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WIP Wednesday - Mah na Mah na edition

Wow. It feels like a LOT longer since last week's post. Thanksgiving will do that I suppose. I didn't get a whole lot of sewing done this week. Some, but not a lot. But a lot of decorating got done!! :)

Over the weekend, we took the kids to see the new Muppet Movie.

Hilarious. If you haven't seen it, go see it. We laughed our heads off!

Anyway - sewing!

{Almost} Finished:

Lego Bag!!

It is sewn and the grommets are in!! Just need to get cord. I don't know how I missed that when I was getting supplies...

Progress:

E's King Size Zig Zag: the cutting has commenced.

That's 360 squares. And that's only half...

My dress: started

Cut out and the bodice has started getting stitched! I really love the color. So, as I was pinning that wicked curve in the bodice, I was reflecting on how different dress making is from quilting. And then I had a fun idea crop in. Would anyone be interested in a "Dress making for Quilters" sew along? I think it sounds fun! :) Let me know...

Princess's Bottled Rainbow:

She decided to make a smaller quilt, so after she finished her 6th block, we sewed it up and quilted it! Now she is pinning down the binding!! She is doing the roll over method and will be finished soon! I can't wait to show you!!

Last - I finally started a Twitter account. I really don't know how it all works, but if you are on there to, look me  up!! I'm @linzsews!

Well, that's all! Be sure to check out all of the WIPs over at Freshly Pieced! :)

Awesome Quilt Complete!

I am so happy for this finish!! I got the fabric for this quilt about a year and a half ago, and got the blocks done about 6 months or more ago. So, I am thrilled to f.i.n.a.l.l.y have this quilt done! It's such a pretty color pallet, and just in time for Fall!!

Here is it - Awesome Quilt

Quilt Stats
Size: 58 x 71
Fabric: Awesome by Sandy Gervais
Binding: Chocolate Brown, machined sewn to front, hand stitched to back
Quilting: Meandering Stipple
Destined for: My living room, for fall decoration

BQF - Purple Gems

I think I finished by the skin of my teeth here, but I did finally finish this great quilt just in time for the Bloggers Quilt Festival!! Yea!!

I have named this one Purple Gems. This is the first time that I have made a whole quilt with only two fabrics, and also the first that I have made with black as the background!

I really love how dramatic it is!



The story behind this quilt is special to me. For the last 2 years, I have been a leader in the Young Women's group at our church. I work with girls ages 12 - 18. The girls I work with are wonderful!! They work on a program full of goals and projects, and have all 6 years to complete it. The quilt today is for one of my girls who recently finished the entire program in just 2 years! I don't think I need to explain how awesome that is! It is a lot of work, and I am so proud of her!

Quilt Stats:
Name: Purples Gems
Pattern: Happy Quilting Quilt a long, by Melissa Corry
Size: 51 x 68
Fabrics: Solid black, Riley Blake "Trick and Treat" in purple
Quilting: FMQ, stipple

WIP Wednesday!!

The "I've lost my mind" edition!! lol!

Okay here's what's going on in my sewing room...

The Princess finally laid out another block!


Notice the high heel? hahaha!

I was all Halloween costume-d out this weekend, so instead, I put together a quick quilt top, using only two fabrics, and a modified version on Melissa's Happy Quilting quilt-a-long quilt.


It looks so cool! I'll be finishing it pretty soon, so stay tuned.

So - on to the "lost it" portion of the post.

Last Thursday, the kids went to a Halloween party. Remember the Thor costume?

Well... it didn't work. The cape came off and little man managed to cover the shirt in frosting. That is the excuse I am going to use as to why I re-did the entire thing. (The real reason is that we watched the movie over the weekend, and all I could think of was how lame my costume was.)

So... re-do! I am pleased with how it came out! Here's a sneak peek: (which, I'm not trying to be tricky here, I just haven't taken any good pictures yet!)


I will be getting pictures in all it's glory tomorrow, and will post pictures right after that! :)

Finally - as a last bit of crazy, I decided to use leftovers to make the kids Trick-or-Treat bags that matched their costumes.


Mom of the Year, right?

So now I just have my costume to do and a day and a half to do it! Wish me luck! :) This is how it looks right now...


lol.

Be sure to check out all of the awesome WIPs at Freshly Pieced!

Diamond Chain Christmas Quilt

A finish!! Yea!! So here is the completed Diamond Chain Quilt, a wonderful quilt-a-long hosted my Melinda, of Tilda's Twisted Life!


I really like this pattern! Is interesting, but simple. It was really fun to make!

Clearly, I had a small issue with the quilting in one area. Don't look too close. Or look close, but don't laugh! And yes, I am way to lazy to pick that out... ;)


I quilted with green and red thread, which is the first time I have used multicolored thread. I really like it! It adds some interest to the large areas of white!

Thanks again to Melinda for hosting this quilt a long! It was fun!!

I am linking up to TGIFF over at Quilt Matters! Be sure to check out all of those great finishes!!

Twin Frolic!

Okay, here it is! Twin Frolic, Sister quilt to Queen Frolic:




I really like how it came out!

Stats:

Size 62.5 x 91
Fabric: Frolic by Moda
Quilting: Loopty - Loos in pink!
Binding - Frolic Dots in Cream, machined front, handstitched back

I am so happy to have these done! Yea!

Summer All The Time Complete!!

With no WIP Wednesday Linky this week (Good luck to Lee who is busy designing a fabric line!! Woot woot!), I have decided instead to post a FINISH!!! Probably my favorite finish to date! (Yes, I know I say that every time. But I mean it every time too!) Yesterday I finished my Summer Series Quilt a Long, which has been named (by the Princess):

Summer All The Time


I am so so happy with this one!

I hemmed and hawed over the quilting. I knew I wanted free motion, but with such a dark back, I didn't want to use light thread, but I also wasn't sure about dark thread on the front. What to do...


I ended up asking the advice of my local quilt shop ladies. They universally agreed to match the thread to the back and sashing. So, with a bit of worry, I trusted them and plunged ahead with grey thread. It worked wonderfully. Yes, you can see the quilting on the blocks, but this is SO much better than seeing the quilting on the sashing and back. It actually seems to enhance the blocks and at the same time, doesn't call too much attention to the sashing. YEA! Great lesson learned there!


Binding... well, my whole approach to this quilt has been to go bold or go home, so I went with bright orange. I really like it. It's the perfect pop of color to finish off the quilt.


Thanks to Lee, Kate, and Faith for hosting this great quilt a long! I learned SO much and have finished a quilt that I can cherish for years!! Yea!

Which Witch Complete!!

I am so SO so SO thrilled to have my Halloween quilt finished!!! This has been a joy to make and even more joyous to finish! This quilt is my favorite. I know, I say that every time, but this time I mean it the most!! I think this quilt must have been designed just for me. After all, it combines two of my very favorite things: Halloween, and High Heels! :)

Anyway, with no further adu, here she is: Which Witch



For quilting, I did free motion quilting with little triangles. I had seen this and really wanted to try it. It turned out well, although I wish I had been a little more aggressive with the angles. Some look too round. Oh well, it was way fun to try!!



Quilt Info and Stats:

Pattern: Which Witch by Crazy Old Ladies
Size: 37.5" x 46.5"
Fabric: various Halloween deliciousness, most of which I got after Halloween last year. Oh, and I over bought. By a lot! :)
Destined for: ME! It's mine!! All mine!! Muahahaha!

As a small update, I haven't quilted any of the other quilts yet... soooo, I might get one more by next week, but even that's not likely! haha! Oh, well!! :)

Queen Frolic Complete!!!

Yipee!!!! I finally finished the Queen Frolic Quilt!! I am so excited (and relived) to have this one finished!! Sorry for the less than awesome pictures, it was the best I could do today... ;)


I must be honest here... I love this quilt! The applique turned out better than I could have hoped! Love it!


Pink sheet on the back! It is so bright and happy!


The owl is my favorite!

So, this one is finally of the WIP list, and today I will start the twin size sister frolic quilt! It'll be cute! :)

Also, stay tuned! Later this week, I will be having an "Oh, I missed my blogiversary?!" Giveaway!! :)

Waste not, want not...

This is what happens when you have leftovers in AWESOME fabric. I had a few strips left over from each jelly roll strip from Amber's Giddy quilt. About a foot of each. I knew those alone wouldn't make very much, but I also had a tOn of cream colored fabric in my stash. So, I decided to make a little chain quilt. I decided that I would make as many nine-patches as I could with the left over strips, and the leftover yardage I had. I didn't think it would end up very big, but I ended up with a lot of nine patches. And with plain squares in between... it ended up being big enough for a twin size bed!!!

I finished the chain top, and as I looked over it, I decided that it needed something... it haunted me. It needed something. So, I went and picked up another Giddy charm pack and made an applique panel with my new favorite thing in the quilting world - Dresden plates. They were a shocking amount of work, but so worth it!! They turned out SO cute!!! I am thrilled to death with the end result:


I just love these Dresden Plates!!! They aren't perfect, but I still love them!!!

I went with pink on the back. I couldn't help myself. It makes me happy!

I cut out one of the rows of nine-patches for the applique panel (I didn't want the quilt to be too long), so I put it on the back. I love how it looks!

I just love this quilt!! But I am at a loss with what to do with it. It would look cute on the princess's bed, but she already has a quilt that I made her on it. I have a hard time keeping quilts without having a purpose for it... but I don't know if I can part with this one. So, do I keep it for no apparent reason? Do I put it up for sale, and cry if someone buys it? What would you do?

See, it would look cute on a little girls bed!!! Love those Dresdens all in a row!

Giddy!

YEA! I have been waiting rather impatiently to post these pictures, because this quilt turned out SO cute!!

My awesome friend Amber, of Sweet Life Designs, asked me to make her a quilt out of the adorable line named Giddy! (Amber and I used to be cheerleaders together in high school. I know - Awesome, right? *wink*)

Anyway, I am totally in love with this quilt! And so is she! Yea! So, here it is - Giddy, for Amber!

Thank you, Amber for commissioning this darling quilt!!

Also, I have (finally) set up an email for Linz Sews! So, if you have a question, or want information on getting a quilt made, email me at linzsews@gmail.com!!

Valentine's Day!

I know - It's the 3rd of January. But I had the fabric, and the time (I've been home bound, sick, for the last few days...) so I decided to get my Valentine's Day quilt done!! Now I can have it out longer!!! Yea! This is what I spent my fabric store gift card on! :)

I had a few stumbling blocks, but I am pleased with how it turned out!! I really love the colors!


The blue hearts weren't in the plan originally. Remember the stumbling blocks I mentioned? Yeah, there's a hole under one of the blue hearts. That's why they are there! Lol! But, I actually really like them, so I am happy that I accidentally whacked a hole in my applique panel! ;)

I have fabric for another Valentine's Day quilt on it's way! I am making it for a good friend and I can't wait to get started!!!

Freebird #2

My Mother-in-law asked me to make another of my Freebird quilt, to give a friend, so I set out to recreate my favorite quilt. Some of the colors had to change, but it still turned out beautiful! I think this is the best quilt I have done so far! I am so happy that it's done and that it turned out so well!!! So, here it is - Freebird #2!!

Two more Christmas deadline projects to go!! I think I can do it!! :)