Sunday, May 13, 2012

Completion Pics as Promised

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. Here are the photographs - aren't they great?!
She's a natural quilter - can't wait for our next project
Round placemats compliment all those circles
 I finish the Zakka Style tote made using My Precious Echino and lined it with Kaffe kite tails adding a second phone sized pocket.  This was one of my projects for FALQ2. It was hard to cut into the fabric but I'm happy for the push to do so. Check out the other May Link Up and Giveaway projects - fingers crossed - maybe I'm on a winning streak! Since the zig zag was New to me and quite a stretch of ability in Linen, I'm also linking up for Melissa's TNT (try new things). Also Linking Up for Ellison Lane Quilts summer sewing contest Bags entry.
Now I have something handmade to take to Sewing Summit. 
Seems a shame to be on the bottom...
Linky Party at Manic Monday

Saturday, May 12, 2012

I'm a Winner!

I love blog hops and giveaways - but even more so when Mr. Random draws my number!  A wonderful new pattern by St. Louis Folk Victorian called MAZED is coming my way thanks to the generosity of Splendorfalls The pattern kind of reminds me of a playful version of Tokyo Subway Map.  The dark gray is perfect the highlight the scraps and goodness knows I have plenty of those laying around.Can't wait to try it out.

Mother's Day Blossoms


The table runner my son's girlfriend is making for her mother is all finished but I didn't get a picture yet so here's a few taken during assembly.

Labeling 1-4 then A-E worked like a charm although we did end up pinning the them because the post its kept falling off.

She was such a trooper top-stitching around all those curves and I think the Art Gallery petal shapes that emerged when the flaps were folded down are adorable.  Final pictures coming soon.

Patchwork Prism Progress 

It's growing  bit by bit... slowly.  I'll be sharing pictures of my Zakka Style tote made from Echino as part of My Precious QAL soon too.

Retro Kitchen Design Contest

My good friend It'sSewMe! entered the palette-restricted Spoonflower contest and so did a record number of people.  Page through and find hers to cast your vote!

How's your Project Progress? Have you entered or won a contest lately?