It's time for something a little Wicked...

BUUUAHAHAHAHA...Today is my day for the Wicked Blog Hop

Thanks goes to Mdm Samm and Wendy for hosting this wicked good party!  They have done an awesome job of keeping us all in line once again...

When thinking of the theme for this hop, my mind went straight to Edgar Allan Poe with a little Vincent Price thrown in for good measure...

I found this video I had to share...

And this is the 10.5 inch block that The Raven inspired...

I used these birds from Martha Stewart for templates and backed the black fabric with Steam a Seam 2 Lite...

and bonded to this wonderful print from P& B Textiles called Scraffito

And then, rather than say Nevermore...I made lots more birds 
(13 !!) and ended up with this spooky quilt...

The Raven OR Crows in the Beanfield

 Here is the quilt up against our ready to harvest bean field I was inspired by...

 I quilted around each bird which made them slightly puffy as well as on the horizontal lines of the print...

 See the resemblance?  Maybe a bit of artistic license, lol!! Wish I could've taken a pic of some crows...we often see them in groups  especially once the field has been harvested (the collective noun for a flock of crows is poetically a "murder of crows"...just sayin'...).

I have a habit of a small giveaway for these hops and this one will be no different...if you would like to win a half yard of one of my current favorite prints from Moda's Sweetwater Mama Said Sew, leave me a comment.  If you are a no-reply blogger make sure you leave an email address where I can reach you or I will draw again.  I will draw for a winner at the end of the hop which will be on October 31st.

 

Hope you enjoyed my somewhat spooky addition to the hop...now make sure you go and visit the other fine folk I share the day with!!

  Monday, October 29th

Ariane Quilts

Cindy Crafty Creations

.Quiltscapes.

Sentimentalstitches

Moosestash Quilting

Krislovesfabric<--this is me!!

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Stitchinbythelake

Rose Creations

Simplesew
Charlottes Creations

Betty - That Other Blog
Alexa's World

And you can find the whole Wicked Schedule here

Grandmother's Choice BOW #9 Done and a new QAL

This block is called Brick Pavement and the pattern can be found here.  Again, the history lesson that goes along with this one is shocking and sad.  With it being an election year, this information really makes me thankful for the ones who came before us that fought to assure that we do now have the right to vote.

On a completely different path, it's 58 days until Christmas, so time to start another Christmas quilt, lol!

Pam at the blog Mama Spark's World has started a Christmas Fence QAL
 

Her first post with all the specs can be found here.  Hope to see you join us.  I am not sure how many blocks I'm going to do but to start, I am shooting for 16-20...I think Pam did 42 or so using a charm pack and a jelly roll.

Anyway, here are my first 4...they are utilizing Moda's Holly Jolly Snowmen from Kathy Schmitz and I am just going to make blocks until I run out of material.  This material is from my stash and is leftovers from another Christmas project.  There is a Flickr group here.

Popsicles

I have been collecting Ayumi's Super Penguin QAL patterns since July but just now had time to make the first three...

Ice Cream Bar, Neopolitan and Watermelon Pop

As you can see they are paper pieced which is my nemesis but I just love the patterns that I see using this technique so I keep practicing.

These patterns were relatively easy and oh so cute.  Mine are done with Fig Tree Quilts Buttercup and I love them.  There is a fourth Penguin Popsicle pattern which I am going to save until I work through a few more of these blocks as it is a higher difficulty level but I think it would be perfect on the back of this quilt.

Proud moment...

Look at the way the brown chocolate print matches up in the ice cream bar...I know...what?????  Now I tell the truth...pure luck, lol!!

That watermelon pop has me intrigued...I guess these are popular in Japan...I think I would like a sample :)

You can get these patterns if you want to play along here

Gram BOW #7 and #8 Done...I think...

This is Alice's Star ...Grandmother's Choice Block of the Week # 7 and...

 This is Rocky Road to Kansas Week #8...the patterns can be found here.

I wish the colors were more true in these photos, this one is particularly "off"...anyway, my concern is that number 2 and number 8 are basically the same pattern.  Number eight just string pieces the star points...are they going to be placed too close together?  I suppose time will tell...I wonder if Barbara is planing to repeat many more of these patterns?  I thought I was going to be ahead of the game this time around by sashing as I go but I may end up using the seam ripper to distribute the patterns more to my "eye"....lol!  Really enjoying the history lessons each week though...

Don't forget the Wicked Blog Hop started today...my day is next Monday October 29th...

Wicked Progression

So I can't show my progress on the quilt I've been working on...

because it's for this hop and my day isn't until Monday October 29th...

 

 but this is the binding...lol!

And this is a pic of the cool prize I won for being part of the Dot Blog Hop...wow, these hops have been such a good time and there's prizes...thanks Madame Samm and all you great Cheerleaders :)  Oh, and there was a bit of sweet with this package...my son took off with them immediately...mmmmm...

I also was the fortunate recipient of this cd, I can't wait to try it out...once I finish being "Wicked"!!....Thanks for you generosity Debby!!

Image from http://debbykratovilquilts.blogspot.com/

Hello Sun October Block Done...and a Winner!

Here is my Hello Sun QAL block for October, you can find the pattern here if you'd like to join us...

October has been fun so far...there's been a bit of eating this...

Apple and Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

 Some last minute harvests before our hard frosts hit...

And some beef stew made over the campfire in our backyard...

But now it is time to choose a winner for the Leafs Me Happy Blog Hop (post is here)...I let my son pick this time as he thought he'd like to...so lucky number 102 is...

1. Rebeckah AustinOctober 2, 2012 3:00 PM

   Um I love pumpkins right now... CUTE!

   
   

   I have emailed you for your address, Rebeckah...and thanks to all the comment makers, so good to hop with you all!!

Grandmother's Choice BOW Block #6 Finished

 This one is called Aunt Eliza's Star and the pattern is found here...

And this is my row 1...just one more block to go...

 And some of you asked for more fall foliage and I think the colors are better today...our beanfield is about ready to harvest too!

If you are looking for my Leafs Me Happy post and giveaway, you can find it here.

Ladybug Quilt Hits the Done Pile!

So I finished the ladybug kids quilt last night...blogged about here.  (Thanks for the "kick" Barb...lol!) Wish I could have taken a better picture but the weather here is very wet, rainy and uncooperative.  I am hoping to send this off to Project Linus to comfort a child.  It is quilted in a very simple meander style as is my usual custom.

If you are looking for my Leafs Me Happy post and giveaway, you can find it here.

Leafs Me Happy Blog Hop - My Day! psst..Giveaway!!

Here we are at my day for the Leafs Me Happy Blog Hop...



A big huge thank you goes to Mdm Samm and Cherry for hosting this fall party!  They have done an awesome job of keeping us all in line and making this a wonderful experience for us all to learn and grow with each other...lots of Fall eye-candy this time around!


We are just starting to see the leaves turn here in Indiana and I suspect that in the next two weeks the color will be better but here are a couple of photos of the trees around our property.

Now, onto my blocks for the hop...

I wanted to use my AccuQuilt Go! Cutter and pumpkin die for this one...

And the blocks I made are the following...

Always better with a friend

In the pumpkin patch

And you know there's always one in the crowd (and, yes, that sometimes describes me, lol!)

Eat more apple pie and carve a zucchini!

Here they are together...I think I will make a runner with them...

 If you are interested in a fall colors giveaway, I found this charm pack of Tamarack Grove.  I will send this to one lucky comment maker as long as I can find your contact info...If you are a no-reply blogger and don't include a way to reach you I will have Mr. Random draw again.  You don't have to be a follower to win but I would love it if you were :)  I will draw at the end of the hop!

Here are all the other blogs involved in the hop today, be sure to stop and say hi...

Tuesday 2

Mrs.Pickles Garden

Gingersnaps Quilts

Petit Design Co

A Passion For Applique

Annie Oak Designs

Michelle's Romantic Tangle

CherrysPrairiePrimitives

Krislovesfabric<--you are here

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle

And you can find the whole Blog Hop schedule on Cherry's sidebar here