The Mint Needle

Begonia love. That red goes perfect with the new Mesa quilt top! I think I have a really big problem. It involves fabric hoarding, some cutting tools, & pinterest. Seriously. I finally finished piecing together my quilt top from the lovely Cotton + Steel Collection Mesa by Alexia Abegg. Oh, how I love it! There's just something about the moment you take your project outside and watch the wind carry it a bit. It's like your watching your work come to life. The colors are so vibrant, so potent, that these pictures just don't do justice. Each flying geese is 4 x 8 inches, making the quilt a total size (so far) of 65 by 69 inches. "So far" because I'm still debating on leaving it like so or adding a mini geese border with the fabric leftovers. Could you believe all I used was one fat quarter bundle?  So what am I working on next? Oh, ya know, nothing like starting multiple projects at once. I've already got blocks cut up f...

The first week of March has already gone? Oh my! It has brought some warmer weather here, in Ohio, & it feels great to see the Sun! I've got a couple awesome things to show you and talk about! This little quilt got finished ...... And this is the proud point one! I've had Alexander Henry's print laying around, (in reference to the first quilt), for such a long time. I'm so glad I was finally able to use it as a panel piece on the back of the mini 'baby' quilt. And nope we're not expecting, which is what i'm asked when friends see this one:) I'm so proud of my mitered corners and the colors are great! Going on..... Have any of you checked out the awesome Birchen Quilt ? Well, it was a sew along with the  Fat Quarter Shop  ; complete with a youtube video. Two thumbs up! A couple of weeks ago, my Instagram feed literally exploded with gorgeous variations of this Birchen quilt. In short, I was hooked & ordered the supplies. ...