Married Girl

Yes I know it is called Single Girl, but I am not, so I am changing the name. I started this at our Penn Oaks Getaway last weekend, and I like it a lot! I finally got to use my newly acquired curved piecing skills.
Yesterday my friend Jane said "you used templates???" Yes and that is part of the reason why it takes so long to make but I like the fact that the pieces are different sizes, it makes it interesting.
This will be a "make a block every once in a while"kind of quilt.

Kelly

Blue

Today I am feeling that little bits of spring are around the corner, even though we are expecting snow tomorrow...
I found this little vignette very inspiring. What is inspiring you today?

Kelly

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

The Penn Oaks 2013 Getaway is now in the books. I think most people had a good time and some were more productive than others (I was not).
This is Denise with her very first curved pieced project! She was looking for advice while we sewed away and came away with this lovely block. Getaways are great for getting help with a project.

Angel's quilts.....

Bob's quilt......

Ellen's quilt.....

Rita's quilt.......

Carolyn's quilt.....the colors in this are great, my picture not so much.

Pat's quilt.......Pat won the give away last week.

Along with her curved piecing, Denise also got these done. She may have been the winner for the weekend!

Or maybe it was Cindy??????

Maureen has already started on her Christmas gifts.....

Sara embroidered a million names on this quilt.......

and is hand quilting this one.

Martha retired the day before and bought this for herself as a retirement gift!

Faye Ann persevered and finished this beauty up!

She used this doll to help her finish it. There is a little saying on the dress, this is what is says.....

I think I may need one of these!

Suzanne's quilts......

Robin brought Lemoncello and Bailey's to liven things up Saturday night.

Robin is kind of like our Martha Stewart of the guild. She even brought these cute little glasses that she dipped in yellow sugar to complete the experience!

Plus some beautiful Red Velvet cupcakes that were eaten in record time.
Thanks Kathy, Ellen and Robin for all your hard work. I think the ladies and Bob had a good time!

I made all my strips sets for my daughter's wedding quilt and did a little applique at night. Hopefully I will have something to show you soon!


Kelly

Week end Getaway

This weekend is the Penn Oaks Quilter's getaway. It is always so much fun and I usually get a lot accomplished. Some adult beverages are included but no one gets carried away, they usually are still stitching away into the wee hours. I found this bottle of wine and it cracked me up. Yes I have been buying my wine by looking at the picture of the label, their marketing works, on me at least. This was pretty good, a nice California red  but alas red wine and me do not get along. I still had a couple of glasses anyway.....

So even though there is no picture, this one caught my attention and I enjoyed reading the description. I will be taking this one with me for the weekend.
I will do some posts next week about the get away and hopefully some finished projects.

Happy Anniversary to my husband, Bob...... 37 years!

Congratulations to my friend Barb, she has a quilt in the Quilt Almanac 2013!



Kelly

Miscellaneous Monday

My baby sister Flynn's birthday is this week. Remember all those scraps I was playing with this past week? Well they were turned into a runner. I am not sure if she will like it or not, but it is colorful!

The fabric on the back is one my favorites, a Heather Bailey from long ago. I like it with the binding.

Today my granddaughter, Maddy made a counter quilt. I wanted to go through some charm squares and she needed to see all of them.

This is her favorite, she even took it with her! Apparently we are now sharing fabric....

We did not have enough time for glitter today but she still managed to get into the craft room to make me a card. These are the days you want to keep forever.

Kelly

Zig Zag Scraps

Those scraps really did inspire me. The colors look bad in the light, but it is fun to make.

I took the trimmings from the first quilt and started sewing them together, very addictive.

Why do I feel like I have more scraps than what I started with?

Anyone else ready for Spring???

Kelly

Wednesday Winner!

 I pawed through my scraps looking for some little extras to put in the give away. They were a mess.    Even though I have been quilting for a long time I never took the time to put my scraps in color order.

I did have them sort of in order, 4 pink basket type things but all mixed up. Don't you love the candles and the piles of fabric! It was the only place big enough to spread them all out.

I instantly became inspired looking at all those like colors together. Now I know why people do this.....

I had a lot more orange and yellow than I thought........

 and not much purple, it is my least favorite color but it does have it's place.

So what color scraps did I have the most of???? no, not pink but blue of the sky blue variety. I was kind of surprised by that one. I also found these lovely little flowers that were tucked in to the mess of scraps. I added them to the give away. I think they will be in a good home.

I picked my granddaughter, Maddy  up from school and promised her she could help me pick the name. Here she is folding them all up.

Mixing them up......

She can't believe who won.......

Pat's Patch! Pat does not have a blog but she is a member of my Penn Oaks Guild. Congratulations Pat!!

Kelly