It's Me Seeing You In September

After a long, long, long break from blog hopping, it's time for my day of

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!

Project #1

With the big scare of losing some of our favorite gingham, we had to include gingham in one 

of our projects just to show Riley Blake that we LOVE their gingham!  

I used Riley Blake's aqua color gingham and dots to make this ruffled chevron quilt.

While I was looking for a good spot at the park to take a picture, a mom and her two kids

volunteered to help hold up the quilt. They didn't even know me, but they were so nice!

I love how willing this boy was to help...his little sister was adorable, too!

I added a little ric rac above the ruffle and straight stitched a gazillion rows to quilt it.

Project #2

While going through all my stash I found a huge section of Moda Turnovers that I'd sewn

together long, long ago. I added a couple borders, straight stitch quilted it, and got the binding on.

It's a perfect size to hide under while watching my favorite TV series "The Walking Dead."

Bella thinks I made it for her.

Project #3

I saw a quilt on the wall at Quilted Works and just knew I HAD to make it. 

It is called Front Porch by Jan Patek, but mine does not look exactly like hers.

(I have a problem following directions, so mine is just a tad different.)

The Other Front Porch Quilt

Here's my hubby braving a 12-foot drop to CONCRETE just to hang my quilt for a photo.

He was wearing flip flops while crawling across boulders to secure the quilt, so I might have

gasped a few times when he almost slipped. I envisioned a trip to the emergency room or worse!

With his work done, he waited patiently for me to take the photos. What a guy!

I've never made a quilt with this many applique pieces...there were 1000's of pieces I'm sure!

The size is about 74" x 98" and almost all the fabrics were from my stash.

Quilted Works did their usual amazing job of quilting it with stars and swirls. Love it!

Laser Cut Applique Pillow...Done!

I needed this pillow project. Really, I did!

Not that I didn't have anything else in the works. 

I have three sewing things going right now (not counting those half-started projects in my closet.)

Isn't that what quilters do?

The three projects are nice, but they are slow moving and haven't "zinged" me yet.

I bet you know that feeling..."Oh, WOW! I love what I'm sewing on!"

The pillow kit got me motivated because the laser cut appliques are so easy...I love them!

Thanks again to Quilted Works for getting me excited about these laser cuts. Check out their BOM!

Just being able to open a kit and find everything ready is just so fun.

Here's this cute pillow sitting on my red love seat. The colors go perfectly in my living room.

Have you heard about the Save The RBD Gingham campaign?

Well, let me tell you what's going on.

Riley Blake is thinking about not carrying gingham anymore.

Shocking, isn't it!

They have the best gingham fabric ever and the thought of it not being available

has almost sent Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt and the rest of us over the edge.

What can you do? Buy some RBD gingham fabric or get your local quilt store to buy some.

You may not need it today but when you want some, you might not be able to get it.

P. S. Madame Samm has a blog hop coming up that will be using gingham. Watch for it!