Favourite Quilt Shop

We did a day trip to Charlevoix, MI, and I stumbled across what is now my favourite quilt shop:

Hearts to Holly
107 Mason St.
Charlevoix, MI 49720
Phone: 231-547-2729

It is a quilter's paradise with a wide selection of fabrics and super-friendly staff. It took a lot of restraint on my part to not just buy up the whole place. Instead I got my first ever jelly roll. And lots of ideas in my head.

Presenting the finished Friendly Dragon Quilt

It's DONE!!! I had about four hours of sleep before leaving for Michigan because I desperately wanted to finish off my Friendly Dragon Quilt for my Cutest-Sweetest-Godson-Ever. And here it is:





And this is where it all started: July 2007. It's been a year.

Just click on either of the photos and you'll be taken to my new Flickr account that will hold all things quiltey-craftey. I've fed up with having to upload photos to my server and this way I can also join pools and groups and such without having to mix my photography photos with my crafty stuff.

Repeated Hearts

Still sticking with my heart idea, I have been browsing the web somewhat and found another good idea and pattern.

Now this one might be a challenge given the size of my swatches, but we shall see ...

Adding greenery

I'm happily quilting along, adding reed and grass around the dragon's



feet which is taking a bit more time than anticipated - when does it



ever not?

Last item on the agenda: adding a cloud in the shape of the name of the recipient ... if I can manage a design and transfer to the fabric.

Since using the label won't pull up the first post on this subject, I've gone back and did some research: It started in July 2007 - following a massive change of heart regarding theme and lay-out.

Embellishment

To ensure that the wadding doesn't start shifting and to add a bit more interest, I've started adding embellishments.



The size of the sun in my house? A dinner plate ... the sun is a "quick and dirty" rework of the sun on my recent Safari quilt.



All marked and pinned into place and ...



ready to be quilted. I must say that compared to a few years ago, my stitches are not necessarily getting smaller but at least less wonky on the back side.



And then it was time for bed ...

The (Lion) Emperor's New Clothes

After weeks of requesting a new outfit for her favourite little fella, I sat down and gave my girl what she wanted:



Can you see the difference in colour? Yep, that's the same fabric ...



all loved-up to within an inch of his life!



Shiney and new!

Repetition won

and will be treated to a holiday: I am taking 50 Kaffe 4 inch squares and some Makover pink spray fabric plus beads and a relative wide travel selection of yarns. I am currently planning on doing a lot of appliquéing but we shall see what happens.