QUILT IN A DAY (#2)!!

This is the second time I've completed a quilt in a day. Here's the top (which took about two hours)...

I had some help with pinning (or at least some supervision)...

And here's the finished quilt...

This is Lil' Rascals from Moda - it's soooooo cute and a little different from the fabric I have been working with lately! I got a charm pack about six months ago and came across some yardage a while ago. I sat down with some graph paper and a pencil and came up with this little pattern. I think it turned out really cute. It's headed over to the shop!

NO CONTROL!

Okay, I admit it (that's the first step, right)? I have no control over fabric. Everything I see I want to make (or at least try to make)! It doesn't matter if it's vintage, modern, simple, intricate...I want to make it all! So I'm giving in...sort of (I'm pretty sure that's NOT the second step)! Anyway, I came across two projects here that I fell in love with (Baby Lattice Quilt and Mod Circles Quilt). I seemed to remember that my LQS had Lily and Will but wasn't sure they had what I needed. Well....they did!

I also picked up a few necessities for the Mod Circles Quilt, too...

I`ve decided to let go of my guilt and give myself permission to make only those things I absolutely LOVE (and to finish one project before starting on the next)! Ahh, the world is full of good intentions!

SOMETHING NEW!

I have been wanting to try bias binding for a while but was a little nervous. I found a few really good tutorials and gave it a go on this little patchwork quilt. This is the result...

I think it turned out really well. I LOVE the rounded corners. It was actually easier than I thought. It does use more fabric but not having to deal with mitered corners makes it worthwhile! This little quilt is headed over to the shop.

LOOT!

We took a quick trip to the US this morning and I picked these up. Don't you love those little houses. I couldn't resist the pink flannel snowmen, too!

Oh yeah, I also got these...

in case I get hungry while I'm doing all this sewing!

BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN (I THINK)!!!

I finally managed to get some sewing done including these cute little blocks! These were made with the leftover scraps from the two quilts I made with my Hoo's in the Forest FQ bundle. I've actually made 20 of these blocks and I'm in the process of sewing them together, but in my effort to blog at least once a week I thought I'd show some of them to you. I'm planning on backing this quilt with minkee. I haven't done any FMQ with minkee so this is going to be a bit of an experiment (hopefully succesful). Any tips on quilting with minkee would be appreciated!

I have so many projects and quilts in my head right now. I'm trying to be disciplined and finish one thing before I move on to the next, but it's HARD!! We're in the midst of a heatwave right now which is supposed to end mid-week. I'm hoping the cooler weather will increase my productivity. Time at the machine these past few weeks has been extremely spotty! It seems I go through periods when I finish at least one quilt a week, and other times when I spend more time organizing my fabric and staring at it!

HOO'S IN THE FOREST #2

This is the second quilt (so far) I've made with this fabric - I love this one, too! I think I have enough left to squeak one more out - fingers crossed! This one is headed to the shop.

I've hardly touched my sewing machine in the last few weeks. There's something about this time of the year - I just can't seem to get motivated. I have so many things I want to get started on and so many ideas. I pull fabric out and look at it and end up putting it away. I think what I need is a little inspiration!

ALL SOLIDS...WELL, ALMOST!

As I was finishing up this quilt a few days ago I thought - Hey, this is my first 'all solids' quilt only to realize the orange binding has teeny tiny while polka dots! Oh well, back to the drawing board. I love how this one turned out. I would classify this as ultra-modern. I love the simplicity of it and will definitely make more of these! If anyone is interested I purchased the pattern here! And let me just add, this was a great pattern - very easy to follow and lots of photos! And now for something very different...

After several weeks of staring at it, I cut into my Hoo's in the Forest FQ bundle and came up with this. This fabric is so gosh darn cute - little forest creatures, polka dots, etc. Love this colour combination! This one was lots of fun to make! These two are headed to my shop!