Marcelle Medallion progress...

Two more borders added...

Lots of fabrics; lots of triangles...

Very blissful sewing!

Marcelle Medallion will have to wait. I'll be sewing with friends all week! Hope to get more of these done...

. . . Cindy

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Marcelle Medallion

I've been making a mess! But loving every minute of it! The last two days have been spent playing with scraps, piles of fabric...

and a little inspiration board from the latest Anthropologie catalogue...

By Wednesday night I had this, the center block and first border...

Marcelle Medallion quilt from Liberty Love by Alexia Marcelle Abegg...

And by late last night I had border two completed...

This pattern is slow-going, but oh so much fun. I'm using tons of fabrics, each one carefully selected as the quilt grows. The slow creative process is addicting and meditative at the same time. It's why I quilt.

I'm documenting my progress on Instagram (clammon)

Have a great weekend!   . . . Cindy

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WIP Wed

 I've fallen hard for all the Marcelle Medallion quilts showing up on Instagram - #marcellemedallion

I pulled some fabrics over the weekend and was excited to see my book, Liberty Love, arrive today. I picked up a couple of pieces of Charleston Farmhouse at my local shop on Saturday and I love the organic look of the fabric. I'm going with that and trying to create an Anthropologie feel. Can't wait to start - maybe tonight?

Keeping up on my paper pieced Lucky Stars BOM...

And last night I finished piecing a stack of Hourglass blocks in a variety of Amy Butler lines. Oh, Amy, how I do love your fabrics!

Linking up with Freshly Pieced today!  . . . Cindy

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Baby Sewing...

We're all getting pretty excited about the new baby coming in about 7 weeks. (yes, we're counting) I've done a lot of sewing for my first grandson in the past few weeks. The inspiration fabric was a Moda line called Apple Jack. It has some beautiful colors and the girls are already having fun with the i-spy, ABC fabric.

Two floor pillows for the sisters to sit on in the baby's room (although I'm wondering if there may be some migration into their own rooms). These take only 1 yard of fabric each and some piping. Free tutorial: Floor cushion

A divided storage basket....

There are tons of free tutorials for these, but this one is a nice size (easily holds diapers) and I like the divider. Pattern: Divided Basket by Noodlehead

This would look more interesting if I had a crib - but it's a simple pleated crib skirt. Free pattern: Pleated Crib Skirt

My daughter chose the BreathableBaby mesh crib liner. I spruced it up with fabric binding and ties.

The baby quilt...

And a lap quilt for the Mama to use on chilly nights. Thank you to all of you for your encouraging comments on my big mistake. I've embraced the imperfection and am so pleased with the quilt. The pattern is by Lee from Freshly Pieced and included in the new book Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe. I reduced the size a bit and added a little more negative space on each side. 

It's quilted with machine guided wiggly lines, backed in Simply Color Sprigs and bound in solid aqua.

 And last but not least the baby shoes. Pattern: Reversible Baby shoes

I'm thinking he may be one stylin' baby. We can't wait to meet him!!!    . . . Cindy

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My big mistake!

It was quilted and trimmed before I saw it. I considered ripping out all the quilting, taking the top apart and fixing it. I'm kind of bummed that I messed this great pattern up ~ but I don't think it's in me to tear it apart and start over. My husband couldn't see it - but I'm sure you do!

A quilt for the baby's room :)

In more successful projects...

Fabric leaves, cut from Amy Butler prints, decoupaged onto a painted canvas board.

My completed embroidery project, simply backed and bound.

Back to the big mistake - I'd love to know - would you take it apart?

Oh and BTW, I've recently hopped onto Instagram. I'm enjoying taking daily photos of what I'm working on - clammon if you want to follow me!        . . . Cindy

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Dilly Dally, FMF, and auditioning quilting designs

Dilly Dally ~ a Thimble Blossoms pattern that was made last year and is finally quilted.

Made to showcase one of my favorite lines ~ Flea Market Fancy. When it was first released, I loved it but bought only one half yard (seeds in blue and I still have a 6" square!) because I really didn't know what to do with it. When some gorgeous quilts started popping up, it was no longer available.  With the unheard-of rerelease last year, I snatched it up, ready to make myself a quilt!

I added a few prints from newer Denyse Schmidt lines and love how each and every print gets to shine in this quilt...

I wanted to custom quilt this one and was stumped on what to do. It can be a tough decision and if you've ever ripped out quilting, you know how helpful it is to get it right the first time! Here are some great techniques for auditioning quilting designs:

Use some heavy-weight clear plastic, (available by the yard at your large fabric stores) place it over your quilt top and draw designs with a dry erase marker. An important tip - use painters tape on the edge of the plastic, so you don't accidentally run off the edge of the plastic and write on the quilt!

This technique is great for quickly trying different designs and seeing them directly on the quilt.

Draw your block on paper, make several copies and doodle different designs on paper. This also helps determine how easily the design will flow, if you'll have to start and stop and is great practice for stitching.

You could easily piece a practice block, but I like to just draw it on fabric and actually stitch the design to see how it will look quilted. Once I started stitching this one, I decided that the quilting would be too dense and adjusted the design as I went around the block.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

With some more FMF on the back...

. . . Cindy

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making baby shoes

Who says a boy can't have a shoe fetish?

Baby shoes pattern by weepereas on etsy...

. . .  Cindy

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