Saturday accomplishmment

I bought this magazine Friday night because I love the red/white quilt on the cover:

Our house is in great shape since we have cleaned and updated for the past 5 months, so I went into my sweat shop and created my version:

Here is a detail showing the 3 fabrics I used:

I love it. I just wish I had more of the toile so I could have made it larger! It is a lap/throw size as it is.
I now am back to have 3 tops ready to quilt. I am going to my mom's this week to quilt my king-sized quilt on Friday. I also have my "Cake Mix" quilt ready to go. I love making quilts!

3's about me

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Yesterday at 9:54pm


Got tagged with this via Facebook:

Three names I go by:
1. Kelly
2. Mom
3. Al's wife

Three Jobs I have had in my life
1. Textile Designer
2. Graphic Designer
3. Typesetter

Three Places I have lived
1. Lenoir, NC
2. Charleston, WV
3. Lewisville, NC

Three Favorite drinks
1. WATER
2. Diet Dr. Pepper
3. Tequila

Three TV Shows that I watch
1. Ghost Hunters
2. House
3. Project Runway

Three places I have been
1. Ningbo, China
2. Brussels, Belgium
3. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

People that message me regularly
1. Kristen
2. Al
3. Jacob

Three of my favorite foods
1. Homegrown tomatoes
2. Blackberry Cobbler
3. Momma's mustard potato salad (with dill pickles)

Three friends I think will respond
1. Jenny
2. Jacob
3. Al

Three Things I am looking forward to
1. Kayaking next week
2. Quilting with my mom
3. Tomorrow night when my hubby gets home

Road side treat

I have a 1 hour commute through a very rural area. I saw this treat on the side of Red, White and Blue Road (I kid you not) today:



The sight of vivid magenta among all the green was striking.

Actually made me feel better to see such natural beauty and made my commute a little prettier.

Back on the pace

Finished another quilt today!

This is from Happy Hour by Atkinson Designs. I love this book and have made many quilts from it.


Here's a detail shot of my stippling. I am really loving this! I need to order more batting before I can quilt another I have ready. I am going to concentrate on some pillow tops and table runners for a little while.

Tomorrow is back to work. We have had a great long weekend. Wish all of them were like this!

Happy 4th!

Today we celebrate our collective birthday as the United States of America. Free to do, think, say, worship and move as we please. Our founding fathers and mothers fought and died so we might have this tremendous privilege. Brave men and women serve our country to guarantee these rights. Lets not forget what sacrifices have been made for us.

On another note: my blogging has been lax of late. The days are longer so I have been enjoying the time walking my dogs and being outside. I have also been trying to catch up on some quilt projects. Last night I finished this beauty:

Front

Back

Detail of stippling

The center of this quilt consists of 2 charm packs of "Candy Kisses" by Sandy Gervais for Moda.
I really don't know what to call it. Here are the names I am considering:
1. Candy Kisses (lifted directly from the fabric collection)
2. Sweets for the Sweet
3. Valentine Delight

Any thoughts?


My free-motion quilting is definitely improving. I am getting more comfortable while doing it as well. I still wish I could find a local class or workshop on it, but since I have found one yet, I will continue to practice on my own. I have 2 more quilt tops I am planning on quilting on my machine. I am going to quilt my king size top on my mom's long arm.

This is my 6th complete quilt for this year. Sprucing up the house really took away a lot of my quilting time! I really wish I had more time to sew and quilt. Maybe someday!