting!

I'm OFF to cut some more strips!

All those solids

and

SORT of solids

are waiting to be another QUILT!!!

Table Runner

On Monday I related a story about

 making something handmade

for my daughter to take to a party.

 

well....

She doesn't always ask ME to do the work...

;)

 

Sometimes SHE makes it!!!

 

Yes.

It made me VERY happy to have her ask to USE my new loom

and...

to see her using IT!!!!!.

:)

 

She whipped up this gorgeous runner

for a special friend's wedding

 

The whipping DID take a bit of TIME!!!

It's not only beautiful....

and HAPPY looking....

It's the perfect gift for the new couple!!!

 

Here's a LINK to the groom's business!

I think his pottery is going to be

~~~~~SINGING ~~~~~

as it sits on this new TABLE RUNNER!

Early Morning Sewing

I couldn't sleep last night.

Ever have those nights???

 

I got up WELL before dawn today and began

building a WALL.

 

**Every year I make quilts for the high school graduates

at my church....(with the help of others!)

and THIS year the youth group has

EXPLODED!!!!**

 

I figured I'd better get GOING.....

I don't want to be caught without a QUILT

for someone

at the end of this school year!!!

;)

 

 

I had these "building blocks" already cut...

so it was a simple matter to begin piecing them

when sleep wouldn't come.

Blocks were constructed by using

4" strips (width of fabric)

and

3" strips (width of fabric)

Two were sewn together and pressed.

Then I cut the "Blocks" into 8" segments.

I was able to get 5 "BLOCKS" out of each strip set.

 

Then....

just for fun.....

I made some with

2" strips  (width of fabric)

and

5" strips (width of fabric)

 

Again....

I cut them into 8" chunks.

 

I am now constructing my WALL...

I'll let you know when the mortar is SET.

;)