Have A Latte Blog Hop

Welcome and Have a Latte !

When I signed up for this hop I had sew many ideas.

Life got in the way and time started to run away.

As I was getting down to the wire, I was feeling stressed.

Time to stop and enjoy the fabric.

Quilting is supposed to be fun.

So my quilty muse and I had a late night latte listened to the fabric.

The red in this line is so gorgeous.

The cups on red is my favorite.

I awoke with a quilty dream in my head and a new plan!

I had another cuppa ...

...  and laid out the fabrics ...

... put on my temporary reading glasses...

(Yes, I aw still waiting for my new prescription tri-focals.
The lab is very slow. )

... and started cutting strips ...

... and sewing ....

Here is my new table quilt!

I started cutting this quilt Saturday morning and finished the binding Tuesday at noon.

This is one of the quickest and easiest quilts that I have ever designed and made.

Did I say it was FUN?  Oh, yes it was!

This quilt is 50" square and is intended to be  a gift for a
beautiful gal with a square pub style table.




 Have A Latte Table Quilt ~ Free Tutorial 
 ~ May be found by clicking HERE ~


To make it more useful I made it two sided.

The reverse side is made from a patriotic Stonehenge fabric and a panel.

I quilted this on the reverse side and started the large circular quilting around the
eye of the eagle.

This side of the quilt would make a great wall hanging.

Eye of the Eagle Quilt ~ Free Tutorial 

~ May be found by clicking HERE ~

Here is the quilting on the Latte side.

I loved this quilting technique and am going to do this again on a large quilt.

Please be sure to share a latte 
with all these lovely quilty ladies today ...

April 15

Just Let Me Quilt

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)

Grandmamas Stories

Wow I Like That

       

Thank You!

to

Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt

and

Joan @ MooseStash Quilting

for organizing and cheering this blog hop!

"You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes, you will
That you're beautiful as you feel"

Click Here to Hear "You Are Beautiful" by Carole King

Thank you for joining me for a latte today!

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The Have a Latte Blog Hop starts on Monday!!

Almost time to share a latte!

Joan has the Full Schedule Here!

This blog hop is hosted by

 Sew We Quilt

My quilty kitties and I are still still finishing our project.

We are posting on Wednesday, April 15th.

... just keep sewing ...

:)

Have a Latte is Coming Soon!

Mdm Samm @ Sew We Quilt

and

Ms Calico Joan @ MooseStashQuilting

have been busy gals working behind the scenes 

to put together this wonderful blog hop for all of us!

Joan has the

Full Schedule Here

I am posting on April 15th!

My quilty kitties and I have a lot of work to do!

Time to sew!

Hope to see you hopping along ... :) Pat

Fly Away Home, Bird Tree Hop

Today is the Last Day of the  Beautiful Bird Tree Hop Monday, March 23

Debbie Kratovil Quilts

how arT you?

Hill Valley Quilting

Pink Doxies. Blogspot.com

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Fabric Bias

Lovelli Quilts

In The Boon Docks

Bacon Then Eggs

Sew We Stitch Thank you,  Lana Thank you, Mdm Samm Thank you, all who have participated Happy Spring!

For the Birds!

All the Bird Tree creations are sew beautiful! Here is today's schedule ...  Friday, March 20

Freemotion By The River

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Tea Time Creations

Baa's Amazing Adventures!

Selina Quilts

Ramblings of a Quilter

Busy Bee Quilts

Quilted Delights

Grandmamas Stories For Everything Bird Tree Hop Visit Lana HERE This wonderful breath of spring is sponsored by  Sew We Quilt

Day 5 of the Bird Tree Hop!

The birds are sew beautiful! Thursday, March 19

The Raspberry Rabbits

More Stars In Comanche

Sew Many Yarns

Super Mom - No Cape!

Stitchin By The Lake

Jane's Quilting

Quilting Through Rose Colored-Trifocals

Quiltscapes Lana has the  Full Schedule Here from Sew We Quilt

More Beautiful Birds!

The birds are finely feathered today!

Wednesday, March 18 Red Eye Crafts Marjorie's Busy Corner Ridge Top Quilts Stitching By The Beach Seams To Be Sew Living My Dream With Work In Hand

Visit Lana to see Day 4 HERE

This wonderful breath of spring is sponsored by  Sew We Quilt

On the Wing ~ Pieced Back

Here is the pieced back of my 

Birds On The Wing Quilt

I had extra 

Beautiful Birds Portrait Panels

and

 large triangle "leftovers" from cutting fabrics for some of my blocks

so I created a new block so as not waste this beautiful fabric

I am pretty happy with the results.

I found enough of this light green scroll fabric in my stash to complete the backing.

I am really loving all the Beautiful Birds in the 

Click Here for Today's Beautiful Birds!

Sew beautiful!

For my photos of my  Bird Tree Hop Quilt Click Here

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Beautiful Bird Tree Blog Hop

                                                     

                                              

"Birds On The Wing"

Here they look adrift on a bank of snow in my backyard.

It is not easy for me to go out and take good photos right now.

Nor is it easy to do everyday things.

My vision is healing much more slowly than I had hoped after this surgery.

After the procedure on the first eye, I had a baby quilt pieced and quilted in two weeks.

This time is a different story.

          I had planned to have at least two projects with these beautiful fabrics for you.

I am sorry that did not happen but I here is my project.

My top is done and I am working on getting it quilted.

Healing is one day and one stitch at a time.

This quilt design is my own.

I was inspired by these

Beautiful Birds by Tracy Lizzote for Elizabeth's Studio

fabrics to design this quilt!

                             
            
I <3 this quilt in the making!

           This is the top to my new spring sofa quilt.

It is a new pattern that I have created for these fabrics.

I am calling this pattern "On The Wing".

I carefully cut and placed all the directional fabrics and will be posting about this on March 30th.

More details soon!

Here is a block for the backing that I made from scrap triangles and fabric.

I sewed this into the back of my quilt ...



Click Here for more photos of the back of my quilt

I love the movement in this pattern so much that I will be making again
it in these solids as soon as I am able.

This new pattern is in the test stage of development and I hope to release it soon.

If you are interested in testing, please send me an email.

Thank you for stopping by today!

     Please be sure to fly into all the beautiful bird trees today       


Friday, March 13th

It Seams To Be Sew

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)

Amy Stitches

Lakeshore Stitches

Needled Mom

Quilt in a not - Shell

Suebee's World


Thanks to

Madame Samm @ Sew We Quilt

and

Lana @ It Seams To Be Sew

for making this big beautiful bird hop happen!

Chirp! Chirp! 

I am be quilting.

Hope to have more to show you soon!

Think Spring!

:)

The Beautiful Birds are flying in soon!

Katniss says, "No sneak peaks!"

Here she is perched atop the large bookcase where I have my temporary design wall.

I was trying to fold down the batting to pin up my project and she is having none of it.
She thinks the batting is there for her comfy convenience.
She does have her very own basket up there to curl up in
... but she obviously did not wish to be disturbed
... or she wished to catch the birds
... or my hand.
Katniss is quite fiesty sometimes.

Katniss says that you must come back Friday to see our birds.

Full Schedule Here!

Thanks Lana and Madame Samm

for organizing this wonderful hop.

It shall be a breath of spring air!

:)

Warm Up with a Latte

This lovely newly arrived fabric is 

Have a Latte by Clothworks

The red is this fabric is the perfect match to the accent color in my kitchen
and my kitchen could use a little brightening up.

Sew ...

I am joining in this quilty fun!

@

Sew We Quilt

Sign ups are open!

Read Here

for all you need to know!

Hope to see you joining in the fun!

In my stash I had a panel from this older collection from

Dan DiPaolo

Home is in the Kitchen by Clothworks


I am thinking I may use some of this panel in my blog hop project.

I have lots of ideas for this one and one design in process.

Today while I was fondling these pretty fabrics another idea popped in my head.

I shall have to see what I shall sew.

On the homefront, my ceiling has dried a little
but that could just be because everything on the roof is frozen again
as we are having bitterly cold weather.

The forecast for the weekend is not too good ...

snow changing to freezing rain changing to heavy rain and then plunging below zero again.

On Tuesday I will be having laser eye surgery again.

After this I will be taking a rest and recovery break from blogging for a few days.

... just keep sewing ...

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