Happy Quilting Marathon

 Last week, I shared these 3 quilt top finishes that I worked on while "retreating".  Well, this weekend, I made them quilt backs and found their bindings (I always make those at the beginning of a project) and took them over to the "To Be Quilted Closet".

And as I hung them, I realized there were a lot of Quilt Tops, Quilt Backs, and Bindings just waiting to be made into finished quilts.   These are all the quilts that I have made in the last little while (read few years as at least two are from 2018) that don't have "deadlines".  And so here they sit, and can you believe it, they have added up to 26!!!   26 that is like a literal Marathon of Quilts!!!  

And then it hit me, why not have my own Happy Quilting Marathon!!!!  I really think if I give these a deadline and share it here, well then, I am bound to actually quilt and finish these :)   So here is my plan . . . each week for the next 26 weeks, I will finish and share a quilt from the "To Be Quilted Closet".  I have made up this little tracker to keep my motivated, and each week I will add a picture in the box so in the end, I can see them all together ;)  

And I have a huge reward planned at the end.   On October 3rd, right at the conclusion of the Happy Quilting Marathon, I get to set sail on the Aloha Hawaii Quilting Cruise hosted by Stitchin' in Heaven!!!    Talk about Motivation :)  Have you ever done a quilting cruise??  They are oh so much fun!!!  Sadly, this one filled up as soon as it was opened, but there are lots of others to check out if you are interested :)  

So here is to 26 weeks of Happy Quilting!!  Wish me Luck and please help Keep me Accountable :)

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!!

Heartfelt Quilt Along - Darling Blocks

  It's Month 3 of the Heartfelt Quilt Along and I am just so in love with all of these beautiful Heart Blocks!!!  This is Fat Quarter Shop's 9th Annual Charity Quilt Along and they are always my favorite :)     The 1st Friday of each month will be a new release for blocks and today are the Darling Blocks.   And how fun are these!!!

I am such a huge fan of the Graphite Cross Weave background with my Flirt fabrics by Sweetwater.   And I think this is just going to make the cutest Heart Quilt when it is all done.  There are hearts in the prints, hearts in the piecing, and hearts in the charity this is all for, just perfect!!!  

So are you joining in with the Heart Felt fun???   You can download the block pattern right here and it is requested for each pattern you download to donate $5.00  to the Make a Wish Foundation :)  And I am super excited to say that even though it has just started,  Fat Quarter Shop's annual charity QAL has already raised over $75,000!!!  The goal is $1000,000 which will allow for 16 wishes to be granted.  How awesome is that!!!  And Moda Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop have joined to match up to $30,000 :)  So many amazing wishes :)  

Be sure to share all of your Heartfelt progress on social media with #heartfeltqal and check out Fat Quarter Shops post for the Darling Blocks for lots more Heart Felt Inspiration!!!  And you can check out the Darling Blocks You Tube Tutorial here ;) 

And that's it for the Third Release in the Heart Felt Quilt Along!!!!      

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

February Quilt Tops

So while I was busy teaching during February, I also got to take a class and do a little "retreat sewing".  I love getting away and just having big chunks of time to sit and sew with lots of laughs and fun along the way.   So I shared back here, that I planned to take the Vintage Windmill class at the Quilty Friends Winter Quilt retreat  and was using Ombre Fairy Dust .   Well, I am super excited to say that I managed to get a lot of the quilt done in class, and then managed to finish putting the quilt top together while I was at the retreat, ya know during some of that late night sewing :)   And I am just head over heels thrilled with the way it all came together!!!  I just love it!!!  I can't wait to get this one quilted up, it is just such a happy rainbow of piecing goodness!!! 

And then while I was at the Snow Goose Quilt Retreat, I wanted to keep the Ombre Goodness going and pieced together my  Picnic Size Just Blooming Quilt from my Charming Baby Quilts book!!!  I used up every scrap from the Ombre Fairy Dust bundle and just love this happy quilt!!!   I used the warm colors for the flowers and the cool colors for the chain and I just love how it really allows both parts of the  quilt to just shine.   I tell you what, I just love playing with Ombre Fabrics!!!

And I was on such a roll, I decided to take along one an older WIP and see if I could get it done!!!   And guess, what??  I totally finished the quilt top!!  And my, does it feel great to have that out of the box and into a quilt top :)

 This quilt is Sweet Blend  by Laundry Basket Quilts and I just love it!!   I used Amy Ellis's Wanderlust fabric for it and I just love how happy and bright it turned out.   I need to get this one quilted asap, because it is for my daughter who just turned 13 and wants a Tween Bedspread now!!  I think this will work just perfect :)

 So ya, Lots of teaching, and lots of piecing in February :)   And now I have 3 more quilt tops to add to the "to be quilted" pile.   Now the only hard thing will be how to decide which to do first :)

Do you like to take old WIP with you to retreats or do you just work on class projects, or both??  

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!

 It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!! Let's have some fun :)

First, we need to announce the winner from last Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from Thousands of Bolts . . .   Number #162  . . . Congrats  nanthequilter!  I have messaged you :)  

        

                 

And on to today's

And now . . . Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Kimberly's Fabric Stash.    You will find so many amazing fabrics over at Kimberly's and everyday low prices!!! Kimberly has a brand new App so you can shop even easier.  It is available for both android and apple.    And be sure and shop Kimberly's amazing Sale Section, where right now, you can find lots of new fabrics marked way down!! 

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some amazing quilting goodness!!!  Kimberly's Fabric Stash is giving one lucky reader a $30.00 Gift Certificate!!!   Oh, you can get just what you have been dreaming about !!! 

You have two entry chances here on the blog, and please leave a separate comment for each.  All Entries are welcome, including International Entries.   Please just be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)  

ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me What is your Dream Job??

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Kimberly's Fabric Stash  Love!!!!   You can  You can follow them on   Facebook, (where Kimberly Hosts her Facebook Live every Friday at 7 EST) Twitter, Pinterest, or You Tube.  Or you can visit The Shop  and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Kimberly Fabric Stash Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, April 5th,  when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

February was all about Teaching!!!

 So I know, March is almost come and gone, but I am just now getting to posting all about February.  Such is the way life goes ;)   So February was oh so much fun!!!  I got to teach at 3 different quilt retreats, which was crazy busy, but again, oh so much fun!!!  

First up was, The Quilty Friends Retreat up at Bryce Canyon and it was just wonderful!!!  Especially since my Sister In Law, Becca, came along with me and Barbara.  She had us sewing up into the nights and really "retreating" rather than just teaching.   It really was a blast!!! 

I taught 2 classes at the retreat.   The first class I taught was my Moroccan Lullaby 2 Pattern!!   This was my first time teaching this new pattern and everyone did such a great job!!!   I just loved seeing everyone's blocks come together and the class was super fun as there are lots of technique in this block including no waste Lattice Blocks that I just love ;)   

The second class I taught was another Decades Past Class!!  And again, just so fun!!!  Everyone in class just did amazing and I loved seeing all the variety of fabrics.  And this block really is much easier than it looks, so everyone in class got a block finished and starting moving onto more.   So great!!!  

Then, the next weekend was the Cedar Chest Quilt Retreat.   This is my hometown retreat and they were celebrating their 15th year of retreats and I was honored to be the featured teacher for the year.  I got to teach 2 classes and did my Charming Baby Quilts Trunk Show as well, which of course, we forgot to get pictures of ;)  

The first class I taught was my Wishes Quilt, so precious.   Everyone in class did such a great job!!  It was so fun to see oh so many fabric variations.  You know I leave every class wanting to remake the quilt in another 5 fabric variations :)   

The next day I taught my Shine Bright   class from my Charming Baby Quilts Book!!  And oh my, was this a super fun class!!!   This was my first time teaching this class from my book, and it just went so great, even with my little oopsie on the display board (I totally reversed my corners, see it happens to all of us :)   We fixed it and moved forward and had some good laughs over it for the rest of class.      I just loved seeing each of these blocks come together ad can't wait to see finished quilts!  

And it is always fun when quilt finishes come back from pervious years.   I had taught my  Nordic Nights Class here previously, and had a student bring back her finished quilt.  Isn't it just gorgeous!!!  And she loved my quilting so much, she had it quilted just like mine, what a special treat!!!  

And then a week later, it was off to Delta Utah for the Snow Goose Quilt Festival.  This was my first time at this retreat and it was just so great!!!  I was the featured teacher along with Amber from Gigi's Thimble. And what an amazing group of ladies.   Again, I was blessed to be able to teach 2 classes and share my  Charming Baby Quilts Trunk Show.  For the trunk show I shared my 10 quilts from Charming Baby Quilts along with the 10 Remix's and the Charming Baby Sampler.   I just love getting to share the stories behind my quilts, from their designs, to picking fabric, to why I quilted them a certain way.  It was just so great and these Delta Ladies were just so much fun to chat and laugh with :)

 The first class I taught was my Moroccan Lullaby Pattern and about half the class did the original, and about half the class did the 2nd version!!   Which kept me hoping and having such a great time!!!  This retreat is held in a big open community center and it was so wonderful for everyone to just have so much space :)  

And the other class I taught was my  Nordic Nights Class.   And these ladies rocked the curves!!  Some of them it was their very first time trying curved piecing and they just did amazing!!  Aren't their blocks just so pretty!!!    I have to say, this is one of my all time favorite classes to teach because I just love seeing how excited students get when they realize curves are not near as hard or scary as they thought they were going to be!!!  So great, and honestly, that is what classes are all about, right ;) 

Oh, and we totally had a quilt top finish before the end of the retreat!!  Isn't this baby size Moroccan Lullaby Quilt just too precious!!!  I loved the background fabric with all of it's under the sea vibes.  So cute in two colors as well, just adorable!!!  

And that was February!!!   Wow, can you see why I am just now getting to posting about it.  I have been playing catch up for all of March, tee hee hee.   Now I am gearing up for teaching in St. George in April, and Panguitch in June, where I will be teaching 7 (yes, you read that right) classes!!!  And I am sorry, but The Quilt Walk hit it's maximum registration within a few days of opening registration, so there is no more signing up for that.  But mark your calendars for next year, it is always a treat!!!  

I am just so happy that we are back to Retreating!!!   I truly missed it :)  Have you been to a quilt retreat recently??  They are just so much fun, I highly recommend them!! 

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day!!