Friday, September 13, 2013

Music in the air... and blog hops ,too!

Music in the air


Recently, I had the pleasure of testing some  paper pieced patterns for Kristy, of Quiet Play.  She is so creative and talented , as both  a quilter and a pattern designer!  Go on over and  check out her awesome patterns in her Craftsy store.  (There are 108 patterns in there now!)
I really enjoyed making these  blocks, because I have been involved with music for as long as I can remember.  (My  mother was a music teacher, and taught piano lessons at our house throughout my childhood. There was always music at school and in our home.)

The set is called Musical  Notes Paper Pieced  Pattern.   There are patterns for 5 blocks in this set, with each pattern making an 8 inch square block.

The Eighth note and Quarter note  blocks

The G clef,   Sixteenth note  , and Bass  clef    blocks
These last three blocks have lots of details !


The whole set....  Ta Da !!  

I think I will make a pillow out of these someday... maybe for my mother!

Blog Hop Alerts:

 Coming up next week, I will be participating in two different blog hops!  Yay!
Saturday,  Sept. 21,  I will be the blogger of the day , in the  Quilts in the Pumpkin Patch Blog Hop!
Sheri,   at  Sunshine in the Attic blog is hosting this fun blog hop, with a quilter sharing a fall inspired project every day for a week!  Sheri starts us off on Thursday, Sept. 19.   I can hardly wait to see all of  the projects . I love getting new ideas this way.   I hear that  there will be some giveways... 

Sunshine in the Attic. blogspot.com
 September 19th  Sheri -- Sunshine in the Attic  
Want a little sneak peek  of what I have been working on?
Sneak Peek

AND,  the other blog hop:

Pin It blog hop has already started...



If you love pincushions.... like I do... then you are in for lots of fun !
Check every day fo ra list of bloggers  "for the day" , and then go visit them  and see what cute pin cushion these talented quilters are  sharing with us!!
Thank you so much  Mdm  Samm  and Kristen for organizing and running this blog hop event!

Here is the schedule , with links to the blogs  on the day they will share their projects.  I have included the whole list, so you can go back and see blogs that you might have missed....

September 10








September 16


 I am on the last day of the hop,  Tuesday, September 17 th!  Please come by.  I hope to see you  around on the blog hops!
I'm off to my sewing room!
Linking up at :  Paper Piecing Party @  Quiet Play
                      Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? @  Confessions of a Fabric Addict
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Sunday, September 8, 2013

The Escalator Block

September's Modern Blocks Quilt -Along

September's block in the Modern Blocks Quilt A Long is a fun block to make.  It is called  Escalator, and is designed by Ann Haley.  (Page 58 in the book, ' Modern Blocks'    compiled by Susanne Woods).
I wanted to use more colors  from the fat quarters (  Stitch Floral Square by Michael Miller) bundle that I have for this quilt along.

Fat Quarter bundle of Stitch Floral Square  by Michael Miller   
The four fabrics I hadn't used yet
The trick to this block is to pin carefully where any seams met.  And sewing with scant quarter inch seams. 

Triangles are pinned along the edges

I  only had to trim off a little to square- up this block
I was happy how the seams met!

Escalator block    
I had fun making this block, and will consider making something bigger from these blocks someday.  My mother saw it, and asked me if I was making a tie for my hubby!  It would make a cute tie, don't you think?
*wink       


May, June , July , August and September blocks  Modern Blocks Quilt Along

 Next month, I'll have half of the blocks finished.  I'm learning a lot from making these blocks.

 The  Pin It Blog Hop is beginning on Tuesday, September 10.  I can't wait to see all of the  pincushions!!  This will be an awesome way to get new ideas and patterns for pincushions....



So stop by every day for the list of bloggers for that day.  Remember, my day is Tuesday, Sept. 17 !  I had fun making mine!  (Hey, did I mention that I'm having a giveaway?)


I'm off to my sewing room!



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Friday, September 6, 2013

Bookbag Backpack Pattern Winner

Bookbag Backpack Pattern Winner

 Happy Friday to you! It's time to announce the lucky winner of the totally cute AND functional backpack pattern!  
Backpack pattern     designed by Samantha  at At Home with Mrs H
If you haven't checked out Samantha's  Etsy shop, you should hop on over to At Home with Mrs H  and look everything  all over.   I just adore her bag patterns...she adds such sophistication and style to her purses and bags, with clear directions and pictures.  
I love your bag Susie! The fabrics are great!
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 Jan, I will be emailing you to tell you that you are my winner!  Congratulations!!

 What am I up to next? I can't tell you what it is, but I am currently testing another new pattern from Samantha now! Look for that pattern near the end of September!

 And, I can't believe that next week , the PIN IT  Blog Hop is beginning, on Tuesday !!
                                                  
There will be 6 days of pincushion bliss going on!!  Thank you Madame Samm (Sew We Quilt.com) and Kristen (Meadowbrook) for organizing and setting up this fun way to visit new blogs and see beautiful and inspiring pincushions!!
Here is the list of the  blogs that will be in the Pin It  pincushion blog hop:

 Look at the last day,  Tuesday, September 17.....   Amy, of Amy Made That! blog, is also on the same day that I am!  (She's responsible for my pincushion obsession, I think....)
September 10








September 16


I hope to see you  around on the blog hop!
I'm off to my sewing room!

 
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