Cat in the Hat Quilt

Look at me!

Look at me NOW!

It is fun to have fun
But you have
to know how."

~Dr. Seuss

 

I cannot express enough how happy I am that I finally finished this for my nephew!

I really love this pattern.  I saw it in a Charlie Brown print and knew it was perfect for my nephew.

  It is called Marbles from the Simply Fat Quarters book. 

 It is one of two quilts I have in the works, so the investment was worth it! 

I went safe with the quilting.  Meandering and stippling.  

It actually has never been my strong suit when FMQing, but I am liking my pattern more and more. 

 I just pretended I was wandering in circles and taking right and left turns, just like Dr. Seuss does in all of his fun and wacky books!

I was really happy with the cuddly fabric from Shannons Fabric.  It was one of the suggested selections when I ordered the Fat Quarter bundle.  I have to admit, I was worried, but I was really happy with the texture of the quilting and how soft it is.  However, I was burning up when I was binding it, so warning: heavy and warm!

I have to show off the border.  Isn't he cute! 

 I was glad I chose a red fabric, the fish in the bowl, that wasn't in the bundle to contrast for the binding.

The quilt label might be my favorite.  

I digitized a Hat from a coloring book and used a funky font.  

I sure hope my Gabe loves it!

Quilt Stats:

Measures: 58x66

Pattern: Marbles

Fabric: Robert Kaufmann-Cat in the Hat

Quilting: Meander/Stipple

Now to tackle more quilts. I am swimming in finished quilt tops!

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it Friday

Hexie Heavy {WIP Wednesday}

Keeping it simple today.  

Finish:

Cat in the Hat

I finished the quilt right before the holidays.  

But this the only photo I have edited. 

Stayed tuned for Finish it Friday!

In Progress:

Hex on the Beach

Basted all 1008 hexies.  

They are almost too pretty to stitch.  But I have started the first two rows.

Stars and Stripes

I am absolutely IN love with this quilt.  

I finally finished appliqueing the hexies and piecing the stripes onto the star section.   I still have to cut the border pieces, so it is still not close to being finished. 

New Project:

Argyle Quilt

Since Stars and Stripes is in machine stage and Hex on the Beach is NOT going on our family vacation.  

I need a new EPP project. 

I think it is perfect for our teenage son.  I am really excited to start on it.  I have all the fabrics pulled from my stash.  The only fabric I had to purchase was the gray/black dot for the cross sections and borders.

Am I crazy to take on another long term EPP project from the Hexa-Go-Go book?  Would you think I am REALLY crazy to already be thinking about other quilts in the book?

Sew-jo is Back! {WIP Wednesday}

The Calm Before the Storm REALLY did give me my sew-jo back!

I don't want to mess it up by spending too much time on the computer, so I will just do a QUICK rundown.

Cat in the Hat

For my nephew.  Pressed and laid out the blocks! 

I pieced it this weekend!

Binding cut and prepped!

I'm really into having these all ready to go when I am done quilting!

 Yaaay!

April do. Good Stitches Blocks

Done!

Square in a Square blocks

I have to admit.

I did NOT want to mail these today!

May do. Good Stitches Quilt

Time for me to figure out what our bee will be doing for this month.

 Inspired by the nature all over our neighborhood!

Well, I have figured it out, but now have to work up a tutorial today for the ladies! 

Wish me luck!

Run for the Roses

I donated my longarm quilting services on this quilt. 

It is for a class project for our school auction. 

I even spent a little time organizing my Batting Scraps.  

It isn't complete yet, but progress has been made!

If you want to chime in HERE with tips or thoughts, I would love it!

Finally getting back in the saddle and regularly linking up with Lee! 

Ain't Nooobody Got Time For That

It's been a rough week.

I managed to score a trip to my asthma/allergist yesterday to find out I have bronchitis.  I've been fighting allergies for over a month and a horrible cough for over a week now and they won.
Why did I fight so long?
  Frankly, to quote Sweet Brown,
"Ain't nobody got time for that!"

It figures.  I finally was cruising and things have to come to a standstill.  Again.  But progress.  Enough progress for WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced!

At the Cutting Table:

Blush and Bashful Quilt

My aunt's quilt pieces are all cut out.  

Including the color with the dreadful name, Pale Flesh.  Not Kona's finest moment.  But I have to admit, it is a GREAT color for dolls like my Not So Raggedy Ann.

I felt like Hannibal Lecter cutting into it.  I also was watching Snow White and the Huntsman at the time.  All the talk about cutting out her heart and eating it will forever be burned in my mind!

But I am pleased with the choice now that I have committed to it.  I think it will bring a soft feminine touch to the deep browns and reds that are in the prints.

At the Sewing Machine:

Cat in the Hat

I finished cutting out all the pieces and have made significant progress piecing it.

 I am getting really close to the layout process!

On the Design Board:

Stars and Stripes Quilt

The star hexi panel is 95% complete.  I finished piecing it, but need to address the falling stars.  

I posted on Facebook my feelings about it.  I finished it while riveted to the Boston Marathon coverage on television.  Irony or destiny that the last stitches were made when the doctors came out to update on all the victims statuses?  I'm not sure, but it was perfect timing.  I had looked down sad and dejected.  My view? This on my lap.  And suddenly, I couldn't help think about the history of our flag in this country.  I had the image from my childhood memories.  A cartoon of a lady in a rocking chair, stitching the original Stars and Stripes while a war for freedom raged.  I know our nation is still in it's infancy, in many respects, and I know that we are feisty and strong.  We will endure.

The red, white/black hexies demanded to be started right away.  Layout commenced Sunday night, so two full rows have already been completed by the time I closed my eyes last night.

 See? Feisty and strong.

I am actually getting more and more excited about this project because Mr. Boss and I have decided that it will be a wall hanging, not a throw like my plan.   

Oh, and clarification...this is NOT my own design.  It is from the book HexaGoGo

On the Long Arm:

I have my first "customer" quilt ready and willing to be sandwiched by me!  But first, I have to get better so I can stand at long enough increments.  In the meantime, I am making final decisions about thread color and quilt design!

But. Like always.  It will all have to halt soon. My second scrapbook retreat of the year approaches and I am not ready for it.  I need to select, edit, and print February through now.  As long as I am done coughing up a lung by Friday, that is.

What is everyone else up to?  Anything stopping you from using up your sew-jo?