Boom 5 - Sent and Received!

I got 2 blocks completed for the Boomerang swap last night.
This one is for Cherrio:
She sent the black and white fabric, and asked for either pink, black, white or gray fabrics to be added. I had this awesome pink that has sparkles in it.


This one is for CarolHupp:
She sent the green background fabric. The first thing that I thought of when I pulled her fabric out of the envelope was that I had the perfect yellow to go with it. I wanted a simple block, so I went with a favorite standby: Shoo Fly.


This is my journal for the Boomerang swap. I'm keeping a record of blocks that I send out and ones that I receive. I'm planning on keeping it with the quilt when it's folded up and not on our bed.


This block is from VaNella. She included a small note that the fabric I sent reminded her of her favorite shirt she wore in the 70's. Never thought of it that way, but I guess it does. :D


This one is from paintmejudy. Love the shades of brown that she used. This is going to be one heck of an awesome fall/autumn quilt.


This is from Moonrise. I love it - awesome work. I really think she showed off the fabric.

Week 21: May 22-28, 2011

The weather is getting warmer, it's almost summer and I'm spending more and more time outside. Sometimes I just want to sit and look out the window. It's beautiful to watch nature and kids playing and just life go by.

We've got a new THEME: Through the Window Frame

Week 20: May 15-21, 2011

No idea what to do this week, so my DH suggested a monochromatic quilt. That's what this week is going to be!

MONOCHROMATIC

Boomerang 5.0 - Let the Craziness Begin

I'm in 2 groups for Boomerang 5.0 this summer! That means I get 70 squishys in the mail, and send 70 grown up blocks back to their mommies. :) I'm so excited.
This is my fabric for Boomerang 5.0 - SOUTH group:


And this is one of the two I picked for Boomerang 5.0 - NORTH.


And for the GROWN-UP blocks completed so far:
This one is going back to LovingIzabella


And this one is going to fromzstore:

Dresden Plate - Completed!

Ta Dah!

I need to do the center, and quilt, but yep.. Here it is!

Week 19: May 8-14, 2011

Who says that you can't try something new every week? Or try something that you're not sure you're good at? That's why I'm trying these miniature quilts - to practice and hone my skills. I'm not perfect, but I'm going to try to keep getting better. Every little bit helps.

I'm working on my Dear Jane quilt, and must say that I started out hating applique, but I'm slowly getting better with it. I'm not sure that I'll ever have the patience to do a Baltimore Album quilt, but slowly I'm liking applique better.

This weeks theme is APPLIQUE. The mini quilt has to have applique somewhere on it. It can be all applique or just a little bit. Do what you feel comfortable doing!

Week 18: May 1-7, 2011

One of my all time favorite blocks is the Dresden Plate. It's not a really tough block once you get the hang of making it. I love them all, curved blades, pointed, round. They're just so much fun.

THEME: Dresden Plate.

If you've never made one before, I have to warn you - they're totally addictive, and they'll be absolutely gorgeous as a table topper, or table runner.

Here are a few links to free Dresden Plate patterns. I'm always looking for them!
Patterns from History
Rounded Petals from Mattandshari.com
Paper Pieced Dresden