Sunday Sampler

Happy Sunday!

Good Morning!  I hope your weekend has been great so far!

 

I have some juicy fabric to show you today for our Sunday Sampler.  I'm sure most of you, by now, know about QuiltCon, The Modern Quilt Guild's inaugural quilt convention in Feb. 2013.  There are going to be lots of classes, lectures, fun and many modern quilts! 

I am so excited to be able to go to QuiltCon! 

 

There are going to be quilt submissions for the show and several challenges have been issued for submissions also.  One of those is the Dear Stella Fabric Challenge by Dear Stella Fabrics.  The challenge is to create a modern quilt with their line of Maasai Mara line in either the Yellow/Gray or Blue/Green Colorway.  You may use coordinating prints only from Dear Stella and you may also use coordinating solid fabrics from other companies.  This is going to be a fun challenge! 

 

You could submit to get a free fat quarter from Dear Stella and this is the one I received:

 

 

Here is the fabric I ordered from the Maasai Mara line.  I decided to go with the Blue/Green colorway and I just love it!  I ordered from Sew, Mama, Sew! and got a great deal and it came in no time flat!  Great customer service!

 

 

This is not the complete line, but it is most of it and I cannot wait to start creating my modern quilt for the challenge!  Fun, fun, fun! 

 

If you haven't checked out all the fun that will be going on at QuiltCon, you need too! 

I promise that you will not want to miss out!

 

"God is with you always. Simply turn your face to Him." 

~Kirpal Singh

Hope you have a Super Sunday!

 

Fun Friday!

TGIF---It's Friday!  

Hello and welcome to Friday!  I thought this was going to be a productive week and in some ways it was, but as far as sewing goes, it was not.  I did, however, finish the table runner last night and I will post pics at the first of the week.  I want to get it into the mail first, so I will be doing that today!

Here are a couple of fun fat quarters I bought at a nice little quilt shop in Georgia last weekend.  These are just fun and so pretty!  Not sure what I am going to do with them, but I love them.  I bought some other fabric that I will share as we go!

Don't forget to check out the QuiltCon Block Challenge post today!

Hope you have a Fantastic Friday!

Monday Mayhem

Welcome to Monday Mayhem!

 

It's Monday and I say it is going to be a great day and a great week!

The Tennessee Volunteers won this weekend and so did Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos!

It was also a cool and beautiful crisp weekend here in East TN!  It felt like fall was in the air!  As we know here in TN, the weather changes as soon as you turn around, so I am sure we will be in for more hot weather, before fall really sets in!

 

I have the fall table runner top done and I am piecing the back this morning.  I hope to have it all put together and finished later today.  I will show you pics tomorrow.  :)  For now, I do have a sneak peek of an upcoming project.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I am making a special quilt for someone and will share more info soon.  This is part of the fabric I picked out because her favorite colors are bright pink and light blue.  I stumbled upon the blue fabric and just love it and the pink print also had a blue dots in it.  I am going to pair it with some pink and blue Kona solids.  I am working on finding just the right pattern and I can't wait to get started on the quilt!  I will keep you in the loop about it's story and progress, starting very soon!

 

 

Let me know what you think!

 

Don't forget to stop by the Modern Quilt Guild Blog for Day 13 of the QuiltCon Block Challenge!

http://themodernquiltguild.com/2012/09/10/quiltcon-block-challenge-crazy-piecing/

 

Have a Marvelous Monday!

 

 

 

Tuesday Talk

Happy Tuesday!

 

Today is another great start to the week!  I worked really hard over the weekend, but I did get to watch a little football and Nascar!  Go Vols and Roll Tide!  Yes, I live in TN and I am a Volunteer fan, but I do like Alabama and of course, the SEC.  Anyway, I am finishing some orders today, so it will be another busy, busy day!

 

I wanted to share my third and final block from the QuiltCon Block Challenge.  It is being featured, along with many other wonderful blocks, over on the Modern Quilt Guild Blog today.  I really enjoyed making this block and I may think about using this as a block in a future quilt!
QuiltCon Block Challange Day 8: Minimalism

 

Don't forget to follow the Modern Quilt Guild over the next three weeks, as they will be featuring all the quilt blocks until Sept 22.

 

Let me know what you think!

 

Have a Terrific Tuesday!

Labor Day Weekend and Modern Blocks!

Happy Saturday!

 

Can you believe it is September 1st!  Wow!!  This year has flown by and I am not sure where the summer went, but it's Labor Day weekend...the unofficial end to summer!  Here in East TN, we will have warm weather for some time to come.  Hopefully soon, we will start to cool down a little, like we did in August and have some crisp, cool nights.  I love the fall!

 

Anyway, I am working on some things this weekend, like finishing my card order and then I might get into a little sewing.  I have a few projects that are on the table ready to get started and I can't wait!

 

Today is Day 6 of the Modern Quilt Guild's QuiltCon Block Challenge posts.  There are some amazing blocks, so stop by and check them out for some great inspiration!

 

QuiltCon Block Challenge Day 6: Organic Look

 

 

Have a Super Saturday!

Friday Fun and QuiltCon Block Reveal!

TGIF---It's Friday and Labor Day weekend!  WooHoo!

 

It's been a very busy, but great week so far!  I had one of my QuiltCon Challenge Blocks featured on Monday of this week, on the Modern Quilt Guild Blog for the QuiltCon Block Challenge.  It has been so nice to see all of the great blocks this week!  What great inspiration! 

Well, I got an email saying that another of my three blocks was going to be featured today! 
Today, the feature is about Stars and Points and I did a Wonky Star for my block!  Wow, two blocks in one week...I am truly humbled and I am very glad I did this block challenge.  No matter what happens with the 20 blocks that get selected for the QuiltCon Quilt Raffle, I know that these blocks are going to go into some amazing quilts that will go to the Austin Children's Shelter. 
That's is why I did this challenge in the first place!

Here is my block!

 

Check out the QuiltCon Block Challenge Post Day 5!

Let me know me what you think!

 

Have a great, Fantastic Friday!

Thankful Thursday

It's Thankful Thursday!

I hope you day is going well!

 

Today, I am thankful for The Modern Quilt Guild!  Why?  If the Modern Quilt Guild had never been started, our local chapter would not have been started and I probably would not be sewing and quilting right now and would not have some of the wonderful friends I have now. 

 

I am also thankful for the upcoming QuiltCon.  It is a Modern Quilt Convention happening in Austin, TX in February and registration starts today!  WooHoo!  I cannot wait!

 

The Modern Quilt Guild Blog

Modern Quilt Guild FB page(new)

 

QuiltCon

QuiltCon FB page

 

There are many things going on in the modern quilting world and I am so thankful to

Alissa Haight Carlton for starting the Modern Quilt Guild!  This is such an exciting time to be part of such a great hobby and movement!  Go check it out!  There is so much inspiration!

 

Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel. 

~Author Unknown

Have a very Thankful Thursday!

 

Working Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!

I hope your day has started out to be a great one!  Today is Working Wednesday and this is what I'll be working on the rest of the week!  This is a card order I have that is for my sister's friend.  She owns a spa and wanted some handmade cards to send out to her clients.  I am very thankful for this order, because it is giving me a chance to be creative and do one of the other things I love, which is card making.  So, I will be busy wrapping up this order before I sew again!

 

Hope you have a wonderful day!

 

Don't forget to Stop by The Modern Quilt Guild Blog for Day 3 of the QuiltCon Challenge Blocks!

QuiltCon Block Challenge Day 3: Pick Up Sticks

Tuesday Talk

It's Tuesday!

 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!  My day is a busy one, as I am working on a big card order, so there will not be any sewing, unless I do a little tonight to relax. 

 

I wanted to share a quilt that I quilted for a friend this past weekend.  She put together the quilt top and decided she wanted me to quilt and bind it.  Now, I just did some simple straight lines and in the ditch quilting, but it turned out really great!  You can't see the quilting very well in the picture, but it is simple straight line diagonal criss-sross from corner to corner in the middle heart section.

I love the heart shape design and I love these colors!

 

Close up of basting

 

Quilting in the ditch around borders

Pinning the binding

Finished quilt

 

Yesterday, one of my blocks was featured on The Modern Quilt Guild Blog for the QuiltCon Block Challenge.  There were some wonderful blocks in that post that were similar.  Today, they are featuring Scrappy blocks!  Go check it out and get some inspiration! 

 

Quiltcon Block Challenge

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Have a Terrific Tuesday!

 

Big Hugs,

Stephanie

Monday Mayhem!!!

It's Monday and I am so excited!

 

I received an email late last night from Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Fransson!, to let me know that one of my QuiltCon Blocks was going to be featured today, along with others, on The Modern Quilt Guild Blog!  I was so excited!  I was even more excited when I woke up this morning and saw the post.  They are posting the blocks in groups that look similar.  There are two groups today called Pods and Pixels.  My block is Block A in the Pixel group!  Wow!  There are some beautiful blocks in the these two groups!  Go Check out the link:

 

http://themodernquiltguild.com/2012/08/27/quiltcon-block-challenge-pods-and-pixels-2/

 

Here is my block being featured today, which is one of three I sent in!

 

They will be featuring all the blocks over the next few weeks to showcase all the beautiful blocks they received.  I believe there were close to 345 blocks.  Twenty blocks will be selected and announced on September 24, to be used in the QuiltCon Quilt that will hang at QuiltCon and be raffled.  The other blocks will be put together by Modern Guilds all over the country before QuiltCon and will be donated to the Austin Children’s Shelter, in Austin, TX, where the convention will be held!  What a great way for the Modern Quilt Guild to give back to the community!  I am so humbled and proud to be part of this wonderful guild and charity!  I can't wait to see all the quilts put together!  They will be amazing, just from seeing these few blocks today!

 

Have a great Monday!

Friday Fun and Quiltcon Block Reveal!

TGIF!  It is Friday!

Wow!  Where has this week gone?  It has been a busy one.  My son is getting ready to go back to college next week.  Well, college is only 15 minutes from home, but there was some moving involved and lots of running around and picking up lots of stuff for him. 

I have also been working on a few projects, such as QuiltCon blocks, card samples and I am trying to finish my tote bag that I am a little behind.  I think I can get it finished today. 

Anyway, it has been busy week. 

I wanted to reveal my Quiltcon Blocks I submitted this week!  I love these blocks and may go end up making a quilt or two or three using blocks like this.  All blocks are 12 1/2 " high with various widths.  I did incorporate all the Quiltcon colors in each block that were put together in fat quarter bundles by Marmalade Fabrics.  If you haven't visited the website, please do and order from them.  They are a main sponsor for QuiltCon and have excellent customer service. 

I will be ordering from them again! 

While these blocks may not be picked to go into the main QuiltCon Quilt that will be put together for display at Quiltcon and then raffled, these blocks will end up in a some wonderful quilts that will be given to kids in Austin Children's Shelters.  This was a fun challenge and I can't wait to see all the blocks put together for all the quilts!  I was very happy to do this challenge!

12 1/2" x 20"

12 1/2" x 12 1/2"

12 1/2" x 10 1/2"

Let me know what you think of my blocks!

Have a Fantastic Friday!

Thankful Thursday!

It's Thursday! 

Time for some thankfulness!

Today, I am thankful for hobbies such as sewing and card making.  I love doing both!  Sometimes hobbies are just for fun and sometimes they turn in to a career.  I love that I can make some beautiful things when I sit down, think things out and get creative!  Hobbies really are therapy from everyday life.  They allow you to get into your own world and forget the bad in the real world, even if just for a few minutes. 

Below is an example of getting creative.  This is one of the blocks I designed for the Quiltcon Block Challenge.  I will reveal my blocks tomorrow for you to see!

Today, I am also thankful for my son, who just turn 19 years old.  It's hard to believe that he is 19 and starting his second year in college next week.  Wow....where did that 19 years go?  I remember just yesterday of him being that sweet little baby that I held in my arms.  This morning, I was thinking about high school football, which starts tomorrow night here in East TN.  He was the kicker on his football team all four years.  Although, he has been out of high school for a year, it is just hard to believe that once again, I will not be watching him play tomorrow night.  A little sad, but I am very grateful for all the memories I have up to now.  We have had some great ones! 

Here's to many more in the future!

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you,
knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger
and better than your current situation.
-- Brian Tracy
Have a very Thankful Thursday!

Monday Mayhem!

Welcome to Monday!

It's going to be an extremely busy week!  I have way too many things to get done, but I am determined.  Last week did not quite go as I had planned and I did not get everything done. 

That's OK though....things are coming along at a good pace right now. 

I just don't have much time to slow down.  :)

Here's a little sneak peak at the progress of my QuiltCon blocks.  I have all three done and will reveal them later this week.  They are going in the mail today!  I am so excited!

I will be working to finish my tote this afternoon.  I will reveal it later this week after it goes in the mail.  I want my partner to be surprised when she receives it!

Hope you have a Marvelous Monday!

Fun Friday!

Happy Friday!

Hey there everyone!  It's Friday and it's going to be busy!  This has been a very busy week, but I have not gotten as much done as I had hope!  Going to be working on my tote today!  Yes, I have not made a lot of progress this week, due to some other things coming up.  I have to get it done asap and move on to some other projects, so that is my focus today!  I will be taking some progress pictures along the way today to show you all this weekend.  I only have a couple of pieces put together at the moment, so I haven't taken any pics yet.

I also have Quiltcon blocks to get done and some card samples.  Going to be a busy weekend!

I thought I would share another photo I took at the beach.  This was on the first full day we were there.  This huge sand castle complex was made by a family that was right next to us.  They must have worked on it the whole day and it was quite impressive.  Our nieces and nephews dug and built various sand castle creations all week and had so much fun!  Wish I was back there!

Hope you all have a Fabulous Friday and a great weekend!

Tuesdays

Happy Tuesday!

Just a quick post before I run out the door! 

I hope you are having a wonderful and terrific Tuesday!  Today is going to be a busy one! 

Designed my QuiltCon Blocks last night, so I will be starting on those and on my tote later today!

I will update you on the progress of both tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Monday Mayhem!

It's Monday, time for Mayhem!

I am back from a little break, a much needed vacation break to the beach! 
I love the beach because it is so calm and soothing to hear the waves crash upon the sand. 
It makes me feel relaxed and rejuvenated. 

Now, time for mayhem!
I have a lot to do this week. I have a tote bag to make for my SewSwapIt Group.  My partner likes bold and bright colors like me, so I picked out this fabric earlier.  Hope she likes it!

I have three QuiltCon Blocks to make in the next few days.  I just could not get to them before I left for vacation, so now it is time to kick it into high gear and get those done over the next few days. 
I am so excited about QuiltCon and I can't wait til February!

I also have some handmade card prototypes to make for a potential order and other cards to start on for two other different orders.  Looks like August just might be a very busy month!  :)

Have a great Monday!