Saturday, September 6, 2025

Florique + Other Finished Projects

 

Florique 118" from Blank Quilting.  I received 3 yards of each.
Two progress shots that I will send to Jaftex.
This is a pattern I wanted to try for a long time and 
finally found just the right fabric to give it a try.
This quilt [and the one below] will go to Outreach to finish
since I just don't have time to do it.

A leftover panel from last year that I finally finished.
This was also a panel which I incorporated into the back.
This quilt and a few other Halloween theme items
will be given to a friend for her girls.






Thursday, September 4, 2025

Flamingo Fling: Final Photo's



Wilson and I did a little vacation in Myrtle Beach with my sister
 and her husband.  It was a restful week and the weather was great
I took all my finished projects with me to photograph.
I found the perfect spot.  The flower beds at the Marriott hotel
were in full bloom and the colors worked beautifully with
the quilts.
I tried a few shots from the balcony but the light was a little bright.

This collection was a fun one to work with. 

I have a new collection to work with which is
called "Florique" from Blank Quilting.  This fabric
is 118" wide and I have 3 yards of each color.
The Fed-X box weighted 27 pounds!


Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Flamingo Fling

 

When life gives you flamingo's 
[okay Jennifer really gave me the fabric]
you make all things cute!
This is the tote bag panel included in the collection.
I was drawn to add embellishments on the bag front.
I could have gone crazy, but I didn't.
On the completed bag I added large buttons just below
the handles and a fun flower to the neck of the lower flamingo.
I completed 2 flamingo quilts.  
I didn't take any progress shots of the 1st one. 
This is the block I decided to use on the top
and bottom of the other panel in this collection.  

With the leftover odds and ends ... I made a pillow!
While this is a pattern I made several times before I wanted 
to add a different touch to this time.  Since I had some of the flamingo
print leftover I added a mini panel in the center of the pleats.
The pillow actually is 16" square and turned out great.

The heart quilt will be shown later.  I plan on taking 
the flamingo's with me to Myrtle Beach next week
to photograph.




Wednesday, August 13, 2025

"Field of Seams: Bittersweet

 

Having made two projects with "Field of Seams:  Bittersweet" 
I can say I'm done with this collection and have 
moved on to "Flamingo Fling" which just arrived yesterday.

This is a free quilt pattern from the Studio E website 
I pulled last year.  The finished size is approx. 50" x 50".

Wilson and I watched the Netflix series "Wednesday"
so this was sorta inspired her love of black.
This is the beginning of the 20" x 20" pillow 
shown above.



Monday, August 4, 2025

Frostykins

 

How cute is this fabric?  I love the fact that the colors
are vivid, bright and not your 'normal' winter shades. 

Gosh, this is a big quilt 
[at least bigger than normal].

This is a new pattern I just happen to find that
was perfect for the two large focus blocks.

This is another new pattern that popped into my inbox
one morning while I was drinking coffee.  Since I was looking 
for a pattern to use the rest of this collection up 
I took it as a sign.



Next up ... Field of Seams [this not a typo!]


Monday, July 21, 2025

Forget Me Not

 

My latest finishes from the collection called
... Forget Me Not ...
from Blank Quilting




I'm waiting on another winter collection that's being
sent to me from another brand ambassador.  Not sure
why, but I'll take it.  Also working on a lot of 
pillowcases for The Hole in the Wall Gang kids.
This helps me move out odds and ends I that
have been taking up room in my stash.

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Summer Blooms

 

From my yard.  Sharing a little nature.

Helping out our pollinator friends with this spread of wildflowers.





I ordered a few packs of speciality Cosmo seeds.
With the rain we've been having we have lots and lots of blooms.
This is another of the speciality varieties.