Thank You Veterans!

"There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends."

John 15:13

Thank you Vetrans!

Decolourant

I recently spent some time playing with a new product - Decolorant.  It's a citrus smelling, thick product that decolours fabric without using bleach.  It can be applied with a rubber stamp, paint brush, etc.  After it dries, you heat it with an iron and the color disappears.  Interesting product.

Red/Orange Quilted Art Leaf Bowls

Here's more quilted art bowls -

this time in red's and oranges.

In lieu of red or brown  fiber yarn,

 I used red and brown fabric strips for the veins.

Purple Quilted Art Leaf Bowls

These bowls are great for holding treasures

of many kinds and so fun to create.

Color Relationships

This Art + Quilt exercise asks for 6 inch "solid" fabrics for background with 3 inch "solid" fabrics for the centers.  I gleaned these fabrics from my hand dyed fabric box. Some were already 6 inches that I purchased long ago while others were ones I hand painted using Setacolor.  

#25 More Blessed To Give Challenge

Another Preemie Quilt for the
More Blessed To Give Challenge.

The jumping cows were great for the backing.

#23 & #24 More Blessed To Give - Block Sharing

Our local quilt guild has asked for 15 inch blocks made of strips of remnants.

Somehow they will be used creatively to make children's quilts for donation.

It will be interesting to see the results.

#22 More Blessed To Give Challenge

More 6 inch strips - purple this time - combine to create another Preemie Quilt.

The hardest part is having enough on one fabric to do sashing and the back.

Obviously, that doesn't always work as the photo shows...but it works.

#21 More Blessed To Give Challenge

Being "in between" projects is a

great time to make Preemie Quilts

for the Neonatal Unit.

In Progress

These 6 inch strips are fun to work with but a bit slow

for a Preemie Quilt.

Directions available with your email address.

Whimsical Cone Flowers

What a difference a background makes.
These cone flowers are basically the
same as the one yesterday yet the
background is very different.

Matted Quilted Art

The verse is stamped, it's bound and sewn to the canvas, backed, signed and ready for someone to purchase.

Quilted Art Leaf Bowls

What fun to create some

Quilted Art Leaf Bowls.

Awesome Mail!!

I was the winner of Martha Lever's

recent blog giveaway!!

It's even more fun in person

than the photo can reveal!

Thanks Martha!!

Passing Through

Woohoo! My block for the

75th Blue Ridge Parkway Celebration Quilt

is complete.

It's even a few days early!

Another Woohoo!

Congrats! Ashley!

According to my lovely daughter,

change purses are back in vogue.

Congratulations Ashley!

Graduate UNCG 2010!

Ready To Fuse

Ready to fuse,

machine applique

and a few embellishments.

Anniversary Block

Digital photos help a lot to give perspective.

I'm making slow progress probably due to the facts that

I rarely use a pattern and/or do realistic type pieces.

Constructive suggestions are very welcome!!

What Was I Thinking!

In a bold moment, OK, I did pray about it, but in a bold moment, I agreed to make one of the blocks for the Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Anniversary Quilt which will hang in the Folk Art Center. Hubby and I honeymooned camping in Blue Ridge Parkway over 30 years ago and have camped still many times since, so I naturally think of camping when I think of the Parkway.

There's trees to add and maybe a black bear. It's due very soon....what was I thinking!

Knitted Dishcloth

A 40% off coupon came in handy to purchase all cotton yarn for new dish cloths.

Anyone interested the simple pattern I revised, just leave a comment.

More FAA Show And Tell

Aren't these dolls fun!

Fiber Arts Alliance

Fiber Arts Alliance's Show and Tell is so inspiring and so much fun.

The above piece is by Trish, a new member. This piece is the result of classes with Marilyn Wall at John C. Campbell.

Sally is such a hoot and her pieces are so creatively fun!

There was so much more. Thanks ladies.

Save The Date

Save the Date is a recent popular term for upcoming weddings. But I'm using it to announce my first official quilt teaching class at the local quilt shop. I'll be teaching Free Style Cobblestones. It should be a blast. Some other examples of the block used in art pieces are here, here, and here.

#20 More Blessed To Give Challenge

OK- that's all the kits I cut recently
for Preemie Quilts.
I'm a bit ahead of schedule again
in the More Blessed To Give Challenge.

Twins!- #18 & #19 More Blessed To Give

These two Preemie Quilts

would be great for

a set of twins!

#16 & #17 More Blessed To Give

These particular Preemie Quilts for my More Blessed To Give Challenge were made from 5 3/4 inch squares and 2 1/2 inch borders which makes them about 20 inches square. Our local Neonatal unit requests Preemie Quilts anywhere from 20 to 25 inches square. You may want to call your local unit to see their preference. Care to join me?

# 15 More Blessed To Give

Just a 9 patch Preemie Quilt for #15 in the

More Blessed To Give

Challenge. Want to join me?