Virtual Quilting Update

I haven't posted in a very long while...so I thought I'd give a creative endeavour update!

This block was made for fabric lover of the Live Piecefully Quilting Bee...I loved working with these colors, and a lot of it was Amy Butler!!! I just LOVE AB!!

This "Canadian Sunbonnet Sue" was made for Cranial Hiccups of the MishMash StashBash Quilting Bee. I received the 2 red & white fabrics from her. Incorporating my fabrics with hers, I made 'Sue.' I loved making her, and have now become a lover of applique!

This wonky log cabin was made for Jennicakes, also of the Live Piecefully Quilting Bee. I love the colors in these fabrics. I initially found it very difficult to "let go", and go wonky, but have totally embraced it now!

This is the 'almost' done mini-quilt for the Fall Mini-Quilt Swap. I found this cute pattern here. And changed it a wee bit to suit working with cotton and machine stitching (I don't do much by hand if I can help it!) I LOVE it, and I hope my swap partner does too. I have, since taking the picture, added a crackled black border, which frames it nicely...now all that is left to do is quilt it!

That's it for the update. All the virtual bees have taken a hiatus for the month of December, and will start up again in the New Year. In the New Year, I will begin a 3rd Bee. I'M SO EXCITED!

Ben's Arcadia Quilt Top

Here are a few pics of my most recent work!!! A quilt for my 10 year old son...I chose the collection, Arcadia, and he chose the fabric within the collection. It's the biggest quilt I pieced to date...and I'm a little intimidated by actually quilting it!!! The backing will be orange (Ben favourite color at the moment is orange) with a strip of pieced Arcadia. The binding will be scrappy Arcadia with the odd piece of solid brown, orange, and yellow!!

Hexagons

This is the fabric that I was sent by Sara for the MishMashStashBash Quilting Bee! And Sara requested a 12.5" block using hexagons! Sooooo.......

Here it is!!! Not your regular 'garden' variety hexagons!!!

I just loved all the pretty flowers in the fabric...so I played them up a bit! And made it asymmetrical for interest!

I had initially tried to use the applique stitch on my machine to applique these darling little hexagons...however, the quilting marker I used to trace my hexagons bled into the fabric, and normally just washes out with water, NOT THIS TIME!!!! It disappeared alright...but it CAME BACK! This has never happened to be before...and I started to panic a little!

So I opted for a satin stitch instead...and it has hidden the blue very well!

I just love this bee (both bees I am apart of actually). I love the creative freedom...and the challenge of learning something new! I know this isn't a hexagon-pieced block, but I think it will add interest among the other blocks! Hope she likes it!

Wonky Star

Here's my latest creation ~ a Wonky Star! For my wonky sister Kerry. We are both members of Mish Mash Stash Bash quilting bee!

This block was supposed to be back to her by the 1st of September...OOOPPPPSSS...but I was waiting for my new sewing machine!! Well, at least that is my story and I'm sticking to it!!!! Now I'm on to the next block for September...hexagons!

IT'S HERE!!!

I SPLURGED!!!! and it arrived Thursday evening. I have been waiting, what seems like forever, for a week for this beauty!!!

I LOVE sewing on this. I've only done one block so far...but am going to be doing a lot more!

Paper-piecing...

Here it is!!! My first paper-pieced quilt block! I think it turned out great. I was surprised at how easy it really was. This block is for Kritta from the Live Piecefully Virtual Quilting Bee! Next time I would try to find even lighter weight paper though...and use smaller stitch lengths...to make pulling the paper off easier! Now...what to do next!?!?!?

???Quilting Bee Anyone???

Anyone up for a quilting bee?

So I'm loving my Live Piecefully quilting bee, and was on the prowl for another to join. I found this stash busting quilting bee - loved this concept, but unfortunately was too late to join.
So with the help of my little sis, Kerry, we've decided to start one ourselves!

A similar concept really...all about stash busting, sharing our talents, and pushing the limits of our creativity.

So are you in??? Wanna join us???? Or want more info???? Just post a comment here, or email me - make sure to include your contact info.
We're in the process of setting up a Flickr group for this bee, and will be providing all info needed to participate.

Just some general info about this type of quilting bee:
Those who wish to participate in the MishMash StashBash Quilting Bee need to :
~ have a sizeable enough stash (scraps or otherwise) to coordinate with pretty much any color thrown at you~ be willing to send anywhere in the world~ not necessarily have experience - 'newbies' welcome~ have a Flickr account and enrol in the group