Moyers Minions

So I'm never at a loss for projects (really, what quilter is?) but I had this gorgeous fabric from Frond Design Studio and the beautiful giant vintage star pattern from  In Color Order  and a free Friday night (yeah, I'm exciting, I know) so I decided to start piecing this This is my Giant Vintage Star all put together, I love love love it!!!! This is a project just for me before I start on my commissioned quilt, and finishing a wedding gift. Busy week ahead :) Oh and here is the finished mini quilt which was mailed out to my partner last week And I also finished this beautiful pixelated heart last week. It was a commissioned quilt. I am so happy with how it turned out!!

Ok here is the beauty I made for the  Schnitzel and boo  mini quilt swap round 3 I love it will be sad to see it go. I really hope my partner loves it. Here it is ready for hand binding. Ignore any blue lines you see. I can sew a straight line to save my life so I draw them and once I wash it they disappear and gorgeous straight lines appear. Really though what I love in this pic are my new Clover Wonder clips I am so in love with them. I think I may have to make them their very own pouch. So here is the quilt :)

So I'm taking part in the sewmystash2015 as you can see from my widget over there. That will take you to the awesome  blog of Project Leasa  she thought up this awesome challenge and myself and many fellow quilters have decided to take it on. While I admit to being more than slightly terrified at not being able to randomly purchase fabric I know this exercise in using my gorgeous stash is worthwhile. I have also been advised that I can purchase fabric in order to complete or back a quilt however at least 50% of said quilt should come from my stash. Now I only started quilting 2 years ago but let me assure you I have never been a shrinking violet when it came to shopping and buying beautiful fabrics, well now, that was never difficult. So yes I admit I have a fair stash and not a small amount of projects that need to be completed (like my  schnitzel and boo mini quilt  which needs to be hand bound ASAP). I still feel a little daunted but I am ready to get started thou...

Well it's funny isn't it, I was quilting like crazy right up until an hour before dinner on the 31st of Dec. January came and well we are almost halfway through it and aside from quilting the quilt for my mini quilt swap today is the first day I have really been back to quilting. Today I started to finish the patchwork quilt I started for my son almost 5 months ago. It's a simple patchwork, I did a smaller version for my etsy shop (baby size) loved it so much and had some left over that I said hey why not make one for my minion. I love patchwork quilts, all quilts are beautiful they don't all have to be insanely difficult and fussy just filled with the love and effort of the maker. So the patchwork quilt top will be finished tomorrow but thinking of adding some borders to it "special it up" a bit. My very first quilt was a patchwork for him, I've come a long way since then but I know he will love it. Plus I'm happy to be using fabric from my stash inst...