Well, winter arrived here in AZ, finally!. It has been a warm and mild winter but the snow appeared and the temperatures dropped. As I am writing, it is 8 deg. out. Glad I am inside. I wanted to share a few things that I put together in the last month. Hope you enjoy them.

I completed two comfort quilts this week, now off to the quilter.

 Crazy Scrappy

Here is a picture of some of the Make & Takes that were done on Sat.

Fun class with super fun gals!

Below are pictures of the mug rugs that I have put together

 for our "Mug Rug" exchange

These are some of my "woven fabric" projects that I made

into mug rugs.

Here are some of my other woven projects.

I teach this technique and it is a super fun class.

Here are my oval "Mug Rugs"

 The above two rugs are created with some of the cuts

from Accuquilt's "Go" die "Heather Feather #2"

The hummingbird rug came about after I 

took a machine quilting class and worked

on my thread play

I will post the other participants rugs when I have 

accumulated them all.  So stay posted!

Here is a little angel that I created recently.
Pattern is available on my 

website, www.quiltedinspirations.net

Hello to All!  Getting ready to do a Make & Take class tomorrow 

with some fun projects using circles. Here are a few that I

will be sharing with the gals. These are quick and fun to make.

We are going to create gift jar tops with this one.

These can be made to use as coasters to add a bit 

of Christmas to any room. I have had mine for years, 

not as coasters and actually not as anything.

Not sure what I want to do with mine,

will let you know when I know.

Here is what I have done with this technique
on my "Darling Sue" pattern

This one is actually 12" in diameter and very dimensional. 

My plan is to adhere it to a shaker-box to

 be filled with goodies. I am making one with quilting fabric

and will make a gift box filled with quilting items for

 one of my special quilting friends.

These are fun ornaments to make and look great on anyone's tree.

My next Make & Take class will be working with square's so stay posted to see

what will be offered!

New Pattern Available

I made this quilt years ago and I brought it out to show others 

and they asked for a pattern. Well, I wrote one and it is

 available for purchase on my website 

www.quiltedinspirations.net

I had to make some changes to my personal quilt due 

to copyright reasons. I replaced the "Fancy Sue" 

in the center of the quilt with my own 

"Darling Sue" pattern. If you choose to want to do 

"Fancy Sue" she can be found in 

March/April 1997 issue of Quiltmaker.

Here is "Darling Sue" by Quilted Inspirations

Recuperating from a fabulous weekend retreating with 25 gals. What a blast!!!

Now back to reality and some hard work. 

Getting ready for a Make & Take.

Here's one of them I will be offering.

I'm all set up and ready to go tomorrow. 

Here are some pictures of my booth.

Show Time

Show time!!! I am packed and ready for the "Love of Quilts" show this weekend. I am so excited. It has been a couple of years since I have done a show due to health issues, but I am well and ready. Here are a few things I will be sharing. 

I've been busy getting ready for our local show 

at the end of the month. But, my camera is giving

 me fits so I only have one of the quilts to show you. 

Hopefully I can figure this dilemma out soon,

 I'm lost without my camera!!!!

A new Fall quilt!

"My Pumpkin Patch"

53" x 67"

A kit is available at www.quiltedinspirations.net

with pre-cut apple cores, pumpkins, leaves and instructions

on how to put this beautiful quilt together. 

"She's A Zentangle"

I have been so inspired by Suzaane McNeill and her zentangling along with all her other talents, that I created   a zentangle of sort. You can check out her site at http://blog.suzannemcneill.com/

Rest of the Set

Below is the rest of the set that I put together today.

There is a covered notepad with a place for a Kindle.

There is a "Mug Rug" with a cup cozie.

And then there is a Tea Bag holder.

They all make for a quiet afternoon reading a favorite

book and sipping on a comforting cup of tea.

School Pillow

An Afternoon Project

Any message can be put in the middle, Mrs. ? Class, I Love My Teacher, etc.

In making these pillows, I used fusible bias tape maker, "Leaves Galore" ruler,

RicRac, a ruffle attachment for my Janome and fusible batting. It turned out

to be a quick, fun project. The pattern will be available on my website in a

day or two so be sure to check in at www.quiltedinspirations.net

Monthly Projects

The following are three groups of monthly projects that I have made and put into kits.

The first is my "Snap Calendar" series, next are the table mats that go with the calendar

series and last are the "Tea Towel Toppers" series.

I FINALLY finished my Fancy Sue Summer quilt. I put all the buttons on and binding.

  

I have now made 25 travel cases as welcoming gifts for an 

Oct. quilt retreat that I am hosting.

Sure hope the gals like them, I sure do!

I have also been doing something fun that I intend to 

make a quilt for one of our local shows.

Have any of you ever heard of the book titled

 "The Hundredth Dress"?

Well, my hope is to find 100 different 

30's fabrics to make 100 dresses.

I just finished putting together a "Travel Case" by P3 Designs.

A really cute pattern.  All it needs is a 6" x 8" cutting mat to put

in the back pocket.

  With the days being warm, ice cold watermelon tastes so good. Here's a few of the watermelon patterns I have that go with my August Snap Calendar set.

                                          

New item to add to the rest of my "Quilters Accessories"

A Rotary Cutter Case