It's a great snow day and a great day to sit home and quilt. I'm waiting to post some new pictures. I have 2 quilts waiting to be quilted and one more in the sewing room. Currently I am working on "Wanna Be a Cowboy 2" which is a new line from Samantha Walker and Riley Blake Designs.

Summer of Love

I'm excited to announce my first pattern for the new year - "Summer of Love". I designed it from one of Riley Blakes new fabric lines, "Feeling Groovy" by doodlebug design inc. I chose to accent the pink and brown colorways and incorporate hearts and daisies into my design. It's 100 % cotton. There's lot of applique there which makes me happy. The original quilt will be on display at the offices of Riley Blake Designs and Christensen Wholesale for the next several months as well as other locations.

Catnip

Thanks to the Quiltique staff for information on the cat pattern below. The pattern is called Catnip and it was designed by Sew Special Designs. Did I mention that Quiltique is one of my favorite quilt stores. When I lived in Las Vegas I stopped by there often to shop. Their selection of fabrics is wonderful as is the ambiance of the store. See Quiltique's website here

I love Valentines

I'm so glad February is here. I can now hang Valentine quilts. I started this quilt over Christmas vacation and finished it last month. It's now hanging as my first valentines quilt. I decided to decorate for the holidays with theme quilts on the walls. It feels so good.

The center of this quilt was designed by Cheryl Almgren Taylor. It's from a pattern called Garden of Hearts. It was featured in the January/February 2011 issue of McCalls's Quilting. But when I got to the border I got carried away making all those appliqued hearts and changed the rest of the quilt. The bonus was this all came out of my stash. So this is my first stashbuster for 2011.

Also hanging on the wall for Valentines is my favorite red cat quilt. I finally finished this last year and have enjoyed it on my wall ever since. I tried to find my original pattern so I can give the author credit, but did not succeed. I bought the kit at Quiltique in Las Vegas. If anyone knows the name of this quilt please contact me.