Hoppy Easter Present

Easter is this weekend and we'll be heading to my Aunt Sue's for lunch and some egg hunting. I thought I would take a present for my Aunts...there is a darling bunny pin tutorial here, courtesy of AllSorts. I made one today and it was pretty easy. I used a scrap of Pop Garden fabric for the flower and added a little glass bead to the center.

Little Pinwheel Quilt

I found this little quilt tutorial on the Moda Bake Shop website. It's a super cutie quilt for a low investment of fabric. Seems like there are new babies everywhere in our family and friends...hop over to this site and see how to make one!

Ooooooh....It's Lookin' Gooooood!

Here's a sample of what my Pop Garden Quilt Top for my mom's b-day is going to look like...

It's not entirely pieced together yet. Somewhere, I got off on my measurements and it looks like I'll lose a 1/2" or so of white border in the middle. I need to get that worked out. There will also be a border of white around the outside frame of this. I thought it would separate the mega bold pattern from the bright fabric I'm using to bind it. The backing will be pieced as well. It's getting closer!

A little frustration

Well, I was hoping to have my coin quilt wrapped up this weekend. I've decided that learning to free-motion quilt is not for the faint of heart! I've run into some snags along the way, and while I am proud of getting this far, I'm taking a break from that quilt for a few days. For some of you more seasoned quilters out there, perhaps you could answer some questions for me? I've been using 100% cotton thread by Gutermann. I'm having all kinds of problems with it breaking and unraveling/becoming weak/bunching up on my machine needle. I finally found a good thread tension for the right stitch, and now I'm battling thread that falls apart! Should I be using something with polyester in it???

The Alexander Henry Birdseed fabric I was waiting on FINALLY arrived yesterday...only to find out that Jo-Ann's is currently carrying it! Sheeesh! That would have been much faster. I got everything cut and am finishing up piecing the quilt top for my mom's "birthday" quilt. It's very exciting because I made up my own pattern and everything! Can't wait to have that "aaahhh....." moment when I pull it from the dryer after being washed for the first time!

And here is a little taste of what I'm gathering for the next quilt....but can't decide on a pattern!

Time to relax for a bit :) Hope you're all enjoying a nice weekend.

DOLL QUILT GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!

We have a WINNER!

Andrea Simpson was randomly chosen and here is what she commented:

"I did not have a blankey growing up but my youngest has three! She would love a doll quilt or maybe it could be the blankey I never had. :)" Andrea Simpson

Congratulations, Andrea! If you haven't already done so, email me at ariel_eldridge@hotmail.com to let me know where I can send your doll quilt! Enjoy! And thanks for reading!

Quilt GiveAway is Closed :)

Welcome! The Quilt GiveAway comments are now closed. Thank you to all who entered! I will announce the winner later today :) Check back often, because this was fun! I'm bound to post another giveaway soon!

Craft Day with the Girls & More GIVEAWAYS!

TODAY is the last day to enter my Doll Quilt Giveaway!

Comments close at midnight :)

Yesterday was a fun afternoon of getting together with two of my teacher friends from Avon. We had lunch and then got crafty! The gals were just as nervous as I was at first about working with the polymer clay, but ended up loving it! Here are their creations.....so cute!