Friday, January 21, 2011

Crazy Quilting Friday and a Happy Dance

I have discovered by making these crazy blocks that my favorite colors are definitely earth tones , seems that is what I have the most of , I am really happy with this block even though I haven't done any embellishment as of yet. Thanks to Betsy of Quilting Fiesta for hosting this weekly event .

I'm also doing a happy dance today as I have finally finished the top for the Christmas Row by Row quilt from Fat Cat Patterns BOM  .I fell in love with this sweet quilt whenever I seen it and was doing well to keep up in the beginning (story of my life) and then I fell behind but I was determined to get it finished so here is the completed top , I know there is plenty to do yet but all that applique, and there was lots of it is now done so I can concentrate on getting it quilted , I am debating doing this myself on the machine , we'll see . You can't really see the side of the quilt but there are trees that look like boats to me as well as gingerbread men in each corner ,maybe once it is quilted I can get a better picture of the whole quilt. Funny when I started this quilt I thought this would be a good stash buster as I was determined to not buy anything except the background fabric but guess what it didn't seem to make any difference at all and these crazy blocks are suppose to do the same thing but those drawers seem to be just as full as when I started ,hmmm , could it be that I continue to buy more ;-)  Have a Happy Friday and thanks as always for stopping by .
Sheila

10 comments:

  1. Another wonderful crazy block...and that quilt is so adorable! Congrats on getting it finished. I'm sure whichever way you decide to quilt it, it will look wonderful! Oh, and I love your new header, Sheila! I want to do a "makeover" of my blog, just don't know yet what I want!

    Have a wonderful day and a fantastic weekend!

    XOXO,

    Cyndi

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  2. I love your crazy block....are you going to do fancy stitching on it also? But Sheila; I simply adore the quilt...I am going to check out that pattern....beautiful....

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  3. Sheila, another beautiful block. I have about 14 more to go and I think mine will be big enough, if not I will have to make more.
    I so love your ror by row quilt. Those snowmen are adorable. I will have to go and check to see if it is still posted.

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  4. Hello girl, Love your new finishes & love your new header as well. You have soo much talent Sheila. Have a good week-end. Love you: D.

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  5. I tried my first crazy quilt block this week - they are great fun. The row by row is beautiful - I love the fresh colours... now on with the quilting .....
    Hugz

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  6. Love your header. Your block is gorgeous. My mum would love it as she loves those tones as well. The quilt top is beautiful. The colours look so good together. Hugs,

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  7. I resisted that BOM, but loved it too. You sure did it justice!

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  8. Now I wish I'd made the row by row quilt too. Your looks fabulous.

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  9. Love those earthy tones as well !! The Christmas quilt is beautiful as well Sheila !!

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  10. Your Christmas quilt is adorable. You must be very pleased with it.

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