It's a "Wild" Life BOM

It is a Wild Life!

There is no getting around that fact.

LOL!!

This month sweet "Carla" from "Creatin' in the Sticks"

Brings the "bear" out in all of us!

I like to think of this, as "Yogi", fishing for little "Boo-Boo"!

For those of us old enough to remember them.

HAHAHAHA

What a perfect addition to our wild life gang!

A big thanks to "Island Batik" for the fabrics for my quilt.

These are from their "Basics" and "Blenders" line.

That mean they are always available.

No more scouring the planet for more, to finish a project!

Been there done that!

You can find this months pattern 

HERE

Remember it's free for the month of July only.

 After that the pattern will be available for a small fee.

Check out my fellow designers and see their blocks this month...

Amy of "Sew Incredibly Crazy"

Carol of "Just Let Me Quilt"

Pat of "Life in the Scrapatch"

Carla of "Creatin in the Sticks"

Make sure you post your completed block on our Facebook page

HERE

Amy has rounded up another fabulous give-away this month!

:-)

Til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Jennifer Jangles Sale

I've recently become a part of Jennifer Jangles affiliate program.

I just have to let you know about her sale that is going on til Saturday...

All her pin cushion pattern are on sale 30% off.

This is what I just bought.

 Are these just too cute?

 I'm in love with them all!

This iron is her latest!

Shes got more...

Just click the link on the right hand side bar. It will take you directly to her page.

Once your there you can click on shop at the top of her page, then PDF patterns.

Just wanted to pass it along.

winky winky!

Now I'm off to buy ink, so I can print them off!

LOL!!

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Sewing???

I'm so close to finishing my "Fabulous Freebie" project.

But... There's been a little distraction.

These two hooligans moved in with us last night.

Meet "Kenai"and "Denali", the newest to join the clan.

If only they were "Moose", but the state of Alaska refused to let us

bring a couple of them home...

so we chose Alaskan names instead!

hahahahaha

They are just 8 weeks old, and need a little work in the manners department.

It's been 10 years since we had a kitten...you forget how energetic then are.

And we have double trouble here!

:-)

They both claimed stake to their favorite human BFF about 20 minutes

after we got home...

Chopped liver again, I am here!

It seems like stitching is going to be taking a back seat for a little while.

But I've got a schedule put together for our "Fabulous Freebies" blog hop.

It's tentative yet, but I'm thrilled to have these great bloggers joining us...

Monday August 20

Just Let Me Quilt

Seams To Be Sew

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Days Filled With Joy

Tu-Na Quilts Travels and Eats

Quilt Fabrication

Tuesday August 21

Life in the Scrapatch

Songbird Designs

Sew Many Yarns

Samelia's Mum

Vroomans Quilts

Wednesday August 22

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Creatin' in the Sticks

Just Because Quilts

Hazel's Daughter

Adventurous Applique and Quilting
BeaQuilter

Thursday August 23

Words & Stitches

Patchouli Moon Studio

Something Rose Made

Sew Golden A Chance

Clever Chameleon

Friday August 24

That Fabric Feeling

Selina Quilts

Quarter Inch Crafter

Yanika Quilt

MooseStashQuilting

There is still room for you...want to join us?

Email me with Fabulous Freebies in the subject line.

Calicojoan@aol.com

I need your name

blog name

link to your blog

preferred day if you have one

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Frogs...

Frogs

snails and

puppy dog tails.

That's what little 

boys are made of...

This fun quilt is from the "Applique Garden".

I've long been a member of Angie Padilla's "Applique Garden"

 and "Angie's Bits and Pieces".

They are both subscription web sites with BOM's and tons of fun 

quilty things to stitch.

I always seem to find the perfect project when I need it, 

from my years of collecting her patterns.

Check out her sites for yourself...

Angie's Bits and Pieces

HERE

Applique Garden

HERE

PS:  She has a special on new membership at Applique Garden right now!

If your a "Halloween Junkie" like I am, your gonna love her upcoming 

"Halloween Cocktails" quilt.

There is an adorable "Bringing Home the Tree" Christmas quilt, coming too!

(winky winky)

Just thought I would share that fun info.

This little quilt went to the newest member of my extended family!

Congrats to all!

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Modern Batik Challenge with Island Batik

June brings the Island Batik ambassadors, the challenge of creating

 a modern style quilt.

I really had to sit down and think on this one, 

as it is out of my comfort zone, for sure.

Here's what I found...

Modern quilts are inspired by modern design. While there are many different styles, there are several characteristics that can appear in them. Some are the use of bold colors, and prints, high contrast areas and solid color. Improvisational piecing, which I have dabbled with in the past,

minimalism, expansive negative space for quilting are also seen frequently.

"Modern Traditionalism", when you update a classic quilt design, is frequently seen.

That last one caught my attention.

I pondered over the wording...these guidelines are not limited to...

So I took a leap of faith, and grabbed by "Pumpkin Patch" fabrics.

And I came up with this fun design, with

lots of space for quilting.

I found these two "Aurifil" threads to be a perfect match, for this quilt.

I do love quilting with "Aurifil" thread.

I get much less lint build up, and that makes my machine happy!

I'm no expert quilter, and it's hard to see the quilting on the front...

but with the solid backing I used, it does show up well.

Keeping the quilting limited to just the background, allowed the stars to pop.

Next time...I would probably choose to double batt it, for additional loft!

We never stop learning.

;-)

Thanks "Island Batik" for the gorgeous fabrics you have provided me.

I know its a little early to start thinking about fall and pumpkins...

but it will be here before you know it.

These "Pumpkin Patch" fabrics, will be available in August.

Just for giggles...

This was my modern challenge quilt from 2 years ago.

And this one was last years.

Modern in my mind, really does have a wide berth!

LOL!!!

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'