Another Addition to Lifetime Quilt List . . . .

Talking about my quilt binders the last couple of days got me to thinking about what type of patterns I actually use the most, a pattern from a book, a pattern from a magazine, or a an individual pattern, like the patterns I bought at the quilt show. The majority of the patterns in my binder are from a magazine.Out of the 54 quilts I have finished,...

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In a Bind....er . . . . . .

I got a few questions after yesterday's post about my binder system, so I figured I would expand on it a little today......I maintain four binders, and keep them right there on the top shelf in my sewing room. I have a pattern binder ( Favorites), a general quilting binder (Thelma's Very Special Quilt Binder), a finished projects binder (Patterns)...

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I See a Pattern . . . . . . . .

Have I mentioned I'm a pattern collector, quilt pattern collector......I LOVE PATTERNS!! You know how some people collect fabric, I collect patterns. I like reading how the designer puts it all together, I like driving myself crazy trying to figure out a better way to make it. I like to think there's a pattern inside me just trying to get out.In...

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And the Winner is . . . . .

We Won!Don't you just love confetti? Wouldn't it be fun to have confetti fall from the ceiling? Lose a pound...confetti all over your scales. Clean out the fridge...confetti all over the kitchen. Since I would probably be the official confetti sweeper, I'll guess I'll refrain from that home improvement.Last night I did get to enjoy a little confetti...

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Tea for Two

Yesterday's post got me to thinking about the fabric I used for "Elegant Tea Garden". It's "Tea for Two" by Northcott. It was their Quest for a Cure line, I think it came out in 2005.I looked around my sewing room and discovered 14 different prints from that family of fabrics.One quilt made from this family of fabrics is enough for me, so I'm giving...

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Some of this, A little of that . . . . . .

Are you as happy about today being Friday as I am? I feel like I've been chasing my tail all week long, starting a dozen different things and finishing nothing. I'm ready for a fresh start, a fresh week, but not a fresh month. Where did January go? I will be so disappointed if I don't get at least one quilt project finished this month.First order...

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Quilt Soup . . . . .

While at the "Road to California" quilt show last week, I was introduced to a designer who was new to me, Barbara Jones of Quilt Soup. The name Quilt Soup comes from the designer's feeling that quilts and soup "both come from the heart". She designs patterns and fabric and includes a recipe with every pattern.The Quilt Soup booth was open, cheery...

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There's No Place Like Home . . . . . .

We had the nicest time in California but it's always great to be home. We picked Cooper up at the dog motel on the way home from the airport. Cooper boards at the same place where he goes to doggy daycare. It's nice for him, a familiar place, familiar people, and familiar friends who give him plenty of exercise......and I mean plenty. He went to...

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State of Grace . . . .

Thanks all for providing such wonderful feedback on my block choices for Toulouse! It appears #2 was the most popular choice. I was pretty much sold on #1, but I'm a control freak, you've convinced me that #2 really is the best use of the fabric that I have. As Cathy commented, it's "controlled scrappy", which suits my need to control but mix it up...

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And The Winner is . . . . .

Congratulations Cathy! Cathy of Quilting on Main Street is the lucky winner of the "Let It Snow" pattern by Farmhouse Threads.Thanks to all who stopped by and left a comment. I let my husband pick a number between 1 and 27 and he chose number 18, Peyton Manning's jersey number! Speaking of winners......GO COLTS...

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