Secret Santa Swap

I know I showed my Snowman already but what I didn't tell you is that I have to give it away...

Yess, I made it for the Secret Santa Swap! In a couple days I have to pack it up and ship it out.

But if it puts a smile on my swap partners face then its worth it!

I attached tabs on the back so it can be hung with just a little nail. (i don't know why one tab looks smaller, I promise it's just the picture angle)

Usually I hand stitch the back of the binding but this time I did it by machine and my experience is finally paying off! It looks like I did it by hand! Tons of pinning is key.

Thanks for looking! If you jump over to  CottonCharmquilts you can visit other blogs that participated in the swap.

Frosty the Snowman!

I am finally done with the wall hanging!

This is all applique! I picked this pattern up from my local quilt shop and it was so fun to put together.

Here is a closeup of the mittens and cute buttons! Thanks for Looking!

 There are so many other christmas projects on Sewcalgal's Blog  

She is hosting the 2010 Christmas Quilt Show so if you have a cute christmas project make sure to post it!

It's a secret

I figured I would post something that shows I am working on my secret santa gift. 

I cannot wait for this to be complete. I have actually quilted the whole thing, I just need to bind it then I will reveal it!  I hope everyone else is having fun quilting for the holidays.

how to quilt it?

So I have completed this cute wall hanging, binded it cuz I thought it was done...but now?

 Not so sure.

Everything is appliqued on there, I got this super cute pattern from the quilt festival. Now all I need to figure out is how to quilt it. What I did on this first is blanket stitch around the words and pumpkins with the batting and backing already put together but now I don't know if I should go thru and quilt the background or leave it the way it is?

...should I leave it or do something on the black background? Should I just stipple it? Or should I go thru with black thread and outline the leaves and letters? 

 I don't know  :(

Halloween Quilting

It's been a couple weeks since I was able to participate in Sew N' Tell...

I had so much fun putting this together.

So the applique frog, cat and boot is from a pattern i purchased from Chitter Chatter Design at the quilt festival.   I made up my own layout.

So lately I think I have been overthinking how I'm going to quilt a certain project that I almost think I ruin it...I never know how I should "quilt" a quilt.  I almost think I should have just stippled through the whole thing. But I do still like it. I guess with experience comes better quilting decisions.

I do like the swirls though!                                                   Make sure you check out the rest of the projects on Amylouwho Blog!

Secret Santa

I just got my email with the info on who I'm quilting for!

And guess what....yep, i have already started it. Sadly though that does not mean it will be done anytime soon! haha.

I just could not wait to cut into these fabrics! Don't you love them? I bought them as a bundle at the quilt festival. I think it will be enough to make a couple projects.

And here is the info on the secret santa...

a Sneek Peek

I love this!! I can't wait to show you however it's not completely finished so here is a little snap shot.

How cute is this frog? It's applique', it's a pattern I bought at the Quilt festival.

I'm trying really, really hard to have it complete by Sew N' Tell Friday so stay tuned!