Eye Spy Quilt Tops

In June, I signed up to participate in the Eye Spy Swap hosted by Val's Quilting Studio.

I put together 20 bundles of novelty fabrics for the exchange and sent them off. 

A week ago the exchanged bundles arrived in the mail. 

Val included a little magnifying glass to use with the squares. 

I worked for the past 2 days sewing the squares into 16 patch units,

adding sashings and finishing 3 quilt tops for toddlers. 

I used a brick print fabric for the sashings and borders. 

I have some cute kids' prints to use as the backings and 

look forward to finishing these quitls soon. 

I have been listening to books on CD as I sew. 

Presently I am enjoying

the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache book series written by Louise Penny.

I like doing two things at once. 

Quilts for Charity and Blog Hop

I finished quilting 3 charity quilts during the sewing time with the ladies this week. I used Marilyn's longarm machine. I have bindings and labels left to sew. These were quilts the group at church sewed together.

These photos were taken this morning on our deck. A breeze was blowing and the sun was lovely, but distorted the colors a bit.

I am excited to be attending the Quilt Exp in Madison, Wisconsin this upcoming week. I am going with my friend, Sally, who I've known since 9th grade! This will be our first time at this show and the literature about the show promises nothing but wonderment for me! Are any of you going? It would be great to meet in person.

Also, on September 5, just a few days away, the Christmas Caroling Row Along begins. I am so excited to be able to download, for FREE, so many beautiful patterns. Think outside of the box with these patterns, tablerunners, banners, use a portion of a pattern for a gift bag, and so much more. There are outstanding products in Rafflecopter giveaways from sponsors that will amaze you! Click the link for the Row Along in the first line of this paragraph to read about all the products in the giveaways. My day to post is September 21, and my row is ready to show!

Make it a good day in whatever you do.

On My Cutting Table

The draft of my next pattern was sent off to Cut Loose Press.

That gave me some time to cut fabrics. 

Another lady and I have organized a Charity Quilt Sew at church for Monday. 

We wanted to get some squares cut, ready to sew. 

I HAVE TOO MUCH FABRIC!

And I mean way too much. 

This is what I have ready, plus a few more children's squares still needing to be sorted into kits.

And....I still have WAY TOO much fabric.

I think I might have an April giveaway....be sure to check back.

This is the quilt on the back of our sofa this weekend. 

I made it about 10 years ago. This one belongs to daughter #2.  

Happy Easter.