Padsworth and DragonDrop are so excited!
Well, to tell you the truth, I am, too!
Block one of the Swoon quilt for my bestest (and only) daughter is done!!
Lookie, lookie!
"The Boys" had to get into the picture, too . . . they are enthusiastically proclaiming that this is, indeed, a Swoon block. I think they had their doubts for a while. (Grin)
Here is the whole block, before all the seams were completed:
And here it is (can you hear that trumpet fanfare?) DONE!!!
Now, that's what I'm talkin' about -- the green finally looks right! (Note to self: photo taken on floor has colors more true-to-life!)
I hope that you are able to spend some time in your happy sewing place, too!
Woot! I'm linking up today with Katherine at the Thursday Favorite Things hop, and with her co-host, too! Yay!!
Love,
Hi, everybody!!
I'm makin' progress on my first block for the Swoon quilt, and I thought I would show it to you. I'm really loving this block, and the colors that my daughter chose for her quilt. By the way, there's a wonderful quilt along that I've joined up with, called the Bestie Quilt Along -- you might want to scoot over to see Candice, or Jackie, or Jana and see what we are all up to!
There's even a Flickr group so we can all see some inspiring photos and cheer each other on, too!
I mentioned that I was following this tutorial, and here are some of my units I'm preparing . . .
There goes my camera again! I swear that Kona green is NOT that olive-looking!!
Oooh, I'm loving that blue and the white together! I'm a traditional girl, don'tcha know?
Here are some of the units being laid out in the correct formation:
Ta-da!! You can see the center star!
I hope to have more to show you soon!
Love,
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Love,
Sorry that it's been kinda quiet here at the Lilypad . . . there have been some things that have kept me from my quilting and from you special peeps.
I will have some things to show you, though, very soon. As I catch a moment here and there, I pick up a portable project and work a little . . . have you done that, too? It's a busy year already!
I've started a special quilt for a very special person --- my daughter! She zeroed in on a "swoon" quilt that she saw, and so I am raiding my stash and have more fabric on the way!
I found this super tutorial over at "Double Nickel Quilts" and loved it. (Thanks, Candace!) You might like to check it out, too. I've cut some squares to start (insert trumpet fanfare here) Block One!
I don't know why the pretty green Kona Bay fabric doesn't show up very well there (it's really not that olive-y), but I really like the three colors together.
I'll show off some progress as soon as I can!
Love,
I hope that you will join me in hoping for a lovely year in 2013 -- I'd like to personally request (and I have requested) that everyone enjoy a heaping helping of happiness, hope, and healing this year. (While the alliteration may be both amazing and humorous, the thought and the accompanying prayer is fervent and sincere.)
I've joined in on two activities that I think you might like to check out:
Our dear friend, Barbara, over at the Three Cats Ranch, is continuing her efforts at enabling all of us who see projects that we simply must drop everything and start. Thus, the NEWFO challenge -- where it's OK to start yet another new project!
And here is the motivation to finish those projects:
Another dear friend, Melissa at SewBittersweet Designs, is co-hosting the Lovely Year of Finishes events with Shanna, at Fiber of All Sorts.
Hopefully with this much encouragement, I'll be inspired to get things done! So, without further ado, here is my entry for the January goal-setting party!
I'm going to do my best to get this tablerunner completed and on the table! (Grin)
I figure that those cheerful Fruitful Hands colors will cheer us up in the winter months!
Join us in the fun, won't you?
Love,
