Just A Few More Shots of Vickie's Quilt

Just had to share a few more in progress shots of Vickie's quilt...having so much fun with this!  :)

 



Linking up with Nina's Off the Wall Friday and Amy's McTavishing Link Up.  :)

Vickie's Sew Spooky Quilt - In Progress

Oh my - I have really been slacking on my blogs lately!  It's been quite busy here.  Busy in a wonderful way for the most part - I love having quilts to work on.  Though, a few days ago, not one - not two - but all three of my daughters came down with the flu on the same day all within about an hour of each other!  In some ways I'm grateful it was all at once rather than each going down like flies throughout the week.  I had to forgo a few days of quilting, but I'm playing catch up over the weekend.

Here are a few shots of Vickie's quilt - it is called Sew Spooky by The Quilt Company.  Vickie did an amazing job piecing this quilt - it is all needle turned applique and the stitches are darn near invisible.  Everything is very square and accurate - which makes things that much easier when quilting.  :)

Planning on quilting through the weekend, barring that I don't catch the yicks from the girls.  *Fingers crossed!* 

If you can believe it, because I hardly can, my 33rd birthday is coming up in a week.  Where has this year gone?

Happy Quilting!

- Valerie :)

Spiderweb Snack Mats/Mug Rugs

More spiderweb fun...I thought these snack mats were awful cute and fun.  I have to make more because the kids LOVE them.  LOL* 

I actually think the back turned out really cute!  I like how with the muslin for backing you can really see the thread colors.

Quilted Spiderwebs Mini-Tutorial

Playing with spiderwebs...eek!  Lol*  Can you believe Halloween is right around the corner?  The girls keep coming up to the sewing machine as I work on this to feel the spiderwebs and comment on the candy corn...kind of makes me hungry!  ;)  Here's a little mini-photo tutorial on how I created the webs...I think they are so cute!

Start by creating lines through your block.  I began with an X from corner to corner.  Then trace back over the lines and create another line going through the center of the block.  You can go back and make another line going through the block if you want to, but I left it at this.  ;)

Now make swooping lines connecting the straight lines you made...creating the spiderweb effect...

Continue connecting lines all the way around until you have filled the entire block with web...

...and now you have a spiderweb!

I did swirls in the candy corn for additional cuteness.  ;)