Sometimes...

Sometimes things don't go so well. Sometimes I have a couple of hours to sew, and nothing works. I cut fabric incorrectly. I can't figure out a pattern. I sew and nothing lines up. Nothing is finished. I want fabric I don't have. Bleah.

Welcome Spring quilt (design by Cherri House for Moda Bake Shop)

This pattern was a freebie from Moda Bake Shop (LOADS of free patterns there), designed by the talented Cherri House.  I used Moda's Hunky Dory fabrics by Chez Moi for the front, and the back is wide sheeting fabric I purchased from jackrabbit fabrics on Etsy.  This pattern was really fast, and I love the end result.  The snail applique is my own design, with a scrap of Anna Maria Horner Good Folks fabric.

Quilts at Rest Rock

Susannah, Isabelle, Caleb, and Morgan on the dock at Rest Rock

I spent the weekend over at my extended family's camp at Lake George, New York.  Lots of kids, good food and drink, water, and sunshine.  Since I started quilting last November, I've completed a total of six quilts, with several more in the works.  Five out of six quilts were together this weekend, along with their very cute owners.  I love that all of these are being used and loved...taken on car trips and to camp, cuddled up in for movie nights and brought outside for picnics.

The front of Susannah's quilt and Seahorse applique detail on the back of Sus's quilt
(seahorse pattern courtesy Elizabeth at Oh, Fransson!)

Susannah - my sweet girl

Isabelle on her quilt, and a look at the back. She was sad to leave the lake. I know just how she feels.

Caleb, his quilt, and his gorgeous mama LizO

 

Here is the first quilt I made, as modelled by Matt

Morgan and Rylie with Morgan's birthday quilt

This is the first quilt I did with a pieced binding. I really like the look, but don't think you can see it well here.

Morgan's nickname is Snail

AccuQuilt give away over at Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

The AccuQuilt fabric cutter is in the "maybe some day, like after I win the lottery" category, but it would be a seriously sweet piece of equipment.  Check out the link in order to enter a very cool giveaway over at http://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/, and while you're there, have a look at what she's been doing with her AccuQuilt.

Caroline's Christmas quilt, finished just in time for Easter

Yes, this quilt is indeed over 3 months late.  It's been sitting in my sewing room, complete except for hand sewing the back of the binding.  Way to procrastinate!  Geez, the poor kid waited long enough.

New Wave quilt

Oh, Fransson's New Wave quilt pattern - top is done. You can access the pattern & lots of info about it here: http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2010/03/new-wave-quilt.html

Mom's quilt (top)

My mom's favorite colors are sunny, bright, and summery.  Lots of yellow, green, blue, red - all bright, no muddy colors.  She definitely shows her Scandinavian heritage through her color preferences.  So for this quilt, I used a lot of Heather Bailey fabrics, along with a smattering of Amy Butler and Paula Prass for Michael Miller.  I'm working on some pieced squares for the back.  I'm not sure the colors really show well in these pictures, so I may attempt another photo shoot.  The pattern is Turning Twenty, which uses 20 fat quarters.  I've read about people sewing this quilt pattern as a break from more complicated projects.  It's true that it's very easy, and it made me happy to use big pieces of these pretty fabrics.