Finished: Peek a Boo Bunnies

 

One collection of easter fabric is done and

packed away for spring.

Peek a Boo Bunnies is from Henry Glass Fabrics

and is actually shipping to store soon.

I had to make some bunnies because they are cute, fun

and not to mention festive.

Another Brick in the Wall = Done

 

Here's a quick view of my finished projects using

Another Brick in the Wall from Blank Quilting.

Each quilt will have a pillowcase to go with it.

Thanksgiving, Xmas & Easter

It's been a little crazy in my world to say the least!

I'm getting the house ready for our Thanksgiving dinner 

party for 8, decorating for Christmas, and trying to

finish up three collection for Jennifer that she

needs.  One of those collection is Easter which I

thought I could do over Christmas, but I was

wrong.  She needs that by Monday [so toss in

Easter and I'm not sure what holiday it is].

Then there is this stack of fabric I received.

We went on a little vacation to Duck 

[on the Outer Banks of North Carolina]. 

It was very relaxing week and the weather was

good except for one day. 

The welcoming committee!  We rented the same house

as in the past, tried a few new restaurants, did a little

shopping but as they say ... it's nice to get

away but there is no place like home.

Every year I ask to Scott [the president of Jaftex] for a fabric

donation for my guilds holiday party.  This is what he sent.

I thought I was going to have a heart attack when 

I started going through the collections.  I love every single

piece of fabric [and hate to part with some] but I must.

A quick overview of what Scott sent.

These are all new lines which is cool if you love fabric.

So what I'll be doing is going through and cutting the fabric into

either a half yard or a quarter yard [depending on what is

there] and making them into bundles per collection.  

This spreads out the fabric to more guild members.

Should they receive something they can't use they

will be encouraged to donate it to the Outreach group.

Another Delivery

 

Fed-X dropped off another package at my door.

I have 7 collections waiting for me when we 

get back from the Outer Banks.

Derby is on the collection "Flock Star".

In the upper left hand corner is the collection of

soft books "Huggable & Lovable 14" and in the

upper right hand corner is "In The Thicket".

Tomorrow we head to Duck in the Outer Banks -

I'm not taking my sewing machine but I will

be dreaming of all the projects I want to

make when we get back.

Minky - It's Not For Me!

I'm not a fan of working with Minky.

Don't get me wrong this is beautifully printed and excellent quality

but it's slippery like an eel to sew and when it's cut the

fibers shed everyplace.  This line won't hit stores

until April 2025.

I picked two pieces for Wilson since he wanted a 

throw for his recliner.  I sent Jennifer a note and she

 gave me the okay to give the other pieces

away to the guild.  

"Another Brick in the Wall"

I made 2 quick little quilts with matching pillowcases

with this collection.  Want to wrap it up before we head

out on vacation this weekend.

 

"Grill Master"

 

The "Grill Master" table topper is almost done.

An easy project that came together rather quickly.  The pattern

is from Missouri Star's book called Block.

It was so beautiful I took my projects out front to photograph.

I even did a completed project video.

The apron panel had sewing instructions at the bottom.

All you needed to do was turn the edges under 1/4" and

sew - this didn't sit well with me.  Apron's need to be sturdy so

 I upgraded the apron by adding a backing piece of fabric

to the front - made the ties double sided - added a piece

of Tula Pink's new ribbon collection to the pocket on the

front and added 2 decorative buttons at the top.

For the placemats I set the prints to the right and then made

a row of pleats [which you can't see in the pic] for the

left side.  The napkins were made on my new serger.

Here you can see the other side of the apron.

I had the brilliant idea to use the hot dog fabric to make a 

little weiner dog.  It's adorable and the pattern can  be

found free on Pinterest.

The weiner dog wasn't hard to make. What took the

most time was getting it tightly stuffed.

Well, that's a rap for "Grill Master" now I'm on to

"Another Brick in the Wall".

"Moonlit Dreams"

 

Derby - pushing 16 years but still looks like a puppy.

I only made two quilts with this collection.  I saved the panel

for one of the guilds monthly give-a-ways.

The backing was made with leftover yardage.

Soft scalloped edges on the top and bottom make this

just a little sweeter.

Now onto the next collection of fabric.

Holy Smokes - I Have Fabric!

 

"Peek a Boo Bunnies"

Easter ... I'll work on this in December.

"Moonlit Dreams" ... I did two quick quilts with this collection.

"Wilderness Song" ... this is Minky

... a little more Minky

... even more Minky

... additional Minky

Minky - I'm not crazy about working with this type of fabric

plus it's slippery and doesn't photography well.

"Another Brick in the Wall"

and

"Master of the Grill"

Scott included all these blenders plus webbing and ribbon

as a little surprise when he sent back my stuff

after filming.  He certainly knows how to make a girl happy!

What great colors that I'll blend into future projects.

This is "Master of the Grill" which has a apron as part of the

collection.  I made the apron today but did it a little different

then the directions stated. 

"In the Thicket" just came today and I really like it.

I have a few more collections coming my way between

now and December so I'm going to be super busy.