I Need the Sun

I finished quilting up and binding my "Jo-Anne quilt contest" quilt this morning (and some of this afternoon).  You know, the earthy tones one that I will probably call A Nature Walk or Natures Pathways or something along those lines.  (by the way, thank you for all of the great suggestions, I really am having a hard time picking a favorite, but that is a good thing :)

Well anyhow, now that it is done I just want to get outside and take some wonderful pictures of the beautiful earth tones and Argghh, it is all muggy, wet, and nasty.  No sun at all, just total cloud cover and threating to rain again.

What ya gonna do??  I will try to get outside tomorrow and take some pictures because I really don't want to reveal the finished quilt with pictures taken inside that just don't do the colors justice.  So, I will leave you with a little sneak peak and show you the new quilting design I tried out .

I figured since it was all "nature-ish" I would try to create a "nature-ish" all over design.  I played around for a bit on paper and ended up coming up with this.  I'm going to call it leafy vine.  I did it rather small scale so yes, it took quite a while to quilt up but I am so super happy with the outcome.  Until tomorrow, Happy Quilting

The Moda Bake Shop Booth

Okay, so I didn't get to go to Quilt Festival in Houston. Never fear though,  it is on my list of things to do in the hopefully near future.  I did however, happen to have a quilt at Festival.  I was so excited when the Moda Bake Shop asked if they could use my quilt to display at their booth.  I still get a little peppy whenever I think about it. We'll just imagine the peppy little dance I did when I saw these pictures over at the Moda Bake Shop.

 Yup, total Perma-Grin for me for the next few days!!  Take a minute and click on over to see their amazing booth.  It is so pretty and there are so many projects to really get you going :)

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??