Shop Hop Goodies

Hi Everyone,

This weekend I finished up my shop and I wanted to show off a couple of my purchases.  On weekend one,  I got this layer cake on sale and loved the colors.  I said to myself, "Self, I'd like to do something wonderful with this I just don't know what it is yet."

So this final weekend of the hop I ran across this wonderful shop quilt and inspiration hit me.  I think this will look nice using the pattern.

What do you think?

I also worked a little more on my hunter's star quilt.  Here are a few of my stars coming together.  I am hopeful I will get the top done in the next week or so, but that's only if I can stay away of the above new purchases.

Thanks for stopping by.  I am always open for suggestions and comments as I am new to this.  

Cherie

New Project: Hunter's Star

Hi Everyone,

I had a wonderful weekend.  I did my first shop hop in Louisiana.  I convinced my husband to drive me.  That was no easy feat.  He did finally gracefully acquiesce and was my chauffeur for a day.  This hop lasts for 2 weekends and covers 10 shops.  There is a wonderful grand prize of a Baby Lock Jazz and a hand full of gift certificates.  Each shop has a door prize you can enter when you get your passport stamped.  All the shops were also giving away goody bags.  I purchased a pass for my husband also so I'm hoping if he wins anything he will give it to me.  It felt like Halloween and I was going shop to shop saying trick or treat with all the bags that came back home with me.  I made it to 6 of the shops with only 4 more to do next weekend.  I was pretty tired when we got back home travelling 600 total miles.  We had some bad weather while we were in the New Orleans area.  I noticed on the overpasses there were some flooding on the below streets but didn't realize it was so bad until I got home and noticed pictures posted on Facebook.  I'm glad we didn't have to drive in that.

My new project I've started is going to be a Hunter's Star Quilt.  I've watched Jenny's You Tube video a dozen times and I'm hopeful that mine will turn out good.  This is intended for a Christmas gift.  My chosen fabrics are Ophelia 10" squares from Nancy Gere for Windham Fabrics. My contrast is Brick Red solid from Moda.

So far, I've cut the layer cake and yardage down to 5" squares and laid them out on my makeshift design board.  Please excuse that I haven't covered it properly yet.  I haven't purchased the flannel yet, so I just threw some muslin over the top and started sticking.  I hope the colors are working well together.

The tutorial next instructs to make four patches.  So I laid a bunch out on the floor and this is what I came up with.

Next, I'm told to make half square triangles and trim them up. So I am off to that.  I will send an update once I get further along.  

Thanks for stopping by.  

Cherie

Sugar Bloom Quilt Finished

Hi Everyone,

I've finally finished my Sugar Bloom Quilt.  I tried my hand at free motion quilting.  I have some practice to do before I consider myself competent.  But overall, finished is better that perfect.

It took forever to do the quilting.  I did enjoy the free motion.  It certainly was different.  I think the next time I will try some sort of meandering pattern rather that something specific in each block. That is what I find took the most time.  I cut a lot of threads.  Here are pictures taken in the sunlight that shows off the quilting better.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cherie