Friday Night Sew In...

I got some sewing done yesterday....

I made 2 more blocks for my Log Cabin Spools.  I haven't worked on it for a while.  I want to try and make a couple of blocks each week.  It is and will be a long going project.  I like how it is turning out.

The other day while cleaning up in the sewing room I came across these blocks.  Don't remember what I was going to make with them.  I decided to sew them together and make a Table Topper.  I'm hoping to practice some free motion quilting on it.

I made the first 2 blocks for the Temecula Quilt Co. Blessings quilt.  They are so cute.  The 3rd block is out but I ran out of steam.

I really enjoy these Friday Night Sew Ins.  I seem to get so much done. 

Woke up this morning with a very sore throat so not doing much today.  Although it is beautiful out.  But no energy.

BTW.. Happy Saint Patrick's Day to all.

Hugs, Cathy

I Almost Forgot to Tell You

After we got back from visiting my son and his family Terry and I went to a quilt show.
It was the Great Lakes Heritage Quilters Quilt Show.

It was fun and the quilts were beautiful.  Best of all I ran into friends I hadn't seen in years.

Here are the quilts....Enjoy!

A friend of mine worked on this quilt.

A beautiful Antique quilt.

The owner of the Antique quilt did a modern version of it.

As you can see I am partial to hand appliqued quilts.  I hoped you enjoyed my little quilt show.  Hope you are working on something quilty today.  Me...I'm attaching the second border to my Scrap Squad quilt.

Hugs, Cathy

My Design Wall

With being on the Scrap Squad I am working on something I can't show.  So I took a few days off to work on some projects.

Here is the next round of my Jubilee Quilt.

I paper pieced the border blocks.  I'm hoping to have time today to sew the border on the center block today.  I played with a lot of different blocks on EQ and like this one the most.

I also made a few more Spool Blocks.

I only get to make a few blocks at a time but at least it is growing.  Some day I make actually make a quilt from these 5" blocks.

Here is a sneak peak at the second Scrap Squad quilt....

This is going to be the second border of the quilt.  Once done with this I have one more plain border and then I can decide how to quilt it.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting.  Wishing you a quilty day.

Hugs, Cathy

I Joined the Jubilee Project

Lori at Humble Quilts and a few friends started the Jubilee Project.  Lori is turning 50 this year and to celebrate is making a Jubilee Quilt.  She invited others to join.  Luckily you didn't have to be turning 50...I'm a bit passed that. 

My Jubilee quilt will be a Christmas Quilt. (All these years of quilting and I really don't have one).  It will celebrate my husband's retirement last October and our 23rd Anniversary earlier this month.

Here is what I came up with....

This is my center of my Medallion Quilt.  Now to figure out what goes next....lol

Still working on my next Quiltmaker's Scrap Squad quilt.  I really like this one.  Did you enjoy my post on Quiltmaker's Blog ?  I had so much fun putting it together.  You need to check out their blog on a daily basis.  Not only do they show the quilts that the Scrap Squad has made, they have really nice giveaways.  Today they are having a giveaway for some fabric and books.

Hope you are having a wonderful day.

Hugs, Cathy

As Promised...

Here is a picture of my quilt (Chain Reaction) for Quiltmaker Magazine....

I had so much fun working on this quilt.  One thing that I didn't share on Quiltmaker's Blog is I ran out of the background fabric (because of piecing errors) and had to substitute a different fabric.  Luckily you can't tell.  And then I didn't know what fabric to use for the binding so I bought some fabric similar to the background.  Sure am glad they all blended well.

You really should bookmark Quilmaker's blog Quilty Pleasures not just to see my quilts (big smile) but for all the wonderful information on it.  They also have so many giveaways.  Right now they are giving away some quilt tops.  So please check it out.

Hugs, Cathy

Check it out

I'm so excited.  My quilt is revealed on Quiltmaker's blog Quilty Pleasures.  Woo Hoo!!

They posted it in my own words.  I will post a picture of my quilt here later this week.

Here's the address:  http://www.quiltmaker.com/blogs/quiltypleasures/

Here's a peak at my practice blocks.  Sure glad I practiced.

So step on over to Quiltmaker's blog and let me know what you think.

Have a great day.

Hugs, Cathy

I've Got Something to Show You

I don't know if I told you but we celebrated our 23 wedding anniversary while visiting our son.  Terry said he had a present for me at home.  Yesterday he finally got around to giving it to me.  And here it is...

Isn't it a beauty.  It has fabrics from the 1860's to the 1920's.  I really love it.  It is a good thing he likes quilts as much as I do.  Yep...he did good.

On Thursday we went to my new favorite store..IKEA.  We had gone before and I saw these units that held 6 wire baskets each.  It worked out to 30 dollars a unit.  Well lets just say my sewing room definitely needed some storage help.  I talked Terry into letting me get 4 units.  It took me 3 days to build them, fill them and I'm still cleaning.  But I now have a new home for my fat quarters, and projects I'm working on.  However, I still have 3 or 4 storage boxes of FQ that I need to find room.  But that's for another day.  Here are what they look like.

For the first time in years I can actually walk straight to my sewing table without bumping into things...lol

Rumor has it that my first quilt for Quiltmaker's 2012 Scrap Squad will be posted tomorrow on their blog.  I'll let you know.

Also, my granddaughter Ashley is in another Hockey Tournament this weekend.  Yesterday they won the first game 3 - 0,  They lost the second game but she scored the first goal.  They are playing again today and she said she would email me the outcome. 

I hope your weekend is a good one.  Are you sewing?  I hope to finally get to work on something today.  The fun thing about cleaning and reorganizing my sewing room is I found some projects I had started and forgot about.

Wishing you a Quilty day!

Hugs, Cathy