Ah, aren't they just so cute?

We gathered yesterday for a wedding.  One of my niece's became the first of the cousins to get married.  It was a stinking hot day but the setting was lovely!  The fact that we were all gathered was lovely too and it was super wonderful to be able to take a picture of our children with their significant others.  From the left is clever son's lovely girlfriend, clever son, daughter's special someone and our darling "nursey" daughter.  I do hope they will forgive me for sharing this.  Sorry kids but sometimes Mum just has to brag.

Today was a full day sew in for my quilt guild!  It was so much fun and I will have lots of sharing.  Happy weekend!

Kona Modern Quilts Baby Modern

It's a wrap!  I finished Modern Baby the other evening and popped it up on the barn wall yesterday after work for some quick pictures.  I used my half yard of Cynthia Frenette's Kona Modern Quilts for Robert Kaufman that I took home for a guild challenge.  The challenge was to make something using the fabric and any other prints from the line or any Kona solids but no other fabric.  I stewed and I waffled.  Then I stewed and waffled some more and then I finally chopped up the half yard into 5" squares and the rest just followed.

I used Kona Artichoke, Ash, Coal, Ruby and Sunflower!  I quite love it.  I used a light variegated grey 50 wt  Aurifil for the quilting.  I quilted straight lines, vertically only.  Snazzy!!!!!!

The back has wide stripes of the solids. Scrappy binding using the same solids and the whole quilt finishes at about 45" by 54".

Have a super Friday!

Using up the scraps...

I took the leftovers from the Kona Modern Quilts challenge modern baby quilt and put them together.  Made a slab of patchwork.  Added a lining.  Made a journal cover.

So snazzy!!!!!  I do like making covered journals and I do like using up the leftovers.

Feels like fall!

Well, not really because it is super sunny and hot but I did survive the first day of school!  It went swimmingly!  I do have a finish and that is my "Feels Like Fall Quilt!"    I made this out of a sample pack of scraps of something in all those rich reds and a bit of French General tone on tone.  I used a solid cotton in rich burgundy for the binding and a gold cross weave with a bit of Etchings in cream.  The quilt is a nice lap quilt size at 60" by 60".  I quilted it in close straight lines with Aurifil 50 wt in cream.  I love the texture this close, straight line quilting gives to a quilt.

I cut the fabric samples in strips and made rail fence blocks which I then organized in an alternating pattern.

 And just so you know, I am "Miss September" over at the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild's website!  Tee hee hee!

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story!  Have a lovely rest of your day!

I was brave!

I finally decided what to do with my half yard of Kona Modern Quilts designed by Cynthia Frenette fro Robert Kaufman.  It is for a guild challenge and I need to be done by October and I could only use Kona solids or other prints in this line.  Eek! I was waffling on what to do since it is not a huge chunk of fabric.  I added a few solids to the stash over the last few weeks but I had some troubles getting exact matchy matchy solids in our neck of the woods.  But I did have solids that worked.  I cut the Kona Modern Quilts into 5" squares, gathered my chosen solids and just got busy.  I think it looks just great and it is going to be a very contemporary baby quilt when I am all finished.  This is it spread all over the design bed!

And just so you know, Cynthia is one of our guild founders!  We get to brush shoulders with her famous-ness!!  Or fame-itude.  Or famous-ity.  Just plain loveliness.

I used Kona Artichoke, Sunflower, Ruby, Ash and Coal.  Each 5" square is framed in 2" strips of the solids. It was interesting to be restricted to fabrics that met the criteria and it was was challenging to come up with a plan within the restrictions.  I felt so much better once I had cut it into squares.  It was strangely a relief!  then I just went for it.

Linking with Judy's Design Wall!

Flea Market Finds... sewing basket goodness

I have to say that this sewing basket made my heart go pitter patter.  It is just so darn lovely.  It is in awesome shape.  Complete with a tray.  No problems with the interior lining and I cannot say that I have ever seen one like it.  It is just so basket-y.  It is my new favourite sewing basket.  Happiness.  I like that the handle is on the side so that it is almost brief case like in it's sewing basket-ness.  If you know what I mean.

I felt most virtuous at the thrift store because while I did find things to buy, I also gave them a giant box of stuff.

I also picked up some fabric.  It said take me home.  Roosters in blue on white.  Home decor weight.  About 4 metres of it.   I think Mum is going to sneak this away to her house. She had a plan when I described it to her.  Here it is, Mum.

And I picked up a giant bag of tea towels for 50 cents.  Apparently daughter has a complete shortage of said items.  They are for her.  At 50 cents for the giant bag, that is cheaper than paper towels.  So there.  But they are boring in a picture so I did not take one.

I had to share these climbing roses.  They are appreciating the cooler nights.  Have a lovely rest of your day!

Fresh Sewing Day and Just Three...

September!!!!!!

Well!  Look at that.  Some finishes and some firsts.  The finishes were all baby quilts.  All 3!  The firsts were bunting, a needlebook and covered notebooks.  It is also the first time I made a sleeping bag for Waldo.  And that brought up something that I just did not know.  That Waldo was only Waldo in Canada and the States and Wally everywhere else.  Oh and another first.  I participated in a blog hop hosted by Plum and June.  That is why Waldo has a pillow and a sleeping bag.

As far as Just Three goes and my goals for the last month, I did well.

1)  Finish the Wonky Stars Sorbet baby quilt.  Since this is now on the floor, sandwiched and awaiting quilting, this will be an easy finish.  Done

2)  I want to get a start on the Proverbial quilt which is a quilt along with Krista from Poppyprint!  I have the pattern and have fabric pulled.  I have my quote and am ready to roll.  This is meant to be a slow-ish project so I plan on poking away at this one.  I am most excited about it!     Started and it is fun!

3)  I have to make a swap item for the Modern Scrappy Bits Swap.  Just a little something-something.  That will be fun!  Done.  See that little Mendocino needlebook in the collage?

So those are my Just Three goals.  Easy Peasy.  And they were.  For this month.

1.  Finish the "Feels Like Fall"  quilt.  Just needs binding so we should be good there.

2.  Make more progress on my Proverbial quilt.  So doable.

3.  Make more fabric covered journals.  At least 3 more.  Maybe some Jane Market bags too.

Linking up with Lynne at Lily's Quilts for Fresh Sewing Day and with Tracey for Just Three!