Baby Love

Last Sunday I went to a baby shower for a great friend.  She and her husband are expecting a baby boy in December.  I can't wait to meet him.  They had it at the Mill Pond Inn in Nobleboro or as I like to say just up the corner from Alewives .  Alewives is having their Late Riser sale today, they take 20% off your online purchase.  The shower was wonderful, lots of terrific friends and food.  I made a piece of wall art for the room,  it is similar to the one on the Stitched in Color blog.

 

I used a stretched canvas and paper pieced the word Love with the refrigerator magnets pattern by Elizabeth Hartman.  It was a really fun project and I'm thinking about a few for Christmas presents.  Hope you have a great weekend.  :)Dawn

Fall Sneak Peak

   I've been a bad blogger.  Not posting as much as I should, you all know life happens when your busy making plans.  Well I have been busy with work.  The wedding season is winding down and there has been a ton of weddings this fall.  I did have a chance to sew a little last week.  It's a present so here is a peak.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                   

One vibrant  leaf in the middle of  brown.

My daughter and I went for a walk in the woods.  The fall in Maine is so beautiful, I love the way the air smells on a sunny day in the fall.  She took some pictures and my wheels are turning about a new quilt.  What gives you inspiration?













               

Macro shot of the leaf.

 

 Have a happy fall everyone.   :) Dawn

My Sidekick

I saw this bag and knew I needed to make one of my own.  I did make a few adjustments. The pocket on the front is the flat front pocket but it is shaped like the pleated pocket without the binding.  I also didn't make the strap adjustable, knowing I would never change the position of it.  I love the recessed zipper.      The pellon SF101 gives it just the right weight.  The pattern is very easy to follow and well written.   It went together quick.

 

I love this fabric.  It is Melody Miller Ruby Star Shining for KOKKA on the exterior and the interior is Cloud 9 Fabrics organic cotton Nature Walk Moss/Earth.  The colors are perfect for Fall.  Do you have a favorite Fall color?  Hope everyone is enjoying Fall.

Voile Quilt Top

I finished the quilt. These are a few pictures of the top on a beautiful day.  It was too overcast today to get a good picture of it.  Soon it will be in it's new home,  maybe I can get a picture before it leaves if the sun comes out.  I love sewing on voile.  It has such a luxurious feel.  Fall is in the air here in Maine, what a great time to start on a new quilt.  I have some projects in mind what about you?

Voile

Went to Alewives on Sunday to pick up some voile for a quilt that I'm making for a B-day present.  I LOVE working with this fabric.  It feels so silky.  If you haven't tried it for a quilt you should give it a shot.  The quilt is 5" squares sewn together to make a 54" square top.  The back is also voile.  The fabric is AMH, Amy Butler and Tula Pink.  The voile is 54" wide, perfect for the lap size quilt. It goes together quick so I will probably have the top together tonight. 


Went to Vinalhaven a few weeks ago and had a beautiful day.  This is a picture from the ferry ride home.

Chicopee Chevron Bag

Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt I LOVE the colors.  I had the chance to meet her at Alewives Fabrics on August 18.  She signed books and answered all of our questions.  She is truly a talented and unique individual.  Denyse like a lot of us didn't always sew, but she always had some creative outlet in her life. She talked about her love for traditional quilts with a modern twist.  That is the basis of her new book Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration.  The book is full of beautiful quilts, some of which she had with her at Alewives.  I made a bag to showcase the new fabric.  Side A is the cool side.  Side B is the warm side.  Anyway, Chicopee is a great line if your thinking about adding to your stash (who isn't, right) the colors blend and stand out all at the same time.  Off topic, I had a chiropractic appointment today and my back feels wonderful.  Now I can get back to sewing.  

   I started my hexagon mini quilt around the 1st of August.  I entered it in the festival of hexagons that a 2 (w) is having on her blog. Their are so many great hexagon projects. 

                                                                          

I used Moda pezzy prints by American Jane and Half Moon Modern Scissors.  I paper pieced them, sewed them together and hand stitched them to linen.  I ironed on 808 craft fuse by pellon to the back of the linen to stabilize it.  Linen has a lot of movement especially when hand stitching.  Then I hand stitched chevrons between each color with DMC.  To finish I bound it in black Half Moon Modern Scissors.

   I made a quilt for my mother-in-law for her birthday.  It's made of voile that I purchased at Alewives Fabrics.  Most of the quilts fabric is from Tula Pink's Birds & Bees,  Amy Butler's Cameo, and some AMH from my stash.  I love how it turned out, voile is great to work with if you don't use other fabrics with it, if you do you need to be careful of the movement.  I bought a 54"x 54" piece of Tula Pink voile for the back.  It's just the right size to snuggle under and read a book. Mum loved it.   

   Another beautiful day on the coast.  What a stretch of weather we have had this August.

 

I went to Alewives Fabrics on the 4th and bought some fabric to make a quilt for my mother in law's birthday.  I LOVE this store.  It has so many modern fabrics.  They are also having a Mid-Summer Clearance for all online customers August 10th thru the 12th.  20% OFF all fabric.  They had a Mid-Summer Clearance for in store purchases last weekend lucky for me. 

 

Heather Ross's Nursery Versery, Tula Pink's Birds and Bees, and Amy Butler's Cameo just arrived over the last few weeks.  Alewives is also hosting Denyse Schmidt on August 18th and 19th for Improvisational Patchwork classes.  The 18th Alewives will launch Chicopee, Denyse Schmidt's new fabric line and also Denyse will be there for a book signing.  I can't wait to see it and get started on a new project.

My grandmother turned 95 on the 2nd of July.  We celebrated on the 4th with all of the family.  I made her a couple of pillows for her bed.  I cut stencils to paint the apples on and used Sandi Hendersons Farmers Market apples.  Happy birthday Nan!  Today is going to be hot and humid run for the fan, air conditioner, and ice. 

This is my first post.  My daughter has helped me out.  I'm not how do you say...computer savvy.  She has also helped with the photography.  She has seen my interest in all the amazing blogs out there and asked why I don't have one?  You should have one mom I'll help you.  So here goes....

This is my new pincushion.  I love how fast they go together. The top is Half Moon by moda in a rainbow of colors. The bottom is Heather Bailey Pop Garden Paisley from my stash. The pins are made by Clover, patchwork pins and quilting pins.  They are sharp and perfect for sewing.