Full view of Summer Breeze

Here is Mia enjoying the sunshine.

Heart Blocks with Reenie

I finally finished my heart blocks for the Cobble Court Quilters Circle, a quilt group on author Marie Bostwick's page.  I met up with Reenie last night at Hobby Lobby to exchange the blocks and do a little shopping.  I didnt have much time so it was a fly by. I cant wait to post pictures of the blocks and my ideas of a top. (I cant until everyone gets theirs.)

I came out of Hobby Lobby with more than I bought though.... 

Smiling from ear to ear....

Thank you Reenie...  a giftie from a doll.

The orange we fell in love with...so springy and the yellow and pink go with our 30's quilts. Yes, she has another one in mind. Well, if we continue to buy fabric we will have to do more quilt making.

 I see nothing wrong with this situation what so ever.....=)                  ~Shellie

Sunny Lanes update

Regina and I got together last Thursday and I haven't had time to update due to the Legacy competition Madison was in over the weekend.  The first competition of the year always kicks us in the tail. Our studio, Expressions of Dance by Lisa, did well. We got a platinum (modern), 2 elite golds (lyrical and jazz), gold (tap) and Madi got a gold on her tap solo.

On our sew night, we put our units together making up (for my full) 60 light to light fabric and 180 dark to light fabric.  I have quit a bit of work left to do. As I found out looking through the units, I turned some. Regina said all night long...  " I usually turn these".  Now I see what she meant. So I will have to go through and unsew and resew the turned units then do catch up with sewing the 180 amount and iron.....

bottom unit is turned

As always, Regina comes bearing gifties for me. This time she made a turtle wristlet lanyard. I love it!!

Thank you !!

Tonight is a sew night also.  So I better get on the catching up part....

~Shellie

All fixed and Summer Breeze is finished!

Boy, Oh, Boy!!!

It took a lot to get my Kenmore fixed. Evidently it was a broken housing in the bobbin area and few other tweaks that needed to be done. But she is running like a champ now.

I have noticed my tension is not good when fmq so after looking through Clotilde magazine, I found this little gizmo and made my own. I need to make another to fit tighter but it works. It is called the Wonder Thread Guide. The little Kenmore I had on loan had one already on it so Im not sure why mine does not. It could sure use it.

I also noticed a lot of talk on gloves while fmq. I use scrub gloves. They work great and are inexpensive. It is also what I had on hand. I could not use my gardening gloves, they are so dirty. I may have a mismatched pair though.

On to the finished product......

See the swirls in the fmq? The breezy wind in Summer's Breeze.

~Shellie

Jelly Roll Sampler Block 1

Here is the 1st block from Moose on the Porch's Jelly Roll Sampler

3/1/10  The next block will be posted tomorrow 3/15/10.

Can't Wait!

~Shellie

Pinwheel Party Blocks 1 and 2

Pinwheel Party Blocks from Twiddletails....   

Here is my first block

and here is the second.

I think Im going to put this quilt when finished in my bedroom.  The colors work really well with what I have in there now.  The light blue looks a bit better in person...  it doesnt blend in at all.

~Shellie

Sunny Lanes Night 2

What a great night!!!  I think Regina and I both needed a few hours of sewing from the week we have had.... "Sewing Mends All".

Ok....  tonight was Half Square Triangles.  Our job in between week 1 to week 2 is to prepare and finish for our Wednesday night sewing. Week 1 was 4 patches. We had to sew up one side and down the other, then cut, then iron. (I still have some ironing to do.)

Week 2 we had to prepare the hst. Draw line down center and match up light and dark square. We even got to cut last night. So now it is back to ironing.

Regina'sblock                                                                  My block


Next week we are to sew a two block unit together. I have 30 sunny lane blocks so I will sew 180 of unit one which is dark to dark as on the bottom right of my block above and 60 dark (4patch square to light half triangle) units.

It's coming along nicely.


~Shellie

ps. Regina started the night with a little present. First, we both love orange. Second, I love thimbles. Isn't it cute.  Love it. Thanks Regina......<3