A Recap of October And What's on the List

For as busy as I was last month... there isn't a whole lot that
got accomplished in my sewing room.

One of the two things I finished in October was

another quilt from the Scrap Basket Sensations book.

I love it in the Christmas colors and with the polka dot borders.

I used nothing but stash fabric too!

I enjoyed making this pattern again.

My only other accomplishment was a Schnibbles quiltlette.

I call it T and the Ladybug Picnic.

A few things that I didn't get done but would like to

finish up with is.......

the binding on this Vintage Dishes quilt.

I have been making blocks for the sew along with Kellie over at

Charming Chatter. I actually have made most of the blocks now!

I have this wonderful bundle of Nine Dot and I have been waiting and watching

all of the different versions of Swoon... and I think I finally have the combination

I want here. The perfect match for me!

I have loved seeing all of the different quilts being made out there in blogland.

I especially liked a Halloween version I saw.

But this is the fabric that really did make me Swoon!

Yes, I have another Schnibbles started... yes, I am addicted.

This one is Full House, but I will be calling it

Beach Houses.

I actually found a notepad (buried) on my cutting table...

looks like this is what I had in mind plus a couple more.

I think that must be a note to myself for projects that include

November as well as December.

So much to do, and not enough time to do it in.

Finishes and New Beginnings

Sad to see Le Petite finish...

but there are always new beginnings.



I loved seeing the parade and seeing how so many of you did all 12 of the projects too!

Honorable mentions to those, like me, who made most of the quilts...

and gave it a good try!

I think Sherri even scrambled and missed a month or two as well.

It certainly isn't easy to accomplish when you are so busy with

all of the everyday things that need to get done too.

So, even though we are all winners... 

  Well, there seems to be a little something special for some of our Le Petite  parade people!

                                        

Carrie Nelson (Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.) is awarding a roll of her wonderful fabric "Nine Dots"

along with a layer cake of Little Gatherings to a couple of you!

(photos borrowed from Hawthorne Threads and FQS)

The recipients are:

Joyce

and

Michele

 

and also a winner for a Quilt Taffy gift certificate...

which goes to........

Carol

and one more winner...

Leah

that will be getting a gift certificate from Quilter's Paradise!


oh wait... and just one more...
Sherri and I are putting a little something together for one more person...

Sandie, from Crazy Bout Quilts!

Thanks for playing along, thanks for coming to see what everybody has created and

a special thanks to our wonderful Quilt Shops for the prizes...

and maybe a special thank you to the designers of

the patterns we got to play with!

Speaking of finishes and beginnings...
Sherri and I aren't finished yet...
We will be starting up again at the beginning of 2012 with Another Year of Schnibbles and More
I will be sure to announce the details as soon as Sherri and I have them!


And then there are beginnings of another kind.......

I wanted to show you a photo of the quilt a friend of mine made... 

her son is getting married this weekend

and this is her gift to the lucky couple:

She designed the pattern herself.

Winery's and golfing are a big part of the couple's lives

so she wanted to give it a Tuscany feel.

The LAQ embellished the vines a little more in the quilting.

 

Isn't it a beautiful gift?

Le Petite Grand Finale

HI! I have missed you all this last week or so!

Thank you for all your nice comments and thoughts for me.

It's nice to be back in blogville with you again.

And... to celebrate with a parade ta' boot!

I am so excited to revisit your collections of Le Petite projects!

Although I have been "absent" from blogville, I have taken

a few minutes to look at my emails here and there

when I have had a moment to relax.

I love seeing the quilts that were made during the past year for

Le Petite... I know you are going to love seeing them too!

It gets me all reved up to do it again!!!

Here are some of my quilts from the year...

Time is running short so I will settle for half of the collection of  Le Petite.

But most importantly...

here are the quilts from the Le Petite participants!!!

This collection was created by Allison, Cardygirl blog.

Did you count them? Yes, all 12 were completed!

This collage of gorgeous quilts is

from Joyce... from And Sew On blog.

Don't the quilts look great together?

You really really need to see her quilts individually on Joyce's blog!

Here is a picture of Endless Summer by Shannon from Nunus Quilting World blog.

I kive the color placement and the bright fabrics she used. This was a fun quilt to make.

This collection is just beautiful and almost needs no introduction...

since Buster is posed in most of the photos here...

we know that these were created by Carol at Carol's Crafty Creations blog!

I grabbed this picture from LeAnn's blog post at Sewing Straight Stitches that shows all of her

Le Petite quilts because this also had Tuley Bear photographed with the quilt!

Go over to LeAnn's blog to see all of her other sweet quilts!

I love this one here by Leah... aka Quilted Delights. I love the way this one came together..

and you will want to see all of her other creations for Le Petite on her blog!

Do you not just love this one? It's Paganini.

Kim at Kim's Big Quilting Adventure... is very

adventurous with her patterns! You have to check out her parade of Le Petite quilts 

on her blog!

And from Paws for Stitching blog,

here is a beautiful version of  Butter Churn by Dorothy.

Does this give you any ideas for a quilt holiday gift???

This  is one of Kay's quilts from Le Petite...

she sent me all the pictures and I attempted to make a collage of them, however a few just wouldn't cooperate! So, here are MOST of Kay's other lovely creations!

And here is a sample of the delightful quilts from Red Door Quilting



I love this quilt... and now I need to go make another Honeycomb!

Newly added to the parade:



This is Full House and is from Sandie at Crazy Bout Quilts...
you can see the rest of her collection on her blog!
She always made fun little twists to her  projects!


This is Endless Summer from Michele at Island Life Quilts...
lots more eye candy over at her blog!

There are a few more gorgeous quilts to see over at
May's blog: Krisp Quilts. I love her style and her photography too!

Thank you to everyone who played along this past year.

Your quilts are amazing and inspirational!

Thanks for sharing your talent and making each month so much fun too!

I will look forward to the first of the year when Sherri and I start up

Another Year of Schnibbles!

I guess that means that we need to start getting busy and get prepared for January! 

   

A Change of Season

A little change in the season and
a few things are going on that have my attention right now.
I think I will be away from blogville for a short while...
while I tend to some other life stuff.
But I hope I will at least be able to visit you on your blogs here and there.

I know there must be some kind of analogy for having a collage of dress forms...
but I just like them and I like seeing what people do with them.


See you soon!
(photos from a varitey of places including Maison Douce)