Baby Quilt and a Bee

This week I quilted the Riley Blake Kaleidoscope baby quilt.

Also, because Tonya at Ozark fabrics is having a competition or a challenge about making SOMETHING with the fabrics she sells, to prove that we are just not all fabric HOARDERS!!

I knew I wanted straight lines on the kaleidoscope blocks and in matching blue thread! Then decided that the other blocks needed matching threads too, so it has 2 colors of threads. which wasn’t too bad since it’s a small quilt

Here it is all quilted and bound

I did a small meandering on the background blocks and a droplet design on the border

Here’s the back

The other day I saw this FPP Bee on here

I suggested to Debbie to turn it into a pin cushion and I downloaded the templates too, they are TINY!!

Of course I printed one right away and then cut it out and I was going to WAIT and work on it slowly, but I think you know me….. I couldn’t wait….

I got out my scraps and sewed onto the paper, this template didn’t have the 1/4” seam allowance and I cut the scraps as I sewed

Then I trimmed it and peeled off the paper

here’s the block all together

Each side is about 1 3/4” so a little over 4 “ hexagon

I first thought I’d sew a band around it and then a matching hexie to make it like a pillow, but I cut the band out of yellow wrong and just went with my ORIGINAL plan of doing it rather flat with a matching hexie and that’s it.

I filled it with crushed walnut shells and whip stitched the side closed.

I think it’s cute!!

(Debbie turn yours into one too!)

Now I have these BRIGHT lights over the counter in the room- not over my craft table, I forgot what kind of lights they are but they are bright WHITE light and more of a spot light.

I wanted to see what it would look like in different lights

here’s the top light and no flash at night time

Here it is WITH the flash on and top light on

and this one is from this morning, so no light and no flash

(Isn’t that a cute bear BTW, his name is Hambo, he’s from Hamburg Germany, got him on a family trip thru there, can’t remember if it was a business trip or vacation, and I’m pretty sure he was bought at a gas station- anyways I named him Hambo and I used to crochet little outfits for him too- just found him recently and put him on my counter)

But I know you don’t think he’s as cute as this model

Sonja has been BUSY again exploring in my room

“found” her under my long arm frame

She found this little “screw” on the back

And here she’s messing with my bible BOW blocks AGAIN!

Saw this online, isn’t that cool??

Too bad the textile industry is mostly overseas…

And a few more, some I’m sure you’ve seen before

Here’s an update on my 2013 list

#1 giraffe wall hanging – still working on needle turn applique, mommy giraffe almost done

#2 pineapple black and blue quilt- TOP DONE ready to quilt

#3 Bonnie Hunter ORCA mystery – DONE!

#4 green, red, yellow flower quilt- TOSSED!

#5 spring swap blocks- pieced backing ready to quilt

# 6 Making memories embroidered panel- pillow done!

#7 fall leaf blocks swap- ready to quilt

#8 bubble gum quilt kit won at quilt show – ironed down border applique, top stitching slowly

#9 won 9 march BOM -dotted flowers -DONE!

#10 MMMR -DONE!!

#11- drunkard’s path- DONE!

#12- Hidden forest- applique- traced owl

#13 pin cushion swap – mailed

#14 geese in a ring- DONE!

#15 Christmas tree skirt- top done

#16 hexie flowers- 47 done I think

#17 women of the bible quilt blocks- block #32 done

#18 Boxes!- Put the fabrics on the shelf for something else

#19 McCall’s #5 diamond in squares – DONE! GOT IT BACK

#20- roman holiday- kit

#21 Benartex floral quilt- DONE!

#22 Valentine’s Round Robin- DONE!

#23 Woven Stars for CT – DONE!

#24 Quilt it today #2- red, white and blue quilt-DONE! mailed

#25- easy street- DONE!

#26 McCall’s #6 flower star- DONE!

#27 McCall’s #7- mellow yellow- DONE and mailed

#28- Book quilt- may use Nancy Drew

#29 and 30(December) twin boy quilts –gave away the Thomas Quilt on friday and another girly quilt to another teacher who’s due this week

#31 “birds”(Jan), #3 quilt it today- DONE

#32 winding reds(Jan) #4 quilt it today- Done and ready to mail

#33- (feb)CT botanical fabrics- DONE!

#34 MMRR2- May is DONE! and mailed

#35 (feb) Ning’s T-shirt quilt – DONE!

#36 (feb) floral quilt along- DONE!

#37(feb) Nancy drew blog hop quilt- done!

# 38 (March) stuffed owl- Owlivia DONE!

#39(March) – 2 girl skirts- done!

#40(Jan) Ahhhh’s- #23 done

#41 (April)- scrappy trip around the world- top done

#42 (April)- mellow yellow tumblers- DONE!

#43 (April) X and + quilt- future quilt?

#44 (April) – kaleidoscope blocks a few blocks done

#45 (April) Under water Stars- DONE!

#46 (May) Dress for Sonja # 4661 – DONE!

#47 (May) outfit for Sonja #4661- DONE!

#48 (May) Sampler Quilt along- blocks 1 and 2 done

#49 (May) Baby Kaleidoscope Riley Blake- DONE!

#50 (June) Bowtie mini quilt – scraps from RB fabrics using as leaders and enders

#51 (June) Bee pin cushion – DONE!

#52 &53 (June) Another Susie Sun dress #2 for Sonja DONE!

(Never counted the first one)