My new project

When I received this issue of McCall's quilting Magazine in the mail & saw this quilt on the cover designed by Lissa Alexander, I was in love. I knew I just had to make this quilt for our bed. The colors are so romantic, & would go in out bedroom perfectly.



Isn't is so beautiful? The photo doesn't show the soft pinks & blues very well, I am not much of a photographer, but I am sure you get the idea. Dont' worry, I'll be posting photos of my quilt when I get it finished. Or should I say, I will have Gregg take a photo for me to do it justice. Just need to finish up a few swap projects I signed up for, then I can start my beauty.

Now I told myself I could probably find similar fabrics in my stash & not have to buy any. Well when my Hubby & I took a trip down to see my Mother, He took me into this wonderful quilt shop in Clovis CA, called Quilter's Paradise. I have shopped online from them, but have never made it to their store. Well, I must say it truly was Paradise. Wonderful staff, walls of fabric, lots of patterns. I was in heaven.
My darling husband snapped this photo as we were leaving, bad hair day I know because it was SO HOT that day! Only thing a girl could do was to put a head band on.

Look what I found while in the store! Yep, its the fabrics used in the Enduring Elegance quilt, all in one wonderful tower. Well, it came home with me & I have everything ready to start my new project. I know what you are thinking, what happened to using your stash? Well, I will pull extra fabrics from my stash because I'm going to make it a little bigger to fit our bed. There, saved. hehehe
I found more treasures on that day, but will save those to share with you on another day.

Hugs,
Rebecca

Ah the good life

Isn't this the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon?

Signature block swap

Happy August all!

I'm working on my blocks for the signature block swap. I just love Jo Morton fabrics. This is going to be such a pretty quilt & special when I receive blocks from all over the country. I'm so excited.

I don't have much to tell you today, I will be spending the day sewing the last bit on a border for the Round Robin I am a part of from the Quilt & Needle forum. It is very fun indeed to be part of a Round Robin.

Hugs,
Rebecca

My pink projects

Thought I would share with you what I have been working on. I made this sweet little bag for myself. I just love pink & roses so what a perfect combination. I found the pattern at Shabby Fabrics.com. Christmas is coming so what a great gift. This first one is for me though.





Here is a picture of the inside, it has a drawstring pouch perhaps for jewelry or some other treasure.


I added pockets to the inside of the pouch to hold items. It is such a cute pattern if I say so.

Then here is a little pink bowel I made for my sewing table. I like to put thread of nickknacks in it. This was a striped fabric when it started. I love how the stripes make a swirl design. I added a butterfly button with sparkles just to add a cute touch. Another great Christmas gift don't you think?
Hughs,
Rebecca

Give away

Wanted to tell you about a great blog I found, & about her give away. Run over and check it out.
These are so pretty using Moda fabrics. It is a table topper, table runner, & pillow. I just love them.
Bye for now,
Rebecca

Equal share

Thought I would give equal share, & show you my other baby. Her name is Windsor. She has such a sweet disposition.




Like most cats, she can't resist boxes. She thinks this is a great box because it has nice soft padding.
Rebecca

My sewing buddy

Thought I would show you a photo of my sewing buddy Warwick. Isn't that the sweetest face? She loves to spend her days with me in her basket. See her kitty quilt I made for her? I think she like the purr of the sewing machine, or my voice as I sing along with my cd's. ha ha . Or maybe she just likes my company.

When she gets up out of her basket, this is where she loves to sit. It always makes me laugh. She likes to watch the humming birds that feed out my window. In the winter i bet she likes the warmth of the sewing machine.

In one of my other posts I showed you my dresden plate wall hanging I've been working on, well I've been busy doing the quilting. I'm almost finished & will be ready to put the binding on. I just loved the fabric when I saw it at the quit show, until I saw KarenDianne's dresden plate she is making on her blog Living Life at Leehaven. Her blades are such rich reds & browns, so yummy.
Well, that's it for today.
Hugs,
Rebecca