Modern Swapper finishes.

Well my secret partners package is pretty much finished. I made a  wall hanging. Raw edge appliqué, fussy cutting, and free motion quilting.

 

Here are the details of the quilt. I added a couple love birds because I think they are cute.  It also shows the quilting a little better.

(yes, I plan to try to put up a tutorial on how I free motion quilt)

   

Also my partner will be getting a Heather Ross Far Far Away II pincushion.

 

This one is for my swap partner.

This one is for Kelly because she is the bestest and she asked for one. You should stop over to her blog and say “hi” she makes some awesome stuff!!!

(yes, I will start a list for these once my partner receives their pin cushion. I don't want to give away any surprises)

I still have a couple items that I want to add to the package. Fabric is set aside and ready to come home in a couple weeks.

Make sure you check out Modern Swappers for more wonderful things being made!!

Thank you!

Thank you all you Veterans that have served our country.

Some of you may not know, I proudly served in the USAF for 7 years. I still miss it.

My husband is also considering the Army so please pray that things go well for our family and he makes the right decision.

Thank you to all the soldiers!

Remember this little beauty?

Well is it transforming into this…..

I also added a few things to it which is kind of a surprise, for now. It just needs binding and its done. I really love it so far.

Its Fall in Houston….finally!

Although I prefer the summers and warm weather, yes even if its scorching outside, the fall is a nice change. I am dreading the weather to come. If I have to wear more than a sweatshirt to be warm it needs to just stay away.

Allie decided she wanted to jump in some leaves after school, so of course…..we did just that!

Not without a little photo shoot……

Yes, she is always like this!! Crazy, happy, and go, go, go….  

My baby will be 5 this month…something that you may not of known but she is a Turkey baby. My first day home from the hospital after having her was Thanksgiving Day!

Modern Swapper

Yes! Its that time again. We are about half way through with our Modern Swap 2. So far he had a good turn out for our second swap and we are hoping for even more in the next swap starting after the holidays. My secret partner will be getting this……

……its not done yet, this is only the beginning. I still have a few more things I want to add to it and then comes the quilting!! What do you think so far? Do you think they will like it?

I also submitted two things to Moda Bake Shop, I am hoping they like my ideas. I think it may be a while before I hear from them due to market going on but hopefully soon. Wish me luck.

Happy Halloween!

This is just going to be a pic heavy post of Aliya…aka…Allie. She wanted to be Rapunzel for Halloween this year so we made her a costume and this is the result.

    

Hope you all have a Happy Halloween!

Quilt Festival

As many of you may know the Online Quilt Festival is currently going on between October 29-November 5. Please click on the photo to enter your own quilt.

I  want to show you all one of the small wall hangings I did this year that I just love. It was very hard not to keep it for myself because I love everything about this little quilt, but I know that it is in very good hands. It was made with Anna Marie Horner Voile, Little Folks. I really enjoyed working on this quilt. I did the circles using needle turn appliqué.

 

This is also the very first time I ever did any kind of hand quilting. I really love it! I mean I think it turned out sooo great! I wanted an all over stitch and I like how it turned out. I think that the stitches give this quilt movement.

I had some left over pieces for the back, and since AMH is one of those fabrics you make sure to use every last scrap I tried to make the back interesting too.

I thank you for stopping by and taking the time to check out my little quilt. I would love it if you checked out the rest of my blog. I really love to read everyone's comments and I reply to every last one. I love the community of online quilters as I get very inspired by each and every one of you! I would love it if you choose to follow me on my quilting journey.

Happy crafting!!

Block a Day…final post

Finally, I actually stuck to it and completed all the blocks I have on hand. I am all caught up and can begin to work on a couple more projects.

Here is my final block.

Now I have blocks on their way to me as I speak so I'm sure I will continue the block a day once I receive those, but at least as of now I am caught up. Tomorrow will be mail day if all goes well. So if you are expecting a block from me, it will be on its way home in the next couple days.

Block a Day….Day 5

Whew…barely made it! I finished block 5 just in time and it was a doozy but I think its super cute. I made it for Kelly. She plans to make a Christmas quilt for her Grandparents (in-law)…I believe its their 50th anniversary on Christmas. So I wanted to make it special. I hope she, they, approve.

 

Here is a closer look at the hand work. Im a beginner…lol

…and here is Aliya with her pumpkin. Today we went to the pumpkin farm. She fed the animals, went on a pony ride, and got her face painted… among other things. She loves her pumpkin and has been calling it Mr. Pumpkin.

Block a Day….Day 4

I guess I wasn’t really into making a block today. I went a little too fast when I should have slowed down and matched my points better….lesson learned…pin….pin…pin!

Anyways, here is Day 4’s block. I have two more blocks to do and I will be caught up! Also, newly added item: Halloween Costume!