April Showers

Should we  ring in the New Year? 
Oh, that was bad. 
Really bad. 
Are quilt puns a thing? 
Probably not.
All the same, here it is. 
In April Showers by Bonnie and Camille for Moda.

I actually finished this quilt last year probably around March. 
And I've been so busy with the kids I haven't even posted about it.
Sad. So sad. 
And many others actually. 
But now I have a little extra motivation to get it done - reason may be soon to follow. 
There's always an adventure to be had in life. 
Wish me luck.
I don't want to jinx it. 
And it's in the shop.

In Full Bloom Quilt Pattern

Now available for semi-instantaneous quilt happiness... 

find it here:

Craftsy, Etsy, Big Cartel 

Dresden Flowers

Remember this project ??

Ya know, the one I started and then entered the "mmm, what should I do now?" phase of my quilting process and then let it sit... 

My husband called it "bench curing" in dental school. 

You just leave your lab work alone on the bench and then "resubmit" it for a better grade a few days later.

Let's just say this one is fully "bench cured" and now 2 finished 42" x 42" quilts.

The biggest problem was deciding if and how to split them. 

They could easily have ended up as runners, a lap quilt, pillow...

Well, just about anything you can do with a dresden plate... 

Someone wanted to help this morning... :)

I actually didn't fully appreciate how pretty the backing fabrics were until I saw the bolts.

Jelly roll strips that have been chopped up into little pieces always lose something on the larger scale prints.

Which version do you like better? 

Tangerine or violet? 

For a girl obsessed with orange, it's amazing that I'm having a hard time deciding!

At least someone's doing something here.

Well, I've actually sewn a little. 

Just nothing to really show for it. 

Bunch of doll dresses for a friend's child's birthday party.

Quilted a friend's baby quilt.

A million coasters for a custom order.

K, it just felt like a million.

Some hand stitching on little projects while waiting at dance class.

But really, nothing awesome and quilty.

I know, those two words are nearly synonyms. ;)

This morning I decided half the problem was the MESS. 

All the fabric and thread and well, quilty stuff, was EVERYWHERE. 

So I've been cleaning, errr, sorting. 

You know how it is.

And someone else has been doing my quilting work for me.

**Picture me beaming ear to ear here**

The little who has been busying herself cutting apart my chain pieced Dresden pieces.

It's a little "Good Fortune" by Kate Spain for Moda.

Nothing cuter than my baby playing with my Moda fabrics.

She's going to make a great quilter some day and probably sooner than I think!!! 

 :)