Design Wall Monday - Project Hope

I have a lot of projects going on right now, but I wouldn't be me if I didn't start something new.  The final 2012 project has been posted at Margaret's Hope Chest.  The block chosen for this project is Fun in the Middle.

The blocks are to be made using pastel colors.  I spent the evening fussy cutting the middle 4 inch squares and working up a few blocks.  I should have a stack of these blocks ready to go out later this week.

Linking up today to Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times and to Blog Hop News at Plum and June.

WIP - Proverbial Quilt Progress

I have completed putting the words together for the Proverbial Quilt Along happening over at Poppyprint.  The next step is to put the spaces in between the words.  Then, I need to determine how I am going to finish the layout.  The original pattern by Denyse Schmidt shows a contrasting color between the rows of words.

Linking up to WIP Wednesday today at Freshly Pieced.

EZ Dresden Quilting Challenge

 

 

Earlier this year, the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild announced a challenge using Darlene Zimmerman's EZ Dresden ruler.  I knew that I owned this ruler, but I had never used it before.

This mini is 18 x 21.  This piece started with the floral fabric.  I wanted to make mini flowers, so I started with the 2 1/2 size plate.   I cut the plates or blades out of scraps. I think that the tedious part was ironing each blade to create the pointed petal ends.

Once I started sewing the blades together the flower is made pretty fast, but I did not have a mini block. I am still trying to figure this one out.   I thought that using a small blade would produce a small flower.  My flowers measure about 7 inches across. The flowers were hand appliqued to the floral fabric with a straight line running stitch. The stems were also appliqued with stash scraps.

This was so fun, that I know that I will be making more projects with this ruler.  Please check out the other challenge entries at the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild.

 

 

 

 

Design Wall Monday - Proverbial Quilt

I have finished paper piecing the letters so its time to put the words together for the Proverbial Quilt.

One word completed, only 22 more words to go.

When we are flat on our backs,

The only way to look is up.

Find release from your cares,

Tomorrow is another day.

Linking up to Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times.    Also, linking to the Blog Hop News at Plum and June.

Color Palette Challenge - August

The color palette for August's challenge was chosen by Vicki Welsh at Field Trips in Fiber.

 

 

 

For this month's challenge, I wasn't sure what direction I wanted to go or what new technique I wanted to try.  When I went to pull fabric from my stash, this circle fabric was sitting at the top.  The colors matched perfectly, so I knew that I had to use it. 

 

 

 

I decided that this month I would work with circles.  This mini is maybe the smallest piece I have ever made at 8 x 8.  The circles are hand appliqued with added beads.  It came out better than I thought and is very cute.

 

Please check out other challenge pieces at Patchwork Times.

 

September's challenge palette

 

I'm Going to Quiltcon!

Whew.....I was kinda nervous about getting into a workshop at Quiltcon.  Registration opened this morning, and it was thought that the workshops would sell out fast (and some have).

But, I was able to register for the workshops that I selected.  Doing the happy dance :)

WIP - Proverbial Quit Progress

Woo Hoo! I finished paper piecing all of the letters on my quilt for the Proverbial Quilt along.  Now, its time for me to put the words together.

Linking up to WIP Wednesday today at Freshly Pieced.