Monday, June 15, 2009

Kaffe's Insomnia Done!!

I finally finished my Kaffe Insomnia quilt! I like it allot! It's quite wild and crazy!! It's a nice sized lap at 62" by 70".



In the Strip Therapy book for quilting with jelly rolls, each pattern also makes a wall hanging or table runner from the leftover scraps from the jelly roll. I finished the small quilt , too.





I like it, too! It was really quick and easy and then you are using up the entire jelly roll with no leftover scraps when done!

Friday was my birthday and my husband took me out to dinner and bought me this beautiful miniature sunflower plant! I just LOVE sunflowers!



And my dearest friend from work makes ceramics and she gave me this awesome hand-made flowerpot with this plant, too.



Isn't it just gorgeous! You can see the cayenne pepper I have to sprinkle on the dirt to keep the squirrels from digging in it!! Those little devils are always digging up the dirt in my potted plants out back on the deck and on the front steps as well. They drive my dog crazy, too, as they like to stretch out and sunbathe on the railing of the deck out back. And Yogi will bark furiously through the window at them... ACK!!

Oh, there is a new givaway at www.quiltqua.com and you could win a Frosted Memories Fat Quarter Bundle by Holly Taylor for Moda Fabrics ! To enter simply "tell a friend" to spread the word about Quilt Qua. You can send an e-mail to people, post on your blog, comment on someone else's blog, put info in your guild newsletter, etc. Then send an e-mail to: quiltqua@gmail.com and let her know what you did. Random drawing for the winner will be at 10 pm July 31st.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Back to Quilting!


My scrappy Insomnia quilt top made with all Kaffe fabrics is sandwiched and pinned and about a third quilted. I'm back in the dining room using my Juki in the home-made quilting table leaf ( see old post from 3/3/09 )



I've not quilted anything larger than a wall quilt since my shoulder surgery on December 24, 2008. So, my free-motioning is a bit rusty. I'm doing my favorite motif of leaves and curling vines between. I spent about 3 hours yesterday after work and am about a third done. YAAAAAY!




So far so good. I'm using a variegated King Tut thread in red /pink/ orange on the top and a green on the back to match the backing. My son and his girlfriend came over tonight for dinner and just left, so no quilting tonight. It is too late for me to start up at 9:00pm!! Oh, and I forgot to show you yesterday with all the other quilt show buys, the new quilting gloves I bought. They are called Grabaroos. they are a very lightweight knitted glove with little rubber dots only on the finger tips. So far, I like them!



Tomorrow night is our last CQU quilt guild meeting of the year. As we meet in local schools, our guild season runs from September to June with no meetings in July and August. So no quilting on it tomorrow night either! Our June meeting is all fun. We have a potluck for food, drawings for those who participated in community service projects, show and tell and revealing the annual summer challenge! As a Co-President, Susan and I give the current board of officers little Thank You gifts. I've made 25 little pin cushion that will be given out tomorrow night. WHEW!



We've been having lots of late afternoon and evening thunderstorms the last few weeks. My little Westie Yogi finds his crate a cozy haven when those booms make the windows rattle!




He will also scrunch down into the crack behind the back cushions on the couch to catch some cozy comfort! Sometimes he slides all the way down!




Isn't he just the cutest thing??? Can you tell he is loved and spoiled daily??

Monday, June 8, 2009

No Text Tuesday- Quilt Show Buys!

Fat quarters in tone on tones for floral appliques!




Purse and quilt patterns!


Cute fall pillow kit with awesome leaf buttons!



A new version of Quilt in a Cup with a lid and straw!



A psychodelic tree wall quilt kit with a panel center!



Martha Negley Holly print Christmas quilt kit! YUM!



Vintage looking Chateau Rococco collection fat quarters!





And the best for last- my new Alto Quiltcut 2!!



I lovveee shopping the vendor malls at quilt shows! Such fun!!