WIP

I'm posting my works in progress in hopes of lighting a spark to get me sewing. 

The Kaleidoscope quilt was made from a layer cake.

 In cutting the corners for the quilt I ended up with 162 triangles. 

Since this fabric is so beautiful and I love it, 

I just had to think of something to do with all those triangles. 

 I saw this quilt by anthropologie. 

Quilts design by Anthropologie

My triangles were already cut, I just needed a small bit of solids.

So I tried this

and this

and finally this

Please excuse the poor photo, it's night time here.

Hopefully, I will get this triangle quilt layered and quilted 

within the next couple weeks.  

It's very different than the kaleidoscope, 

but I think I'm going to really like it when it's all done. 

I have a couple of small finishes

this little purse made for my grand daughter's 3rd birthday 

and this little bunny for my youngest grand-daughter.  

Bunny is sporting a reversible dress made 

from Jenny's Fluffy Stuffy Bunny dress pattern

I'm linking up over at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday

Happy Sewing : )

BLOG HOP

I've been busy, busy, busy, as tomorrow 

starts the first day of school.

I've been back to work for a couple weeks, 

but the students are returning tomorrow.

I've been so busy with preparations at 

work that I have not sewn much. : (

Hopefully I can get back in the 

sewing groove in a few days.

In the meantime,

are you all keeping up with the

"Let's Get Acquainted" blog hop

 hosted by Plum and June?

This weeks schedule is

August 14
 Sarah from Sarah Sews
January from Sew Sew Go

August 16
Alison from Little Bunny Quilts
Cathy from Blueberry Patch

I'll be heading over both days
in hopes of some much needed inspiration.

Won't you join in?
Stop by, get to know a new blogger and
give a little love by leaving a comment.

See you at the hop : )

Kaleidoscope Quilt

Whew,  July has been a busy, busy month. 

I spent the first part of the month completing this quilt. 

I started with a layer cake a few weeks ago. 

I had been saving a Kate Spain Fandango 

layer cake to make a quilt for our family room. 

We don't have any quilts in our home that I've made,

 so as I headed into my summer work break 

I was anxious to decide upon a pattern and get sewing.

I have always been fascinated 

with kaleidoscope quilts and wanted to try one. 

Fandango seemed perfect.

The kaleidoscope has large enough pieces to

 really show off the beautiful prints of this fabric line. 

The dark brown really set off the prints and made the colors pop.

As I began sewing, 

I realized that this quilt was really meant to be 

my youngest daughter's quilt.

Quilting close up

Back Side & quilting

You can't really see from this photo, 

but the three green arrows point to  

writing written on the pink fabric serving as my label

 and message for my daughter.

close up of backside

Fandango, Kona Brown, kaleidoscope.....pure perfection to me. 

I believe this is probably my favorite 

quilt I've made to date. It's not only beautiful, 

but special to both my daughter and me. 

I love it! 

Samantha's Kaleidoscope

50.5 X 67.5

8.5" Kaleidoscope quilt block

Kate Spain's Fandango Line

Kona Brown

Warm and natural batting

July 2012

Another WIP Wednesday

Its another Wednesday.

Time to take a step back and see how far I've 

gotten on my Works In Progress this week. 

I'm trying really hard not to listen to the voices 

calling me to start new projects

I finished this little I Spy this week.

It is one of two, and is made for my second grandchild. 

I love how it turned out.

It 's perfect for nap time snuggling at Mema's house. 

I finished my grandson's sometime ago, but here it is, alike yet different. 

You can really see how the surrounding colors set a different feel to the quilt. 

While I love these two quilts, there are easier ways to make an 

I Spy quilt and I probably won't make any like this in the future. 

I have a second finish this week. 

Another I Spy, because grandchild number three needs one too.

I was inspired by this quilt made by Nettie from A Quilt is Nice

You can see her original post about it here.

Its beautiful, and has a sweetness and simplicity about it.

It was perfect for my third I Spy.

I love rounded quilt corners, and they are always my first choice.  

They just seems so much more friendlier

I already had lots of I spy fabric left over, but wanted to try something new.

With this quilt I could focus on girlie squares for the spying.

Nettie's quilt fit.

I wanted to go for a light purple, but my local store didn't carry any, so pink it was.

I loved Nettie's circular quilting, but I wasn't brave enough, so I went with straight lines.

I think the straight lines take something away from the quilt, but I know my sweet little one year old won't care. She will love it as it is, and that makes me happy.

Here are my two finishes together!  

I don't think I have ever had two finishes in one week! 

I am linking to WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced.

Now to clean out an extra bedroom. I wonder what other WIP I will find? 

Blog Hop Day

Today is hopping day on the 

Let's Get Acquainted Blog Hop

I'm heading over to meet and see what

Svetlana from Sotak Handmade and

Beth from Plum and June are up to.

On Thursday the 28th, will be 

Julie from Jolie Maxtin and

Lori from Adventures in Fabric

Each of these ladies has created a special project for the blog hop

Let's go meet them and see what they've sewn up for us. 

WIP Wednesday

Here I am with my WIP again in a effort to strike a balance 

between some old projects and the new ones calling my name. 

This week I pulled out two I Spy Quilts 

that should have done long ago.

This one is for my almost three year old grand-daughter and

this week I got to the quilting and partially attached the binding. 

I made one just about like it for my grandson, 

using the almost identical I Spy patches and blue instead of purple.

This little I Spy uses 2 inch squares surrounded by a Kona solid pink. 

I will post more about it in a few days : )  

It has been layered and basted for months, 

and just needs the quilting to begin. 

I  got a bit further on my Fandango Kaleidoscope. 

I have a finished top! Yeah for me! My goal is to layer and 

baste it this weekend. We shall see. 

I starting a few new little projects, but not quilts : (

Oh how I want to start a new one. 

Maybe if I work a little harder, get a bit more WIP finished up,

I can finally reward myself with something new.  

For some summer inspiration and to see what 

others are up to, head on over 

to Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesday.

What have you been working on?

- Wendi  : )

Blog Hop

Look what I found. 

A hop for new bloggers.

Each week the featured bloggers will introduce him or herself and post a tutorial for us. 

 It started May 21st and has already featured some wonderful new blogs with great projects.

Come join in the fun all Summer and Fall as we hop through Quilt Blog land. 

The featured bloggers this week are

June 19

 Jennifer from Sewlandia

Nicole from Mama Love Quilt

June 21

Suzanne from SuzClaas

Mina from Kindaquilty

Visit Plum and June for a complete hop schedule and to 

catch up on those blogs you may have missed, 

Now I know I am not that new of a blogger,
but according to my number of posts, I am. I've joined 
the hop and my day to be featured will be 
toward the end of the hop, November 1st. 
I can't wait. : )


I worked on these two blocks over the weekend.
They were a lot of fun to make and are for a special little girl.

Have fun at the Hop!