have a ♥

These little puppy & kitty softies are certain to grab any child's heart. I made them with my girls in mind. They love them! I barely had time to take a picture before they ran off with them. Check out the tutorial on Moda Bakeshop! You can make several from one Hushabye Layer Cake. Just for fun, I am going to have 2 giveaways a JUMBO Clover yo-yo maker and random Moda charm pack!

•Leave a comment here for a chance

•Comment on my tutorial on Moda Bakeshop for another

•Blog about it and send me the link for a 3rd!

*EDIT* I'll draw August 9th!!!

Comments Closed!

WIPs from my cruise

This picture shows the improvisational log cabins we made with Vikki Pignatelli. I had a lot of fun doing this. Vikkie recommends that we finish the quilt with obscure angles. NO SQUARES! I am hoping that I will have time one of these days to finish it. These blocks were made from a kit of fabric that was given to us for the class with Margaret Miller. Sample Angle play...I bought ALL the templates..and I LOVE them so far. Some of you who kinda know me...know I love templates for piecing. I suppose that is why Vikki's class was so different for me. I really had to free myself in her class.

So I have to get back to sewing and writing instructions for a new MBS project. Ok this is a dumb question...but how can I make a PDF file a jpeg?? Is that possible? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by...

I'm back..sort of..

Wow........ well after a week long journey and 3000 miles flown and sailed..I'm back. Seattle..gorgeous....Alaska...stunning. I have hundreds of pictures. Here are just a few. My favorite things were the Glaciers, the rain forests in Juneau that I didn't know existed and the colorful homes and totems of Ketchikan.

Here is a look at a Glacier...

and Ketchikan...the building in the picture houses it's only quilt shop. It was a wonderful quilt shop!
Near Ketchikan....
Victoria Island B.C. 's Empress Hotel....

Temperate Rainforest and Gardens in Juneau

And of course....desert from the ship LOL
It was a quilting cruise as well. I had a class with Margaret Miller who is known for her Angle Play. The class was a good learning experience about angles and design and really stepping up my quilting "game". In addition to that, I was encouraged to step up by Vikki Pignatelli who is know for Improvisational Quilting. Her ideas are just a tiny jumping off point. I could go crazy with her awesome ideas. I understand the process of improvisation and how to free my quilting mind...and embrace my creativity. It was a fabulous learning experience with Vikki. If you ever get the chance to learn from either teacher...DO it.

While we had quilt classes while we out to sea, we had shore time too. I visited the quilt shops in Sitka: Abby's Reflection

Ketchikan: Silver Thimble

and Victoria Island: Satin Moon

I purchased a few items...not that much as I had to get it home on the suit case right!! We met sooo many wonderful quilters. 2 of my favorites were R and J. Well J wasn't a quilter really. She was a companion to R and her sister. We shopped on shore together and ate dinner every night in the dining room together. We had a great time talking, eating and talking MORE. It was just refreshing. I really needed a break from kids, work, Internet and cell phones. And I did certainly have one. I am happy to see my girls today and get back to business as usual. I used my time away to not only sew, but read a couple of novels(small ones) and design some new projects.

Whew...that was a lot for one post.

Thanks for checking in on me!

Headed to Alaska

We're going on a cruise to Alaska for our 10 year anniversary and it's a quilting cruise! It's through QuiltCruises.com . My husband is THE best. I hope to relax there and have fun sewing again. There will be no computer access and I won't be blogging...I plan on spending this week getting ready. Then a week gone.....I am taking classes with Vikki Pignatelli and Margaret Miller. I hope they will inspire me again.

I'll leave you with the block I made for our cruise challenge...I just didn't feel too inspired so it's basic.

Strawberry Freezer Jam

I have never made freezer jam before but I have heard it can be very very good and it's easy.

So I decided to try it this last weekend. I bought 4 - 1lb. containers of strawberries and chopped til I was blue... And then I crushed them and crushed them....added the Ball Freezer jam pectin....sugar...

It is suppose to make 5 - 8 oz. containers...guess what? It made WAY more...I just hope I didn't mess it up LOL.



I had to run up to my sewing room and raid my Ball jars that I use for pincushions...wash them and use them...but it was fun.

*note*

for those of you that commented on my weekend tutorial post. I am sorry to have had to remove the post. I will be re-posting a giveaway of Neptune charm pack in the future...I am deeply sorry for the confusion. I feel a bloggy break coming soon.