Forest Fables by Esther Fallon Lau for Figo

Haven't the skies been incredible lately?

I can't believe the weather we have had either. 

Sure makes the winter a lot shorter...

But so does going to Arizona for a few months!! lol

I recently made a quilt using this wideback

 by

 Westrade called Moonscapes

I used it as background for the front 

as

a wide back(108"x108") will yield 9 yards of fabric!

You might this it is too mottled 

but

 it really adds an interesting element to it. 

I used Eclectic Elements by Tim Holts 

The pattern is called Brilliant by Taralee Quiltery in Manitoba.

It was a pattern I tested for her last year. 

You can find that pattern HERE

My next project with that backing was this one!

I am loving this new line of fabric

 

called

 Forest Fables by Esther Fallon Lau for FIGO Fabrics.

I love the tweedy look of the prints 

AND

you guessed it....

It's BLUES AND BROWNS!

My aunt was working on a quilt called the Framed Inverted Star Quilt.

That free pattern can be found HERE

I thought the combination of this wideback 

and

 this FQ bundle would be perfect together! 

I also really enjoyed using my new Blocloc Rulers 

for

 

squaring up my HST's

I have sold them for awhile now but never got myself a set. 

So many new quilters were purchasing them, 

I decided I deserved a set! 

They were right!

Made quick work of that task! 

I quilted it myself. 

Nothing crazy....

I put a scrappy piano key border on the outside to just shake it up a bit! 

This was a fun quilt to make! 

Love how it turned out!

You can find these fabrics and rulers 

 on

 my website if you would like some for yourself! 

www.secondstoryquilting.ca

Thanks for reading! 

Christa

 

Day 20 Of 31 Day Blog Challenge

Can you believe I have blogged for 20 straight days??

Justin's frosty lane

Maybe you can!

Is that the sound of crickets out there???

Anyways...

Since Christmas is almost here,

I thought this was a good 'next' goal...

Let's hope Covid moves on so we can move on!!

Thank you to every one who participated 

in our

ELF YOURSELF sale

over

 on

Our Facebook Page

We were blown away at the support for our small business!

We tried to offer things I love through out the year.

Most people have their stash already....

but there are a few orders waiting to go out!!

Who knew that these little brushes would be holding them ransom??

APPARENTLY... they are sitting in the NCY mail depot.

So sorry for the delay.

The mail system has been overwhelmed this year

with 

all the armchair ordering!!

We also hosted a contest with Angela 

of 

Gypsy Soul Fabrics.

You could win a package to finish your quilt!

One Westrade backing and Quilters Dream batting 

from

Second Story Quilting

and

Angela will longarm it!

Thank you to all the shares, likes and follows!

Our winner of our contest was Joanne McMechan!!

Can wait to see what she sends to have quilted!

Can't thank everyone enough for your support!

We hope to complete all the orders this week!

Christa 

 

Brilliant Quilt by Taralee Quiltery

This spring I made this quilt called Aztec Skies

By

Taralee Quiltery

She is a pattern writer from Manitoba 

When she was looking for some pattern testers a few weeks ago, 

I thought I would give her a hand! 

This pattern is called Brilliant

And

Is fat quarter friendly 

I have a stack of Eclectic Elements by Tim Holtz

So I split them into pairs and got started

I wasn’t sure if it was going to go where I had hoped

But I kept plugging along...,

When finished putting all the blocks together, 

I loved it! 

I have had a busy summer as it was 3 months 

Since 

I had a quilt on my long arm! 

I used one of my new backings as the back ground fabric

Muted and mottled 

I saw a technique where you sew the binding 

On

With your long arm. 

I think I’ll give it another try! 

The Autumn Colors are perfect with this quilt! 

I backed it with a leaf print flannel 

And

Batting was luscious Quilter’s Dream orient 

This is going to be a pretty sweet quilt to use this winter! 

Have a look at Taralee Quiltery some time! 

Some very good Canadian patterns! 

Christa 

Where Did May Go??

It seems like it takes forever for summer to come

but

then it just flies by!!

We finished seeding in the dust...

so those bins should bust..fingers crossed!

Mother Nature can be one tough cookie.

Maybe she will be nice to us this year!

We got a couple new residents.

Georgia and Amber

They are due to be mommas one of these days!

We have a few hens setting on eggs...

Sewing has been on the back burner for me. 

There has been some brutal windy days 

that

 should have warranted

some inside days 

but 

cows needed to go to pasture!

But you peeps!!!

Wow!!

I have been busy shipping backs like never before!

There are some fabulous new colors and lines.

Every time I open a new box I just want to go make something with them!

These new Suede backs are beautiful.

So far they only come in these three colors!

There are some new swirls...

And some new mottled ones!

I have been trying to post on Facebook

 to

 keep you in the loop of all the new colors!

I did get my entry for Cherrywood Challenge submitted!

This year is Princess Diana

Pink is not a color I ever work with.

Can I get chosen a FOUR time in row???

We will see in July!

It was also my birthday!

I was spoiled beyond....

Colleen's carrot cake was divine!!

Lori gave me a new Mondo bag project

Mom bought me flowers

Chantel made me a featherweight Mandela with her new Cricut

There were more but I didn't get pictures!

Thanks so much everyone!

I didn't need a thing!!

Let's see if June can bring some rain....

May sure didn't!

Happy Saturday!

Christa