Sun, SURF, and Sea

Today the second block of the 

Sun, Sand, and Sea Block of the Month is revealed

and

Carol over at Just Let Me Quilt

has the funnest block pattern to share.

It's called Sun, SURF, and Sea. 

The block is 12" x 24" and is pieced and appliqued.

Carol is so clever.  

I smiled the whole time I was stitching this block and my hubby even stopped and said how cool he thought it was.

If you would like the free (for the month of March) pattern for this block
check out Carol's blog Here.

I'm so lucky to be using 

Clothworks American Made Brand fabrics.

The colors so vibrant and they are so nice to stitch with!

The Sun, Sand, and Sea Block of the Month is

Hosted by Amy over at 

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Amy designed last month's block, "Hello Sunshine"

You can find the pattern for her block HERE.

This quilt all ready has me dreaming of summer time!

I've seen some of the blocks to come- I'm next month's designer.  ;)

If you haven't already,

 join the
Facebook group

you can find it HERE.  

We gather on Facebook to share

our blocks and visit with other
participants.

Let's quilt together!

To applique, I use my favorite fabric iron on adhesive by Therm O Web,

 HeatnBond® Lite.

Check out the giveaway for National Craft month on Therm O Web's site.

Make a Unique Baby Gift with NEW HeatnBond® Soft Stretch

It is so fun to applique t shirts with NEW HeatnBond® Soft Stretch Lite.  Everything  remains stretchy and soft! Today I have a tutorial over on the ThermoWeb Blog that will show how to dress up a plain shirt and pant set into a unique baby girl outfit.  There's even a simple knotted headband.  It's a quick and easy project with NEW HeatnBond® Soft Stretch.

This Elephant Appliqued Baby Girl Outfit is so simple and only requires a few items.  I can't wait to make another!

These are the suppies you will need:

HEATnBOND® LITE SOFT STRETCH™

Plain t-shirt and leggings (white)

1/2 yard of cotton jersey knit (green)

Aurifil 50 weight cotton thread (white #2024)

Parchment paper

Iron (I love my Oliso Pro)

sewing machine

sharp scissors

erasable pen

permanent marker

other general sewing supplies 

This is the pattern:

(click and right click to save or print. Enlarge fit a full piece of paper)

I made this little outfit for someone special.  Won't it be a cute little Easter surprise?

I'm afraid the flu bug hit me hard this week and I've been hiding in my little home waiting to say hello to the world again.  Today is looking good.  Hello!!  lol

Come Together - Project Quilting Season 8, Project 4

The challenge for Project Quilting this week was "Brighter the Better."

(yes it is!!!)

Kim at Persimon Dreams hosts Project Quilting.

She announces a challenge and you have one week to create something quilty.

Prizes can be won and it's a great way to meet new blogging friends.

This is the fourth challenge of 6 for Season 8.

The Rules:

1. Your project must be bright and colorful - and the more colorful, the better! 

2.  Incomplete or unfinished does not qualify. Every challenge piece must be a FINISHED project seen through from INCEPTION to COMPLETION during the challenge timeline (February 12 through February 19, 2017). Each piece must stand alone as DONE to count toward prizes. 

3. Please remember that these projects need to be created during the week of the challenge (started on or after February 12 through February 19, 2017). 

4.  Your project does not need to be a traditional quilt, but must meet at least one of these requirements:

1. Include patchwork.
2. Include appliqué.
3. Have 3 layers stitched together by hand or machine.

5.  Link up a blog post, flickr image, instagram post, or public facebook post  by Sunday, February 19th, 2017, at noon CDT.

When the challenge was announced, I listed all the projects I could do 

and 

had to just pick one out of a hat.  

This challenge was just too much fun.

I decided on a technique I hadn't tried before with a pattern (Peace and Harmony) I made years ago.

I drew a grid on HeatNBond fusible light weight interfacing and cut 1" squares of batiks and some of my own hand dyed fabrics.

Once the pattern was laid out, I started sewing and trimming seams.

Next I added a white border and cut about

  a billion 1/2" colored squares 

that had been backed with HeatNBond lite 

and I laid them (with my daughters help) into the swirling pattern and bonded them.

Thank you Trista!!

The quilting had to be spiraled (my feeling).  

The center was free motion and then I switched to a walking foot.

I used my "go to" color of Aurifil 50 wt.  (#2600)

The binding needed to be bright for this one.

I pieced the binding with the color changes of the pieces whirling around.

All through this process I kept thinking, "it's coming together" and then that Beetles song, "Come together" start playing in my mind (only the Godsmack version)

and that's when it hit me, 

there is the name of this quilt.

Little pieces coming together- maybe people should be like this.

Different colors and cultures coming together....

Come Together

Project Quilting Season 8, Challenge 4 - Brighter the Better

Made by Carla in Dodge City, Kansas

http://www.createinthesticks.blogspot.com/

Size:  17" x 18"

Piecing with interfacing, Fusible Applique,  Pieced binding for color change
Freemotion and walking foot spiral by me

You can see all the other challenge projects and vote for your favorites starting at noon central on

February 19th

by clicking 

HERE

Come Together is #114

out of 120 entries.

See you on the flip side.

It's a Wrap and a Start

Finished!

The

In Our Garden Block of the Month blog hop was

Hosted by Amy over at 

Sew Incredibly Crazy

last year and the final blocks were posted in January 2017.

I quilted and the binding is on to frame this year long masterpiece.

Thank you to Riley Blake Designs for the fabrics for this quilt.

The fabrics are Botanique by fabric designer Lila Tueller.

Now it's' time for a new Block of the Month

and

the first block is finished.

I'm using Clothworks American Made Brand fabrics

and they are so nice to stitch with!

You can find the pattern for the block HERE.

The team for this year's BOM has put together another great quilt for 2017

and

I can't wait to show my blocks!

Splash may return!

Join us!

And 

if you haven't already,

 join the 
Facebook group

you can find it HERE.  

Let's quilt together!

In Our Garden Quilt Top Finish

Yeah, for Friday and a FINISH!!

A flimsy finish, but one that I am so excited about.

The

In Our Garden Block of the Month blog hop was

Hosted by Amy over at 

Sew Incredibly Crazy

last year and the final blocks were posted in January 2017.

Every month one designer shared an applique block and a pieced block

and 

I want to thank each of them for all their hard work!

February - Blocks 1 and 2

Amy – Sew Incredibly Crazy

March - Blocks 3 and 4

Carol – Just Let Me Quilt 

April -  Blocks 4 and 5

Doris – Quilting Queen Online

Bonus Block

Amy - For Thermoweb

May - Blocks 7 and 8

Carla - Creatin’ in the Sticks 

Bonus Block

Carla - Creatin' in the Sticks

June - Blocks 9 and 10

Sue – Super Mom No Cape

July- Blocks 11 and 12

Joan – Moosestash Quilting

August - Blocks 13 and 14

Kris – Kris Loves Fabric

September - Blocks 15 and 16

Pat – Life in the Scrapatch

Bonus Block

Pat - Life in Scrapatch

October - Blocks 17 and 18

Vicki – More Stars in Comanche

November- Blocks 19 and 20

Lana – It Seams to be Sew

December

Jan - Sew and Sow Farm

January

Amy – Sew Incredibly Crazy

 I was lucky enough to receive Riley Blake fabrics for this quilt.

The fabrics are Botanique by fabric designer Lila Tueller.

My blocks and quilt top are finished

and

I hope to finish quilting this 78" x 93" quilt this week

and

show the Friday finish next week too.

You'll notice the 3 birds baths in the middle and there is a couple of the May pieced blocks.

There is a reason for that.  lol

I designed those blocks and in the designing process I make them.

Why not include the extras. 

Not all blocks make the cut when designing, but I decided they were just fine for my quilt...

(the bottom center)

The team for this year's BOM has put together another great quilt for 2017

and

I can't wait to show my blocks!

Splash may return!

Join us!

And 

if you haven't already,

 join the 
Facebook group

you can find it HERE.  

These things are more fun with TEAMWORK

and
we gather on Facebook to share
our blocks and visit with other
participants.

I hope to see you there.

What a beautiful week it has been in blog land.

Thank you all for the generous shares, pins, comments, and emails on my 2 posts for Thermoweb

and 

Are You Ready For Some Football post

 for Project Quilting.

You have spread the love!!!  Thank YOU!