Blossom Quilt

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I'm linking up today with Katherine's Corner and Savannah Granny, for Thursday Favorite Things linky party....because quilting is one of my favorite things! Also partying with Marcia's Minutes for Me!

Most of you know, by now, that I heart OleFrogEyes! This blog was named Lilypadquilting because of our mascot at the design wall site: Padsworth. And recently a dear, creative friend designed a quilt label especially for me to use, with a tiny froggie on it -- and I love it so much! Here he is:

Isn't he adorable? I think that she created the cutest little frog --- I can't wait to finish a project and iron him on to the white fabric I have cut and ready . . . that's why the design is reversed, ya know! 

The reason that I love OFE so much is that it makes it so easy to plan a quilt. I have started a quilt using the "Blossom" pattern from Fig Tree Quilts, and I'm using a fat quarter bundle of Butterscotch and Roses that I won this past spring, from Joanna Figueroa's blog. Here are the two blocks that I finished last night:

   

Now, when you create a quilt on OFE, you click on a square and upload a photo (em-smallened with Paint.net software) to that particular square. You add as many as you please, and then save your changes. Then you can start playing with lattice and borders! 

Here is what I mean . . . 

This is a screen shot of my gallery page, and I have uploaded the pictures of the first four flower "petals" that will make up the Blossom quilt.  I've chosen a beige-y kind of color scheme for the lattice and borders. But when I get more blocks in there, I might decide that I want a different palette . . . I'm using all of the bundle that I can, so there will be browns, reds, blues, and greens. I could decide to do this:

Hmmmm . . .

Do you know how long that took? Less than twenty seconds --- and I'm auditioning a new color! 

A bonus as I'm making these blocks can be seen here:

Yippee! Each time I add a side to a "petal" I go back and stitch again, a quarter-inch away, and then slice that off . . . I think if I use those, and my scraps, I may have a whole second quilt! Gonna use OFE to design it, too! 
As I add more blocks, I'll post some pictures, and get y'all to tell me which color scheme looks best, OK? I would appreciate the help!

Love,

PS. If you want to see the quilt in the gallery, just click on this linkie, and you can check it out!

Soon to make their debut on OleFrogEyes . . .

Oh how I wish my photography skills were better! I have been diligently measuring and cutting the fabulous Butterscotch and Rose fat quarter bundle that I received from Joanne Figueroa of Fig Tree Designs . . . making my own 10 inch squares to use in her "Blossom" pattern. This photo just doesn't do them justice; they really are prettier than this!

I can't wait to start making blocks and uploading them to OleFrogEyes so that you can see them! Sigh. I have fourteen more to cut up. :)

Hope everyone has a super weekend!

Love,

* Warning * Fabric Yumminess Ahead!

If I were to ask you, "what is your favorite flower?" what would you answer? Cheerful daisies?

Elegant lilies?

Roses?  I pick these, and soon you'll know why . . .

How about if I asked you about your favorite flavor of sweets? Ahhh, I hear a resounding ovation for chocolate!

Some said vanilla!

(Wow, this is making me hungry!!)

Well, I say butterscotch!

Ya wanna know why??

Here's a clue!

Check this out, Lilypadquilters!   I won this delicious bundle of fat quarters from Fig Tree Quilts!

As part of the Moda Country Fair blog hop, I visited Joanna Figueroa's blog, Fresh Figs, and had a jolly time there. She is a fabulous designer, and shared a neat project with us, as well as some of her favorite county fair foods, and random facts about herself. Not sure why anyone would be surprised at her singing in the shower . . . I mean, doesn't everybody? (Grin)

So, here is why I am so into Butterscotch and Rose . . .

Sigh. I am absolutely overcome. This is indeed a gorgeous line of fabric! I can't believe it's all mine! Mine! (Oops, am I starting to sound like a seagull?)

Anyway, I also have one of the beautiful Fig Tree Quilts patterns, called "Blossom" and I intend to show off these lovelies with this quilt pattern! Check this out:

I'm going to be using Ole Frog Eyes to show my progress, so each time that I finish a block, I'll be placing it in my quilt over there. I'll holler when I have some for you to look at --- this way you get to see the quilt grow before your very eyes!

Thanks so much to Joanna Figueroa, and the lovely folks at Fig Tree Quilts! I'm one very happy quilter!!

Love,