Selvage Challenge

This month Tanya over at Squares and Triangles is hosting our monthly challenge.  Tanya wanted us to work with selvages (I have not idea if Im even spelling it right!).  I've never been a selvage saver but I kept a few as I worked on projects recently.

Jaybird Quilts

Good Luck!

Fabric shopping

I haven't seen the inside of a quilt shop in MONTHS and its starting to kill my soul bit by bit.  Pathetic, I know. To be fair I've been really busy with work and family situations.  So enough of that!


Second best thing:  online shopping

 Dot prints are always so amazing.  Is anyone else drawn to them?

I have to make another baby quilt for a baby girl - the nursery is shades of purple and zebra prints.  Any suggestions as to what type of block I should make?  Just patchworky?  help me...

My daughter stopped by

As you can see the last two posts were done by my daughter.  She had to come home for the weekend and wanted to do a couple of posts for everyone to enjoy.  Last year she hijacked my blog and wrote this post.  Make sure to check out the tags!


Anyway on to the winner of my last giveaway:

Bobbi!!!  She is also looking forward to Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt!  


Bobbi has left a new comment on your post "Whew - another giveaway!":

Me too, I want to see Chicopee. I must admit I like Denyse Schmidt a lot now, after our program with her a few weeks ago! 



Posted by Bobbi to Raccoon Creek Quilts at July 12, 2012 5:54 PM


Congratulations!!!


Bobbi please email me at candidam at comcast dot net with your snail mail info - Thanks!

Family Portraits

Done on the airplane while sitting next to a Missionary who smelled like fried chicken.

Ranger "Chicken-Legs" W.

Daisy "Oh God Stop Ah No Don't Sit On M-fwoahr" H.

Short People Problems

Whew - another giveaway!

This is a super prize pack!

 Sewing Modkid Style by Patty Young

New Kona Color card {I love this thing!}

A set of Kona Buttons {I must of had 10 sets of these things!!!}

Some 2.5" fabric squares

Plus a few small extras that I dont have pictures of!

This is the last of the market goodies that I brought back with me.  Giveaway is open until Sunday at midnight.  Winner will be chosen at random. 

Im curious - what's currently on your wishlist fabric wise?  Im waiting for Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt.  Cant wait for it to come out!

Baby got back

That song is always stuck in my head.  I actually walk around the house singing it!  

But anyway, I finished up the 2 Pretty in Pink baby quilts last week.  Getting a good picture has been bit of an issue.  It has been so incredibly hot and sunny and I find that I get better pictures on days where its a bit overcast.  These pictures were in taken in full shade and I've had a difficult time lightening them up.  

Both of these quilts are very small - about 32" square.  I had a jelly roll of Kona White that I paired with pinks that I pulled out of the bin.  The pieces in this one are 2x4" {finished}.

And this one was a bunch of slice and dice.  2" squares and quilting through the white blocks only.

I wish my fake adirondack chairs were pink too!

I had this cute pink and green cheerio fabric.  I used a pink gingham as the binding for both quilts.  These quilts are the first finishes I've had in a looooong time.  It feels so good to be back!