Neptune...

I've been hanging on to a honey bun of Neptune by Tula Pink and decided to use it this week.  I liked the idea of Camille's Mini Jelly Filled from her Pint Size pattern and started cutting.

Edit: 8/30/10

This is my completed challenge for Amy's Creative Side One Thing One Week Challenge.

Here's where I'm at:

I want to make a wall hanging and left the coral strips out - I didn't think they fit in this project:

But now I need your help.  What should I do for a border?  I can't find any Neptune, so I'll have to do something else.  A small white (one inch) and then a three inch navy? Please help.

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This week I also finished two of the wreaths for Block Three of the Mystery BOM using Twelve Days of Christmas:

Joseph's Coat progress and other updates

I have a long way to go, but I have been working on my Joseph's Coat quilt along.  I have 15 blocks completed which means I have 34 more to make!! 

But you can see on the bottom of the above photo that I have LOTS of petals made for more blocks.  I want to get some more blocks ready to take on the road, babysitting Audrey etc. so I always have a portable project to work on.

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I have some thank you's that are overdue.

I won a great pattern for three Gadget Bags from Natalie at Cinderberry Stitches:

I can't wait to make these.  Thank you Natalie!

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Then I won a Cutting Corners Template Set by Toby Lischko from Kelly at I Have a Notion:

This is going to be great to use on a project I have in mind using a Pure by Sweetwater fat quarter stack that I have.  Thanks Kelly!!

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And I won a pattern book called Blooming Possibilities and the polka dot hat in the second photo from Abbey Lane Quilts:

Thanks Janice and Marcea. There are many great patterns I want to try.

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Then I won a Gift Wrapping Set during the Sharing on Sunday - Christmas in July -  from Karen at Sew Many Ways:

Thank you Karen!  It will be so fun to be prepared for wrapping some gifts this Christmas!

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Happy Birthday Maya!

I made three "Snap Happy!" by Stitchin' Sisters bags for my niece's birthday this week.

  

I used Michael Mill Quarter Dot because the colors seemed just right for Maya.  It worked perfect to quilt diagonally around all the dots and using solid red for the trim and lining.  I filled each one with a little something too since I think nine is a special birthday and she is my youngest niece, by a LOT!

I wanted to clip the bags to the glass railing on our deck so you could see the beach and lake, but it is too bright and the bags turned out dark.

So for the first photo, I moved them over in the shade of our huge oak trees.  Anyway, we have an all glass railing that is wonderful and does not block any beauty of the lake.

Dream On - little Audrey!!

I'm babysitting Audrey a few days next week and I think she needs another quilt.

I used two charm packs of Dream On by Urban Chicks for Moda and made everything but the stripes into HST's.

The striped charms looked cute left whole.

Then for binding,  I used Kei Honeycomb green background with white dots.

And for the backing, I wanted something very soft, so I used Moda Snuggles in Grass.

And you can see that I quilted it by sewing a quarter inch on each side of one diagonal seam of each square.

And because she's so cute, here's a picture of Audrey all ready to go swimming and on the pontoon with us last Sunday:

Don't Look Kara!

It's so hot here, I thought Audrey might need one more sun dress, and one more sun hat.

So I found the Little Miss Sunshine pattern  - Patterns by Annie and some Texture Magic by Superior Threads which I have never used.  I did see a demonstration on it last week when we went on our Shop Hop.

Then I found four fatquarters of Shade Garden by Michelle Engel Bencsko for Henry Glass.  

Here are the results:

I'll probably give it to her tomorrow, so I don't want her mommy to look at the photos now.

I also finished block number twelve for the Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along:

Maybe a little more contrast would have been good, but this is what I had to work with.

I'm anxious to get this one put together!

Friday Night Catch Up

I used my Friday night to catch up on the Jelly Roll Quilt Along and the Designer Mystery BOM.

 I think the floral fabric was too large of print and I could have arranged the colors better, but I like the block pattern.  Maybe I'll try another one with different fabric now that I see the photo.

This Designer Mystery Block of the Month was a lot of fun to make:

 I actually followed another blogger's (was it you?) tip and made two of each block since there was enough fabric:

And of course, it's much easier to make two at the same time rather than come back a month later and make the second one.  This is the first BOM that I've purchased and I'm very happy with the pattern, fabric and results.

Love U

I just finished a baby quilt that I will be giving the Mom-to-be at her baby shower on Saturday.

 

The quilt is really not as wonky as it looks laying in the yard.

 

She's been waiting and wanting this baby for a long time.

 

 

The charm pack and border are Love U by Deb Strain for Moda.  The small border and backing are Moda Bella Solid in Lime Green.  The binding is Westminster Fibers Jennifer Paganelli Eliza Stripe.

She is hubby's niece and I hope she has a healthy baby and is very happy.