yummy new stash!

They arrived today, so a little late for a Sunday Stash, but delicious none the less! ♥

Bee happy

Finished my blocks for Ruth, who was April for the Bee-Stitched bee, and got them sent out. These blocks were fun to make, she wanted one circle block, and one triangle block, and left the rest up to us. The fabrics, Hope Valley by Denyse Scmidt and Timber by Jessica Levitt, went together really well, nice fresh Spring colors. I got the circle block from the Block Party blog, and the triangle block is Oh Fransson's from the SewMamaSew blog, aren't they awesome? I'll be doing them again for sure.

These are the fabrics I just got from Chelsea for her month in the Fussy Cut bee, she has awesome inspirations for her blocks, and I can't wait to get started on them.

Happy Quilting! ♥

Pillow Talk Round 3 inspiration

Pillow Talk Round 3 inspiration

I'm so excited to be part of this awesome swap for the first time. Heather and Kerri do a wonderful job with all their swaps, and they have such a creative bunch of people who take part in them, I'm humbled to now be in one of them. The style of their swaps is fresh and modern, using beautiful modern designer fabrics, just what I love about sewing/quilting. Flickr is such a wonderful place for inspiration, but particularly for new ideas which can't be found in any quilting magazines, that i've seen anyway, with the exception of the brand new e-zine, Fat Quarterly. So, I'm off to quilt a little now I've been inspired, what about you?

wednesday wip

As obsessed as I am with just making the hexies themselves, I do have plans for some of them! This is just one wip for a flickr swap, I'm loving the grey and orange together, it may be my new color craze! If only I could still get hold of some this -


(drool)

and continues...

hexagon madness begins!

I've admired these little things for a while now on flickr, but never got around to starting any of my own. Well, I decided these would be great for a current swap that I'm part of. So, yesterday I printed off some templates and got going.......Well I can tell you, I'm totally addicted, I'd heard this could happen and it certainly did. I've been printing, cutting, cutting fabric, pinning and basting ever since!
They are just the most adorable little works of art, and I'm picturing them in many of my upcoming projects. Have a wonderful weekend, but I have to get back to my hexies, haha!

lovely new fabric for a fairytale quilt

Lovely mermaids,

lovely unicorns,


and lovely princesses and their frog princes.



All brought together to be part of my daughter's new fairytale quilt. I can't wait to get started, I think it's going to be, well, lovely! Just have to decide on the right color kona to bring it all together, I'd love to hear any suggestions.
Happy quilty daydreams! ♥

my latest bee block sent -

I just sent off this beautiful block to Greta, her's was the March block for the Bee-Stitched bee, and an awesome block she chose indeed. It was a little tricky I thought, matching up all those half square triangle seams, but it was so worth it! I love the look of this block, originally designed by Red Pepper Quilts, and the quilt is going to look amazing! The great fabrics, and the lovely grey kona really make it. Fun, fun, fun! ♥

I'm so glad it's Spring!

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potholders anyone?

I recently joined a really fun swap on Flickr, called Potholder Pass. This was actually it's second time around, so Potholder Pass 2 to be precise!

Basically, you make two potholders in your partners requested colors, and send them off. It is a blind swap, so you only know who you're sending to, not who's sending to you! Fun!

I really like how the backs came out, I used kona essex linen, and strips of the Hope Valley, which I love, I think I need to buy the entire line! Also, I have always admired others polka dot binding, so that's what I did, and I think I'll try to use it on everything I make, it's so cute! Love polka dots! ♥

I sent them off today, with a matching kitchen towel I had added strips of the Hope Valley to, I hope she likes them.

Have a happy quilty weekend!♥

Improv bee blocks

So, yesterday I made my first quilt blocks for a virtual bee - the Bee Stitched bee - and they were requested to be improv blocks, designed by us. At first this was quite daunting, no guidelines at all, except the size and scope of the fabric pieces Sarah had sent. I have to say it was great fun, and I will definitely be doing more!

Also, while making these blocks I have come to really love this fabric line by Erin Michaels, it's called Lush and is lovely. The colors are really nice, but I love the details of the 'paint by numbers' style, and I have to get me some woodgrain fabric too! Love! ♥


Have a wonderful weekend! ♥

oooo, lovelies....

I picked up a few lovely FQ's to go into the weekend with! Tomorrow is my sewing/quilting day, I hope it's a good one! I certainly can't wait to cut into some of these, who knows what they'll become? Have an awesome weekend! ♥

I'm totally in love with Tim's Alice!

What an amazing movie this is! First, I should say I've always loved this book, always! And, second, I should say we went to see it in 3D, amazing!!!!!

What a combination - Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Alice in Wonderland, it had to be love at first sight. All the actors were equally amazing, and the cast is truly a wonder and the scenery is glorious and when seen in 3D, WOW!
I can't adequately put into words how much I loved this movie, so just go see it! ♥