Getting Closer To Catching Up....

I am getting closer to

catching up with

Brooke Nolan Advent Animals.
These cross-stitch patterns

are free of charge. 





I love the sweet Sophie squirrel

and her antlers just make

me laugh.  

 

Or maybe share a spot of tea with

Little Miss Hattie.

She is really

close to being all finished

up, so I thought she

needed to be shown off.

 

Brooke has released 13 of the 25

little minis. 

I am going to work on number 7,

Miss Sheila the Sheep.

I think she will be donning

a crochet hook instead of knitting.

 

Ohhh, but I guess you will

have to wait and see.

 

 

 

 



Accuquilt Quilt Block Design 2015

I have entered two blocks

in the AccuQuilt 2015 Quilt Block Design Contest.

You can vote every day through April 19th.

 

The first is Pink Lemonade Dahlia

 

I love to play with solid colors and this block

was inspired by my garden.

 

 

The second was a whole lot of

spinning. 

 



 

I kept singing

"You spin me right round baby,

right round", so it earned the
name Turntable.

 

I am totally going to make one or more

of these.

 

You can go Here and look at the entries.

and vote daily for your favorites.

 

 

The contest will run through April 19th.

This year all entries must be designed with

 AccuQuilt shapes and as always

must be an original design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer: I am a member of the AccuQuilt and other affiliate programs, so there is a benefit to me if you click through and purchase anything.

 

 

 

Tree Bird Hop

Hello all and welcome to my

stop on the Tree Bird Hop!!

I was really unsure on just

what to create with the cute

little birdie fabric.

And then I had a bit of inspiration.

I decided to go BIG!!

Like the biggest quilt that I have

EVER made.

 

It is not yet quilted but,

I am all done piecing it.

 

 

 

 

It is around 100" x 110"

with over 1000 pieces and
42 blocks.
The bird fabric is from
Elizabeth's Studios  and it is just beautiful.
I used a variety of blue tones
of Kona and AMB Clothwork Solids and

I pieced it with my favorite thread, Aurifil.

 

 

I do believe that I will

have to hand quilt it

because of the size.

 

 

 

Go and check out the

other great hoppers

today!!

 

Friday, March 20

 

Freemotion By The River

Sew Incredibly Crazy - ME!

Tea Time Creations

Baa's Amazing Adventures!

Selina Quilts

Ramblings of a Quilter

Busy Bee Quilts

Quilted Delights

Grandmamas Stories

P.S. Stay tuned for a HUGE giveaway that will be coming very soon.

 

 

 

My Lacy Pillow and My New Cricut

 So what do you do when

you can't sleep at night?

Well, some people might drink some

warm milk.

Not me, I go ahead and get up

and quilt.

That was me last night.

I whipped up this beauty in

just a couple of hours.

 

 

 

Believe it or not is an applique.

 

 

 

Like a pretty fabric doily.

 

 

Simple and elegant

 

 

 

So, how did I do it?

I played with my new Cricut Explore machine.

It cuts FABRIC!!!

I have all these little

fabric ideas dancing through my

head.

 

 

 

I had a old machine that I have

used years for paper,

but I really couldn't resist this.

 

 

It did a pretty good job

on the two little doilies that

I placed on the corner.
I know that there is no
way that I could have cut that with
scissors.
OHHHHHH, the possibilities.

 

 

So, have any of you tried this machine?

Do you have any questions on how it works?

 

I can't wait to play with it some more.