Saturday, January 29, 2011

Rebecca's name quilt....and 100th Post!

I have another finish from my stack of UFOs....Rebecca's name quilt. I lasted posted about this in August 2010 and just got around to finishing it last night.  It only took about 4 hours...including the binding.  Seriously, what was my problem?  Check it out!  It is for her office (cell) at her school....The letters were pieced with recycled men's shirts....single-fold biased binding and crosshatching!



I got something in the mail this week that I'm so excited about....a Kona Cottons color chart ;-D  Now I'll know what colors I have, and what I need to order (online, most likely).  It would have been less expensive at Pink Chalk, but they were out of stock when I ordered...

The Las Vegas Modern Quilt Guild had it's first meeting Thursday night at Quiltique.  What a fun bunch of ladies!!  We will meet again in a month for a mug rug swap and mini-sew-in....Many claimed that they felt funny cutting and making "wonky" blocks (and everyone is afraid of wasting fabric) so I graciously offered to bring a layer cake and teach a little class on "wonky" blocks.  Remember this quilt....I'm going to quilt this prior to the next MQG meeting at the end of February!



The ladies will all cut and sew a few blocks, for practice, and then I'll get them back to make a quilt.  ;-D  And I have to grin again ;-D  How nice of them!!!  As time goes on, hopefully others will have ideas to share and we can all help make blocks for each other's quilts while learning new techniques at the same time.  Genius!

Tomorrow is my birthday so I treated myself to some fat quarters....I'll wash and iron them today for Sunday's post.  But in anticipation of my 100th post (which is today!!!), I was prepared for a little giveaway... 

A small little collection of Kaffe Fassett fat quarters--perfect to start a spring project!  Just leave me a comment and you are entered...Please don't post about this to other blog sites--I'd really like a reader who has read my blog more than today to win, if you know what I mean.  And how discouraging is it when there are 400 comments--a loyal reader might feel that there is no way to win!  :-D Anyhow, thanks to the dozen or so who actually do come back regularly.    I'll draw a winner Sunday evening (Jan 30th)...around 7pm in Las Vegas.  Happy Quilting!

26 comments:

  1. Congrats on 100 posts and a finish!! And I'm glad to hear that you have a great meeting with your MQG!! I was hoping it would be good for you! :)

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  2. 100 Zany posts, congratulations!

    Enjoy your posts and forwarded the ones about Zentangles on to a friend who is drawing them to keep her sanity during rehab.

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  3. Happy Birthday and congrats on your finish! The wonky blocks look great - I have never done them but looking at yours I am thinking I need to put it on my to do list! have a great weekend.

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  4. Love the name quilt and the wonky blocks. Congrats on blogging

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  5. I love that name quilt. Great color combo and I love the wavy design!
    Congrats on your 100th post and Happy Birthday a little early. ;) Time does fly, doesn't it??
    Cheers!

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  6. Oh goodness, I sooo love that quilt with the wonky blocks! And your profile is too true...

    ...from an 8th-grade-turned-3rd-grade teacher!

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  7. I am almost ot 100 post. It is nice of you to do a give away. I think I will do the same thing. I love your wonky blocks. Do you cute each set of blocks the same so that you can switch them around? What a cool idea.

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  8. Happy Birthday, fellow Aquarian! I was just thinking about how much I missed Quiltique this morning! There aren't a lot of quilt shops like that one! If I still lived in Henderson, I would be making some wonky blocks with you ladies! I'm hosting a giveaway at my blog also, for my birthday! Stop by and enter!

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  9. Congrats on 100 posts! And I like your wonky blocks quilt. :) Nice giveaway.

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  10. Congrats on 100 posts! And Happy Birthday! Birthdays seem to come far too quickly the older you get!! Hope you have a lovely day.

    Thank you for such a fabulous giveaway!

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  11. Happy Birthday! Those fabrics are my colors.

    JC

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  12. Yay, congrats on 100! The FQs are beautiful. Isn't it fun to treat ourselves to fabric on our birthdays? I love that. Enjoy the day :)

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  13. I follow you on my Google reader and enjoy your blog. I do not comment often. I would love to be the winner of your giveaway.

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  14. Well, I wasn't blogging back in Aug., so I'm kind of glad it took you so long to finish Rebecca's name quilt. Very nice and a charming idea...filing in notes for future gift idea inspiration!

    Your quilt group sounds fun. I look forward to that one day, when the kids are older and I have time for that. Right now I feel like I'm part of an online quilt group with the blogs I follow!

    Happy Birthday and Congrats on the 100th post! I'm thrilled to be a reader of your blog and get a chance to win your giveaway!!

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  15. Congrats on your 100th post! I am a faithful regular reader. It is a gret giveaway!

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  16. Congrats on 100!!! That's a lot of great posts you have shared with us, thank you!

    Love that the quilt club cuts *your* blocks and sews them so you went home with much of it done. That's a great idea for monthly meetings. Each gal could be "the quilted queen for the day" and bring a layer cake for the group to cut and sew for her to take home and finish! How fun!!!

    Love the quilted name plaque, men's shirts is a great idea! And 4 hours? Wow, you're fast!!!

    Thanks for a chance to win those lovely FQs!

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  17. Woo Hoo! Happy Birthday and congratulations on 100 posts! I love coming to your blog and I always get inspired to see your work. Love it!

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  18. Wishing you many more lovely years filled with happiness, And congrats on your 100 posts :)
    Thanks for the chance!

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  19. Happy birthday and congrats on your 100 posts milestone too. I love your wonky blocks and would love to find the courage to some. Would you consider putting a tutorial on your blog? Please. Pretty please.

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  20. Sending you warm birthday wishes!! Your Wonky Blocks quilt is gorgeous, could there be a tutorial in the future?? Love the fabrics you have chosen for your giveaway - thanks for the chance!!

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  21. Congats on your 100th! I've been a reader for a while and now am a follower. Thanks for the opportunity to win. Those fat 1/4's would make a beautiful quilt!=)

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  22. I only found your blog recently, and enjoy reading it. I log on each day to see what you are up to.
    Thanks for the chance to win these fat quarters and congratulations upon your 100th post!

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  23. I wish I could take your class, I love the wonky look, but haven't tried it yet. Congratulations on your posts.

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  24. Giveaway is closed...Ryan picked the winner...Jan Hatchett!

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  25. Hey there, I know the giveaway is closed, so I'm not commenting for that... just wanted to say "hi" and that I'm looking forward to our "wonky block" lesson at the next MQG meeting! : )

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  26. I've been thinking of making some wonky log cabin blocks for my son's bed quilt ~ but also am hesitating to cut up the fabric to get started. It seems unnatural! But the end product is so fun!

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