Bring on the Candy!

Eye Candy that is!

 

It's time for Amy's Fabulous Blogger's Quilt Festival! While others have Quilt Market to go to, we that can't get there, have all the eye candy we could want to see at BQF. I find more wonderful quilting blogs to visit every time I attend, whether I participate or not.  Thank you so much, Amy!

 

My entry this year is a small item and picked, not in hopes of winning a prize, but to show a new technique I learned.  Here is my Christmas table topper.  I made this from a pattern created by Cheryl Phillips of  Phillips Fiber Art  .  I don't think I would have tried this without her wedge tool and excellent directions.  And it only took a few Christmas scraps from my stash! It measures 18" round.

Look forward to seeing a quilt of yours at Blogger's Quilt Festival.

It's Hexie Friday!

Firstly, the winner from last week's giveaway is Carrie P. I've sent her an email. Thanks so much to everyone who shared eye candy and comments. It was great to hear from you.

I made a little bit of progress. Seems like the only time I get to work on my hexies is when Alan, my DGS, is taking a nap, and they seem to be getting shorter and shorter - LOL.

A few more hexies and I'll be done with my second flower!  Have you been working on a hexie project?  Have an old one you can share?  We'd love to see it.  You can see Billie's progress at her blog. So far these Friday's have been inspiring us to move along on hexie hand piecing projects.  Here's the linky button:

Applique Thursday 5/15/13

Well, I've been called back into the ranks of Babysitting and I'll be putting in a couple of more 10 hour days to end the week.  But I did get a bit further on my applique.  Help me out here:

They're not fused down yet - the flowers that is. And I'm wondering if I should use a dark pink to delineate the petals. Once I have them detailed, I can add the centers and tone down those bright leaves. Suggestions?

I have another book this week.  It's called Curves in Motion.

Judy uses a system very similar to Ruth McDowell's for making her art pieces and it's fascinating to see how she puts them together.  To win this copy, all you need to do is comment or link to have a chance for it to be yours. Or do both and have two chances. And for extra chances, tell your friends about this giveaway. If they comment or link and mention you in their comment, you'll automatically get another entry in this giveaway. Submissions end Wednesday night. Use the blue link below. And remember, it doesn't have to be applique (that you share that is) - all sorts of eye candy is eligible and very welcome - even projects you finished a while ago - it's all new to me.