For My Bookshelf

(photo borrowed from Pinterest)

Have you seen this quilt from Market?

It's by Laundry Basket Quilts.

Edyta has a new book that has just been released...

The quilt is called Quilter's Patch.

The photography is so beautiful in this book!

The Fat Quarter Shop will be starting a Block of the Month 

program to make this quilt... if you are interested!

It will begin in January.

Here is the information on it.

I would love a garden like this!

And until next Spring...

I have this book to look at!

I might make the quilt and use my stash but the 

BOM is very appealing... for only $20 ish  per month.

FQS is always very generous with their fabrics

 and 

pick the perfect ones...

 taking that headache out of the equation! 

I for one wouldn't miss a Laundry Basket Quilts book.

I love them all!

100 Small Blocks

Something else I finished.

It's a pattern from the book 

Modern Heritage Quilts.

I love this book! 

This is the best photo I have right now. 

I'm still daylight challenged...

I think I actually finished it on a rainy weekend.

I used my leftovers from a project earlier this year. 

There are a variety of low volume fabrics and

a dash of Zen Chic.

It was a perfect pattern for it... it just uses the 

smallest of scraps!

There are 100 of the small plus blocks... fair warning!

I also used the same leftovers in this quilt.

I had purchased this unique panel and a junior layer cake.

I don't usually like panels but this one was so artsy!

I had it finished pretty quickly (an advantage of using a panel)

even though there are about 100 blocks in it.

At least these are 4 1/2" blocks... the quilt above was 3 1/2" blocks.

It's called Thicket.

The pattern can be found for free. 

Here is another free pattern using Thicket at Moda Bake Shop.

I have a couple of little things to make using the leftover panel animals...

maybe a little pillow and a stuffed toy with ribbon tags on it.

It is going to be for the arrival of my grand little...

coming December 1st!

Or maybe... this:

(photo borrowed from Stacy Bloomfield's photo at Moda's blog)

I was feeling good about getting it finished and to my long arm quilter...

but my LAQ liked it so much that she requested a little trade...

An offer

I couldn't 

refuse!

I will be making another  one...

but not until the first of the year!

(I'm not showing her the tote though)!

Celebrating October in November and Thinking about December

I have been challenged every since the time change!

Maybe even prior to it.

It's been dark when I get up in the morning and 

dark when I return home from work.

And a new discover...

I haven't driven in the dark in a long time... my eyes are

having a heck of a time with those headlights from

oncoming cars!

I am able to be a little productive in the mornings...

but it is terrible trying to get photographs!

I was happy to complete this quilt from Simply Retro book.

It's called Vintage! 

I have been hoarding this line of fabric for a couple of years...

and knew that I needed a pattern that would compliment the large

scale of the prints.

I like the way it turned out...

I'm calling it October Skies after the line of fabric.

I am trying to get some of my "outstanding" projects out of the way...

so I can switch gears and think about Christmas!

Celebrating October in November and Thinking about December

I have been challenged every since the time change!

Maybe even prior to it.

It's been dark when I get up in the morning and 

dark when I return home from work.

And a new discover...

I haven't driven in the dark in a long time... my eyes are

having a heck of a time with those headlights from

oncoming cars!

I am able to be a little productive in the mornings...

but it is terrible trying to get photographs!

I was happy to complete this quilt from Simply Retro book.

It's called Vintage! 

I have been hoarding this line of fabric for a couple of years...

and knew that I needed a pattern that would compliment the large

scale of the prints.

I like the way it turned out...

I'm calling it October Skies after the line of fabric.

I am trying to get some of my "outstanding" projects out of the way...

so I can switch gears and think about Christmas!

A Little Bit Sooner... than Later

hAPpY nOVeMBeR!

I officially started listening to 

shhh... holiday music

today!

I have had some technical difficulties with my phone...

not holding a charge...

therefore... between that and the rain

I haven't 

had any good photos to share!

But the first thing I need to share is the super cute sewing machine

cover that was a gift to me from my friend Paulette!

(she teaches at In Between Stitches in Livermore...

I think it could become a class there soon)

Anyway,

she always attends my retreat with her fun group

and always has something special for me and my retreat partner!

 I got this Halloween themed Camper

which is so ME! 

I just wish I could open the door and invite you in!!!

Virginia got a red white and blue camper... complete with banner too!

The retreat was lots of fun and the food was great... so was the weather...

but for some reason...

I needed this entire last week to re-cooperate from 

the weekend extravaganza.

I feel regrouped now and 

me sewing room even got reorganized!

Speaking of organizing...

I got happy mail!

It's Lori Holt's Scrappy  Project Planner book!

From the Fat Quarter Shop!

It came with fun accessories... and in the back of the planner...

is 4 new fun scrappy quilt patterns from Lori Holt!

This looks like fun! 

I think I particularly like the part of organizing my

projects. Keeping all of that in my head

has, on occasion, not worked out so well.

Honest.

Just Sunday...

 I was working on a project and 

had a nagging thought something was missing...

as I worked on my 100 31/2" blocks

(to be showing you soon... like after it stops raining)

and sure enough...

when I got down to making the last 8.

I found

my missing little bag of already half way prepared blocks.

Now that is a real dilemma. 

I can either make the quilt larger and continue making little

blocks or I could even make a second quilt...

because wouldn't another 100 blocks be fun to make (?)

(this is where I wish there was a font for sarcasm)

What to do.

Maybe this Scrappy Organizer should have arrived a little bit sooner!