Here is an example of the pattern :)
And here's the video :)
Monday, September 24, 2012
Free Motion Quilting - Echoed Paisleys
This video walks you through the basics of creating an echoed paisley all over free motion quilt design. This is a beautiful design that creates a chic and elegant finish to your quilt. The paisley shape is just like making half of a heart or a feather and then just echo inside, and then outside to travel. And like all free motion quilting, practice makes perfect :) Enjoy!!
Here is an example of the pattern :)
And here's the video :)
Here is an example of the pattern :)
And here's the video :)
1 Year Old!!!!
Yup, our little baby girl turned 1 this weekend!! I know it is totally cliche, but it really does seem like just the other day when we were at the hospital snuggling her in our arms. Jocelyn is growing up to be quite the cute little girl. She crawls like a lightening streak, is learning to walk (please, give me another month or so ), loves to wave hi and bye, has 10 teeth, and most importantly, can hear her siblings play and loves to play along.
Here's a little peak into her birthday celebration :)
Enjoying one of her favorites, biscuits for dinner. (And waving at the camera :)
Giving her birthday cake a few pokes before she decides if she wants to try it or not.
Maybe just a little taste :)
Oh ya, A big fan of chocolate cake and cool whip!!
It didn't take her long to polish off her cake!
Can I have another piece??
Have a Happy Quilting Day!!! (And maybe a piece of chocolate cake too, I know I will be :)
Here's a little peak into her birthday celebration :)
Enjoying one of her favorites, biscuits for dinner. (And waving at the camera :)
Giving her birthday cake a few pokes before she decides if she wants to try it or not.
Maybe just a little taste :)
Oh ya, A big fan of chocolate cake and cool whip!!
It didn't take her long to polish off her cake!
Can I have another piece??
Have a Happy Quilting Day!!! (And maybe a piece of chocolate cake too, I know I will be :)
Friday, September 21, 2012
October is Full of Hops
It's time to mark your calendars!!! October is going to be full of lots of great stuff!!! And I am so excited!!!
First up . . . The Moda Bake Shop is doing a Celebrations Blog Hop to Celebrate the release of Sweet Celebrations!!! (Wow, 3 celebrate in 1 sentence, impressive :) It kicks off on October 1st and it hops over here on October 2nd. There will be lots of chances to win copies of the book as well as awesome Moda Pre-Cuts. You can click here for more details and the full blog hop schedule :)
Next, Natalia Bonner will be doing a Blog Tour to celebrate the release of her new book Beginner's Guide to Free Motion Quilting. I am so excited to be a part of this tour. I have looked over a copy of this book and it is incredible, perfect for all those dabbling in the world of free motion quilting!! This tour starts on October 5th over at Piece N Quilt, Natalia's Blog, and will be hopping over here on October 7th :) And yup, you will have a chance to win this incredible book!
Lastly, I get to be a part of the Glorious Autumn Block Party. Have you been following along?? I will be posting my Autumn block tutorial on October 18th. It's gonna be so cute :)
First up . . . The Moda Bake Shop is doing a Celebrations Blog Hop to Celebrate the release of Sweet Celebrations!!! (Wow, 3 celebrate in 1 sentence, impressive :) It kicks off on October 1st and it hops over here on October 2nd. There will be lots of chances to win copies of the book as well as awesome Moda Pre-Cuts. You can click here for more details and the full blog hop schedule :)
Next, Natalia Bonner will be doing a Blog Tour to celebrate the release of her new book Beginner's Guide to Free Motion Quilting. I am so excited to be a part of this tour. I have looked over a copy of this book and it is incredible, perfect for all those dabbling in the world of free motion quilting!! This tour starts on October 5th over at Piece N Quilt, Natalia's Blog, and will be hopping over here on October 7th :) And yup, you will have a chance to win this incredible book!
Lastly, I get to be a part of the Glorious Autumn Block Party. Have you been following along?? I will be posting my Autumn block tutorial on October 18th. It's gonna be so cute :)
And then it will be off to Market!!! And to say I am excited for Market would be a vast understatement. I just found out that I will get to be part of a book signing at the Moda Bake Shop as part of the Sweet Celebrations book release!! Squeal. Totally excited!!!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
TNT Thursday - Row Markers
Back in January I won these fun little row markers at a quilting conference. I set them in the drawer and kept meaning to use them but always remembered I had them right after I finished sewing my rows together. (And there are several times they would have been helpful.) So the other day I cut out all of these crazy different size pieces. I went to start piecing and realized that it was a bit of a pain to figure out which pile was what size. And then I remember my row markers :) And guess what, they work perfect as pile markers too!!! Yippee Skippe!! So not only did I try out my row markers I tried using them in a different way. Bonus!!
What did you try out new this week?? Link on up :)
What did you try out new this week?? Link on up :)
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Following the Bouncing Ball
I am currently working on 4 quilts. And when I say working on 4, I mean I have sewn on all 4 in the last day. It's kind of like following that bouncing ball that helped you read only you are bouncing from quilt to quilt. So, why am I bouncing so crazy like?? Well basically because all of these quilts need to be done at about the same time, which is of course, ASAP!! (although, even though it is a little crazy, I do like the variety :)
The first 2 are my Braided Irish Chain examples for the class I am teaching in January. I didn't think I needed them until Jan. so they have been on the back burner. But I got a a little notice requesting them to be in a quilt show to generate buzz for the retreat / class and so now my deadline has been moved way up :) Like as in I scheduled to rent some time on a long arm on the 11th of next month to quilt them :)
So obviously, they are being moved to the front burner :) Notice how my pin box is totally empty sans 1 pin. That's because last night I pinned all of my seams on this huge stack of piecing. Nothing like a little pinning to unwind while watching old reruns. This is becoming the norm around our house. The kids go to bed, and we watch old reruns while he surfs around all the sports from the day and I either blog or do some pinning or ironing. Time spent together, even if we are each doing our own thing :)
Next, is my little Indie project. I finished piecing the back together yesterday and now it is waiting to be basted and quilted. Just a little sneak peak before the full reveal next week :)
And lastly, I am playing with some Mama Said Sew. This project is turning out to be so much fun!!! I am loving piecing it and keep working on a block or 2 in-between things because it just makes me happy :)
And lastly, the rundown. I am not "working" on all of these, but they will be next up to bounce between as soon as these 4 are finished :)
The first 2 are my Braided Irish Chain examples for the class I am teaching in January. I didn't think I needed them until Jan. so they have been on the back burner. But I got a a little notice requesting them to be in a quilt show to generate buzz for the retreat / class and so now my deadline has been moved way up :) Like as in I scheduled to rent some time on a long arm on the 11th of next month to quilt them :)
So obviously, they are being moved to the front burner :) Notice how my pin box is totally empty sans 1 pin. That's because last night I pinned all of my seams on this huge stack of piecing. Nothing like a little pinning to unwind while watching old reruns. This is becoming the norm around our house. The kids go to bed, and we watch old reruns while he surfs around all the sports from the day and I either blog or do some pinning or ironing. Time spent together, even if we are each doing our own thing :)
Next, is my little Indie project. I finished piecing the back together yesterday and now it is waiting to be basted and quilted. Just a little sneak peak before the full reveal next week :)
And lastly, I am playing with some Mama Said Sew. This project is turning out to be so much fun!!! I am loving piecing it and keep working on a block or 2 in-between things because it just makes me happy :)
And lastly, the rundown. I am not "working" on all of these, but they will be next up to bounce between as soon as these 4 are finished :)
Designing Stage
- Circle Meets Square Quilt
- Turnovers Quilt
- Modern Squares Quilt
- Baby Blocks Quilt
Piecing Stage
- Jessi and Me Quilt
- WIC with MSS Quilt
- Braided Irish Chain - Queen and King
Quilting Stage
- Solids Quilt for Free Motion
- Tetris Quilt-A-Long
- Indie Quilt
Completed Stage
- Sew Bee Create Quilt - Spinning or Spiraling
- Ashlyn's Quilt - Dreaming of Paris
- Fab Little Quilt Swap Mini
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