An Exciting Day

The latest edition of American Patchwork and Quilting arrived in my mailbox today. I love getting this magazine. It has so many fun quilting ideas each time.

Back in about January or February I was in Broadbent's and a woman was there with her quilt. It was quilted and I think she was choosing binding fabric, but I don't
remember for sure. Anwyay, she said she was finishing the quilt to put in American Patchwork and Quilting and it would come out in June. I loved the quilt. As cute as it is in the picture, it was even cuter in person. Now I feel like I have met a famous quilt! She was even willing to give me a few applique tips!


I also loved this 30's quilt. I love 30's fabric and have tons of scraps from other 30's quilts I've finished. I keep finding new quilts to use them in. Now I want to do this one. I think I'd make the blocks 12 inches instead of 6 though.

Here are a few pictures of other 1930's quilts I've completed. I have another that needs to be quilted still.


I am also working on a double wedding ring out of 30's fabric.

The Possibilities are Endless

Yesterday I went fabric shopping. My friends and I are going to do a quilt block swap using any 12 inch star block pattern and Prarie Paisley fabric. I love this line because it can be patriotic, but doesn't have to be. Could just be a red, white and blue quilt. I haven't decided which block I'm going to do. We are in the process of selling our house and I don't want to be in the middle of a complicated block when we are packing to go. We had an offer this week, but the people ended up backing out. Anyway, I digress...

After I go fabric shopping I love to lay all my fabric out and imagine the possibilities. I love that just a flat, square of fabric has so much potential. I love to imagine all the color combinations I can put together. I like to feel the fabric. My husband teases me sometimes because I like to just "hang out with my fabric."

I also bought my first jelly roll yesterday I bought
Dandilion Girl. As I said before, I'm planning on making Jelly Stars with it.

Well, if I want to get any sewing in today I need to gets started on my house and yard. I need to plant flowers in hopes of luring in potential buyers. Hopefully it has snowed for the last time this spring and my flowers won't freeze.

FINISHED (well, kind of)!

I finished the top of my pinwheel spin quilt. I don't have batting or backing right now so I can't quilt it. I need to get in the good habit of finishing a top and then quilting it right away. As you can see, my list of quilts that need to be quilted is growing.


I am now going to work on Strawberry Lilies . I started this one just after Christmas. I got about half way through and started on something else. I need to quit doing that! Most of the fabric is from various 3 Sisters lines. Here is a sample of the blocks I have finished.

I've become obsessed with Fig Tree Quilts Patterns. There are several patterns that are just out that I want to do. Especially Jelly Stars, and Daisy Chain. I have a few to finish before I even think about that though. I bought Amelia's Meadow over a year ago. I keep changing what fabric I want to do it in though. I also have From Auntie's Attic that I haven't even started. The picture above is the last quilt I totally finished. Yet another Fig Tree Quilts one called Coney Island from Fresh Vintage. I used the Fig Tree line called Allspice Tapestry.


Seriously, what am I doing here on the computer? I should be quilting!

Help!

This quilt has been in this stage for a good year now. I bought 2 yards of the green fabric because I loved it, but not having a pattern. Several months later I found a pattern that would show off the green. By the time I actually got around to buying the fabric in the first place I think it had been in the store for 2 years. My problem is that I have no idea what to do for boarders. I feel like red would be overpowering. What do you think? What would you use? Also, it reminds me of a table cloth now. Do I even still like it? Maybe it will get better with boarders. Help! (or helk! as my 22 month old says).

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