Swanky by Chez Moi for Moda Complete

I just LOVE the way this quilt turned out! I found a thin striped flannel in yellow for the back and then a coordinating stripe for the binding. I quilted an all over meander, fairly dense. After it was washed and dried it wrinkled up nicely.

I am ready to start something new, what will it be?

Christmas in July

I may have my Holidays a little mixed up. Seriously, when I discovered that I really did not have enough flannel for the back of the ZigZag quilt I decided to quilt a top I made quite a while ago. I may have even made this top before I started blogging. WELL, now that I see it I cannot believe I waited this long to finish it, it is beautiful! Made from Christmas batiks, I think it is one of my all time favorites, my picture does not really do it justice; the colors are really much more vibrant than portrayed in the photograph. As you can see from the clips, I am still working on the binding.

Have a fun and safe Independence Day!

Mini Valorie Wells

Valorie Wells is one of my favorite fabric designers. I have made two quilts with her Flourish line, they both sold very quickly.



With the few scraps I had left I made this mini; the simple grid quilting went quickly. I love the striped binding.

Progress Report Swanky HST Quilt

I auditioned a few different blocks using the half square triangles made from the Swanky fabric. I liked this a lot, but I think a bit more contrast would make it much more interesting.

In the end I decided on this.

I think i have enough yellow or pink flannel in my stash for the back, I will work on that and then get it onto the frame for quilting.

I had a few half square triangles left over, so I turned them into quarter square triangles and made this mini.

Swanky by Chez Moi for Moda

I purchased two charm packs of Swanky by Chez Moi a few weeks ago, I could not resist such a lovely fabric, especially when it was on sale.

Originally I was going to use it to make a disappearing nine patch, but I changed my mind. Instead I ,went to my stash, came up with some white fabric and started making half square triangles.

Not sure yet where I am going with this, but we will see.

It's Here

My Spring Blooms Mini Quilt is here and it is lovely! Thanks Kelli, I love it! I have to move some things on the wall so that I can hang it up. It came with the cutest card too; I feel bad, was in such a hurry to get my quilt in the mail I forgot to include a note.

Aren't these mushrooms adorable?

Mini Quilt Finished

The mini quilt is all finished and ready to go to my partner. I actually did some of the stitching by hand.

Here is a close up of the butterfly.