BLOGGERS KWILT FESTIVAL - SEE SANTA TWICE!

What could be more fun than kwilts for "twins" in

The Bloggers Quilt Festival?

 Yes, they are simple but sometimes

that is all that is needed to make a beautiful, fun kwilt!

Modern fabric color choices  of Red, Turquoise, Gray and White
were all pulled from my stash.

Check out Santa's clothes hanging on the line.

The pattern is "Floating 8s" from 
the Precut Quilts by Jane Vogle

I laid out the blocks a bit different on each kwilt.
Finished size is 36: x 52" 

I kwilted these "at the same time" on a long arm machine.   

making sure the backing was big enough for both kwilts.

The soft flannel backing in gray just begs to be touched!

The binding was different on each kwilt
Turquoise on one, Gray on the other.

Can't you just picture twins playing on these fun kwilts!

 Here is a close up of the custom kwilting combining 

some modern lines with traditional meandering. 

 A stack of December birthday or Christmas morning fun!

Linking up to Bloggers Quilt Festival over at
Amy's Creative Side
You'll find these kwilts in the "small quilt" category.

You can also find them in my Kwiltpleasures Etsy Shop. 

Ho Ho Ho!pe you stop over to see all the great kwilts!
Voting for your favorites begins Nov 11th.

HALLOWEEN CUTENESS!

It's that time of year for ghosts, goblins and scary things.   

You can find them on my latest kwilt but I promise 

they WON'T scare you

You may have seen my IG and FB post 
as I worked on this one while I was on vacation. 
On the design wall

I had to use the ocean as the back drop for this top!

Finished the FMQ quilting at home on my Bernina!

Various designer prints - all pulled from my stash!
I luv to mix up the designers to see what happens!

Black backing and binding

Another 2014 stash buster - DONE!!
  I can add this one to my 
4QTR - 2014 Finish Along Challenge

And now "for sale" in my Etsy Shop

 What is your favorite kinda Halloween?   
Scary or Cute!

Handmade Christmas - October

I have really enjoyed making Holiday gifts all year 

and sticking to my commitment  for 

 Ghastlies zippy pouches. This time using their holiday fabrics.

Fronts 

Backs

I have some family members who luvvvvvvv Halloween.  

So these pillowcases are theirs.

Use 5" scraps or left over charms 

Fabric coasters for last minute gifts!

 See my tutorial here

Just one more month to honor the pledge.

Linking up to Insights From Sew Cal Gal

Lots of handmade goodness over there!

DRINKING AND DESIGNING!

Someone has been nipping at the bottle...

or should I say lots of bottles of Crown Royal. 

I am making a kwilt for my son-in-law, a bar tender.

He asked me, 4 years ago,  if I could make the kwilt 

using the purple CR bags he had been saving!

Someone was drinking and I am designing!

Dang!  How'd that happen!

 I kept procrastinating cause I wasn't sure what to do.

And finally just said...gimme a sip... 

I'm off to the sewing room!

Sorry for the color variation in the pic....

 hard to find a good light for purple!

I found some flannel in my stash with some purple in it!   Unbelievable.  

Thought about the gray dot but decided against it.

I decided to cut the Crown Royal labels into squares

and also cut some rectangles from the bags.

Framed them out with the purple plaid flannel

made a lot of simple blocks.

Added dark blue and black flannel border 

And the masculine top is done.  
  Looks better in person, or perhaps after a drink! LOL

Definetly a "Holiday Spirits" kwilt.

Maybe that will be the name on the label!

When you use flannel for the top and backing...

do you add batting?  Kwilting it soon!

100 YEARS OF BEAUTIFUL!

Today I celebrate the 100th birthday and a ba-zillion memories

 of the woman who gave me life,

taught me the value of a dollar 

and loved us unconditionally!

My Mom, the most beautiful woman I ever knew,

Cora Clayton 

would have turned 100 today!  

In this photo she was about my age now...early 60s

Love the gray hair  and her "styling" glasses!

Mom's 90th birthday party with me and my siblings.

She was "queen for the day" 

as more than 100 people attended her "open house" 

90th birthday party

Her is her last birthday party, she was 92...

Oh how she loved to get presents!

Mom had Alzheimers...

and then I lost her (again) in 2006.

Time does heal, but only the sweet memories 

help to fill the hole in my heart!

Miss you Mom and have a 

Happy Birthday in heaven!

If you see you Mom today...give her a hug from me!