MAKING CHRISTMAS 2013 -- DAY 8

Finished with a Santa Mug Rug!

Linked at Making Christmas 2013-Day 8 over at Miss Mac Creations

Updated TO DO list:

Finish the batik jelly roll quilt that has been stalled for three months

Knitting Project Bags - five of them! - finished 2
Dog collars for puppy presents - 3 of them!
Quilted boxes as office gifts - 4 of them
Mug Rugs - 1

A LITTLE TRANQUILITY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

Ran across this fantastic quilt tutorial by Melissa Corry at her blog Happy Quilting, and just had to share it.



It uses Angela Walters fabric collection, Legacy, from Art Gallery Fabrics.

Please make sure to check out the beautiful quilting that Melissa work HOURs on.  It was well worth the time, for sure!



Go visit now, you won't be sorry. and probably really inspired



And just when you think it's as good as it gets, Melissa is offering a give away at Art Gallery Fabrics.

BUGGED ABOUT SOMETHING

With all the holiday projects that I have started (and not finished), today I go and pick up an old project I haven't worked on in months.  A bug inspired quilt for one of my grand nephews.  Don't ask me why, but the project just called to me from the corner of quilt studio and I gave in. 

Have added a few more rows and am very close to have the top finished.  I'd thought to send it to a long arm quilter to finish up, but now I'm thinking of quilting it myself on my faithful Pfaff.

It would be nice if I got this done before he heads off for college, heh?

BREAST CANCER RAFFLE QUILT

I finished up a breast cancer quilt that I am donating for a raffle to raise money for some walkers in the next Komen 3-Day in Washington, DC.  I had some of the original Quilt for the Cure fabric left (I was nutso and bought about 8 yards when I found some in a tiny quilt shop in North Caroline a few years ago), along with a green-based breast cancer fabric.  The pinks in the main portion of the quilt are all different, some breast cancer fabrics, most not.  I really like how it turned out.



 

TRIANGLE POUCH DETAILS

Love the little triangle zipper pouch I made.  I'm taking off an extra day and starting Wednesday plan to be quilting every day to catch up on holiday presents.  Definitely going to make a few more of these of various sizes!

I followed a free tutorial on Robin Quilts, Etc blog. which you can find here.

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS QUILT

Cruising the web for all things Christmas, I came across this beautiful pattern at Laugh Yourself Into Stitches.  Think I might get started on this after the new year for the 2014 holiday season!

You can buy it at her Craftsy site here or on her Etsy site here.

COSMIC QUILT BLOCK

Whilst wandering the web today, I found a "cosmic block" pattern at Traceyjay Quilts 



Tracey Jacobson is the designer and also a fantastic blogger.  Her blog is bright and cheerful and informative. I spent a lot of time looking at the tutorials she has up, as well as pictures of her glorious quilts!  I'd definitely urge you take a moment and go visit her site!

Also, while I have never done a block tutorial, I have watched and followed many and Quilt Story has a link-up that has close to 90 block tutorials.  Check them out and if you have a block tutorial that you yourself have done, link-up!