Lazy Sunday Quilt - On Friday {is that a problem?}

A little over a year ago, my friend Leona and I came up with a bargain - she would "sell" me her Accu-Quilt Go! cutter and I would make her four quilts.  What a deal, huh?

First I made this scrappy Flea Market Fancy Hugs and Kisses quilt.

Then I made this Neptune Snow Globes quilt.

Then I made this dotty Scrappy Trip Along quilt.

And the whole time I was kind of plodding along with this Fat Quarter Shop Vintage Modern Block of the Month Mystery quilt.  About the time I was finishing up the blocks and starting on the finishing kit, she decided that this quilt had some difficult memories for her and she really didn't want the quilt after all.  And this after I had made doubles of all the blocks!  Note that FQS BOM kits are so generous, I got two blocks out of almost all of them - I was thinking "a quilt for Leona, and a quilt for me."  But since she decided she didn't want this quilt, I've been feeling a little guilty....  I didn't feel like I had lived up to my part of the deal we made.

So when Leona decided she wanted this Lazy Sunday quilt (pattern by Lee of May Chappel Designs) made from Anna Maria Horner's Dowry and True Colors lines, I agreed to make it immediately.  Even though there were 112 blocks required to make the double size quilt, they were fast and easy and fun.  In a day I had the blocks made and I put the quilt together over the next couple of days.  Then it took me another two days to get around to taking the pictures.  Less than a week from start to finish, and on top of a bunch of other stuff I was doing.

Since I was trying to take photos between rain squalls, I asked my friends Bob and Billie to hold the quilt up off the ground for me, rather than my usual pin-it-to-the-fence method.  And it's sideways for the same reason.

Here's the quilt right side up, but everything else is kind of topsy-turvy.  Anyway, I love how these fabrics in this pattern make just a riot of color!  I think it will be truly spectacular when it is quilted.  I just can't wait.

Meanwhile, I finished up another baby quilt, this one for Billie's new grandchild, Locke.  Mom and Dad decided not to find out the baby's gender beforehand, so neutral colors were the thing.  Their nursery is green with a monkey theme, so I used a really cute monkey fabric for the backing.  I really had fun making these two hexie flower baby quilts (click here to see the pink one).  They're super fast and a blast to make.  I think there will be more of these in my future.

I'm linking up with crazymomquilts for Finish-it Friday.

So what have you been up to this week?

A Little Light Reading - May Edition (and some quilting)

I knew it couldn't last...  After actually posting a whole week of consistent blog posts, I took yesterday off.  I was in the middle of a book (or rather book series), and just couldn't tear myself away long enough to blog.  I actually read the whole series of 3 books in less than 24 hours.  So, given that I spent most of yesterday reading, I thought I'd share my  reading finishes since my last light reading post. 

I actually did do a little sewing.  I started putting together this AMH Lazy Sunday quilt...

I made a baby quilt for a baby shower I attended on Saturday.  Baby Ciana's mommy and daddy have been waiting a long time for her, and we are all excited to meet her.  What better way to celebrate the pending birth of a sweet baby girl than a luscious pink flower quilt?  The fabric was part of a Daydream layer cake by Kate Spain.

This quilt was inspired by a quilt I saw at The Scarlet Thread in McDonough, Georgia while I was at Stash Bash.  Yup, even the fabric was the same.  I used my Hex-n-More ruler, and it was perfect for said layer cake.   The quilt went together super fast and I really enjoyed making it.  In fact, I had so much fun with it I made another one in green that just needs to be quilted.  Hopefully I'll get to that this week. 

Swag, Totes, and Goodies - The Stash Bash, Part II

Yesterday, I gave you a run down of all the fun stuff we did at Stash Bash and what I accomplished.  Sadly, it doesn't seem like much, but I will lay hold to the fact that I made huge progress on some stuff that has been haunting me for years.

We got some super fun swag at Stash Bash.  It seemed like every time we turned around someone was winning something.  It was awesome.  Among other things, everyone got:

A 9x9 Omnigrid square up ruler {Omnigrid is my personal favorite, and I don't have one this size - SCORE!}

A new {turquoise} Olfa rotary cutter

A nifty Oliso tote bag (Okiso also donated irons for use at Stash Bash - Yay!)

Needles, pins and buttons donated by Dritz

A pair of {really sharp} embroidery scissors from Famore'

A fat quarter from Art Gallery Fabrics

A pack of 6 spools of Aurifil thread

A Kona mini charm pack

A Moda charm pack (mine was Fleurology by Stephanie Ryan)

A sample of Soak handmade wash (the Soak Company also provided bottles of Flatter for every ironing station - they're awesome!)

Patterns by Two Kwik Quilters and May Chappel {I got to meet Karie and Lee in person at Stash Bash!  Super fun!)

A very cool Stash Bash t-shirt by Georgia Belle Designs.

A fat eighth of our choice from Beth at Stash Fabrics.

And a cool little screen printed pouch kit by Amanda Hall who was also one of the attendees.


I know there were other sponsors, but these are the ones I remember.  One lucky attendee won a copy of EQ7!   I would have been jealous, but I managed to snag a used copy of EQ7 earlier this year.  (Now if I could only figure out how to use it!)

Ella, who sat behind me, made fun little needlebooks for everyone who was there Thursday night.  I love the selvages!  (I was much more selfish with my sewing.)

And Sharon, my table-mate, made these nifty Kleenex holders for everyone who came to Stash Bash and these bright, fun cord holders for those of us who shared a table with her.  That was amazing.

And then there were the two amazingly fun Secret Agent gifts from my new friend Charity (how did she ever find time to do this with two sets of twins??)

Yesterday I promised to tell you about my amazing new tote bag from my friend Marcy.  Look at the lovely and thoughtful package she put together for me.  M&Ms are my all-time favorite. =)

The bag itself is super cool.  Love the pieced pocket with the sewing machine.  The purple square in the lower left says "Keep Calm and Stitch On".  Cute!

 The back is super fun too.  And the tote is so very sturdy!  It will hold a ton of stuff.

And check out the super cute lining with the fun pieced pocket.  I think I'm in love!!

 And she made this super fun clear pouch (with ric rac!) to match.

And finally, I snagged these two new UR Here mugs to add to my collection, bringing my total to 7.  I think I need to make another new friend and bring the total to an even 8.

So thanks to Ella, Sharon, Charity, Marcy, and all the Stash Bash sponsors for everything.  It was wonderful!