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!

Yo-yo update

Anyone else doing the   yo-yo's along?

304 yo yo's

Beth's rag doll tutorial

Beth had the cutest rag doll on her blog,
then I got lucky because she did a super easy to follow
tutorial.  I just had to make one and in my rush I stuffed her with
left over cotton batting instead of polyfil so she is a bit lumpy.
I don't think it will matter because she will be sitting in the crib of a newborn.
 Now, my doll has to wait for her baby to be born next month :0).

My dress is made from leftover fabric used to cover the bulletin board in the baby's room.

Happy Sewing, Kim

Halloween is coming

Table runner for Lily

close up of wool cat machine appliqued to table runner.

Halloween is coming and I wanted to make something for my granddaughter......she loves Halloween as much as her Mom!

Happy sewing, Kim

I'm a winner!

Look what arrived in the mail today!  Kate Spain's " Terrain" collection , a 38 piece fat eighths bundle that
I won in the ModaFair giveaway!  How lucky am I??  It is a gorgeous collection that I'm
sure will give me hours of sewing fun.

It arrived today

wrapped with a personalized note

huge bundle of fabrics

look at those oranges

fabulous colors and design

Thanks so much Kate Spain.

Japanese X

Do you ever do this?
Blog surfing and all of a sudden you see a project you just
have to try?  This block is one of those!  I love these blocks
and the finished quilt just rocks.  check it out!

second try much better :0).

this was my first block and it did not line up to well.

Japanese block tutorial.

BOM bloggers

Hey have you made your block yet?
Looks like lots of fun with 12 different designers from bloggers and

only having to make one block a month.....come on you know you want to!

Check out all the info on Jackies's blog!

Happy Sewing, Kim

Scrap Squad

My first Quiltmaker Scrap Squad quilt: Rhapsody in Bloom designed by Doug Leko.

Here are my quilts made for the Scrap Squad, ( all machine quilted by Debby Brown) you can go and see what the other Scrap Squad members have created too!  Just click on .Quilty Pleasures blog. and have a peek...oh grab some coffee first :0).  Happy Sewing, Kim

Back of "Rhapsody in Bloom".

"Raspberry Dessert" designed by Julie Herman

9-27 update......I'm the featured scrap squad member
on the Quilty Pleasures blog today.

"Spinout" designed by Barbara Cline.

"Linkin' Logs" designed by June Dudley

Back of Linkin' Logs

At the beach

Quin trying to figure out kite flying

The beautiful beach in York, Maine

The joy in spending time with a little two year old.

This is my dear friends grandchild, Quin, I recently spent a week in Maine helping take care of him while his Mom recovered from an abdominal injury.  What FUN for me!
(and Mom was feeling much better when I left too.)

Paper piecing

Paper piecing my next Quiltmaker assignment while up in Maine.  Everything goes faster wit

h chain piecing.

I'm a winner!

Look what I won from the generous Pat Sloan!  A book by Kari M. Carr " Just around the Corner Quilts with Easy mitered Borders" and a template for making miters.  Thanks so much Pat!  I hope you all get a cup of coffee and sit down at Pat's blog...........it is just a wealth of information and quilting FUN! (PAT's blog)

New blog

My friend Norma and I have been volunteer gardening together for over 12 years,
but Norma really knows about what to do with what comes from the gardens!
Please stop by and give her a welcome to the blogging world.

 If you like to cook, check out Norma's new blog!

Happy Sewing, Kim

And the Winner is..........

all the names are in the vase

DH pulls the name!

And the winner is....

I put all your names into this beautiful vase and pulled out...................Jeannie!  Congratulations!
The wrap from Chile is on the way.  thanks everyone for entering and Happy Sewing, Kim

Student protest in Santiago

View of Andes from our hotel room, looks like a good day to see the city.

Police spraying tear gas on the students.

students running from tear gas

running through the streets

Here comes the water guns to spray the students.

water cannon

water cannons spraying the students and I can hear the screaming up on the 16th floor.

Now the police move in for arrests.

I had to go down for a look and here  are protesters in front of the university

more police vehicles on the street

students on the street

no traffic on the streets due to protesters