I Can Share...

It seems like I've gotten nothing done this summer...

but I have been working on things.

I can now share these two beauties with everyone.

Are they just about the cutest things you have ever seen?

My friend Kathie over at "Prairie Cottage Corner" has been busy designing fun things for us!

I'm not sure if it's the adorable bird and bunny that catches my eye, the fun flowers, or those wonderful top and bottom borders...

but combined they are nothing short of FABULOUS!!!!!

The roomy boarders give you plenty of room to play with quilting.

Yep you can say I'm in love with these delights!

Psssst...

I've got it on good word that Kathie is busy working away, putting the finishing touches on these patterns. You might want to hop over and put yourself on the waiting list. This is so, hot off the press, that there aren't confirmed names just yet, but I think Prairie Meadow Bunny and Prairie Meadow Bird are close!

**********************UPDATE**************************
Patterns are now avail able at Etsy
HERE
:-)
Craftsy
HERE

You can find Prairie Cottage Corner blog right

HERE

Tell her Joan sent ya!

;-)

Til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

O'Kelley's Clovers

Oh my goodness...

I haven't got this posted.

Where is my brain?

A few months back my friend Amy over at Sew Incredibly Crazy

asked me to pattern test this little table topper for her.

Isn't it just too cute!

What a fast and fun little project, and perfect for the Irish in us all!

Playing with the quilting was half the fun.

There's just something about it that captivates me.

*****

Thanks Amy for all the fun!

You can read more about it 

HERE

and find the pattern in her Craftsy shop

HERE

Keep on Stitchin'

Pattern Testing

When Bea over at BeaQuilter asked me to pattern test for her
 in December, I jumped at the chance.

It's always fun to play with her patterns.

She came up with this new one 

"Your Berry Sweet"

It's such a fun little pattern...

but I thought to myself, you "moose" be kidding...

In this house there are no sweet little girls, 

just those wild and wacky moose guys.

"Sew" it had to be!

Remember when I had some help from Mantle Moose,

 last December? Yes, those were the pinwheels!

The paper piecing in this quilt is easy enough

even for a novice. 

Actually it's a great way to "get your feet wet" (or hooves)

as they say!

I just love seeing just how different a pattern can look,

 using different fabrics.

Check out Bea's post, with photos from other testers

HERE

You can find her pattern HERE at Craftsy

and

Here at QuiltWomen

Thanks Bea for letting me play!

My quilt has found the perfect new home

Right here on my footstool!

Keep on Stitchin!

Have you ever had "that" feeling...

...like winter hasn't been good to you and swimsuit season is gonna blow you out of the water????

It's an age ole dilemma

Do I care????

or just be one of the girls!

For me, it was evident that the best I was going to be able to make of it was a "quilt" with this crazy fun fabric.

You know, the one that really tells it like it is!

LOL!!

Thanks to BeaQuilter, I can take my little OK, not so little

"blankie" and park my big butt on it. Once the weather warms up, that is!

This treasure is

"Berry Squares"

It's not what Bea was thinking, when she designed it, at all.

These two options she chose were so distinguished

Leave it to me to come up with something outrageous!

It's just plain fun to see what you can do with a pattern,

to really make it your own.

I've had so darn much fun playing with things in my stash...

Thanks Bea!

You can find this along with many other fun BeaQuilter designs 

HERE

at Connecting Threads.

Oh My Oh Me

Just how could it be????

Somewhere along the line, I have done some pattern testing that never got shared!

Shame on me!

This delightful pattern is from BeaQuilter.

"It's a Compliment"

And it's all about the secondary design

these 2 blocks create.

What a fast and fun project to stitch.

You can find this and many other BeaQuilter patterns right

HERE

at Connecting Threads.

Hummmm......

Now speaking of Connecting Threads.

Did you hear about the "In our Garden" BOM that Amy from "Sew Incredibly Crazy" is hosting this year.

 I'm Miss July

LOL!!!

Guess who is sponsoring me?

Non other than Connection Threads!

This is their new "Pen and Inked" Collection,

that I get to play with.

Here's the line up...

February  
 Amy – Sew Incredibly Crazy

March  
 Carol – Just Let Me Quilt

April  
 Doris – Quilting Queen Online

May
  Carla – Creatin’ in the Sticks

June
Sue – Super Mom No Cape

July
Joan – Moosestash Quilting

August
Kris – Kris Loves Fabric

September
Pat – Life in the Scrapatch

October
Vicki – More Stars in Comanche

November
Lana – It Seams to be Sew

December
Jan - Sew and Sow Farm

January
Amy – Sew Incredibly Crazy– Final Blocks and wrap up

You can always keep up with the latest developments at 

Sew Incredibly Crazy

or our new

FACEBOOK Page

They are both linked for you.

Santa's little break before the big day!

Yep, it's true...even Santa needs to get out of town for a little break before the big day.

When my blogging buddy Karen sent me this, way too much fun print, I knew it was destine for something great!   Fast forward a couple of years, and that project was found.

This is "Whirly Gig" from "BeaQuilter".  I know that my version of it probably wasn't what she had in mind...but I just love how fun it turned out.  And at this time of the season, here in the USA, we can only dream of a surfing Santa!   LOL!!

Whirly Gig has a fun secondary design that's

much easier to see in a different colorway.

You can find your very own pattern

HERE at QuiltWoman

or

HERE at Connecting Threads

Enjoy Santa, you only have a few days of rest and relaxation left!

;-)

Harvest Kitty

If you read my last post...

You know that when the mouse is away...

The cat will play!

...and this playful cat is having a ball!

Another of the harvest designs from Prairie Cottage Corner.

You can find him and all his other buddies 

HERE

What a treat it was for me to bring them all to life!

;-)

Harvest Mouse

Twas the night before Halloween...

and all thru the house

Not a creature was stirring...

not even a mouse!

Oops, wrong story...

Sorry about that, I got carried away a bit by these two cute little guys!

This is "Harvest Mouse" from Prairie Cottage Corner.

You can find this pattern along with many other wonderful 

designs

HERE

Harvest Ghost

Halloween's near...

and the ghosts do appear!

This delightful "Harvest Ghost" is from Prairie Cottage Corner.

I just love this design.

While you can't see it... he is quilted in glow in the dark thread and 

really puts on a show when the lights go low!

:-)

You can find this and many other delightful designs from 

PrairieCottageCorner

HERE

Harry Potter and the Mystery Box!

You haven't heard much from me lately, but I'm not ignoring you.
The petal has been to the metal and the sewing machine has been smokin' hot lately. Figuratively that is...thank goodness there have been no fires here.  LOL!!

First off, a box arrived almost 2 weeks ago now. Oh yes, it was another of those wonderful surprise packages from Island Batik. The new fall line. Since I had some projects that were nipping at my heals, I decided that I would use that box as my motivator. I was not going to open it until I got a few things done.

I've been participating in a Round Robin this summer and I am happy to report that I have done my part on all the quilts involved and am awaiting mine to come home.  Once everyone has their quilts, I will post photos. Looking forward to seeing what all the gals have done with mine!
                                                     ;-)

Next up...Harry Potter. You know how I love to pattern test. When this one came up, I jumped at the chance.

He's a big boy...

Measuring in at 19.5" x 25.5"

Kristi over at "Fandom in Stitches" designed this one.

It is paper piecing, for those who love a challenge.

I love jigsaw puzzles and paper piecing is my "fabric" version of just that.

LOL!

If you have never tackled paper piecing, I don't recommend this as your first project. I would definitely rate this as an "advanced" pattern.

This is one challenge that I am really happy I conquered!

Oh I've come a long way since that first class, where I wanted to go home in tears, but didn't want to look like the class baby!

LOL!!!!!!!!

 This photo, as you can see was taken before I cleaned up the threads.

What I found remarkable was the difference in the richness of the colors.

The top one I used a camera the bottom one a cell phone. 

 Same lighting just the difference between a camera and a phone.

Interesting...  I think I like the phone photo better.

Sorry camera company!

;-)

With these things done...

Now I can open my box from Island Batik!

Happy dance, happy dance.

 Here's a sneak peek...

Best eye candy in the world, don't you think?

Oh yes, and there's blog hop planned in January for the new line!

Whoop whoop!

Your gonna love it!

;-)

Also...

Marlene, one of our fellow Island Batik Ambassadors,

has co-authored a book that's a great reference,

 no matter if your brand new to quilting,

or been quilting for years.

Starting Oct 9 

She will be hosting a blog hop.

The Island Batik Ambassadors will be sharing

 blocks from each chapter.

As for me, I'll be sharing none other than...

"Paper Piecing" with you all!

You know, just a little something, so you too can be stitching your own Harry Potter soon!

;-)

You can find more on this book right HERE.

A big thanks to 

Kristi from Fandom in Stitches  (linked for you)

and

Marlene from Kissed Quilts (linked for you)

Island Batik (linked for you)

Your the best!

Pattern Testing

You know, I just can't pass up a new pattern to test out for those incredibly talented designers.

When Carol from FunThreads asked...it took me all of 2 seconds to answer...

 

Swimming Lessons

If that silly flamingo, isn't just the cutest thing!

 I just love digging thru my scrap box to bring these things to life.

 

Now you have to admit...

this face is just too precious!

Thanks Carol, for letting me play.

You know I would love to see a moose some day!

hint hint

LOL!!

This little one is going to Wisconsin for a fundraiser.

Raising money to help babies.

Couldn't be a better fit.

You can see this and so much more on Carols Blog.

Fun Threads