Dutch Tulip Blog Hop

Are you ready for April showers... bring May flowers?

It's almost April... and today we have a little more than sprinkles

outside!

I love tulips... and I am ready to get out there and garden...

once it stops raining anyway!

So the next best thing is to make flowers and

quilt, of course!

This is a new pattern by It's So Emma and

the quilt below was made by our wonderful 

Fat Quarter Shop

friends!

They asked me to play along...

and I was more than happy to play with the Dutch Tulips pattern!

I love white tulips so I tried out my first block with white=ish fabrics.

The blocks are so fast and fun to make...

that my garden of tulips kept growing fast!

I decided that I wanted my tulips to be a wall hanging...

so I altered the setting of the pattern.

I just got finished redecorating my home for a fresh spring look...

and I think this will be a nice addition!

I'm working on the binding now... 

and can't wait to hang this up in my house...

it's so cheerful!

I would love to make this pattern again for the guest room...

it's so welcoming!

Thanks Fat Quarter Shop for letting me play along in the 

blog hop!

Tonya from The Crafty Mummy

Taunja from Carried Away Quilting

Connie from Freemotion by the River

Sinta from Pink Pincushion

Melissa from Happy Quilting Melissa

Kim from Persimon Dreams

Kristen from Three in the Nest

Erica from Confessions of a Homeschooler

Alyce from Blossom Hearts Quilts

Patty from Elm Street Quilts

Lucy from Charm About You

Fat Quarter Shop is having a giveaway over on their blog today too...
so, be sure to enter!

Thanks for stopping by!

oh, and check out the Dutch Tulip video by Fat Quarter Shop on

You Tube too!

Midweek Mosaic: Spring Color Inspiration

 I'm looking forward to Spring equinox this month 

and the time change this weekend...

I've already ditched wearing socks.

I will be shedding other winter outer wear

as soon as possible...

so today I'm adding color with the
anticipation of gardens coming into bloom!

(photos are from my board on Pinterest, although I know that

the Flowering Snowball quilt is by Red Pepper Quits)

I would love to have a Dog like this!

Taking a "Sunday Drive"!

 Good morning people!

Today I get to show you a little something that I was able to

work on...

Morning Glory is the sweetest new pattern by

It's So Emma!

Here is a photo of the version by Fat Quarter Shop...

Take that pattern and the Sunday Drive fabric by Pat Sloan 

(that has just been released)

and you have a fun quilt that 

would be a great lap quilt... or picnic quilt...

but

since the pattern comes with fabric requirements 

and instructions for all bed sizes...

you can pick the right size for you!

I think this quilt will be my new "go to" quilt!

It looks a bit more difficult than 

it is!

Pat Sloan's fabrics are always so much fun...

and she has designed a wonderful 

batik group that coordinates with the

printed Sunday Drive pieces in the collection.

I decided to play with the batik group of Sunday Drive...

but I think it would be fun to mix the entire collection

and get all of that texture!

I added sashing between the blocks 

for my 9 block wall hanging

version

to give it a little

 extra sparkle with

 the cornerstones.

I'm thinking that I would like to 

make 4 of block A and

 4 blocks of B

to make a couple of accent pillows for spring.

Can you visualize that?

Please stop by Jolly Jabber to see the list of

other bloggers that 

used the Morning Glory pattern

and Pat Sloan's adorable new spring collection!

Have a good Monday!

It's Been a Quiet Week

I have been so quiet... 

time slipped away from me 

and

I forgot to post 

anything this week!

Last Saturday my DIL and her mom

hosted the 5th annual Tea Party!

The table looked so cute... 

and the food was absolutely 

fabulous!

I had to take a quick couple of photos before it really got

started... because once you add a dozen and a half women...

well, you know!

I think this year was the best one yet...

we really should do it more often!

I have been trying to resist...

but I finally caved and 

ordered this sweet fabric group: Vintage Daydream

I love the pinks and the yellows

(hmmm, I just realized that I seem to be on a 

pink/yellow combo color kick)

but, I don't know which pattern to use for these 

sweet fat quarters...

should I Swoon again??

Any thoughts out there???

I'm playing along with Amy at 

Amy's Creative Side...

she is hosting a month long photo of the day...

the first one was a selfie...

So, here I am!

Keep an eye out for other pictures

on my Instagram feed!

Have a good weekend!