Weekend Stuff

So I got all my 10 inch squares cut to mail off the Kaffe Fassett Shot Cotton Swap (there are still a couple spots left if you want in) this weekend...

I spent Saturday with friends at The Gathering of Quilters and was oh so good...I only bought this measuring tape fat quarter and some DMC wool floss!!  Karen Witt gave the lecture and had a lot of interesting information to share on reproduction quilts.  I really enjoyed looking at the embellishing that she is doing on a wool BOM project.  A link to her site can be found at the Gathering link above if you want to check out her work.

I am following with interest many of the posts on Google Reader disappearing, does this affect those of us that mostly just use the dashboard in Blogger?

<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3662957/?claim=axa6mdgd24k">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

If You Like it Better Stick A Pin On It...

Ok...Beyonce I am not...

But I saw this Bee embroidery....and I really didn't need a pillow...but a pin cushion....o yeah!!

Can you see all the french knots on his back...love!!! 

This cute little guy is part of the Echinopops and Aster Honeycomb Stitchalong.

I chose to play but I colored outside the lines and made a pincushion instead...the pillow is really cute though and you still have time to join in.  You can find more info by clicking the link above.

I have a thing for bees...my husband tends two hives in our orchard...

 

 but I am allergic to certain stings and since I am not a fan of  having a Popeye arm...ask me how I know...I steer clear from the hives!!

 

Nancy Drew is a Clue Blog Hop

Hey All!! Thanks for dropping by for my day for the Nancy Drew Blog Hop

 


Thanks to Mdm Samm and Carol for giving me a chance to share in this fun hop!

I decided to use some of the wonderful book spines fabric from this line in my project as well as the very popular X Plus block...

This was my inspiration for my project, these are my blocks for my month in the Modern Stash Bee I belong to on Flickr...

 Since I have this block on my brain for March it inspired me to create this mini quilt "X Marks The Spot"

 As you can see, I photographed it on my library card catalog...yes, you read that right, I have an old library card catalog cabinet in my kitchen...had a nook built for it when we built the house actually...

 I copied the silhouette from the book spine so Nancy could search for her clues...lots of x's and spots for her to uncover in this block!!

Thanks for visiting me today and be sure to visit with the others sharing today with me...

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Kris Loves Fabric<YOU ARE HERE!!

The Slow Quilter

Accio Fabric!

Sew Many Yarns

Lixie Makes It

Betty at That Other Blog

Marcy M. at That Other Blog

Pigtales and Quilts

Oh Baby!

I have a cousin expecting a little girl soon and when I saw this pattern, I knew it would be perfect!  She requested butterflies which are in some of the fabrics and I quilted the x's to resemble butterflies...imho...

Linking to
 Michelle's Romantic Tangle

Another Barn

Ok, I buckled down and did the "assigned block" for this QAL this afternoon...you can find the pattern here from Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet. 

I have really been enjoying looking at all the barns on flickr!

Confessions of a QAL addict...

My name is Kris and I have a problem...there are just too many cute projects in blogland...

Like this one...

You can find the QAL and  pattern for Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet's new QAL here.  I started with a nine patch but her first block is a weathervane.  I needed immediate gratification this afternoon so a nine patch seemed reasonable to me...

I recently bought that red daisy print and just couldn't resist a Barn Along...no, really...

Perhaps I should change my blog name to KrislovesQALs...or Krislovesbloghops...

What are the Qals that have sucked you in lately?

And Sew On QAL

I didn't do the first block for this QAL but this one caught my eye...it's called You Little Ripper and can be found at Kristy's Quiet Play blog.

Sorry for the awful pic but there is quite the ice storm out my window right now, lol!!

This is a 10 inch finished block and was a challenging paper pieced pattern. While I am satisfied with the piecing,  the handle on the seam ripper is off a bit...interestingly, the quilt block squares are all pretty "on"...hmmmm....

A bit of fun for my afternoon anyway....and, yes, my real life ripper was used in the construction of this block!