Baby quilt for Zoey

Beautifully machine quilted by Debby Brown

Crazy mom quilts has a link where bloggers can show their finishes this week ... go join in :0)

 I finally got this label sewn on and sent to my dear friends grandchild.
  I haven't met the baby yet but hope to this winter.  Welcome to the world baby Zoey :0).

"Dance floor"a Jaybird design, the border is my own freestyle addition.

Quick! Quick! A giveaway for Tonya's book....... today only!!!!

You can win this great book !

Today only Quiltmaker is giving away  " Word Play Quilts" by Tonya Ricucci, over at their Quilty Pleasures  blog.
Elizabeth Dackson designed this quilt
and it is featured in January/February issue of Quiltmaker.
You can see how the scrap squad made this design with our own scraps over at Quilty Pleasures blog starting today with my quilt, then visit over the next weeks to see the other seven.

This is my last assignment for Quiltmaker, they have already selected a new scrap squad for 2012.


I can't wait to see what the next squad does with their challenges.

Good luck, and Happy sewing, Kim

Shoes giveaway!!!!

Okay this is so cool........Wonkyworld is having a

 SHOE GIVEAWAY!

you've got to see these wonderful
shoes!

Making progress on Orca Bay

making progress on the clues towards the 'Orca Bay' mystery quilt by Bonnie K. Hunter.
check it out and join in the fun!

Beth's second annual neighborhood party :0)

My town houses for Beth's block party........what are ya waiting for?

More of Seattle and Bainbridge Island

Christmas gifts getting done

Orca Bay

I'm so happy I finished these two quilts in time for Christmas gift giving.  Bonnie Hunter's 2010 mystery quilt makes quite a nice size quilt, it is called "Roll Roll Cotton Boll".  I'm working on this years mystery too call "Orca Bay", are you?   Just hit the link above and find out all about it :0).                                              Happy Sewing,

The beautiful quilting is done by Debby Brown.

Kim

Scraps or Trash?

A mountain of scraps or is it trash?

BOM bloggers

This block reminds me of a color blind test.

Are you following along with the bloggers BOM?  This months block is really fun but I did not use enough contrast.
Should I make another or just leave well enough alone?  Happy Sewing,
Kim                                                                                                                     BOM 

Visiting Seattle

Visiting Nifty in Seattle

Yo-yo's from Nifty!

A whole big bag full...hundreds and hundreds!

Orphan blocks just being arranged into a Christmas quilt.

Look at these beautiful yo-yo's Nifty gave me!  Yes, she said "take them away I don't want them anymore"!
I was thrilled with the gift and have a few ideas in mind for them.

When I go on business trips with my DH I love to go and look at the sights, take lots of pictures and enjoy a new city.

I really enjoyed Seattle but I have to say my time with Nifty was really the highlight of the trip! Go see her quilt top all pieced at .Nifty's blog :0).

Giveaway over at Quilty Pleasures

"While visions of sugarplums dance through their heads"

 

 

Quiltmaker's blog "Quilty Pleasures" features me today with  my scrap squad quilt.  PLUS a giveaway of  "Out of the Box with easy blocks"   Mary Lou Weidman and Melanie Baustista McFarland newest book.  
Just hit the  highlighted word Quiltmaker for a chance to win.  Happy sewing, Kim

Traveling

from inside the Seattle public library

peppermint candies quilt

One block done after joining 8 sections

ironing seams open after removing paper

I have a love / hate relationship with paper piecing.  First I love the accuracy with paper piecing but I hate  the  mess of removing the paper.
This block came together perfectly, look how those seams come together to form the peppermint candy....yeah I love that part!

I'll show the whole quilt after it is released by Quiltmaker mag., this pattern was shown in the  Oct. /Nov. issue but did not look anything like this. :0)  Happy Sewing, Kim

Roses

Beautiful roses to look at are a calming balm to the soul.

Quiltmaker's 100 block special edition #4 is out!

Quiltmaker magazine publishes this special 100 block edition and has just released the fourth edition  now to promote it they have the designers involved on their blogs and some super giveaways.  Jump on over and
join in the fun and good luck!  Happy Sewing

BOM by bloggers

Block #2

blocks 1 & 2

BOM

Vicki Welsh is doing this months Bloggers BOM......are you following along and making your blocks too?

Happy Sewing,
Kim

Home again, Home again

broken branches in the wires

Nine inches of heavy wet snow

Broken branches everywhere but none through the roof :0)

I've been away from home for a family emergency and returned to this!