Special Quilting for a Spring Table Runner

I decided I wanted to go above and beyond

my normal all over meander quilting.

A table runner sounded like a good place to start.

This runner is a store sample using the

Calypso line from Maywood Studio.

Bolts in the Bathtub will have kits available in April.

It is so cheery I can't help but smile.

I had fun with the quilting.

It sure does take a lot longer to do,

but the results are worth the time and the effort.

Isn't it sweet?

Now off to work on another one...

Blog at you later,

Tiffany

Little House of Quilts revisited!

I went to visit my Mom and Grandma over the weekend.

They live in Perris, and there is a quilt store in Sun City.

I have visited it and posted about it before,

but is has a new owner.

It is a cute store.

I acquired a couple of batik fabrics

(surprise, surprise)!

I love batiks!

There was a cute quilt on the table.

More fabric.

I have some pictures of my Mom's and Grandma's houses.

You will see those next.

Blog at you later,

Tiffany

AVQA Guest Speaker - Lyn Mann

Tonight I attended the

Antelope Valley Quilt Association Guild Meeting.

There was a guest speaker, Lyn Mann.

She was great!

Her patterns are available on her website.

You can either click on her name above or

click on the link below:

Quilts by Lyn

She was entertaining

and had great ideas about borders.

I have collected all the pictures I took tonight

to share in one quick blog post.

I felt inspired to do some of my own creating again.

I have been creating quilt patterns

for fabric companies for specific lines.

I find that the quilt patterns

I create need to be simple in nature.

I have decided I may be a bit more complex

than I have been portraying.

Doing a little quilt designer soul searching.

Stay tuned.

Who knows what will come next.

Blog at you later,

Tiffany

Leprechaun House

Finished constructing my second and final house.

Paper piecing has a purpose in my life.

Luckily, I don't need it too often.

I love the results.

Not sure I am in love with the process.

That said,

I am off to do a bit of hand applique

(that I do love!)

Blog at you later,

Tiffany

Little Pink House

This house is tiny!

The block measures 3 3/4" x 7"!

I added the dime

just so you could see how crazy this is.

I worked on it for hours tonight

and I have one more to make.

Not tonight!!

This will be one of many houses

that are being created for an auction quilt.

I am sure it will be adorable

when construction is completed!

This was the first time I have been at my sewing machine

in what feels like a really long time.

I must get back to sewing.

Website work is just sooo time consuming.

Time to make time to play again!

Blog at you later,

Tiffany

A Little Time in My Quilt Corner!

Wow,

I wonder how long it has been

since I have used my sewing machine.

I sure think she is missing me.

I know I have missed her.

I made just a couple of blocks for a group project,

but it sure felt good to piece something, anything!

I have been spending so much time wit my laptop!

I have been working, learning and creating digitally.

I have been Facebooking, Pinteresting,

Picniking (so sad we are loosing Picnik),

searching and so on...

I have found it just isn't the same as creating with fabric.

I love fabric!

On a side note,

I have been appliqueing,

so I am not totally away from the quilt world.

I am getting ready to work on my

Henrietta blocks again

from Bunny Hill Designs.

I would really like to get those finished.

Ok,

back at it,

Blog at you later,

Tiffany

It's a Mystery!

I know it seems really early,

but I am working on a quilt for the

Southern California Quilt Run!

This block is just one of the blocks that you can gather in Area 1.

One block done, 23 to go!

I know it doesn't seem that exciting all by itself,

but it has potential...

This is a just one quilt that can be made from this block

(and this is in a rather boring colorway).

Anyway,

this block can be picked up during the run from:

I hope that many, many people get to participate this year.

Area 1 will have some great surprises for you.

I said I would be better at blogging

and of course I must apologize,

it has been more than a month,

I bet you had just about given up on me...

Well, I'm back and giving it a go again,

thanks for being my loyal and pestering friends (ha ha).

I need a good push every so often,

so thanks.

Blog at you,

not sooo much later,

Tiffany