What Fabric Diet?

I'm afraid I fell off the wagon yesterday while keeping my friends company at Verna's fabrics in Mifflinburg, PA. I was just along for the ride (seriously) until these two fabrics called my name...

How Does My Garden Grow?

My garden blossomed quite a bit this past weekend...

I have the blocks up on the design wall while I decide on a fabric for sashing...

So far this has been made completely from my stash.

I'm Nuts

I need another quilting project like I need a hole in the head, but I couldn't help myself...I needed a pick-me-up today...

I Want One of These Shirts!

Some of you may have seen talk about this on other quilting blogs, but for those who haven't, take a look at this. The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia and just recently the Organizing Committee unveiled the Look of the Games. The concept revolves around "the principle of the patchwork quilt -- a combination of 16 designs representing the most famous traditional Russian arts and crafts".


As you take a look at the other photos on this link, you'll see that Russians love color...I guess that explains my fabric choices....it's in my blood!


Now all I have to do is figure out how to get to the Olympics....

That Time Of Month Again

This is my June contribution for the"Quilt-a-Month Club" at the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative site. I've named it "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". To see all the quilts for sale by AAQI, click here. If you wonder what you'd do with a small AAQI quilt and you don't want to hang them on your wall, think about using them for mug rugs! They're the perfect size.

You can see my previous AAQI quilts by clicking on the AAQI label on the right sidebar of my blog.

A Little Bit Country?

Remember this post about what I consider to be "country" colors, or at least, what I consider to be "country" colors in my stash of fabric? I finished the quilt using those fabrics about a month ago and sent it off to the recipients. They tell me they love it.

Here's a closeup of the "line dancing" quilting that I did on my HQ16...

...and what it looks like on the back...

(click on the photos for a larger view)

Even I could live with these "country" colors....

The quilt is based on this pattern on the Moda Bake Shop website, although I didn't use layer cakes. But I did use the easy method to make flying geese blocks as shown in the pattern.

Vintage Sheet Quilt Update

While visiting my parents, I found a clothesline on which to hang my vintage sheet quilt (I blogged about it here) and I think it looks much better. But I completely forgot to take a picture of it at the beach at our Cape Cod vacation last week! Oh well, I guess I'll have to go back...