Orange Crush

Meet Lily. She is one of our 3 orange tabbies. She is inspecting my four patches for Bonnie Hunter's Orange Crush Mystery. As time goes on, I'm sure you will meet the other two as they are also very involved with any quilting that goes on here.


These are the fabrics I have chosen for the quilt. The picture doesn't really show the black accents in the red fabric. I'm hoping in time that my photography skills will improve. Anyway, I love all of Bonnie's quilts. Scrappy quilts are really my favorites. I had a great time making the Carolina Crossroads quilt(pictures to come later since I still need to add the borders). But I can't tell you how excited I was when she announced this new mystery. You see, one of our sons attends the University of Illinois. Their colors just happen to be orange and blue. In fact, one of the largest spirit organizations on campus(best known for their charity contributions) is called the Orange Crush. I think she is designing this one just for us but we will let you play along too. LOL!!

Thanks for stopping by. I'm having fun with the new blog. I hope you are enjoying it also.

Donna

Well, here goes.......

Have you ever really wanted to do something but immediately felt like you were in over your head? Well, that's where I find myself today.

It was only last November that I discovered the world of quilting blogs. I was hooked immediately. So, after six months of reading and with much trepidation, I launch myself into blogging.

The picture above is a table runner I recently finished. It is machine-pieced(except for the hand applique) and hand quilted from a kit I purchased from Connecting Threads. I have decided that this is the year of the UFO for me. You see, we moved from Illinois to Ohio this past July. I worked full-time while in Illinois and didn't get much quilting done. But as you know, that doesn't stop the urge to buy fabric, patterns, kits, etc. And, as you quilters also know, that goal has not stopped me from taking on new projects also. I will be sharing those projects in days to come. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will continue on with me for days to come.