Bloggers Quilt festival-2013 spring edition part 2

So this year we can enter 2 quilts!!

So I've decided to enter my Madrona Road challenge quilt.  The MQG issued a challenge along with fabric from the line. Our guild gave us a selection of fat eighths.  I challenged myself to only use those fabrics plus solids from my stash.

"Starburst"

36 x 36

Entered in the wall quilts (for lack of a better category)

I actually drew out the design first, calculating the fabric needed based on what I could get out of the fat eighths.  I added a yellow and Westminster Dogwood gray. 

 I machine quilted it using a wonderful yellow Aurifil 40wt.  I love the effect on the center!

I used the scraps for the back and the binding.

I dont have the best pictures.  It was rainy and I was on a deadline.  We were turning them into our guild for donation to Senior Services.  We make lap quilts @ 36" square for wheel chair bound seniors.

So come out and vote for my quilt and check out all the others in the Blogger's Quilt Festival!

keep dreaming...Colleen

I refashioned "Starburst" and entered it in the Accuquilt barnquilt contest.
It was one of FOUR entries I had in the top 100!

Bloggers Quilt Festival-2013 spring edition!

Its that time again! 

 I have decided to share a doll quilt I made for the DQS 13!  
This was a VERY hard quilt to send away.  
Only the idea that I could make it again for myself allowed me to do so.

"Deadly Dresden"

22"x22"

Shmidt fabrics used in the Dresden, binding, and backing.
Essex linen used for background.

Entered in the doll/mini quilt  category

I used machine quilting,

and hand quilting.

For the hand quilting I used my favorite pearl pearl Cottons! 

matching the color to each Dresden section .

I have another piece of that center tattoo fabric except it says Quilt or Die.  

The two tattoo pieces I received in a box of scraps.  They inspired me to create this quilt.  I struggled over whether to try to make the center a traditional round.  I really did not have enough fabric.  I like the squared center.

When I make another one for me, I might try to use 20 different Denyse Schmidt fabrics.  Have I mentioned I'm a DS Quilts addict?  

Visit the other quilts in the Bloggers Quilt festival

keep dreaming...Colleen

DS charm square swap package received, 112 different pringts   x 2!

Winner Winner Shrimp and Steak dinner!

I went to our local Japanese restaurant and got shrimp and steak hibachi takeout for mom, dad, and me for Mother's Day.  My sister and her husband had come up Saturday to celebrate my birthday and Mother's Day.  Dad grilled steak and we had corn and shrimp and salad.  

But enough food talk, time for some winners.  

First the sewmamasew giveaway.  

There were 173 comments and the winner is...

Julia said...

69

I'm a new follower through GFC!

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 3:12:00 PM 

Now the Traveling Stash

and the winner is...

CMEH said...

2

I would love to have the box visit my house!!!!

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 3:55:00 PM 

I will email you for your snail mail addresses.

keep dreaming...Colleen

Pink lemonade birthday cake!

Happy Mother's Day!

44 years ago yesterday I was born on Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day Mom!

keep dreaming...Colleen

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway time!!!!

I have three Moda charm packs to give away!

The first is most of a Spirit by Lila Tueller charm pack.

The second is most of a Sandy Gervais Awesome charm pack.

The third is a complete charm pack of Mother Goose and Friends by Terry Clothier Thompson.

To enter the giveaway please leave a comment below with a link to a great tutorial or pattern to sew for Mother's day.  If you are a follower leave a second comment telling me you are for a bonus entry.

I will draw the winner at 5pm on Friday May 10th.

Dont forget to go check out all the other giveaways on the sewmamasew giveaway post.

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*If you're looking for the Traveling stash box giveaway go here.

keep dreaming...Colleen

I won this in a silent auction from a local garden center!