Ending the month with a finish

All Done!

Here's my version of Morning Joe, I could not be happier with how it all came together.  This is a very fun top to sew, I hope you'll add it to your To Do List.  The pattern Morning Joe, by Carrie Nelson for Miss Rosie's Quilt Co, has an alternate pattern included with the regular cover pattern, that's what I made, Alternate Joe. But I'm naming my quilt, "I take my coffee black".

This is Lifetime Quilt Number 118.

The pattern is Morning Joe by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

It finished at 52" x 52".

The print fabric is Potluck by Jane Klop for American Jane by Moda.

The background fabric is the black Weave by Moda.

It has approximately 624 pieces.

Yesterday was Cooper's 5th birthday, and since it's Halloween I thought I would share my favorite Cooper picture, Garfield Cooper in his Halloween costume, and loving it, as that happy dog loves most things.  I love Cooper more than any dog we've ever owned for one simple reason, he loves us back, what more could I ask for?

Have a safe and happy Halloween at your house,  and don't forget, Friday is the big Clover Schnibbles Parade over at Sinta and Sherri's blogs.

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More Morning Joe to go with your Morning Joe

All the little star blocks are pieced.  I just threw them on my design as I made them, in no particular order.

Next up, finding the perfect place for each one of these stars in this top.

Just in case you've forgotten, I'm making Alternate Joe, the pattern on the back cover of the Morning Joe Schnibbles pattern by Carrie Nelson for Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.  (click here for detail)

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More Black Coffee

I whipped through those smaller half square triangle units in no time.

You know my favorite method for perfect hsts, make 'em big and square'em up!

Here is one big star block with 4 smaller star blocks.

I think the only other colored background I have ever used was red, but I agree with you, that black is a great match for that American Jane fabric, it does seem to just light up against that background.

We are not enjoying fall weather where I live, winter has arrived and our trees still have green leaves.  I wonder if they'll turn this year or just fall off, time will tell.  I hope you're having a beautiful and colorful fall where you live, enjoy it for me!

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"I take my coffee black"

From an empty design wall to this!

I'm going to make Alternate Joe, the pattern on the back of the Morning Joe pattern, by Carrie Nelson for Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. (click here for pattern detail)

It took no time at all the make the five large star blocks.  Next up, the four blocks with small stars, which doesn't sound like much but equates to 16 small stars.   That means more half square triangle units, my favorite block to make by the way.

My background fabric is the black print from the new Moda Weave line.  I love it, it's not a solid black, but it doesn't really have a design either, the weave pattern is very subtle, it's more shading than lines.  It's hard to describe but easy to love.

My print fabric is from a few American Jane lines by Sandy Klop for Moda.  This is the first time I've used any American Jane fabric, some of her prints are a little too, "down on the farm" for me.  But I easily found other prints in the lines that were bright and cheerful that I loved.  It's not often that I like every fabric in a line, so this is nothing new for me.  The most glaring exception to that rule for me would be High Street by Lily Ashbury for Moda, I loved every print in that bundle.

I know you've heard me say this before, but I get so much inspiration from the monthly Schnibbles Sew Along hosted by Sherri/A Quilting Life and Sinta/ Pink Pincushion.  And even the months when I don't get around to entering the parade, I still love watching the parade.  In the October 1st parade for Mercerie, Michele at Island Life Quilts made an amazing quilt where she combined two different fabric lines from two different designers and went with a dark background.  She mentioned that she was trying to get away from using white or cream backgrounds, I thought that was a good challenge for me, so that's why my Morning Joe will be called, "I take my coffee black".  Thanks Michele for the inspiration!!

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And it begins again,

A blank design wall, the possibilities are endless, just like a painter with a blank canvas.  I just love starting new projects, especially on a Monday, clean design wall, clean sewing room, nothing to do but get started.

I think my canvas is going to look pretty similar to this, Morning Joe, by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

This pattern has been calling my name since I first saw it.  Do you need some Morning Joe too?  You can get yours right here!

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