Flimsy Friday

Here it is!  The lighting in the studio is horrible this morning. So I wanted to show you the truer colors of the quilt before showing the quilt.  Even with my limited photo editing skills the rest of the pictures are wishy-washy.

There's no purple in this one.  LOVE the flowery fabrics...so Shabby style, don't you think?  What?  You thought that just because I carry machete when picking berries that I'm not a girly girl!  I suppose I'm a Gretchen Wilson type of girly girl.  For those of you that aren't country music fans she's a Country girl with attitude.

 These have been in my stash for about 10 years.  The green vines are not part of the collection.

 That roof fabric isn't part of the line either but it is Walmart fabric.  I bet your wondering the line of fabric. 

 I bought these a Walmart!  Can you believe it?  Remember the good ole days before Walmart decided to stop carrying fabric?  Well they had a quilt of the month program.  Each month I'd get the free pattern along with the fabrics for that pattern.  I think I've only made one of the patterns.  It's not LQS quality, but let me tell you something.  The older Walmart fabric makes the softest quilts.  I actually love working with them.  Even after washing they don't fray like some of the more expensive LQS quality fabrics.  Now don't get me wrong I also love designer fabrics, but I'm no fabric snob.  If I can put a stitch in it, I use it!

The plan for the quilt was much larger, about 90 x 100.  But one thing lead to another.... it finished at 64 x 76.  Nice lap quilt or large wall hanging.  More than likely it'll end up in the spare bedroom as a display quilt.

There's plenty of fabric leftovers for another!  I've already started cutting.  Oh the shame when there's 3 WIP already on the design wall.  Here's a snippet of my plan.  This one will be bed size and super simple.

~ Lea Anne ~

Today's freebie is from Cluck Cluck Sew

Click here for the tutorial

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Little Pink Houses

"Oh ain't that America for you and me

Ain't that America something to see baby

Ain't that America home of the free

Little pink houses for you and me"

Some of you may recognize that song.  John Mellencamp song from my youth.  He's born and raised right here in Indiana, just a hop, skip, and a jump from me.  Well about 45 minutes away.  My boys think he's the greatest because they met him while shopping a few years ago.  Right there in the local mall with his kids, blending in with the local yocals.  

That song came to mind while taking these pictures.  They aren't pink, and they aren't little but they do resemble houses.  Construction stopped when I ran out of heat and bond light fusible.  Those red arrows are pointing to an ugly spot.

I used a cheap muslin behind a cheap gingham and the result....I'll be remaking them.  Hopefully reheating the pieces will help loosen fusible.  

 Well would you look at those darn leaves...UGGG!  And I was concerned that the blue crazy dot flowers were to whimsy for this quilt.  Seems that was the least of my concerns.  FIDDLESTICKS!

 Awwe....this ones my favorite.

Here's a quick EQ drawing of the finished quilt.

~ Lea Anne~

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Whip it up!

It's a W.I.P. Wednesday!  This is what's been whipped up so far.   Maybe a few more tulips are in order.  Of course the windows need sashings and the door needs a knob, hand stitches and a button is the plan, but who knows!

Doesn't it remind you of a Barbie Townhouse?

When I was a little girl Santa failed and brought me this instead.  Barbie can't fit in there!  Geesh!  

You know I don't understand the Barbie thing these days.  The worry over little girls wanting to look like her.  I mean really how many well adjusted girls really want to look like that?  I never did, who wants too look like a doll?  As a child Marsha Brady was my Idol.  Now that's a little more realistic.  I'm older now and just wish I had Alice here to do all the dirty work.

Well lets get back to the real world.  One more picture of some cute springy flowers.  Each block will have a different flower shape and possibly a different fabric for the house.   4 Blocks total.  Any suggestions on a name for this quilt?

~Lea Anne~

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