Another Hustle Quilt...

This was the original quilt I tested out The Hustle pattern on...I love this fabric.  High Street by Lily Ashbury for Moda.  I still have a few scrap bags leftover for another project...

And an up-close shot so you can see the quilting...it is a panto called Lovely Leaves.  ;-)

I need to bind it and photograph it for the cover of the PDF pattern.  I'll show it as soon as it is available online...hopefully in a few days.  This one was done with a layer cake and two charm packs.  I definitely like the variety in the fabrics...but it could also be made with 15 fat quarters.  I hope you are enjoying your summer, I know I am!!  Happy Quilting!

Denise's Dog Quilt...

Denise is a real dog lover and she made this quilt for her newest rescue dog, Louie (I hope I spelled that right).  The colors are very soft and it almost has a vintage feel to it.  I quilted loops and stars on it...

She rotated every other row of dogs to there wouldn't be a top or bottom (at least I hope that is what her plan was ;-)

All of the dog panels have words next to the dog...

This is just perfect her dog.  He will love it, I'm sure!  Happy Quilting!

Lucille in Red, Yellow and Blue!

I remade my Lucille pattern this week in semi-patriotic colors.  I threw in the yellow for some brightness and I love how it turned out.  I used a panto with stars and swirls on it...

And a sexy, up-close shot....you can really see the quilting. ;-)

I'm working on another quilt right now but I don't know if I would be able to write a pattern for it.  It is a bit complicated and I'm not sure it would make sense to anyone but me....but who knows??  I've got to do some binding tonight but I'll have more pics later this week...Happy Quilting!

Photography....

A friend recommended that I get a photo backdrop stand to improve my picture quality.  Evidently, having Ryan and Rebecca try to hold the quilt straight, get their feet out of the picture, get their fingers out of the picture, stop bitching about how their arms hurt, etc. isn't very professional and doesn't yield good quality pics.  So I bought a stand from Amazon and set up my own photo op in my backyard.

Another sad problem with trying to photgraph in the desert is finding nice locations, like parks (with no kids running in the background and no dog poop) or other scenic places.  And I don't want to drive forever since my photos tended to suck and it would have been a waste anyhow.  But this is what I set up in my backyard this morning....

And I took 10 pics and got a winner, I think.....

It is a new quilt pattern and this would be the cover pic.... hopefully!  I'll let you know....

Happy Quilting!