latest project...

This is my latest finished top.... it was so easy... from cutting it out, to stitching on the outside border, this took me 3 1/2 hours.... while watching a college football game on tv last weekend.

I did cheat, however.... this was two panels that were meant to be table napkins..... they made excellent quilt blocks though, ifI might say so myself.....

The two fabrics I used have a touch of metallic in them, little leaf outlines that look like leaf skeletons. I'm not usually a metallic type person, but I had to use them for this!  I actually purchased the gold piece this summer on a sale table, before I even found the panels..... then, after I had the panels,  I went looking for something to use with them....  found the rust piece.... When I got home, I realized that the gold and rust were the same print!   then, as I was cutting out,  the panel was by the same fabric company.....(Timeless Treasures).  I don't usually buy fabric that way,  I usually try to mix it all up, (that's the scrappy side of me),  but I do have to say that the results were great. 

Been too long since my last post...

Ok, so I haven't posted in a long while.... truth be told,  I've been busy, and the few times I thought about keeping you all informed of my latest ventures, I couldn't.... because I had forgotten my password.   I had it autosaved in my computer, and had my computer worked on, and lost it somehow....  Just ran across it in the bottom of my wallet the other day....

I have been getting some quilting done... actually more piecing than quilting, but I'll share some photos with you.....

These were the blocks I won from a block lottery/exchange at BlockCentral.com last February.  The theme for the month was green and white.  Each participating member made their favorite block in shades of green and white.  We each make two blocks and there are two winners.   We have a new theme and draw every other month..... 

I chose the brown with green dots and swirls to help tie the different greens together, and my thin brown coping sashings around each block helped to make the blocks all the same size.  I still need to quilt this, but it felt good to get them assembled into a top. 

I worked on this while at the beach with girlfriends for a week of scrapbooking. (I quilted instead).

This is another quilt i worked on during that craft week at the beach...

I call it "Churn Dash Bears"

I've been collecting outdoor fabrics for awhile now.... and DH needs a new quilt for watching TV.  

I fussy cut the bears for the center of the churn dash blocks. 

This also needs to be quilted still. 

My pile of tops to be finished is getting deeper and deeper....

 
I participated in the Round Robin over at
Thequiltandneedle.com forum.   My top came back to me in August. 

I love the way it turned out!  My only directions to my team were:  Use homespun plaids.... think log cabin.... and follow my paint chips for color pallette. 

 I think they all did a fabulous job! 

My friend NorthernDeb did the applique bears, and they are the perfect touch!   Thank  you Deb.

I still need to add my final border to this and get it quilted.

We are getting ready to start a Row Robin for 2011. 

 
Jess at the Quilt and Needle, has once again designed a fantastic mystery quilt....

This is the fall mystery. 

I took this pic before I had the last 3 corners ready to put in place. 

This is a double size.... 80" square.  I used up stash fabric for this!  in fact, i have two pieces about 3x6 of the blue piece left..... it was supposed to be in an outside border, so I will have to use something else there.    I'm thinking I'll probably use what ever I use to back and bind it with......
Oh, goody!  I get to go shopping.....

I'll close this post, before I lose it, but i promise to be back with some more eye candy soon!  I still have more to show you! 

Round Robin Ready to Mail

I am part of a Round Robin project over at the Quilt and Needle. Seems like it took forever to get this one ready to send on. Deb, the medallion owner, is doing this for her husband, and wanted fabrics that felt western, or like leather..... I had two pieces in my stash that seemed perfect! I had seen this blended ninepatch idea and decided to use it to turn the medallion on point. these small nine patch blocks are finished at 2 1/4", and there are over 100 of them! It will feel so good to get it in the mail tomorrow to the next participant.

Blue Iris !!!!

What a wonderful surprise!  I have a clump of these delicious blue variegated bearded iris in my yard!!!!


It is so much fun to work my way through a first blooming cycle in our new home..... 


I only wish there was enough of them to divide and share with my friend Dean, who has shared many wonderful plants with me already this season.  



Now that i removed the black plastic out from under them, maybe I can coax them to multiply quicker.....   I'm sure some good fertilizer will help tremendously. 

I am also the lucky owner of several bunches of this very pristine, pure white bearded iris!  


I  finally  figured out how to upload pics from my new  phone to my photobucket site..... 

There are lots more pictures there.... you can check out the link.... 
Scraphappydenise's photobucket site  
hope you enjoy the show..... 

Garden progress

I feel like I'm actually making some progress in my garden!   I'm still harvesting black plastic out from under the barkdust.... but I feel like that will be long term project.  One section at a time......  I have to keep telling myself that it's a "work in progress" and probably will be for many years.....

I'm not making as much progress in the sewing area... seems like it's one or the other.  If I can just keep up with my exchange projects until school lets out,  I'll be happy!

This is a before view.... now if I can figure out howto get pics out of my new android camera.....

What a Rainbow!

for the second week in a row,  on Wednesday evening, we have had the most awesome rainbows!  this is the one from last week.  It ends, in my neighbor's pasture!    last night, it was in almost the same exact spot!

There is nothing like looking out your kitchen window to something this spectacular!  Last night, my camera was getting it's battery recharged.

I am so blessed.