The grass is always greener...

The pictures on the Moda site always crack me up.
Wanna make some grass?

Johnny Jump Ups

I took these photos in the garden this morning. The Johnny Jump Ups are so cute with their little faces pointing to the sun.

Shabby Chic

I finished my Virtual Quilting Bee quilt yesterday. I L-O-V-E it!

Who knew that 12 blocks made by 12 different people could go together in a quilt so well. It's so very "Shabby Chic" and girly.
I used a 2" sashing and a whole bunch of little identically fussy cut setting squares. That, I tell you, was quite a job.

I'm so proud of myself. I added a label!
I love how the binding turned out. It's Stripey from Sandi Henderson's Farmers Market.

More photos.




I also photographed each block individually. You can see them in the VQB pool on Flickr.

Happy Independence Day

I hope you have a wonderful day!

(This photo makes me want to make a log cabin quilt.)

Birthday Blooms

Today is my mom's birthday and I snuck out early this morning to buy her some flowers while she slept.

Aren't these gorgeous?

They almost look like they're not real.

I also managed to finish the slippery runner for my mom.
It was a pain to make but I'm happy with how it turned out and she really likes it.

AND I've been working very hard on my Virtual Quilting Bee quilt. I just have to finish sewing on the binding, add a label, and wash it for the shrinky effect. Woohoo! One more thing will soon be checked off the list.

Geese in the Forest Month 6

We're done!
This is the final block.

Block 6: Loosey Goosey

It's not too bad. We'll make 16: 11 in one direction and 5 in the other.

Find the pattern here. (It's a PDF file, so you'll need Adobe Reader to open it.)
The .PDF file for Block 5's pattern is now available in the store for $1.

Next month I'll publish the layout.

All the details regarding this Block of the Month and all the other block patterns) are over here and a tutorial for freezer paper foundation piecing is over here.

I have to admit I'm a little behind on this project (like I am with most of my projects) but I really hope to complete this quilt (or at least the top) before the end of summer.

This weekend...

...I spent some quality time with Granny's Flower Garden, which I haven't touched since September (thanks for the inspiration Jodi!)

and the June A Tisket A Tasket block, which clearly will not be completed by the end of June.

This week the painters are coming to paint the outside of our house. I'll have to stay in and sew, I suppose. Darn.