A surprise quilt for Mooma

Last fall during the Wasatch Front Fall Shop Hop my Mom and I came upon a great little magazine called "Sew Scrappy" from Better Homes and Gardens Creative Collection 2010. My Mom picked out a quilt that she really liked called "Every Now & Then" that she wanted me to make for her.

So, I told her I would. She mentioned the fabric line she really liked while we were out shopping during the shop hop and that was the last we really talked about it... Well, I pulled a sneaky, sneaky :)  I got all the fabric and completed the quilt top yesterday!! 

This was my first attempt at the "Square in a Square" block, and I have to say it was a lot easier than I imagined! I'm really please with the way it turned out and can't wait to get it quilted. I think I will give it to her for her birthday in May, that is if I can wait that long....  he he.

Kerwin's Urban Fences

This quilt top is for Kerwin. We found this great kit at Quilter's Garden in Princeton, IL. We decide to visit neighboring towns while Kerwin was working in Dixon, IL and I was visiting. Of course I just HAD to go to the local quilt store...

and Kerwin decided he wanted this quilt... and I thought REALLY?? YAY!! Here I thought I was dragging him kicking and screaming to a quilt store and he actually found something HE wanted! Maybe I should bring him along more often?? Hmm.... ;)

The kit contained a Moda Jelly Roll called Kansas Troubles and the pattern is called "Urban Fences" by Easy-Peasy Quilts by Bloomin' Workshop, which can be found here. This went together really quickly and was a fun easy quilt to make.

Christmas Tree Skirt, At Home For The Holidays

I fell in love with this Christmas fabric during the Wasatch Front Fall Frenzie Shop Hop. My house is done in Red, White, and Black so its perfect! It's called "At home for the Holidays" and its by Henry Glass. We needed a "skinny" tree skirt. So, this is what I came up with. I found a free pattern here for a tree skirt I liked. This pattern is 60" finished. I needed a skirt that was around 35" finished, so, instead of just cutting it smaller, I simply shrunk the blocks. Instead of using 6.5" squares, I used 4" squares, which came out to about 35" finished.

I also opted for piping instead of the ruffle. I really liked the idea of it looking like a candy cane, so I made my own. The piping was really easy to make. I used a little bit thicker cord, 3/8" to make it look more like a candy cane.

I quilted it with a simple stitch in the ditch.

This was my first attempt at machine quilting, it's harder than it looks!

This was a fun tree skirt to make, and definately got me thinking outside the box! :)

The new kid in town

Meet Sampson, our new baby. I just love those blue eyes!

He sure is a Momma's boy.

Big Sis, Tequila, loves her brother.

First completed quilt!

I received my quilt back from Eagle Mountain Quilting yesterday evening. I am SO thrilled, they did a fantastic job! This was my first attempt at quilting all by my onesie. It was a pretty simple pattern, just strips, the most challenging was the border, getting it all square. It went together fast too!

Needless to say, I am now addicted to quilting! I am still waiting on the last few pieces of fabric to come for my next project. Can't wait!

A new project

Why is buying fabric SOO addicting? Here is a sample of my latest stash I have been collecting for a baby quilt I'm making. I have the final pieces on the way and I can't wait to start playing with it, before I keep buying more, and more, and more....

Dos Desert Dogs

Our "Dos Desert Dogs."

Tequila & Mikki