Just can't say no

What have I gotten myself into now...

This innocent looking little block is the first of twenty that I have to make in the next two weeks. Not to mention that I then have to assemble them, add borders, quilt the darn thing, and attach the binding. All before April 14. You see, I'm one of those people that has a hard time saying no...especially to good causes...so I find myself on a pretty tight deadline so that this quilt can be auctioned off at a benefit for our local community college.

This quilt is made from the Starlight and Favorite Things collections by Free Spirit. The pattern is Yellow Brick Road by Atkinson Designs. I mixed flannel and regular quilting cotton (yes, you can do that), so the quilt has lots of yummy texture. Lucky for the as yet undecided little one who will eventually end up with it. Lucky little tyke.

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In the bag

Remember when I got this fabric in and was dreaming of all its possibilities? Well, here are just a couple of them.

I can't take credit - Cindy has been busy sewing up all kinds of things. She'll be teaching a class on the hobo bag (the pink one) in April, so keep an eye out for you newsletter or check our class schedule on our website.

Here are a couple of other things Cindy has whipped up in the last week or so.

These are for her granddaughter, so if you know her keep your lips zipped for a little while longer. A little machine applique here, some embellishments there, and she turned two plain t-shirts into what I'm guessing will become two of her granddaughter's favorite outfits. The pattern for these is called fun in the sun, by Caught Up In Stitches. This one will be available in the shop as well.

That's all for today. We're busy piecing and quilting away, so we'll have more to show you soon!

Blink

cars disney quilt
Originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/7266029@N06/.

It seems like every time I blink, completed quilts are showing up! It's great! The Cars quilt is for my nephew's 3rd birthday. He LOVES this movie. I think he thinks he is Lightning McQueen (or "Wightning" as he would say). So I'm sure he'll love this. Which is great for me, because there wasn't very much piecing involved with this one =) Just sew some wide strips on the top & bottom of this panel, and you're done. Now there's a quilt in a day for you!

Fresh start

Isn't this the most gorgeous pile of fabric you've ever seen? (Sorry for the extreme crooked-ness of this photo.)

These just say "spring" to me. They are part of Heather Bailey's new line from Free Spirit called Freshcut. Like the arrival of this fabric, the arrival of the beginnings of spring is renewing my energy and creativity. I've been drooling ever since the box came this afternoon just thinking about what I'm going to do with these. Can you say "flirty spring skirt"? Or "funky new tote bag" to replace the black leather behemoth I've been schlepping around all winter?

And this has been finished forever, but we just recently got it hung so I could take a picture.

It is from Judie Rothermel's Scrappy Dots collection from Marcus Brothers. You can't really get the full effect from the picture, but I really like the way it turned out. The pattern is Tricia Cribbs Turning Twenty (the original, not Again or Around the Block). You just can't hardly go wrong with fabric choice on this one.

And here is a sneak peak at my latest project. More on this later.

Well, the weather has cooled off quite a bit here (again), so I'm settling in for a weekend of solid sewing & quilting. With any luck, I'll have lots of projects to show off on Monday (but don't hold your breath).