My Challange Quilt top

Here it is.... My creation for our challange quilt project.

If you would like to see the other creations, you can check out my friend's blog - http://bingaland.blogspot.com/

The Friendly Fabric Challenge

A good friend gave me a 1 yard piece of fabric for Christmas. She also bought a yard for herself and another friend. And she challanged us to make something with it using only 3 other fabrics. An original design or modification to make it an Original.

That is how she worded it but being quilters, the other friend and myself thought "quilting challenge". I did say I wouldn't be able to sandwich and finish a quilt and I was told a quilt top would be good.

Well, only 3 other fabrics was quite a challange for me. I love mixing fabrics. But I did it - and mine is done. And I'd love to post a picture.... but.... someone might see it before the official unveiling of the "Friendly Fabric Challenge" this coming Saturday.

The friend who's idea this was is currently at her computer next to her sewing machine putting finishing touches on a quilt top. I keep getting instant messages as each border is being put on.

The other friend, who prides herself on being done the quickest, has sandwiched it, envelope-style finished it and has tied it.

My top is done also, and I did do something different with it... but I can't tell you know. I must keep the surprise!!

After Saturday I will post pics. Promise.

TTFN

What is a Quilter To Do?

I just received an email from Keepsake Quilting. They have a new BOM (block of the month) Club. Look at this quilt -- http://www.keepsakequilting.com/productdetail/4213.htm#.
Even DH just saw it up on my screen and said "Hey, that is really nice.".

But I have 2 1/2 made quilts that I started before DD was born in 2002. My goal is to finish those this year. I also have another block of the month design that I was going to make as a gift in 2002 and then baby came and that was the end of that idea. And I have a few things I wanted to try.

But that BOM is so nice! It is truly gorgeous!

I guess I will go get a towel to mop up the drool......

TTFN
from the one trying to overcome the shopping "gotta have its".....

Some of my Quilting

For someone that loves pictures as much as I do, you might find it hard to believe that my on-line photo albums are not totally up to date for me to share some of my works. But here are a couple I could find quickly.

The top photo was a quilt done by assembling Cross-Stitch pieces together (I was very into Cross Stitching for some time). I was part of an online group and one member (the woman that organized the group in fact) was getting married. So several of us Cross Stitched a Memory-square. The squares ended up sent to me and I quilted them together. I really love how it came out.

This next picture is a quilt I finished in December for a gift. It is just a simple "Trip Around The World" pattern. The person it was for LOVES purple.

I love putting fabrics together. Matching colors. I have not gotten that good at the quilting so mostly I just "Stitch in the Ditch" around the lines. But I'm hoping to work on some more "free form" quilting.

TTFN