Framed Snowflake & Midnight Mystery Fabric

My center block - put on point with a 1/4 flange and small border.  Measures 25 1/2".    

So does Sophie (of Sophie Junction) know what she is talking about?

YES!!

How did she know that?  I know she's great at this quilting stuff, but still how did she know? 

Thanks Sophie for the suggestion!  

Next up is Meadow Mist's Midnight Mystery Quilt Along

What do you think of these fabrics?  I really wanted to do this mystery quilt along.  On Sunday I saw and fell in love with these fabrics. So I bought them for this. I'm wondering if that directional fabric will be make me sorry.  

All the fabric is washed and ironed.  It took forever to rinse the extra dye from that black.  It's worth it.

Okay - check back later.  I have to get sewing and catch up on the quilt along.

Happy Stitching,

Nicey Linda

Linking up to Freshly Pieced & Sew Fresh Quilts

At it Again - Angela's Quilt

I've decided to haul out Angela's Quilt once again.

Lets see - that center block needed squaring up.

And I don't know how I'm going to put it together.

The center block is 15 1/2 - the rest of the block are 12.

A five inch border with Prairie Points?

Some how I need to get the 12 inches blocks and the 15 inch center block into a nice (and mathematical) layout.

I'm just happy to be working on it again.  I only work on it about once a year. And each time something major is accomplished.  Last year was the center block and the year before was completing the 12 inch blocks.

Happy Stitching,

Nicey Linda

Linking up with Freshly Pieced & Sew Fresh Quilts

And a new blog I just found My Quilt Infatuation

Dog Gone Cute Quilt Along

I found this at Sew Fresh Quilts  

Quilt Alongs are always so much fun

Since it started Sept 1st it's shouldn't be to hard to catch up.

I'm thinking a little scrappy dog quilt might be fun.

Happy Stitching,

Linda

My Turtle are Swimming - Finished!

Oh - there's nothing like a finished project!  I love going from this:

To this:

And I did it in only 6 months!  hahahaha

Good thing there is no Quilt Police!!!

It felt so good to get out my sewing machine - start sewing on the most beautiful blue batik, with my coffee right there.   There's the clear table that came with my sewing machine.  It's so large - I love it.  Not just because I can use it for coffee either.  But because it makes free motion quilting easier. 

I got bold and used blue thread and went around the edge  - 

sort of creates a double edging - Yay!

So YES I'm happy with it. 

 Now I don't know where to hang it.  Isn't that the way it goes? 

Happy Stitching,

Linda

Linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts

Camping at Morro Bay State Park

Hey There!

We just came back from vacation.

I think Camping is my favorite kind of vacation. 

Camping can be work - but I love being out in nature!

We went to Morro Bay, Californa. 

Between the trees you can see the famous Morro Rock.

It looks little here - but it's really quite large.

We took some walks on the beach. That's always fun.

I love watching all the birds.

Finding shells - I only take pictures- I don't pick up anything.

This time there was this really cool green sponge.  I hadn't seen this before.

And lots of sand dollars that were eating as the tide came in and out. 

I hope you are enjoying the end of summer too.

Linda

 Okay - so this is the strange thing that happened to me.

I ordered a used book off the internet "The Red Tent"  a week later I ordered "The Winter Sea"

So....

When a packaged arrived I was expecting one of those books.

Out of the package jumped this

What???  I didn't order this.

Wait - I do remember Penguin Books asking if I would read a book - but this was NOT the book they asked about.  

So I started reading.  It's written by a Jussi Adler-Olsen.  He's a Danish author and has won many awards - and his books are best sellers here in the USA and in Europe.  

I'm only a couple chapters in and it SO GOOD!!

Just so you know - and maybe you'll be on the look out for it. 

Thanks to Danielle at Dutton -Penguin books for sending me such an intriguing book. 

Happy reading/stitching,

Linda

Slow Quilting & Do You Know this Thread?

My "Slow as a Turtle" Quilt.

I've been freemotion quilting this.  I usually do only one row a day.  Now is that slow or what?  And more importantly isn't this appropriate that I quilt this turtle quilt as slow as a turtle?

It is fun - But I just can't seem to do more than one row at a time.

Now I'm deciding whether to continue echoing out to the edge or stop now. 

And what's a post without a picture of Lily?

So here she is a 18 months. 

Also - Does anyone know what brand of thread this is?

My machine loves it - but the top label came off, and I don't know what it is.

Happy Stitching,

Linda