Li'l Loopy Tree Tutorial

I love Riley Blake Fabrics, and all the people there, they just make me smile with happiness=)
The fabric is totally amazing as well.  Did I mention that I love dots?   Check out all the dots on my fancy tree.

I got the opportunity to do another tutorial for them, right in time for the holiday season.  Notice the pompom and button at the top of the tree?   Must embellish everything I do=)

Go and check out how to make my 'Li'l Loopy Tree'.

Sneak Peek

I have been MIA.   Did you notice?   Just say yes, even if you didn't even realize I was gone.  
I was having an argument with Mother Nature and was trying to give her the silent treatment.   If you haven't heard, she has decided not to bring spring to Canada this year.   Yep, snow and rain only.  

On the upside, I used my fancy schmancy Madhuri fabric.  On the downside, I can't show you just yet.   But I think I can give you a quick peak.  

I wonder if my hubby would notice if 25 bolts of fabric arrived from the postman.   Seriously, I really do want a bolt of every fabric from this line.   I could really just sew with this fabric for the rest of my quilting career.  

Can you imagine the popularity I would get?   If I decided that for the rest of the quilts I make, I only use fabric from Madhuri.   I would probably need more than 25 bolts.   I think I may be onto something here.   I wonder if that would finally get me into IQA Houston?   

Probably not, but it would certainly get quilters talking!  Can you hear it now?  

"Did you hear about that crazy Canadian who has decided to only use one fabric line for the rest of her life to quilt with?"

'I sure did, her husband had to take a second mortgage out as she ordered so much from Riley Blake Fabrics so she would never run out."

What do you think?  Have I just come up with the most brilliant plan for claim to fame ever?

Petals and Popcorn

Is that not just a lovely title?   I have a very strong feeling that this is what I will end up naming my quilt.  I bet you are wondering what popcorn has to do with quilting.   Ok, did one of you actually think I embellished my quilt with popcorn?   It totally never even crossed my mind.   Mental note: see if popcorn can actually be attached to fabric.  

I am doing a bunch of workshops in the fall teaching my 3D flowers and wanted to try some colours that I don't normally use.   Riley Blake fabrics sent me some delicious fabrics from their new line 'Serenata' by Samantha Walker.

I chose a blue that I never use and then broke down and chose some funky colours that I always use because they are fun.  

This would be the fun fabric... and I might as well point it out, do you see the mistake?   Take a close look, if you still don't see anything, then head to the left side.  You see it now don't you?  I am really hoping that I don't need that petal.

Now here is the blue that I did not believe could ever be used in one of my quilts.  I have no idea why, as it is quite lovely... maybe because there is no pink in it.   So this is view 'A'.  

And this is view 'B'.   What view do you like better?   I have a preference, but would be interested to see what you have to say.

Popcorn.  I just want you to know that this is a real money maker idea I am going to tell you, so if you want to make a lot of moola... take this thought and run.   After I did all this stitching, I thought I should reward myself for using fabric that is really blue, and that I didn't add any pink to.  Not yet anyway.   So I made myself popcorn and put some butter on it.   Part way through my popcorn I ran out of butter, and at that moment I had my brilliant thought.   I need a butter pump.   A portable pump I can fill up with melted butter, so when I have popcorn that has no butter on it, I can simply squirt some butter on my popcorn and continue my celebration.   How amazing is that?   And so not quilt related at all=)

Lola's Posies

Take a look at Riley Blake's new fabric line, "Lola's Posies" by Lila Tueller.

It is coming out this spring, and I believe being introduced at Quilt Market in Salt Lake City Utah this weekend.   I am thrilled to have this gorgeous fabric in my hands early.   As a Course Instructor for Riley Blake fabrics, I get to design a funky tutorial with this fabric.   How lucky am I?

All I can tell you is that circles are involved.... just keep watching to see what comes up next.