The Mint Needle

Finally......... for so many reasons.  Finally, a project gets quilted. Finally, I've completed our house projects which included painting the girls rooms and bathroom. Finally, my Spring cleaning list is notably shrinking. Finally, a small shop issue is resolved. And finally, Ohio weather is beginning to look promising. Just in time for Easter.   The lovely Tula Pink Moon Shine Strip quilt, that was started oh.. about 2 years ago is finally folded nicely and displayed on our staircase ledge, adding a beautiful bounce of colors to a bland hallway. I can't begin to tell you how hard it was to get myself going with this. Relocating my sewing machine to the dining room table was not so bad. But knowing that it was just the row after row, boring sewing that made me think, I could be creating something new. Does anyone else have that problem? Ya know, procrastinating with completing a project simply because you keep starting new ones? Gotta admit,...

A few weeks ago, Craftsy.com  had an amazing sale where all their jelly rolls were half off. (It was awesome!) More of a 'yardage' girl, I never worked with jelly rolls before. I knew that the prices couldn't be beat for that first time 'give it a try' project. And... I just loved the patterns for Tula Pink's Moon Shine:) After researching a couple of quilt patterns, I figured what better way to get me hooked than with a simple design that promised a good result. Take a look at how Tula Pink came out as a jelly roll race quilt. I loooooove how colorful it is! This  video on youtube is pretty good in case you want to try this too:) I picked one of the fabrics from the collection for the backing. This was my favorite! Now, I still have to connect the batting and back to the front. Currently, the game plan is to get a walking foot for my machine and meticulously pin everything together. I'm debating on a design for the topstitch as well...