"Sweet Sixteen" quilt top is complete

At last she's together.  I can't tell you how much I ABSOLUTELY love this quilt.  What a sweetie.  It din't take long to come up with the name "First Kiss".  My thought when designing this quilt was to make a heart quilt that could be  Valentine and still be used everyday.  This will fit into my studio perfectly and not look too Valentiney-ish. 

The heart shaped blooms combined with the small stars in the sashing remind me of that first kiss.  Love struck and seeing stars!

Most of the print fabrics are from various lines of Pam Kitty.  There's a few fabrics from other lines as well.

Quite often when designing quilts my borders are an after thought.  But not this one, I knew from the moment I designed the block that the border would also include hearts.  LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

Now I just need to come up a quilting plan.  There's plenty of room for custom quilting in all that white space.  Oh maybe a feather or two!

This last picture is just because I like it.  

Thanks for stopping by my little spot in Podunk, ya'll come back anytime.  I love  comments and I try to respond to them all, but lately I've not been able respond to the many blessing sent for mamma and I.  Hopefully things will be back to "normal" soon.

I've linked up this post to the follow lovely blogs.  Hop on over and share your creations!

Fort Worth Fabric Studio

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Confessions of a fabric addict

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My Quilt Infatuation

~ Lea Anne ~

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A quick kiss

Just wanted to pop in and share my design wall this morning.  Not much time for sewing but I've stolen a few minutes here and there in the evenings.  So here's a sneak peak at my quilt design called "First Kiss".  

I'm  going to suspend Podunk Pickin's for a couple of weeks due to Mamma's illness.  Thanks so much for all your kindness and support during this difficult time.

This post is linked up with some great quilt blogs, hop on over for inspiration and to link up what you've been working on this week.

Free Motion By the River

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Cooking Up Quilts

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Patchwork Times

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Esther's Quilt Blog

~ Lea Anne ~ 

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First Kiss

So tell me, do you have fabric that looks so cute sitting on the shelf that you won't cut into it?   Well I did until today.  This is some of my most treasured fabric.  Most of the fat quarters are Pam Kitty but there's a couple from other designers.  And the white cherry fabric....its not going in this quilt, it's being saved for just the right project.  But it sure looks adorable as a backdrop for this little stack of cuties.

 In the last few weeks I've spent hours upon hours in waiting rooms.  During this time I took my laptop and designed quilts.  How many?  Oh about 20, give or take.  Will I make them all?  Probably not, but they were fun to design.  There was one that really tickle me pink, I call it "First Kiss".  You guessed it, it's a Valentine quilt.  I spent the entire day going over measurements and double checking the quilt math, then I started cutting.  All of the 16 blocks are cut and ready to assemble.  Take a look at the little fussy cut heart....awe...so adorable!

Well since everything is cut, I might as well get in a little late night sewing.

See you in a day or two with my progress....maybe a finished top!  Wish me luck!

Linking up at some awesome linky partys, hop on over and join the fun!

Main Crush Monday

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Design wall Monday

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Linky Tuesday

~ Lea Anne ~

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