Time to VOTE!

Amy has put up the link for Voting.

Someone was kind and Nominated one of my quilts.

I don't remember ever making it into the Voting before.

I'm so excited!!!!

 "When Bonnie Calls" quilt is in there.

The picture above is a screen shot from Bonnie's Craft U series.

She is holding my quilt.

There is still time to get in on watching her series HERE

I had a request to show the quilting on my Idaho Square Dance Quilt.

The pattern is called "Feathers Around"

This is my shameless PLUG for Votes!
EDITED:  My Butterflies & Violets was Nominated, also!

Click HERE to Vote for your 3 Favorite Quilts!

2015 Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival "When Bonnie Calls---"

Way back on the last day of June Bonnie Hunter sent out the "Call for Quilts" HERE

I have had a quilt hang in the Quiltmaker Gallery before.

 I was so happy to send a Picture to Bonnie and tell her "PICK ME, Please!!"

 I started making these in April. Thinking they would be this year's L/E.

The pattern was in the May/June issue of Quiltmaker in

 "Addicted to Scraps" column by Bonnie Hunter.

 

Above are pictures of my Scrap tote and my 1st block laid out.

I was having fun stitching up my blocks between other blocks I was stitching.

It wasn't long before I had 11 blocks made.

I even made some at the Retreat in June
Here is one that I made then. 

Much to my Horror, I came home and made a few more just like this.

Can you tell where I went WRONG???

  

 The "froggin' tool was put to good use, QUICK! 

Then I laid them out on my Floor and auditioned sashings.

Light or Blue?  

I couldn't decide so I used both

I liked how it looked with the borders done with Light on one side and the Blue on the other side.

Here is the Flimsy - finished on the 3rd of July.

I e-mailed this photo to Bonnie and got her reply.  

YES! She wanted me to send it to Golden.

  On the 4th of July, I loaded it on "Betsy" and got it all quilted on the 4th!
I used the "Feather's Around" Quilting design.

Quilt Stats:
Quilt Name: "When Bonnie Calls"
Pattern Name "Idaho Square Dance"
By Bonnie Hunter
Size: 47" x 47"
Pieced and Quilted by Mary Crowther
Started: April 2015- Finished July 4, 2015
Tuscany Batting
Signature Thread -Parchment
Quilting pattern "Feather's Around" 
Quilted on "Betsy" Viking 18x8 Mega Quilting machine

Bonnie's Craft U classes started October 12th.  You can register HERE

I skipped ahead and to my delight saw that they saved this class until the last.

My quilt is shown 2nd in the show and share part at the end.
I had to laugh when she called me "Marie".
Growing up plain Jane Mary Brown went to town, I take it as a compliment.
I asked her if I needed better penmanship on my label, :)
She said she just couldn't read it.  I need a new Pigma Pen!

Entered in "Small Quilt" category at 2015 Fall Blogger's Quilt Festival HERE
Nominations for VIEWER'S CHOICE through October 29, 2015
 Click HERE

Design Wall Monday- October 12, 2015

Happy Columbus Day!

I am cutting and getting ready to sew an additional block for my Farm Girl Vintage quilt.

The alphabitties are invaluable in

 keeping the parts in order.

I thought I needed this one to go with the Mixing Bowl that was in the original quilt. 

 It will take the place of the Teapot.

Lori has a few other fun blocks that are sold as PDF downloadable patterns over at FatQuarterShop.

The best part is the instructions are included for 6" and 12" finished blocks.

Country Roads is a Flimsy.

  

Now the choice is whether or not to Hand Quilt it,

 or just do some straight line quilting and call it DONE!

I'm sure Lori will have a Linky Party pretty soon so I want it ready for that.

Coming soon is the Blogger's Quilt Festival 

Amy has the categories selected, HERE

It's time to get something finished to enter this time around.

I always have fun showing off my quilts. 

 I have joined the online quilt show since it started.

Today is the Day that Bonnie Hunter's Craft U videos start HERE

 I watched the first one and it was fun!

Almost like being with her in a real Workshop.

Lots of Tips and Tricks.

I won't spoil the Surprise for you.

She saved the best for LAST!

All of the classes are available TODAY!
 I can download them and watch them over as many times as I want.

I'll be playing with the Challenge that Bonnie issued later this week.

Linking up with Judy L HERE