Team Hooker Silent Auction

Team Hooker Silent Auction is 9/21/2012 at the Italy HS football game. Details are available on this Italy Neotribune link about the Hooker family.

Several ladies were in my shop from the local 'Our House in Milford' quilt retreat center shopping for Moda Layer Cakes recently. They told me all about the 'Double Slice Layer Cake Quilt' pattern. You can find a how to video on youtube. I watched the youtube video by the Missouri Quilt Co. At any rate, I loved the quilt pattern and knew it would be perfect for a fabric line with several different colors. When I read about the Team Hooker silent auction I knew I had to make something for this sweet lady and her family. I spotted a Flora Layer Cake in the shop and went to work Friday sewing up a fun bright "Wake you up in the morning!" quilt. The quilt measures approximately 65 by 73 inches and is quilted using random heart and squiggle doodles. The backing is a coordinating green with tiny orange flowers circle print from the fabric line.

If you are local be sure and support Team Hooker by bidding on items donated for the auction on Friday, September 21st.

Here is the picture of the quilt on the front porch rocker.

Twisted Lasagna

My daughter likes the lasagna strip quilt so much that she put a new twist on it. She took one of our new Simply Color Junior Jelly Rolls and made the lasagna strip quilt. This junior jelly only has 20 strips of ombre fabric so it was an odd shape. My brilliant daughter decided to cut it up into 16x16 squares. She then turned them different directions added 3 inch sashing. I think it turned out really cute and I love the colors.

iCozy

My daughter wanted to make an iPad cover so she got online in search of a good pattern. In her search she found some patterns by Whistlepig Creek Productions. She could not decide so we ordered 3 different patterns. She chose the iCozy pattern to start on. She chose 2 coordinating fat quarters from the Sofie line. She was so excited when she finished because this was a fun and easy pattern to complete. I think it turned out cute.



The inside has a cute pocket and elastic corners to hold the iPad in place.

Terrain Fabric line by Moda.

Fall Quilt Market 2011

Well we are on our journey home from market. We saw so many wonderful things this year. We are very excited for all our new treasures. Here are a few of my favorite things at market:

American Jane always does great work.


We loved all the great patterns from Creative Sewlutions.





Can\\\'t wait for the new lines from Moda to come in.





And finally a view of the market floor first thing this morning.

Great Bandana Quilt Challenge

Are you up to the challenge of creating an original 'Bandana Quilt' for the "Great Bandana Quilt Challenge?" You will need to incorporate at least one Cherish Bandana as well as one of the ez Quilting Simpli-Ez Pink triangles, squares or the Pink Ribbon template into your quilt that must measure 45 by 54 inches. The first place prize is being valued at $1000. You need to get started soon because the entry must be received by Simplicity by July 1, 2011. More information is available at www.suzzettsfabric.com. Click here to access the website page with information about the "Great Bandana Quilt Challenge".

You will see on my website a picture of my sweet Mom who died from breast cancer six years ago this May. I know that many of my quilter friends have experienced firsthand the challenge of breast cancer. I want to encourage you all to make a quilt, pillow or something fun that would encourage a special person in your life who is battling this disease. You could use your sewing talents to donate a quilt to use as a fund raiser for a friend who is raising money for the Susan G Komen 3-Day Cancer Walk.

You can also create a quilt for a Relay for Life fund raiser. Speaking of Relay for Life, I am donating all proceeds from the sale of the Sweet Cakes Cupcake products found on my website to Relay for Life from February through April 2011. Click the Sweet Cakes Icon to see the Sweet Cakes products.

Fun Flower Gifts

I am having fun making gifts using my Fun Flower Fabric from LakeHouse Dry Goods by Holly Holderman. I created an apron using a free download pattern found on the All People Quilt Website.
Using a towel and fabric remnants I made a hand towel to hang on the fridge.

Join the Brownie Point fun by checking out the Holly Blog where you will find a different shop featured daily.


Order the Fast Flowers Quilt Kit on SuzzettsFabric Website to be eligible for a Fat Quarter Bundle of Fun Flowers fabric.



A donation to the local SPCA will be made for each Fast Flowers quilt kit purchased from SuzzettsFabric


Pictured below are my three Border Collies getting ready to play a little basket ball. Scooby, the red collie I am petting, is the ball handler as well as the lead cow dog.

Holly Holderman will be hosting a Fun Quilting Event on her Blog featuring the quilt she calls "Brownie Points" found on the Quilts & More magazine, Winter 2010, website as "Fast Flowers". The pattern is available as a free download on the magazine's website All People Quilt LINK HERE.

You can see the quilt which will be available when the Brownie Point Fun begins December 13th by clicking HERE. Keep watching the Holly Blog for the fun prizes from Holly's personal stash. I will also be offering a Fun Flower Fat Quarter drawing on my website so watch for details.

Pictured below is an apron I made using Fun Flowers Fabric. Inspiration for the apron was from the Purdent Baby web site tutorial called Fat Quarter Apron. I chose to use a half yard of fabric and large pink ric rac.