3 Iron Giants Quilts!!

 Well, today was the opening of the Iron Giants Mountain Biking Team  season and I was able to finish up these quilts for my two mountain bikers just in time!!!  (as in last night at 10, tee hee hee)   Aren't they just so fun!!  I mean, does it get better then a custom rally quilts for your team :)    They bike at a place called Three Peaks, that looks a lot like the peaks in the quilt, hence the inspiration for little "mountain geese".   

I used the Spell it With Moda Letters for the Iron Giants and did the quilt in the team colors.   That is Kona Carrot, Kona Jade Green, Kona Charcoal and Kona Black.    Don't you just love that there are so many color options in solids, makes it so easy to match it perfectly :)  

I also used my little Slice to cut out my kids names and the biking Logo's.  GRiT is for Girls Riding Trails and BRuH is for Boys Riding Hills.   Unfortunately, I wasn't told until after I had already appliqued them on that the u and the i are supposed to be lower case.   Luckily, they don't mind, they still think they are super cool and used them to stay warm at the race early this morning before the sun came out :)  

When it came time to quilt them, I wanted to try and make it look like "bike trails", so I opted for wavy lines moving across the quilt.   Always an easy design, but oh so much walking back and forth in front of the longarm.   I certainly got in a workout as well :)    Oh, and it is a bit hard to tell in the picture, but I alternated colored threads for the team colors as well.   Fun!!!

Oh, and why three quilts you ask . . . I can't begin to thank the Coaches for what they have done for my kiddo's!!!   Being a part of this team has really helped them to grow into the amazing little people they are.   So what better way to say thank you than with a quilt :)  

And just in case you are wondering . . . the race was awesome!!!  It was Kami's first time officially racing and she loved it (can you tell :)   We are so proud of these two.  Kristian (Nader for short) races later today and we are excited to cheer him on as well!!!  

And I didn't even know it when I was designing the quilts . . . but their uniforms this year totally match!!!  How fun is that, made this mama's heart happy!!   I am so glad to have these three quilts done, they were super fun to make, but I will say, making three of the exact same quilts can get a little monotonous.  But they were totally worth it to see my kiddo's smile from ear to ear this morning!!!

And that is it for today!  I got to head back to the race course in a few ;)

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

Now in Shops!!!

 You all were so sweet when I shared my Roadside Harvest  by Corey Yoder that I made for Moda Fabrics a few weeks ago!!!  Thank you so much!!  And since so many of you loved these Cozy Up fabrics by  Corey Yoder I wanted to let you know that the wait is over as they are shipping to quilt shops everywhere ;)  Yippee!!!  

And if you wanted to make the Roadside Harvest quilt just like mine, the Roadside Harvest Quilt Kit is now available as well!!!  The kit has the Roadside Harvest pattern, a Fat Eighth Bundle, the Buffalo Check yardage for the pumpkins, the green yardage for the grass, and the fabric for the Border and Binding.    It is a great value and an easy way to get started on this quilt right away :)   You can have it made up for this Fall!!      

And speaking of Kits . . .  You might recall the Starlite Sampler Quilt I shared back in February . . . Well, it is finally in shops as well!!  This just became available this week, but it was well worth the wait ;)  And I have to smile every time I see the Starlite Sampler Quilt Kit   picture, because that is my quilt.   So fun!!!   

The Starlite Sampler uses Sweetwater's new Christmas line, Red Barn Christmas.   And this line includes the cutest panel that is used to make all of the patchwork red and green blocks!!!   And I love that the other blocks include simple Applique ;)    Such a fun and fast quilt to make!!!  You could totally make this up in time for Christmas and wouldn't it just be the sweetest gift!!

It is just so exciting that fabrics are starting to catch up with their shipping dates ;)   

And I am so excited for these two quilt to come home.   Such fun!!!

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Day ;)

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 American Gathering Jelly Roll from Fat Quarter Shop is . . .   Number #227 . . . Congrats portiahutcheson!  I have messaged you :)  

   

           

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop .    Did you know that Jamie makes a new Lou Lou Bundle every Tuesday . . . a Lou Lou Bundle is 8 fat quarters curated by Jamie and they are always gorgeous!  I love this new Blushful Bundle, wouldn't that just make an adorable baby girl quilt!!!!   And be sure to also check out Lou Lou's  Awesome Sale Section !!!    Such Fun Shopping :)  

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some shopping goodness!!  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is offering one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate perfect to use on anything in the store, including the awesome Lou Lou Bundle pictured above!!  Just perfect!!!!

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 your favorite Jane Austin book or movie??  

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram.  Or you can follow their blog or  visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Lou Lou's Fabric Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, August 31st, 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!!!

Dear Germany

Well, this morning was all of the emotions :)  Today our son left to serve a 2 year Mission in Frankfurt Germany for the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  We are so proud of him.  This is something he has planned on pretty much his whole life and I can't believe it is here.   

And I'm not gonna lie, it was hard to let go.    Like one of the hardest things I have done.    I know everyone warned me, but for real, kids grow up to fast.   Truly, this morning just felt like all of the  happy, exciting, hard, amazing, nerve racking, humbling, and joyful experiences of his life all came together.   

So Dear Germany, please take care of my son.     He is so excited to come and serve in your beautiful country.  I know that while he is there with you, the experiences he will have will change him from a boy to a man.     

And we are so excited as a family, to get to chat with him each week and to hear of all his amazing experiences and watch that transformation take place via zoom.  Yup, all the emotions.    We love you Spencer!!!

  

And Thanks for sticking with me through a more personal post today.  No quilts, but I just had to share this huge milestone for our son and our family ;)    And now I am off to go sew and sew and sew.   Does anyone else use quilting as therapy on emotional days?? 

Mystery Christmas Quilt Along!!!!

 So did you see the announcement??  Fat Quarter Shop  is hosting a new Mystery Quilt Along, but this time, it is Christmas!!!   I just love sewing Christmas Quilts, so I was all in for this All the Trimmings Quilt Along.    This will be similar to the Bats and Boos Quilt Along that is just finishing, but ya, it is all in Reds and Greens and Christmas Goodness!!! 

The All the Trimmings quilt uses a Layer Cake and some background fabric and finishes at 33 1/2" x 38 1/2".    You can find the Fabric Requirements right here.     I plan to make my quilt in the same Christmas Morning Fabric as the mystery quilt and will use a Grunge Black background (you all know I just love Grunge!!)   

And of course, I always have to change things up a bit, so I plan to take that baby size quilt and times it by 4 to make a large lap size quilt :)   Super fun!!!   And of course, that means 4x the fabric, so I am using a Christmas Morning Fat Quarter Bundle instead of a Layer Cake ;)   Yippee for lots of Christmas Fabric Goodness!!!

So what do you say . . . want to Mystery Quilt Along???   The first block will be released on September 7th, and we will be finishing by October, so you will have a brand new Christmas Quilt to enjoy this season!!!   

I hope you are all having a very Happy Quilting Weekend!!