Their are ten different “fabrics” in this design, each individually designed and handpainted by me.  Every little patch was shaded and the whole thing was sealed with six coats of glossy paint to finish.  Since taking this picture, I have added a little peg by the door for the birds to have easier access to their new home! 

I really love it, let me know what you think!

So many projects, not enough hours in the day!   

Here are some pics of what I’m working on:

There’s the “Rest Time Roll-up” mentioned in an earlier post, four more rows and it’ll be ready for borders…..

……the “Pheasant Quilt”, also from an earlier post, taking an extended break from this one…..

…….a bargello crib quilt (also, previously mentioned)….trying to think of the perfect words to applique in the brown rows…..

…..the newest addition to the W.I.P.’s, a hand-painted  ”quilted” gourd birdhouse, just needs a few coats of glossy paint and it’ll be done…..

…….and another ‘quilted’ gourd in a much less finished stage, needs alot yet….

……..and, of course, there is the never-ending job of laundry, cleaning, cooking….you get my drift. :)

 I am waiting for a sunny day to take some pics outside of my quilt-top stash to post on my portfolio (coming soon).  Hopefully, tomorrow…….

Until then…

Be Creative!

Happy Quilting!

“Autumn Delight”

“Genesis”

I’m so excited!  I will post the finished quilts as soon as I can!

God Bless,

I cut my pieces the other day so today I began sewing them together to make triangles for pinwheels. 

 I then sewed them together to make my pinwheels. 

Then it was back to the real life of “mommyhood”….stay tuned. 

Here’s what I’ve got going on so far:

Pretty fabrics!  These fabrics are from a fat quarter bundle called, “Neutral Mediterranean”, which I purchased from Joann Fabrics.  I’ve added white to my palette as well.

 I cut four of the five fabrics from the bundle (plus the white) into triangles to be sewn into half-triangle squares. ( That’s on the agenda for today.)  Stay tuned……

(Cheers and tears at the same time.)

While school shopping with the dreaded “supply list”, I saw that Emma needed a bath towel for rest time.

But, I didn’t read “bath towel”.  I read “jazzy quilt that will make her feel special on her first day of school.”

And so I got to work.

I bought the fabric,

designed a pattern,

and started sewing.

And sent her off with her jazzy “Kindergarten Roll-Up” this morning.  (This pic is not jazzy.  I’ll replace it ASAP)

 I was really happy with how it turned out!  Next step:  make a pattern for the next one! 

Happy Quilting!

First, I raided my stash and these are the fabrics I chose:

The next step was cutting them into 21 x 1½” strips.  I then joined them together into strip sets that follow my pattern.  That info will become available in the future pattern.  For now, I’m still in the designing mode. Here is a snapshot of one of the strip-sets.

There are 11 different stip sets for this quilt.  When put together in the right order and cut at the right width, you get one block.  Here is a picture of two blocks sewn together to start row one.  Once again, the pattern for this quilt will be available on Etsy in the near future.

That’s all I have so far!  I am currently working on block three for row one.  Keep checking back, you don’t want to miss the finished project! 

I wasn’t outside last night when the bite occured but it sounds like my son tried to give a neighborhood dog a hug.  Not a good idea.  He didn’t know that some dogs don’t like hugs.  Our dog loves them!   He was bit and we were off to the ER.  Three hours and 8 stitches later, we were back home and off to bed.  What a brave little boy he was!  Today, he’s a little worried about getting his stitches taken out because then he’ll lose his “coolness”.  I assured him he would still be very cool. 

Here’s a pic of the damage, if you can handle it.

I’m so just so thankful that he’s okay.

And here is where I’m at now:

I wish I could have blogged about the process thus far but it was enough this week just to be able to sew part of  it together!