Karen's Row for Misha

Although my quilt is blue and white, I had seen a wonderful little wall hanging prior to this year's round that really appealed to me and had a couple of red cardinals that really "made" the quilt. I had suggested that maybe someone would like to make them for my row this year and Karen took the bait!!

The tutorial she used to make the free pieced birds is here  http://thehouseofkrom.blogspot.com/2011/01/free-piecing-study-january-block-1.html

She modified it, I believe, to make them more cardinal-like. Aren't they the cutest!?

and Dee comes from behind....

Misha's row is done except for appliqueing down the little black doors and Karen's is done also. So on Monday I can pop them both in the mail to Karen and say I'm finished. I took a couple days off and enjoyed some quality time in my sewing area that is long over due.  And there are still two days of the weekend left, whowho!

 

Round Two is DONE!!

Pat's wonky log cabin blocks for Misha

Round 2 is officially complete, and with days to spare. Let's all pat ourselves on the back!!!

Pat's on a roll and not only got Rebecca's Round 2 row completed but also completed the first Round 3 row...mine! All you slackers (myself included) can breathe easy, however as we have 10 or 11 weeks until the next mailing date.

Don't forget to tease us with some pictures!

Trees for Mishas Row

Here are 6 trees I just finished for Mishas Row. I really like the little quilt you are inspired from for this session, I think I will have to make one like it myself. I hope like them! :)

Misha's Row - New Twist on My Theme

So I've been following the threads on the quilt forum where people are talking about house blocks...and I started to think how cool it would be to make that the theme of my Row Robin quilt. Then I tried to decide, do I want everyone to use the same pattern, but different fabrics? Or wonky houses? Or....? So I started googling house quilts and found all sorts of neat pictures! I then came across this little cutie:

http://www.quiltersmuse.com/images/billings-winter-friends.jpg

And I'm thinking that all those previous blocks I've received (stars) could be interspersed with other rows of houses, trees, log cabin blocks, etc. So that's my theme! Still blue & white & wintery, and I'll send some fabric around that you can use if you want to, or you can use your own. You can do an entire row of similar items, or it can be a mix of things. Note: the only thing I'm not too crazy about in the above example is the rather plain row of pinwheels. Pinwheels would be fine, but I'd rather the row had more variety in it.

Any questions, feel free to ask!

VOS Row Robin 2010 - Misha

I'm going to include pictures here of the 2010 Row Robin quilts as they progressed. Please let me know if I make any mistakes! This first set will be the blocks I received, and made.

First, the center of my quilt, which was 48" square, and made from HSTs received and made during my first swap back around May 2008. Becca was the hostess and we received so many wonderful patches!

 Here on the right are most of the blocks I received from the VOS gang. Don't they look fabulous and wintery!?!? I regret to admit that I have not sewn them into a top yet. I am seriously thinking about using the same theme this year, but 6" blocks instead of 12", so I can put them all together like a big puzzle.

These are the blocks I made for Becky's Arizona themed quilt. The animal shapes are from Sindy's wonderful (and free) Fat Cat Patterns, and have ultrasuede accents and heat set crystals for a little bling.

Next is one of the batik blocks I designed for Pat M's quilt. I made several of them, in different colors. At the moment, I can't find a good picture of the row, so I'm posting this one, my favorite of the lot! The background was supplied to us, and is a very, very pale blue batik. I designed my own pattern loosely based on a Dad's Plaids block, and used Shelley/Pirate's Freezer Paper Piecing instructions.

Colene's quilt had a Summer theme, and I made the following for her:

Hawaiian Shirts on a clothes line

Asian lily with buds and embroidery details

Pink poppies with beaded centers

 And last but not least, my row of blocks for Rebecca C's quilt: