Splendid Sampler Saturday

It's Saturday and its another two for one day for the  Splendid Sampler post :)   I can't believe we are in July!!!  That means we are almost at the half way point, so fun!!!  So, onto the blocks.

First up, Dashing by Chocolate block designed by Laura Flynn.  This one was a lot of fun to make up and wen together nice and quick ;)  Just some fun flying geese and a few half square triangles and then it is like making a 9 patch ;)  So fun!!

Second is the Vintage Flower Basket block designed by Pam Vieira McGinnis.  This is another one that I just loved!!!  How adorable is that little basket brimming with the flowers.  And the ric-rac, adorable!!!  I do wish I would have used a different color other than white to outline everything as it doesn't show up on the flowers great, but what ya gonna do :)

And Third is the Balls In The Air block designed by Aylin Ozturk.  This was another one of those paper piecing blocks that worked me a little.  I did simply the piecing just a big, but when I went to put the whole block together it didn't line up perfectly, and that is driving me a little nuts.  I need to flip through my new paper piecing book and find some hints on how to get all of the paper pieced sections to match up when you sew them all together ;)

And Finally, Flights of Friendship block designed by Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson.   I loved that story that Barbara and Mary had to go along with this block, and I just had to smile at it because those two gals are some of the sweetest, nicest, people you will ever meet ;)   I am so happy to have them as friends!!!

And with that, we are all caught up again, just to get behind again as I won't be in internet range next Saturday ;)  Ah well, it's all good and most importantly, it is oh so much fun!!!!  

Have a Happy Quilting Weekend!!!

4th At The Cabin Quilt

So excited to share this new finish that has been sitting in the "to be quilted" pile for almost a year. (wow, that is crazy long)   You might remember that I was so very fortunate to be asked to participate in a super fun 4th of July Log Cabin Swap last July along with several of my amazing friends from Moda.   And in August, we received all of our blocks back and I played with quite a few layouts, and eventually decided upon this one.   And then the quilt top sat, and sat, and sat.  Really, I can't believe it has been a year, I suppose time really does fly   . . . .but what better motivation to get it done that another 4th of July rolling around.  So, with 3 day's to spare . . . . here is 4th At The Cabin :)

 

I can not even begin to explain how excited I am to have this quilt for the 4th this year ;)   I just love that every time I look at it I think of all of the amazing ladies that had a hand in making the blocks.  Such a treasure!!!  

And, of course,  I love, love, love it's scrappy goodness!!!  This is totally making me want to just start sewing up all of my scrappy strings.   I just love how you can mesh together so many wonderful fabrics and have such an amazingly happy outcome ;)    And I made a scrappy red binding from all of the bits of leftover scraps from other bindings to keep the scrappy goodness going ;) 

And I am so wanting to make more log cabin blocks again now that I pulled this back out again ;)  They are just so fast and oh so much fun to make.  And they burn through a whole lot of scraps, double bonus!!!  I am thinking I need to make another one but in Christmas reds and greens.  So fun!!

And I am super excited about the quilting on this quilt because I totally tried something new.  I couldn't decide whether I wanted to quilt it in red or navy, and then I remembered Angela Walter's post here on how she used 2 threads at once and thought, why not!!!

And I absolutely loved it!!!!  I used 2 spools of So Fine Superior Threads in the top and an Omni thread in the bottom and I didn't have any problems at all with the tension.  And since it is for the 4th, I figured it very appropriate to quilt my little all over Firework design.   And I just love how the thread shows up Navy on the red fabrics and Red on the Navy fabrics.  So cool!!!

And when I took the quilt off, I got another super fun surprise.  The two threads added extra weight in the quilting that made the quilt feel super strong and super snuggly!!!!  It just feels like one of those quilts that I used to sit on for the 4th that my grandmother tied with all of its weighty goodness   It will be just perfect to snuggle up in while watching fireworks.

And that is 4th At The Cabin!!!!  I am so, so, so glad that it came out of the "to be quilted" pile and finally got finished. Totally one of those when you wonder why it took you son long to finish, but now it is done and I have a feeling it will be enjoyed each July for years to come!!!  A huge thank you to all of the wonderful friends at Moda who did this swap and helped make our new 4th At The Cabin quilt :)  

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

Linking up this finish to Sarah's and Amanda's ;)

Solids, and Twill, and Alphabitties, Oh My!!!

I was so very excited when my Sew Sampler Box arrived  earlier this week!!!!  Of course, I couldn't wait to tear it open and see what was inside.   And Wow!!!  So much amazing quilty goodness inside!!!  I think these boxes are quickly becoming like my quilts, every new one is my new favorite!!!

So loving this rainbow of new Riley Blake Crayola Solids!!!  And the box they package them in is just to cute!!!  I have already got some idea peculating of what to create with this pretty rainbow!!

And the notions in this Sew Sampler Box were awesome!!!!  I love Frixion pens for marking all of my lines, they are the best :)   And I love cute little rulers, which have especially come in handy working on all of those little blocks for the Splendid Sampler.   And finally, Alphabitties!!!!  I am so excited about these!!!!  I have wanted these since Fat Quarter Shop first made them but just never justified them ;)  That is what I love so much about these boxes!!!!  You get the surprises you have always wanted and they are like Christmas every time!!!

And you know that I will totally be making some more of these Cute as a Button Pincushions since there was some adorable new Fat Quarter Shop Twill Ribbon twill tape tucked in this box as well!!!  So excited, I just loved making the first ones and have been looking forward to making more ;)

And of course, I had to whip up the block from this month's recipe card ;)  I am getting super excited to see this little sampler come together.  You can see the previous 2 blocks right here ;)   I am hoping to make this into a queen size quilt when the year is done, so fun!!!

Such an amazing box this month!!!  You can find out all about the Sew Sampler Box right over here ;)  They really are like Christmas showing up on your doorstep each month!!!   I am already looking forward to next month's box!!!

Hope you have a 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 weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!   The winner of the Fat Quarter Bundle Set of  Welcome Home Collection 1 from  Shabby Fabrics is . . .   Number #103 . . . Congrats allthingzsewn !!!   I have emailed you :)    

 

    

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Ollie and Evie.  Rhonda has an adorable Etsy shop packed with wonderful pre-cuts and beautiful yardage!!!  And of course, she always has an awesome Clearance Section as well, that has some amazing bonus deals in it.  And along with the giveaway, Rhonda is offering free shipping on all orders over $60.00 with the code 60SHIPSFREE ;)  

And the Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for a fabulous set of Frixion pens!!!  If you have not tried these for marking yet, you are missing out  They are fabulous!!! They are erasable and disappear when heat is applied  (but always remember to still, mark on the wrong side of your fabric ;)  Such an awesome giveaway!!!

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, 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 a favorite dish to make with cherries in it.  (We picked cherries for 2 1/2 hours last night and now I need some ideas of what to make with them all ;)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Olie and Evie love.   You can follow them on  Facebook, at their blog, or Favorite their Shop, or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Olie and Evie Love!!!

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

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Little Ruby Quilt Along - Quilt Assembly

It's Part Three of the Little Ruby Quilt Along, I am so excited because today we get to see all of the quilt tops come together!!!   That's right, Part 3 is Quilt Assembly!!!!    You can find all of the details about the Little Ruby Quilt Along right here at the Fat Quarter Shop :)

You might recall that Part 2 left us with all of these beautiful star blocks just waiting to be pieced into rows ;)  I just love some good ol chain stitching.  Especially when I have a great book to go along with it as well, double bonus!!

So I just started stitching away, sewing all of my pieces into rows.  It was super helpful to have all of the rows laid out and stacked on top of one another, that way I could chain stitch a whole set at a time ;)  And before you knew it, the rows were all done ;)

And I just love this part ;)  I always get so excited to lay out the entire quilt on my studio floor  :)  You know, when you can finally see how it is all going to come together!!  And then you get to step back and squeal in delight because it is just so darn cute :)

And then, from there, of course, you can't wait because all that is left is sewing the rows together :)  So yes, I might have ignored some laundry and ordered some pizza so that I could see these two adorable quilt tops all finished.  Can you blame me :)

I mean, just a few more stitches, some pressing, and trimming the sides, and Wha-La!!   How cute is this adorable Little Ruby Quilt Top!!!  I just love it :) And how fun that is also has a sister quilt that was made right along with it, again, double bonus!!

I think I am now calling them Christmas Swirls, because I just love the movement in them, and like I said originally, they reminded me of the peppermint swirl candies ;)  And now I can't wait to just quilt them both up and have two new Christmas quilts for the holidays ;)

And just like previous weeks,  Kimberly has made a fun video tutorial for you that will walk you through the  quilt assembly!!!  

And be sure to pop on over to Fat Quarter Shop for all of the Litle Ruby Quilt Along Part 3 details ;)   And while you are popping around, check out all of the Little Ruby Bloggers too!!!   I am so excited to see everyone's Little Ruby Quilt Tops come together!!!

Melissa from Happy Quilting

Angie from Gnome Angel

Erin Cox from Why Not Sew

Andy from A Bright Corner

Heidi from Buttons & Butterflies

Pat from Pat Sloan

Peta from She Quilts a Lot

Heather from Quilt Story

Megan from Quilt Story

Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl

Gerri from Planted Seed Designs

Sherri from A Quilting Life

Rebecca from Bryan House Quilts

Sherri from This & That Patterns

Jemima from Tied with a Ribbon

Alyce from Blossom Heart Quilts

Stephanie from Modern Sewciety

Brooke from Silly Mama Quilts

Carrie from Moda's United Notions

And just two more weeks and we get to see everyone's finished quilts!!  I can't wait!!!

Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!