Patty's Jelly Roll quilt...

Patty made this scrappy jelly roll quilt and she wanted some allover swirls.  I used the panto Outside In and it really softened up the strip quilt...she also added extra strips to the borders to make it a larger lap size quilt...

An up close of the swirls...

I haven't been doing much sewing due to work starting again soon.  I've already been to school and I've done some work at home.  This work thing is really disturbing my hobbies and Pinterest!  And worse yet, Pinterest is blocked at school....OMG....Pinterest withdrawls coming soon!!  I like to eat lunch in my room and surf the 'net but some much good stuff is blocked by my school district (I see their point, but I don't have to be happy about it!!....Anyhow, I'll try to keep up on my blog posting during the year but it always seems to dwindle when I'm working....darn it!

I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing summer...Happy Quilting!

Zippered Bags and Rover Panel Quilt....

Yesterday I was sewing with the ladies at Fabric Boutique and we all made a few zippered bags.  Very simple and so durable.  I have one that Joyce made me years ago and I use it to carry all my misc. sewing supplies--it shows NO wear and tear after years of hauling it around!  I'm going to Christmas Goose this morning to buy more vinyl for future bags....check them out...

 This awesome skull one is for me...

This is for Steph who said she liked aqua and orange....

We also put together another quick Reading with Rover quilt for Tracie.  It is just a panel from Lakehouse so don't get too excited--absolutely no piecing involved.  Just quilted and bound ASAP!

Today I have to do a few errands, go to school (dammit!), and get some longarming done...Happy Quilting!

Carolyn's Quilt....

I picked up this quilt from Carolyn last month (with another) and I set my mind to it and got it finished!  I had to make the backing and then stipple it...a persian red thread in the border and a petal pink in the center.  It is very large (84" x 106", I think) and took about 10 hours of longarming!  But it looks lovely...beautiful Moda prints and I think the pattern is called Pick Up Sticks...check it out...

An up close shot...for those of you still reading, I can't stipple and eat sunflower seeds.  Too complicated...I can chew gum and sew, but a big NO on the seeds...LOL

We went to Knott's Berry Farm this week and I found out that English Paper Piecing causes a fat @$$.  No kidding, I'm humbled by the spread that occurred this summer.  And we almost died on the first ride (near concussion).  It is called Ghost Rider but we call it...

The Rickety Bastard

Old school wooden roller coaster in Southern California...creaky piece of shit....

Rebecca took this picture as we pulled into the platform after the ride.  See the woman holding her head and praying to Jesus??  That's me...Ryan is in the green shirt.  He did go back on the ride later in the day, but alone.  I'm not stupid enough to do that twice....

Anyhow, it was a fun ending to the summer!  Ryan still has a couple weeks but we go back a bit sooner...I'll have some more posts because we have a lot in the queue and Rebecca says I have to get it cleaned up ASAP.... ;-)  Happy Quilting!

Carolyn in CA...baby quilt!

Joyce's sister-in-law came to Vegas for a visit last week and she made this adorable baby quilt while she was here.  She had already embroidered the dinosaurs so all she needed to do was make the sashing and border.  Check it out...aren't the dinosaurs adorable?

Big ribbon in the sashing, stipple in the white...

Geometric freehand design in the border...it was actually easier than I expected...

Today I'm all about house cleaning and backing fabrics...Happy Quilting!

Misc. Saturday...

I've been doing a lot of longarming and hand sewing.  One of my side projects was this little aqua and gray EPP thing...it isn't done, so expect something better soon...It measures about 20" across.

I bought this cute little bag from Sharon at Sew Extreme.  She made a bunch and will be selling them in her Etsy store some day....hopefully soon!  I added the buttons...

I have some more longarming to do today, then cut out another Reading with Rover quilt with Rebecca, and I don't know what else.  Basically, the crap is piling up and the summer is winding down--sadly!

Happy Quilting...