AN "X" WALLHANGING

I spent some of my weekend working on this cute wallhanging.  I used mostly Aunt Grace fabric with a few Feedsack prints.  Unlike most traditonal quilts, the X's are not blocks but are pieced row by row on the diagonal.  This takes a bit of planning before you begin to sew, but it's well worth it.  It measures 28" x 28"" and will be one of the "small quilts" I plan to use to decorate a wall in the den.  It seems Horatio likes it, but if I don't move it soon, he'll have it down on the seat of the rocking chair and it will be covered in red fur! 

What do YOU do with these...?

After so much trimming over the years, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to what they would do, or have done with these snippetts?  I'm sure there's got to be a project for them somewhere out in blogland!  I have some from the same line of fabric in a Mason jar, looking quite lovely, but the rest just sit in a plastic bin for the time being.  So, to all of you talented quilters and crafters, WHAT CAN I DO WITH THESE?!!

PURPLE HAZE...BLOGGER'S QUILT FESTIVAL

This year I thought I would participate in the Blogger's Quilt Festival sponsored by Amy's Creative Side.  I always gain such inspiration from other quilters and love to see their accomplishments.  It's such a great way to develop new ideas.  Be sure to drop in and join, or view all the great works from bloggers all over.

My "Purple Haze" quilt came from a desire to do a 2 color quilt.  I usually do scrappy quilts which involve pulling out lots of bins of fabrics  to get everything I need to cut.  I had these 2 beautiful pieces of batik just waiting to be sewn into something...but what?  Finally I decided to paper piece these 13 blocks and then set them on point.  This was the first project I ever set on point and calculating those triangles was a challenge.  I learned that "bigger is better" and you can always trim them down!  I just LOVE this color combination and I get to see it everyday in the bathroom!

FROM SCRAPS TO QUILTS...

Let's start with these pieces:

and turn them into these blocks:

I was inspired by the Yoyoville Quilt designed by Bunny Hill Patterns.  But, as many of you know, I just finished a large Yo-Yo quilt and I'm a little tired of making yo-yo's!  So, I thought I would adapt the pattern with appliqued circles.  This may take a while! I'd like to make this one for my bed so the finished size would be 81" X 93".  Now this may sound staggering but here are the stats: for 837 blocks set 27 X 31.  I will need to cut 419 circles,  419 background squares for the circles, 838 dark squares and 838 background squares for blocks that measure 3" X 3".  This is my current bed quilt...

and I love it dearly.  I'm just ready for a change.  You might have guessed I love to do scrap quilts.  I thank the gods for charm packs and fat quarters!!

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!

This is Jill's recently re-covered chair done all with selvages.  Is this not unbeleivable?  I have a similar chair that I've re-done several times, so I know it takes at least 4-5 yards of fabric.  Now, imagine that you first need to sew all the selvages to a foundation before you can begin to cover the chair! It just boggles the mind.  I recently posted about a selvage wallhanging I completed and it lot's of fun, but labor intensive and time consuming to accumulate all that selvage. Give Jill a visit to see how she accomplished this great project.

LOOK...A "FAT CAT"...

Isn't this cat on the computer the cutest?  This is a 16" block offered by Sindy Rodenmayer on her website Fat Cat Patterns.  Sindy has some of the nicest block patterns and the best thing is they are all FREE!!
Once again this shows the generosity of the quilters' spirit.

This is Sindy's current Block of the Month called Baltimore Bliss.  Every month you can download a block from this beautiful quilt. I'm about to start this myself.  She has loads of designs and you really need to check out the "Family Dirt" section, it's really a riot.  So, I recommend you hop on over to her site, it really is a great visit.

AND THE WINNER IS....

Since my blog is Quilts and Cats I felt it only appropriate that I allow the cats to pick the lucky winner.  Besides, I couldn't get the random number generator to work!  So we cut 44 pieces of purple paper and numbered and folded each one.  (Click on photos for larger view.)
With a little bit of catnip "incentive" Muffin and Jelly Bean decided to check it out....however....

They weren't doing very well.  So, along comes Puss and says:  "Hey guys, this is how you do it!"
and promptly knocks out a winner.  (I know it's small, but it's there on the table!)

Now, I know you probably can't see this very well, but it's lucky #16....Drumroll please......
Congratulations to Judy of Sew Fun Quilts.  I think you're going to love this software.  Please email me at lynnedemeter@charter.net with your address so I can mail it out to you.

I'd like to thank all those who entered and left such great comments and compliments.  Also welcome, to the new followers....I hope you will enjoy my blog.

Folk Art Dreams by Sue Spargo Giveaway

I just love folk art...how about you?  Provided by the Electric Quilt Company,  this STAND ALONE  program would be a great addition to any quilters' resources.  YOU CAN WIN THIS PROGRAM BY LEAVING ME A MESSAGE DURING THE NEXT 3 DAYS!!
If you love folk art quilts, you'll have a great time with Sue Sprago's new quilt design software. This stand-alone software lets you choose from Sue's projects or from a blank pillow/quilt layout. You'll select from 190 blocks or modify Sue's. Mix & match, rotate, rearrange, choose from 1300 fabrics and recolor. You'll be able to print templates, rotary cutting charts, foundations and full-page color images of the quilts and blocks. Watch video interviews with Sue. See embroidery and embellishment tips plus a gallery of quilts for color ideas.
Includes:
* 16 Projects
* 190 Blocks
* 1300 Fabrics
* Dozens of quilt layouts
* Quilt Design tools
* Sewing instructions
* Video interviews with Sue
* Quilt photo gallery
* Endless fun!
So, it's as easy as leaving me a message on this post by Midnight, February 16th.  On the 17th I will reveal the lucky winner.  After the winner is posted you will have until February 20th to email me at lynnedemeter@charter.net. with your address so I can mail you your prize!  If I haven't heard by then I will pick a new winner.
Click on ove to http://www.electricquilt.com/Shop/SueSpargo/SueSpargo.asp for more information and some great pictures.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL...

A SELVAGE WALLHANGING

This is my new "selvage" wall hanging.  I 've got to say I had soooo much fun making this.  It is totally liberating to create something and not be hampered by seam allowances and cutting shapes.  I was inspired to do this by Karen Griska at her Selvage Blog.  There are such interesting projects made from people all over the world.  My hanging is 38" X 38" and consists of 64 4" blocks.  Everyone should try something made from selvages and even if it's only a pincushion.  I took the time to actually read the selvages and it brought back alot of memories.

YO-YO QUILT IS DONE!!

I have actually finished this long desired Yo-Yo quilt. I have always admired the vintage yo-yo quilts I've seen over the years and always wanted to have one of my own. I was able to complete this quilt with the help of many blogging freinds who kindly sent me scraps to add to the overall peach, pink and yellow color scheme. I thank you all very much. Another great factor in completing this is the Clover Yo-Yo maker, it sped things up considerably, and was so easy to use with great results. There are 1,176 yo-yo's and the quilt measures 42" X 63". Each completed yo-yo is 1 1/2". I was looking for the essence of ice cream sherbert! It is bordered by one row of light green and one row of dark green. Once again, thanks to my freinds for their generosity. Did you notice Jelly Bean's rear end? You can click on the picture to enlarge it.

Successfull Re-Do

I think we got all the bugs worked out and now I'm pretty happy with this new look. I hope you all like it. It can be scarey deleting the old and trying to edit the new without loosing those items you want to keep. There's still a few links I need to add, but overall I'm done. Do you like it?

New Look...bear with me!!

Hey everybody...hope the New Year is treating you all well.  I haven't posted in a while due to a brief illness and also because I work for a game distributor so November and December where quite busy.  I'm going to try to re-design the page.  It may take a few days to get the elements the way I want them to be. 
I also have some great projects I've finished that I would like to share; along with pictures to go along with them.  So, bear with me, and hopefully we'll have a new look for 2010.