I'm linking up with Alycia at AlyciaQuilts for Finished or Not Finished Friday. Stop by and see all the other finishes from this week.
I have a finish today! A squirrel of sorts, but not one that ran very fast!
The last day of August, I was reading blogs and when I got to Kelly's My Quilt Infatuation, she was introducing a new book. It is called Scrappy Improv Quilting. Now I loved her first book, Stash Statement so I read on. I read all about the small mini quilts and wall hangings featured in this book. Several caught my eye. She finished her post with a statement that she was going to do a giveaway. Just add a single comment and the names would be drawn at random. I told her how much I had enjoyed Stash Statement and how this book was "drool worthy"!
On September 6th I received and email saying I had won the signed copy of her book. I was "over the moon". It took the USPS awhile to get it to me, but it was well worth the wait.
I swooned and poured over the pages and the beautiful quilts. I shared it with my stitching friends too. They think I'm a bit "crazy about scraps", so I wanted them to see again what fabulous quilts can come from a bin of scraps.
My sewing group, had a mini retreat planned for the middle of October. They had selected a challenge last year( when we did not meet) and it was to make some thing using yellow and gray. I finally decided I had better get on the ball. So I looked through the gray I had in my scrap box and found a muted dotted one. I could see it as birds. So Birds of a Feather was selected. This is Kelly's quilt from the book.
I call mine "Lonesome No More"! I think of these as doves. Not Lonesome Doves though.
Almost finished on Monday.
I finished the binding, a solid gray, and hanging corners yesterday!
Judy, sew cute!!! I was glad to read you won a copy of Kelly's book. Great job getting right to it! I love your yellow background!
ReplyDeleteOh Judy, love your Not Lonesome Doves little hanging. What a great squirrel!! I also liked that photo of your brother and wife. Wow, to the snow!
ReplyDeleteSuper sweet interpretation of Kelly's pattern and congrats on your book score, Judy!!
ReplyDeleteI Love your quilt version,Judy. Well done!It is a beauty!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out so well, and congratulations on winning the book! I think I may have to add both of her books to my collection! It seems I have more time to read than quilt/sew these days... And that really looks fun.
ReplyDeleteapplause!!! How striking this is!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the win of the book and look at you - putting it to good use already!! LOVE it!! Not Lonesome Doves!!!
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