Uncle Lincoln

We are in Utah 

for the funeral of

our dear Uncle

 Lincoln Boam Sorensen

1931-2013

It's always hard to

say goodbye

to someone

who's kindness and influence

 made this world 

a much better place.

Godspeed on your new journey

Uncle Lincoln.

Until we meet again.

Omigosh Quilt

 Several years ago my friend Judi

asked me if I wanted to make the

Omigosh Quilt

with her.

 15,000 pieces

with mostly

1/2-inch squares.

Omigosh!  

Aptly named!

This is a scrappy quilt,

and I am all about using up my scraps.

But, it took me about 10 seconds 

to admit this was not a project

I was prepared to tackle.

At least not yet.

I do hold on to the pattern and look at it fondly

 from time to time.

Someday I would like to make this quilt :)

Really!

 I love seeing the works of those

who have accepted the 

Omigosh challenge.

OMG

A Million Tiny Pieces

by Joan McNamara

shown at the 

Arizona Quilters Guild Show

 Machine quilted by

Jessica (Jones) Gamez

 If you break the blocks down into

little tiny sections 

it does look kind of doable.

 Joan won a 3rd place ribbon

in the Pieced Large category.

I think she deserves an additional

"A" for effort.

Original Omigosh pattern by Sue Garman

can be found at 

Quakertown Quilts

HERE

Quilted Chairs

In our struggling economy 

it's common to see 

web sites 

with DIY Tutorials

repaint old furniture

with bright new colors.

It's impressive to know that

it's now  

cool 

 to

decorate our living spaces

using the oft repeated mantra 

 Make Do

Revamp

or

Make Old New Again

Did you know that the term

Repurpose

actually became an official word in 1984?

 That's why I was especially interested 

to see these

Quilted Chairs

on display at the

Arizona Quilters Guild Show

 So what do you think?

 Are you ready to take grandma's old chair

and add a few half square triangles 

in Kaffe fabrics?

I might possibly get away with

 the blue one in my sewing room,

but I know Mr. Cactus

would put his foot down on the

hot pink number.

The mantra in our home

would soon

chant to the

Pig Latin version

Ix-nay on the Air-chay

Those Mesa Ladies and Their Quilts

 Once a month I meet with a

little quilt group out in Mesa.

Those Mesa Ladies

are so much fun to be with!

They provide a wonderful lunch

and we spend a few hours 

quilting away

and yabbering.

I truly don't know what we enjoy the most:

the quilting

or the eating

or the yabbering.

It's probably the mix of all 3 that makes for such a delightful day.

 Peg just got her 

4th of July Pinwheels

back from the quilter.

 Oh, my stars!

Such beautiful quilting!

 Peg was so happy with the final result.

 Karen worked on binding 

a quilt for a new grandson.

 A great Chevron pattern

 Amanda just got her

I Heart London

back from the quilter

 This is a fun raw edge pattern

that works up quickly

 from 

Lizzie B Cre8ive

Amanda will toss it in the wash

and once it's dried, the edges will fray up and 

become more 3-dimensional.

 Peg was laying out her latest

Work In Progress

This is such a fun idea Peg organized 

as part of a family reunion.

She asked each family to bring a yard

of Kaffe Fassett fabric

cut into squares.

They traded fabrics with each other

at last years reunion,

and were challenged to go home and 

sew them into a quilt.

They are to bring the finished quilt back to this year's reunion.

Each one will be different,

but all will contain the Kaffe squares.

Now, THAT sounds

like my kind of family reunion.

Basketweave Braided Star Block

 I mentioned yesterday 

that the 

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

has a Bee going on.

Each month the group 

makes a block for 

one of the members.

Fabric and pattern is

provided by that 

month's host.

 For the upcoming May block

Kirsten (Maniacal Material Girls)

brought her sample

and kits to make the

Basketweave Braided Star Block

 love, love, love this cute

little paper pieced 

log cabin-ish

great way to use up scraps

 block.

Free PDF template

and Tutorial 

offered by 

Nydia of ADD Crafter

Nydia shows one block 

with scrappy colors.

And another sample using

solids in one color hues.

Be still my heart!

I have been pawing through 

my scraps and 

dreaming 

about making this quilt.

I like how the finished size

ends up being a nice large

12-inch block.

Now I just wish 

I could sit

at my machine

all day long

 and make

one block after another.

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild/ April

 The Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild

is a relatively new guild

but, now that we are up and running

there are 

so many fun things going on!

 Danny has started the

Vitamin D Bee

a bee group where

they take turns each month

making a block for the members.

 This month

the group made a 

Swoon block

*by Thimble Blossoms

for Danny

Love her fabric choices.

 Ever since Camille came out with this pattern,

I have had it on my to-do list.

 And there was a pincushion swap.

 My favorite 

was a design created by Tracy.

 I asked Tracy how she made this pincushion,

and she said she created the top

using her mini-Dresden ruler.

 The guild has completed their

first Charity Quilt.

 And for our meeting

Alissa Clark taught a 

Paper Piecing Workshop

We had a choice of making 

this cup...

or Soda bottle.

The above work in progress is by Kirsten.

So many talented ladies in this group!

The Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild 

meets the 3rd Saturday of every month.

We would love to have you join us!

For more information,

see the PMQG 

web page

HERE

YoYoVille Quilt

 Two of my favorite quilts

to view 

at the Trilogy Quilt Show

were 

YoYoVille

and 

In My Garden

 YoYoVille

made by Priscilla Duffin

I really love this quilt!

A great way to use scraps.

 Priscilla counted

237 yoyo's

and 40 houses.

 Fusible applique

and

then edge stitched.

 YoYoVille

is a Bunny Hill Design

 In My Garden

made by Maureen Bredenberg

 Machine quilted by Nancy Walker

 Hand Appliqued

and machine pieced.

Trilogy Quilt Show

 This was my 2nd year to attend the

Trilogy Quilt Show

hosted by the ladies

out at Power Ranch

in Gilbert Arizona

 This is a small show,

but I especially like to see

the Charitable Volunteer work 

provided by this club of quilters.

It's impressive to see what a 

group of around 25 women can do

to bring comfort through quilts.

Power Ranch is a large Master Planned Community

and the Trilogy group meet in their beautiful club house

several times each week

in preparation for their annual show.

 This year's show was hosted

by Linda Coll.

Many of the show quilts were for sale or raffle,

with proceeds going towards

Sunshine Acres

Doves

and

AZ Blankets For Kids

* over 70+ quilts have already been donated this year

 I really like how the ladies display their quilts,

hung against Banquet Folding Tables

laid out in circles.

 The Stars Are Named

made by Audrey Ferguson

 Dolly Dress Up

made by Priscilla Duffin

 Panel by Holly Holderman for Lake House Dry Goods

comes with dimensional accents

 Stormy Night

made by Sandy Wooster

I'll share with you a few more quilts from

the show tomorrow.