Quilt Bug

Quilt Bug
Originally uploaded by pamelalong

Ok,,,,I had to post this cause it is ADorable!!!!! but i dont think i will be making one soon for my car

February Bead Journal Project and other stuff

Here is my February page.  After ripping it out two times, and figuring out what I liked and did not like I came up with this.  I love the the color combonation. There are elements that I like and there are elements that I really like. 

So (or I can say sew)  last weekend I went to the Sew Expo at the Puyallup Fairgounds with my Mom.  Believe it or not I did not buy any fabric there.  The fabric pictured is from a store we visited in Puyallup.   Franc's daughter requested a quilt for her birthday.  This is the fabric I have choosen for it.

I did buy one pound of Czech buttons, a strand of FW pearls and some mother of pearl cabs at the show.  We went to Quality Sewing (it was next door to the fabric shop) and I got some more bobbins and a 1/4 inch foot with a guide for my machine.

February color inspiration

While browsing another forum I came accross this photo--

This great bracelet is done by Christina Neit of Good Quill Hunting.  I love the color combination. 

Here are some beads that i have purchased to get started.

Here is what I have started so far.  I am excited to see how it turns out.  I plan on encrusting the whole piece.

Quilty stuff

Here is the Fall inspired wall hanging I did for the Quilting bloggers swap.  I had an idea to do a two sided wallhanging.  On one side Halloween and on the other Thanksgiving/fall colors. 

Here is the oppisite side.  I like how it turned out and more importantly the lady who received it likes it too. 

This is the wall hanging that I received.  I love the fall colors and the leaves.  She did a great job quilting it to. 

I just signed up for the "winter" inspired wall hanging. Looking forward to what I come up with. 

January Bead Journal Project

Here is my January BJP.  I kept it simple for the first month.  The lime green fabric was in desperate need of some hot pink beads. 

a year of pictures

Well another year is over, and I am ready to start a new one. Getting ready for new things and projects. I have one "fall" wall hanging swap I need to finish, and I have joined the Bead Journal Project 3. I am hoping to hone my skills of bead embroidery.

I will keep you all posted better than before I promise. My procrastination gets the better of me sometimes.

Shop Hop

My Mom and I did a shop hop of quilt shops on the Olympic/Kitsap Peninsula today. We went to 5 shops and at each one we received either a blue or yellow fat quarter. I loved visiting all of those shop each have their own unique feel.











We also stopped at Pacific Fabrics in Bremerton. I picked up another fat quarter and some ultra suede.











While at Esters Fabrics on Bainbridge Island I found this cute satin ribbon that I had to have.















Also at Esters I purchased two wonderful pewter bumble bee buttons. The had a great collection of buttons there.