2012 Christmas Quilt Show

I have entered this One Block Wonder Kwilt
 in the 2012 Christmas Quilt Show. 

Thanks Michelle, for  coordinating this effort! 

It is another great way to share our creative spirit!

Hop over here, to the Quilting Tutorials Blog Spot 

to see the show.  Good luck to all who enter in winning

some wonderful sponsor prizes!  

I will be posting a lot of my holiday quilts 
and other decorating ideas during

"12 Days of Decking My Halls"

The fun begins this Saturday, December 1st
Sign up as a follower so you don't miss a post! 

12 Days of Decking My Halls...

The 12 days of Decking My Halls will begin
 this Saturday, December 1st.

But while you wait....I'll give you a little tease 
and ask you

What does a Christmas tree say about you? 

Are the trees links to your past? 

Do they represent a passion, a hobby, theme?

 White lights or multi-color lights?  

Do you have one tree or many?
Artificial or real?

Christmas is my favorite season and 

I am a Christmas tree fanatic.  Over the past 12 years

there have been as many as 15 trees, of varying sizes
in my home during any one Christmas season. 

I'm the gal who takes a week of vacation to deck my halls!  

That being said...I am going to share some of 
my holiday creations with YOU!

My trees will go from this...

to this!

You will see ...
Theme Trees

Favorite Holiday Collections

Fun Vignettes

Outdoor Decorating Ideas

and, of course

HOLIDAY QUILTS ! ! !

It will be a Kwilty Pleasures Christmas from me to you!!

A quilt full of presents seems a perfect way to begin.
My BFF, Shirley, and I have been friends since 3rd grade. 
I made this quilt for her last year and named it...

"A Friend is a Present You Give Yourself"

PS I will also announce the winner for my
Holiday Lane Pillow "Giveaway"on Saturday!
You still have time to enter. "Follow me" 
over here and leave me a comment for that contest!

See you on Sunday!


 

          

Sunday Snippet - A week of numbers!

My week was all about numbers!



I hit 100 followers on Google Friends Connect and
that doesn't include those of you who follow by email.
For me and my blog...it is a milestone.  
I appreciate each of you..thank you! 




I won 2 give away prizes this week while blog hopping. 
A pattern from Linda  at Buzzing and Bumbling blog
And "pinsies" from Karen at the Selvedge blog.
Proof positive that persistence on entering give away...works!
Thank you ladies!

I  finally felt like sewing so I pieced 3 baby/toddler quilt tops.  

Fabric was flying thru my fingers and Ber-nee-nee, 

my Bernina, was so happy to be stitching away.

Here they are...

Kwilty Pleasures was a stop on Madam Samm's Holiday Lane Pillow blog hop this week.  If you missed it...hop here and take a peek. Still time to enter the give away for this Moda Charm Pack! Charms and Rectangles for this one!

I have slowly and I mean SLOWLY started my holiday decorating. 

THE BAD NEWS is because of my foot surgery I am not putting up all the themed trees and vignettes I usually do.  

The GOOD NEWS is because I had so much "down" time
I have written "12 Days of Decking my Halls" posts.  
Stop by beginning December 1st and 

see a theme, an idea or just a decoration that might
work for your holiday decorating.

I just signed up to be a part of a Blog Hop Party sponsored by quiltinggallery.com that will begin on December 10th!
  It's their 5th birthday and you are invited to hop around
meet new bloggers, find creative ideas, enter contests. 
SLOW down during the holiday madness and just hop!

But the highlight of my Kwilty Pleasures for the week!

The Ohio State Buckeyes "beat" that 
team up north to go 
UNDEFEATED 

                      

I am so proud to be a Buckeye!

Sew, any numbers turn up in your week?

Holiday Lane Pillow "fight" and Giveaway

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!  

Anyone up for a PILLOW fight?  

Think of it...hopping up and down on a bed, 

screaming and giggling 
feathers flying everywhere! 

FUN - FUN - FUN

Start here and  "follow me" down my Holiday Lane!  

You will see my pillow but don't stop at the houses...

go to the end of the lane for

a chance to win my GIVE-AWAY.   

A Moda "Ready, Set, Snow" 42 pack of charms!  

For my pillow, I pulled all the fun fabrics from my Christmas stash!  

I don't do much applique...so this was a challenge.

Perfect pillow on the bed in my guest room.  

Flip it over and the back is all decked
out with Holiday trees. 

 

Since I am recovering from recent foot surgery
 and couldn't get out to buy stuffing or a pillow form, 
the pillow is stuffed with left over scraps of batting.  

I had to figure out what to use for the snow.. ah-ha 

cotton batting sewn down with free motion quilting to 
keep it from sliding off the rooftops!
And look...the background fabric looks like it is snowing!

The folks on my lane like to decorate so check out 
the glass beads used as white lights along the rooftops.

And here is a close up of the embroidered chimney smoke.

And there you have it..my Holiday Lane Pillow.

You have chances to win the Moda 42 charm pack !
 Become a new follower and let me know that ...
and/or tell me if you have been in a pillow fight. 
...give me the FUN feathery details!

Winner for the charm pack give-away 
will be drawn on Dec 1
ARE YOU A NO REPLY BLOGGER?
Please make sure you check your blogger profile 
and check the email box so I can see your email address.  
OR leave your email in your comment box. 
I cannot contact you without an email 
and you loose out on blog contests. 

Please visit my neighbors as you stroll down  
the other Holiday Lanes today.
Rest your weary head upon all the lovely pillows.

Friday November 23

Sunshine Reflections

Free Motion by the River

Sew Mollie Sue, Quilt Much?

I Like to Quilt Blog

Briarside Lane

Ariane's Quilts

Meadowbrook

Buzzing and Bumbling

Mice in the Mix

Kwilty Pleasures (that's me)

Cherry Blossoms

Many thanks to Pauline,  Quilt N Queen, for all the snowballs thrown to keep us tracking down Holiday Lane!

To Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt for yet another fun hop.

And to Jill for providing the pillow pattern. 

May your next Kwilty Pleasure be a PILLOW-FIGHT!

Sunday Snippet - Paint Chips Reinvented

Paint Chips..not just for wall paint anymore!

A search on PINTEREST shows endless ideas
on how to use paint chips for your next creative outburst! 

Being a fabric-holic I want to share with you 
3 Paint Chip "QUILT' challenges 
I organized and/or participated in.  

Basic rules are set by the Challenge Coordinator.

Decide on categories (i.e. wall hanging, purse, other)
Finished quilt size,

Number of  additional "colors" that may be added 

to the "paint chip colors"

Include something to "tie" the challenge together.
(i.e. an applique design that has to be on each entry)

Select a date for the reveal and list the
categories that will be on the voting ballot like...

Viewer's Choice - quilt
Viewer's Choice - bag

Best use of Paint Chip Colors

Put a paint chip along with the challenge guidelines
in a sealed  envelope..
Participants draw an envelope and the fun begins.

Why not charge participants a small entry fee or run a food drive. Have some fun with the challenge AND help your community.  

Here are my finished Paint Chip Challenge projects.

 First  Challenge

I added pink and gold to the green paint chip colors. 

Echo quilting was the right choice here.

Added some beads to spiff it up a bit.

This challenge needed a "hand" applique n the design.

Look closely...find them?

BTW - this was my first "art quilt" and my design.  

Award - Viewer's Choice - 2nd place

 Second  Challenge

Guidelines were about the same...

Added greens/browns to the pink paint chip colors

All entries in this challenge had to have the same "leaf" applique.

Used some metallic threads to quilt the flower

Sparkly yard provided dimension for the flower's center.

Echo quilting around the flower and meandering on the border. 

This was my 2nd "Art Quilt"
Award - Best use of Paint Chip Colors

 Third Challenge 

My most recent challenge had a WONKY twist to it.

Home decor was a category...

Click here  to see the Columbus Modern
Quilt Guild winning projects and there is a tab that shows the
WONKY paint chip rules/guildelines. 
  The competition was fierce and although my pillow did not win
My prize was seeing the excitement from
everyone who participated.  


My first WONKY Pillow

Challenges are fun and always get those creative juices flowing!

If you belong to a quilting group why not give a "Paint Chip Challenge" a  Kwilty Pleasures  try.