simple sampler quilt...

don't worry i came back!! and i am here to show you the first of many quilts i have completed in my blogging absence.  

the first up is from a quilt along called the simple sampler.  it was put on by amy at amy's creative side.

i really liked this quilt along because this was the first time that i really learned any quilting technique.  i was amazed at how much better my skill got along the way!  i think that it turned out pretty nice.  i know that my mom was really excited to receive it under the tree!!

front

back

pattern: amy's simple sampler

fabric:  printed fabric - treetop fancy by tina givens; solid purple - ikea sheet; solid yellow - kona cotton

i used fabric from my stash and a solid sheet from ikea.  i love using ikea sheets for my backing and sashing because it is just so darn economical!  in the past, i have had to pay $50 - 60 for my backing fabric and now i can get away with paying $3 - 5 for the whole back and sashing for the front!!!  

for the quilting, i did straight lines but used a yellow thread so it would really stand out on the purple.  i really like straight line quilting...i am pretty sure it is the accountant in me...

i hope you enjoyed this!  i will be back tomorrow for another!

until then...

catching up...

it has been a long time since i have posted anything on here.  i thought that i was going to start another venture under a different name but things just never got off the ground, so here i am back to what is familiar.

not much has happened over the past few months, but it looks like the next six should be pretty exciting.  i don't want to give away all that i have in one post, so let's just say i will keep you up to date as we go along.

the one thing that i did want to do is to catch you up on the quilting i have done since i last posted.  since i think each one is beautiful and deserves its own time in the spotlight i will be positing about each quilt separately.  i know that you are all just sitting in great anticipation (assuming that there are still some of you out there), but you will just have to wait for another day!

until then...