Keeping Up With The Snapshot Quilt Along

I'm totally shocked that I've managed to keep up with the Snapshot Quilt Along.

I thought by now I'd be so far behind I'd have given up, but I'm all caught up!

The apron's done!

I made it in black since that's the color of the apron I usually wear.

The other blocks

I had to hussle to get a pic of the apron because dark clouds were trying to hide the sun.

The flowers were loving the little bit of sunshine, too.

My purple pepper is coming along, though it is all alone on the vine.

Snapshots Of A Cake, Sewing Machine, And Teapot

I've finished three of the Snapshot quilt blocks and I'm totally amazed and in awe.

I'm not amazed and in awe at the blocks (well, actually I am because they are very, very cute), 

but what I'm really, really amazed at is the fact that I'm still on track with this quilt along.

Normally I'm at least six months behind on quilt alongs and then I just give up.

There's the first block, The Cake

The second block, The Sewing Machine

Now the third block, The Teapot

You can learn more about the Snapshot Quilt Along over at the Fat Quarter Shop.

There's also lots of birdie beauty happening in the Tree Bird Blog Hop.

You can find the whole blog hop schedule HERE.

My giveaway for the Tree Bird Blog Hop is HERE!

I Just Wasn't Feeling That Cake At All

I tried to like that other cake, really I did! I didn't hate it, but I just wasn't feeling the fabrics.
Staring at it, thinking about it and walking away from it didn't help.
Even my daughter said it "didn't look like something I would make."

Sometimes using fabric from my stash works out, sometimes not.

So...it had to go. I may still do something with it later.

Anyway...

I switched it up and decided I needed to sew something that made me feel good.

Black and red fabrics do that for me. So I'm using Moda's El Gallo now and I like it better.

I'm looking forward to making the other blocks.
Now it's time to move on and finish the Elephant Parade.

It's A Quilt Along Cake Snapshot

I think I've lost my mind.

No, actually, I'm SURE I've lost my mind.

I was in the middle of Elephants on Parade and I saw that Kris (of Kris Loves Fabric) had joined a

quilt along that benefits St. Judes Children's Hospital, so I jumped right in to join her in the fun.

What was I thinking! 

I guess I was thinking this looked like an awesome quilt and I HAD to make it!

You can find all the details over at the Fat Quarter Shop.

I'm a little behind and just barely finished the cake using fabrics that I've had in my stash 

FOREVER. I have a fat quarter bundle and tons of yardage! I wish I'd used a different fabric where

 the blue and green polka dots are so that the "chocolate frosting" would show up better.

I may change it up later, but maybe not. Just not sure about it right now.

As for the elephants, I got more white fabric so they are finally moving forward again.

Thank you, Doug, at Clover Patch Quilt Shop for calling me about the fabric coming in! Whoohoo!

Sew Fresh Quilts has all the details on this quilt along...there's still time to join in!

I've also been working with some amazing fabric for the Tree Bird Hop at Sew We Quilt.

The colors of the birds and birdhouses in the fabric by Elizabeth's Studios are just so vibrant!

I have to go now. It's time for my strait jacket fitting.

I'm sure there's several of you who will be joining me...right?