I am making this Vintage style Quilt...

to begin using the scrap system this year,  incorporating what I have in my stash. I hope to make some "out of my comfort" zone color and value decisions. I have my New Year's resolution!

I was going to start cutting fabric for Roll Roll Cotton Boll, but first,  I needed to cut up my scraps from my last quilt into strips and squares.

Ah Ha! I realized the Cherry Basket scraps would look so cute in the "Going Green" quilt I saw in February's American Quilt and Patchwork Magazine. Hmm, all I needed was a background, 4 5/8 yards. Back to the quilt shop. I got this beautiful butter cream  (color named by Fat Quarters Quilt shop owner, Michelle!) light yellow, so my quilt will have to have a different name. I think  Buttercream sounds great for now. I have a 1/4 of the 164 petals with their seams starched into place....

"Cherries in Baskets" -Shop Sample Quilt finished - Design Wall Monday

I got back to quilting in January and completed a shop sample for the Quilt Shop at work at part time. So I had something to share for design Wall Monday finally!

The quilt pattern is "Jamie's Quilt" by Minnick and Simpson for Moda Fabrics, and the fabric line is "Charlevoix' by Moda.  I made the quilt using a large  (40) fat quarter pack with the extra fabric for the border, sashing and binding. I quilted in on my longarm with a random feather design by Barbara Becker from Digitech.com. I used most of the spare fat quarters for my backing.

Head over to Judy's to see what others are working on  PatchworkTimes

Bonnie Hunter Lecture Trunk show at Canyon Quilters Guild San Diego

It was very exciting to meet Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.com  because her blog is a daily read for me and I have learned so much from her lessons!

I really enjoyed  Bonnie's lecture and seeing her quilts in person. As great as the quilts look in the pics on her website, they are more spectacular in person!  Bonnie's use of color value and style of piecing creates the most interesting quilts.

One last thing to mention is that Bonnie, in a room with easily over 200 people, was just as nice open, friendly, and funny as on her blog.

Here is Brandon just getting home from a drive up to see University of Portland with his friend Carson. Carson has been thinking of transferring up there and wanted to see the area. They slept in Carson van in chilly chilly weather, and surfed at Santa Barbara on the way back. Brandon was happy to be back in a warm soft bed. He visited Voodoo donuts since we saw in on the travel channel and he said it was really really
weird!

Merry Christmas Family Photo

Here is the pic we took to take to costco for a Christmas card. I love looking at photos that I get, and this year, we  even slipped David and myself (got out of my pjs and cleaned up!) in with the boys. The boys are all grown now, Kyle, even living in house at the beach with some friends, lucky guy, but I figured we could do one or two more family pics before they get married.

And the boys doing their version of the model pose.

The water was a little chilly

Primitive Gatherings- Itty Bitty Pinwheels

Here is my version of Itty Bitty Pinwheels Mini Quilt by Primitive Gatherings with their  1 and 1/2 inch pinwheel template.

The blocks finish at one inch and the Pinwheels are a little larger than a quarter.

I did a free form layout that I saw on Tiramisue's blog with regular sized Tessellating Pinwheel Quilt. I love her artistic quilts, thanks!

First: pieced 2 & 1/2 inch squares

After cutting squares with Template at intersections and resewing!

I got my pattern with template at  Fat Quarters Quilt Shop, Vista CA where I work part time.

Some Quilting

 Bright Christmas Quilts

 "There's a dog on my quilt" dog paw quilting

Sunflower overall pattern shown on the backing

I have been finishing some quilts lately and here are a few pics of the quilting.  I have actually used up a good amount of yardage lately, but also have lost track of the new stuff coming in.  I am not going to calculate anymore for the year, but I am going to take a pic of a little more empty cabinet at the end of the year to show a smaller stash.  I lost my motivation to keep a detailed record.

I added a link below to the New Blog for a local quilt shop in town that I recently began working for.  Fat Quarters Quilt Shop in Vista CA has the cutest fabrics, kits, notions and gifts and specializes in folk art, primitives, civil war, 30's and other beautiful lines. It is a treat to go in and work a day or two a week. The owner, Michelle Joyner is very very talented and has the best customer service around. Here is a link to her new blog, Fat Quarters Quilt Shop Blog and website,  Fat Quarter Quilt Shop, Vista CA

Christmas Scrappy Quilt

I am using up  some Christmas fabric this season in my stash. They are all super bright, with some pea green hues and regular bright medium greens, and reds. Put on the sunglasses. I found a cute pattern called candybar road on crazy mom's and a few other blogs from a couple of years back.  It is a great quick piecing scrap pattern!

Hope everyone is enjoying the fall season!