Color My World Cyan

Already the end of May!!  Where has the time gone?

Sorry I  have been MIA, I have been taking care of 2 sick little girls for the past week and a half so there hasn't been too much sewing going on these parts.  Everyone is feeling better now and I finally got around to sewing my Cyan star.

Here it is!

I thought this one would be easy but all those seems in the middle of that pinwheel were really hard to line up.  They aren't perfect but after ripping out 5 times, this was the best I could get, and I wasn't ripping out again!

I really think this one is pretty.

I am linking up to M-R's Color My World Challenge.  Please head over and check out her reverse appliqué piece.

Another finished top!

It was so beautiful out this past weekend that we spent time outside and in my parents' pool!  The first swim of the year is always so exciting!

I did find some time to put borders on a UFO after the girls went to bed.

I made this quilt for my eldest daughter.  I started it approximately 2 years ago, maybe more...

I was having trouble with the steam-a-seam I was using, so I got discouraged and stopped.  I took it out again last year and finished appliquéing all the flowers and hearts and then she told me it needed more! So I added more...  Then I put it away again when it came time to put the borders on.  I hate putting borders on, so I often get stuck at this point in the quilt making.  I prefer starting a new project!

I am glad this top is done now.  It is gone to my mom's and will be quilted when she has some time, maybe only in the fall.  That's okay, she's already been waiting over 2 years, what's a few more months!

I also wanted to share this little project.  It is still a work in progress.

My daughter picked out the fabrics herself.  I only have the quilting and embellishing left.

The pattern is from this book, Count On It by Art To Heart.  My mom bought it for me at a Quilt Show a couple of weeks ago.  I love their books, I have a few of them.

I love all of the patterns in this book and am going to make the mini quilts for every month and a cupcake for our birthdays!!  My youngest picked out the fabric for her cupcake this morning and I am ordering the holder this afternoon!  So much fun!!

I am linking up to TGIFF over at Dreaming in Patchwork.  Head on over to check out some other great finishes on this fantastic Friday!!

Busy week!

I was really busy this week with work and the family so not much sewing got done.

I did manage to find something quilty to share with you...

Remember these...

They became these!

And here are the backs of my new little mug rugs!

It is going to be a beautiful long weekend here in Ottawa, so we will be spending a lot of time outside and with family but I am hoping to sneak some sewing in! 

Have a great weekend!!

Quilt Show

I had a great Mother's Day yesterday.  We went out for breakfast in the morning and then I spent the rest of the day at the Common Thread Quilt Guild Quilt Show: Quilts In Bloom with my mom!

I didn't take a ton of pictures but it was a very good show.

Here are the photos of my quilts and my mom's.

Nine Patch and Oak Leaves by Alice Chancey

Grandma's Star by Alice Chancey

Mother Daughter Baskets by Alice Chancey and Ginette Vallières

Batik Star by Ginette Vallieres, quilted by Alice Chancey

Sunset Sailing by Alice Chancey

A Tisket A Tasket by Ginette Vallières, quilted by Alice Chancey

And here is my mom with her Funky Hearts!  They won 3rd place viewer's choice in the Wall Quilts, Appliqued, Mixed and Other Techniques category.  

Funky Hearts by Alice Chancey

Congratulations Mom!!

Of course we did some shopping at the merchant's mall as well.  I will share some of our goodies with you in another post.

Have a great week!

Tumbler Cushion

This is one of the fastest projects I've done in a while.  

On Wednesday I cut out the tumbler shapes with my Go! Baby and started sewing the top.

Yesterday I finished the top, quilted and assembled the cushion.  

I did an envelope closure and am pretty proud of the end result!

I will try to make another one soon.

I am linking up to TGIFF at Quilt Matters!  M-R is on fire this week!!

Please head on over and check out some great finishes!