Happy New Year 2016

Happy New Year!  I will always be grateful for the support and encouragement from all my quilting friends this past year.  This month marks the one year anniversary of my blogging adventure!  I will be looking forward to this new year 2016,  and all the new things that I will create with my needle and thread!  Let us all remember to give thanks for all our blessings!

Feeling Excited!

I am so very excited to share with you that my pattern, Sewing Machine Mat, is now available to purchase at these shops.  tjsfabrics.com located in Troy, Alabama and at quiltingbythebay.com located in Panama City, Florida.

This photo is the shop sample at TJ's Fabrics in Troy, Alabama.

The sewing themed fabrics and bright colors just make this fun!

Jordan's T-Shirt Quilt

This quilt was not promised to be completed by Christmas, but I really pushed and stitched a lot, and I got it finished!  I was so happy to deliver this T-shirt quilt to Jordan's Mom, Joyce, last week.  I think the sashing is very happy!  And so was Jordan!

Quilt Starter

Here in the deep South, it is time to pick the cotton!  Back during the Summer the plants bloomed with beautiful pink and white blossoms, then the blossoms turned into the pods of cotton. Now the plants are ready to be defoliated.  After defoliation, the pods of cotton are picked, then baled in the field, and then transported to the cotton gin. 
I call this QUILT STARTER!

This photo shows the beautiful pods of puffy cotton before the defoliation process.

This photo shows the plants after the defoliation process and just before picking.

I call these plants Swamp Daisies.  During the Autumn season, these beauties are blooming in the damp road side areas near creeks. The beauty that God has planted for us to enjoy is amazing.  Today would be a good day to take a slow drive in the countryside to enjoy. 

Snuggle Under This

Look who is peeking from behind her quilt...Sarah's T-shirt quilt is now completed and she has taken it back to college with her.  Looks to me like she loves it!

Selvage Storage

I found this gingham printed metal container on the clearance table at Michaels. I knew it would be perfect to keep my saved selvage strips in.  And it will look nice in my sewing room too!

New book, new fabrics, new project! Jen Kingwell QAL

New book - check!  New fabrics - check!  New project - check!
I chose to use some of Jen's new fabric line to start this project, "Daisy Do" from her new book, Quilt Lovely.  I have always wanted to do a hand pieced quilt project, and when I saw this photo on the book cover, I knew it had to be hand pieced.  I think it will be fun to collect fabrics to add to this collection, maybe more yellows, oranges, blues and bright pinks! I will not make an entire quilt from these pretty petals, but maybe create a few for a tote bag project.  I think they will be pretty sewn onto denim fabrics.