i'm trying :)

i found some more blocks that were going to be a quilt that got shoved to the side (for at least two years). and because of the fabric in the block there is NO WAY i could let them go to waste. :) this is my ALL TIME FAVORITE fabric. i just LOVE this red polka dot!!! i was going to make a quilt i had done in the past with these but apparently i only made 8 of these block instead of the 12 i needed, so i improvised. it was fun trying to figure it out.

i got to use up the last big portions of this joann star fabric that i have in about every red quilt i've made. which has be A LOT. sad to see it go but it's been a good friend. i of course still have some scraps just not yardage. and here is the final product. :) it was fun to challenge myself with some triangles. i think i realized i really do like these stars and blocks together. hope you have a good day. i'm off to tournaments all day!

weekend of wips :)

well here it is . my quilt of wips and orphan blocks. i'm rather pleased with it. :) the top 8 squares were from a quilt a long on line. i never did get all the blocks back. oh well. then the tumbler section i just wanted to try and that's all i did.

the section with the twelve squares was another idea i saw online and never seemed to finish it and the last section are the poor orphan blocks that i wanted to do a quilt with - made a block and then seemed to move on. to be honest i think i really like this quilt. it's definately different - but i guess i'm different :)

the backing is from connecting threads as you can see. :) it looked a little different online but i really like it and it has all the colors in it. it was 2.96 a yard. i LOVE connecting threads. if you haven't stopped by there yet i encourage you to do so! :) have a great night!!

another wip finished!!

this is what i'm working on in my house this weekend!! trying to work on my mess which is a pile of my wips. :( but i am knocking them out! :)

here is a pillow i started working on over christmas break. it's raw edge hexigons. it's my new FAV!!! :) i just LOVE it for some reason!!!

here it is with a pillow in it. it just makes me smile for some reason.

the back is kona cotton - green grass. the back is a slip cover so i can wash it if i need to. LOVE that! :):) i think this year i'm going to make a bunch of pillows. i have three 26 x 26 pillows and i want to have a set for each month. :) this way i can try new patterns without having to make a whole quilt. i will STILL make quilts of course but some i can just try on a way smaller scale. :)

Ruby's quilt

this is another wip i found!! once i decided that i wasn't going to keep going with this quilt i knew i would give it to ruby. she's not looking at me because i'm usually shooing her off the quilts on the floor. but NOT this one!:)

the backing is a fun print i found (with amanda) at mill end. i think it was 1.29 a yard and it's decorators fabric so its a bit thicker. i think it's so sweet!!

this is the front!!! i started off with a bang with 1.5" squares so finished they are 1". but that got really old really fast!! :) so i put a bigger border on and didn't really like it - put one more small border and called it quits. it has sat in my sewing room for over a year. so sad cuz i finished it so very quickly. i think i thought i would make it bigger. i'm glad i went this route.

the finished size is 36 x 36. she likes it and that's all that matters :)

wip's

well i had to open my big mouth to amanda and say "i don't think i have that many wips. i pretty much have just worked on a quilt and finished it." what a STUPID thing to say!!! :) i got to thinking about it and started looking for quilts i've started and lookie here. 10 quilt starts with NO finishes. SOOOOOO....i have the bright idea to combine them all into one quilt. to me it will work because i seem to have the same color scheme lately. :) i need to break out of it. even though i LOVE it so very much!:) i will keep updating my progress. i'm gong to add white to the bottom pieces and might have them float a little bit. that's what i'm up to. how about you???

change

i just want to say up front i thought it might be fun to change the look of my blog and i'm not sure about it. but it takes time to correct it and i don't love trying to figure stuff like that out....so until i do i guess i'm stuck with this look! :) on another not here is the progress on my hexigon quilt. i'm LOVING it. i really like the hand sewing too. (never thought i would!)

this is my sweet siter in the apron my mom made us for christmas!!! i picked out the fabric. i LOVE the apron!! i got one to but i picked out a brown floral (orange and yellow flowers) a print by alexander henry. i think. you know me and details??? ;)

i just thought this picture of my hubbie was WAY to cute!!!! that sparkle in his eyes should let you know what i deal with!:):):)

my boys who are just getting toooooo old and big!!! we had a GREAT christmas and a very NICE break!!! boys are so much fun!!

and a picture of my helper:) i swear she knows when i don't want her around!!! :);)

and lastly my gift to my friend caroline. she's a teacher at the school that i work at and it was fun to sneak it in and she didn't know it was from me!!! she thought it was my friend rita and rita had to say "who else quilts in this school?" "OH HEATHER" i love when people don't know its me until the tag or something like that!!!!

this was the back. that beautiful blue by jennifer paganelli. WOW you got a detail!:) and a kona grey.

i really like the chain link look. this pattern is called cracker box. it worked with gray. i'm glad i tried it!! hope you have a FABULOUS new year!!!

yummy new project!

with traveling basketball starting i needed to have a portable quilt. i've always wanted to try my hand at hexigons and so here we go!!!! these are about 4" in size and i've decided to make a border with 5" and 6" hexigons to finish it off. i can't wait to see how this turns out. i can't wait to see how my hand sewing goes. :) this will be a fun project for those long saturdays in the gym. i will show my progress as we go. hope you have a great sunday!!!