What's Up For September

Sew We Quilt is having a little blog hop break, but that doesn't mean I'm not busy sewing.

Quite the opposite!

I have 3 projects to make for the next blog hop in September!

I've started sewing two of them, but of course I can't show them yet

so occasional snippets all summer will have to do.

I think I'm in over my head with this one.

It has a gazillion applique pieces and since I'm pattern challenged, 

I'm...well...a little whole lot challenged with this one. 

It's not an easy pattern to follow (it can't possibly be me!)

Hopefully, I can get it together by September or it won't be seeing you.

The...

ends on July 8th. Look who's been hopping!

June 5 - Jedi Craft Girl

June 10 - Nancy Zieman

June 12 - The Sassy Quilter

June 17 - Just Let Me Quilt

June 19 - Simple Simon & Co

June 24 - Haberdashery Fun

June 26 - Sew We Quilt

July 1 - Jina Barney Designz 

July 3 - Leigh Laurel Studios 

July 8 - Riley Blake Designs

I hope you're having a great summer so far!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!

I'll be eating barbecue pork sandwiches, watermelon, and homemade ice cream,

but the best part will be celebrating with my family...including the Monkey Boys!

Enjoy your day!

It's So Hot Giveaway

Seriously! It is so HOT I think I'm going to melt!

This photo was taken yesterday afternoon from my car's dashboard

(it dropped two degrees just as I pulled over to take the pic in the shade!)

113 degrees! 

Ugh, that is so scorchingly yucky!

Today I ventured out to the local quilt store for just a piece of green fabric.

But, of course, that's not all I bought. 

Hahaha, like I would only buy what I went shopping for! That's too funny!

Since it is so hot and July is a celebration kind of a month, 

I picked up three fat quarters for a

GIVEAWAY!

The goofy picture is not included...it's my daughter's and she's not willing to part with it.

Giveaway has ended.

The rules...

1. Leave a short comment about the temperature where you live.
2. The three fat quarters can be mailed anywhere...yes, even to the other side of the world.
3. You don't have to be a follower to play along, but of course that makes me smile if you do.
4. Giveaway ends at 5 p.m. PST on July 8th. Entries after 5 p.m. PST on July 8th will not be included in the giveaway.
5. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: If you aren't sure whether or not you are a no reply blogger, LEAVE ME AN EMAIL ADDRESS...pretty please! You can't win if I can't contact you! If you don't get a reply from me to your comment, you are a no reply blogger.

P.S. Check out Riley Blake's Blog Tour!

June 3 - Riley Blake Designs

June 5 - Jedi Craft Girl

June 10 - Nancy Zieman

June 12 - The Sassy Quilter

June 17 - Just Let Me Quilt

June 19 - Simple Simon & Co

June 24 - Haberdashery Fun

June 26 - Sew We Quilt

July 1 - Jina Barney Designz 

July 3 - Leigh Laurel Studios 

July 8 - Riley Blake Designs

Thinking Of YOU Flowers

I have several friends with serious "stuff" going on in their lives right now.

We all have "stuff" we go home to, but theirs is more serious than mine today.

So...since I can't be there to hug them or clean their bathroom, I'm sending virtual flowers.

I found these on my walk yesterday

I seem to attract bees when I'm photographing flowers

There were lots of dragonflies hanging around these flowers

Wishing you all a peaceful day!

Sweet Adelaide Baby Quilt

It took me just a couple days to sew this baby quilt together and thanks to Julie at Quilted Works

it was beautifully quilted and ready for me to pick up yesterday. The binding is on now, too!

Whew! Just in time for her arrival!

Sweet Adelaide

This cute little girl can be found at Fairyland Embroidery Designs.

The fabric is actually a lighter pink, but it was hard to get my camera to capture the true color.

It is from the "Collection for a Cause - MILL BOOK SERIES circa 1835" by Howard Marcus.

That Other Lady Has A Blog Tour Going On Today

June 3 - Riley Blake Designs

June 5 - Jedi Craft Girl

June 10 - Nancy Zieman

June 12 - The Sassy Quilter

June 17 - Just Let Me Quilt

June 19 - Simple Simon & Co

June 24 - Haberdashery Fun

June 26 - Sew We Quilt - That Other Lady is posting today!

July 1 - Jina Barney Designz

July 3 - Leigh Laurel Studios

July 8 - Riley Blake Designs

New Blog Hop Alert!

You'll have all summer to get ready.

3 projects, one of them made with some gingham.

Sign-ups are going on right now...hurry and check it out

HERE!

Plus, don't forget...

The blog tour picks up again on Tuesday - check it out:

June 3 - Riley Blake Designs

June 5 - Jedi Craft Girl

June 10 - Nancy Zieman

June 12 - The Sassy Quilter

June 17 - Just Let Me Quilt 

June 19 - Simple Simon & Co

June 24 - Haberdashery Fun 

June 26 - Sew We Quilt

July 1 - Jina Barney Designz

July 3 - Leigh Laurel Studios

July 8 - Riley Blake Designs

The Garden Party Quilt Is Finished

It's amazing how a little pile of cut fabric...

...can be changed into something like this with just a little thread to connect the pieces.

My Garden Party Quilt is sitting on a big chunk of black lava rock near Santa Clara, Utah.

I had to be careful because the rock was sharp, but it didn't require anything to hold the quilt in place.

Between the winds and the roughness of the rock, the quilt just stayed where I put it.

The quilt is 52 1/2" x 63" and is mostly made with the Basic Grey fabric line, Sweet Serenade.
Quilting was done by those sweet ladies at Quilted Works.

The back of Garden Party.

I love the scalloped look in the border and the musical notes fabric on the back.

The pattern came from Missouri Star Quilt Company's tutorial HERE.

It's such a great feeling when a quilt is totally completed!

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!

Another Riley Blake Blog Tour Posting

June 3 - Riley Blake Designs

June 5 - Jedi Craft Girl

June 10 - Nancy Zieman

June 12 - The Sassy Quilter

June 17 - Just Let Me Quilt

June 19 - Simple Simon & Co - Check out today's blog tour stop!

June 24 - Haberdashery Fun

June 26 - Sew We Quilt

July 1 - Jina Barney Designz

July 3 - Leigh Laurel Studios

July 8 - Riley Blake Designs

Whoa! Did You Say "Laser Cut Applique?"

Last week I visited  Quilted Works' new and improved website and saw that their 

Block of the Month - Pumpkin Patch Lane,

will be using laser cut applique pieces. Seriously! How cool is that!

On Monday I HAD to visit their store to check out this laser cutting wonder and was blown away 

by how amazingly perfect each piece was cut and ready for ironing...fusible backing is already on it!

Pumpkin Patch Lane is even cuter (if that's possible) in person!

I oohed and aahed a few times over the laser cut kits but didn't pick one up. 

What was I thinking!

I went back on Tuesday and I think Cathy and Lori were a little sick of seeing me drool over the 

laser cut kits while I tried to decide what to do. Barb came out from the back to see if she could help

move me along and sweetly sent me on my way with this kit. 

Thanks Quilted Works...this is awesome!

The laser cut kits come with everything, including the buttons and ric rac (some kits don't include the backing.)
Oooooo, look at those laser cut flowers, leaves, and pots!

How easy is it you ask? (Okay, so maybe you didn't ask, but I'll tell you anyway.)

It took me less than 30 minutes to sew the borders on the center panel, and iron on the laser cut 

applique pieces. I loved not having to cut out all those flowers, leaves, and pots!

Here it is, ready for me to stitch around the edges of the applique pieces, add the ribbon flowers, buttons,
embroider the bee, stitch the sides, and then fill the inside. That will take longer than 

30 minutes, of course, but it really jump-started me by using the laser cut applique pieces. 

I love anything that speeds up my sewing projects!

I'm totally going back to join the BOM for that Pumpkin Patch Lane Quilt!

You can join online or at the store, too.

Head on over to Quilted Works' website to check out all the laser cut kits and other goodies.

If you don't see the laser cut pillow kit on their website, give them a call. 

Tell them that drooling lady from Just Let Me Quilt sent you.

Now, off I go to finish this adorable pillow. To be continued...