The "Hop To It" quilt is done!

A while back I created this cute little quilt and I've kept you updated on its progress. Click here to see it in different phases. I am happy to say that, finally, it is finished! And I love how it turned out.

It is so cheerful and fun, and I love the movement of the stack and whack blocks.

I quilted some water like ripples and a few lily pads in the quilting. I used dream wool batting. What do you think? It was nice to quilt and has a loftier texture than the Hobbes 80/20 I usually use)

Here is a closeup of the little frog applique. He was drawn by my daughter Ari and I think he looks ready to jump! I think the blocks are like lily pads. I am happy with this quilt!

Yellow and Grey

Connie Hoffmeier sent me this quilt all the way from Maryland.

It is so beautiful and lively! And the colors are so current!

Here is the back

I love the allover heart meander! Yes we can do Minky! 

I love the texture the quilting adds to this quilt. Thank you Connie for letting me quilt your beautiful quilt!

Making time to quilt!

Here is another great way to "Save Time and Money so You Can Have More Time and Money to Quilt!"

So while you are in the kitchen, cutting out fabric for your next quilt, he is at the table painting with shaving cream for soo long! Everyone is safe and happy!

Just get a cookie sheet a little damp, put a squirt of inexpensive shaving cream on it and let your little one go to town.

Clean up is easy, it is just soap! So rinse well and put on dry clothes.

So much fun!

Mae and Mommy

I just had to share another picture of our little granddaughter and her mommie.

She looks so cute in this peachy pink! 

We are so grateful for her safe arrival and how well she is doing!

 She has such loving parents!

Orphan Block Bag

I wanted to try my hand at making a large cosmetic bag with these orphan blocks. They are left over from a quilt I made some time ago. 

They are simple 9 patch blocks and I had a few squares left over from making the quilt.

I found this tutorial online at Sew like my Mom.com and liked the bag so, I used her instructions with the following changes:  I substituted orphan blocks for one of the fat quarters and I did not use the vinyl. The vinyl is great but I did not have any on hand.  

This is a very roomy bag and so nice!

Introducing my brand new Granddaughter

Baby M is here! She is early, but she is perfect! Mama and baby are recovering quickly.

Big brother, H, is so sweet to her! She is my first Granddaughter and I couldn't be happier! It has been a whirlwind of activity this week with family and friends traveling from far to meet her. 

Kimberly's Quilt

So, a while back I posted a picture of my niece Kim and her quilt. I was looking at photos and found a few more that show off how cute this quilt is and so, I am sharing them! I hope you don't mind too much!

This is one of Kim's first quilts and she got amazing results from a simple pattern. 

I was so impressed with her quilting! She used a ruler to form the curves and it created such dimension to the quilt.

Thanks Kim for coming to visit me in my Studio!