Another dress finished!

Thanks to Amandajean at Crazy Mom Quilts I have found the easiest sundress pattern in the world. I whipped this one out during a Tivoed episode of NCIS this afternoon. As always, The Princess hated it but Andrew helped me force it on her and distract her. This is a moment of her intense loathing in the backyard. If you look closely enough you can see the steam coming from her ears and the fire shooting forth from her eyeballs. Cover your ears...

Read More

NOAH

I always think I'll remember the funny things my kids say but then I quickly forget. Right now The Princess is into her emphatic "NO!". The funny thing is that in order to emphasize it properly she has added an "AH" at the end. NO-AH! She goes around the house yelling at us for the slightest infractions. "NO-AH!" "NOOOO-WAH!"So we have started calling her Noah and now Andrew asks her about the ark all the time.The other funny thing that came out of the mouth of a babe this week was Ryan (6) asking me to put Jello in his hair. He came home...

Read More

Kate's Wedding Napkins

No, I don't know Kate. But she shares my love of the quilter's blogging community and I would love to help her tackle her 80 napkin goal before her summer wedding. Go on over to Kate's blog and check out her project. It's a nice, easy way to pay it forward!This is a prime example of what is so magical about blogging. Bringing together strangers who share a passion and giving us a way to learn from each other and help each other. One other example of that this week is Oh Fransson's quilt-along tutorial.Elizabeth at Oh Fransson has been sharing...

Read More

I am an IDIOT.

Ok, so, remember that lovie I was making for that baby shower? Uh, yeah. I showed up yesterday at 1pm at the home of the hostess. That's funny, there are no cars here. Wait, check the address, yes, this is the right house...Knock on the door, see the kids come to the door in their pjs. Why would they be wearing their pjs when they are helping host their aunt's baby shower today? Then the hostess (did I mention she is a complete stranger?) answers the door in her tennis tshirt. Hi, I'm here for Marianne's shower? Well, the shower is APRIL...

Read More

Scrap Giveaway at Film In The Fridge!

Go on over to Ashley's site for a great scrap giveaway! She is organizing her stash and ready to purge her castoffs. Her giveaway started two thoughts in my head. The first is wondering if we ever get around to using all of those scraps we save. That is something I wonder about EVERY SINGLE TIME I chuck a scrap in my scrap box! I wonder. I wonder if I'll ever use it. What would I use it for? What pattern is it big enough for? Will I have the confidence to pair it with other scrap choices to come up with a selection of fabrics that work...

Read More

Black Sheep

Am I the only person in America who doesn't watch American Idol? I have never been interested in it despite even my mother telling me how fabulous it is. People can't believe I don't watch it. I feel left out in conversations and I don't recognize "famous" names that I should anymore because they got their start on American Idol.This morning while driving carpool I was radio surfing and I kid you not, EVERY SINGLE STATION was talking about American Idol. Every one. I was clueless. Here I am wondering if the names being repeated on every station...

Read More

Wish List - TO DO

There are so many quilts I want to make.Colorful family tree applique.Candy Bar Road with Charisma Fabric (bought and ready to start).Schnibbles pattern with Mary Englebright fabric (bought and ready to start).Sawtooth Stars quilt with Flag Day Farm fabric (bought and ready to start).Are we seeing a pattern here?...Oh, I guess I'd better stop typing and get to work quilting!BTW, I am teaching a beginner quilting series on Thursday mornings for fun to some friends. They will be here in an hour and we're tackling measuring and rotary cutting today....

Read More

Baby Girl

Baby Girl Originally uploaded by FrecklemamaWhen big brothers are off to schoo she knows I'm all hers...

Read More

Honeycomb Smocking - DEELISH!

I have been drooling over many talented quilters' work for a while now and would like to start sharing some of my favorites. My alterior motive is to collect them all into one place so that I can strive to tackle making them one day.One skill that has been lingering in my head for a while is the honeycomb smocking I first saw here. Unreal. I found a tutorial for it here. I don't know what the proper "rules" are for using other people's pictures so...

Read More

WIP - Baby Quilt

I am helping host a baby shower this weekend for a dear old high school friend. She is expecting her first baby (a girl!) and I keep changing my mind about what to make for her. I finally settled on a lap quilt to use while she's rocking the baby in the nursery. I had purchased a kit from Quilt Taffy a while back and discovered it had the same April Cornell Poetry fabrics in it that I chose for Carrie's quilt. Instead of using the delicious pattern...

Read More

Completed Projects Update - Crazy Log Cabinz!

I am happy to report that after buying the fabric and pattern for this quilt EIGHT YEARS AGO, the crazy log cabinz quilt from Jan Mullen's book is finished! I experimented with some decorative stitches on my machine for the quilting using veriagated thread. Loved it!These brights are so not me but isn't it fun to step out of your comfort zone sometimes? FYI - please choose wisely when using a black background. I love it with these colors but it...

Read More

Completed Project Updates - Class Quilt

Here is my completed class quilt that is on it's way to my Dad to live in harmony with his blue leather sofa. That room is the only place on the face of the earth where the color combo in this quilt make sense!This is my first attempt at machine quilting and boy can you tell! The only part that turned out ok was the shadow quilting in the pinwheels. I still would like advice on quilting designs for pinwheel blocks because this is kind of plain. Once...

Read More

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

Hurry, visit www.quiltartsonline.com for a MASSIVE 50% OFF SALE! It is amazing! Fabric, books, software, patterns, everything is 50% off today. Enjoy stimulating the economy ...

Read More

Completed Projects

I have completed a couple of quilts since my last post. I completed the quilt I started in the class series at Little Quilts in Marietta. I am taking it to my dad's house next weekend as it happens to match his living room colors perfectly!I also finished the crazy bright quilt for my boys. I used some fancy stitches on my machine to quilt it. Then I used scraps of the brights to do the binding.Pictures coming soon on both of those. My camera memory card is not with my camera right now and I'm being lazy about getting it put back together...

Read More

Quilt designs for Pinwheel Blocks?

I am trying to finish machine quilting a quilt that has three large pinwheel blocks down the center. I shadow-quilted inside of the feature fabric in the pinwheel but now it looks incomplete. Should I go ahead and shadow quilt all of the triangles in the pinwheel blocks? What is a good quilting design for pinwheel blocks for people like me who are using their walking foot? Too chicken to free-motion yet. One d...

Read More