Sunday, May 20, 2018

Day One Of The Wish Upon A Star Blog Hop

I'm so excited to see all the "stars" today. The rules were simple for Wish Upon A Star blog hop:
Make something with a star on it. That's it...just something with a star.


Look who's starring in this week's blog hop!

May 21 - Today


May 22


May 23


May 24


May 25


GIVEAWAY!

I love shopping at my sweet friend Corrie's store, Quilt Taffy, so I thought I'd
let one of you have some fun shopping there, too. I'm giving away a $20 gift certificate
for her store. Corrie has great customer service and is quick!


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Visit the Wish Upon A Star Pinterest Page to see all the amazing projects.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Riley Blake Designs Rustic Romance By Gerri Robinson Blog Tour

I love when I get the opportunity to sew with Riley Blake Designs fabric and the
Rustic Romance by Gerri Robinson was truly a treat. It is beautiful!

Wrap Up In Romance


Rustic Romance by Gerri Robinson
and Confetti Cottons Brick



Quilting by Barbara, Coral Canyon Quilting



Rustic Romance Blog Tour:

May 16 – Just Let Me Quilt

May 23 – Gigi’s Thimble

May 30 – Tea Rose Home

June 6 – Denim Dove Studio

Yes, there is lots of applique on this quilt, but it is made easier by using
Each design is printed on an inkjet printer and it's ready to be ironed.


You can find the PDF for Wrap Up In Romance HERE.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

It Was A Much Needed Mini Quilt Retreat With Friends

I was so excited when my friend, Brenda, called to let me know there was going to be a
fun gathering of special friends for a mini quilt retreat. It was very much needed!
Sewing, laughing, and eating...a great combination!
The house we met at was incredible with tons of room. Thanks, Nancy!
Plus, her husband smoked some bacon and made us BLT's...yum!

This is a sneak peek of my Wish Upon A Star blog hop quilt with Lily.
She's the family dog who loves to be a part of the quilting group.
Lily is so sweet!


While we were quilting we had a beautiful view of the Las Vegas Valley.


Nancy's garden of flowers was gorgeous!







It was the best two days I've had in a long time.

This is my new temporary pup. She's 10 years old and will be staying with
us for a while. My son may have to fight to get her back.
Dreidel is a great snuggler and is so loveable!


Happy Mother's Day!


Thursday, May 10, 2018

It's Thursday Somewhere, Sometime, Doing Something

I love having contact with different bloggers in other states and countries. 
It amazes me that because of the internet I can see what other quilters are up to.
Thanks to all of you, I am constantly learning new things...awesome!
My newest learning thing was making the X-Block ruler quilt.

Allison suggested "The Queens Apple" would make a great teacher gift.
Yes, it would!


You really should check out all the other quilts made for the 
Sew Incredibly Crazy X-Block Blog Hop HERE.

I have so many projects in the works...my sewing room looks like a
fabric bomb went off in there! No pictures...I don't want to scare you.

Working with Riley Blake Design's Rustic Romance for a May 16th post was
such a pleasure. The fabrics were gorgeous and our photo adventure was fun, too!
Really rustic looking, isn't it.


This guy got to model for a Therm O Web post for May 21st...not real happy about it,
but he's such a sweetie. I love his dark eyes! Fabrics used are from Windham's Botany line.



Another fat quarter bundle by Windham, Gypsy, is waiting for inspiration...I love it!


The Monkey Boys were intrigued by this moth on their tree.
Not very pretty, but it looks so furry like a bunny!


The Wish Upon A Star Blog Hop starts pretty soon.
I can't wait to see all the star projects!


Sign-ups continue for Christmas in July...email me if you want to play along!



Sunday, May 6, 2018

My Day For The X-Block Blog Hop

I'm so glad you've stopped by to visit my blog and to check out my
project for the X-Block Blog Hop. Have you seen these really cool templates
that take a sewn block and turns it into something totally different by just a
slight rotation of the block? You're going to love the X-Block templates!


It is so nice of Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy to host this blog hop for
Doris of Quilting Queen Online who's the new owner of X-Blocks templates.
Thank you Amy and Doris!

I used the 6 1/2" X-Blocks template and based my quilt on a block in the book
"X-Blocks Land". The book has some amazing ideas for using the templates.


I created the block from "Knight Time" and planned to make it just like it was in the book.
But then...I started flipping the blocks around and came up with something totally different.
That's what's so fun with these X-Blocks!


I call this version, "The Queen's Apple"


This might or might not be a poisonous apple


Here it is in lighter colors...much easier to see the layout of the X-Blocks!


You can find the X-Block templates HERE!


Look a giveaway, too!



Shhh...don't tell anyone, but it's my birthday today.


Dresden Carnival In Rikstacket

C heck out the Summer 2026 R IKSTACKET quilt magazine that my friend, Britt-Inger, sent me  from Sweden. It was such a pleasure and an hono...