Awesome Giveaway - Hurry on Over

Hurry on over to p.s. i quilt for the details on a great giveaway. Rachel and the Quilt Shoppe are partnering to give away a $50 gift certificate to the Quilt Shoppe. Quilt Shoppe is also having a great sale! Now is a great time to buy some great Christmas fabrics.

I just recently purchased a Moda Kit for a pattern designed by Rachel for Moda Bakeshop from the Quilt Shoppe and when it came it was so beautifully packaged and the service was fantastic. I posted a picture of it here.

Rachel just recently designed another gorgeous quilt that the Quilt Shoppe is selling quilts for. Check it out here.

WIP Update - Finished 3 Quilt Tops

3 More Quilt Tops Waiting for Quilting

It's been a while since I posted. I've been really busy sewing. I finished 3 quilt tops in the past week. Now I have a lot of quilting work ahead of me on the longarm! I m hoping to complete a lot of my own quilts this summer but have been totally obsessed with piecing. It's been great to work on my own quilts in July and August. I think I've rediscovered my passion for quilting!

Whirligig Quilt Top
"Wild Thing" designed by Camille Roskelley
A large throw sized 62 x 78

Two favorite blocks

Second Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along from Round 1
I used Paula Prass/ Flights of Fancy and Sandi Henderson/ Farmer's Market
A fairly large quilt measuring 72 x 84

Zig Zag Quilt From Round 2 of Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along using stash fabrics that have been in my stash for many years. This one is a twin size quilt measuring 70 x 90. I just love how crisp and clean this one looks.

Whirligig - Wild Thing

A while back I started this quilt. It's Wild Thing by Camille Roskelley of Simplify.

I had to square down each and every block. For some reason seeing this pile of trimmings makes me feel like I've accomplished something!

I had picked out 4 charm square packets from the clearance bin for $2 each and I was itching to try it as I had bought the pattern quite some time ago.

Above are my blocks yesterday, below are my blocks today.

Since I'm working on projects I've been wanting to do for a while, I thought now was as good a time as any. I ended up with 52 blocks, I only need 42 so I guess I'll be putting some on the back or making a smaller baby blanket.

Hopefully I can get all these projects wrapped up by the end of August. Wish me luck and lots of devoted quilting time.

WIP Zig Zag Quilt Progress

I've been working on my zig zag quilt a lot this week. I thought I'd like to show you a sneak peak of my progress. I'm really pleased with how it's looking.


I'm jumping ahead and joining rows as I make them. I prefer this to joining all 18 rows at the end. I have all 126 half square triangle squares sewn together on both sides of the marking line. I just need to cut them in half to make 252 HST blocks, iron them, and sew them into rows. Whew, better go, I've got lots to do!

Christmas Table Topper

Look what came in the mail today.

I want to try and do at least 1 Christmas project a year. When I saw this topper on p.s. i quilt that Rachel designed for Moda Bakeshop I just knew I would make it. Then a few posts later on Rachel's blog she let everyone know that kits were available to purchase from Quilt Shoppe.

I couldn't resist. I ordered 2 kits (1 for me, 1 for my sister) plus backing for both in Glace. I wish I could start right away, but sadly I can't start until September; I just have too much on the go right now.

You all should head over to p.s. i quilt, she is hosting a fabulous Fat Quarter Shop giveaway. Just click on the button below to go to the giveaway blog post.

Edit: The winner has been announced, so if you are Rose you better head on over to claim your prize.