Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Pluging away on many things

I have been busy working on multiple projects at once.  I just get too bored working on any one thing, so lately, I just juggle projects as the mood strikes.  I currently am juggling these projects:

My gnome project for a swap on Instagram with a June shipping date.  I decided on making a mini wall hanging.  I put together the gnome and mushrooms by Cyrille of Bubblestitch and created a Gnome house for my Gnome and am bordering it with bellflowers from the Secret Garden pattern from the Spring 2004 All-Time Favorites Quiltmaker magazine.  I am considering putting a bellflower on the other side of the project as well,  it is quite a bit of additional work but I am sure it would be worth it.  I love the idea of the gnome living in it's own Secret Garden and it seems fitting to have it nestled between the bellflowers.  It currently is 13 1/4 inches by 16 1/2 inches so adding another bellflower should finish it up as an almost perfect little square.  I took all the original patterns and made them 50% of their original size.

I love all the low volume and the little fox and deer living with the gnomes just are so sweet.  I love that whole wee wander line.  I hope my partner will love it, too!  And the little frogs from the Heather Ross print...too cute and a few chickies scattered in for good measure...what's not to love...right???


Today, I finished my pillow that I must have put off to the side a couple of months ago,  I want to be able to use this pillow on my deck this Summer and since this is suppose to be a really nice weekend it was time to do it.  I've been procrastinating because I had decided to put a zipper in the back this time but it really wasn't hard at all... but I need to do it a few more times and perfect the size of fabric to cut.  This time I just over sized and winged it from there and I need something more precise in the future.  Bottom line is it has a functional zipper in the back so... yeah good job me.


I just threw an old pillow inside that was in need of a face lift.  Sure looks better now. 


Finally, I made the April Rainbow Scrap Challenge block for 2015.  This month brought the color purple into play.  I am using the Circle of Friends pattern found in the May 2014 American Quilter issue.  The pattern is by Katie Wells and I love how these are turning out.

I love how the group of them are looking together so far.  I really wasn't sure what to expect using a different color each month and putting these together, but am excited to see this one grow each month.

My only regret so far is wishing I had used a lighter yellow in the outer corners of the yellow one. It is definitely a mistake I will keep in mind when choosing colors in the future.

I am still working on my round robin quilt top.  I got it back in March and will be sharing it at the end of April here when Bea from Beaquilter does a linky party with each of us who participated and I am dying to see everyone's quilt top and what has been added to them since I last worked on them. In the meantime, I am supposed to be adding 64 blocks to mine and I hate making 64 blocks of anything...Yikes!!!  I had better get busy...so far I only have 12 of those done.  Glad I have a little more time but so many things get me sidetracked.

And of course, I now have those piano key blocks to add to my Technicolor Galaxy quilt top.

Keep Sttichin'

10 comments:

  1. Love the little gnome piece. The fabrics are all so much fun. I also really like your RSC blocks together. Great choice for your monthly color.

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  2. Both are very cool, but I love the gnome and mushrooms and flowers! Such a great piece, I'm sure your partner will adore it!

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  3. bright colors, fun quilts, lots of projects creativity on your masthead... love it! LeeAnna at not afraid of color

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  4. What super blocks, they are lovely and giving the same effect as Storm at Sea.
    30yrs ago a group of us started getting together once a week for quilting, four of us left now in New Zealand
    and we decided to call ourselves Circle of Friends, I must see if I can locate the pattern it would be a memory quilt.
    I may have to draw one up, would you mind telling me the finished block size?

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  5. What a great pattern for the rainbow scrap challenge. The blocks have such a great shape and make a beautiful collection.

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  6. I love all your blocks and art projects! The little gnome is sooooo cute!

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  7. Love the asymmetry of the gnome piece and that bellflower design is exquisite -- wish I enjoyed paper piecing more!!

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  8. Love those blocks. They are wonderful!

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