Wordless Wednesday - Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lil Twister - Part 2

Sorry to say I have not had much time to sew these past few weeks, life and work have got in the way.  I did manage to the get all of the blocks of the Lil Twister quilt sewn together into rows, but that is how it has been left for several weeks now. For some reason, I just can't get a good picture of this, I took several, and they all look kind of drab compared to the real thing.

Hopefully I will have some time this weekend to get the rows sewn together and attach the borders. I think is going to be a cute little quilt.

Wordless Wednesday - Horsethief Canyon Hike

Lil' Twister

At the quilt show I recently attended I saw this neat tool for making interlocking pinwheels, Lil' Twister by CS Design ( this may not be new, but it was new to me), they come in 2 sizes, one for use with 5 inch charm packs and 1 for use with 10 inch layer cakes. Some of the quilts being exhibited were really awesome, so when I returned home I ordered one.















Now, if I had just used a charm pack this would have been super easy, but no, I had to dig through my stash and pick out a bunch of  fabrics and cut 5" squares so they would match this leftover fabric I wanted to use for the border.  I can never do anything the easy way!

The first thing you do is sew the squares together and then add a 3 inch inner border.

Go figure you cut up fabric, sew it together and then cut it up again, so you can sew it back together! Next you line up the tool on the seam lines to get 1/4 of the pinwheel.  It was a bit awkward for me, cause I use the dinning room table, but I just carefully moved the mat around and it worked out just fine.

There is alot of waste, but I am sure I will find a use for it...like a mug rug, or maybe use it on the back.

Oh no, I forgot to take a picture of the 1/4 pinwheel, sorry.  The next step is, obviously sewing them all together in the same order you cut them apart, I am not done with that yet,  so see you later!

Wordless Wednesday

Sugar and Spice

With the exception of  the flannel to back my Tumbler Quilt I have not purchased any fabric so far this year!.  Then, last night I was surfing the net, and I came acrross the  Sugar and Spice Collection by the Quilted Fish for Riley Blake.  I LOVE it! I am trying hard to use the fabric I have, but I am not sure I will be able to pass on this.  Don't you just adore the red and aqua paisley?

And the argyle!

What about this red floral!

Of course, I would need a bit of the stripes too for the binding.  Oh heck why not just get a bundle from each color pallet.  Someone talk me down, before I get the credit card out.......


Edited to add:  I don't need any more fabric, really......maybe a charm pack or layer cake or two?

Vacation in Florida and a Quilt Show

I just got back from spending a week visiting family and friends in Florida, while there I was lucky enough to attend a quilt show.  It is always inspiring to see the work of other quilters. The lighting at the show was not the best, so the pictures do not do the quilts justice.  Here are a few of my favorites from the show.  Enjoy! 

 

 

 

 

 

I just love this cat!  Wish I had studied it longer, I would love to try something like this.