liberty of london charms on point

I turned my LOL 2.5 inch squares on point and I added

some osnaburg cotton on the sides.  Now I am big stitching blue circles.

Not sure what this will be when I finish…maybe a zipper pouch

or a journal cover : )

I used the turning charms on point technique that I have done before….

click here for a few examples.

piece,

elizabeth

show off friday~~~shopping

Show Off Friday

Today I am showing you my recent purchase from my LQS.

They were having a 30% off sale for their anniversary : )

I purchased some batting, osnaburg cotton, and some Anna Marie Horner

fat quarters and half yard cuts.

Now it is your turn to link up something~~~~ what do you have for

Show Off Friday

There are no rules for this link up party....this is just the place to show off

projects you are working on!

piece,

elizabeth

bowls with borders blog hop

Today is my day to show you the bowls that I made for the Bowls With Borders Blog Hop.

(The dates for this hop are August 13 through August 28.)

First of all, I want to thank Regina for making such a fun pattern and sharing it

with those of us who are participating in the blog hop.  You can buy her pattern here.

I also want to thank the organizers, Madame Samm from Sew WE Quilt

 and Carol from Just Let Me Quilt.

Here is the mini quilt that I made using Regina's pattern for paper piecing!

(Click on the pictures for a closer look.)

Chili Bowls

This mini measures 12 X 16 inches.  It was made with shot cotton and osnaburg
 cotton fabric, along with old buttons and crochet thread.

I added a little embroidery on the chili bowls in different colors and

then I hand stitched using the same threads.

I always enjoy seeing how the stitches look on the back,

 how about you?

Be sure to visit the other participants and see all their lovely bowl creations!

Here is a list for todays blog hop:

August 14

Jen Duncan

Sharon D.

Apron Valley Road

Quilts and Quilt Things

Pieceful Life(that's me, silly)

North Hills Quilter
Vroomans Quilts

Somewhat Fanciful
Jane's Quilting

I have a little giveaway to thank you for visiting my blog.

All you have to do to enter is leave me a comment.

I enjoyed reading these books and now I would like to pass

 them on to one of you : )

This giveaway will end on Friday, August 17, at noon.

This giveaway has ended.  The winner is Margaret and she

has been contacted by email.

piece,

elizabeth

Linked up to Fabric Tuesday.

little quilt monday~~~rainbow trail table runner

Little Quilt Monday

I finished my Rainbow Trail table runner!  It was one of my improv curve projects for Curves Camp.

I am very happy with the vivid colors.  I used charms from Kona classic and Kona dark.   The hand stitching was done with variegated crochet thread.

Click on the pictures for a closer view.

The backing is cotton osnaburg(I love how it looks like linen) and the binding is Wordplay by Michele O Amore by Bernatex.

The table runner measurements are 13 X 31 inches.

Now it is your turn to link up something to

Little Quilt Monday

1.  This link-up party is for any small project.  For example, mini quilts, doll quilts, baby quilts, place mats, mug rugs,

wall quilts, table runners, etc.

2.  They can be a WIP(work-in-progress) or finished.

3.  If it is something from the past there is no need to write a new blog post, just link the one that you have already written, and, please link back to my blog post.

4.   If you are interested, you can add your pictures to my flickr group here, or join my Facebook group here. 

Let's inspire each other!

piece,

elizabeth

I am linking up to Sew Modern Monday, Fabric Tuesday,
Finish It Up Friday, and Sew and Tell.

little quilt monday~~~charms on point table runner

Little Quilt Monday

I have used my charms on point technique many times for larger quilts, but this time I decided to make a table runner.   I used 25  five inch charm squares from a charm pack of A Stitch in Color by Malka Dubrawsky for Moda.  The backing fabric is osnaburg cotton that gives the look of linen.

I used bright yellow and olive green crochet threads for the hand stitching.  I stitched the yellow going one direction and the green going the other direction making a crosshatch design.

The striped binding is from the same Moda fabric collection as the charm squares.  The table runner measurements are 15.5 X 30.5 inches.   Its fun to see how these turn out...this one started as a square...5 rows up and 5 rows down and then I used my technique to turn them on point.

Now it is your turn to link up something to

Little Quilt Monday

1.  This link-up party is for any small project.  For example, mini quilts, doll quilts, baby quilts, place mats, mug rugs,

wall quilts, table runners, etc.

2.  They can be a WIP(work-in-progress) or finished.

3.  If it is something from the past there is no need to write a new blog post, just link the one that you have already written, and, please link back to my blog post.

4.   If you are interested, you can add your pictures to my flickr group here, or join my Facebook group here. 

Let's inspire each other!

piece,

elizabeth

I am linking this post to Sew Modern Monday, Fabric Tuesday, and
Finish It Up Friday.

 

little quilt monday~~~clamshell mini quilt

Little Quilt Monday

I am having so much fun learning tips and techniques for working with curves in Curve Camp this month, and this clamshell mini quilt is one of my class projects.  The basic pattern is a machine appliquéd  pillow, and I decided to make it into a mini quilt and add some big stitch quilting.  I will not go into the process of this project, because it is Rachel's pattern and technique for the machine appliquéd clamshells.  I definitely recommend taking her class on curves next time it is offered : )

I used osnaburg cotton fabric that looks like linen.  The charm squares are Moda, but I cannot remember the name of the designer, the charms were in my stash.  edited 2-15-12.....I just figured out the charm pack is Folklorique by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda : )

I hand stitched the clamshell shape with olive green crochet thread.  After I put the binding on, I decided it was too plain, so I added more hand stitching!  This mini quilt is about 15 X 15 inches.  I have linked up to Sew Modern Monday , Fabric Tuesday, and Finish It Up Friday.

Now it's your turn to link up something to

Little Quilt Monday

1.  This link-up party is for any small project.  For example, mini quilts, doll quilts, baby quilts, place mats, mug rugs,

wall quilts, table runners, etc.

2.  They can be a WIP(work-in-progress) or finished.

3.  If it is something from the past there is no need to write a new blog post, just link the one that you have already written, and, please link back to my blog post.

4.   If you are interested, you can add your pictures to my flickr group here, or join my Facebook group here. 

Let's inspire each other!

piece,

elizabeth

1st edition: little quilt monday----ticker tape doll quilt

Welcome to Little Quilt Monday linky party.  I am looking forward to this challenge to try some new things in a small project and I hope I am not alone : )  You can link up(below) your mini projects that are a WIP or finished at the bottom of this post.  I am sure I will be inspired by all the little quilts that are being made and I know you will be too!

This week I decided to make a ticker tape doll quilt.  I have seen these and have always wanted to make one.  I found several tutorials for this type of quilt.  Here are a few of the tutorials that you might like to try sometime:  Crazy Mom Quilts,  Sew Take A Hike, and Stitched In Color.

I decided to add my little pieces by hand instead of machine like the tutorials.  I am happy with the way it turned out and I even like the look from the back!  The aspen leaves are from my week in Colorado.

I will be linking up with Celebrate Color, Fabric Tuesday with Quilt Story, and Fuddy is not Duddy at Naptime Quilter.

Now it is your turn to link up your little quilts below and please, add my link to your post.  I have a button on my side bar but it is just a picture, I haven't learned how to add the box of detail below it yet.  You can add it as a picture and then link to my post if you would like to do that : )

piece,

elizabeth

thunder up

We are fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA basketball team.  By the way, they beat the Heat last night : )  When I found this fabric I knew what I had to do.   I made a little quilt/mug rug for my son to put on his desk at work.  He's a new lawyer, with a new office and I thought he needed something fun on his desk so here goes!   Thunder Up!

I am having a busy week, so very little sewing going on : (

~piece~

elizabeth

mug rug swap

I am participating in the Quilting Gallery's Mug Rug Swap.  It is a secret swap and the person I am sending to is not the person who will be sending to me.  We send 2 mug rugs that are approximately 6"X10" and they do not need to match or coordinate.  I had fun visiting my swap person's blog, and I discovered that she likes bright colors.  As you can see, I used lots of color in my choices for her mug rugs.  I will send them out on Monday, and then I will be anxiously waiting for mine to arrive : )   I wonder if someone has been checking out my blog to see what I like!

For the first mug rug I used some batik scraps from another project.  My swap partner likes to knit and crochet, so I thought this looked like something that she would enjoy.  I used a glue stick called Lapel Stick instead of pins to hold my quilt sandwich together and I was very pleased with the way it held it in place while I stitched the binding on the mug rug.  I  hand quilted the mug rug with floss using a big stitch.

The second mug rug is a hexagon flower machine stitched onto osnaburg cotton.  I used some of my Kaffe Fassett fabric collection and also hand quilted with floss and a big stitch.  Once again, I used the Lapel Stick to hold the hexagon in place, instead of pins, while I machine stitched it onto the cotton.

My cat, Tiger, is showing you the Lapel Stick that I used for these projects.  It is a temporary non-toxic fabric adhesive that dries clear and it won't gum up your needles or machines!  Lapel Stick is water soluble and safe for most fabrics.  I am glad that I had the opportunity to try it in these quilting projects, and I know I will use it again : )

I am linking this to Fabric Tuesday over at the Quilt Story blog.

~piece~

elizabeth