Pinafores, Rain and Wonky Stars....

Little Miss modeling her pinafore.

Lots of rain here.....

My daughter has been busy sewing and finished her project. My grand daughter is modeling the finished project above. Pinafores are adorable on little girls aren't they?

There's been rain and wind around here, good for filling up the reservoir and blowing away dead leaves and branches. Nature's housecleaning.

Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Company has a super fun tutorial on You Tube, Jenny's Tiny Wonky Stars 

Happy Friday, be daring and share a smile!  

Scrappy Three in a Series, 'Liberated' style, and a Finish....

'Liberated' square in a square blocks framed with sashing and borders.

Three in a series, 'Liberated' style using scraps.

My daughter finished her quilt for my 'Grand Muffin'.

 I've been putting together three small quilts 'Liberated' style, nod to Gwen Marston. In the top photo, I've framed square in a square blocks with sashing, cornerstones and borders.

The second photo shows all three quilts in this series of scrappy 'Liberated' style small quilts. Small quilt #1; rail fence blocks, #2; square in a square blocks, #3; four patch blocks, soon to be bordered. Working in a series does three things for me. First, I get faster at the process and second, I have more time to play with contrast. Third, I make small quilts to experiment with ideas for bigger quilts.

The third photo is my daughter's finished quilt, just right for Miss Muffin.Congratulations!

Happy Friday!!

Did you know birds still sing in the rain?

Borders, Hemming and Mushrooms....

Sewing hems on linen kitchen towels...

Experimenting with borders...

Mushrooms up after rain...colors, textures...

Magnolia cones, exotic textures and colors...

The sun was out today after several days of rain so I went outside to see what I could find. Mushrooms were up every where, coming through landscaping bark. Talk about patch work.

Then taking advantage of the light I went inside and I took some photos of magnolia cones I'd collected last summer. Their colors and textures are works of art.

Earlier I finished hemming linen kitchen towels and sewed together some experimental borders for a medallion piece I'm working on. It's being planned as I go, a 'liberated' quilt.

Tomorrow is Friday! Have a great day and remember to take time to explore and experiment. You never know what you'll find.

Color Predictions 2016 and AHIQ linkup.....

My contribution to Ad Hoc Improv Quilting link up #4

Some of my 2015 projects starting from the right....

More recent work on the left....

My colorful butterfly 2016 calendar, talk about inspiration!!

Pulling out some practice Square in a Square blocks I added sashing and corner stones. The Square in a Square blocks were not all the same size; should I make the smaller ones bigger or the bigger blocks smaller. Smaller won out and some points were sacrificed but I'm all about color and technical perfection ain't my style. And so I offer my contribution to AHIQ #4.

I looked at some of the projects I've completed this year, taking  note of the color journey. Quilts and projects are to me about the color story. Color reminds me of events and places I've been in my life. I always steer to the light and the contrast.

I found this amazingly colorful butterfly calendar and I knew it would be a priceless tool for ideas this coming year. So here's to hope and more color adventures, loving contrast and dispelling darkness! 

Happy New Year to you!!

Happy Holidays......

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

Citrus Rose Quilt #1 Squared Up for Binding and Iron Orchid Designs.....

Citrus Rose #1 squared up.

I've been cutting binding and getting it sewn together today. In the next couple of days I'll get it sewn onto Citrus Rose #1, then I'll hand sew the binding to the back and both #1 and #2 will be done. I enjoyed designing them both, some of the fabric I used in these quilts was by Iron Orchid Designs , beautiful fabric. Visit Iron Orchid Designs, they have a great sense of style.

Happy Friday, enjoy the season!

Hand Quilting and Christen Brown Great Crazy Quilt Resource....

Turquoise 3845 DMC

Tuesday, hand quilting Citrus Rose #1. DMC embroidery thread 3845, turquoise, is a lovely color.

Make sure and stop by Christen Brown's blog , she has a new series of classes coming January 7, 2016 in San Diego, Ca, called The Crazy Corner. She also has online classes available. She is an embroidery and crazy quilt artist, she does fabulous work. Her books on embroidery are invaluable.

Enjoy your Tuesday afternoon and stay warm!