Another Bright Idea...

I'm not quite done with Hooterville yet (you can read about that here).....and I've already picked my next quilt I want to work on (you can read about that here).....but I'm already starting to pull fabrics for the quilt that will come after that. I've been eyeing the Easter Wishes pattern for quite some time now......
What's not to love about this??? Flowers, pastels, bunnies, chicks and lambs - I LOVE it all! If I ever get this one done I might just leave it up year round. I've been raiding my stash and the Lakehouse section of the shop to find all the perfect fabrics. And this is the mess that is currently sitting in the middle of my sewing room/office floor.....
And of course this happened shortly after I made that pile. What self respecting kitty would miss the opportunity to "photo bomb" a photo shoot involving a pile of fabric....
And then lay down for a nice long nap on that pile of fabric.....
Because the pile of fabric for the "Girl In Paris" quilt is already occupied.....
And as I was writing this blog post I just turned around to see this.....
Seriously! Are you kidding me? Have you figured out yet that I'm not the one in charge around here? Anyway.....I'm still trying to decide if I should stick with my current plan of doing "A Girl In Paris" next....
Or if I should go with "Easter Wishes" instead. What do you think? Which one should I dive into next?

For right now, I think I should go and pick up all that fabric off of the floor. That may be the brightest idea I've had all day!

Happy Sewing,
Jenny

Progress In Hooterville....

My Hooterville quilt is almost done!!! I have an army of adorable owls all lined up in rows.....
And they're ready to receive they're beaks and feet.....
The squares for the X-blocks are all matched up and ready to go.....
And hopefully....with a little luck....and a lot of hard work....I'll have something that looks like this by the end of the week....except mine will be pink and green of course....
And if all goes well I'll be taking it to the quilter next week. It will actually be my first time taking a quilt to a professional quilter!!! In the past I've just always done really simple and basic quilting on my quilts. But I think Hooterville deserves something a little more special than that!

Gotta go finish cutting out the beaks and feet now....

Happy Sewing,
Jenny

Ruby Pre-Cuts Have Arrived!

Good news!!! The Ruby Pre-Cuts by Bonnie and Camille for Moda Fabrics just arrived! The colors and prints are absolutely gorgeous. I may need to re-decorate a room in my house just so I have a good excuse to use lots and lots of this fabric. And I must confess....I was NOT a big fan of the fact that grey is the hot new color this year. I usually think of grey as a somewhat cold and dreary color. But this collection has completely won me over. This grey is WARM. And soft. And snuggly. It has made me LOVE grey!

There are 36 different prints in the pre-cut bundles. We have Charm Packs, Jelly Rolls and Layer Cakes.
The moment I opened the box of pre-cuts my mind started racing with ideas of how to use this fabric. Of course you could make the In A Jiffy quilt or Sherbet Stars quilt that are shown in the Ruby Collection.....

Or they would look great in the brand new Garden Paths or Blossoms Quilts that I mentioned a few days ago....

And how cute would Ruby be in these applique quilts??? Wouldn't a whole bunch of Ruby owls in the Hooterville Quilt or Scotty Dogs in the Bitsy Button & Friends be too cute for words???

Or how about a sweet, little quilt from the Schnibbles Collection. Maybe the brand new Spot Pattern or the oldie but goodie State Fair Pattern.....

I still haven't decided which quilt I'm going to make with Ruby yet.....so maybe I should just make one of each! What are you planning on making with Ruby?

Happy Sewing,
Jenny

P.S. The Pre-Cuts arrive a few weeks before the yardage arrives, they tend to sell out fast and unfortunately they can't be re-ordered. If you have your heart set on getting a certain pre-cut you might not want to wait for the yardage to arrive.

Me And My Bright Ideas

A while back I decided that I just had to make a Girl In Paris Quilt by Fig Tree Quilts......

Using the Penelope fabrics by Holly Holderman of Lakehouse Dry Goods.  Isn't it the perfect combination for some major French Ooh La La-ness?

And earlier this week I couldn't fight the urge to start pulling fabrics for this quilt even though I have about 20 other projects that I'm working on right now! To make matters worse I was supposed to be doing business-y things at the time.....but I convinced myself that part of my job is providing sewing inspiration to my readers so this should be considered hard work....not having fun and playing with fabric!

 

My original plan had been to do the quilt in pink and black.  But when I saw how great the pinks from Penelope looked with the Currant colorway from Mill House Inn my plans changed just a little bit.  The Currant fabrics still gave me the contrast I was looking for but in a somewhat softer way than the black did.

 

And then I gathered up a bunch of soft greens from Patisserie and Mill House Inn....

 

And of course I raided my stash too!  And now I'm being taunted by this pile of gorgeous-ness!

And I will continue to be taunted by that pile until I get my Living Room Quilt and Hooterville done. My usual system is to abandon a work in progress the moment I get an idea for another project.  But, I'm realllllly trying to be good and I'm determined to finish two unfinished projects for every new project I want to start!

And if you're in the mood for more French applique Ooh La La adorable-ness you should take a peek at the Mon Ami pattern by the Vintage Spool.....

I'm off to go work on my unfinished quilts now!

Happy Sewing,

Jenny

Good Enough To Eat

I always think that fat quarter bundles look good enough to eat....and Happy Mochi Yum Yum by Monica Solorio-Snow (The Happy Zombie) is no exception.   It looks like a rainbow exploded in a candy shop and got covered in sprinkles!  It's impossible to not smile when you see this bright and cheerful collection!

 

I love the simple flowers floating around on the White Confetti Fabric.... 

 

And the rose bouquets in the Blue Floraburst.....

 

And the pink stripes are the perfect backdrop for more Confetti flowers....

I'm thinking that I definitely need some Happy Mochi Yum Yum pajama pants.  Wouldn't it be nice to wake up and see this fabric first thing in the morning?  And wouldn't these fabrics look fabulous in the new Garden Paths quilt by Amanda Murphy....

 

Or in the Blossoms quilt (also Amanda Murphy).....

 

What are you thinking about making with the Happy Mochi Yum Yum Collection?  And am I the only one in the mood for skittles and gumdrops and lollipops right now???

Happy Sewing,

Jenny

Making Progress.....

Slowly but surely I'm making progress on the Meadowsweet quilt for the re-decorated Living Room.  My goal is to have it done by October 1st!  It will be the perfect quilt to snuggle up with on cool autumn nights.  I have over half of the blocks done......but sometimes it's hard to make progress when adorable things like this happen.....

If you have kitties I know you understand!  Hopefully they'll be curled up on the completed quilt in a few short weeks.  


Gotta run.....Daisy and Bailey are actually laying on the clean laundry instead of the quilt pieces right now so I can get some sewing done - woo hoo! 


Happy Sewing,
Jenny

September 2011 Giveaway - Going Coastal

We Have A Winner!!!

The winner is Deserae who said "What fun fabric! I would love to make a happy quilt with it!" Congratulations Deserae! And thanks to everyone who entered - Your sweet, fun, wonderful comments always make my day!
Happy September! I refuse to believe that summer is almost over! So, this month we're giving away a Going Coastal Fat Quarter Bundle by Emily Herrick for Michael Miller Fabrics to keep everyone in a warm, beachy, summery mood!

Here's how to enter....
-Leave a blog comment for one entry. I'd love to hear what your favorite Summer 2011 memory is. And I also always love to hear what you'd like to do with the fabric!
-Tweet about this Giveaway for another entry
-Mention this Giveaway on Facebook for another entry
-And I know not everyone has their own blog or Twitter or Facebook......So, you can receive an extra entry if you let me know that you e-mailed at least 3 friends about this Giveaway.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be sure to leave a blog comment for each additional entry that you do. For example....leave your first comment about what you plan on doing with this bundle. But be sure to leave another comment saying "I Tweeted this" or "I Facebooked this" so that I know that you get additional entries.

The Giveaway ends on September 30, 2011. The winner will be chosen on October 1, 2011.

Thanks for participating and good luck!
Jenny