Happy Mom's Day Tomorrow..

I made this quilted bag for my mom for Mother's Day.  It started out as a Christmas present, then life and quilting happened and it ended up in the WIP pile.  Recently I was motivated to pull it out again and put it together. I made this bag from my "Carry All Tote" pattern, however I tweeked it a little by using a Jelly Roll for the strips instead of Honey Bun strips. I used a Bella Solids Neutral jelly roll for the body of the quilted bag. I pieced the strips together, making a large piece of "fabric" that I afterwards throw on the longarm and quilt up. The quilting is my free motion feather swirl seen here.    

 

I decided to team up with my sister Jen for the bows on this special bag.  She is incredibly talented and she does bows like I do quilts. I had her send me a few of her cute "Dahlias" with a safety pin clasp on the back of them.  I was able to put these flowers on the bag where I wanted them, so convenient! If you are adventurous with satin fabric, you can buy the pdf pattern for Jen's Dahlia bows here. 

 

This is the front of the bag.  I seriously love this bag, I use mine all the time.  I even have enough quilted fabric to make up another bag like my mom's gift.  I will be doing that soon!

 

Here's the back with a seriously cute pocket and bow of course!

 

A peek at the inside with 4 pockets.  The fabric I used for the lining is from the line "SongBird" by Carina Gardner for Riley Blake Designs. So cute!

 

When I first started quilting the fabric strips, I thought it would be fun to quilt it up this way.  I decided I didn't like it, but I definitely wasn't going to start over, or pick it out.  So, the bottom of bag was a great place to put my "mistake." I love it now, and think it gives the bag some character. 

Anyway, Happy Mother's Day out there to all of you! I am going to be cuddling our kids and loving my husband!  He's the one - btw,  who made me a mom! ;-) 

We also have a gift for you!  Use the code "mother" during checkout on our website to receive an additional savings off our already low prices.

Winner and some thanks and a sneak....

First things first, thank you to all who entered our giveaway. It was fun finding out what fabric lines you are excited about. The winner of the Posh Pumpkins bundle is Shannon, congratulations! Email me your address at judi (at) greenfairyquilts (dot) com and I will get that shipped out to you right away.

  

Okay, moving on!  Thank you so much for your birthday wishes to me.  It made my day - even though I told Clint to not mention it (he's still in trouble for that).  Good thing I don't care about how old I am because he was good enough to include that info too.  He spoiled me though, by giving me a portrait of the Savior that I have been wanting for a long time.  It is one of those gifts that was carefully thought out and planned way ahead of time and I love that about him, he is so thoughtful.  It fits so nicely in our home.  Then he took me out to dinner and a movie.  My sister made her version of Winger's asphalt pie - oh my word!  I loved it! I still have some, so come on over and eat some yummy ice cream pie with me. ;-)

As you can see above I am working on something and this happens to be my quilt.  I can't share the whole quilt because I am planning on using this for a proposal on another book.  I have decided that I will throw my quilts into the mix every now and again, then eventually - not stressfully - I will have all my projects done for what I think will be an awesome addition to my current book, which comes out in a few months.

Life is wonderful!  Busy, but wonderful.  Next week is Quilt Market, I'm so glad I don't have to scramble to get things done for it, I'm just going to go look around, buy some fabric and run into some of my favorite designers.  So, maybe I will see you there!?! Friday? 

Have a fabulous week!  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDI!!!!!!!!!

So I (Clint) decided to hack into Judi's blog account, even though she told me not to, so I could let you all know it's her birthday today.  She's 32 years young and still as beautiful as the day I married her!  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDI!!!!

Giveaway time!!

 

This time of year is wonderful, we are outside - the sun is shining and we are thinking spring!  So, why does Thanksgiving and Christmas fabric come out right now?  I have always wondered that, but realized it is because a lot of us quilters out there are already planning our Thanksgiving and Christmas projects for this year.

  

 

 We have 7 new lines in the shop that are so incredible. You can see them on our home page here. We also have the Posh Pumpkins line by Sandy Gervais.  Wow, love this line - but I have always been a fan of Sandy Gervais.  This gorgeous bundle would go great in my house because I have a lot of these colors in my decor.

  

 

So, I'll make a deal with you! One of you can win this Posh Pumpkins FQBundle to get started on your Fall projects - it includes 39 fat quarters and 1 panel - so it's a great deal for you.  I just need you to check out our site and see what we have in our shop.  We have the 7 new lines on the home page - tell me your favorite, and check out upcoming fabrics in August and September.  Tell me your favorite fabric lines from those months as well.  

So, here's mine:  My favorite new arrival is Winter's Lane by Kate & Birdie - it's adorable!  My favorite August lines are a toss up between  High Street and Road 15 - oh my word, I really need to piece something right now! My favorite line from September is Bobbins and Bits by Pat Sloan - love this line.  It's adorable and the colors are right up my alley! 

You have a couple days to enter - just tell me what you like.  You can sign up for our newsletter and follow my blog for a bonus entry! One comment with all the favorite fabric lines, and one for the bonus entry.  It's easier for me to count that way.  Thanks so much everyone!  Happy Quilting!  

One more thing, you can pre-order a signed copy of my book, it's looking like August sometime. The waiting is killing me, but it will be worth it when it is finally here! 

Sneak Peek

I wish I could share with you this whole quilt, but I just can't right now.  This is a quilt for Kimberly Einmo and her upcoming "Modern" quilt book.  She has a few books out now, and they are awesome!  I own three of her books and she never disappoints with her easy to follow instructions and adorable quilt tops. You can purchase her books on her website here or on Amazon here, here, and here.
 

 

In her newest book I will talk a little about how I quilted this quilt top.  So, make sure to keep your eye out for it.  I am sure I will let you know when it comes out as well. I can't wait for you to see the whole quilt, it turned out so amazing! I hope you are having a fabulous week!