My how time flies.
As I was waiting for the release of my first solo book, Oh Scrap, I found myself a bit sentimental.
Pic courtesy of Fat Quarter Shop
2 years ago I missed quilt market. Before that I had been to 56 consecutive quilt markets. 38 with Moda Fabrics and 18 as the buyer for the Olde Craft Store in Carrollton, Texas.
Today is my day on the A PIECE OF CAKE blog hop. I have known Peta for quite a while and I am so proud and excited that she has shared her creativity with us.
Thank you, Peta for asking me to participate. 
There are 14 different projects in this book and many of them are on my must make list, but
when it came time to
decide which quilt to make I knew I needed to make the LOVE quilt. I have perfect person for this quilt, my {little} grandson, Jacob.
His mama loves the graphic fabrics from the Savannah by Ginger line, so I dove right in.
This quilt was fun and easy to make.
A quick quilt just perfect for gift giving.
There are two sizes of the LOVE quilt. I went with the 45″ x 60″ version. The quilt is big and chunky and has plenty of room so that I can add some big stitching with Aurifil threads.
Let me introduce you to one of my grandsons, Jacob Ryan Alexander, Cub for short.
He is a whooping 6 months old and is just as cuddly as he looks.
Jacob kindly modeled to show off his new quilt. Don’t you just want to pinch those little legs?
He completely understands that it still needs to be quilted.
A few of the squares from the animal panel fit perfectly inside the big heart. Speaking of big hearts, isn’t this kid the cutest thing ever?
A little bit of stitching, a pieced binding and some quilting will finish off this project.
Thank you for stopping by and to celebrate I will be giving away a copy of this book. Leave a comment telling me what is your favorite Moda precut and I will pick a winner at random, Thursday evening. I will post the winner here Friday morning.
Be sure and stop by all the people participating in the blog hop, listed below
14 Aug Sedef – Down Grapevine Lane
15 Aug Jemima – Tied with a Ribbon
16 Aug Samantha – Aqua Paisley Studio
17 Aug Andy – A Bright Corner
18 Aug Kirsty – Bonjour Quilts
19 Aug Lisa – A Spoonful of Sugar Designs
20 Aug Alison – Cotton Factory
21 Aug Carrie – Moda Fabrics
22 Aug Nadra – Ellis and Higgs
23 Aug Angie – Gnome Angel
24 Aug Tara – Tara Sews
25 Aug Jules – The Creative Retreat
26 Aug Kristyne – Pretty by Hand
27 Aug Kimberly – Fat Quarter Shop
28 Aug Lissa – Moda Lissa
29 Aug Amy – Diary of a Quilter
30 Aug Kerry – Kid Giddy & Cat – Hello from Cat on Instagram
31 Aug Jane – Modern Makers Retreat
1 Sept Kate – Never Enough Hours
2 Sept Jodie – Vintage Ric Rac
3 Sept Sharon – Patches Indooroopilly (in store & online!)
4 Sept Amanda – Material Girl Quilts
5 Sept Amber – A Little Bit Biased
6 Sept Xanthe – Wife Made
7 Sept Rachel – Family Ever After
8 Sept Jenny – Martingale
9 Sept Amy – Nana Company
10 Sept Peta – She Quilts A Lot
Karen McMahon, You are the winner of A Piece of Cake book. I have sent you an email and will get the book to you ASAP.
My drawing is CLOSED but keep following along the remaining people on the hop.
-modalissa
Hello and Welcome,
I am thrilled and nervous at the same time to kick off Melissa Corry’s Irish Chain Blog hop. Melissa has all kinds of fun things planned for this hop. Each day you will be visiting 2 different stops and I guarantee there will be so much color throughout.
Did you play with Pick Up Sticks as a kid? I found them quite challenging and spent hours balancing those little buggers. Melissa’s pick up sticks quilt is a realistic interpretation of thin colorful sticks balancing end to end throughout the quilt. Melissa used Carolyn Frielander’s collection which also gave this quilt an architectural feel.
I wanted to mix mine up and started with the classic colors of Red and White but was not to happy with my choices. I kept coming back to Melissa’s version. We have all agonized over color and fabrics, right? I wanted mine to look exactly like the one I saw, Exactly. Please tell me you have done that.
I did 15 jumping jacks to get my heart pumping and blood to the brain.
Then I decided I would do a positive – negative version of her quilt. I still wanted an architectural, yet almost industrial look so I went with an assortment of greys and used whites as my sticks.
My quilt top looks like steel buildings with reflective windows climbing the skyline.
If you squint at the picture above it almost looks robotic.
Squint again and there is a chunky plus sign shape that will be quilted as an overall design. I think this will give the quilt a sleek secondary look.
The fabrics are a combination of greys, whites and cremes from Amy Ellis and Zen Chic. They are so perfect for a quilt for a man in your life.
Hop on over to Fat Quarter Shop to see the quilt that Joceyln is making.
Check back every day as these talented quilters each share their Irish Chain.
Melissa has some goodies lined up for her Grand Prize Giveaway
