Working with Tula Pink - Zuma Fabric Line

 Spring is here and summer is on the way which makes it a perfect

time to work with Tula Pink's Zuma fat quarter's.   

 I made two nice size lap quilts from the 24 fat quarters.

This is the first quilt I worked on.  If you're not familiar

with Tula Pink she is a much sought after fabric

designer.  She designs [fabrics] for Free Spirit [a

company that Scott and his family own under

the umbrella of Jaftex].

Deciding the layout ...

vertical or horizontal blocks.

 I liked the horizontal layout much better then the

vertical.  The blocks are simply a 3" x 10" rectangle.

 I would love to get these done and off the floor

sooner rather than later.

The entire Zuma line of fabric is beautiful. 

If you live in a nautical area [like I do] this fabric

is perfect  [thinking of keeping these just for me].

The colors are bright and the designs are detailed.

Printed on the waves [it's impossible to see here so

I'll post a close-up later] is a verse. 

The Verse

... a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor ...

The Westies

 Julep and the baby bibs.

 Testing a new baby bib pattern.

These are larger then the original set I sent to The Child's Haven. 

 Derby

 Sleeping westies = do not disturb!

 Testing out a new quilt pattern I found using a layer cake
[that's 10" squares of fabric].  My sister found the
layer cake collection at Tuesday Morning's. 

Extra blocks will be used to give the back of the
quilt some pizzazz.

 Directly above Julep is the ceiling fan.  

She likes the nice cool breeze and is not 

going to move for anyone or anything.

Julep is sound asleep on the back of the sofa.

We took them for a nice walk today and this

almost 11 year old westie is exhausted.

Wishing you a very 

Happy Easter

A Few Chuckles

I'm organized so this will never be a problem for me.

Spring Blooms

 Weeping Red Bud Tree

 Japanese Maple and Daffodils

 Julep

 Peony 

On a whim I purchased a box of roots from Lowe's and

it amazes me they made it in this soil.  Being year #3

for these I am hopeful we get more blooms than last year.

 The birdbath is out and our back yard is overrun with

blackbirds.  They have been attacking the sunflower seed

and even the socks of thistle seed.  Once this food is gone

that's it for bird feeding until fall.  I've read on Facebook

that hummingbirds have been spotted in Maryland

so it's time to clean the hummer feeders and make food.

 Derby

 Julep

 They follow me like a hawk as I walk around

the yard.

 By the front door.

Yes, the westies are watching me from the front door.

The viburnum plants [we have 3 of them] are covered with buds.

They will pop open with the next warm sunny day.

Oh and do they smell good.  It's like being inside of

a perfume bottle.

The Xmas Quilt

 It seems like it's taking me forever to get this Xmas quilt done. 

 While the blocks are done I don't think I can find a 

local quilter to quilt this in time for the quilt show.  The

finished size is larger then I like to work with on

my home machine but if I do a simple stitch in the
ditch going down the rows I should be okay.  It won't
be fancy but that's okay. 

Julep always looks great laying on the color red.

She will turn 11 years old in a few weeks.

How time flies!

Hand Made by Henry Glass Fabrics

Fabric Line:  Hand Made by Paula Joerling

By:  Henry Glass & Co., Inc.

I finally got around to working with this [free] fabric

that Jeniffer sent me several weeks ago.

 While this line is something I normally won't work

with I have to admit the small quilt turned out nicely.

I'm toying with the idea of hanging it in my sewing room.

There are two additional fabrics in this collection which I

didn't use.   They will go into another project at some point.

The sample bibs I sent to A Child's Haven were okay for

babies but they really needed something sized for

a toddler.  I found two patterns on Pinterest that I liked.

These will be ready to mail as soon as I get the snaps

on.  This sounds crazy but I like making baby bibs.

It could because they don't involve much thinking.

Funnies on Sunday