The Quilt Buddy

Making A Big Move

2010-03-30T08:48:00.000-05:00

Stop! Do Not Pass Go!

I am moving my blog.

You can now fnd me over here at :

Little Lady Patchwork.

To all of my Cyber-friends:

Please update me on your blog list!

I would really hate to loose contact with all of you.

See you at my new site!

A MODA Kind Of A Day!

2010-03-25T08:51:00.000-05:00

It is definately a MODA kind of a day!

(Fabric : Sweet by Urban Chicks for MODA)

BTW- Have you seen this BIG MODA news? Congrats to Mrs. BunnyHill!

I hope that you have a MODA kind of a day!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Spring Break Recap

2010-03-22T09:59:00.000-05:00

Spring Break was kind of a bust for us

because of the weather.

(Speaking of weather, Weather.com, you are FIRED!

You promised me a week of warm, sunny weather

and all I got was 1 pitiful day at the very end of the week!

So for that.. you are FIRED!)

Since the weather was bad all week,

here is what we did:

We turned on the music and danced to Lady GaGa "Bad Romance".

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah

(The quilt was the stage.)

Then we:

sat down and did a lot of puzzles.

In honor of National Quilting Day,

I finished sewing the binding on this.

Just a few more stitches and I will be done!

Here is a hint : (wink, wink)

It is red, white, and MODA !

Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting!

Enjoy The Green

2010-03-17T09:46:00.000-05:00

Just a little "green" (quilter's style)

to celebrate

St. Patrick's Day!

Enjoy!

The next one is from my Little Person.

Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting

Spring Is Here

2010-03-15T20:08:00.000-05:00

Today is the first day

of my Little Person's "Spring Break."

(I really don't remember "Spring Break"

at that age.)

So this week,

we will be hanging out and having fun.

My time at the computer will

probably be little

because

we want to enjoy the beautiful weather (and the flowers) outside.

BTW- This weekend I tested out my new quilt.

I think that it is a keeper!

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

A New Addition

2010-03-12T21:38:00.000-06:00

My Fairy Quilt Godmother waved her magic rotary cutter

and sprinkled some fairy dust.

With a little (really a lot) of help

from my DH,

this package arrived on my doorstep:

Inside the beautiful box was

the newest addition to my quilting family:

Let me introduce you to

"Aurora", which means dawn or new light.

I stuck with this name because I feel like I have been sewing

in the dark ages all of this time!

This will be the start of many new things for me.

Who knew that a little bit of technololgy could completely change

my quilting world!

Seriously, how did I quilt before this?

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting

March CG&GQC Finish

2010-03-09T11:14:00.000-06:00

This weekend we took advantage of the gorgeous weather!

It was 63 degrees outside,

so we played

and enjoyed the few signs of spring.

Speaking of Spring,

I finished these two beauties.

Let me introduce you to "Cherry Jubillee I & II".

Cherry Jubillee I is a baby shower gift for a friend.

She loves PINK, so I know that she will love this one.

I loved it so much that I had to make a larger one

for myself...just because!

Fabrics Used: (Michael Miller) Farmer's Market by Sandi Henderson,

Mezzanine by Patty Young, Flight of Fancy by Paula Prass

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

March CG&GQC

2010-03-04T09:08:00.000-06:00

Gosh I can't believe that it is time to post my CG&GQC goals for March!

My first goal of the month

is to finish these two quilts:

and this is still on my list:

I am hoping to have a busy sewing month!

How about you?

Until Next Month...Happy Quilting!

Weekend Wrap Up & Mail Call

2010-03-01T20:43:00.000-06:00

In case you are wondering

about the Monster Truck Show,

here is what we saw:

My Little Person LOVED it!

Me....not my kind of thing AT ALL

(too LOUD & crowded)

but don't tell the Little Person

because he was amazed by the trucks!

However, I did enjoy the time away even if

did miss the Spring Sewing Party.

Before I left,

I received a lovely present from my

dear friend Mary at Quilt Hollow !

She included this lovely, little packet of Whimsy from Fig Tree.

Once a FIG-natic, always a FIG-natic!

As I flipped through the pile,

I found a few favorites:

Red, of course!

And this lovely blue.

Thank you so much Mary! You made my day!

I am still catching up & I plan to check out what everyone

made at the Spring Sewing Party.

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Spring Sewing Party

2010-02-26T18:14:00.000-06:00

This weekend Kelly is hosting the Spring Sewing Party

and I am totally BUMMMED

that I am not going to be able to participate this time!

We are going

to see the Monster Truck Show

and I will be away from my sewing machine.

Ummmm.....

I had such a great time at the last sewing party

and I met a lot of awesome quilters.

I know that everyone is HARD CORE

and a lot of great projects will be completed this weekend!

Since I won't be able to participate,

I thought that I would show you what I am working on right now.

One is for me and one is for a "wee little one".

Ok Ladies,

just because I won't be near my sewing machine

doesn't mean that I won't

be dropping in on the party to see what is going on!

I know that you won't disappoint me!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

February CG&GQC Finish

2010-02-24T21:26:00.000-06:00

(Rene at Luv2Kreate, this is for you...:0)

I finally finished my February CG&GQC project.

I would like to introduce you to

"Simply Red",

my latest creation.

None of the fabrics are from the same fabric line,

but when you mix them all together

they work.

Here is the back of the quilt.

Quilt Stats:

24" X 38"

Fabric Used: (Moda) Simple Abundance, Snippets, & Panache

(Malibu Monkey used for backing)

Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting

More Progress

2010-02-23T21:16:00.000-06:00

Watching the Olympics every night

makes it difficult to get caught up on anything!

(Not to mention that I am so tired the next morning.)

But with a little help

I did make more progress:

The quilting & binding are done.

My Little Person put on the binding clips.

Now I just have to focus on sewing down the binding

while I am watching American Idol!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Progress

2010-02-22T09:31:00.000-06:00

Despite having to use these again,

progress was made on my February CG&GQC project.

I chose Option A from this post.

It all began in a very "technical" way:

(I am sure that the design gods would cringe at this! It is drawn on the

back of my grocery list)

I began cutting

and some sewing was done with a little help from my Litte Person.

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

Look What I Won!

2010-02-19T10:01:00.000-06:00

A few weeks ago

I won Jennifer Paganelli of Sis Boom Day Dreams' giveaway.

I won this German Reproduction Swag Kit:

I love the colors...especially the RED

(including the red ribbon that came with it)!

These are my favorites...(especially the little duck):

BTW- Jennifer is having another giveaway!

This time it is for fat quarters of her newest line: So St Croix.

Check it out here.

Thanks again Jennifer!

Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting!

A Little Pink

2010-02-17T20:00:00.000-06:00

Yesterday,

I received a Little Pink

from Sharon, "the Queen of Red".

Here is what I got:

Thanks RED for all of the PINK!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Seeing Red (Part #2) & February CG&GQC Favorite Things

2010-02-16T20:04:00.000-06:00

Joan asked the CG&GQC to post our favorite things.

These are some of my favorite RED items from around the house:

1. Red Tin that holds my Hexagon Project #1

2. Never ending sea of toys that my Little Person leaves around.

I especially love this T-Rex because this is how I feel on

some mornings!

3. Red Accessories

4. Of course.....Red fabric

What are some of your favorite things?

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting

Seeing Red (Part #1)

2010-02-13T20:43:00.000-06:00

Kelly @ Cotton Charm posted 7 RED items from around her house.

Hmmm....

I decided to join in because there is no shortage of RED at my house!

Since I have a lot of RED,

I will break this up into two posts.

Catergory #1: Valentine Decorations

And my First Handmade Valentine from the Little Person.

(Awwwh...Be still my heart!)

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Holy Cow!

2010-02-12T14:08:00.000-06:00

Holy Cow!

This is not Colorado or the East Coast!

This is the Deep South...Mississippi!

Last night we got a few inches of snow.

I know that it is not much but it NEVER snows down here!

The entire city has shutdown

& we are enjoying a 4 day weekend!

Luckily my Little Person's snow bib and snow boots from

last year's trip to Mammoth Lakes still fit.

We made snow angels.

We rolled down the hill.

And we made a giant snowman.

We are definately enjoying our day in the snow.

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Lost Treasure

2010-02-11T20:21:00.000-06:00

Don't you just love it when you find something

that has been "lost" or "forgotten"?

Kind of like when you find $10.00 in your pocket!

While I was looking for something else,

I found these Valentine projects from 2009

folded up in the bottom of my closet:

I unfolded them and found these beauties from the past:

It was funny to look back at my past projects.

My tastes have changed since them.

The hearts are needle turn appilque &

I can't even remember my last needle turn project!

(It was probably this one!)

Well I am off to give these gems a little press with the iron

& find a place to display them (just in time)!

BTW- We are supposed to get snow....in the DEEP SOUTH!!!!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Love Sent From Afar

2010-02-08T09:18:00.000-06:00

When Amy of Diary of a Quilter posted

her favorite Valentine's candy,

I just knew that I had to have some of them!

Sweet Cherry JuJu Hearts are no where to be found in my neck

of the woods.

But never fear,

Amy volunteered to send some to me!

Then, the package arrived!

I picked the package up at the post office,

TORE it open and

started eating the JuJu Hearts in the lobby of the post office.

(I got a few strange looks, but "Oh Well"!)

Let me just say that these were the softest, tastiest JuJu Hearts ever.

These are the ones that made it back home with me.

My Little Person saw them and I told them that it was

chocolate because he hates chocolate!

(Bad Mommy for keeping the JuJu Hearts all to herself.)

But Wait!

There was more!

I just fell in LOVE with the fabric and the ribbon!

I just want to say :

from the bottom of my HEART!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Something Old

2010-02-05T12:03:00.000-06:00

Let's keep it real today.

The other day I posted my Something New.

However,

I feel guilty because I have Something Old

that I should be working on right now!

Yes...that is my stack of 50 flowers

for my "Old Grandmother's Flower Garden" quilt!

Hmmm...I think I started it in 2008!

(Just keeping it real!)

I love my Old project,

but,

I LOVE my new project!

Here is the old project with the new project in the back

(closest to where I always sit at my worktable)!

Someday I will revist my Old Project!

On another note:

If you want a REALLY good cry to put things into perspective,

visit here and bring the tissues!

Now I am off the pick up the Little Person up from school

and I think that we will get ice cream at the local ice cream shop!

Just Because!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting

CG&GQC February Projects

2010-02-03T18:52:00.000-06:00

Gosh....Is it really February????

That means that it is time to post my CG&GQC February Projects

This month Joan will be hosting the club.

So....this month I have two options

Option A:

Something RED?????

Option B :

Something Sweet????

So many options....So little time!

Again, I think that I will come up with my own pattern

and let the fabric speak to me.

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Something New

2010-02-01T20:01:00.000-06:00

Instead of

cleaning up the massive destruction that "Hurricane Little Person"

created over the weekend,

we did this:

(made more mess!)

and we did this:

Instead of doing laundry or cooking a gourmet meal (Ha,Ha, Ha),

I started something new:

Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting!

CGQC January Tag

2010-01-29T10:21:00.001-06:00

Kelly has tagged us again.

This month, she would like for us to show

everyone some of the ways that we decorate with our quilts.

This is my most recent decorating idea.

Before Christmas,

I purchased this at the Olde Green Cupboard.

(Merry Christmas to myself!)

It just called my name when I saw it.

During the holidays I put it away in the closet and forgot about it!

(Can you believe that?)

Now,

it has a new home and new friends!

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

CGQC Finished Project #2

2010-01-26T20:24:00.000-06:00

Tah....Dah...!!!

I finished my Valentine sewing party project.

My new friend Cindy (whom I met at the Party)

inspired the name of my quilt.

So, here is:

Ohh....La...La

If you look closely the brown fabrics make a "modern style heart"

tucked within the design.

(42" square) Michael Miller fabrics- Ginger Blossom, Sweetmeadow, & Mezzanine

I want to thank Kelly and Joan for hosting the Party!

I also want to thank Cindy for inspiring the name of my quilt!

And more importantly I want to thank Blogger for not crashing on me

during the party! ( I heard some people had issues during the party.)

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Valentine Sewing Party ----Part 2

2010-01-24T09:41:00.003-06:00

Update @ 09:33 CST

Good morning Ladies! I know that the party is officially over

but

I am going to continue partying today.

I really want to finish this quilt

so that I can use it next month.

I will do updates, but not as many. There will be

more breaks (like the "Cookie Party" that I promised my Little Person,

taking DH to work, and the bedtime routine).

Here is where I left off:

I was quilting along on my quilt.

I will continue in a few moments after I start a load of laundry.

(Somebody's gotta do the dirty work)

See you later!

Update #1 @ 13:47 CST

One load of laundry down...Two to go

One "Cookie Party" for the Little Person done.

Complete with TONS of sprinkles. YIKES!

And all of the

machine quilting done on my quilt!

It is trimmed and ready for the binding.

I think that I will use the dark pink fabric for the binding

but it will have to wait until later on tonight

because it is time to drop DH off at work.

I'll check back in later on tonight.

Update #3 @ 21:27

The bedtime routine is over.

The binding strips have been made.

and sewn to the quilt top.

And now it is time to sit and enjoy some mindless TV!

Ladies, it has been so much fun sewing with you.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Valentine Sewing Party

2010-01-23T08:39:00.007-06:00

OK Girls, its 08:20 and I am ready to go!

(My Little Person gets up early and I only have part of the day to myself

because my DH has to work this afternoon.)

So, let's get sewing.....

I am normally a RED kind of a girl and I am RED all year long,

so I am trying something unconvetional/different.

I am going to use pink & black.

I am not sure yet if I am going to use these:

or these:

They were part of my purchases from Lanie.

I have designed my own pattern and I am going to

let the fabrics speak to me.

So, now I am going back inside to start sewing

before the neighbors think that I am crazy for being up so early!

Update #1 @ 10:17 CST

Woo-Hoo! They (i.e. DH & Little Person) are gone for the morning!

However, DH doesn't understand why he has to leave the house

and he doesn't get exactly what it is we are doing. Oh Well!

Little Person is happy because it means playing at the park

all morning long.

So, I am dressed in my quilting attire----yoga pants! Elastic is a requirement

because of all of the eating that is involved.

IPod is BLARING my favorite dance music and

I am singing along in my BEST American Idol voice!

I finally decided to do use both of the fabrics:

I even got a few things sewn together.

Now I am going to take a quick peak at what everyone else is doing

but

not too long because my people will be back eventually!

Update #2 @ 12:12 CST

O SCRAP!...THEY are BACK!

Are you serious??????

And my studio floor looks like this:

They are BACK and I am having a design crisis!

I pieced all of the BLACK blocks together and

I don't like them in the layout!

UGHHH!!!

So I dug around and I think I will use this:

Chocolate brown....(because I have been eating chocolate) and pink???

Anyway, at least my people brought me lunch!

Enough typing...need to do more sewing

because my DH leaves for work in 3 hours,

which means that Little Person will

be bothering me (and less sewing)!

Update #4 @ 14:32 CST

Tick...Tock...The sewing clock has to stop!

It is time for my DH to leave for work and this is why I have to take a break:

hands everywhere!

feet everywhere!

and fabric disappearing to make a race track!

But here is the update:

The blocks and rows are sewn together.

I didn't plan on adding a border, but I am thinking about using this:

Oh well...I'll think about it and decide later.

I will rejoin the group after the bedtime routine (dinner, bath, and a story).

You can't mess up the routine!

Keep working and I will check on you later.

Update #5 @ 19:45 CST

I'm back! Finally put the Little Person to bed willingly! Yeah!

Before I start sewing on my borders,

I am going to check on everyone because I know that some

people are already done.

Update @ 16:31 CST

Uhhmmmm...Is anybody still out there?

Well, I am finally done with my quilt top

and boy is it pink!

Now to baste the thing.

Note to Self: " Self, next time choose something more manageable!"

Update #6 @ 22:11 CST

Basted and ready to go!

I am going to put on my quilting gloves and get this thing quilted.

I stll have 2 hours after all.

Update #7 @ 23:08 CST

Ok Ladies,

my arms are tired of quilting and my eyes hurt,

but

I had an awesome quilting along with all of you!

I actually got a lot of machine quilting done.

I plan to continue the party tomorrow morning

because I am determined to

finish this quilt by the end of the weekend!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Overboard

2010-01-22T10:25:00.000-06:00

The clouds came and brought lots of rain.

Then the sun came out

and I finished this:

I call it "Overboard" because it is made entirely of scraps

from my scrap bin, which was flowing overboard.

I love how none of the pieces "match" or

come from the same fabric line.

It also reminds me of the crayon box that

I wrote about over here.

(14" X 15")

It was so liberating to just reach in and let all of

the fabric (Moda scraps) do all of the work.

I even tried a little bit of unconventional quilting!

BTW-

This is what I will be doing tomorrow!

I can't wait to hang out with Kelly & CGQC Girls!

Stop by periodically tomorrow to see my progess.

(I'll be using a few unconventional Valentine's Day colors.)

Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting!

Wordless Wednesday....Almost Wordless

2010-01-20T10:04:00.000-06:00

O SCRAP!

The rain is coming today

I might play with these:

I really need to get my scrap bin under control!

Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!

Lanie's Giveaway

2010-01-18T09:55:00.000-06:00

Lanie at Lanie Jane is having a GIVEAWAY!

She is giving away a 1/2 yard bundle of Amy Butler's Love Fabric!

So YUMMY!

All you have to do is browse through the shop and enter the giveaway.

Speaking of yummy fabric,

here are the delicious Michael Miller fabrics that I got from her shop:

The strawberries are my favorite.

I can't wait to use them!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Out Of The Box

2010-01-15T21:04:00.001-06:00

I think that I was born with a crayon in my hand!

Seriously, I have always loved to draw and doodle.

I would draw and doodle everywhere and on anything (walls included).

I also love color! I love to wear color and decorate with color.

My wardrobe is filled with color, especially red.

I love to have color in every room of my house.

My box of crayons was my most prized possession when I was younger.

64 colors just wasn't enough for me.

I got all giddy when my Little Person got this for Christmas:

I "OOOHHHed" and "AAAHHHed" over all of the yummy colors in the box.

After a few hours of coloring with my Little Person,

I decided that instead of making a list of resolutions this year,

I would step outside of the box.

This year I am going to let the colors inspire me, not the fabric lines.

I am going to do even MORE mixing of fabric lines.

Each color alone is beautiful,

but when they are all together, they are amazing!

I love the fact that they are in no particular order,

just beautiful colors side by side.

SO,

NO MORE MATCHY, MATCHY!

I am going to try to use colors that I normally wouldn't use.

After all, there aren't any ugly colors.

I am also going to try to celebrate colors by being

MORE SCRAPPY, SCRAPPY just like in the box of crayons!

Until Next Time... Happy Quilitng!

Wordless Wednesday....Almost Wordless

2010-01-13T20:23:00.000-06:00

A little bit of blue

because

it has been so cold lately!

There is a bright side. It will be in the upper 50s this weekend!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Last Look Back

2010-01-11T09:54:00.000-06:00

This will be my very last look back at 2009! (It was too rough to remember)

I get it! It's 2010!

But I completely forgot to post pictures of

some of the Christmas gifts that I made.

So,

Before Christmas, I finally cut into this:

and I made Christmas gifts for my mom, BFF, MIL, and RED.

I designed the pattern and I named them "Christmas Cheer".

I was even able to make a few coasters for my BFF.

From one layer cake, I was able to make 4 table runners and 4 coasters.

I even have a handful of 10" squares leftover for another project.

Fabric used: (All Moda ) Glace, Shangri La, and Fig Tree

So this is my last look at 2009! I promise that I am onto something NEW!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

January CGQC Goals

2010-01-07T19:10:00.000-06:00

Hello Ladies!

Gosh, I totally forgot to post my goals for this month until

Kelly reminded me to do it!

I totally blame it on the post holiday chaos

AND

the freezing cold "artic" weather that we are having.

(I am a Southern California girl at heart, so this isn't my style!)

SO,

for this month

I am going to stop staring at all of my fabric and UFOs

and make SOMETHING. ANYTHING.

I hope to make more piles like this:

or this:

and hopefully I will have something completed.

I am really trying to resist using all of my new fabric

but I must get things under control first!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Dear Santa------ Part 2

2010-01-04T20:20:00.000-06:00

(See Part 1 Here )

Dear Santa,

Sorry this is a little late,

but

your other Helper, RED (aka Sharon),

also

did you proud this year!

Look what she put under my Christmas tree:

This next goody is so ME! I just love it and the colors!

Someone must have told her that I have a Christmas tree in the

kitchen that is covered with handmade ornaments!

These fit in nicely with the other ones.

Thanks RED for being Santa's Helper!

MAWKKKK!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Looking Back

2010-01-02T10:47:00.000-06:00

In order see the future

you must look at the past!

So here is a brief look back at

my 2009 Completed Quilts

(at least the ones that I kept for myself):

2010 will bring much more!

My Little Person is also counting on BIGGER things.

So...Good Bye 2009!.... Hello 2010!

Until Next Time.....Happy Quilting!

Good Bye 2009!

2009-12-31T11:03:00.000-06:00

Good Bye 2009!

(It was a rough one!)

TooT...Toot..TooT!

From the 3 of us

to ALL of you,

Happy New Year!

Dear Santa,

2009-12-29T20:45:00.001-06:00

Dear Santa,

This year your "Helper" did you proud!

How did he know that I wanted these?

15 yards of Moda fabric, 1 Fat Quarter Bundle, and 2 Charm Packs!

I am especially impressed that your "Helper" was able to squeeze this

next set of fabric into my stocking!

This was a VERY, VERY, VERY last minute request that I wasn't expecting to receive!

So, your "Helper" really was paying attention this year.

Thank you Santa (and your "Helper")!

Love,

Quilt Buddy

For The Love Of Red

2009-12-23T19:32:00.000-06:00

This is because I love Christmas

and

the color RED!

Wishing everyone a magical and wonderful Christmas!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

For The Neighbors

2009-12-22T20:33:00.000-06:00

You know that I can't forget to give

something to my neighbors!

If I did, the ladies might not invite me back to Pokeno!

These are for the neighbors and my LOVE of the color RED!

Fabric: Happy Howlidays by Amy Bradley for Moda

Red towels purchased at TJ Maxx

Until Next Time....Happy Holidays!

Spruce Up Your Gift Packages

2009-12-20T18:50:00.000-06:00

If you are like me,

you have to mail out a majority of your Christmas gifts.

Every year I struggle with ways to decorate the

packages that I need to mail out to family and friends.

I never use bows because they always get crushed in the shipping process

and I always run out of curling ribbon.

This year I decided to save the environment (and my wallet)

and use something that I already had at home:

YARN.

I simply took the yarn and wrapped it several times around each package.

The next one is a simple look.

The green wrapping paper is my all time favorite!

It is so bold and fun!

Simply add a cute gift tag

and

VOILA! A cute and inexpensive way to spruce up your packages.

The yarn is light and one ball of yarn can wrap a TON of packages!

These are ready to go to their new home.

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

A $10 Wreath

2009-12-17T21:39:00.001-06:00

After making this wreath for my Halloween Party,

I thought that it would be nice to do something for Christmas.

We have all seen those wreaths made out of ornaments at the "high-end" stores,

I thought that I would make one for myself.

Here is what I did:

Step 1: RUN! RUN! RUN! (I do mean run) to your nearest Dollar Store

and buy a bunch of these:

and some of these smaller ornaments:

Step 2: Add a dab of hot glue to tightly secure the top of the ornament.

This step will take a little bit of time, but it is worth it in the long run.

Most of the tops are not secured to the ornament,so this will help to hold them in place.

It really doesn't matter how much hot glue you apply because

the tops will not be seen on the wreath.

I arranged all of the balls in this bowl so that I could decide how

I wanted to arrange them on the wreath.

Step 3: Unwrap an ordinary coat hanger.

Then start to thread the ornaments on the coat hangar one at a time.

I alternated the color and size of each ball.

The smaller ornaments help to fill in the gaps.

(I must warn you that it took me a couple of tries before I

achieved the look of the wreath)

Step 4: Wrap the two ends of the hangar together.

(You will need an extra set to hand and a pair of pliers to help you with this step.)

Then stand back and admire your work!

I used about 60 ornaments, which probably cost me less than $10.

I think that this would make a great gift for anyone!

Enjoy!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Charming Girls Quilt Club (CGQC) December Finish

2009-12-15T11:05:00.001-06:00

Hello fellow Quilt Club members!

I know that I have been absent for a little while, but now I am back.

Several months ago,Kelly sent me these:

I designed my own pattern and came up with this.

I call it Christmas Bars.

I didn't have any Glace fabric, so I added:

(all Moda) Oak Leaves & Reel by Terry Lothier Thompson

Shangri La, and Winter by Minick & Simpson.

I still have so much to do!

Stop by tomorrow to see my quick and easy last minute gift (for less than $10.00).

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Brown Paper Packages

2009-12-12T21:07:00.000-06:00

When brown paper packages arrive in your mailbox,

you know that it will be something special!

This is what was inside my brown paper package:

A lovely surprise from my dear friend Mary (aka- Quilt Hollow) !

Inside was this:

It is the most beautiful Red & White Toile quilted Christmas pillow cover!

She did an amazing job on this little gem!

Here is more "eye-candy" of the front:

The following photos are of the back of the pillow cover

and it is just as amazing as the front!

Somehow Mary just knew that the red toile would fit in nicely at my house!

See how well it matches my stockings:

Mary & I have been Blog Buddies from the very start!

You should take a peak at her blog. Her quilts are stunning.

Her home looks so warm and inviting (just like her). In fact I always tease her about moving in with her!

We are like kindred spirits and she has given me lots of love and support from afar.

Thank you Mary from the bottom of my heart!

(This is a photo of the card that she sent to me

and I think that it sums things up for me.)

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Dear Moda---- (Part 2)

2009-12-10T19:39:00.002-06:00

(In case you forgot, please see Part 1 here. )

Dear Moda,

I know that it has bee a couple of weeks and Fall is over,

but here is what you can make with 2 of these:

The first Turnover made these:

I used a more traditional background for these.

The second Turnover made these:

I used a solid background for the quilts that I made with the second Turnover.

Of course I decided to add a few extra fabrics.

I added: (all Moda) Fig Tree's Buttercream & Fig,

American Primer by Minick & Simpson, Cinnamon Stars by Fig Tree,

Collection For A Cause, & Cotton Blossoms.

All together I made:

2 large table runners, 3 medium table runners, and 4 mini quilts

just by using 2 Turnovers.

I have named them "Fall Into Fall Table Runners".

I kept the two large table runners for myself.

The others were given away as birthday presents, or used as the prizes for

the neighborhood Pokeno groups, or simply sprinkled throughout Blogland.

I enjoyed making them because they are so fast and simple.

I hope that you enjoyed my Fall Into Fall Table Runners!

Until Next Time ..... Happy Quilting!

The End Of A Good Thing

2009-12-08T16:13:00.000-06:00

Hmmmm.....

Why must all good things come to an end?

Especially when it comes to vacations!

Oh well, I guess that it is

good bye vacation,

good bye room service,

good bye meal plan,

good bye 80 degree weather

AND

hello cold, rain, laundry, cooking, cleaning

and my very terribly avoided Christmas shopping!

(Back to my regular scheduled blogging tomorrow!)

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

You Know You Are A Quilter

2009-12-02T19:26:00.000-06:00

You know that you are a quilter

when

you go on vacation

and you take photos of things

that remind you of quilts!

Like Minnie's quilt :

Or this Japanese Artwork

OR these mosaic tiles because they remind me of quilt blocks

I even found a few hexagons:

and these hexagons were in the bottom of a water fountain:

I guess that quilts are everywhere!

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!

Interruption

2009-11-30T18:52:00.000-06:00

Sorry to interrupt our regular scheduled blogging

BUT

sometimes everyone needs a break!

(Escpecially since the walking pneumonia has left our house!)

Until Next Time.....Happy Quilting!

Wordless Wednesday......Almost Wordless

2009-11-25T18:27:00.001-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

We have more blessing than we realize sometimes.

Enjoy your time with your family and friends.

(The walking pneumonia has walked its way into our house today, so it will be a quiet one for us!)

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Dear Moda,

2009-11-23T19:27:00.001-06:00

Dear Moda,

You have done it again!

These are simply genius :

The Turnovers are so simple to use!

All you have to do is : Open the package, Sew, Cut, and Sew again!.

See:

Just open and add your background fabric,

Then, just sew the two together.

Next, cut them in half.

Then just mix them up and sew them back together.

You see, all you need to do to make an hourglass block is Sew, Cut, and Sew!

I literally finished these in just a couple of hours.

Thanks again MODA for another great shortcut!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Celebrate The Lasts

2009-11-18T21:12:00.000-06:00

(Warning: This may require tissues!)

Yesterday I attended the funeral of a fellow Navy wife, who died unexpectedly

on Friday.

My heart was very heavy because I had just seen and spoken to her Thursday

and less than 12 hours later, she had passed away.

She left behind a husband and 2 young daughters

Her funeral was more of a celebration of her life rather than the mourning of her untimely death.

So much was centered around this book :

If you are unfamiliar with the book, it is a celebration of lasts.

Here is an excerpt from the book and this is where you will need the tissue:

"Long ago you came to me,

a miracle of firsts:

First smiles, and teeth, and baby steps,

a sunbeam on the burst.

But one day you will move away,

and leave me your past,

And I will be thinking of a lifetime of your lasts."

So after all of my tears, I thought about all of the lasts of my

Little Person- the last diaper that I changed, the last time night he slept in his

crib, the picture that he drew, the last time that I could hold him over my shoulder.

And through all of it, I found that I needed to change my priorities.

Yes, the laundry needs to be done and yes, I want to finish another quilt,

but you never know when the last will be the last.

So if anything good is going to come out of this tragedy, it is to remind us to make

all of the firsts and lasts really count as if they were really the first

and the last!

(Sorry for the long emotional outpouring! and YES, I will still be around blogland!)

Until Next Time.....Happy Quilting (and celebrating the Lasts)

What Do You Do?

2009-11-16T20:22:00.000-06:00

What do you do when your neighbors ask you

to host the monthly Pokeno game at the last minute?

Say yes of course!

Ooops! I forgot that I will need to give out 2 presents to the winners

and these ladies will expect something handmade!

So, what do I do?

Hmmmm...why call Kelly of course and order these:

(Moda's Gobble Gobble by Sandy Gervais)

Well,I better get busy because I will need to have

things completed by the end of the week!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Wordless Wednesday....Almost Wednesday

2009-11-11T18:42:00.000-06:00

We finally have some signs of Fall around here!

Now only if the temperature could make up its mind!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

A Bright Spot In My Weekend!

2009-11-09T21:43:00.000-06:00

How did I spend my weekend?

Well, let's see...covered in HIVES and drugged out on Benadryl!

I was miserable,

BUT

the mailman brought me a little sunshine compliments of RED !

They are the cutest bags ever!

The smaller one is a cosmetic case and the larger one is a laundry bag.

Love, Love, Love them!

How did she know that I needed some sunshine?

When I wasn't itching, I was jumping with excitment!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Halloween Party - Part #3

2009-11-06T19:56:00.000-06:00

This is the final installment of my Halloween Party---I promise!

So on with the spiders and bats!

This was centerpiece was made out of items that I had at home- a cake stand and old candles.

I purchased the cheesecloth and the spiders.

And look....there is my "Treat" table runner again!

What is a party without food?

Of course we must display the food in a very spooky way!

If you look closely you can see my "Trick" table runner under all of those goodies!

And what is a party without a kid's craft?

I painted the syrofoam balls before the party to make it a quick and simple craft.

And what about the goody bags?

Everyone had a great time, but at the end of the party I made sure to put up this sign!

"Keep Out...at least until next year!"

I have finally moved on to so more quilting projects.

More to come!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Halloween Party - Part #2

2009-11-03T08:43:00.000-06:00

I literally took my Halloween party theme (spiders & bats) and ran with it.

This is what you saw when you entered my front door:

My very own bat cave.

I cut various sized bats out of the black poster board that I purchased.

Then I placed them everywhere! I even placed them in the kitchen.

The black curtains are made out of the black crepe paper that I bought. I simply hung them up and tied them

back with another piece of crepe paper. It was the perfect backdrop for taking photos.

Next, we must set the table.

Here is the "Treat" table runner that I made. I surrounded it with more spiders!

I bought these paper lanterns from the local Dollar Store.

I hot glued more spiders to fishing wire and them I draped them over the arms of the chandelier.

More decorations to come! And crafts too!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Halloween Party - Part 1

2009-10-30T18:53:00.000-05:00

Welcome to our Halloween Party!

(Remember this was done on a $23 decorating budget)

The theme for the party was "Spiders and Bats, Oh my!"

Most of the items in this section were made from free items or items that I

already had at home.

The poster board was purchased, but the wooden stakes were FREE from Lowe's.

They are extra wood slats that other pieces of wood rest upon.

When I asked them the price, they told me that I could have them for free. Way cool!

This ghost is made from supplies that I had at home- extra clothes and an old sheet.

This is my favorite project. The wreath is made from items that we all have at home.

The wreath gets its shape from a coat hanger.

Then I cut plastic trash bags into strips and tied them to the coat hanger.

I purchased the spiders and hot glued them to the wreath.

Tune in tomorrow for scenes from inside the BAT CAVE!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Wordless Wednesday....Almost Wordless

2009-10-28T20:05:00.000-05:00

Today was my Little Person's Halloween party.

As I was setting up for the party,

I noticed that another guest had arrived.

Look who decided to join us:

Quite festive all dressed in her orange and black!

Party photos and decorations to come (after the sugar "high" wears off)!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Halloween Party Supplies

2009-10-26T19:48:00.000-05:00

After one trip to Walmart and another trip to the local Dollar Store,

here are the supplies that I purchased for my Little Person's

Halloween party:

They include:

1 cheese cloth, white lunch bags, 3 paper lanterns, orange streamers, black streamers, 1 witch hat,

3 packs of plastic spiders, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, 3 black poster boards, and 1 green poster board.

My decoration budget was $20 and I spent $23.76.

Not bad for a party whose guest list seemed to double overnight!

Now for the fun part....to mix all of those things with everyday products that I have at home and create

one SPOOKTACULAR party!

More to come......

Until Next Time....Happ Quilting!

Introducing "Trick" & "Treat"

2009-10-23T20:55:00.000-05:00

Things have been busy at the QB household.

I am busy making my handmade decorations for my Little Person's

Halloween party next week.

I dug into my scraps and I made two table runners for the party.

So let me introduce you to "Trick" & "Treat".

This is "Trick".

"Trick" measures 18" X 46".

This is "Treat".

"Treat" measures 19" X 24".

It was a "treat" to make this one because I had just enough left over scraps to complete it!

Together, they will be seen as "Trick" & "Treat" at the party.

Fabrics used: MODA's Marble Swirls, Pumpkins Gone Wild, Mary Engelbreit,

Fig Tree, and American Jane's Wee Play.

More decorations to come!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting

Snippets And Selvages

2009-10-19T20:48:00.000-05:00

I love snippets

and

selvages

because it means that I am working on something new!

Right now I am working on some FREE party

deocrations for my Little Person's Halloween party.

They are free because they are from my fabric stash.

More to come.....

Until Next Time......Happy Quilting!

My Block For Terri's Quilt

2009-10-17T21:24:00.001-05:00

Laurie has been collecting blocks from fellow quilters to make a quilt for Terri and her family.

Here is my block for Terri's quilt :

The talented Mrs. Quilt Hollow has volunteered to quilt it!

Thank you so much Laurie and Mary!

(Fabrics used: MODA's Wuthering Heights, Collection for a Cause, and Shangri-La)

(Pattern: None...I just saw this in my head)

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!

Wordless Wednesday...Almost Wordless

2009-10-14T19:47:00.000-05:00

After the terrible rain this morning,

this was in my backyard:

Sometimes we all need signs! Don't you think so Kelly ?

Until Next Time ...Happy Quilting!

What Did I Do This Weekend?

2009-10-12T20:35:00.000-05:00

What did I do this weekend?

Hmmmm......(as my Little Person would say)

Besides follow all of the action at the Houston Quilt Market,

I cut out these:

I chose an assortment of cool papers:

and I turned them into party invitations for my Little Person's

spooky Halloween party.

Each invitation is made with different doublesided cardstock.

Here is the "spooky" assortment of invitations.

I would love to invite all of my "blog buddies", but the price of

admission is one SPOOKY costume!

My plan for the party is to recycle and reuse items that I have at home. I already had

all of the cardstock at home and I plan to use the leftover cardstock in other ways.

My decorating budget is going to be $20.00 and we will see just how well I do.

So stay tuned for more!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting

I've Been Flocked!

2009-10-06T20:21:00.000-05:00

This morning when I woke up, I found this on my doorstep:

When I opened the door I saw this:

When I looked up, I saw this:

25 Flamingos and the cute basket had been left on my doorstep as a fundraiser for the March of Dimes.

In order to have the flamingos removed, I had to make a small donation to this particular March of Dimes relay team.

This was such a creative idea and so far this particular March of Dimes relay team has raised over $4000.

So instead of sewing, we spent the day playing with the flamingos!

Until Next Time..Happy Quilting!

Help Out A Fellow Quilter...And Win A Jelly Roll!

2009-10-02T19:41:00.000-05:00

Help out Terry, a fellow quilter in need.

Visit Laurie's blog for the details and how you could win this:

(Photo by Laurie)

I plan to help out. I hope that you will join us!

Until Next Time....Happy Quilting!

Wordless Wednesday...(Almost Wordless)

2009-09-30T20:27:00.000-05:00

Glace' by 3 Sisters for MODA

Sent to me compliments of Kelly.

Thanks Kelly! I see a few Christmas projects coming in the near future!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!