Shiny, Happy Fabric!

Yeah! New fabrics are in the house! I happened upon an awesome sale at Fabric.com (20% additional savings on Clearance prices) plus free shipping comes to about $5.00/yard, Woo Hoo! 

I ordered these adorable Jenean Morrison prints from her In My Room line.

So, so cute!

And these sweet purple, pink and blue fabrics

Valori Wells Novella Chevron and Novella Raindrops, a few more Jenean Morrison fabrics, Anna Maria Horner Field Study, and some yummy Denyse Schmidt Shelburne Falls.

At my local Joann's I found a 40% off sale on designer fabrics so I added a few select prints to my ever growing collection of Denyse Schmidt fabrics. 

I so love all the orange!

I've been waiting to cut into these lovelies until I took
these photos...so off to the cutting table I go. 

Happy fabric = Happy me!

A Quilt for All Seasons

 

Another quilt finish for me! I created this eclectic quilt from the left over fabric I used to recover our  living room throw pillows. The large floral print was purchased at Joann's and the colors immediately caught my eye. They were so appealing and comforting. With the extra fabric plus lots of scraps from my huge "scrap collection" I pulled quite an assortment of different fabrics that wouldn't normally go together but really worked well when built around the multicolored inspiration fabric. The quilt reminds me of the old, country quilts from long ago. I'm sure all the Denyse Schmidt fabrics helped with the vintage vibe! I made it nice and large (60" x 65"), perfect to use as a quilt for the couch on chilly evenings.

A Scrappy Quilt Finish

I started this scrappy quilt back in March using lots and lots of Denyse Schmidt bits and pieces. I was able to finish the 30 scrappy blocks and that's as far as I got for quite a while until recently when I got everything out again and finished it up. I love the finished quilt and have been draping it over my lap while I do a little crochet in the evenings. The really enjoyed the paper piecing and plan to use this technique to create more quilts in the future. 

How many fabric lines can name? To the best of my knowledge, I believe I included these:

County Fair

Katie Jump Rope

Greenfield Hill

Flea Market Fancy

Hope Valley

Fancy Free

Daisy Mae

Sugar Creek

Winding Road

Picnic 

Fairground

Farm Stand 

But there could be a few I missed!

Bright and Colorful - Knitting Needle Holders

I'm so glad to be back in front of my sewing machine after a very LONG and BUSY summer! First order of business was to create a bunch of bright and colorful Hanging Circular Knitting Needle Holders for the shop. These are my best sellers and I only had about two left. So here they are! Now I need to start on my newest Bag design, very exciting! Then more baby and lap quilts and then it will be time for more Needle Holders. Ahhhh, SO glad to be back!

Available in the Shop, y'all!

Autumn Quilting...

Makes me happy!

Grannies!

Vibrant and colorful grannies! I'm using up all of my little balls of leftover yarn from other projects to see if I have enough to complete a pretty crochet Granny Square Afghan. Grannies are easy and fun and can be worked on while I'm watching a movie or listening to music at the end of the day. I thought the brown yarn was neutral enough to tie all the colors together nicely. I'm going to keep going till I run out of yarn, we'll see how far I get!

Disco Soiree Quilt

 Oh my, this was a fun quilt to make! It wasn't until I was finished with the quilt top that I felt the disco vibe. Then the natural pairing of Amy Butler's Disco Flower on the back was just too perfect! Of course I had to get a little cheeky in my Etsy shop description, quoting from ABBA's Dancing Queen. I was so tickled, I knew I got the somethin' that makes me wanna shout, and jump back and kiss myself!

Disco Soiree, Lap Size Patchwork Quilt,. This delightful quilt will make you dance and jive and have the time of your life! You'll feel the beat of the tamborine! Created with a wide variety of awesome designer fabrics in a traditional patchwork pattern but in a kaleidoscope design. Whimsical butterfly adorns the center square. Backed with Amy Butler's Disco Flower and a bit of Jennifer Paganelli. Bound with Paula Prass Summer Soiree polka dot. Batting is Cotton Warm and Natural. Machine quilted in my random meandering design. Measures 55" x 48". Perfect for adding a sassy touch to the couch, bedroom or as a twin bed coverlet in a little girls room!

Dance on over to my Mama Roux Etsy Shop for more funky quilts!