H2H Finale: Whimsical Flower Garden!

If you are a follower of my blog, you know I joined the Hands2Help Challenge, hosted by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, for the first time this year. Today is the grand finale of quilts and I'm looking forward to seeing all the quilty love being donated out there! As I described in my first H2H post, as a cancer survivor myself,
I chose to send a Quilty Hug to Happy Chemo.

My Whimsical Garden has already been sent and received by Emily at Em's Scrapbag. Check out the van full of quilts that were collected for Happy Chemo here.

I love seeing mine in this pile of Happy Hugs!

You can see it in it's "flimsy" stage here and read more about 

the final stages of embellishing and quilting here.

I'm grateful to have been able to send a quilty hug and happy to know someone's day will be just a little bit brighter due to the wonderful donations of so many! 

Click over to here to enjoy the finale of quilts.

With smiles,

Val:)

May RSC: My Final Green Blocks

 Thanks for all the kind b-day wishes yesterday! It was such a fun day.
And today finds me wrapping up the month with my RSC pieces. I added frilly lace to the girls dresses and house. The lace looked so ugly in the scrap basket but so cute here:  

I continue to look forward to my one Saturday a month where a spend a few hours just making my girls and houses to add to my growing rainbow neighborhood! Before next month, I realized I need to move them all to a bigger design wall. I'll be sure to include a new neighborhood picture then.
Thanks once again to Angela for the challenge.

Oh! And I added June's Tuesday Archives themes to my side panel.
With Smiles,

Val:)

A Layer Cake for my Birthday!

Whoop! Whoop! I get one more year in more forties! Yah!

Anyone who knows me, knows I love birthdays!

I'm starting my second graders day with cookies to celebrate and then we load a bus for a field trip to the city to learn  more about the water cycle and plants. Yes, call me crazy but admittedly, I love every minute of it! LOL!

 I managed to get this layer cake sewn into a 6x7 flimsy this week during my evenings!

All's I have to do is add the border and twist it like I did here.
I know this is a repeat gig...but hey, when it's a good thing that's what ya do! LOL!
This is actually going to be a gift to my parents. (I know your are peeking mom, as we're never good at keeping crafty secrets between us. SMILES!) In exactly one week from today...my parents will be here, soon followed by my daughter and family. YAH! We can't wait! This quilt is being made to coordinate with the Underground Railroad I made for their motor home a few years back.
I know my dad will especially find the cozy, soft flannel hard to resist. 
Happy Friday  Everyone!
With smiles,
Val:)

This week's WIP

A soft and cozy layer cake all lined up, awaiting for me to get home from work this afternoon. I'm working towards a Friday Finish of having all seven rows sewn together.

I can't wait to sew this afternoon!

Quick reminder:

This week's linky is: Color Wheels, Crafty Projects & Crazy Quilts. Click here, to fast track yourself to the linky, as it's still open. There's many cool links to check out and perhaps you'll find something in your own archives to link up as well. Anyhoo...I'm off to work. Have a great day!

With Smiles,

Val:)

Tuesday Archives #13: Color Wheels, Crafty Projects, & Crazy Quilts

WELCOME!!!

This is the linky party the let's you rejuvenate old quilting post! We're having fun!
If you are new to our linky, click here for details.

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This week is all about COLOR WHEELS, CRAFTY PROJECTS & CRAZY QUILTS! 

Thank you ahead of time to Vicki and Thearica. Be sure to grab yourselves a button!

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COLOR WHEELS 

My mom had so much fun making Quilt Magic wall hangings a few years back. I requested a color wheel for my studio and she happily made it for me. It hangs right where I can see it and am able to quickly reference, especially when choosing colors for a quilt. (Thanks mom!) Do you use a color wheel? Have you made a mini wall hanging quilt that's a color wheel? Please do share.

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CRAFTY PROJECTS

Admittedly, I am not a crafty sewer, but never the less, I still appreciate and enjoy the variety of work you guys create! I mean did you guys see these Teeny Tiny Zipper Pouches by Vicki at A Quilter's Mission  this week!  They are SMALLER than a cell phone! Really! For this linky, crafty to me is defined as anything that is not a quilt...lol...so feel welcome to share any and all your sewing creations.
Serious...I think these are just so stinking cute: 

CRAZY QUILTS 

I don't know how popular Crazy Quilts are, but every time I see one, I get lost in them and imagine myself making one! (It could be that ol' sentimental scrapbooker in me.) To see some truly inspiring work, click over to Thearica at Pig Tales and Quilt and you'll know what I mean. (Please do link us to your supply website and spring challenge too Thearica.)