Mendocino Quilt

 I finally dove in and quilted it. I went back and forth on what I wanted for the backing since Mendocino is so hard to find. 

 I love the mermaids!

 For the back I picked out this minky and kept the quilting simple.

 I am really glad I had the guts to cut into this instead of stare at it. 

Now I may be brave enough to do it again!

Happy Friday! 

Briar Rose + Bizzy Kid

Happy New Year! I am happy to show you my first quilt for 2014. I am a huge fan of Heather Ross and couldn't pass up her most recent line Briar Rose.  

 I backed the quilt in this beautiful pink and red strawberry fabric. 

 I paired Briar Rose with some Lizzy House jewels in green, pink, and orange. 

 I have been wanting to revisit the bizzy kid pattern by cluck cluck sew. The bizzy kid pattern comes in 2 sizes a kid size and a twin. I made the twin size. 

I hope to be here more often in 2014 and share all the things I am up to. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Red and Black

 It's been nice to be back making quilts. This quilt was for a friend that went in for heart surgery. Her surgery scheduled for couple weeks away then it was bumped up to a couple of days away. It was a rush but I got it done. 

 I used red and black out of my stash and a big black and white polka dot for the back. 

So glad I can share with my friends and loved ones! Hope to be back here with a couple more finishes before 2014. 

Lately

For those of you who already follow me on instagram I apologize in advance for the repeat of pictures. 

 Eiffel Tower journal

 This motorcycle was a fun change to add to a journal. 

 I made these colored pencil rolls for upcoming boutiques. My daughter who is 3 loves hers. She always knows if she is missing one.

 

 More Camera Straps made.

 

 I played with some applique on tea towels. 

For quilt group I made this dutch pinwheel block. 

And last but not least a paper pieced ski boot for our second quilt group block. Now that my kids are back in school I hope to get a little more done. 

Full Moon Lagoon

 It has been a busy couple of weeks preparing for upcoming boutiques. I thought I would share a couple of things in the works at the moment.

 First off I had 5 inch squares of this collection cut up and sitting for the past couple of months and finally decided to get at least the top completed. 

Since fall is around the corner I thought a little leaf garland was in order. I used a old stencil I had for a template to make the leaves and sewed right through the middle to connect them. 

Spoonflower Buses

Well it's Friday again already and the time has been flying by. I have had a busy week of boutique prep, swimming, and soccer. I started off with the green camper van fabric from spoonflower and used the colors to coordinate the rest of the fabrics.

 My little shorty just had to have a photo with the quilt like her brother.

For the back I used a Denyse Schmidt print from Joann's. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! I will be back next week to share my goodies for the boutique.

Newlyweds

 I needed some inspiration to make a soon to be married family member a quilt for her new home. I secretly asked her sister to give me an idea of her decorating style. She sent me a picture of a pillow she had recently purchased at Anthropologie. 

 The pillow has two sides so I wanted  to make two quilt tops back to back to mimic the pillow.

This quilt was a fun challenge because it is not something I normally make in style or color scheme. Crossing my fingers that she loves it. 

 One of the sides folded over so you get the idea of how each side looks. 

I am linking up over here. Thank you for stopping by.

Road trip 2

 I am calling this one road trip 2 since this is my second attempt at this pattern. 

If your not familiar with this pattern it's free and you can find it here.

 The pattern is fast and easy and fun. You could easily make it in a larger size or a girl version as well. 

 A peak at the back.

Thank you for stopping by! I am linking up over at finish it up Friday.

Transportation Quilt

 When I start a quilt I usually find fabrics I like together and then figure out my backing later. This quilt went in the reverse. I had this cute transportation flannel but I didn't have any ideas. 

 I decided to go with half square triangles in solids.

It turned out to be perfect for a little boy.

I think I will try using up some of my other fabrics this way as well. I am linking up over at here.

Picnic Quilt

 We have had super hot weather where I live. Hot weather = I either go swimming or stay inside. 

 I had a bunch of half square triangles made up but they never made it into a quilt. All of the fabric is from Denyse's picnic fairgrounds line. I had a lot of fun just playing around with all the things you can do with half square triangles.

 Perfect for a Picnic.

 I used a organic blue sheet for the back.

Lots of family, friends, fireworks, and BBQ's are on the agenda for us. 

Hope you have a wonderful and safe 4th of July! 

Patchwork

  I have had a great summer so far with lots of fun and sewing.  When my scraps get out of control I  usually cut them up into 5 inch squares. They are perfect  for future projects like this quilt. I definitely recommend it for times when you need to make a quilt quickly.

 I also took the opportunity to practice the orange peel quilting method. Mine are more like butterflies because they are all very unique and not uniform.

 Feeling Groovy flannel stripe for the back.

 Thanks for stopping in.

Another One

Hopefully you are not sick of seeing all of these chevron quilts. I had this top done along with the others but lost the motivation to finish it until now. 

I used all Kona solids. 

I am loving the yellow and grey combination lately. 

 Folksy flannel for the back and farmdale in grey for the binding.

Earlier this week I was contacted about this little boy and his family. I sent a couple of quilts they will auction off at an upcoming fundraiser. I was so glad she contacted me and I could contribute.

I will be linking up to finish it up Friday. I hope you all have a great weekend.