This Saturday was the DC Modern Quilt Guild’s field trip to Material Girls in La Plata, Maryland. Five of us met up there to sew and shop and have fun. I left with these two patterns.
I haven’t opened them up yet, but I have plans to use the Bizzy Kid pattern with some beach themed fabric as a gift for friends who let us use their condo in Ocean City.
As for old projects, I got the top pieced to my Shoo Fly quilt. Now I just need to piece together all the flying geese I accidentally made when I sewed the wrong squares together in the beginning of making the shoo fly blocks and make the backing.
And as for new projects, yesterday I finished up all the blocks for my Tula Pink quilt I plan to enter into the Sew Along. Full Moon Forest was my second ever designer fabric purchase and I’ve had two fat quarter bundles since the line came out. It’s time to cut into it I guess! I also used some Prince Charming, Birds and Bees, and some Amy Butler and Anna Maria Horner fabrics.
I read a little bit about making scrappy quilts “work” and tried to use all different scales and values of fabric, but I fear I may have missed the mark on this one. I hope to have the finished top to share later this week.
My friend Donna is having a giveaway on her blog for a pack of Lecien fabrics and a copy of her pattern “Sweet Scrappy Love.” It would make a perfect Valentine’s quilt. I hope I win, but you should pop over and enter yourself, too! The giveaway closes November 2nd.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
You are busy! Can't wait to see your tula quilt and good choice of patterns you bought :)
ReplyDeleteJamie, your Shoo Fly looks lovely, looking forward to seeing your scrappy quilt. And, wonderful patterns, I also have both of them and I just love that Allison's instructions are so detailed.
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog- it gets me inspired to get back to work on my quilts! All your projects look great :)
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Love your Shoo Fly quilt. You have been a busy girl. I can not wait to see your Bizzy Kid quilt in beach themed fabrics. That is going to be so cute. Thank you so much my sweet friend.
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donna
Wow, you´ve been sewing a lot lately! You really live up to your blog´s name! :) The color combo of the shoo fly quilt is so nice and makes me miss summer.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for organizing yesterday - it was really fun, and I'm so excited about quilting all those sandwiches and piecing the quilt for my mom! Just need a weekend stretcher! See you soon!
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