New Table Runner Project..

Here is the table runner I have been working on. I saw the pattern online somewhere and mathed out the dimensions and made it myself without a pattern! Saves a little money! Now to decide how to quilt this one out.. Any ideas?

Cat adopts squirrel!

Machine Quilting as a business

So I'm seriously considering investing in a professional machine to start a business in Machine Quilting.. I am wondering, though, how much to charge for machine quilting. If you have any ideas, knowledge, etc. please leave me a comment! All of your thoughts are appreciated!

Joanna Figueroa with a new Fig Tree line and more fun patterns!

I found these online and had to share! How can you pass up inspiration?

Check out these great cakes!

I found these on Pink Cake Box... She has the most amazing cakes! Love it!

Quilt for my Dad...

This is a quilt I am putting together for my dad. I found this batik with the medicine bear and bear paw on it and thought it was perfect for him. He loves to snowbird, and they spend most of their time in AZ, so this was perfect for him! For the backing I used a microfleece. I was a little nervous about using it because of the stretchiness of the fabric but I sewed the backing selvage to selvage and eliminated most of the stretching. I really like how it looks too! The stitches give the microfleece an embossed look. I think my next few quilts will have the microfleece on the back! It was fun to use!

Super Giveaway!

I HAVE A NOTION is having a giveaway on their blog to celebrate their anniversary. They will be giving away an AccuQuilt Go (available in their store HERE) Make sure to stop by their blog to check out the details on the giveaway!!!

Another WIP

Here is my latest Work In Progress... This one is taking me forever because I had to stop in the middle of it and take my Janome 6500 in to get a little tune-up... I'm so glad I did, though, because it sounds so much better!!! It makes me fall in love with it all over again!!

I found this quilt pattern on someone else's blog. I do not recall which blog it was, so if you are the one who made this please speak up so I can link to your blog! I love this pattern. And the quilt is very scrappy! I will post more pics as I get it done!

Update: This quilt is by Mary. You can see her quilt design here at MaryQuilts.com. Thanks to BearCreekQuilter for the info!!!!

Fall Mini Quilt Swap--Quilting Bloggers

I've been lazy.... I have had this one completed, sent out, and my wonderful swap buddy Cheryl has received this creation but I haven't posted it yet! So here it is! I found a similar quilt online and decided to change it up a bit... This is what I came up with! I loved doing this swap because the quilt was small enough that I could use my tabletop machine to quilt it. I have gotten into the habit of quilting on the long arm so much that I forgot how fun it is to just play around on the tabletop!
I sewed apples in each of the 4 corners...
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Swap Angel gift received!!!

I received this absolutely beautiful mini quilt from Julie Dueck. Thank you so much Julie!!! I really love the colors!! You did a fabulous job on your quilting! Especially for just whipping this together!

Happy 2010!! And Another Thread Catcher!

Christmas was so unbelievably hectic that I just didn't have time to blog! Here are a few things I made while I was away..... I put this Abbey Thread Catcher together as a gift for my mom. She loved it!!! I thought it turned out pretty good!

I also put together quite a few more of the these heart shaped potholders. They are so easy to make!!! And they are always a hit with the family...

Oh yeah! And I changed up the blog a bit. What do ya think?? Here's hoping that 2010 will bring much happiness and creativity! :)

Cool light display!!!

Amazing Grace Techno - Computer Controlled Christmas Lights from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

The Countdown!

Christmas Countdown - Christmas Layouts

I can't believe Christmas is so close!!! The time has just flown by so fast and I still have tons of stuff to do!!! Sometimes it feels like its going so fast and furious that I all I can do is just sit and watch it fly past me! I hate that!! Well, back to more crafting for today!

Latest WIP

So I've been working on the quilting on this one lately. I literally put this one together in 4 days. It's not the greatest sewing but I had to slam it out to get the meandering done on the long arm before mom left town. Anyway, here is the WIP. I found the pattern in Fabric Trends. I absolutely love this quilt! I think its funny... the ones that I absolutely love always seem to have the most mistakes! I may have to do this pattern over again. My frustration on this pattern was that there was so much give in the fabric on the bias of the triangles that the blocks all turned out different sizes. I find that so frustrating because I KNOW I'm not pulling on the fabric. It just happens... Any advice?? It's much appreciated!
I didn't quilt the baskets on the long arm. I am in the middle of quilting them on my Janome 6500. I find that I have more control over stitching straight lines on it...

Gobble Til Ya Wobble!

Is it really almost Thanksgiving?? Holy Moly!! This year has just flown by! Time to start gearing up for the holidays! I wanted to share this cute little turkey I made a couple years ago... I use him every year! I don't recall which company made the pattern but it sure is cute!!

Another Gifty Item..

I have a whole stack of these little potholders to make. They are super easy to make! I cut out a bunch to sew up for Christmas to give away with goodies... I will post more as I get them done.. This one turned out pretty good. I don't think I have any Halloween potholders so this is a first! Hmmm, maybe I'll make a pumpkin roll and break it in! What do you think?? :)

The Quilt From *H *E *double *hockey sticks*!!!!

I finally finished this one after a long time of dreading the work in front of me... Each block has 64 individual squares and over 100 seams.. That makes over 2000 pieces for the whole quilt.. This project seemed to never end!! I started it back in April. The task was so daunting that I dreaded every minute of sewing it together. I spent so much time chain piecing and ironing that I even burned a hole in my ironing board cover! Yikes! My goal was to make perfect points on the blocks, but after 2 blocks I kinda-sorta didn't care! Even though some of them did not come out as planned, the whole quilt turned out pretty good! By the time I got to the point of actually quilting I decided to bag the idea of quilting a nice pattern on the front and just do a basic meander over it so I could just get it done--brainlessly. The quilt is not quite done in these pictures. I still have the binding to put on..

Halloween Fun...

I made both these items quite a few years back... Boy you can really tell the difference in my quilting! There is no binding on it, and it wasn't truly quilted... But its still a fun little wall hanging! I added raffia to the dowel to create the broom and wrapped it with jute twine. One of the sayings on the quilt is "if the broom fits, ride it!" :) I also stitched this bread cloth.. I haven't stitched in a very long time! ...at least not with embroidery thread!

Halloween Giveaway!

Check out the giveaway over at Pumpkin Patch Primitives!!!! She is giving away some really cool Halloween FQs. Go on over to her site and join the fun!

Park City Girl: Quilt Festival - Fall 2009

Park City Girl: Quilt Festival - Fall 2009