Patriot Pinwheels

I'm in love with pinwheels. Can't get enough!

Riley Blake's new 4th of July fabric is perfect. One of the fabrics is... Pinwheels! Another is awesome stars. I just loved it and made this to use as my July throw. I've started to think I need to change every month or so to a themed throw blanket, so this is just the beginning!

Car Seat Fabulous

I had to do it. My baby threw up in her carseat and, strangely enough, I considered it a great opportunity. So I took it apart completely, always something of a jigsaw and did some creative magic on it. I had put the butterfly ribbon (which is at Seasons of Home) on during a previous bout of optimism but you only have one night before you have to get it back in the car.




The soft grey stuff was on it and looks great so I just decided to cover the rather cheesy pink floral with this great fabric (I don't have a before picture darn it). I actually had to hand applique the fabric to the bottom seat. My fingers are still tender because my thimble was somewhere else and there's plastic in many parts of the cover which can surprise you and make you stick your finger. Anyway, yay it's done.

It's A Beaut!

Wow, my sisters' quilt retreat quilt finally has borders which means it's ready to go to the Natalia at Piece'NQuilt . I bordered mine in green and mitred the corners because I chose a striped fabric for the large border.

My cousin did hers in the pretty pink flower and she actually gets two from the weekend. They are perfect for her daughters' youth sized beds. I can't wait to see the girls' new room.  She picked the most beautiful minky colors too. Really bright aqua and green.

 

Snowman Block of the Month

Here are the first two blocks for our snowman block of the month, or at least the background block. I fully intend to finish them this week but right now I'm busy sewing table toppers for a church party.

Sisters Quilt Retreat

Busy, busy, busy bees!
I helped my grandma and mom organize a sisters' quilt retreat for my sisters, aunt and cousins. It was a lot of fun and a lot of work.

There were nine of us there.

 There was also a lot of diet coke, dr pepper and a few Coke Zeroes.

 Hand applique!

 Two babies joined us. They were too young to leave at home.

 Chain piecing comes in handy when you are doing 9 complete quilts.

 Ironing love.

 Look at those piles, we're almost done!

 Beautiful rows ready to get put together.

 My grandma and cousin did most of the hand appliqued flowers. We machine appliqued the stems.

Basic Grey Open House

 We had a great time at our open house for Basic Grey designer Allison Ashby.

 Treats were served of course.

 Here are some of the great canvases that you can personalize and decorate in a snap using fabric, paper, paint, buttons and any other embellishment you can think of. There are a lot of great ideas at the Basic Grey website and we have a lot of their stuff in our new scrapbook department at Seasons of Home in Midway, UT. Come up and visit!

Cuddly Blanket for Sick Days

I finished this great Kaffe Fasset throw just in time to keep me warm while I was sick. I was so cold! But the fabulous purple minky on the back is so warm. I love it.




Here is a close up of the quilting which was done by Deonn Stott of Quiltscapes. It is absolutely beautiful.

 The Kaffe Fasset fabric is so soft, I haven't even washed it and it's totally soft and cuddly.

 I almost made it king size with another large border but decided I needed a throw so I just added the small pieced border and called it good.

A similar Kaffe quilt kit will be available online and in our store Seasons of Home in Midway, UT in a few weeks.