The Cat Who Saved A Quilt

No, this isn't a new Lilian Jackson Braun book!
But I must admit to loving those goofy cat stories!
This story is about a cat, a quilt, an ironing board and a puked up furball......
do you need a minute ?
Here is the cat...
Sheriti...

Aw, isn't she a cutie! She is such a cuddly girl too!
Here is the quilt (in progress)
Marcelle Medallion

Here is the ironing board....

and here is....
No! I didn't take a photo of the puked up furball!!!
You'll just need to use your imagination for that one!
Finally, here is the story...:-)
I was minding my own business, and sewing a border on my Marcelle Medallion, when Sheriti coughed puked up a hairball on my ironing table!
 I was not a happy camper, as you can imagine!
After I gently shooed her away.( pause for visual effect),
I started cleaning up the mess.
Look what I discovered...

the red colour started to run!!!!
If you just said "holy crap", well so did I!
I just used some of this very red fabric in the quilt......

and I was pretty pleased about it too!
So, I had no choice but to undo my quilt...again....and remove the offending piece!
Luckily, it was at the top of the row, and didn't take all that long to do.
And that's how The Cat Saved a Quilt.
and, she got treats and kisses!
the end

Blogger's Quilt Festival- Spring 2013

This is a fun time of year, where I get so much inspiration from the fabulous work of other quilters.

As in previous Blogger's Quilt Festivals, our hostess is Amy @ Amy's Creative Side.

My first entry this year is Starry, Starry Night.
in the Favourite Scrap Quilt category-entry #12

This is the first string quilt using scraps I have ever done, and also the first time I used Navy as a primary colour in a quilt!
Who knew I would love navy so much!
This is a throw quilt measuring 61"x67".
For the backing, I used AMH voile and really love the feel of it.

 I really enjoyed quilting this one!

I quilted 1/4" on each side of the coloured seams, then used yellow, green and purple thread to quilt the intersections in the navy parts.
For the border, I quilted a tetris pattern.

I am also placing an entry into the
Favourite Quilt Photographer category.
This quilt is No Name Triangle-entry #3

I'm entering it because I went out into a snow storm to take these photos!
It is a lap quilt measuring 51"x55" using Chicopee.
I used a red 28wt. Auriful thread to do the circular quilting.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you are enjoying the Festival!

Marcelle love....

I having the best time working on the Marcelle Medallion, to the exclusion of almost everything else!

Well, I did manage to clean windows this week-end, but that's about it!

I almost made a huge mistake with Marcelle that would have made me absolutely nuts...

I didn't even notice it in the photo...

do you see it??

it wasn't until I was adding the next border that I realized that one row of triangles was going in the wrong direction!!

EEK!!!

When I looked at the pattern, it turns out that the one that looked wrong, was the only one that was right!

So, a dilemma.....

do I change the one row, or change 3 rows.

Well, I never coloured outside the lines as a child either, so I ripped out the 3 rows and turned them around! :-)

Then I spent way too much time deciding on the fabric for the third border, before just going with the Hope Valley.

I pulled out all of my text fabric to do the flying geese, and I love how it looks!

For the background I use Kona flesh, which has a slight pink tone to it.

and look.....

I didn't even plan that one!

on to the next round......

WIP Wednesday 08-05-2013

Well, it seems that the stars aligned and led me on a path to learn something new, but also to abandon something I was already doing!

First, the WIP I abandoned.....

it has really surprised me how quickly I packed this one away....

I had been dreaming of doing the 12 trees quilt using the Oakshott shot cottons I purchased just for this project!

For some reason, I wasn't really loving this.

Or maybe this is where the stars come in! 

:-) :-)

Two converging wins!

First, a magazine from Lynne at Lily's Quilts.....

The Marcelle Medallion on the cover has been a quilt I've wanted to do!

Yay!

Then I won a FQ bundle of Carnaby Street from Fabricworm

 It was just meant to be, right!

I used this print as a jumping off point for fabric colours...

and so I began

sewing!

I won't rehash my troubles with inset seams because I'm completely over it!

Day #2 

I have added two borders...

I used those Oakshott shot cottons in the triangle border....love!

I'm not sure if I like the pink corners, but I'll leave it until I add the next border.

and this is why I abandoned everything else!!!

Who could blame me!

I do have to put this aside for a couple days to get Bee blocks done, but I can hardly wait to get back at it!

So, that's about it for WIP Wednesday.

I'll link up with Lee @ Freshly Pieced

 

and The Needle and Thread Network.

Want a laugh??

Have a great sewing week!

I think I get the joke.....!

I have been seeing a few Marcelle Medallion quilts around the blogs lately, and kept thinking I'd put it somewhere on a list for sometime later.

Check these out-Red Pepper Quilts,  Live A Colorful Life, sotka handmade.

Then, in the mail, arrived this magazine which I won from Lynne @ Lily's Quilts.-thanks Lynne!!!!

Really!!!

Yup, on the cover!

Even I could take that hint!

So, I gathered up a pile of fabric, cut a bunch of templates and started in.

Oh, oh.......y seams...eek!

No problem, I told my stupid self.

Read some tutorials, and watched some u-tube videos.

They all said it was easier than it looks, and fun.

Who are these people!!??

Then I realized they must have all gotten together and decided to have a go at me!

Just for laughs!

It was not easy, and most certainly not fun.

 I lost count of the number of times I unpicked stitches.

Finally, with a little help from some fishing line, hot glue and a stapler, it got put together.

Not exactly beautifully, but it will hold up.

 Moving on to the next part...thank goodness!

 

WIP Wednesday 24-04-2013

Like everyone else, I have been deeply moved by the tragic events during the Boston Marathon, and have been wondering what the quilting community would do to help.

It took no time at all for Berene from the VMQG
 to come up with a really good plan to make flags.
They measure 6x8, so they are really quick to do.
Check out the Flickr group to see what is being done.
Click on the link to take you to the tutorial.

Here are the two I did.....

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In my quilting world, I finished the top for Bella's Curves!!!
Yay!!

This is from the Curve It Up QAL, using the Quick Curve ruler.
I used Bella from Lotta Jansdotter, as well as Kona Ochre and Curry.
For the sashing I used Essex yarn dyed linen in Flax, and Kona Steel.
The top measures somewhere around 59"x78"
My plan is to piece a back using the leftover curves and fabrics.
This could take a while!!!
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I'm working on a table runner using New Leaf, an organic fabric from Daisy Janie Fabrics.
Because I am doing the Lucky Star BOM, I am combining the two projects :-)
I have 3 blocks done, and I am working on the last one....

 Yes, sunglasses will be required when sitting at the table with this runner on it!
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Along the same line, the Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild challenge due this month is to use 2 randomly picked colours to make "something"
As I picked purple and white, I decided to make hot pads to sort of match my runner.
A sneak peek....

 I'm sure I have other things I should be adding to the WIP list, but I've drawn a blank!
So, I'll link up with Freshly Pieced

and with The Needle and Thread Network.

And...
If you are anything like us, and have had the coldest Spring in 120 years......
here is a funny cartoon for you....
almost true!
 
Have a great sewing week!

How to make the snow melt...a tutorial!

Just be dumb luck I found out that  using a credit card until it was smokin' hot....apparently snow would melt!

Who knew!

And apparently, buying fabric speeds up the process.

Your welcome...:-)