IT'S A GHASTLIE SPRING!

I have passed right by spring and summer into

HALLOWEEN!

Kwilting done on my Bernina for lap kwilt #6 and #7

Sending out soon to my Ghastlies Goblin!

Ghastlies Green Portrait

Perfect 10 Pattern by Swirly Girl Designs

48" x 58" finished size

Custom kwilting with back and forth lines

and a bit of meandering here and there.

The backing is a black and white polka dot with a green vertical insert.

 Alexander Henry's "Hocus Pocus" Fabric 

and my Halloween stash prints

This one is my own design.

52" x 62" finished size

Straight line kwilting all across the front

Meandering in the borders

Added 3 black lace spiderwebs as accents.

 Same black and white polka dot fabric for the back.

Two more stash busters DONE 

Knocking out my 2014 finishes one stitch at a time!

Its Friday and that means time to PARTY!
Linking up with...

Lindsey at Fabric Frenzy Friday
(can't believe I just started her the blog...
but I have been ordering fabrics at FWFS)




Sarah over at My Quilt Infatuation is
always whooping it up!




  Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts is hosting TGIFF
(Like Charlie Harper fabric?  Wait til you see what she made)



Have a great weekend!

    

WHAT'S AT YOUR RAINBOW'S END?

HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!!!

Being a Murphy in a previous life

I get this goin, green thing.

 Green beer for EVERYONE!  

 Rainbow's End Quilt Shop is according to advertising, 

Florida's largest quilt shop.

Last month I made my 3rd visit here and found 

a true pot o' gold!

I was there when the store opened at 9:00 a.m, ready to shop!

Just as I remembered...shelves and shelves of wonderful fabrics

Where to look first?

Dizziness overcame me (again)

I am in awe of all the glory my eyes behold!

I'm running up and down the isles

trying to see it all at once! Why are people looking at me?

Textures and fibers everywhere!

is that me giggling?

Books, notions, patterns...

The Halloween gabrics grabbed my eyes!

(No Ghastlies...was ghastly)

Then I remembered....THE BACK ROOM!!!

That's when the adrenaline really kicked in!

I could hear "Silver Bells" playing in my head as I 

looked at the holiday fabrics and quilts

 

 and then I was hit over the head 

with tables full of $1.50 Fat Quarters 

*all are designer fabrics*

At this point I knew if someone did not put me in a "straight jacket" 

my wallet was gonna be ripped to pieces!

Yup, I found my pot of gold...full of fabric!

I hope you can go here one day and give those 

wonderful "fabric" leprechauns a big kiss!

Watch for upcoming posts where I will share

just what those leprechauns tempted me with!

30 / 30 CHALLENGE UPDATE - GET OFF MY BACK

I'm selfishly sewing for ME
and this week I have made a couple "backs"  
to go with my finished tops as part of the

I'll be heading to visit my BFF Shirley in April

and kwilt these babies on her Gammil longarm!

I did finish this top by adding white all around and 

will bind with with dark gray.

Thanks Kathy Guenther for your input!

For the backing I used a vintage sheet with a

 strip of white on white fabric down the center 
giving it a modern look and feel. 

This Black, White and Yellow Bernatex fabrics top will soon be seen as part of  the Bernatex Olympics entries.  

I love dragonflys and flowers and the Turning 20 pattern 
is perfect to show off this fabric line by 
Bernatex, Maria Kalenowski, Lemon Tree Line

Keeping this kwilt in mind for future picnics
I pulled out some grays for the back from my stash

I am a stash busting fool!

NO fabrics were purchased to finish these two kwilts!

Sew tell me, do you enjoy making backs for your kwilts.

I find it kinda boring and by the time I get to the back

I just wanna be DONE!

Linking up over at Berry Barn Designs 
with the other  selfish sewers!!!

If you want to see what I'm making for
the Handmade Christmas Challenge over at SewCalGal
just click here for the March linky party.
There's lots of inspiration going on at that party too!

Linking up to Needle and Thread Thursday
over at My Quilt Infatuation!  

FEBRUARY STASH BUSTIN KWILT

A kwilt for my sister, Ruth! 

She is a kwilter, in her own right
She purchased these fabrics for a kwilt and later

 decided she didn't like the pattern selected for it.

 She and asked me to "make her a kwilt" 

Sooooo, I busted her stash instead of mine!

Yellow Brick Road Pattern by Atkinson Designs



On the design wall and big board




Blocks sewn into the top


Added Borders
and checking to see if the backing is big enuf

Isn't this a fun back...and it is still her fabric!




I kwilted it on a long arm machine

All Done

I think she likes it!

 February Stash Bustin' QUEEN SIZE Kwilt

QUIET PLAY!

 Kristy over at Quiet Play  

 had a blog giveaway for reaching 
a milestone of 1000 followers!

I was very lucky to win 3 patterns...of my choice

from her Craftsy store.

(Posted her with Kristy's permission)

 Check out Kristy's block of the month using her pattern bundle 

Sew Kitschy

and because I have a woodland back yard

I had to have these cute critters!

Who wants to be WINTERBOUND?  

well on paper..it looks nice!

A big thank you to Kristy!
She has lots of patterns on Craftsy
many are free!

Go check out her store today!

And follow her blog for some great inspiration!
I am happy I do!

I have not paper pieced since this block I made in 2006

I was part of a kwilt my kwilting guild at work did for a 
breast cancer fund raiser.
I bought $20.00 worth of tickets and I WON IT!

My square is top left corner

I found paper piecing very intimidating and took several classes trying to "get it".  I have this book (available now as an eBook)
 


 and once I made a mantel quilt 
with 16 maple leaves and 8 acorns
 "I got it"   Repetition was the key for me.

Paper piecing is BIG in today's modern kwilting world. 
If you paper piece...where did you learn the technique?
Do you like it? or not?