Happy Graduation Quilty Gift

It's graduation season!

We have been busy celebrating a bunch of very smart loved ones lately

and

I managed to finish a quilt for one sweet high school graduate.

This is my finish for block 30 in the 

30 Quilt Blocks in 30 Days Blog Hop.

I hadn't quilted it for the hop, but now it's finished and gifted to my niece for her graduation.

I don't have a picture of her with the quilt, but this is even better.

She took time to pose with me after the big ceremony.

We are so proud of her and can't wait to watch her cheer next year in college!

She is so brave to be way up in the air when they make cheerleading pyramids.

I'll take this time to show off a picture of my brother (Madie's dad) too.

I'm so proud of him.  He's such a great dad to 5 kids.

This quilt was made with Tula Pink's All Stars - fitting for our cheerleader don't you think?

The finished size is 55" x 65"

I hope the quilt wraps her in comfort while she is off on her college adventure.

For me, this is another quilt finished for my aunt challenge that was started 

6 years and 5 quilts ago.

I'm really behind on this personal challenge.  I guess I'll aim for graduation quilts for the rest.  That gives me a few years to finish the next one.  lol

Sweet Summertime Door Hanger

Are you ready for summer?

I am a summertime girl and love it so much I'm ready to break out the summer decor.

Be “ice cream social” this summer with this fun door hanger.

I'm over on the Thermoweb Blog today

with the full free tutorial to make your own.

The writing is so easy to stitch with  StitchnSew EZ Quilt Block Sheets • 8.5 in x 11 in

Let sweet summertime begin!

This door hanger finishes at 9 1/2" x 15" without the ribbon hanger.

Speaking of ribbon, this was the first time I used the 

Gina K. Designs Gingham Fancy Ribbon

and I never want to use another ribbon.

It's so different and easy to use.

I made a bow so easily.

This little applique door hanger is fun to make with HeatnBond EZ Print Lite and it's very dimensional with HeatnBond Fleece Fusible High Loft.

Go to Thermoweb and see.

X-Block Blog Hop

I'm so happy you stopped by for my day in the 

X-Block Blog Hop.  

Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy invited me to join this hop to celebrate our friend 

Doris Rice's 

purchase of 

 Quilt Queen Designs and X-Blocks.

Congratulations Doris on your new acquisition!

What are X-Blocks?

X-Blocks are acrylic rulers designed to transform simple pieced quilt blocks or pieced strips into new designs by just a little rotation.

I started playing with the 7 1/2" X-Block ruler

 and 

strip sets of grey and white fabrics.

I put the blocks together into a table runner, quilted it, and decided to add some color to the design with 

fabric kanzashi flowers.

The Kanzashi flower tutorial can be found by clicking HERE and I used 6 - 4" squares for each flower.

Here is my Kanzashi Flower Table Runner made with 12 - 7 1/2" X-Blocks from strip sets.

As I was looking at the table runner, I could see cubes like baby blocks

 and 

wanted to explore that idea a little more.  

So I made more strip sets and got to work on a new project.

I had a lot of fun playing with light and dark fabric strips and the reverse of the blocks.

I love the geometrical look and I'm calling it Blue Qubert.

Blue Qubert is 55" x 55".

It's even better blowing in the wind...

I made this quilt by stitching strips together, cutting them into blocks with the 7 1/2" X-Block tool,

and stitching the blocks together.

I didn't have to measure or worry about angles - that's my kind of quilt project.

Be sure and check out the other X-Block designs in the hop:

May 7^th

Just Let Me Quilt

What About Rheema
Quilt Fabrication

May 8^th

Moosestash Quilting
Kris Loves Fabric
KathleenMcMusing

May 9^th

Life in the Scrapatch
Creatin’ in the Sticks
Seams to be Sew
Patchwork Breeze

May 10^th

Freemotion by the River

I Like to Quilt
Quilting Queen Online
Sew Incredibly Crazy

Thank you, Amy and Doris, for a fun Blog Hop.

Giveaway time!!

You can win this wonderful prize package worth over $175!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Quick and Easy Essentials Wristlet Clutch Tutorial with HeatnBond Interfacing

It's Fashion Friday again

and

this wristlet clutch is the perfect size to carry all a girl's essentials.

I’m thrilled to be over at Thermoweb today to show how to make this little-zippered clutch that will make a great gift for anyone. 

I made this one with Windham Fabric’s Hand Picked and HeatnBond fusible interfacing – medium weight, for an end of year gift for my favorite teacher.  

It takes no time at all to make this Easy HeatnBond Essentials Wristlet Clutch.  By using an oversized zipper, stitching the zippered bag is a piece of cake.

Please jump on over to the Thermoweb blog and check it out.

It's a "Wild" Life BOM - May Block - Bear Paw

It's May Day

and

another month for the 

It's a "Wild" Life Block of the Month!

Joan at MooseStash Quilting has the block design this month.

Bear Paw

A perfect block for the busy month of May.

You can find the pattern information over

at

MooseStash Quilting.

Thanks Joan!!

Did you miss the first three months?

Here are my versions:

February-

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Maple Leaves - Block #1 Click HERE for the pattern.

March-

Creatin' in the Sticks (me)

Deer Meadow - Block #2 click HERE for the pattern

April

Just Let Me Quilt

The Big Tree and The Little Tree Stand Tall Blocks - Blocks #3 click HERE. for the pattern.

I'm using fabric from my stash this year.

These blocks are perfect for extra fabric laying around.

(who has extra?  lol)

This is the layout for the blocks.

Here is the list of designers 

participating in 

this year's hop:

Moosestash Quilting

Life in the Scrapatch

Just Let Me Quilt

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Creatin' in the Sticks  ME!!

All the blocks are free

for the month that they 

have been released.

After that, there

will be a small fee.

Come

quilt along with us.

There will be a 

monthly prize drawing 

for those

who finish the blocks

from great sponsors!

Make a block and link it up over at Amy's blog to enter.

Join us for a "Wild" Life!

And 

if you haven't already,

 join the

Facebook group

you can find it HERE.  

Let's get a little "WILD" together!