The Good and The Ewww

My quilt is complete and I am very happy with it! I decided to chuck the border in favor of a nice red binding because I am running out of sewing time! I just realized I forgot the buttons on gingerbread boy....
Looking at it hung up I would definitely change the star fabric background (bottom left) it just doesn't go in my opinion. Hey that's what it's all about learning from our mistakes! I also fused the ribbons on to the wreaths, they were supposed to be dimensional.

Yesterday was our bee's Christmas lunch. We opted out of a restaurant this year and Robin hosted at her house. It was so much fun and way better than going out. Above are the gifts I received from my friends.

How cute is this? Jean did such a nice job and made each one in our "colors".

Robin made this again in our colors. I decided to put it in my sewing room so I can enjoy it year round, though it may go on my Christmas tree too.
I will have to hide Ellen's hand lotion and hand sanitizer or a certain granddaughter will leave my house with them. Kathy's granola will be a nice addition to a morning cup of yogurt. Thank you again ladies it was a super nice day.

So today I see they picked the Pantone color of the year.........I cannot even put it on my nice, bright, cheery, clear colors blog..............Marsala! Not one vote on my survey for it! It's a brownish red, all I can think of is dried blood.... I am sure there are people out there that will love it but I can never see putting it any place in my house, let alone wearing it. Okay maybe a lipstick? On second thought no way! Just my opinion, but then again I like lime green, caribean blue, aqua and hot pink, they surely did not have me in mind when they picked it!
Please tell me what you think about their pick!

Kelly

Food Coma

Thanksgiving weekend was fun but too many days of celebrating is taking it's toll. Honestly I was very good about not eating too much but I was exhausted come Sunday!
I finished up my quilt. I took this picture before it was quilted and the bows are not on the wreaths yet.

This is one of my favorite blocks....

and this one too. I opted not to do a border but a nice red binding to frame it as you can see above.

I also am participating in a mug rug swap and got this one out in the mail yesterday.

I am going to start another project tomorrow using these pretties as the clock is ticking.

I have decided this year to get a live small tabletop tree instead of a big one. I am curious to see what my kids  have to say about it and the grandchildren! I have a lot of social obligations coming up so blogging may have to take a back seat with only a few posts here and there. I will be back full force in the new year.

Kelly

Torture!

Terrible picture!! Look at the ripple across the bottom!

It has taken me forever to finish this very simple quilt! Just about anything that could go wrong did go wrong and I took the picture this morning before it got light so it is a really bad picture too.

I like the fabrics I chose and some of the quilting looks pretty good. The circle design in this picture is amazingly good (for me). I love the colorful dots in the background and feel they go well with the  circle fabrics.

This circle on the other hand looks like one of the grandchildren did it! Look at those bobbles towards the top. Notice I did not bother to take them out....

I really wanted the red dot fabric in the border and I wanted Christmas red, not rust, or anything else that I was finding. I went to Joann's and bought this really crappy fabric......I should have known better. It still feels like cardboard and I have washed it 3 times now. It has distorted the quilt so it doesn't lie flat blah, blah, blah, blah....I will not go on.
It is a quilt the grandkids will snuggle with on the couch and floor and it looks pretty draped on the back of a chair and it's finished!!

Tomorrow I will unveil my new year long project. Come back to see what I am going to do!

Kelly

A Finish

Peppermint Patio

I finished the first Christmas quilt. It looks much better in person.

I am happy with the quilting I chose. It would have been a lot easier to do a simple meandering but I opted for a flame type stitch. I like the texture it gives the quilt.

I used a checked binding which I am also happy with and think it gives it a Christmasy type feel.

I used this that I picked up for $4.00, already to go when I need a binding. It is 2 1/4 inches wide which makes a nice size binding. This is going to last me for a while, it is 10 inches across. I wonder how much yardage it is?

I have started on the next quilt too. I think this is going to be fun. I am planning on a buttonhole stitch around each circle. This one is called Gumdrop.

This made quite a hit the other day. Lots of people emailed me wanting to know where I got it. You can go to  Archipelago Arts to buy one. It's only $10! There are some other cool ones there too.

Kelly

Miscellaneous Wednesday

Yesterday was guild day at Calico Cutters. This was our block of the month, how cute is this?

Wendy Etzel was our speaker and her are some of her quilts...sorry the pictures are not too good.

The other day I went outside and walked around my yard as the leaves are just starting to turn. I decided to cut some branches and bring fall inside. Looking at this arrangement makes me very happy.

Isn't this cool looking? It's romanesco, I roasted it in the oven, very good!

Plugging away on the Christmas quilt. I think we will call it Peppermint Patio, that is what Maddy calls Peppermint Patties!

Kelly

Crazy Dayz

This has been a crazy week and I don't have a lot to post. This is a quilt I made a couple of years ago. The figures were a printed panel that you cut out and I think the pattern came with the fabric. I got it at a local quilt shop called The Quilt Block.

I t was a great quick quilt for the holidays.

This is a little display that is on the kitchen table. I love the green vases, my kind of green!

These little ornaments I got last year at Macy's. I love the '50s vibe of them.

A tree bought a few years ago. These little ornaments are from Target and I love the non traditional colors, hot pink, lime green and a turquoise blue along with red. This is a terrible picture....

I recieved this fabric from Victoria and am challenged to use it! She sent a photo to Spoonflower and the red turned out to be a little more orange. I have my idea cut out and now need to get it sewn together I should have this done later today.

I also entered a contest for Holiday Table Runner go here Quilting Gallery and vote for my Winter Wonderland...thanks!

Kelly

Nostalgic Christmas Quilt

This is a quilt I made last year that has a lot of vintage type fabric in it. It was fast and easy to do and a lot of fun.

Maddy likes it too! She already has it on her bed and is looking forward to seeing Santa real soon. Oh my is it already that time?

To see some more Christmas/Holiday quilts you can check out this blog Sew Cal Gal .

Kelly