Blogging . . . . .

 Blogging . . .

So this top picture won't move. 

Thanks Blogger!

I decided to write a blog post because two of my Queeps

(quilt people friends)

Have been giving me the business about not blogging.

Apparently they actually read my blog posts.  Hehe

 I find it funny, because really I'm a picture girl.

I don't need a lot of words.

I decided that, yes, I will try to give this old blog

some much needed CPR and return it from its

place of languishing in cyber space.

So once or twice a week I will photo bomb something in here.

Comment, don't comment, doesn't matter, just enjoy.

The top picture and this one under are my final pics

For the sizzix challenge.

Love the way it came out! Have you entered yet?

Last weekend I was in Salem, MA for a two day class

with my buddy Victoria Findlay Wolfe.

Double Wedding Rings baby!

I'm doing my goldfish version of her Big Lights Bright City Pattern.

 

And then this happened.

I was fooling around with the arcs and they made a circle star!

Squeals of delight insued!

Two quilts for the price of one!

I've only made one star block, but I can tell this is going to be a quilt.

Maybe if I blow the pattern up huge, I can make a one block star baby quilt.

Because you know, I only have six other quilts in progress right now.

I guess it beats smoking crack for an addiction!  Hehe.

So Jacqui and Julie, thanks for the poke.

I will try not to let you down in the blogging world.

oxoxoxo

Too Much Fun!

I have been looking forward to today's festivities for weeks . . .

My two buddies came up from "the city" to sew with me!

David brought some fabulous Dresden Plates that he was given.

He proceeded to throw them up on a quilt that hangs in my kitchen.

They just dissolved into my quilt!

How fun is that!!

You haven't seen this quilt before, because it's going to be in a book.

But, I decided what the heck!

It's out there now, I'll give you a peek.

I'll do a full post on it's birth in a week or two . . . . 

These are the fabulous 100% polyester Dresden Plates.

All hand sewn.

David gave us each one to finish off and give back to him.

Are those my colors or what???

My great buddy Earamichia came up Saturday night

for some pre-game shenanigans, and boy did we have fun!

Alas, what happens in the Penthouse, stays in the Penthouse.

Here she is giving my new Juki a few fine tunings.

Nice to have a pro around to show me the ropes on my new darling.

David made him self at home, pondering what he would work on . . .

He also kept us in "stitches," he is a very funny guy!

E. layered two quilts!!!

I worked on my new baby quilt.

The mimosa's were poured.

The patterns came out.

  

E. made great progress on her DWR challenge;

Have you started yours yet?

Deadline is December 1st!

One of E's layered quilts.

Don't  you love it!

 David worked on his DWR challenge too.

He spent alot of time in that chair!

Hehe.  He would never cut it in a real sweat shop!

I finished the top on my baby quilt.

The block is from the Aurifil Block of the Month series.

I couldn't wait to jump on David's Dresden Challenge.

I love it!

So there you have it.

The most fun!

Sewing with buddies.

Laughing all day.

What did you so this weekend?

Blogger's Quilt Festival Fall 2013 . . . . second entry

Blogger's Quilt Festival!

When I realized I could enter a second quilt in the festival,

I just had to enter my DWR block!

My guild, the NYC Metro Mod Guild

is sponsoring a DWR Challenge.

I am a judge, so I can't enter the competition,

but I can show it here!  Hehehe.

I started with a hunk of "made fabric" a la Victoria.

Then I cut the curves.

Used a million pins.

I'm not afraid of curved piecing, and you shouldn't be either!

I put a nice black and white border on it.

I just love this little quilt.

In fact, someone asked me if it was a placemat!

It's about 17" in diameter.

So then I thought . . . 

What a great idea!  Wedding ring place mats for wedding presents!

I'm on it!  Going to whip some up.

I used this great Matisse fabric for the backing.

The DWR Challenge is open right now.  The deadline is December 1st.

Lots of great prizes.  Give it a whirl!  It's not hard at all.

Amy!  Thank you for another great festival.

And the chance to enter two quilts!

A Finish and A Start . . .

I have gotten back to sewing on the weekend . . 

The weather is crisp and for some reason I love to sew 

when the temperatures get cooler.

I finished my DWR Challenge!

Have you started yours yet?

The deadline is December 1st, 

so you have loads of time.

Here is the link to all the details.

I also finished my Fractured top that I started at

Quilting by The Lake this summer.

It's so big, I couldn't get it laid out flat in my tiny living room.

Hehe.  There is one mistake, and I left it, 

although it is hard to find.

It was a mind bender for sure!

And I have started a new quilt that is a donation quilt.

More on this quilt as it develops.

I think it will be a medallion quilt, 

but let's see what happens.

The kid and I went to a flea market today.

Such a beautiful day to be outside.

We saw a nice pile of antique quilts. 

Along with many other fun things 

that I was too lazy to photograph. 

Sorry.  But I spared you too!

And my friend sent me this mermaid.

I know she is always thinking of me because once a week

she sends my a mermaid picture.

Very sweet.

Mermaid Love.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Wedding Quilt Done!

Just in the nick of time!

I finished the wedding quilt yesterday for Leann and Andy.

My new favorite place to photograph quilts,

next to Gorham's Pond . . . 

I just love all that color!  Hehe.  You already knew that.

I am very pleased with this quilt.

The quilting took a while, but I love this effect.

The binding I picked is a new Kaffe, and it is just perfect.

All boxed and ready to post tomorrow!

on another note. . . . 

How is your DWR challenge progressing?

I am hand quilting mine, the perfect thing to take on the road next week.

Jennifer, who won the templates on my giveaway,

has been working on hers . . . 

Check it out here.

You can find out all the details for the challenge here.

What are you waiting for? Get going!  Great prizes!

And the winner is . . . . . .

So you know I'm not that tech savvy right?

Random number picker????

I used this method.

Me to the Kid:  Hey I need to pick a random winner for my blog giveaway.  

Could you ask your BF to pick a number between 1 & 89?

The Kid:  42.

So . . . 42!  And drumroll please . . .

The winner is Jennifer!

Who said:

Travel this summer? YES! I actually went to a Judy Niemeyer quilt retreat this summer in Kalispell, Montana. LIFE CHANGING! It's been about 4 years since I've been "outside" (of Alaska) and it was a bit of a culture shock but great!

I have sent Jennifer an email to get her address.

I loved hearing everyone's summer plans.  

I think about 50% are traveling and 50% are staying put.

Thanks for playing along.  I really hope you'll all make something for the challenge!

Good Luck.

DWR Challenge and Giveaway!

Yeah!  It's my turn to blog-hop today.

This is my first time participating in a blog hop,

and what a great one to cut my teeth on.

Our NYC Metro Mod Guild is hosting 

this Double Wedding Ring Challenge.

EVERYONE is invited to join in and enter this contest.

No matter where you live or how you quilt!

Your entries must be of three layers and bound.

Click here to see all the rules and fabulous prizes.

We have tremendous sponsors and prizes!!

And as the new President of our NYC Metro Modern Guild,

I am one of the judges! 

Here is a picture of the awe inspiring Victoria 

and her best in show quilt, "Double Edged Love," from QuiltCon.

Now I have had the privilege of seeing this beauty

up close and personal and I can tell you it is the most

amazing quilt I have ever seen.  If you ever get the chance to view it,

jump on it!  The chance, not the quilt.

Now I'll show you a bit of what I did for my Double Wedding Ring. . . .

I have never been afraid of curved piecing, 

and these templates make it so easy!

I started with a piece of made fabric from one of Victoria's swaps.

I was going to use the black and white fabrics for the center, but that went out the window.

I cut the arcs out of the made fabrics.

You could piece them with the templates or do a solid piece of fabric.

The sky's the limit here, and even then there are no limits!

I use lots of pins for the curves.

Here is my top.  

I haven't layered and quilted it yet, but I'll show you that when I do.

So here is the giveaway!

You get the templates for making the Double Wedding Ring pattern,

5 fat quarters of NYC fabric, 

and a pile of triangles leftover from my last quilt.

(I know, sneaky way to get rid of them!)

All you need to do is leave a comment and tell me 

if and where you are traveling this summer.

Please make sure I can contact you by email.

I will pick a winner on Saturday the 20th at 5pm,

because . . . . . 

I am leaving for Quilting By The Lake on Sunday!

I am taking Kathy's Class with Victoria, Earamichia and Helen!

A Thelma and Louise road trip with fabric instead of guns!

Hehe.

Here is a list of the bloggers to visit to see how they are approaching this challenge.

Good luck to everyone!

July 8th

​NYC MOD​

 http://nycmetromodquilters.blogspot.com/

Interweave

quiltingdaily.com

 July 9th

Emily Bailey

emsscrapbag.blogspot.com/

Shelly Pagliai -

http://prairiemoonquilts.com/?page_id=62

July 10th

Amy Ellis

amyscreativeside.com/

Faith Jones

www.freshlemonsquilts.com/

July 11th

Amy Smart

http://www.diaryofaquilter.com

Monica Solorio-Snow

http://thehappyzombie.com/blog/

July 12th

Dan Rouse

http://pieceandpress.blogspot.com

Elisa Albury

www.stitchoutsidetheditch.com/

July 13

Jenny Cameron

Fiberlosophy.blogspot.com

July 14th

Jane Davidson

http://quiltjane.blogspot.com

July 15th

Joanna Wilczynska

http://shape-moth.blogspot.com

Jackie Kunkel- 

http://cvquiltworks.blogspot.com

July 16th

Kathy Doughty

http://www.materialobsession.typepad.com/

Juki

http://jukihomesewing.wordpress.com/

 July 17th

Lisa Mason

http://theredheadedmermaid.blogspot.com

Flaun Cline

http://ipleadquilty.blogspot.com

 July 18

Pat Sloan

http://blog.patsloan.com

Jessica Alexandrakis- 

http://lifeunderquilts.blogspot.com

 July 19th

Jacquie Gering

http://tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com

Lee Heinrich

http://www.freshlypieced.com/

Sweat Shop Sunday . . .

It was a very hot and humid Sunday here,

so I decided to stay in and sew all day.

And I really did! I didn't get distracted at all. Hehe.

Yesterday I was at the thrift shop down the street and bought 

these cute kids jeans.  Three pairs, one dollar!  Love that!

Let the up-cycling begin!

I have wanted to make one of these wine bags after seeing 

it on Pinterest.  I added some trims for the bow.

So easy!

I was also going to make another jean purse, but I cut too short,

So a jean pillow . . .

This is my pinned photo, don't know what happened to my final photo.

I just whipped stitched the top in a matching double thread.

I think it needs a belt, or maybe some decorative pins  . . . 

Another easy peasy project.

After that little warm up, it was onto the wedding quilt!

I am doing it scrappy, so my sewing table has become 

a tornado of triangles!

I cranked up the tunes and sewed for hours.

Here is the squared top.

I did piece the back too, but something needs to be a surprise

for the bride and groom!

Layering this week and let the quilting begin!

on another note . . . 

You must have seen all the hoopla about 

the Double Wedding Ring Challenge that our

NYC Metro Modern Guild is hosting with a slew of sponsors.

My blog hop post is Wednesday and I have rulers and fabric to give away.

Make sure you stop back on Wednesday for a chance to win!

Hope you had a great weekend.