Love this new bag!

Finally a new purse that I really love. I have made so many bags over the last 8 to 10 years that I am bored. I have used new fabrics and all that stuff.  I have made them for every holiday, events that we are involved with etc. So in the last year I have not made many new purses. But I just love this new embroidery from Embroidery Library. I have used it on a couple of other items also. I have been saving this batik for a long time and when I got this piece of linen for almost nothing at Hancocks one day, I decided to make it into a bag. I have just enough batik left to make a wallet. :) I will hopefully find time to get that made in the next week or so.

Hexagon Charm Quilt

Yes, I caved, I have done some English Paper piecing before, but this is just a fun hand project to do when watching TV. I have seen so many bloggers posting their charm quilts that I caved. I am using the scraps form my large Hexagon Quilt, the latest  Old Red Barn Quilt Along to make my little hexagons. So this  little Hexagon Charm Quilt, also has a quilt along. ^_^  it is by Texas Freckles. She also has a flicker group so you can see all the little quilts in progress. You can check that out here.

Really?

I saw this on another blog and had to copy is this crazy?

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

new quilt project

Well after getting back from Paducha, I was all inspired to get busy on a new quilt. Yes I know I still have a couple I need to finish. But I am excited about this one and not so much about finishing the others. I will get back to them I promise. Not sure how I will lay this one out. This is the basic way, but I might add background triangles. Today when I sew some of the triangles together I will be able to try more layouts. But I still have a lot of triangles to cut. Over 500! I had better get back at it.

Paducha Treasure

Paducha was wonderful..Check out the AQS web site to see pictures of the winning quilts. They were magnificent. Weather was not so good. We had to stay near the convention Center do to the risk of sever weather. So I did not get to go downtown to see the vendors there or to the Quilt Museum. But we avoided the tornadoes and were able to have a great trip. Here is a picture of the loot I brought back.

Yes that is a Jelly roll of Moda OZ I a so excited. I got some wonderful patterns too.

Also I got to meet one of the bloggers that I love to follow.  Moose on the Porch Quilts. Konda is so much fun to talk with. Please go check out her blog. She has some great patterns using charm packs.

I can't wait to get started on my new quilt!

New Bag for Paducha Trip

New bag for the trip to Paducha! Yes I am getting to go to the AQS Quilt Show in Paducha, Kentucky. If you have never been it is a wonderful thing to experience. About 30,000 women descend on Paducha. It is amazing. Everywhere in town that you go it is full of friendly quilters. I have taken the trip several times with my Mom and daughters. It is quite the trip, hotels are impossible to find. This year I did not think I was going to make it.Just did not have the funds for gas food, lodging etc. But my Quilt Guild is taking a bus and they had an extra spot and I grabbed it. It is a one day there and back. It will be strange not going with my Mom or daughters, but I just could not pass up the opportunity to see those incredible quilts and do some serious shopping with all the great vendors!

What is a trip with out a new bag? So here it is. My Paducha 2010, Quilt show bag. LOL

This great pattern is from Sew Spoiled Designs. She is have a sew along with this project. Check out her blog. http://www.sewspoiled.blogspot.com/

Anyone going to Paducha?