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Purchased this Riley Blake fabric several months ago and am just getting around to it. The skirt is Portabella Pixie's patchwork skirt pattern. It was made for my little Sas! Next to the pillow case dress I made this summer it was a first for me. It was a lot of fun, and the best part is there are a lot of scraps left over. Yep, they are cut into 5 inch squares, and will be made into a quilt ASAP! Ohhh! How I love fabric. We are just getting over the H1N1 virus, and it's great to be feeling better - now it's time to get projects done.

O.K. so I'm very addicted to quilting, and blog suffering all the amazing quilt blogs out there. It's overwhelming! But it does inspire me, and with really sick kids the last few days it sure has been a great thing to do. Anyway, I joined the block party group, and they are having a great giveaway, check it out! http://www.blockpartyquilting.com/2009/11/quilt-along-kick-off-giveaway.html

Have you heard of pay it forward? I've seen a couple of crafty blogs, and was lucky enough to catch on at handmadebyheidi.blogspot. Here are the rules if you want to play . . .

1. You must have a blog to play.

2. The first three people to comment on this post agree to play Pay it Forward by posting on their blog and playing with the first three people that comment on their blog.

3. I agree to send, sometime withing 365 days, a gift to those same three people who commented on this blog post. (That is the "playing" part!) The gift doesn't have to be crafty, so don't worry about that.

Email me if you have questions! Have fun!

O.K. so here is another quilt! I love making quilts, it truly is a new found obsession and joy in my life. If only I had a little more money(o.k. a lot more money), and a lot more time. I read the other day that a broken sewing machine, means a clean house. Wouldn't it be great to create all day everyday? I could do it, and then give all the fun things away. That is really one of my favorite parts of making things, giving them away. It was a delight to give this quilt to a friend who just had a little girl. She loves hot pink, so of course my dear friend who helped me, and I needed to go with it. We kept is simple! And look what we came up with. If I remember correctly we bought 10 different black and white fabrics 1/2 yard each. Cut them into strips, sewed them together, and in a matter of about 2 hours the top was done. That's even working with distractions. The back is pink minky, so it's extra soft. We just stitched in the ditch, then add the hot pink ric rac and flowers. We left the flower edges so they would fray. It turned out really cute, and the little baby just loves the contrast with the black and white. It went together really quick. Thanks to one of my best girls and her help - it always is a joy to create with her.

So it's been a long while - my sanity is gone . . . . . I haven't had much time to create, but I'm determined to find my mind, so I better start crafting right? I did find a little time this summer, and finished a quilt for my niece that was born in May. Better late then never. It was my first free motion quilting project. WOW! It was so much fun, I can't wait to try again. The quilt turned out O.K. There are obviously mistakes, but isn't that the charm in handmade? It was made with a Moda line, love moda. I did this project with one of my best girls. We both added to the original pattern called Check the Stars from Pixie Girl Quilts. Huge thanks to Deb for all the help!