Best Sunday Ever!

As if having one quilt at Market wasn't enough - I had two!!

My guild had a challenge with Kate Spain and EZ Quilting. We each made a mini quilt out of Kate's new fabric line Canyon using one of EZ Quilting's acrylic small tools. I got a triangle.
And this was a challenge for certain. I have not made a lot of triangles in all my years - apparently for a reason - they are / were a challenge for me. Nailed it though! I may not wait another 25 years to make another triangle quilt.

Oh - yea top right! That one is mine. And is that a ribbon? Need more information about that.

There are all gorgeous!
Thanks for the repost!

Riley's Roses #185!

Meet the latest challenge from the Modern Quilt Guild!
Play with Riley Blake's Cottage Garden fabrics!
They sent us 6 different fabrics - about a fat eighth each and said make something and it has to be quilted! So of course I had to add a few more fabrics from the line and maybe a bit more of my favorites! As soon as they arrived I knew I wanted to play with Heather French's French Roses. I bought the pattern, resized it and played. I am really happy with the roses - love them. I should have washed it for more fray but sure I will someday. Very happy! Will have to find other fabrics to make more of them!! Thinking maybe Kaffe? Or Jennifer? More fun heading my way!!

Oh and #185 - my entry number on the MQG gallery. Not sure where the numbers will end but I am in. (and that is another adventure technology for the another day)

Yup still here -

I know, I know I am the worst quilt blogger ever!
I am owning this title!
Yes it has been 6 months since I last typed words here, yes I am still quilting - no I have not tossed in the fabric bolts and called it a day.

So the last six months -

Finished a few quilts, couple of guild monthly blocks, shopped for a lot of fabric, one might call it hoarding if one does not quilt. I simple like to think of it as collecting. Yes I will need more shelves and boxes and maybe a bigger room. Went on an awesome retreat with the Slow Stitching Movement. Best time ever. And I sewed a little bit. Of course a new addiction/obsession came out of it - hexes! (thanks Liza!) Couple trips up and down the eastern seaboard with family - not too many quilty stops along the way. The start of Row by Row or as I think of it a scavenger hunt for shops I did not know existed. But will now Have to stop as I pass through again. Challenges. Think that about wraps it up.

Anyhoo - here is my latest finish!
For the Modern Quilt Guild's Riley Blake challenge. They sent 6 fabrics and of course I added a few. (sanctioned shopping!!!!)
It could be anything and as soon as I saw it I knew it had to be French Roses!! Heather French's pattern was easy to follow and adapt to my own needs - smaller flowers. I used my fish bowl from my Houston quilt as a model for my rose bowl. I was thinking peonies but actually made roses.
Finished!
About to be submitted. Not sure how Modern but I love it and have hung it with pride!

Ok - so it will not be another 6 months - promise!

Today is the day!!

The latest name of one of my quilts!! Means sooooo many things but here are 2 of them!
One - I finally decided to make a quilt that I had hiding in my quilt papers from sometime in 2005/6/7! And two - it is a line from one of my favorite movies - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel!

This quilt has been made through the kindness of the Southern Connecticut Modern Quilt Guild, Denyse Schmidt, Terrie and Jennifer (members of my guild). SCMQG and Denyse threw down the challenge of making a quilt based on her patterns using her new Hadley fabrics - now available! Didn't make the first round of the challenge - limited number of bundles but through Terrie and Jennifer sharing their extras - game on!!

I created it Denyse style - using bags to put the strips in and them pulling them out blind. I really tried not to edit tooooo much but I kept pulling out the same color/print strip as I went along.
Love this quilt!!!

I let the quilt do the talking in terms of the quilting - never again - it wanted soooooo much! But I kept going and going and tying strings. Very pleased with it now but wow it was a lot.

Now it is to hang in Christie's shop for a special preview night with Denyse on the 11th (next week!)
Then it is going to hang in my house! Woo hoo!

Huge thank you to SCMQG and Denyse and Terrie and Jennifer for letting me play!!
Loved every minute of it! Even when tying off all those strings!

Almost done -

Almost done if you count getting to the quilting stage almost.
Sadly you will have to wait to see it - it will go public soon but I promised to keep it a secret until later.
I have had all the fun to playing with Denyse Schmidt's new fabric line Hadley along side my fellow quilters from the Southern Connecticut Modern Quilt Guild. Through the generosity of players I got leftovers!! (my secret favorite kind) A little of this solid and a few of that and I have a quilt top! Now basted and heavy with pins.
And quilt . . .

Here is a teaser of how I put it together - I tried really, really hard not to edit but just pull. But I will fess up to a few edits - not many but a few. Had a habit of pulling the fabric I just used in a different size strip.

Ready to make another quilt this way - kept the bags just in case!

One challenge down, one to go!

Presenting Pixie Sticks!!
This was a challenge by the Modern Quilt Guild. The challenge was to use the fun Michael Miller prints any way, any how as long as it was incorporated into your design. It has now been uploaded to the Guild site. I used Karen Griska's design to make them! (BOM for the Empire Guild - lucky guild members!!) Thank you Karen!!
Loving it - just need to decided where to hang it . . .

Onto the next challenge - the Denyse Hadley challenge!

I am totally loving being a member of the Southern Connecticut Modern Guild!! Who have kindly let me play and challenge me too!