STUD

STUD is a mini quilt swap over on Flickr. It is "Swap Till U Drop" and is every two months. The themes change every swap. I was in the July / August STUD where the theme was 'same shape rainbow'. We knew who our partners were so we could ask each other questions and get to know them a little bit. I swapped with Leah, who is Ryersmama over on Flickr. Leah sent me this mini quilt with the rainbow triangles going around. She knew I loved this block. It 12" X 12".


I knew that Leah loves Heather Ross fabric and wonky stars so this is what I made her. The top stars are machine appliqued on. The middle stars are pieced wonky stars. And the last tiny bottom row are made with sharpie markers. There are some Heather Ross fabrics added to some of the middle wonky stars.

I forgot what it measured but was about 14" X 16" maybe. I'm in the Scrappy Mug Rug swap over on Flickr also, but it doesn't end until the last week of August. Pictures from that swap to come soon.

leaving to camp.

My daughter's robotics team had their 'team celebration' the other night. And my girl friend has a little bakery shop so she made robot shaped cookies for the celebration. Shaped like THEIR robot. They were a hit.
I added a few boarders to 4 of the blocks I've stitched up in my Bareroots BOM.

And my boss ( Joyce, of Quilting Adventures) came home from Market and brought some Heather Ross back. I was able to get a few. They are so yummy. I really love the owl and pussycat and the full moons. What should I make out of them?

We'll be getting more on the bolt later, I can't wait. :o)

rocket and prom

A rocket for my "A Boy's Story" quilt. I had to add martians from Heather Ross's Munki Munki fabric.
My baby girl went to the prom this weekend. Her sweet boyfriend is a Senior, so it was his prom. She is wearing 4 inches heels in this picture and he is still that much taller than her.

They are such a cute couple. And I just love him to death. He is always acting silly as she is too.

Headed to finish my rocket block and do some laundry. Happy sewing. :o)

Sewing and surfing

I grow up at the beach. Buckroe Beach. So I love the surf. I have recently found this guy, Rob Appell. He is a surfer and a quilter. Awesome quilts!! And has a cool new book out.

Also , my favorite fabric designer, Heather Ross's design will be going on a surf board. A Walden surfboard ,So exciting. Makes me wish I could surf. Actually I really do which I could surf. :o)

Look what I got!! I have been drooling over this munki munki fabric for about a year or more. I saw a lady post a photo of some of it on flickr and I commented on it. She wrote me and ask if I would like to swap for it. I WOULD LOVE TO. So I finially have a piece of Heather Ross munki munki vw buses. I love them. And you know I just love vw buses anyway. And Jenni, the girl who swaped with me, has her own VW bus too. I wish she lived closer to me ( she lives on the West Coast ) , we both have sewing and VW buses in common.

I finished up the Christmas tree skirt, but I think it needs a little more bling. It's a 'shop sample', so I'll have to ask my boss. But I would love to applique some things in the big green spots.

Have I ever told you I love paper piecing? I do. I think it's because you have this jumbled up mess, you iron the last fabric on it, cut the edges off and then you have this perfect little block. It is so cool.

Here is the paper pieced block I made. I can't tell you what it's for.... it's a secret. But I had fun making it.

Hey.... maybe I should add a little quilt to the side of my barn. :o)

winnings and top finished

Thank you to Elizabeth of ' Oh Fransson '. She was having a give away on her blog ( love her blog). It was for these coin cuts of Heather Ross fabric. And I won them!!!!

I just love Heather Ross fabric and most of them you just can't find anymore. So now I have a little cut of most of them. One day I hope to make a stacked coin quilt out of them. So.. thank you so much Elizabeth. You just don't know how happy this makes me.

I finished my picnic quilt top.... now, all these squares came for other quilters around the world. Mostly in the U.S. I think I want to put there names and where they live on each block so I can remember them.

It just needs to be sandwiched and quilted now. I just don't know if I am going to do it myself or have a long armer quilt it for me. If I do quilt it myself it will be the biggest quilt I have ever quilted. It's not the funnest part for me. And it might take awhile.

so while I decide there are other things to sew. :o)

Today

Today I worked on my black sashing a bit. This is my picnic quilt from my 'sewconnected 3' group. ( all the blocks were done by different people around the world.) I am hoping to get it done soon so Jonah and i can take it to the park and have picnics on it.

And in the mail today came my new Heather Ross fabric. I am drooling. I going got a 1/4 cut of each because that's all I can afford. But I still can feel it, and look at it and come up with all kinds of things to do with it.

My favorite is the princess and the pea one, then the snail one. One day I will add to the collection and get some unicorns and other color ways. :o)

A shout out to.....

Mary !!!!! Thank you so much. Mary bought and brought in some Heather Ross fabric for me. She had heard (from me) that I collect Heather Ross fabric and I couldn't find the cute dogs on blue anywhere. So next thing I know she is bringing me some. Thank you again Mary!!!!
I still can't believe I have it. It's one of my favorite fabrics ever. Barri from 'Bareroots'!!! Thank you so much. My boss, Joyce and her daughter , Phoebe went to Quilt Market and met Barri. Who gave them the latest BOM from 'Bareroots' to give to me. Can you believe that??? She reads my blog and sees that I Love 'Bareroots' patterns. Thank you, Thank you Barri. I hope to one day meet you myself in person.

Such sweet people out there!! And how wonderful it is that they are some how in my life.

My boss also brought back another ' Bareroots' pattern called "camping quilt". Now you know I had to have it. I just don't know what to start first .... the BOM's or the camp quilt.

Thank you so all those sweet people out there. You just don't know how happy you have made me. Just to even know that you thought of me. :o)

a baby blanket for George. a very little Full Moon Bus camper. :o) Heather Ross fabric. VW buses.

travel pillow

I made another pillow case for my travel pillow. I sleep with it every night and travel with it. Love this Heather Ross fabric.