Welcome, blog hoppers!!! 

Before I show you my project with the lovely Kona fabric, I want to thank Madame Samm, who organizes these great blog hops for us and to Carol, our tireless cheerleader...Seriously, they are the BEST! *pom poms waving*

Also, a heartfelt thank you to the sponsors of this hop,  Amanda Murphy,   Robert Kaufman and Aurifil.

Hasn't this been an amazing blog hop so far? I have been so inspired by all the talent and creativity that has been showcased so far. How about you? =) 

When Madame Samm announced a Kona solid blog hop, I was all over this one! I have had in my stash this lovely bright pallet Kona jelly roll for several months all I needed was a reason to use it. =)

I decided to jump in with both feet and go all out with this one and mass produce half square triangles using the tutorial by Carole @ Quilting Adventures A total of 44  2 ½" strips (3 colors from my stash of Kona I had that were not included in the jelly roll) were paired with 2 ½" strips of Kona snow. 

They are so pretty!

I made a makeshift design wall using my portable craft table leaning against my window with a piece of cotton batting. My hubby and I played with them until we decided on this pattern. I  love that he is interested in my hobby and fully supports it. =) 

Again, the riot of color was so pretty, I had to take more pictures. Trust me, I have tons more pictures, but I restrained myself from showing them all. 

Quilting in progress....

How many half square triangles do you see?? 784! I can't remember now how many I had made in total. 

I really love it!!!

The quilt measures 64 ½" x 64 ½". A nice lap size for cuddling with.  

Simple straight line quilting...

And the back...All in Kona solids with 4 orphan blocks.

With the leftover half square triangles, I made a quilted pillow cover using Lynne's tutorial. It is my favorite way to make pillow covers. 

I hope you enjoyed your visit to my little corner of the blog world. =) Be sure to go visit the other creative projects that are being showcased today. =) 

January 16

I Piece 2-Mary

A Reformed Heath’n

From This To That

A Quilting Sheep (You are HERE!)

CeLynn’s Sunflower Patch

Robin’s Fabric Nest

Quilted Delights
Sew Me Something Good

Have a happy Thursday, everyone!!

Welcome, blog hoppers!!! 

Before I show you my project with the lovely Kona fabric, I want to thank Madame Samm, who organizes these great blog hops for us and to Carol, our tireless cheerleader...Seriously, they are the BEST! *pom poms waving*

Also, a heartfelt thank you to the sponsors of this hop,  Amanda Murphy,   Robert Kaufman and Aurifil.

Hasn't this been an amazing blog hop so far? I have been so inspired by all the talent and creativity that has been showcased so far. How about you? =) 

When Madame Samm announced a Kona solid blog hop, I was all over this one! I have had in my stash this lovely bright pallet Kona jelly roll for several months all I needed was a reason to use it. =)

I decided to jump in with both feet and go all out with this one and mass produce half square triangles using the tutorial by Carole @ Quilting Adventures A total of 44  2 ½" strips (3 colors from my stash of Kona I had that were not included in the jelly roll) were paired with 2 ½" strips of Kona snow. 

They are so pretty!

I made a makeshift design wall using my portable craft table leaning against my window with a piece of cotton batting. My hubby and I played with them until we decided on this pattern. I  love that he is interested in my hobby and fully supports it. =) 

Again, the riot of color was so pretty, I had to take more pictures. Trust me, I have tons more pictures, but I restrained myself from showing them all. 

Quilting in progress....

How many half square triangles do you see?? 784! I can't remember now how many I had made in total. 

I really love it!!!

The quilt measures 64 ½" x 64 ½". A nice lap size for cuddling with.  

Simple straight line quilting...

And the back...All in Kona solids with 4 orphan blocks.

With the leftover half square triangles, I made a quilted pillow cover using Lynne's tutorial. It is my favorite way to make pillow covers. 

I hope you enjoyed your visit to my little corner of the blog world. =) Be sure to go visit the other creative projects that are being showcased today. =) 

January 16

I Piece 2-Mary

A Reformed Heath’n

From This To That

A Quilting Sheep (You are HERE!)

CeLynn’s Sunflower Patch

Robin’s Fabric Nest

Quilted Delights
Sew Me Something Good

Have a happy Thursday, everyone!!

Oh, yes, I did...

I won ten cones of Aurifil's new poly thread. They came in the mail yesterday...

Aren't the colors wonderful? *sigh* I am looking foreword to trying them out on my longarm and on my Juki. =)

Thanks, Aurifil! =D 

Here is Alex explaining about his new line of thread. For more information, go to the Aurifil webpage. 

Oh, yes, I did...

I won ten cones of Aurifil's new poly thread. They came in the mail yesterday...

Aren't the colors wonderful? *sigh* I am looking foreword to trying them out on my longarm and on my Juki. =)

Thanks, Aurifil! =D 

Here is Alex explaining about his new line of thread. For more information, go to the Aurifil webpage. 

For my daddy's Christmas quilt (can't show it yet because I haven't given it to him yet), I wanted to use a variegated thread for the quilting. At my LQS, I saw they had 50 weight Aurifil variegated thread in the perfect color I needed. I had never used Aurifil thread before, even though I had heard great things about it. This was the perfect time to give it a try. 

OH! WOW! 

All the hype is true concerning Aurifil thread. It sews like a dream and there was very little lint. 

image source: The Button Company

I L.O.V.E. it! 

As I use up the spools of thread I have on hand, I will be replacing them with Aurifil. 

What is your favorite thread for piecing? For machine quilting? And for those who use a long arm, what  thread do you like the best? 

*I am not being compensated for this blog post. I am simply a happy customer. =)*

For my daddy's Christmas quilt (can't show it yet because I haven't given it to him yet), I wanted to use a variegated thread for the quilting. At my LQS, I saw they had 50 weight Aurifil variegated thread in the perfect color I needed. I had never used Aurifil thread before, even though I had heard great things about it. This was the perfect time to give it a try. 

OH! WOW! 

All the hype is true concerning Aurifil thread. It sews like a dream and there was very little lint. 

image source: The Button Company

I L.O.V.E. it! 

As I use up the spools of thread I have on hand, I will be replacing them with Aurifil. 

What is your favorite thread for piecing? For machine quilting? And for those who use a long arm, what  thread do you like the best? 

*I am not being compensated for this blog post. I am simply a happy customer. =)*