Leave Quilts Not Fabric

These are all quilts by Jenny Kay Parks, who did the program for the quilt guilds on Wednesday.  Her program was called "Leave Quilts, not Fabric" and she talked about cleaning out our sewing rooms and getting rid of kits and projects we're never going to do (and that it's OK to do that!). It was a great program and I was really happy that I just did that!  I still have my list of projects that I DO want to do and am about to check one of the list 🥰. I'll post a picture of it soon, and I'll share some more pictures of Jenny's trunk show tomorrow.

Happy Friday!!

 

Tablerunner

I've been trying to stay caught up on Sue Spargo's BOM Kith and Kin, so I've had nothing to post because that's all I've had time to work on and I can't share pictures yet!  But, the other day I actually did start a tablerunner project I've been wanting to start.  It's all paper piecing which I haven't done in a LONG time, but I got the first four blocks done!  Yeah!

 

90 Years Young!!

We enjoyed celebrating my Dad's 90th birthday this weekend 🥳😊❤️🥰

 

Happy Birthday!!

This weekend we will be celebrating America's 250th birthday!! 🇺🇸😊❤️

We will also be celebrating my Dad's 90th birthday!! 🥰❤️😊

He's always been a hard working and generous family man.  We got to see much of The USA while I was growing up, traveling in our camper.  We had a lot of fun family adventures and made many great memories!  He is also a wonderful grandpa - here he is with my kids when they were little.  Happy Birthday Dad! 🥳❤️👏

 

Kindness Begins with Me

New quilt hanging at the Pavilion Cancer Center!  It's a beautiful one - a big thanks to all who share their talents 🥰

This quote below reminded me of a song the children learn at church.  Here are the lyrics:

• I want to be kind to everyone
• for that is right you see.
• So I say to myself, remember this
• Kindness begins with me.
• 
  
• ❤️

 

Pattern Weights

One more thing I ordered because of the "From London with Love" workshop (Quiltfolk) are these pattern weights that look like spools of thread wrapped in Liberty of London fabric.  They are so pretty, and they're nice and heavy - great for keeping pattern books open, or weighting templates as you cut around them 😊

 

Liberty Fabric

I cleaned out a lot of fabric recently and donated it, and I'm trying to be really careful about buying more, but I watched the Quiltfolk Adventure "From London with Love" recently and they gave a tour of Liberty of London fabrics, visited the archives and talked of the history. It was SO fascinating, I really enjoyed it.  During that episode they talked about this more recent line of quilting cottons called Summer Fair and I found it at the Fat Quarter Shop online!  It's SO pretty, the colors are so vibrant.  These photos don't do it justice at all.  So I am definitely feeling the joy of buying some beautiful fabric.  The question now is, what should I make with it?? 🥰