RANDOM THURSDAY

First of all, I want to say a big thank you to everyone who took the time to comment on my last post. It will soon be time to nominate your favourite  : )

Since the wedding I have still been busy busy. There is always just so much to do!  Hubby and I went on a short road trip because I needed some more blue.  As a result, I was able to make my blocks for the Bee Purposeful group

I made the 'confetti' block for the Simply Solids bee

Last Friday night I taught a Tuffet class. It was fun seeing all the different variations.

These blocks are for the Heal@do.good Stitches group.  I really like these ones so may be making more.  Someday.

This block is for Elizabeth in our Mid Century Modern group. She is making a Christmas quilt so asked us for greens.

Next week my beginners class starts. I will be teaching them three different blocks and they will be making their own version of this

linking up with Random Thursday at Live a Colorful Life

SEWING FOR THE "LITTLES"

One of my favourite things to sew are baby quilts. The fabrics are fun, and they usually work up quickly.  For this quilt I pulled out all of my Aneela Hoey fabrics and started playing around. I had a charm pack of Cherry Christmas and I added 5" squares of Sherbet Pips, Little Apples, and Sew Stitchy.

The Tuffet was made with 6 fat quarters and lots of stuffing  : )

I also had a mini charm pack of Posy that I wanted to use too.  I pieced the charm squares until I had a length that would finish an even number, then I added the strip of mini charms. I finished it off with more charm squares on the other side.

I like how all these lines work together. The back is the little girls on the swing from the Sherbet Pips line.

I think they will live here for a while until I need them for a new baby.

Just for something different I tried making a tent for the girls' little dolls. We'll have to try it out next time they are over.

Hubby and I are off for a few days for a little celebration. See you when we get back.

quilt stats:
Fabrics by Aneela Hoey for Moda
33" x 36"

JUNE IN REVIEW AND A WINNER

Thank you to everyone who entered the give-away. I do try to reply to each comment so if you didn't hear back from me, it's because there was no e-mail address attached to your name which makes you a 'no-reply' commenter   : (

The winner of the Honeycomb Charmpack is : Heather A

I have e-mailed you Heather  : )

My month in review looks a little like this -- lots of blocks and a few finishes.  I had fun trying new things like some challenging blocks and a Tuffet!

1. Crazy Eights baby quilt  2. Low volume Plus top  3. My Tuffet
4. Katherine Wheel block  5. Twice upon a Star block  6. Stacked bricks
7. Baby Bee  8. Dawn's Tuffet  9. My winnings from Heidi !  (she even made a bag to send them in)

I need to try and finish something that is on my actual list for the 2nd quarter of the Finish Along. I'm easily distracted..........

Happy Canada Day

A TUFFET

Wednesday was a fun day. A friend and I got together to each make a Tuffet.  The instructions were in this book Quilt Love.

I used a heavier weight home dec fabric that I thought looked a little like a Kate Spain print.

The top was meant to have an octagon sewn on but Dawn suggested a hexi flower. Love it!

The most fiddly part was sewing on the hexagon. Other than that, it was pretty straight forward.

The bottom

Just to give you an idea of how big this is, I found a wool batting that filled a large green garbage bag. I used all of it, plus a bag of polyfil.

Here it is in the nursery patiently waiting for Little Miss Muffet #1 and #2 to come for a visit  : )

Dawn had to leave before hers was finished but I will try to get a picture of it. She used Lily and Wil fabrics by Moda. I'm quite pleased with it and will most likely make another. Could be a cute gift sometime.

Enjoy your week-end.

linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts