Fall 2011 Bloggers' Quilt Festival!

Amy from Amy's Creative Side is hosting another edition of the Bloggers' Quilt Festival. This is when everyone gets to show their work online & be inspired by others.

Here is my entry this year! I'm particularly excited about it because it's one of Amy's patterns from the book she recently published - Modern Basics. This quilt is going to my friend who lives in Ireland & is about to have a baby girl!

Spring 2011 Bloggers Quilt Festival

Hi everyone! Yes, I'm still alive! I'm just now able to have some time for quilting. Jake just turned 1 on Cinco de Mayo! I don't have any current finished projects, but I want to participate in the 2011 Spring Blogger's Quilt Festival:



I want to showcase the quilt I made for my niece, Kayla. It's special to me because of the technique & the fact that this is the book that inspired me to get into quilting. It was refreshing to see a modering take on quilting vs. the "grandma" uber-traditional ones I was used to.

The pattern is from Spectacular Scraps & the whole idea is to make a scrap quilt from 2 color families from half-square triangles. First you see the overall design of the quilt, then your eye is drawn in to all the different fabrics. It's so fun to do! I love scrap quilts! This one is made in hot pinks & blacks.







I'm currently working on a light blue and chocolate brown quilt like this for my friend Ginger, who is expecting a baby boy, Sebastian. I'll post that one after I give it to her. I only have until 6/5/11, so I have to hurry!

Make sure you go check out the rest of the quilt festival here. It so fun to see all the different kinds of quilts out there & get inspiration.

2010 Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival

Hi everyone! I am so excited to be entering Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival for the first time! Amy's blog is only one of 2 I actually read every day! She is so creative & awesome! It's so great that she organizes this festival. Basically everyone shares a quilt & what it means to them & what they learned while doing it.

Mine has to be the quilt I made my mom from my grandma's clothes. :)



Mamaw passed away in January 2005. I held onto her dresses for a long time, unwilling to cut into them. Finally in 2009 I bit the bullet. I got a glass of wine & laid out all her dresses to get started.



I had some help along the way!



Obviously the quilt is very special because Mamaw was my mom's mom & played a huge part in all our lives. My sisters & I used to spend the night at their house on weekend & they let us make mud pies & drink lots of Yoohoos. I gave this to my mom at Christmas last year & she loved it.



That's my most special quilt! I have more fabric left from Mamaw's dresses & I plan to make a quilt for myself & my sister. I have no time frame though. I'm now a mom of 2 boys & own a wedding planning business so my time is limited!

Enjoy the rest of the quilts!

Here's my Etsy wish list for craftgossip.com’s giveaway!

Craft Gossip is doing a giveaway!
3 lucky winners will receive their etsy wish list + shipping! Here’s what I’m hoping to win!

Quick 3D Sampler Quilt Pattern by ReannaLily Designs - $9.00
Quilted Bookmark - $3.50
Sale - Make Life Charm pack by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics - $6.50
Moda Fandango Charm Pack - $7.75
Super Hero Cape - $10.00
Robert Kaufman Half Yard Bundle - $16.00
Playday by SEI for Robert Kaufman Fat Quarter Bundle - $40.00
SALE Wheels White Map by My Mind's Eye for Riley Blake Fabric 1 yard - $6.95
TOTAL - $99.70
If you have a blog or Facebook page, and you would like to have your name entered in the giveaway, see this post from Craft Gossip.

I participated in Amy's Creative Side's One Thing One Week Challenge.

I made a nap mat for Jared. It's not perfect, but I'm pretty proud of it! It's cute & Jared loves it! I got it done in a week, so yay for me!

I entered a quilt giveaway!

We quilters hardly ever make quilts for ourselves. I haven't yet, that's for sure! So I entered a quilt giveaway on Craftopotamus! Check out her beautiful quilt. I WANT IT!

Hello out there! I need to get this going again!

Long time, no blog! I am getting back into my quilting hobby after having baby Jake! Here's the latest picture of him! He's almost 4 months old!



So....apparently anyone who's anyone in quilting has a blog, so I've got to get on this! I don't know anything about having a cool-looking blog, so bear with me!

I'm going to participate in Amy's Creative Side's One Thing One Week Challenge.

I'm going to make a nap mat for Jared. Here's the tutorial from Jenny Garland, a fellow Dallas Modern Quilt Guild member:

Nap Mat

Here's hers:





I'm making mine out of this fabric from Joann:



I have to have it done by Sunday and I might win a charm pack!