Finally Done!!

I did finish the binding on one quilt

at bee on Saturday!

 

This is my original “Counting By Fives”

quilt design -

made with Moda’s super fun “Attitude Girls”

by my favorite designer Mary Engelbreit!

At bee, I also finished about half of the binding

on my “Blue Garden Days” quilt made from

the Strip Twist quilt pattern

that is so fun to make

even though it uses partial seaming!  Still fun!!

It took me FOUR nights to compose the design directions for all 5 MBS projects…

MAN!!  That’s a realllllly longgggg post! 

Woo hoo!!  All done!! 

I still don’t know when it will be published, but I’ll let you know when I find out!!

Whatcha working on these days??

 

Back to Quilting, Finally!

I made a lovely blue quilt top while teaching a class at The Artful Quilter about 6 months ago and it’s been sitting with a pile of others in my sewing room.  I pinned it yesterday evening after work and quilted it tonight.  It’s made with very busy fabric prints, so i just did a simple meander with a soft green thread.

I got the binding sewn on and will do the hand finishing at bee on Saturday.  It’s so nice to finish a top, isn’t it?  YESSSSSSS!  :-)

Missing In Action

Yes, I've been missing in action for awhile because I did so much spring yard work over spring break that my hands were all torn up with cuts and open blisters, so I had to let them heal a bit before I could get back to sewing at night after work.

After I saw the cute Abbey Bags from the last Abbey Lane Quilts givaway, I ordered the pattern and made one for myself today!

I found three sewing themed fat quarters in my stash which I used for the bag outside, inside, top band and flower and used scraps for the pin cushion wedges.

It is a well written pattern and fun and easy! 

It would be a great gift for any quilter!!

These are some blocks from a blue Strip Twist quilt I've just started working on. 

I taught the class this afternoon at
The Artful Quilter quilt shop nearby. 

The ladies in the class were so fun to chat with as we cut and sewed. 

Doncha just love these gorgeous blues???

Of course, while at the shop, I just HAD to buy a few pieces of fabric that were calling my name!!

This gorgeous blue Martha Negley reprint floral fabric is gonna be a new spring blouse for me!  LOVE IT!!

So, what have YOU been up to lately??