Sunday, February 1, 2015

Super Bowl Sunday 2015

You can find my Grow Your Blog & Giveaway post here http://tanyaquiltsinco.blogspot.com/2015/01/grow-your-blog-2015-giveaway.html 
The giveaway is open until February 15.
 It rained all day yesterday, so I could not get outside to get a picture of this awesome top I finished this week! It is sunny and beautiful this morning, so I dashed out to my garden fence to get a picture. Our garden fence is tall to prevent the deer from getting in and can display my bigger quilts. There was still frost on the fence, but the quilt sure looks amazing! I think I am going to call it Peppy Patches and Pinwheels.

I am participating in the Sweet 16 Quilt Along 2015 and this design was featured a couple of weeks ago here 
I love love love this quilt. Sarah who is hosting this Sweet 16 Quilt Along also organizes charity quilts in the spring and I want to donate this one. I think it would be a perfect chemo quilt!
 I was thinking of a black print with white for the backing, but really did not find anything. I picked this up instead for the backing. It was less than $5 a yard on clearance at my LQS. I think the color is cheerful and will hide my ugly machine quilting.
I cut these strips to use as a scrappy binding. I hope to piece and label the backing and pin this today. I think I am just going to straight stitch along the diagonals with my Pfaff and walking foot. I don't want to wait to quilt it!
I worked on lots of projects this week and all day yesterday. Here is Block 2 for the Charm Square Sampler Quilt Along
and Block 3. Join this quilt along here http://moderntraditionquilts.blogspot.com
My quilt is going to be a tablecloth!
The color for the the January Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2015 was blue and here is my last blue Medallion Log Cabin block. I am thinking of putting all my Medallion Log Cabin blocks together for a quilt for our bed. I have been making quilts for 20 years, but have never made a quilt for my own bed! This is going to change this year...
February's RSC15 color is pink, so I dug into my pink scrap bin and made a bunch of Medallion Log Cabin blocks. Here is the link to that party http://superscrappy.blogspot.com
I am using Kona white for the background and picked up 12 more yards of it at Joann's with a 60% off coupon! It was a great buy, $3.60 a yard and will be put to use with all my scrap projects.
I have so many shades of pink in my scraps--petal pink, rosy pink, pastel pink, watermelon, etc!
These blocks are really good for the big print scraps too! You can find my tutorial for these blocks here http://tanyaquiltsinco.blogspot.com/2015/01/scrappy-2015.html
2 yards of the Kona white is going to be used for the background for this Elephant Parade quilt! I think my elephants are going to be more scrappy. This week, we are making the big elephants. You can find the  information and free pattern over here http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com Lorna just posted the directions for the big elephants late last night. I know what I will be working on before the Super Bowl today!
Here are some of grays and I grabbed the same print for my backing, but in green for the Elephant Parade quilt.
During the Super Bowl and for Slow Sunday Stitching, I am hand quilting the border of my Journey of a Quilter quilt. Here is the link to that party http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com
I am really looking forward to the big game and to seeing Katy Perry's halftime show! She puts on an amazing show--my daughter and I saw her in concert several years ago and we are all in for a treat with her performance!

I am making my fried chicken tenders for our Super Bowl feast, so I better get outside this afternoon for a walk in the sunshine! I will link this post to probably all the linking parties featured on my right side bar!!! 

32 comments:

  1. Hello Tanya! Wow you have achieved so much! Love your quilts and all your blocks! Happy Superbowl! :) xx

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  2. I went back through some of your previous posts to see more of your Journey quilt. It is a lovely piece!

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  3. Looks like you have been very busy with all of your projects. I like the backing for the chemo quilt! Looks like you are all ready to sew during the football game. Have a great week!

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  4. Busy, busy, busy! Just love the Elephant Parade quilt.

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  5. Look at all of those pretty projects. Wow! Happy stitching.

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  6. Wonderful projects. You've gotten lots done this past week. Really impressive.

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  7. So many great blocks this week. What a great range of pinks!!

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  8. Love love love your Peppy Patches and Pinwheels - and you're right, it would definitely cheer up someone going through chemo!! Thanks for showing off your progress!!

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  9. Lots and lots of great inspriration. The sweet 16 is going to bring much comfort to someone. I don't have very many 16 patch blocks made. Mine will probably be a postage stamp quilt for H2H. I love the log cabin blocks. I will check out your tutorial.

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  10. I am planning to join in the Elephant Parade quilt along too. It's going to be a great quilt!! I love your very bring peppy patches and pinwheels. How sweet of you to donate it. You will definitely brighten someone's day! You've already done a LOT for February pink---way to go!!!!

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  11. I was happily reading down the page and then I got to the elephants. OMG those elephants! Off to check out the link, thanks!

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  12. So many wonderful scrappy projects! I love your RSC15 blocks. I think those are going to make a great quilt. If you could share with your readers that you are linking up with Oh Scrap, that would be great and much appreciated! Thanks!!

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  13. Wow - have you been busy! All are great projects, but those elephants stopped me in my stitches. Thanks for linking to WIPs Be Gone. I always love to come and visit you, Tanya - it's so inspiring.

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  14. So many wonderful projects! Thank you for sharing pictures.

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  15. I tuned into the last 30 mins of the Superbowl just to say that I watched some it. I don't understand the rules, but know it's very important to millions of Americans. I hope you enjoyed it and the chicken tenders were yummy.

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  16. You have had a busy weekend with all your stitching and quilting.
    Your pinwheel quilt is looking amazing!

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  17. I love those Medallion Log Cabin blocks!!! I'm going to have to find or figure out the measurements... Soooo beautiful!

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  18. You have a whole lot of beautiful blocks. Your colorful quilt top finish is so pretty.

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  19. Your Peppy Patches is so cheerful! And gotta love those elephants - must be so much fun to make.
    Kathy T. in Tampa

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  20. I love your rainbow of colors in your Peppy Patches! You have been busy, but don't you feel good?

    Julie

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  21. Nice blog :) Popping in from BOMs Away Monday :) www.crazyforpurple.com

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  22. You are at the borders already?!?!? Wow that went fast!

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  23. Looks like you are a very busy lady with all your projects. Definitely think it is time you had a quilt for your bed!

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  24. The Sweet 16 QAL top looks amazing, great work Tanya...

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  25. The quilt top looks great ... it has so much dimension, and I almost didn't notice the pinwheels at first!

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  26. What a busy gal you have been!! That quilt would make the perfect cheery quilt for a chemo patient for sure.

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  27. That's an impressive work load that you got done! And I love your sweet 16 quilt and the idea of donation! Well done!

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  28. Wow! You've been busy! Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!

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  29. Whoa, busy, busy, busy! They're all such beautiful projects! Thanks for sharing!

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  30. So much to love here. I especially like the delicate colors in your log cabin blocks, but they're all beautiful!

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  31. Love all your projects! I do my hand quilting on one of those frames like yours... Enjoy your weekend!

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