{ A Finished Quilt Top }

My 2012 Fat Quarter Shop Mystery BOM quilt top is done.

I cheated on the borders, shhhh. This quilt has been hanging around for so long I just wanted it to be done. And, now it is. I really do love it.

I've already prepared the binding. All that's left to do is piece the backing and decide what to do about the quilting. 

My quilting skill stops at straight lines. I think this quilt top needs a little more attention than I can give it. So, I will probably mail it out to a professional to make it pretty. 
Even without finishing the borders per the pattern, it's still a large quilt. Great for snuggling under--there's room for two.

I'm linking up to :
Finish it Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts
and
Confessions of A Fabric Addict

{ Moving Right Along }

Even though it's not a finish....yet, I wanted to share the progress on my Fat Quarter Shop Mystery BOM from 2012. 

The top is almost finished- I just have the borders left to do. Three of them, with some flying geese thrown in for fun. {yeah, right}

Since we're expecting a winter storm this weekend, I'm hoping to get the borders pieced and attached. Maybe I'll even make the binding and piece the backing.  The blizzard could be a good thing!

I'm linking up to Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Can I Get A Woop-Whoop

and

Sew Fresh Quilts ~ Let's Bee Social

{ The Final Quilt of 2015 }

I finished my sweet granddaughter's quilt two days before Christmas. With all the other activity going on-----baking , cooking, cleaning ---- I didn't get to make or attach her quilt label. I promised it will get done before the end of January. 

Quilt Details

Finished at 48x48

Fabric: Scrumptious by Bonnie & Camille

Pattern: Scrum-diddly-uptious Baby Quilt from Moda Bake Shop

Batting: Warm & White

I quilted it simply so it would remain nice and soft after washing. She was a hit with Mom.
This is my last quilt finish of 2015.
I'm hoping for a busy and productive 2016!
Happy New Year everyone.

I'm linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it Up Friday on Monday

{ Blogger's Quilt Festival ~Fall 2015~ Small Quilt }

It's time for International Quilt Market which also means it's time for the Blogger's Quilt Festival hosted twice a year by the wonderful Amy Ellis of Amy's Creative Side. This is my second entry, and it goes into the Small Quilt category.

{ It's A Sailboat for this Noah }

Finished at 36x40

Pattern: Sailing Sailing by Glenna Hailey of Hollyhock Quilts

Fabric: Daysail by Bonnie & Camille

(with a teeny bit of Happy Go Lucky thrown in)

Quilted by: Melissa at Sew Shabby Quilting

I really wanted to get some photos down at the beach, this being a sailboat

quilt and all. I found a new beach location at sunset one night. I took 

the quilt out but it was so windy and cold that I couldn't get a photo.

The next morning I tried again with not too much more luck. I'm sharing a couple

anyway. At least these photos show the quilting off.

This quilt is being gifted tomorrow to my sweet niece for her baby shower. 

I hope baby Noah sleeps peacefully under his quilt.

I'm also linking up to Finish It Up Friday

on Crazy Mom Quilts
and
Confessions of a Fabric Addict

{ A Scrumptious Baby Quilt }

I've been hoping for someone to have a baby girl. The last two baby quilts I made were for little boys and, though I like boyish fabric, I've been holding on to some perfectly girlie  Scrumptious by Bonnie & Camille, just waiting for the right opportunity to use it.

I have a love affair with all Bonnie and Camille fabric. I can't help it. I think I've had a little of each line from Bliss forward and I'm still hoarding Ruby, I know sometime I''ll cut into it, but not yet.

The pattern I'm using is Scrumdiddlyumptious Baby Quilt which is a free pattern found on Moda Bake Shop There are so many great patterns to choose from for every level of quilter.

This is the first block I pieced. I think I like it! Half the fun of this pattern was picking out the  fabrics.

I'm almost done. After I took this photo I actually finished one more block. Only one more left to go and it'll  be done this weekend. I may even get to baste it.

This one's going to our sweet baby granddaughter, born on July 9th. I can't have her lounging around on her little brother's quilt, can I?

Linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday even though I'm not quite finished yet.

{ Some Things Take Forever. }

Like my Fat Quarter Shop Mystery Block of the Month...................for 2012!!!  Geez, I just finished the last 12 inch block last week. This wasn't the only quilty project I was sewing , it just kept getting pushed aside while I worked on other things.

 

 

 

This is the first BOM that I signed up for and I made a really poor showing. I had all good intentions to make each block as it arrived but stuff happened.

 

Anyway, I purchased the finishing kit and the backing so now I have to get moving and finish this baby up. For those that don't know, the fabric is Vintage Modern by Bonnie & Camille. I love their fabrics.

 

I'm hoping it won't be too long before I show the finished quilt top. Is 2016 too far away?