I didn't mention this before, but I belong to a quilting bee on Flickr. The Wonky Bee to be exact. I usually try to steer clear of bees, simply because I am not very good at them. But Jacey assured me that she would keep me on track, and she has been true to her word. I have made everyone's blocks except for this month's, which I will be doing tomorrow, and sent them in a somewhat, kind-of, timely fashion. So here is a quick recap of the blocks I have made for the group.
For my month I asked the ladies to make Giant Bear Paw or rather....YETI Paw blocks for me. I they amazed me with the blocks that they came up with!
I wanted to use something non-tradtional for the sashing and teal being my favorite color and Lizzy House being one of my favorite designers. I thought that the Illusion print in Barsa Blue from her 1001 Peeps line would be perfect.
I am so in love with quilt top. I can't wait until it is quilted and I can snuggled up under it. It is better than I had envisioned it would be. Thank you Wonky Bee mates!
Speaking of quilt tops......
Hey!, Remember way back when, when I pulled all of my Mendocino out and said that I was going sew with it? Well, I finally did! I took me so long to actually cut into it. But once I finished agonizing over what pattern to do and got started it went fast. And then after I got all of the blocks made I put them away for 2 months. Boooo. But yesterday finally got a chance to put it together when I went to Kelly's house yesterday for some sewing.
WOOWOO!!! Mendo quilt top, done!! Love it! I'll be sending this one a long with the Bear Paw to be quilted by The Sometimes Crafter.
I've also made a couple of new tote bags for the shop.
'N' is for Narwhal Tote
and Love Notes Tote
On the back of the Love Notes Tote I added a little hand embroidery.
So see? I have been doing stuff. There is still one more thing that I made that I want to show and tell, but I will save it for the next one. :)
Everything looks amazing, Amanda!! I especially love both of your quilt tops. Now you have me super curious about your secret project! :)
ReplyDeletethis is like a feast for my eyes! i love the totes! your quilt tops are amazing! i love your medicino so much and your wonky quilt... it is amazing! you picked he perfect sashing, i still give total credit to melissa for knocking her block out of the park and inspiring us all to think outside of the block... did i say i love those totes! yes, well i do!
ReplyDeleteAh, such a happy post. I really love everything you've been working on. The YETI paw quilt is my favorite, though. It's just so good! <3
ReplyDeletewow, that yeti paw top is a knockout! i absolutely love your sashing--it sets the blocks off so nicely. the love notes tote is so cute too! amazing.
ReplyDeletesmart choice on the paw sashing it brings on such a modern look to a traditional shape. The embroidery saying is a nice touch on the tote. well done.
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