Friday, August 10, 2007

SunShower and Snowman



Sunshower got some attention today. Prayer quilts always get attention, and personal quilts get ignored. So sad. Okay, so it has more to do with the fact that Sunshower is a really fun quilt to work on! Those little parasols have been calling out to me ever since I spotted them in the "Ladies' Prints" Bin. (A scary name if ever I heard one, but I was brave and found this little charmer.) Then I hit the scraps and had a blast!



Cold Feet, Warm Heart is almost done. Got a lot of work done while watching "Top Chef!" Just background and backstitching left, as well as French knots. I'm not a real fan of those, so I'll probably put beads in instead.

This was a kit from the Dimensions Daydreams line. Here's the other stuff that came with it. I think it will make a dandy Christmas gift!

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

The New Zealand Quilt

I purchased charm squares and fat quarters in New Zealand, all with a Kiwi flair: ferns, birds, Maori images, sheep--what is this thing I have for sheep?--shantytown scenes, and kiwis, of course!

When the fabrics were laid side by side, they didn't play nice, so I had to find a way to make them work together. I'm putting them into a twist and turn setting. The next framing will be olive green--don't you just LOVE Moda Marbles?

This project was set aside for quite some time, until a UFO challenge was issued on About.com quilting forum. I'm supposed to get it done by August 31... hmmm.