Passacaglia Give-Away

Passacaglia Give-A-Way!

Linda Franz and Tilde have collaborated on a Give Away. The prize is fabulous fabric - enough to make a table runner using the Tilde's Passacaglia Table Runner.

Prize Fabric "Stained Glass"

The link to Tilde's free table runner pattern can be found at

http://lindafranz.com/product.php?productId=55

If you are new to Inklingo, please go to Lindafranz.com or use the links at the right to learn more. There are many resources and information for your convenience. Also visit the Inklingo blog and Inklingoprojects to view the many projects being made by quilters of all skill levels who are utilizing this unique, time-saving, and versatile method of piecing. I guarantee you will be inspired!

Swags

I have been back to work on my Starry GMFG. I added the swags on one of the short ends of the quilt. The other short end swags are prepped and ready to go. I still have to figure out the corner swags and add the flower buds on the tips of the swags. Wow! There is light at the end of this flower garden. There was no pattern for this quilt, so there was a lot of trial and error. The hexagons were at least made easier by Inklingo. I just wish there had been Inklingo for the swags. Usually by the time I get to this point in a quilt, I lose interest. I still love this quilt and can't wait to see it quilted.

Butterflies and Stars

Thank you to Cathi Godwin for letting me use her Inklingo hexagon and diamond pattern idea for a baby quilt for my granddaughter, Ella Ruth. I finally finished machine quilting it - a major feat in itself as that is truly not my forte. I know Ella will love the texture of the chenille and minky border.

Cowboy Baby Quilt

I have been working on UFOs this week. One of which is a baby quilt for a friend who adopted a little boy. It is a pinwheel cowboy quilt. The quilting is hard to see and is one of my first machine quilting projects. I truly prefer to have the experts do the quilting but out of necessity I attempted this one. I used coloring book pictures for the quilting patterns on each of the blocks. The design was a free Moda design that I downloaded a while back. The pinwheel pattern is also an Inklingo shape.

Vacant Lot, POTC

There is a possibility that we will turn the first shovel of dirt on the construction of our new home either later this week or early next week. (This is starting to sound like a broken record!) Hopefully the permits will be issued today. Here is a picture of Jeff and me at the lot. We met a couple of our neighbors and they seem very nice and welcomed us to the neighborhood. I am going to have to practice patience if I am going to survive the building process. The most important room - my sewing room - is fully designed and in my head it is already finished. I just want to be there sewing!

The Patchwork of the Crosses block today is Row 2, Block 1. I would never have put these fabrics together in another style block because they would have fought with each other but in the POTC they play off each other to add dimension, movement, and interest. If you haven't been there yet, please visit Linda Franz' website....www.lindafranz.com There you will find so much information on Inklingo, links to projects and her blog is full of information as well as tutorials. You will want to spend the day there.

Patchwork of the Crosses

As they say in Texas "Back in the saddle!"  The middle of May we sold our home of 26 years and moved to a rental home while we build.  Four days later we were on a trip from Athens Greece to Venice Italy.  We returned home for four days and then took another 10 day sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands.  I was able to stitch 6 Patchwork of the Crosses blocks from  Lucy Boston/Inklingo.  I will be starting a baby quilt for a friend who recently adopted a precious little boy.  I have had the design and fabric since April but not the time.

Hope you enjoy the new blocks.  They are very relaxing to do thanks to Inklingo.  Please visit www.lindafranz.com and read about the Inklingo collections.  They will definitely change your quilting life.