Fabric + Paint

last weekend was my SDMQG meet up, and boy did I have loads of fun! We have such a great group of ladies!! This month I shared my experience with painting/stamping on fabric. It was so much fun to play with inks, stamps and sprays.

I stamped this lovely bunny print and absolutely adore it to pieces! I'm working it into a 16 patch quilt.

This piece was tons-o-fun to do! I simply stamped the numbers on the fabric and threw on some splatter/spray paint (fabric paint of course). 

I created this pillow top as a sample of incorporating hand printed fabric with regular quilting cottons.I definitely see more stamping/painting fabric in my future- the possibilities are endless!

I didn't get much sewing done at this sew-in meeting because my new pal is a HUGE distraction!!! Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts designed this sweet pattern called Chopsticks. I love this pattern, and totally have plans for making another one! I got to gift this quilt to Julie at our meeting. I'm so glad she loves it as much as I do!

I've got a design wall full of WIPs, bee blocks, and a super secret project I've been working on! I can't wait to share!

And- who's headed to Sewing Summit this year? I'll be there - WOO HOO!! I hope to meet a ton of cool peeps!

So much to share!

Geez- worst blogger ever!!

It's gonna be a big one, so let's get started!

First things first, I finished the SDMQG donation quilt for QuiltCon!! I loooooove the way it turned out, and the blocks are so so beautiful! I do hope it brings some little kiddo joy and warmth!

Then- my sweetest, most awesome flickr bestie came to visit with her hubby for a few days!!! It was SO.MUCH.FUN!!! We went out and saw some beautiful sights in San Diego, stood the night in Palm Springs, sewed our hearts out, went fabric shopping, ate lots of food, and just had a wonderful time!!!

It was loads and loads of fun! 

We even got to meet up with Kelley and her gorgeous kiddos! Crystal had never been to Jamba Juice before so it was a super sweet treat!

I managed to finish the binding on this beauty while we visited Palm Springs. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The colors, the cool fabrics, and super rad pattern by Julie Herman entitled Chopsticks.

I was super sad to see Crystal and her hubby leave- it was tons of fun! I hope we can visit again soon!!!

I did manager to finish my Weekender though! I adore it! I want to make another one ASAP!! It was time consuming, but not scary as I thought. I think the next one I will include the piping just to give it a whirl. Isn't it awesome?? It's so "me"!!!

That's all I have to share for now!

2012

What a great sewing year!! I wish I would have done as much as 2011, but I paced myself... I really enjoyed every project, the bonds and friendships I've made with bee members and flickr/IG buds! I adore this hobby, it's my passion. Before I discovered flickr I thought I was the only fabric obsessed quilter out there! Thank you all for your support and friendship! Here's to fabulous crafty 2013!

The Cherry Christmas Quilt

Here it is- nice and fresh from the dryer!
I'm pretty stoked on myself for finishing 3 seasonal quilts!

Halloween,
Fall/Thanksgiving,
and now
Christmas!!

I just adore all of Aneela Hoey's beautiful fabrics for Moda. And this one may be my favorite next to Little Apples! 

I used the Katie Quilt Pattern by For the Love. I just adore it! It was super quick and very simple!
I'm kind of sick of stippling as of late and really would love to learn/try new quilting designs, so I winged it on this one. I tried some loopy-loops. It didn't "crinkle" as much as I'd hoped, but it works. I just LOVE a crinkly quilt!

Aside from sewing Christmas gifts, I've been working on this awesome Chopsticks quilt. This pattern, by Miss Julie Hartman, has been on my to-do list for quite some time now. The cutting took ages only because I opted to use a ton of different prints. And I'm pretty proud that I did not duplicate any fabric in this one! It makes a great i-spy kinda quilt! The top is completed and I am dying to baste and quilt it, but sadly have to put it on the back burner- BOOOOO!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Thank you all so much for stopping by my new blog! There are so many awesome and crafty people out there! Let's see who the lucky Westwood Acres gift certificate winner is... drumroll (Christmas Vacation style)...

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   JustPamDecember 4, 2012 1:52 PM

   I would love to win this to buy some gorgeous fabric.
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   WOO HOO!! 

A New Blog with a GIVEAWAY!!

Hello, hello!

Here it is, my new bloggy blog! So excited to have it up and running!

I'm starting fresh and thinking big! Lots more posts, fun giveaways, link ups and more!

To kick things off my sweet pal Amanda, of A Crafty Fox, has the sweetest little shop of fabric goodies! How about a nice little holiday shopping with a $40 gift certificate to her etsy shop, Westwood Acres!! Sounds great huh?? To enter, simply leave a comment below and a winner will be chosen on Friday!

For additional entries, follow/share on Instagram and leave your comment below advising you did so.
How about a third chance to win? Tweet/follow me on Twitter and leave yet another comment advising you did so! BOOM- three different ways to win! :-)

Be sure to visit Amanda and her awesome store! Thanks Amanda for a sweet giveaway!

Here's to more blogging, more sharing, and making new crafty friends!

Thanks!

Jess

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Coming soon!!