A Someday (in September) Quilt

I don't have a whole lot in the way of finished projects to share right now... I'm feeling a bit of the familiar frustration caused by wanting to work on things and just not having those stretches of time I need to do so. That happens with a big family. I'll have to settle for sharing something with you which will hopefully become a great quilt for my in-laws for their wedding anniversary. The anniversary is not until September, so I have hope that I'll be able to carve out the time to finish it by then! It will be a Pinwheel/Windmill Quilt (does anyone know the "real" name for this block??), using the Twiggy collection by Sanae for Moda and will be queen sized. I had it in my head at one point to hand quilt this with perle 8, but I think I'll see how long the piecing takes before I get my heart set on that :)

Here's the first block... and my prim rose - I just REALLY love her! :) 

Heather Ross Giveaway @ Leigh's Blog

If you're a Heather Ross FANATIC (like me), you should definitely head over to Leedle Deedle Quilts, because Leigh is having a fabulous giveaway for some Heather Ross fat quarters! Mendocino mermaids, Anyone???

Photo courtesy of FreeSpirit

A Special Surprise

Today is an exciting day. A good friend of mine is having a baby today! My thoughts have been with her and her family for most of the day as I await the happy call. She and her husband are dear friends of ours and their other two children are some of our kids' best buddies.

Of course, I am working on a quilt for the little one. I would have had it done by now, except we don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl yet... so I've been mainly working on the gender neutral blocks and waiting for the arrival to add some special, more gender specific colors to the quilt. I couldn't resist sewing up a couple today, though... we're so close to finding out :)

Which will it be??

A little Mister??

Or a little Miss?

Fabric is "Lilly and Will" by Bunny Hill Designs for Moda

In other (not nearly as exciting) news, my pinwheels are getting a little bit cleaner with practice!

Another fun project I'm currently finishing up is a couple of Easter Egg Bags for the two daughters of another friend of mine. She did a lot of the work for me by picking out fabric ahead of time, so all I'm doing is sewing them up :)

Here's the first one (for Little M):

Enjoy your afternoon!!!

Material Monday

Look what arrived today!!!!

As I'm sure is evident from the photos, I am very much into the yellow/grey combination that is sweeping the quilting world! The top photos are of Joel Dewberry's Aviary 2 collection, Khristian A. Howell's High Society, and Kona Ash... and I had to include my little prim rose - I love her :)

30's feedsack reproduction fabrics are also one of my recent favorites - I love the cheerful colors in these vintage inspired prints. I picked up the fat 8th bundles from this  Etsy shop. I plan on using the 30's repro. fabric to one day make the quilt featured in this tutorial shared by the amazingly talented Rita of Red Pepper Quilts. Her work is a great source of inspiration for me - if you haven't yet, you should definitely look her up!

I'm not exactly sure what the yellow/grey fabrics will turn into yet... so for now I'll just gaze at them lovingly :)

Happy Monday!

The First Web!

I'm so excited about this quilt! It's going to have to be put on the back burner for a little while now (I've got time-sensitive projects that need attention), but I needed to work up at least a 2x2 to see how the webs would look :)

A Bit of Backstory...

Hi Everyone (which is actually no one... yet)!

I'm Rebecca, and this is my brand new, shiny blog. I am very awkward doing new things at first (probably why I haven't done all that many "new" things in my nearly 30 years), so if there are ever any readers of this blog - you will have to bear with me and my "newness" at this!

I'm keeping this blog to chronicle my sewing endeavors, which is also a new activity of mine. My husband bought me a sewing machine in August 2010 (wonderful man that he is)

... and I had never sewn a stitch in my life before then. I originally wanted the machine to make a quilt for my oldest daughter for her 5th birthday. It was my first quilt and I completed it just in time for her to wake up with it on her special day.

Here is the beautiful fabric we selected together (Bliss by Bonnie and Camille for Moda) bought from The Sproutz Store (WONDERFUL shop)

Here's the finished product

After this first quilt, I was officially addicted! I loved the entire process. Needless to say, my little Brother cs600i has been virtually smokin' since then with tons of projects (small and not-so-small). I've sewn up bags, wall hangings, simple blankets, and quilts for my mom (the Oz quilt from my first post), my twin daughters (for their 3rd birthday last month), and my mother-in-law (for her 60th back in January)! But those will be for another time, another post :)

New Quilt in Progress!

I started working on a new quilt today and I'm really excited about it...

 I've been fondling my Arcadia honey bun and bits of yardage and trying to dream up the perfect quilt for them to become. I've decided on a double-sided quilt with one side being made up of spiderweb blocks (using the honey bun and RK Kona Solid in Ash) and the other being a window-panes-type (using the yardage and probably another Kona Solid... perhaps another shade of grey?? Suggestions?)

On another note --- I'm researching sewing machines! I love my little Brother CS6000i, but let's face it - I need a workhorse :) I'm looking a lot at Berninas (OUCH - the pricetags) and Elnas. I have a lot of info. to gather before I make my next very expensive decision... as if this new sewing habit of mine hasn't brought with it enough spending *ahem... bought too much fabric online yesterday...*