Tulips - ALYOF May Finish!!!

My May goal for Another Lovely Year of Finishes was to assemble and quilt my (smaller) version of the row-a-long from Lori at Bee in my Bonnet.

I am so loving the way it turned out!

The final quilt is roughly 40 by 50" - perfect lap quilt size for summer.  The fabric used was Honey Honey with a little bit of Good Fortune.  The back is one of the flower prints from Honey Honey.  I used a leftover butterfly block to make the quilt label.

I am happy with my quilting.  All over stippling in the center on the blocks and then a long feather along each of the sides.

Happy Stitching!

Tulips

Thanks to all who left me some suggestions on the border for my quilt.  I decided on lap quilt size instead of wall hanging.  I added a border of the white, of the green (same fabric as the tulip leaves) and then another border of white.  I just love the way it frames the piece.

I basted it Friday night during FNSI.

The colors in this fabric line - Honey, Honey by Kate Spain - are just beautiful.

I quilted it on Saturday - what fun it was!  I think it took me about 3 hrs, perhaps slightly longer.

I decided to do an all over FMQ stipple quilt on the actual blocks.   For the border, I did feathers - 4 really, really long feathers!


Next step is the binding.  I am going with a solid green which matches the darker green in the tulip leaves.  The backing is one of the pretty flowered prints from this fabric line.

I am making a smaller version of the row-a-long from Lori at Bee in my Bonnet.

Hope to get the binding on and sewn by the weekend.


Happy Stitching!

Tulip progress

I am making a smaller version of the row-a-long from Lori at Bee in my Bonnet using a Honey Honey layer cake (Kate Spain.)

I finished my row of baskets.

And assembled my quilt top.

I really like the way that it turned out.   I hung up the quilt flimsy to get a photo. 

Border or no border?

If I went with a border, it would be a strip (scrappy) about 1 inch to an inch and then another 2 inches of the white. 

Right now it measures 36" by 48" which is just fine for a wall hanging.

Adding a border could add 6" to each dimension - 42" by 54" - and suddenly I would have a lap quilt.  

What would you do?  Wall hanging or lap quilt?

Border or no border?

Happy Stitching!

Tulips - May Goal for ALYOF

My May goal for Another Lovely Year of Finishes is to assemble and quilt my (smaller) version of the row-a-long from Lori at Bee in my Bonnet .

I need to add in a butterfly.....

and  finish a row of baskets and then decide on the border. 

Made 2 baskets so far.....

I am using Honey, Honey layer cake with a bit of Good Fortune (all by Kate Spain.)   (I wanted to make the apples and apple cores but really didn't have any good apple colors in this collection.)

On Monday, it is Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day - I can't wait to host my own giveaway.  Always so much fun!




Happy Stitching!

Tulips, spools and coffee cups!

Late to the party, I am making a smaller version of the row-a-long from Lori at Bee in my Bonnet   (I am making a smaller size - 7 tulips, for example, instead of 11.)

Got two more rows done this week - the spools and the coffee cups.

Here is what I have so far

The tulip row is still my favorite.

I clearly need to do something about the butterfly row.  (Guess my math was a tad off!)

Next up is the cut row of apples and apple cores!   (That will likely be the last row I will make and then I'll decide on borders.)

Fabric is Honey, Honey by Kate Spain with a little bit of Good Fortune mixed in.

Happy Stitching!

Butterflies

Butterflies!

to go with my tulips.

and my two houses.  I will need to make another, probably a pink one!

Fabric is Honey, Honey by Kate Spain with a little bit of Good Fortune mixed in.

Patterns are from Lori from Bee in my Bonnet and the row-a-long she hosted on her blog.  I am making a smaller size - 7 tulips, for example, instead of 11.




The April Showers blog hop continues and the full schedule can be found here.  Thanks to our first rate cheerleaders - Erin and Mdmn Samm - for another outstanding blog hop.

And THANKS to all the people who left me such wonderful comments on my post on Monday.  It really made my day!!

Happy Stitching!

Tip toe through the tulips

I was lucky to win a layer cake from Stefanie of Little Lady Patchwork.   I got to choose my own prize - isn't that just sweet of Stefanie?  She has beautiful fabrics in her store.  (Thank you Stefanie!!!)

Within days of its arrival, I was cutting into the layer cake.  I had just the project.  Lori from Bee in my Bonnet has been hosting a row-a-long for several weeks.  I've been watching progress on a number of blogs and regretted not joining in.

Never too late to join!

The tulip row was the row that tipped me over the edge - I just love tulips!

However, I have decided not to make the whole quilt.  Instead of 11 blocks across, I am going to make 7.  This means less rows overall to keep the dimensions right.  I will pick the rows the fit a spring theme - butterflies for sure!   


Happy Stitching!

FNSI results

My mission for FNSI was to finish the border on my Sea Glass quilt.  (See this blog post.)  After considering all options, I made a major change in the border design and decided to frame it with strips of white and color.

I purchased the Bella solid white for this quilt  well more than a year ago so when I now needed more white for the border I was in big trouble.  I had no idea what particular shade of Bella white it was and my attempt to order what I thought it was resulted in a white of a different shade.  In order to get the border done, I had to steal fabric I had already cut in strips to lattice another set of quilt blocks in my WIP pile.

So I still need to find the matching white but I am able to finish this quilt which is a gift.

Whew.

I also put the binding on my Tulip quilt.

Doesn't it look cute on my hall table?  (Trying to encourage spring to actually get here.)  Pattern for bunny  was free and can be found at The Purl Bee.   The tulips come from  the tutorial at Bee in my Bonnet.

Happy Stitching!