Butler & Fassett-Amy & Kaffe

Neat title...Out of town this week for my day JOB...so I treated myself with 5 of my favorite magazines (I have more, but have to draw the line somewhere sometimes). Two of my favorite designers are in two of the maazines with articles....lots of eye candy in these 5 magazines...enjoying being able to sit and read little.  Sorry about the quality of the photos taken with my i-phone and uploaded while away.

Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen-Finger Lakes Region, NYS.  This is one of my favorite places to go hiking and not just because there are 100 wineries for tastings, as you will see, the lush green foilage with crystal clear waterfalls and grey texture of the rock are stunning.  It's about a 2 1/2 hour ride from where I live, at Seneca Lake one of the 10 Finger Lakes, and yes I have proof went I am in one of the photos.  I hope to go back in the fall and capture the same photos in glorious color and maybe in winter too for some contrast.  I was thinking of what Kaffe Fassett many times will say in his books and interview is to look around you and pick up on color combinations and design, so I'm thinking maybe a green, grey type of quilt with some designs of curved bars or stipes or applique, umm.... would best describe these photos, what do you think...

Genesis Chapter 1: vs. 1  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. vs. 3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.  vs. 6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water.  vs. 9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear."  vs. 11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation:  seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds."  And it was so.

Psalms 96:  vs. 9

Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness tremble before him, all the earth.

Blessings, Praise God,

Michelle

Baby Doll Quilt

I was inspired by one of the doll quilt books I was reading through and saw a very simple, old one patch using a striped fabric and a floral print and I just like the simplicity of the two fabrics together, granted their's was a muted white/blue/gold color way.  But I love this Kaffe Floral print and wanted to use it.  I quilted a feathered rose heart pattern that I really like, looks great when done on a solid whole cloth or on an every other block whole cloth square, but still I wanted to use it because it is another favorite, so favorite fabric and fabric quilt design.  Have a blessed day!

You are not......

You are not alone-For God is with you.

You are not defenseless-For God is your protector.

You are not inadequate-For God is your sufficiency.

You are not useless-For God has a prupose for your life.

You are not worthless -For God sent His Son to die for you.

You are not without hope - For God has a place prepared fo ryou.

You are not unloved -For God loves you with an everlasting love.

You are not rejected, or abandoned - For God calls you His own.

"I will lnever fail you.  I will never abandon you.  "So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear.  What can mere people do to me?"  Hebrews 13:5-6 NLT

Ever have one of those days....went in to work today, Monday morning and had an email that a co-worker firend's mother died over the weekend, she had breast cancer...I HATE CANCER...helps to remember what we have in Jesus!!!!

God bless all of you!

Doll quilt -Garden Fairy

Inspiration...from a magazine article featuring embroidery with piecing then quilted.  I don't embroider, but someday would love to have the time to learn and do so.  Instead, I thought well, what can I do...so I used a varigated multi-colored thread and stitched out the garden fairy followed by the patchwork,  added some borders and quilted some designs....still practicing my borders as you can see {used a solid very pale green backing}, but I love the colors and it was fun creating, love quick finishes since time is always short.   Have a great week sewing!

Crochet Trim Pillow Cases

One finished, finally. I have trim for three more{one lime and two dark rose} just have to sew up the pillow cases. I am using some Kaffe Fassett Fun Fabrics and this crochet cotton is in a lime green, using a size H hook. I have purchased three fantastic reference books now that I am very happy with.
The one pictured I used for this trim #20, I would feel comfortable recommending this book, there are over 300 trims with a variety from simple to more advanced. I'll show the other books when I do something out of them. So far I did two trims the same design with lime and two trims the same with rose, hope to get them done and show this weekend.  I used a hoffman pattern I got off their web site a long time ago and instead of the accent piece is calls for I used the crochet trim and just stitched it on with the sewing machine, easy peasy.  Very fun!

New finishes-patriotic pillow, 2 quilts

Finishes for last week include, a patriotic pillow [given to a Major at work who is deploying to Afg.) {my version of "red work"}, a quilt for my neice for Christmas {yes I'm starting early} using my left over scraps from a churn dash I'm working on, and a quilt for charity {my first attempt at a "gees bends" style.

Doll Quilt -Feeling Blue

"Blue" that's how I was feeling on Saturday night, and this is what I came up with, just started sewing with some scrap triangles left over from a churn dash quilt in progress and did not stop until I was done. I'm disappointed with my borders, but it is a true doll quilt in the fact that one of the purposes used to be to teach young children sewing skills, so that is what I love about doll quilts it gives you a chance to experiment with new techniques you want to try....so quilting borders needs some work. I also like to try out new quilt patterns on something small before I use them a on larger piece. I do like this set up block and borders.