Cowbow quilt

Here is a blue and brown baby quilt made with just blocks and strips. I love EQ. You can create anything. This was a special request quilt for a 2nd cousin on the way. The nursery is blue and brown so the grandmother wanted something like this. I used the Udder Cowboy fabric with the shoofly print for the blocks and the paisley for the border.

Neck Coollers

Thomas and I made 16 Neck Coolers today in preparation to our trip to the Navajo Nation in Arizona. We will be teaching VBS all week in the mornings and maybe working outside later in the day. Neck coolers will be needed to chill us out. Thomas did most of the initial sewing and filling the tubes with the granules. I then would sew the sections for the granules in place. Doesn't he look like he was having fun. He does a great job sewing. We did the men neck coolers in Texas fabric and the ladies in bluebonnet fabric. When we get back home he is going to make one for him with baseball fabric.

Happy 4th of July to you all.

No time to sew

I try to make time to sew and find that all the other things on the priority list are winning out due to the deadlines that are enforce. I have started my pillow shams for my bed that will coordinate with my new years eve mystery quilt that lies lonesome with no pillows. Started is better than nothing I suppose.

This next month is going to really busy. I have church camp with the girls I work with at church (my dear hubby will be processing orders for me), then a few days of vacation, a week off to prepare for a mission trip I am going on to Arizona in July. Next time I will have a chance to sew is mid July. July is Dad's 75th birthday. The girls in the family will hopefully get together for our 2nd annual girls retreat. We may let the 2nd generation of girls join this year which should be fun.

One of my deadlines was ordering my fabric for fall - Decisions, Decisions. Bright colors are on the horizon for fall delivery with spring quilts in mind. I love the greens that are on the market now. Keep watching my website for more to come since I do have fabric coming in monthly.

Picture for this month is our new calf Juno. Inspiration for this picture post is the Udder Cowboy fabric that is in stock - way cute for that baby boy quilt you need to create.

Pauly cat is ready for summer

This is actually last years picture but I love it. It is time for the pool here in Texas.

Sweet Honeybun

I have found that working with precuts is such a fun chalenge. I know I have said that before. Here is a baby size quilt top I made from adapting Pieces from My Heart

Pattern Dutch Treat

. I scaled down the blocks to 3 by 3 from 5 by 6. I then added a little faux piping treatment around the inner border. Lastly for the outer border I used leftovers from mu Sweet Honeybun to make rail fence blocks for a finishing touch. All that was required was a pattern for inspiration, 1 Sweet Honeybun, 3/4 yard of Bella Solid white for blocks and inner border, 1/4 yard Bella Solid pink for inner border and of course the binding and backing.

Tilt a Whirl Quilt Top Completed

It was time for a fun Jelly Roll Project so I decided on Tilt a Whirl by Quilt Moments. I love Quilt Moments patterns because there are so many options for building your quilt. I chose a Maypole Jelly Roll and a yellow marble for the setting triagles. I experimented with different border options and then went with the Jelly Roll left overs. Jelly Rolls are so fun becuase so much less cutting.

Zippity Doo Dah

Zippity Doo Dah is such a fun patriotic fabric line by Sandy Gervais. I had to use the panel to make a stars and stripes wall hanging. Well the wall hanging grew a bit to almost a throw size. Panels make for quick fun projects when you just add a few blocks and borders. Check out the Zippity Doo Dah line at www.SuzzettsFabric.com