Accumulation of quilt tops and a win

How many quilt tops do you have that is waiting to be sandwiched?!

Just say it - I know you have some, don't you?! :))

I have too many at the moment! By "too many" I mean four that are done (the tops);

1) Split Hourglass quilt

2) Hello Betty

3) Marion's quilt

4) Mystery quilt

5) Pinwheel quilt*

6) Polar Bear quilt*

Those marked with the *, the tops have yet to be finished.

These days I'm working on the Polar Bear quilt. It's a challenge, because the blocks are four different sizes, and if that is not enough; the fabric is limited and I don't get more. I had to purchase approx 0.50 yards of some of the fabrics that are still available. Hopefully I'll get it at the end of this week...

My intention is to start sandwiching one of these quilts already this week...

I should not be tempted to start another project before at least half of these tops are quilted and finished!!!! :) If I do - please remind me - lol! :)

This is how it looks like now... I have added together some of the blocks. I'm not sure how to proceed, need to take the fabric into consideration...

I fell head over heal for this design!

A while ago I bought a layer cake and jelly roll; "Evening Mist" by Sentimental Studios (Moda). It has bothered me - lol - that I didn't find a suitable pattern for it, but some days ago the pattern was just there, in front of my eyes - in a magazine.

This is just part of the quilt. I had to purchase fabric for the inner- and other border, so this one is "on hold". :)

While waiting for the purchased fabrics, I hope to get my *** moving and start sandwiching - the most boring part of finishing a quilt - isn't it?!

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I never win - and I'VE WON!!!!

I'm the OPAM 2010 winner for the month of July!!!! :)))

OPAM - One Project A Month - is hosted by Kris and Peg.

Peg sent me a Timeless Treasures charm pack; "Hampton Blues" and a darling

Lynette Anderson pattern; "Beehive Home". I LOVE IT ALL!!!

Peg, how did you guess my favorite color is actually blue?! :)

Thanks a big lot!!!

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Yesterday I made yummy carrot- and ginger bran muffins....

Yes, I was greedy; had three of them yesterday itself - and more today! :)

Interested? Click for the recipe here.

Love the taste of ginger!

A little of this - a little of that

I wanted to do a post some days ago, but then I thought; I have nothing to show and tell, because I haven't sewn much lately - just a little bit... 

I think I'll start with something that makes me quite excited!

The Brown Bag Quilt Contest!

A fun swap - a fun contest!

Click HERE to read more about the swap/contest and to sign up.

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I have done a little bit sewing over the last days though; tea coasters for an exchange. It's not a secret exchange this time, but I don't want to spoil the suspense by showing it before my exchange partner Usha in Malaysia has received it. :)

The last couple of days I've sewn a few more blocks for the Polar Bear quilt.

I still haven't decided how the quilt is going to be... I'll make some different blocks and then trying to figure out a design.

I like these blocks; Arkansas snowflakes - as they are called.

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I participated in NNC's birthday exchange 2010. You can read more about the wonderful gift I received from Diane (no blog) here.

My birthday partner is Alynn over at My Cross-Stitch World.

Since this is a secret exchange, the participants don't know who their partner is until the parcel arrives. I was quite mean to Alynn - I sent the parcel approx one month before her birthday, so the poor girl had to live in suspense for weeks before she was allowed to open the secret gift! :)

I made a table runner for Alynn.

A close up...

You have guessed right; Alynn's favorite color is purple! :)

There's a little story behind the table runner; I spent weeks figuring out what to make, and in the end I decided on two different blocks. The set-in parts in the lilies were a little bit tricky - I made only one mistake (that went into the bin!). :))

My intention was not to make it as big as it turned out to be, but taking the lilies pattern into consideration, I believe it had been difficult (at least for me!) to make the blocks smaller. (Total size: approx 18 x 49 inch / 0.45 x 1.25m).

I forgot to take photos of the other small gifts, but over at Alynn's blog you can see what she got from me as well as read more about it. 

I'm glad you like it, Alynn! :)  

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Have you ever tasted zucchini brownies? Or apple brownies?

 I'm a follower of Lori's blog, and this is the second time I'm trying one of her recipes. I tried the zucchini brownie recipe; it turned out delicious! Lori, thanks for sharing the recipe!

Click here for the recipe.

(I forgot to take a photo!)

Mystery Quilt revealed and WIP's

The mystery quilt "Sun Burst" by Susan Claire at Gourmet Quilter, was revealed on August 1st. It consists of 6 parts - done over 6 months.
This was the first time I've done a mystery quilt... The quilt turned out much better than what I had expected. When I worked on the first parts, I thought it would be too many stars! I got tired of them! But what to expect when the quilt is called "Star Burst"?! :)

The photo isn't very good - of course it had to start blowing when I got the quilt top out on the porch - but you get an idea how it looks like.

It was the first time I've done a mystery quilt. I don't think that's going to be my craze. I enjoyed doing this one, but I'm not sure I'll do other mystery quilts.

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I have some quilt tops ready to be sandwiched - yes, I know - should have done them - but that does not prevent me from starting a couple of new projects - does it?!

Last year I purchased fabrics from the "Arctic Adventure" collection  The fabrics have been sleeping in the closet ever since - almost... I don't know how many times I got it out of the closet for so to get it in again, simply because I couldn't decide on any pattern or what to make.

The fabrics had been on my sewing table for some weeks before I finally decided to cut out the pictures from the panel. Thereafter I decided on two blocks I'm going to use. Here's one of the blocks and one of the pictures from the panel. I believe it's going to be a bed size quilt, but have no idea about the size yet...

I have some Tina Givens fabrics from different collections I wanted to use for something.  I used two of her fabrics making this quilt, and I do love it! It has become my snuggle-quilt! :) I came across a very easy pattern in a magazine and started cutting fabrics right away! :)

The first block I made - 10 inch square.

 

Here are a few more....

It's going to be a bed size quilt. I need 24 blocks for the center and 40 smaller blocks  for the corners - hope I have enough fabrics for the blocks, but I believe I'll have to purchase a couple of yards for the top and bottom as well as the binding...