Halloween Fun

Wow time flies when your busy working on projects. Halloween themes and colors are my favorite so here is what I've been doing...

This was a kit that I received in my block of the month program. Pattern and fabric was included in this cute little kit.

This was my spin on the same pattern with fabrics from my stash.

I like to make seasonal quilts for my office at work. This was a kit for a wall hanging my Mom gave me. I whipped it up in an afternoon, and binded it the next evening while watching TV.

I worked on a Halloween bag

This is the inside...

And I made a Halloween Box, just for the fun of it...

In between these projects I worked on an antique star quilt that is being quilted so I can bind it in the next week or two. I also put together a baby quilt that is being quilted and will be binded as well. And I started putting together blocks for my version of  "The Grich Quilt". 

I had to make myself ship this...

I participate in a few Swap-Bot fun exchanges each month. It is so much fun to send goodies and to get surprises. I mailed out this mini-quilt...a nine-patch last week. As I started finishing it up I tried to figure out how I could swap it with something else. The colors just worked so well. 

I hope my partner enjoys the pretty blend. Take a look...tell me what you think.

Fall is in the Air!

I know it's a little early , but  If you live in the Deep South (Alabama), you know that temperatures stay in the 90's-100 through October and later. Yesterday we actually had a cool front move in, we got down to 70's and 80's. I could not resist finishing up a Halloween Mug Rug. 

Bat's, Spider's, Dot's, spider web's  and Candy Corn. 

I just love Halloween Color's they are so pretty. 

Halloween in such a fun Holiday...I work as a  nurse at an elementary  school and I am looking forward to dressing up for Halloween this year. Last year I dressed up as a firefighter and the kid's loved it. 

This year I want to be a witch, I found this really great hat...

Now where can I find a really great dress and broom?

Are you ready for some Football and Tail gating?

In the GREAT state of Alabama football is everything...you must pick your favorite team. There are several GREAT teams but when picking you have to pick between Auburn and Alabama. At my house it is Auburn all the way, at my brother's Alabama is the favorite. Starting next week every weekend will revolve around YOUR team. You don't plan weddings for these Saturday's if you expect to see a crowd...never make someone pick between a wedding and a football game. Season tickets are to expensive to ask people to pick. I made these cute Checker Board table topper's with tailgating in mind. Adults and kids are alike...a good game of checkers can help pass the time right up to game time! 

I am selling these in my etsy shop http://QuiltDailey.Etsy.com

Pick your favorite team and enjoy the football!

Mini-Quilt from Fat Quarter's

Here is the Mini-Quilt I made from the Fat Quarter Pack I purchased with the gift certificate I won.

I love the colors.

These are not the usual blends of colors I pick when I quilt. I do love the look of it though. 

Do you have colors that you are drawn to? 

Do you know what they are? 

I know I lean to fall colors, Oranges, Browns, Rusts, Greens. 

I always try to put together a pretty back as well...what do you think? do you go simple or do you want a pretty backing?

Winding Pathway's Quilt

I have enjoyed working with a beautiful Joel Dewberry line called Aviary 2. It has all of my favorite colors. Orange, Brown's, Teal, and Creams. I am calling the pattern of my quilt Winding Pathway's.

I loved the design and the style co much that I made the following mug rug's

This one was entered in a Mug Rug challenge on Facebook at I don't have a problem, I have a well-rounded fabric stash! , her is the information if you would like to participate:

For complete rules and guidelines on how to enter, vote, and win, please visit the Summer Mug Rug Challenge document at https://www.facebook.com/h​ome.php?sk=group_105875542​805507&view=doc&id=1810698​95286071. Good luck, and happy creating!

Because I was the first person to post an entry, I won a gift certificate at

 Sew, Mama, Sew! (http://www.sewmamasew.com)

so of course I turned right around and ordered these fabrics:

Now what to make? what to make?

But I digress. Here are additional Mug Rugs I have listed at my Etsy Shop. 

And while I was on a roll I could not help but make a Mini-Quilt or two....

After all of these items, I'm still not sure I am ready to give up working with these Joel Dewberry fabrics. They are just so beautiful. 

Now I have a special order quilt that I must get back to...It's a University of Texas quilt that I am making as a gift for someone to give. I will show it off once I get a little farther along in the process.  

A Wonky Cake of my Own

We are getting ready for a Wedding at our house, my son is getting married. I have been wanting to make a cake block to celebrate the occasion. I couldn't find a pattern for my cake so I decided to make my own. The new bride to be has picked Fuchsia, Black and White. I wanted to include all of these colors and I wanted some Zing! 

This could be used in so many ways...This could be hung on a wall, used to decorate a table, a signature quilt for a shower or for the wedding.

For this cute little applique piece I used ribbon on the second tier of the cake to really make it jump out at you. I also included some bling...and of coarse I embroidered The Bride and Grooms name and wedding date.

I'm not sure how we are going to use this piece. We will just have to see...

Can't you just vision this for other special occasions? 

This can be made for Birthday's, Baby Baby Shower's, Wedding's, Wedding Shower's, Anniversary's or any other Special Occasion.

This Mini Applique block is 20 1/2 X 20 1/2. 

But can be made in any size that you can imagine.

Bloom Where You Are Planted

I love that saying. You always want to make the best of where you are and what you have. If you follow this thinking you know you can be a much happier person. I worked on this mini-quilt last week. It was time for a short project that was fun and easy. It is so relaxing for me to sit and stitch. I have a couple of mini-quilts that I want to make in the next few months. Right now I need to work on embroidery projects for graduation. I have a few fun projects to do. As the storm system came through Alabama on April 27, 2011, I stitched the binding around my quilt. I love the design, I've used some of these in a quilt I am miking for a niece. 

April Bunny Mini Quilt

OK now I am torn...I am a brights person when it comes to decorating my office. I have made a second bunny quilt. I love them both...of these two which one to hang on my office door?

They are both GREAT choices. 

Orange with Yellow and Green or Pink, Green and Beige

Birds of a Feather

I have really enjoyed my mini-block of the month project. This one is the one I received in the mail, fabric, batting and instructions were all included. It is very pretty and makes me think of spring and all the beautiful Red Birds that I see in my area. They are already hard at work on their nest's in my yard.

This is my spin on the block. Spring is sooo close and this one is little different. I have a wonderful stash of bright fabrics and this one is lovely.

This is the one I plan to put on my office door. Which one do you like? What color would your bird be? What bird would you like to see?

 I really want to know...

Look what I got...

I joined a new block of the month in January and I have been patiently (OK, so not so patiently) waiting for the first one to get here. When I got home from work while opening the mail, I noticed a priority mail envelope opened (gasp), in my mailbox. It looked like the glue did not hold. But I have gotten side tracked. Panicked I checked my package and yeah!!! it was from Kudzu Blossom Quilt Shop in Montgomery AL, my packaged had made it...

What a cute little package, but when I opened it it was full of these wonderful goodies!

I love it. Absolutely everything you need to make this fusible block of the month kit was in the package. The fabric, fusible web, batting and binding, along with the directions.

This block of the month kit is for a 12 X12 mini quilt that looks quick and easy. I think once the sewing machine gets back from the shop, I can put this together in a Jiffy. I hope I can find more kits like this one. What fun these will be for the next year. I am so going to make at least two of every one. It is always fun to put one up for a special day and I might want to list a few at my etsy shop http://www.thedaileydoseofquilts.blogspot.com/

Mug Rug Swap

I could not help myself, when I saw this swap I was so excited. The Quilting Gallery listed a Mug Rug Swap and since I always like quick easy quilting projects, I just had to sign up. I have made a test Mug Rug that is being used on my desk at school. I am a school nurse so I enjoy FUN stuff.

This is a huge swap. There are 330 swappers from 25 countries. Wow! What a great way to make new friends. I've already shipped my Mug Rugs out and have received mine.

I sent This one

and this one

As you can see, a Mug Rug is a very small quilted mat 10 inches by 6 inches. You can sit your favorite mug and snack on it. I love, love, love these. You make two to send to your partner and you will get two from another partner. I have made 20-25 different mats to share with others. I can see so many cute ideas to use these on. I love Amy Butler and other trendy fabrics and never throw away the small fabric pieces. I plan to make special Mug Rugs with these leftover fabrics.

My sender is from Minnesota and sent these to me. The loon is the Minnesota state bird and the Lady Slipper is the state flower, the backing has sayings or locations all pertaining to the state of Minnesota. How nice to share information with our partner. These are pretty enough to hang on the wall.

Lady Slipper

Loon

Backing

Thank you so much Diane for these Beautiful Mug Rugs.