The Strawberry Thief in SHOES!!

I love William Morris designs and now I can get them in shoes!

The pattern is the Strawberry Thief and printed by Liberty Fabrics.

The shoes are by Vans-which I haven't worn since high school!

Should I make a matching skirt with my fabric already in my stash??? :)

UFOs and New Projects

So I have been trying to finish some of my UFOs. 

Like Always!!

And in getting some crossed off of my list, I am dreaming of new projects to start.....

My DJ secret pal sent me a gift certificate to Keepsake Quilting a couple of months ago. So I finally decided on what to purchase. I chose a McKenna Ryan small wall hanging pattern that has a Wren atop a birdhouse. I also chose a new-to me-product called Inn-Spire. It is a moldable, fusible interfacing that I am going to use to make fabric bowls. 

I also *think* I am going to start a Loyal Union Sampler quilt from the new book by Jennifer Chiaverini. I ordered it yesterday, and it should ship today! What is extra special about the book is that I made 2 blocks that are included in one of the quilts in the book! 

I am so excited to receive my copy!
Another quilt that I have seen lately is the Love Entwined 1790's coverlet.
Love Entwined
It is really gorgeous but wow, that would be a lot of work!!

Toddi's T-Shirt Quilt

Toddi and Andi came to visit us here in Woodinville!

I had Toddi's T-shirt quilt ready for him to take back to Hungary.

The sashing, binding and backing are made with a fabric line called Hungarian Blue.

The batik is from scraps leftover from when I made Todd, Andi, Toddi and Grandma matching shirts.

I like how it turned out!!

Spring Flowers

 Mother's Day Pansies

Peony

 Tomatillo blossoms

Dance Recital Time!!

V is in her Lyrical Costume and E is in his Hip Hop costume!

They did a fantastic job at Recital!!

Showing off some Hip Hop moves

My first finished Around the World swap block!

I finished one!!

There are 21 of us in an ATW swap in one of my Yahoo groups.

I send one fat quarter to everyone who signed up. And they all send one fat quarter to me (and everyone else).

Then each person makes a block for each person using their own fabric and sends it back. 

I have received almost (if not all) of my 20 blocks back. And they look gorgeous (pictures coming soon!).

The block I chose to make for everyone is called 4 Corner Flowers. Pat sent me the floral print, I added the green and white from my stash. And finished! My 4 Corner Flower is mailed back to Pat. And, of course, a handmade card tucked into the envelope too!

May Secret Pal Gift

For my Secret Pal's May gift, I found some cute sewing items.

In the front is a kit to make a pincushion/little bits keeper. The box is made from measuring sticks.

I found this in a quilt shop in Bellingham, while we were there for E's math competition.

The little tote bag I found in a paper store next to where we had lunch one day last week. It is made from measuring tapes. What better theme for a quilter?? :)

Black and White and Green Block Lotto

One of the quilting yahoo groups I belong to is holding a monthly Block Lotto.

If you'd like to join in, you make a block following the guidelines, post a picture, and cross your fingers :)

For April the colors were Black and White with Green as the accent color.

I didn't win this month, so off the block goes to Colorado.

I put together a quick Especially for You card with my newest favorite Stampin' Up stamp.

Mom's quilt from Todd's T-shirts

This is the quilt I made for my mom from my brother Todd's tshirts.

I also used the Hungarian Blue fabric for the setting fabric. The back is a darker blue print from the same line of fabric.

Dad's Quilt from Todd's T-shirts

Here is a picture of the quilt I made from my brother Todd's t-shirts.

The setting fabric is from a fabric line called Hungarian Blue.

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