I am a Quilt Book Bibliophile

This the book I have dusted off for the 

Dust Off A Quilt Book Blog Hop

It was published in 1999.

I have no idea how long it has been on my shelf,

but I cannot recall ever sewing a pattern from this book. 

Like many of my quilt books I found it on 

a white elephant table at a quilt show

for a fraction of its original cost.

I love quilt books!

I usually have a stack near me and I browse and read 

all the time for ideas and just for fun.

Do you love quilt books?

Then you would love this book!

This book is a gem,

packed with 42 colorful projects and some basic quilt information

on only 175 pages.

I am down to choosing between three projects.

The blog hop is only a month away 

and I need to make a choice and get sewing.

While I am pondering my final choice I am perusing my favorite quilting sites.

For more reading today ...

Check out this interesting post 

Quilt Bibliophiles @ Moda Cutting Table Today

Are you a Quilt Bibliophile? 

The Road Home Row Along

Marian @ Seams to be Sew

and

Amy @ Sew Incredibly Crazy

are hosting a home warming blog hop!

I am participating and looking forward to designing and sharing a row about my home.

Massachusetts is my home.

Participants in this hop will be creating and sharing our own rows about the road

 "home" to us.

Sign Ups are OPEN!

Click Here for all the Info

I hope to see you blog hopping and sharing your home with us.

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For more Row by Row fun, you can collect many free row patterns in the

Home Sweet Home Row by Row Experience 2016

coming this summer to quilt shops near and far.

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Then come home with us ...

 Sign Up Now

2016 is a year to celebrate home and quilt ... :)

More Blog Hopping Fun

Starts Wednesday!
Full Schedule Here @ Sew We Quilt

Are you creative?  Yes, you are! Details for a new hop are up at Sew We Quilt

Sign Up on Monday with Thearica @ Pig Tales and Quilts

Happy Blog Hopping!
~ <3 ~

For The Boys Blog Hop

 

Starts Today!

 

@

 

Sew We Quilt

 

 

Full Schedule Here!

 

 

Cheered by the wonderful

 

Amy @ Sew Incredibly Crazy

 

 

I am really looking forward to sitting back and enjoying

 

 all the quilty inspirations for the guys in my life!

 

Enjoy the hop!

 

:)



Wicked Good Quilty Fun!

 

NiteLite

Glow-in-the-dark Thread

 

I am having wicked good fun quilting my wicked project for the

 

This thread has come to me courtesy of my wicked good

favorite local quilt shop,

 

Bits 'n' Pieces

 

which is also an online shop.

Click on the link above to visit.

 

When I stopped by recently to look for glow-in-the-dark thread to add the perfect quilting touch to my project for the Wicked blog hop, they were temporarily sold out of these spools for sale.  Liz, the owner, is so nice that she let me "borrow" this used spool from her long arm supplies.  It is wonderful to have this as my local quilt shop. They have great weekly sales.  Check out their weekly newsletter Here.

 

  I will be returning what is left on Monday as I am putting the finishing stitches in my project.

I am scheduled to post on the first day of the hop!

There are so many wicked awesome quilters in this hop

that it is sure to be spooktacular!

 

The sign ups are now open for a new hop at

Sew We Quilt

 

It is  "For the Boys"

 

  The cheerleader for this hop is Amy @ Sew Incredibly Crazy ! That is sew incredibly awesome!   I think this is a wonderful idea for a blog hop and wish I could participate. I have two weeks left before my scheduled eye surgery and I may try to get a project together before then for this hop. Wish me luck!   If you want to join in the fun ... Sign Up Now!   Happy Quilting!   ~ <3 ~  



The Pumpkin Scrapatch

 

Kitty in the Pumpkin Patch

 

My tuxedo kitty, Butterfly, looks like a black cat from the back,

so this is her quilt.

 

 

It is a wall hanging so she does not get to curl up on it much, but

 she always finds it and gets as close as she can.

 

I love everything about fall ... the colors ... the leaves ... the crisp apples on the trees ... the pumpkin patches ... the scarecrows and cornstalks ... fall mums ... corn mazes ... and, of course, Fall Quilts!

 

Sew I was very happy to find this fun fall themed blog hop today! 

 

 

Quilts in the Pumpkin Patch
@

Sunshine in the Attic
 

There are some great tutorials in the links and some fun giveaways.

 It is the last day so blog hop to it so you do not miss out!

 

I am not participating in this hop, just enjoying the show

and planning future projects.

I make at least one quilt for fall every year to make my home

cozy and quilty for the cooler weather.

 

These are some of my older quilts.

 

 

This is also one of my first fall quilts.

 

 

The center is a panel.

The border was my first attempt at flying geese.

 

 

I quilted this on my old Brother machine and it was one of my early home quilting efforts.I added a little extra batting under the pumpkins to make them a rounded.

 

I made this quilt last year and blogged about it Here

 

I made freezer paper quilt stencils to quilt this one.

 Tutorial on how I made the freezer paper templates
 and quilted it may be found Here

 

 

Here is a close up of the quilting.

 

Here is a sneak peek at this years' quilt ...

 

 

 

Come back in October as I will be showing you soon for the

 

 

Wicked Blog Hop @ Sew We Quilt
There is a fun 60's Hop happening there now!

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed my fall quilts!

 

Today in my blog reading, I also found some pretty seasonal clip art for quilters. To see more, Click Here.
Thanks for this Free Fall Clipart to Sew Cal Gal 

Have a Happy Quilty Blog Hopping Day!

:-)
 

Piece, Love, Quilt!

Starts happening @ midnight tonight!

 

I dig it!

 

Shout out to the

"paper shakers"

Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt

 and 

Mary @ Piece2-Mary

for putting it all together. 

Here is the Full Schedule for this fun blog hop:

 

September 25

 

Jane's Quilting

Beaquilter

Just Let Me Quilt

Patchouli Moon Studio

I Piece 2-Mary

 

September 26

 

Freemotion by the River

Pig Tales and Quilts

Marlas Crafts

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Moose Stash Quilting

September 27

 

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Tea Time Creations

I like to Quiltblog

Gingini's Crafts and Quilts

Sew Incredibly Crazy

 

September 30

 

Seams To Be Sew

Words &amp; Stitches

Banks of Frog Creek

Quilted Delights

 

October 1

 

Gracie Oliver Arts

How ART You?

Creatin in the Sticks

Sew Peace to Peace

Meadowbrook

 

October 2

Grandmama's Stories

What About Rheema?

Pumpkin Patch Quilter

Kathy's Quilts

Stitching by the Beach

 

October 3

 

Hill Valley Quilter

Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio

Sew and Sow Farm

Color My World

Secretly Stitching.

InGa

 

October 4

 

My Quilting Journey

More Stars in Comanche

sarah did it!

Read, Quilt, Cook, Pray...

Bquiltin Studio

Sew We Quilt

 

I did not "get my act together" to be "at the happening" 

with all these "groovy" quilters, 

so I will a be a "wallflower" for this one.

's cool, baby!
Right on!

 

Piece out!

:-)

 

 

Christmas Ribbons Progress

 

 My Christmas Ribbons Progress

 

 

Ready to sew my first ribbon together!

 

Cherie's Pretty Fabrics!

These have very pretty metallic touches.

(Sorry for the photo quality on this one. I had trouble saving and resizing.)

More of this quiltalong goodness coming soon!

~~~ <3 ~~~
 

For a couple of days I let myself be distracted by the upcoming announcement of the ...

 



  The Wicked Blog Hop sign-ups @ Sew We Quilt   start tomorrow!   I wanted to be sure I could get my project ready in time before I signed up so I have been busy ...  

 (shhhhhh! ... sneak peak)   ... and ready to sign up for this "wicked awesome" blog hop!   The sign-ups are also still open for the groovy    

  I am going to try to get something ready for this one, too!

 ... just keep sewing ...

  Hope to see you joining the fun!   :-)  

Calling All Quilty Philatelists!

 

Starts tomorrow!

 

Philatelist :

Noun

1.

philatelist - a collector and student of postage stamps stamp collector aggregator, collector - a person who collects things

 

[Source: TheFreeDictionary.com]

 

 

I am posting on the first day!

 

 

Full Schedule Here

 

@

 

Pig Tales and Quilts

 

This blog hop is brought to you by

 

Sew We Quilt

 

Hope to see you stamping along with us tomorrow!

 

:-)

 

More Blog Hop Fun

Last Day to Sign Up

for the ...

 



"Stamp On It" Blog Hop @ Sew We Quilt

All the info and sign up
@
Thearica @ Pigtails and Quilts

Hope to see you stamping along!

And starting this week ...

 

 

 

Full "Tammy Bag" Blog Hop Schedule Here

I will not be a bag lady for this one.

I am sew busy!

"The Wedding Quilter"
is still sewing table quilts.

Yesterday we shared a lovely day

toasting the happy couple
at their engagement party.

Must keep sewing!

Have a happy quilty day!

:)
 

Hi, Ho! Hi, Ho! Hi, Ho, Ho Ho!

 

My Patchwork Stocking Tutorial Here   Sign Ups Are Open!     Madame Santa Samm @  Sew We Quilt   is organizing all the quilty elves to start getting ready!   Apply to   Head Elf Carol @ Just Let me Quilt    

 

Hi, Ho!

Hi, Ho!

It is off to work I go!

 

Ho! Ho! Ho!

 

:)

 

Saying "I Do" with Flowers by Scrapatches

A Love Blooms
Flowers by Scrapatches

This flower shaped quilt is my original design.

 

When I read about the

  "Say it with Flowers" Blog Hop

 

  from the lovely Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt

I already knew what I wanted to make.

My Daughter is getting married and asked me to be "The Quilter"

for this event and make custom quilts for her reception tables.

I will be making eight of the ones above,

and two smaller ones,

and a special one for the Bride and Groom's Sweetheart Table.

Her wedding color is royal purple and she chose the fabrics ...

The Bride's Choice

This wedding table quilt measures 33 inches across.

For more pictures and the Tutorial
how I made this flower shaped Love Blooms Quilt
please click Here

The detail of the quilting on the back.

 

I will be adding a label in the center

with the names and wedding dates.

My daughter plans to give these to her new Mother-In-law 

and Grandmother-In Law and her Bridesmaids.

My Second Flower Project
 

I did have to experiment with the design and when it came time to quilt
I finished this smaller quilt for her Guestbook Table first to try some of the quilting techniques, which includes a decorative stitch programmed into my machine ...

 

Hexagon Flower Quilt

 

For the Guestbook Table 

We have a very special idea for the guestbook. 

We are pressing the white daisy fabric in the center of the flower to freezer paper and cutting 6 inch squares

and we are going to provide fabric pens for the guest to

write their wedding wishes

so that they may be later sewed together into the backing

for her wedding quilt.

 

This table quilt measures 24 inches across point to point.

 

For the pictures and Tutorial for this

Hexagon Flower Table Quilt

please click Here

 

Many more quilts to make!

 

Must keep sewing!

During my breaks from work I will be enjoying all the
flowering projects in this big beautiful blog hop garden. 

 

Visit all the lovely flower patches today ...

 

May 29^th

Kris Loves Fabric

Teatime Creations

~De Zondagssteek~

Ridge Top Quilts

Devoted Quilter

Mrs. Pickles Garden

Life In The Scrapatch

Englating

Why Knot Kwilt

Love It Sew It

  

Thanks to

Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt

 

and

 

Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt



~~~ Giveaway Time! ~~~

If you would like to try piecing

this flower shape ...

I am giving away this small kit

to make one 10" finished pink flower!

I have cut the white petal shapes and small triangles for the center.

If you would like to enter, please leave me a comment telling me which shape flower table topper you like best.

One winner will be chosen randomly from all comments on this post.

The Rules

(1) You do not need to be a follower to win, just leave me a nice comment.
I love comments and do my best to reply to all.

(2)  My new and faithful followers may have one additional
chance to win by leaving a second comment
telling me how you follow.

(3) To be eligible you I must leave a way for me to contact you by email
to tell you that you have won.

I will send my Flower Kit anywhere in the world.

I use google translator to reply to comments in other languages.

This giveaway will close at midnight EST on May 31st.

Winner will be announced on June 1st.

Good luck wishes!

My favorite flowers right now are these, Stephanotis.

My Mother's Day Flowers
  

 

Thanks for visiting my Flower Scrapatch today!

 

~<3 ~