My Day At The Dust Off A Quilt Book Blog Hop

Bea had a great idea for a blog hop...dust of a quilt book we've had for a while and make
something from the book. The hardest part of this was deciding which project to make from
 the gazillion books I have stashed here or there. Since I enjoy designing and sewing applique,
the book I dusted off for a project was "Adorable Animal Applique" by Margie Ullery.

I got the book during a class I took at a Bernina store that was being taught by the cutest lady,
Margie Ullery from  Ribbon Candy Quilt Company. She's funny and very gifted
 in creating applique designs. There's lots of cuteness in this book!

This was the quilt I made at the Bernina class from her pattern, Hoots Hollow.

Look who else is blog hopping with me today:

Friday Feb 22^nd

Bea at Beaquilter

Barbara at Bejweledquilts

Laura at sliceofpiequilts

Sherry Powered By Quilting

Pat at Life in the Scrapatch

Carol at Just let me quilt

Kathy at Kathy's Kwilts and More

Marian at seams to be sew

Don't forget to visit these blogs, too!

Monday Feb 18^th

Turid at densyendehimmel

Pamela at Pamelaquilts

Joan at Moosestashquilting

Anne at seems like a plan

Susan at Desertsky Quilting

Selina at Selinaquilts

Kathleen at Kathleenmcmusing

Tuesday Feb 19^th

Cindy Stitchin at home

Jennifer at curlicuecreations

Stephanie at stephjacobsondesigns

Kathy at Kathysquilts

Shasta at high road quilter

Carol at Tealeafquilts

Wednesday Feb 20^th

Sharon at Vrooman’s quilts

Suzy at websterquilt

Nancy at patchworkbreeze

Brenda at songbirddesigns

Karrin at karrinscrazyworld

Denise at craftraditions

Thursday Feb 21^st

Anita at Domestic Felicity

Leanne at Devoted quilter

Jennifer at Dizzyquilter

Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks

 Lee Anne at Podunk Pretties

Andree at quiltinglearningcombo

Lyndsey at Sew Many Yarns

I hope this hop has inspired you to grab one of those patterns or books that
are just sitting there waiting for you to make something creative from them!

If you love a good blog hop, there's still time to sign-up for Be A Diamond...

Thanks for stopping by!

The Owls On The Baby Quilt

I just finished binding my Hoots Hollow baby quilt...I'm loving those owls!

This is definitely for a baby girl with that cute flower quilting by Quilted Works.

Minky on the back looks great with those quilted flowers!

Here's the pattern I used from Ribbon Candy Quilt Company.

But, wait! There's more!

Margie is offering 25% off her patterns if you use the code word

"Celebrate Summer!"

Thanks, Margie!

*Sale ends at 6 p.m. PST June 22nd, 2015.

Time to go shopping at Ribbon Candy Quilt Company!

Dr Seuss And Ribbon Candy Elephants

I bought Ribbon Candy Quilt Company's pattern, "Abby's Elephant Party," last week

so while hanging out with the Monkey Boys I drew the 48 elephants and 48 ears on fusible web, 

ironed them on to some Dr. Seuss fabric I had in my stash, and then cut, cut, cut!

There was definitely an elephant party going on and a little Horton Hears A Who in my thoughts!  

I've appears that I've become crazy in love with making elephant quilts!

That's not such a bad thing, especially when those elephants are as cute as these!

My first zucchini squash from my garden!

After being gone a week it was almost too big, but I think it will make some excellent

zucchini bread or I'll stuff it with something yummy and bake it.

Whoooo Lost My Brown Fabric

I'm sure it's ME that lost the brown fabric that was meant to be branches in my Hoots Hollow quilt.

I was probably being tidy (which rarely happens) and threw it away.

So...a little adjustment happened and no tree branches will be included in the outer border.

The gazillion leaves that have already been cut out will have to be used somewhere else.

It ended up a little smaller, but it works for me! Next step will be to quilt it.

This is Ribbon Candy Quilt Company's pattern with branches in the border...so cute!

Ribbon Candy Quilt Company's Amazing Giveaway

I'm totally crazy about Margie at Ribbon Candy Quilt Company and I just heard she's having a 

GIVEAWAY!

Her applique patterns and Craftsy class just WOW me!

You could win one of three prizes...

ONE FREE ONLINE CLASS - $35 value

ONE $20 OF COUPON FOR THIS ONLINE CLASS

ONE $10 OFF COUPON FOR THIS ONLINE CLASS

DON'T enter this giveaway on my blog...

head over to her website HERE to enter.

A Gazillion Little Pieces Of Appliqued Fabric

I'm taking a two day class that involves a gazillion little pieces of appliqued fabrics.

Not that I EVER exaggerate or anything, but really and truly there are LOTS of pieces going on here.

This isn't even a fourth of all the pieces...yikes! What did I get myself into!

Dave's Bernina has Margie Ullery from Ribbon Candy Quilting doing this class...fun!

She teaches a class on Craftsy HERE.

There were three projects to make over two days. I'm heading back for the second project today,

but the first two projects aren't even close to being done. Yikes! So many pieces, but so cute!

Plus, Margie is hilarious and so fun to have teach us a few of her tricks.

She gave us a mini trunk show of some of her popular Skinnies and quilts. Wow!

I only managed to make four of these panels for this project. 

AND they still need to be stitched...oh, my, goodness...and sew blocks together, bind, etc., etc., etc.

What the heck! I'm usually faster than this!

I won one of her cute books of Skinnies...too cute! Plus, I MIGHT have bought a book (okay, I did!)

I'm off now to applique cute owls and hundreds of leaves. Lots and lots of leaves.

Crazy, but fun!