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The summer is flying by and I almost forgot to make my Aurifil July 2014 Designer block. This one was created by Camille Roskelley and I made mine out of batiks.

Well, here we are at the end of July.  It seems summer is slipping by too quickly!  I really can't believe how fast this summer is going.  And it seems as though most of you feel the same way too.  There were very few who uploaded Vice Versa BOM July pics to the flickr group this month!  It's definitely that time of year where sewing takes a back seat to nice weather.

Don't worry if you are behind!  I hope that by finishing up this BOM a little early, it will leave you time to catch up ...

For the last two years, our guild has had a fall boutique to raise money for programs and workshops.  So since the idea of national teachers coming to teach, I always like to donate items for the guild.  I started in earnest this weekend to work on some items for this years' boutique.  We are also having a section for consignment items (where 15% of the sale goes to the guild).  Here are a few boutique items.

Quilt as you go table runner using left over strips from quilt I made last year.

Bought these 2 panel kits 1/2 ...

Sometimes it’s the little things that count.  I have to keep repeating that mantra, since I don’t have anything BIG to show you, but I have been busy!

I participated in my second ever online swap, with Schnitzel & Boo’s mini quilt swap.  I think I had the best swap partner ever, because I got the greatest mini quilt in the mail!  This quilt was made by Sarah Oviatt and I love it.  I gave her lots of clues as to my favorite colors and style.

Mini Quilt made by Sarah Oviatt

Those mini churn dashes are so ...

I  am having a blast making these blocks each month from Fat Cat patterns called Penguin Cheer. It’s a free BOM from Cindy, who is always so generous with her designs. You can find the link here

http://www.fatcatpatterns.com/boms.html

So adorable……

I found some time between holiday week-end activities to stitch together another star block for my NQA Galaxy BOM quilt. I accomplished the stitching on the June block, Star of Illusion. The pattern is designed by Debby Kratovil from a “Quilter’s Block-a-Day Calendar” published by Martingale and Company. Cyndi McChesney, an NQA certified teacher, has […]

I decided to work on my Pat Sloan's Globetrotting block 7 since I didn't want to start another project last night.

But first, I wanted to show a gorgeous Lotus fabric I found at Fabricmade on Etsy the other day (and is now living with me!).

My A lovely year of finishes and Lazy Bums challenge for June was to make a quilt for my grand-Mum's 85th birthday (earlier in the month) with some floral blocks I collected a few years (2010-2011) back as part of a swap/BOM. My Grand-Mum doesn't go in the garden much anymore but she had a huge garden with plenty of flowers when she had her garden. She also lost her husband, my Grand-Dad earlier in the year after more than 65 years of marriage. So I am hoping my little quilt will cheer her up a little ...

Finished all my BOM's for June.  The first one done was the Fat Quarter Shops block 1 of the 2014 Designer Mystery quilt - I am going to try to make 2 of each block each month.  

I think its looking kind of blue - need to add more red or use red to sash.

Blocks ...