Christmas Quilt Show 2010

SewCalGal has just started her annual Christmas Quilt Show.  This is my first year to jump in on the action and I am so excited!!  I finished this Christmas Sampler Quilt at the end of August as part of the Simple Sampler Quilt-A-Long with Amy at Amy's Creative Side.  I was so fun to work on 2 different blocks each week for 2 months.  Talk about putting you in the Christmas Spirit all year long!!  I was so happy with the final outcome and it made for a wonderful gift for some very special friends :)  Merry Christmas!!  No click back to the Christmas Quilt Show for some major "merry" surfing.

Finish Friday!!

So you remember those block of squares from Wednesday WIP??  We'll now they are a Friday Finish.  Okay, so it isn't totally finished, it still needs a border and a backing, but you get the idea.  I am so excited about this quilt top!!! I just love the earthy hues and the movement that was created within the design. I am thinking of calling it A Nature Walk, or Natures Pathways . . .  Something along those lines.  Any suggestions???

I am planning on adding a border around the outside in this beautiful print.  It is the same tone as the sashing just a little darker.

I just found this print that I am planning on using for the back.  I love it and think it will be the perfect finish.  I will add in some scrappy border's and a scrappy binding.  I love scrappy bindings!!  

So I would love to hear your thoughts on this quilt.  Who knows, if there is enough interest in it, I just might toss around the idea of doing it as a quilt-a-long after the holidays.  Interested???

A Work In Progress for Wednesday

Well, now that I have finished my Project Modern quilt it is time to move onto the next quilt on my ever expanding "quilt list".  So, next on the list, Jo-Ann Quilt Contest quilt.  I am really excited about this project.  I have been working up a new design, testing it out, and then trying to iron out a few little glitches that came out in the "testing it out" phase.  I think I have it figured out now and  I am ready to make it for real.  So here is a sneak peek at this new work in progress.  Don't you just love the earthy tones??

Keep On The Sunny Side

Okay, so last week was a bear!!  I had my email comprised that I had for 10 years and trying to change over to a new one took way more time than I would have liked.  And maybe it is stupid, but I was really attached to that email address.  Just when I thought I was done with that, I lost all of my pictures, on all of my blogs, including my posts on the MBS.  Sigh, could it get worse??  I really should not have asked, because right after finding that out, I realized my toes were hurting like crazy and looked to find that they had gotten infected.  Argghh!!

BUT that was last week, and it is a new week!  ***  I am determined to move on and look on the Sunny Side of these situations!  So here it is :)

1 - I have all but 4 of my pictures back on my quilting blog.  Those 4 apparently were permanently deleted.  And I figure a weekend to get back up and running ain't bad at all.

2 - While redoing my blog I learned a ton about PDF's and blogs in general. I linked a more paper efficient I Spy tutorial, and redid my quilt archive to what I originally had planned and am much happier with the results.

3 - I have created new Bake Shop tutorials to replace the old broken ones and they are now up, complete with pictures.  (although, little downer, I lost all of the beautiful comments people wrote me about those quilts, but there was nothing to do about it, sigh)  I am all set back up with the Moda Bake Shop and have 2 tutorials in the pipeline :)

4 - The minute I found out my toes were infected I was able to get  antibiotics called in and our good friends offered to have us over for dinner and games so I wouldn't have to be on my feet.  Isn't that sweet!!

5 - And this has nothing to do with the "situations" but certainly brightened my outlook on life when I really had some dark clouds circling.  I found out Sunday that I won a Freebird Charm Pack  from Mariliz's Musing.  Thank you Mariliz, I can't wait to start a project with these super fun and happy prints!!

Project Modern - Check

So I finally decided how I wanted to quilt my Little Monster on the Go and with what color.  This decision was a long time coming as I just didn't know how I wanted to work around the applique.  I also has a few hours where my toes were feeling better (before they got infected :).   And to top it all off, my husband was helping a friend lay wood floors on Saturday so I had a nap time where I was all alone.  What does all this combine to make.  A finished Project Modern!!   Here is the result!

I just finished submitting it to Project Modern.  I don't know how "Modern" it turned out but I am happy with the result.  Oh, and funny side note -You might recall that I made this with my children in mind because they liked the show so much.  So when completed I asked them if they wanted it instead of their old ratty blankets.  They, of course, decided to stay with their old ratty blankets.  I know, I shouldn't be surprised.  They are bonded to those blankets.  So, as a result, this quilt is going in my Etsy Shop :)