My First Swoon

I completed my first swoon block tonight. I purchased the pattern months ago when it first came out from Camille of Simplify. I've been wanting to try one for awhile, so finally I got some time this week to put one together. I think I'm going to make a whole quilt eventually, I just love the look of this block. These are two Amy Butler prints from her Daisy Chain collection.

Blogger's Quilt Festival Quilt - May 2011

Here is my entry for the Blogger's Quilt Festival - My modified Bento Box Quilt. I used Amy Butler's Soul Blossoms mixed with a few Kona solids. I also used a solid for the binding.

And here is the back. I think I like the back better, it's just so simple and clean looking. I need to make a quilt with a front like this. I love the 4 blocks together with the solids.

In case anyone has noticed that I haven't been blogging as much as before it's because I started a full time job in March. I am now the manager at the Viking Sewing Gallery inside JoAnn fabrics. It's a great job, selling sewing machines, a perfect fit for me. If you're in Greensburg stop by and say Hi.

12 Blocks Ready to become 48

Here are my 12 blocks that I'm ready to quarter to make into Modified Bento Boxes. I added another solid, Kona Blue Jay to the mix, it seemed to coordinate well with the other Soul Blossoms fabrics. Now I just have to square each block off to 16"x16" and I'll be ready to quarter them. I'm thinking a few of these fabrics would make a nice Cosmo Bag from the new Amy Butler Style Stitches book. However, that would require me to purchase more fabric and since I'm on the fabric diet I guess I'll have to wait a bit (5 more weeks).

Some Progress and Some Books

I quilted my Amy Butler Love quilt this week. I actually started quilting it Monday night and finished it on Tuesday, it went very quickly. I did basic stippling on this one. The binding is attached, now I'm just finishing hand sewing the binding to the back.

I also picked up some new books with a Barnes and Noble gift card that I had gotten for Christmas. I can wait to make the Amy Butler bag that's shown on the front, I just have to decide which fabrics to use.

Soul Blossoms Start...

I cut into my Amy Butler Soul Blossom's fat quarters this week. I decided to try a Modified Bento Box Block. I am following the tutorial from Ashley at Film in the Fridge. I can't wait to quarter the blocks and see what they look like put back together. I'm using 3 Kona solids - Kona Robin Egg, Kona Cactus and Kona Pomegranate and my basic Kona White Muslin.

Happy New Year - And Some Quilty Christmas Presents

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year. I thought I'd share some of my Quilty Christmas presents, another reason why I need to start the fabric diet. My sister and Mom got me some great Amy Butler fabrics above. Also some dotty Riley Blake and Jennifer Paganelli.

And some of the new Amy Butler Soul Blossoms (actually the whole fat quarter bundle of the Bliss colorway). And some Henna Garden and the gray dots from Barbara Jones Summertime (I love those tiny little dots).

And Scott got me Elizabeth Hartman's book. This is a great book, lots of fun projects and ideas.

Myrtle Beach area Quilt Shops - People, Places and Quilts

Our last quilt shop on the trip was People, Places and Quilts. This shop is located in Charleston, SC. I thought it was only an hour drive from Myrtle, but it's actually about 90 miles, so we had a bit of driving on Thursday. My husband, Scott, and son, Troy came along for the trip. This shop was so cute, and I was so excited to find a Nicey Jane charm pack and an Amy Butler charm pack. After the quilt shop we had lunch at Jestine's, it seems like a famous restaurant, they had magazine articles all around on the walls that featured Jestine's. Even Rachael Ray had been there on her 40 Dollars a Day show. Overall it was a really fun trip to Charleston.