Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Work in Progress Wednesday #3 and a WINNER!

Well it's Wednesday again, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite days of the week thanks to Lee's Work in Progress Wednesday and all the great new blog friends I am making by linking to it.  This week was a bit more generous with the sewing time and I was able to get one thing done and make some very good progress on another.  Lets see what happened.

Finished: my LOVE pillow- all done and currently residing on my couch.  The lovely BF gave it a try yesterday with a short nap on the couch and reported that it was very comfy and he likes it a lot.  I am very pleased to hear this! 


In Progress: my Amy Butler Love Tube quilt- went from just having my Jelly roll strips sewn together to the blocks all cut, ironed, pieced and voila- finished quilt top.  This is quickly becoming one of my favorite quilts yet and the method for piecing it was genius... I will talk more about the progress and how I put it together very soon.   I cannot wait to quilt this baby- I know just how I want to do it and my fingers are itching to get started- I think I will have to wait for the weekend though before I get the chance.

And a Winner!  Last week I hosted a giveaway for a free apron on my blog- from my etsy shop AtomicAprons.  The lucky winner was randomly drawn and is SARAH, so Sarah send me your info and your choice of aprons and I will get that right out to you.  Thank you to everyone for entering and your kind comments. 
I am linking to Work in Progress Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced.  Thanks Lee! 

26 comments:

  1. I love your AB quilt - they are such great prints!

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    1. thanks Jess- It is one of my favorite collections of hers- I just got a charm pack of her new one though and boy is that one a winner too... gotta love Amy Butler!!

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  2. Your Amy Butler quilt looks fabulous.
    Congratulations to Sarah.

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  3. I agree. YourAB quilt looks great. Love the prints against the grey:)

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    1. thanks, I originally planned to do white instead of grey, but when I found the grey fabric I knew it would be a better choice.

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  4. Love your Amy Butler quilt paired with the grey. The prints itself are a bit overwhelming in my opinion, but your quilt top really tones it down nicely!

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    1. thank you, I know it is busy, but I was hoping the grey would make it flow nicer, glad you think so too!

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  5. Your Amy Butler quilt is just amazing, I love the prints paired with grey. Wow!

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    1. thanks so much! I am really excited about it too.

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  6. I am having a love affair with grey right now and your AB is gorgeous!! I may just have to give this one a try.

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    1. It was such a snap to put together too, I would totally recommend this to anyone- I will be talking more about the method in my next blog post, so stay tuned!

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  7. I found your site through the Freshly Pieced link up. Your Amy Butler Love Tube is so beautiful! I am interested to see how you quilt it!

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    1. Thank you! I can't wait to quilt this baby- I will hopefully get to it this weekend- so stay tuned.

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  8. I like the tube quilt. With those prints, it has the feel of a HST quilt, but you don't have to deal with all of the HSTs! Beautiful!

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    1. so true- while I do love HST this is soo much easier! thanks so much.

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  9. Love the Love tube quilt! I'm going to start something similar with a solid and scraps called Merry go round, but it looks like it is pieced and cut the same way.

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    1. It is such a great method, go for it- you will be happy you did!

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  10. I loooove the Amy Butler Quilt. So striking, with the prints and the solid.

    Congrats to the winner!

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  11. I sent you an email to the address on your blog profile!!

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    1. Fantastic, I will get that right out to you!

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  12. I really really love the combination of the grey and the bold colours, it makes then stand out so well. I think this year must be the year of experimenting with solid colours for me!

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    1. Thanks so much- the grey was a great experiment for me too- first time I have ever gone with a dark solid to highlight such bold fun prints. I am on to quilting it right now, I love quilting in contrasting thread colors and the grey really makes the colors pop- I will be using that color more often for sure.

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  13. Loving everything I'm reading on your blog! So fun to find you via WiP!!

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    1. Wow, thank you and a big thank you for following my blog. I am new to the whole blogging thing so it is very exciting to find new readers. I checked out your blog as well and think it is fabulous to see new quilters and follow them on their journey. I really love all your fabric choices and wish my first projects looked as good as your first Disappearing 9 patch looks! I think you really are off to a great start and should keep sewing as much as you can- and yes WIP is just phenomenal for finding new bloggy friends.

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