Last minute Mother's Day gift ideas....

for all quilting Mamas...
wouldn't you love to receive a quilt shop gift certificate!!
Did you know they are available at
Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop.
Oh yes... they are and you should see all the new items just listed
in the shop.
 Anne Sutton's Bunny Hill Designs quilt kits.
who wouldn't like one of these.


Raining Cats and Dogs Redwork 



Merry Merry Snowmen Kit

• Threads....check out the wide selection of silk, variegated and thread sets now available.
• Notions....have been added.
• Ready made tea towels
• Toweling by the yard...it is wonderful!!
• Patterns and books are always being added, new designers and with Quilt Market next week...OMG I'm sure you will find a lot of new ones offered as soon as they are available.  Here is my wish list of patterns coming to Crazyquiltgirl.
•  Rabbit's Haven patterns by Arlene Neely
• Coach House Patterns by Barbara Cherniwchan and
• Oh My Bloomin' Threads patterns by Ronene Wilkinson.

I gotta go.....

hugs and happy stitching

Pauline

3 MAY QAL's in blogland....

Quilt-a-long #1

My friends

Mama Spark and Crazyquiltgirl are featuring a Quilt-a-Long....

called SLICED APPLES...

...the first step was posted on their blogs May 1.

and step 2 will be posted on May 14.

Stop by Mama Sparks blog or Crazyquiltgirl's blog

and join in the quilt-a-long and

you will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate 

from Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop. 

There is a flickr group set up to share your progress.

I've got my fabrics picked and am ready to get the 

cutting instructions....that's step 2.

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Quilt-a-long #2

Judy from Patchwork Times is featuring

Sweet Treat Quilt-a-Long

You can read all about it on Judy's blog.

...part 2 is HERE.
The quilt measures 70" x 79"

and is great stash buster!!

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Quilt-a-long #3

Starting May 11

Reindeer Games hosted by 

Bejeweledquilts by Barb and 

Caroll from Attic Window Quilt Shop

Barb is featuring an applique version of the quilt

and you can read about it HERE.

and Caroll is featuring a redwork version

and you can read about it HERE...

...both are adorable and I want to do all 4 of the quilt-a-longs...

call me crazy!!

Barb and Caroll have a flickr group so don't forget to join

and share all your pictures!!

Well I'm exhausted just thinking about what I want to do!!

I've posted buttons on my side bar for 

Sliced Apples and Reindeer Games
There is no button for Sweet Treat.

hugs and happy stitching

Pauline

A WIP finished...with 2 sided binding...and a McCalls Quilting Contest Submission

A WIP is finished and I am so glad I took the time to finish the quilt

with a 2 sided binding.

It's my'Wonky Log Cabin' quilt.

I used a jelly roll....Moda's Sherbet Pips by Aneela Hoey
for the blocks.

I used Aneela's pink 'Square Dots' for the backing.

I wanted to use red for the binding to go with the inner border

but did not want the red with the pink backing.

A 2 sided binding would give the best results...

My first attempt with a 2 sided binding...

was a Moda Bakeshop quilt called 'eat, play, sleep, repeat'

back in July 2011.

It is a little more work but I luv the results!!

I have found I'm using a 2 sided binding a lot more lately.

Have you ever made a two sided binding???

The quilt shown below was designed by my friend Christa

and was donated to 'Vista Maria' to be auctioned at their fundraiser

just last week.

She also decided

to enter the quilt in the

McCall's Quilting Design Star Contest.

Christa asked me if I would have time to do the binding...

...of course...binding is my favorite part of making a quilt.

We both agreed it would look best with a two sided binding...

black and white polka dots on the front

and the lime green and white flowers on the back.

The quilt is beautiful...even more beautiful 'in person'!!

I have 2 tutorials I'm working on....

message boards with chalk cloth

and

2 sided binding

coming soon!!

Also coming soon will be a giveaway....600+follower giveaway!

hugs and happy stitching

Pauline

Table Topper Message Board Winner....

Thank you to everyone who left me heart warming comments ....

and the winner is ....Christine, 

"I love the message boards! How Cool..thanks for the link to the chalkboard fabric! Definitely on my to do list... My SIL will love it!"

I have sent Christine an email.

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There was a lot of interest in having a tutorial on

 how I made the message boards.
I'm  hoping to have the tutorial posted by next week.

I will also be hosting a giveaway to celebrate 600+ followers...(o:

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I am getting more comfortable quilting on my Gammill and 
this weekend I quilted two small quilts. 

I've finally given my long arm a name......Ms Lizzy when she cooperates

and Ms Elizabeth when she gives me grief.
We are becoming good friends...(o:

...so Ms Lizzy and I quilted

a donation quilt on Saturday using

Moda's Hullabaloo by Urban Chiks

and on Sunday I quilted

a small lap quilt, pieced by my DDIL.

She used Moda's Martinique by 3 Sisters.

I have another quilt loaded on the frame ready to 

quilt....it is 1 of 3 donation quilts I have ready to quilt for the 

Veteran Hospital in Ann Arbor.

I'm hoping everyone finds a little time to stitch this week.

Until next time....

hugs and happy stitching