Welded Giveaway Winner and a Field Trip too!

Time to announce the giveaway winner today!

Welded winner:

Is Sue!

She was lucky  #25 

Sue said...

My favorite is STUDIO SKETCHBOOK :-D

Thanks for a chance to win this beautiful fabric Sinta !

September 25, 2015 at 3:18 PM 

Congratulations to Sue at Cozy Little Quilts blog!

Let me have your address and I will send it to Fat Quarter Shop

and they can get your fat quarter bundle to you!

Did you all see the different blogs that showed their Welded quilt?

I enjoyed seeing all of the different versions of the

quilt! That's always so much fun!

I meant to show you all photos of the quilts that I put on exhibit

at the Wawona Library in Yosemite National Park last week!

Are you ready for a field trip?

Wawona is at the south end of Yosemite. 

There is a small residential area there along with Wawona Hotel.

This is the Library.

A very dear friend assisted me on this adventure... it was fun for a girls day outing!

At one point I thought I heard a little voice repeatedly saying... 

don't be anal while the quilts were going up.

But the little voice was actually my friends'. 

Bless here heart to keep me level.

Just inside the front doors...

This quilt (above), called Nonni's Garden is what you first see when you walk inside.

I found a spot for a couple of quilts at the computer desk.

 I squeezed in a Schnibble quilt over the dictionary!

Next we go down the hallway...

 I found a spot for my Fig Tree quilt.

And here is my sweet Bee In My Bonnet quilt!

In the children's  area I found a spot for some more Schnibble quilts...
 one made out of American Jane fabrics... and of course, more Fig Tree!

I put up 14 quilts in all.

and then the last look before I left!

And a goodbye for now to those quilts! They will stay there through the holidays!

I only wish I could share how absolutely wonderful it smelled there in the pine trees!

Welded: A Quilt Pattern and a Giveaway

That's the name of the pattern... but I'm calling my quilt...

Sweet As Honey!
(because that is the fabric line)

Fat Quarter Shop and Art Gallery Fabrics have teamed up and have

a pattern to share with you!

Here is a link 
to a special video they created too!

They asked me along with several other bloggers to play along and make

this quilt (or version of) Welded!

Fat Quarter Shop has a kit available

 for their quilt is you would like 
to see it please go here.

The link for the backing is here. 

I chose my own fabric to make the Welded quilt.

At first I thought I would just make a wall hanging or some pillows for fall using the

pattern as a guide. But I really liked the pattern, so I 

whipped up the Welded quilt.

It was fun and fast to put together.

This is a very fun fabric collection by Bonnie Christine.

I first saw it back in the Spring... and the collection has

a great Spring colorway.

When I knew I was going to be a part of this 

Art Gallery Fabrics promotion...

I knew that I had to go back and pick the Sweet As Honey

Fall colorway!

I am so glad I was able to play with this luscious group!

I now have a special fall quilt... just for me!

Here is my little photo shoot of Welded:

Seriously... I know you have to love these

fabrics and the pattern too!

I showed a quilt and pillows I made back in the spring using 
Art Gallery Fabrics...

and working with this fabric, once again has me falling in love with the

feel of their fabrics. 
And I swear...I don't know why but they 
just don't wrinkle like other fabrics do. 

So... would you like to enter into a giveaway???
Fat Quarter Shop will give the winner a fat quarter bundle of
Art Gallery Fabrics... winner's choice!

   



Just go over to Fat Quarter Shop and have 
a look at the AGF  fat quarter bundles... 

and let me know which one is your favorite
 group and designer!

I will pick a winner on Monday morning!

You can find the links to these bloggers 

who are sharing their projects
 today over at Fat Quarter Shop!

Cara of That Crafty Cara

John of Quilt Dad

Kitty of Night Quilter

Dana of Old Red Barn and Co.

Michele-Renee of Quilt Matters

Corey of Little Miss Shabby

Christina of Sometimes Crafter

Sinta of Pink Pin Cushion

Jess of The Elven Garden

Svetlana of Sotak Handmade

Jemima of Tied with a Ribbon

Katarina Roccella

Caroline of Sew Caroline

Riane of Vessel Quilts

Megan of Quilt Story

Kaye of Miss Print

Natalia of Piece N Quilt

and one last picture.....

My LItle Sprouts

I am making headway on my Scrappy Sprouts quilt! I hope to have it

 finished. this weekend. The pattern was by Tracey Jay but it's going to have a change up

to resemble the one from Homespun Magazine.

I am feverishly working on my upcoming retreat! It's only three weeks away.

These things I am working on will be projects at the retreat.

This is a travel-sized pillowcase. I have made one of these for each member in my family but this pattern was new to me... by Kim at FQS in conjunction with Riley Blake.

I had to add this into our little group of projects...

It's just 6 1/2" but it could be so many things!

I found it originally here.

A camping potholder, a little addition of fabric on the side would turn it into

a perfect mug rug. I think it would be a great label for our retreat quilt project...

but most of all... I want to make it into a make-up bag!

I haven't shared photos  Evie lately and next to no photos of Elsea...

(my little sprouts)

Here is Evie when we were at the County fair over Labor Day weekend.

Is that not the look of sheer bliss?

And Else turned 5 months old this week!

She is just a sweet little cuddle bug!

Have a good weekend!

Midweek Mosaic: Opinions?

I have pinned these on Pinterest...

I can certainly see how these are quaint and have charm... but 

could you, would you do this?

And if you could... could you with one of your own quilts?

Hmm, maybe there are more important things to think about...

I'm not sure I am sold on the style.

But...

I

 would totally go to a place like this and sit on fun upholstered sofas

Quilted or otherwise!

Lily's. Viola's and Sprouts

There seems to be a theme going here!

Labor Day weekend is the annual County Fair.

I entered Coastal Lily along with a couple other quilts.

I was happy to see that I won first place along with Best of Show

for my quilt. 

My wall hanging got first place also and my other large quilt got second place.

It had been in the same category with Coastal Lily.

I have been so remiss about blogging that I don't think I have shown my progress

on Viola!

I was working on this with Nicole at Sister's Choice blog and Thelma...

Cupcake n Daisies blog. Thelma whipped up 4 blocks into a sweet little 

wall hanging and was finished pretty quickly.

Nicole and I are still working and making slow progress.

I am sure my progress is slower!

I haven't used Kaffe fabrics in a long time... but I always love

how lively a quilt will look using his bright and bold fabrics!

Here are my blocks right now.

Here is another view... more spread out.

Do you see the stem fabric?

I was reluctant to use the black and white fabric... but it just seemed 

to call out to me. 

I channeled my inner Aussie and went for it!

I'm glad I did. It's kind of  fun and gives a little attitude to the blocks!

I also am working on a Scrappy Sprouts quilt.

I am using American Jane fabrics.

I am combining a couple of features from a few of the 

patterns I have admired.

This is going to be done quickly... because I will be teaching it at my quilt 

retreat next month! 

 I have a few irons in the fire right now... and don't seem to have enough 

time to come up for air.!

We all do that don't we?

I also have a quilt exhibit in Yosemite National Park that will be at the Wawona Library for 

three months. I will be installing that next week! I don't know exactly when I will

fit it in... but it's on my calendar!

Something Sweet

I love love love Cory Yoder's book...

Playful Petals.

The quilt above is a free pattern from  Corey's blog, Little Miss Shabby.

In between losing my sweet cat Leo and having the memorial for my dad

a sweet Instagramer, Mtnrosedesigns was having a giveaway on  IG.

She had a great giveaway of Prairie precut fabric by Corey Yoder.

She also picked me to be a winner of this bundle along with the 

other winners. 

My name wasn't drawn but she added me in because she thought I 

was a hero for trying to save my Leo from the coyote that had him.

A heart breaking story...

but it was so sweet of Donna to think I did a good job of

bringing him home.

I absolutely love the bundle and the project that she made 

from her bundle of Prairie!

This will be quilting therapy in the best sense of the tern.

I look forward to playing with those beautiful fabrics.

I can't wait to see what other people are making with their bundles too!

Maybe I will just make another quilt from Playful Petals...

every one of the quilts in the book are so cute!