Create vs work vs sleep

Turn back time ... just a few months... 

I did "finish" the top to the Modern Quilt Guild Michael Miller Challenge.

(more on that later) 

as you can see, I did have a little help! ... this is how i like to sort my strips 

- it's my favorite way to work ...

... Work In Progress ... 

                                   ... my little helper

 ... I love her so! 

 She too plays fetch, has spirit & spunk ...

the fabrics ...

...  playing on the design wall!...

I really enjoyed this fabric - it's been one of my favorite Challenges! 

I look forward to quilting the final product ... i do believe this one will be MINE!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Says it all...

Quilt Show! 2014

ScrappyBee Blocks:for Lauren ~ Catch up!

'Miss January' 

Finally got to get Belated Bee Blocks to Lauren.   

String Pieced blocks, inspired by Film In the Fridge "Faceted Diamonds" ... 

I see making more of these blocks in my future. 

Guild Nights - second thursday - favorite Night of the month. 

 Playing catch up - Sadly missed the past few meetings!

Safely delivered all past due blocks! 

Whew, what a great feeling.

Low Volume...

Today... a Day OFF! ...

Will start reorganizing & prioritizing my Studio...
getting my KC ScrappyBee Blocks ready to go to their new homes.
Today's share ~




Low Volume for Leslie...

Lent 4/40

KC Scrappy Bee: Spider Web

KC Scrappy Bee: Spider Web, a photo by scrappystuff on Flickr.

~ for Nikki! ... Swap Block!
Our KC Scrappy Bee is going strong! 

Lent 2/40

... HAPPY Belated New Year ...

note to self: FIRST CHALLENGE ~
{it is clear, regular POSTs is NOT my new year resolution! ... those who really know me are aware that i do NOT participate in such utter nonsense and who-ha as New Year RESOLUTIONS
... i do set GOALS, ALL THE TIME! ;0) ...}

MY First Challenge of the year,
besides survive constant change and improvement,
is through the KCMQG ... i picked this Wassily Kandisnsky Print for INSPIRATION! ...
~ more later.
Ciao!

Merry Christmas to me... Thanks KCMQG!

Another Reason i love the KCMQG! I won the Kona Color Card!
... so i got to take it off my wish list!
How great is that!? ... I would love to show you the fun 2.5sq's of fabric that i received in the swap, or my Hot Pad from Petra ... from our Log Cabin Hot Pad Swap with our Modern Guild sisters in Portland.

 I will get pictures posted later ...

... truth be told, i feel crummy
... and am typing this with one old kitty laying on me to keep warm.

.. quite comical to picture...

~ but, instead, I am going to show-n-tell the Habitat quilt top/back that i completed - but Have not had time to quilt yet ... but am looking forward to playing with some techniques
... SO, the next time you see this 'ugly thing' (as my daughter calls it)
... will be when it is completely quilted, bound and  DONE!

(i finally got these pictures uploaded,
one step forward, two steps back!) 

McCaroll Habitat Challenge Fabric Bundle

Habitat Front

Habitat Back

 The weather kind of has me down... But, i have had a chance to briefly hang out in my studio to play with the KC Scrappy Bee Blocks ... Forrest & Fields for Nancy 
 ... I have been missing in action from blog-land, mostly cuz i just have not found my life that thrilling, besides hearing my son play the BASS & the Orchestra presentation of 'A Night at the Movies'
... But, i hope to show you soon what i am making for my grand-son!!! super excited about that! ...
i guess i can tell you, as he cant read yet! ...

  =D  It's a Quiet Book! 

... for now, i have to go let the dog out, she fell down the stairs earlier and was a little freaked out, and flattered we all ran to check on her! 
Keep WARM! 

 

WIP Wednesday: Habitat Countdown!

Just wondering ... Will i get done?

... Will i get the back pieced? 

... will i get it layered?

Will it get Quilted in one week?

... will there be binding on it by the KCMQG November meeting?

The weather is cold and chilli - and i MISS my studio,

but i come home from work exhausted,

... i go in to change out of my work clothes

my bed is so warm and inviting. My kitty needs to cuddle.

I need rest, so i will go to bed early and DREAM about finishing it.

... i have ideas for making the back fun

... but for now i will finish the top (nearly done!)

... just the finishing the final vertical seams! ...

Habitat Design Wall - Sneak Peek!

... see how well the fabrics play with the Linen? ...
Even though my daughter came home from a visit from Kstate,

and exclaimed:

"omg mommy, that is the ugliest thing i have ever seen on your design wall!"

~ it's kind of grown on me
... KINDA!

I'm getting excited to see what the other's have come up with,
it's so fun to see the diversity we can come up with the same fabrics!

~ i'm looking fw to show-n-tell ... 

See ya' next week! 

Just a couple reasons to LOVE the KC Modern Quilt Guild ...

Quilt Show ... Beautiful day and quilts! ... 

&

a few weekends earlier ~ our very own "Iron Quilter" Competition!

...just a couple reasons ... 

ButterFlieS aRe FreE ~ or~ aka: ButterFly Garden!

Bulls Eye 

~ Just a little something For my KC Scrappy Bee Buddies
to Create & Play with My [round I] Wonky Butterflies ...

... BULLS EYE Tutorial to follow! 

NOTE: {Basically - 10" squares - with 8", 6" and 4" Centers}
Vintage by {h}art - has a fairly easy Tutorial,
yes Like "LOLLY'S"  with RAW EDGES  or Nikki's Circles =0)
Bee Buds, Have fun with these! PLEASE
~ Not to worry about STRAIGHT LINES ...
~ Freehand cutting  & 'eyeball' your circles! 

... basically keeping the CENTERS BRIGHT  

... but using the BLACK background fabric provided, 

Please add whatever scraps you  may have 

that will add an energetic variety 

-(if you need more fabric let me know!) ~ thank you! 

>>feel free to  Google Bulls-eye Quilt
     ~ there are some fun examples out there! .... 

Roolz ~ basically: NO PINK ALLOWED ~ Round II

{Bee -Mates: I have given you 3 different backgrounds, 

& 2 basic BRIGHTS.

*don't worry about cutting them into 4ths when you are done, 

i will do that when i get them back} ... 

Please make at least 2 ... up to four would be nice, 

if you have 10" square you would like to add for variety =0)

... I will be adding leaves & turning them into 'flowers' ~ 

... to make my Butter Fly Garden! 

More to follow ... 

 [I have been experiencing some Technical Difficulties]

THANKS SO MUCH! 

PS. 

Purdy Pleeze with a cherry on top ... with a few of the scraps, or what not's ... would you please sign your name on a piece of whatever... and i'm going to make a crazy patch with all our names on it for the back ...Label!  ...PLZ also include your BLOG/Flickr Name/info.  

cuz that would be fun! ...

To Blog? ... or to Quilt ...

... off to PLAY with the Habitat Fabrics ... 

AND catch up on BEE Blocks ...

Later: Upload photos and Blog ...  NOW: Sew! ... See Ya!

Gettin' Busy ... quick peek

Just a peek, I'm not telling anything more, but I am forcing myself to work a little more in the 'Improv'  style, and it is harder than i thought to be more 'free form' ... i'm finding myself stopping to think and trying to just play! ... I've done it before, but life was different then.  Simple. 

due date: this Thurs ... ack!

UPDATE:
KCMQG Kona Solids Challenge
{~ Thx to Nikki ~ for taking great picts! ~}

I Spy With My Little Eye....

NICU quilts all laid out
Originally uploaded by vickivictoria

Quilts!  Last Fall Vicki @ Sew Inspired requested quilt squares to be collected and constructed by the amazing Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild for the local NICU here in the KC area ...

In August i completed 2 blocks for each color combo requested ...
check it out ... it's fun to see them come together, and go live with a family to be loved! 
The color combo's were (check them out! links below!) ~

• Pink/Green
• Brown/Purple
• Blue/Green/Yellow/Red
• Blue/Orange ....

KCMQG Kona Solids Challenge!

TONIGHT: Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild !!!

Confession: I think i do have QUILTERS ADD.  I have more than (3?) projects.  Truth be told ~ i know this is going to come as a shock: I am behind in blogging....

~ I wanted to rush right home the night after we received our

"KONA CHARM PACK GIVEAWAY!" 

~ thank you!!!

~ happy happy joy joy! ... I fantasized i would post this right away~! and get many pictures of the mad dash of all the greedy little OVERJOYED quilters suddenly inspired by FREEBIES! (what cool craziness!) ... Back in NOVEMBER as an early Christmas gift to US we each got to pick a light/bright/dark  CHARM PACKS ... to PLAY with! ~ DUE BY: MARCH ... that's reasonable  ALMOST HERE~! what the heck?! ~
I've had several ideas competing in my brain

... i think i am just going have to CUT LOOSE .. quite literally 

... just get my rotary cutter and QUIT ADMIRING THE FABRIC! 

 I picked: DARKS ...

 here "it" is, isn't it PRUDY! ...'the dark Charm Pack'

 ... and here is some of what i had,

more solids than i thought ...

i really have some fun ideas,

I just need to get busy ... and get going, ....  

 see ya' later!

Thank you, Kona

what's on my design wall Today ... uhm, yesterday!

well, tonight i took these blocks to the KCMQG meeting ... the top 8 are for 4 different quilts for the NICU unit at St. Lukes.  ~ the bottom 4, left are for Andrea for our Scrappy Bee, the Virtual Swap I'm having fun with! ...