Parade Ready

I finished Dulcinea.   Once I had all those pinwheels spinning in the center of my quilt, I had no choice but to surround those blocks with geese, to keep them spinning.  My first inclination was to make the center geese units using  medium toned pieces and the sky unit using dark toned pieces.  Then I remembered my Toulouse...

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Time's a wastin

As much as I would like to keep Coastal Lily on my design wall, forever, there's a Schnibbles calling my name and time's a wasting.  The June Schnibbles for Sherri and Sinta's sew-along is Dulcinea, and I've had this pattern on my To Do list for ages, I'm not going to miss out on being in the parade, especially a parade full of Dulcineas. As...

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C'est une finition

It's a finish! And even though I'm a little sad this fun project has come to an end, it's hard to be too sad, because I love how it turned out. This is Lifetime Quilt Number #105 - Coastal Lily The pattern is Coastal Lily by Minick and Simpson (click here) It finished at 76" x 86" The fabric is mainly Happy Go Lucky by Bonnie and Camille...

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Getting Closer - Coastal Lily

All the bloom blocks for Coastal Lily, the wonderful pattern by Minick and Simpson and available here, are pieced. I have to admit, as eager as I am to see this quilt come together, I was a little sad when I pieced the last block.  I enjoyed making each and every one of them. So the next step is to come up with the perfect placement...

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Happy National Pink Day!

I'm all for any celebration that turns a ho-hum regular day into a let's have a  little fun day.   Here are just a few of  my favorite pink items that set on my sewing room table. My pink clock radio, that also holds my phone which allows me to listen to books while I sew, my pink  magnetic pin holder (if you don't have...

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Bloom, Bloom, Bloom

28 bloom blocks pieced, only 8 more to go!   My design wall can't hold any more. Here's a close-up for you to enjoy.   I've not even come close to falling out of love with this project.   It's usually about this time when I'm either questioning my fabric choices or pattern decision.  Nothing but happiness...

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Clown Pants

So I emptied my blueberry basket to make my Coastal Lily berry blocks, but I enjoyed  making those circles so much I turned that berry basket into a tomato basket. I'm now making these.  Although I'm hand appliquéing these blocks instead of machine appliquéing them.  These little circles have turned into my way to unwind at...

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Still Blooming

I've added a few more blooms to my Coastal Lily project.  I've yet to make an ugly one!! The Diamonds Tradition book tour continues today at Denise's blog, The Corner Stitch.  Be sure to stop by to see what project Denise has made and another opportunity to win Monique's latest book.  (click here) Thanks so much for all...

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A Finish AND A Book Tour

Hello and welcome to day one of the Diamond Traditions Book Tour. Diamond Traditions is the latest book by Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts published by C&T Publishing.  This is Monique's 3rd book, following Fat Quarter Winners and Fat Quarter Quilts.  This book is also a fat quarter friendly book. As with Monique's first...

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Finally, something worth showing

So after the stems were stitched the next step was to add the berries to the stems.  I chose to machine appliqué my berries.  Once the berries were attached I tore off the stabilizer and squared up the blocks. 36 berry blocks all done! I've also finished all 180 required geese. The only thing left to do is make the lily...

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Finally, something different

Let's talk about those berry blocks.  The berry block in my Coastal Lily block is the block that has the stems and berries coming out of the center of the bloom.   Since I had to change the thread, the machine stitch, and the presser foot to make this block, I decided I wanted to make them all at once. First I had to decided...

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