Chalk & Paint : :

Last week I received a beautiful bundle of Sew Caroline's newest collection for Art Gallery Fabrics, Chalk & Paint, due out in stores this month!



This collection is SO sweet! The colors are warm & soothing and the prints are happy & fun, just a real pleasure to sew with! Right away I knew they'd make a perfect Herringbone QAYG Birthday pillow for my Mama!



She loved it! I only took this one photo before gifting it to her, but I know I'm not at all finished sewing with these pretty fabrics. I cut just one narrow strip from 18 of the 20 prints to sew up this 18"  pillow, and now I'm dreaming of Chalk & Paint quilt plans!



By the end of last week I also decided on a plan for my bold Fleet & Flourish quilt beginning!



I love when you chime in and share your opinions! Reading through your comments always leads me in a direction that feels right. I'm happy with what I have now, but it's just a start. I'm thinking of using this as a center medallion piece for a new "making rows" style quilt. Hoping to have more to share soon!!

Happy Monday, friends!

♡ Maureen 

This Week's Sewing : :

Good morning! Today I'm feeling pretty good after a productive night of sewing! I finally found the time and energy to add the binding to my newest quilt finish. This Loulouthi Hugs & Kisses print by Anna Maria Horner made for some gorgeous binding making, along with some matching Aurifil thread. I do love both the dark, wine color against the bright, white border of my quilt and the contrast of the deep burgundy against that lime & aqua Coreopsis floral print I used to back it. I'm excited!! Although, I still can't decide where to go to take my pictures?!



Over the weekend I received a lovely package from Cloud9 Fabrics including a preview bundle of Up, Up, and Away, the upcoming second collection for Cloud9 by the awesomely talented Skinny laMinx. I am such a fan! I'm playing around with some quilt block ideas for an Up, Up, and Away quilt pattern. All those soaring birds throughout the Up In the Air and the Free As a Bird prints insisted that some flying geese must me made, and now I think I have a solid quilt idea that will be perfect for this modern collection! Stay tuned..



Up next I'm piecing together a quilt back for my Indie Quilt to send off to Melissa at Sew Shabby Quilting! I've been a fan of her work from following Amy Diary of a Quilter, and after seeing Amy's gorgeous Giant Indie Star Quilt the other day, I had to reach out to Melissa! I can't wait to see our Indie quilt finally finished and on our bed, I've been slowly planning our bedroom decor around this quilt, so it feels pretty wonderful to finally be sending it out!



After that I'm beginning my nephew Owen's Ant Farm quilt! Deciding on a pattern for this quilt is what's taken me so long to begin, any recommendations? I could use some ideas, otherwise I think a log cabin style quilt might be perfect. What do you think?



Thanks so much for stopping by today, and thanks in advance for the help!!  ♥ Maureen