Progress!

Today I managed to finish 2 new Dear baby Jane blocks. The first is D-6 Challenge. I freezer paper pieced this one and it went smoothly.

The next one I did is D-13 Field of Dreams. I rotary cut and then pieced this block. I am hoping to get some more done tonight and try and get a few of the ones that the Blog group are doing done.

I also wanted to share the fabrics I have so far chosen to use in my Butterfly Garden quilt that Stef and I are doing together. I still have to pick out a few solids for the applique and maybe add a little more yellow to the mix to even it out but so far I think I will use the lavender solid foe the main butterflies- then to decide my other appliques. The floral in the middle is the main fabric I chose (from Dandelion Girl) and matched the rest to it. Some of the fabrics are actually from my stash! When I first started quilting I loved MODA but especially Robyn Pandolph's fabrics and collected quite a stash of her fabrics! I decided it was time to stop saving them and start using them! It has been fun discovering my tastes and incorporating them into my latest project's!

I am continuing to work on my Home Sweet Home quilt and I hope to finish the stitchery's in the next few days and quilt it on the weekend. Still have not decided if I am machine or hand quilting it yet....Hmmmm.

Well off to stain some shelves!
T.T.F.N.

Organized Chaos finished!

Well, I have completed Organized Chaos and finally downloaded the photos I took of it. I am excited that I have another finish under my belt- even if it was started last year! I used YLI blue variegated thread on the border and for the feather stitch on the blocks, cream in the polka dot border and Valdani variegated pink on the blocks. I love the YLI and Valdani threads! They are wonderful to work with.

So as I have finished a project, I was going to allow myself to start the project from a couple of posts ago....well then all of the patterns I have ordered recently came in and I wanted to work on those, and my Dear Baby Jane's. So the quilt I have started is a pattern by Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches that I ordered from Australia called "Home Sweet Home". It is too cute and I am excited to finish it! I managed to piece it all and trace the stitchery patterns yesterday and then I have finished one of the stitchery's already! It is going to hang in my foyer to welcome people when they come in the door!


Stefanie and I also ordered "Butterfly Garden" by Leanne's House and are going to start that together so both of us are in the process of picking our fabric' s and then piecing the first block. This will be an ongoing project that we hope to put the finishing touches on together at our quilt retreat in November. Will keep ya posted.

O.K. so I am off to stitch some more birds and the Home Sweet Home block...more tomorrow about the goodies I got at 'strip' club on Saturday!
T.T.F.N.