khaleesi the german shepherd

New Project Inspired By A Rabbit from Podunk Pretties

Springtime is a busy time. Pulling weeds, planting flowers and vegetables is in full swing. Spring is my favorite time of year. The dull brown winter landscape fades away with the glorious colored spring flowers. With the fresh foliage comes critters of all kinds to feast at the buffet. While drinking my morning cup coffee and enjoying the morning sun coming through window, I spied this cute little guy making his way towards my flowerbed off my front porch.

This must be the little fella who found my pink tulips to be so yummy he ate them all before they ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under bunny block , khaleesi the german shepherd , the end of chaos quilt

Quilt Binding Buddy from Podunk Pretties

Happy Valentine's Day Quilty Friends! Wishing you a day filled with love and laughter and of course lots of time doing whatever makes your little ole heart go pitter pat.

For me that means finishing up the Bow-Ties quilt. She was taken off the quilting frame on Wednesday. Trimming the backing fabric away from this 90 x 90 quilt was a real chore. In my younger years it would have been tossed on the floor for trimming. These days my knees tell me it's a better to wrestle with her on the cutting table, and I agree!

I ...

added by Podunk Pretties 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under bow-tie quilt , khaleesi the german shepherd , quilt binding

Jumping From This To That from Podunk Pretties

Remember the baggies full of HST's created over my quilting lifetime? It's time to add a few more to the baggies from my current Twinkler quilt. Tackling them in small batches as they are produced is easier than doing them all at once after the quilt is finished.

The quilt will produce 336 bonus HST's! I used my handy dandy homemade locking HST ruler. It makes the process so much quicker. If you would like to make one of your own, I made a YT video a few years ago.

The HST's from this project are ...

added by Podunk Pretties 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under bow-tie quilt , hst's , khaleesi the german shepherd , twinkler quilt

Snowman Christmas Tree from Podunk Pretties

Isn't this just the cutest Christmas tree?

The tree is at our veterinarians office in the lobby. I tried really hard to get a good picture of my girl sitting in front of the tree. But there was just too many distractions/smells. She had to sniff every last inch of the entire building and the tree. Which made me wonder how many cats had been in this tree. HA!

I probably took 15 or more pictures and this was the best I could get, her backside. We go back later in the month for a nail trim so ...

added by Podunk Pretties 1 year, 6 months ago. under khaleesi the german shepherd

The Sound of Silence from Podunk Pretties

Spring is in the air here in Podunk. And what better way to start the day than with a hot cup of decaf on the back porch. Me and Khaleesi like to watch the sunrise out here, weather permitting. On the really cold days I watch from inside.

Watching the sunrise is therapeutic. Letting the sun into your eyes helps to set our circadian rhythm. I could go into a deep dive talk about sunlight and blue light but we'll just keep things light today.

This is how I was awakened yesterday. I like to sleep with the window ...

added by Podunk Pretties 2 years, 2 months ago. under khaleesi the german shepherd , sunrise

Walking Lightly from Podunk Pretties

The Notting Hill quilt is moving along at a fast pace due to the large amount of background. However with all that background space the process may slow down once it's on the quilt frame. White space = quilt it to death, right? Only time will tell since I really don't have a quilting plan, I'm still in the quilt stare phase of the process.

Feather quilting makes my little ole heart go pitter pat but I'm trying to get out of the quilting comfort zone. Should I go a little more artistic? This would mean I ...

added by Podunk Pretties 4 years, 2 months ago. under amy smart fabric , grounding , khaleesi the german shepherd , notting hill fabric , riley blake fabric

Quilting Paused for a Minor Surgery from Podunk Pretties

The progress of the Sugar and Spice quilt is moving along at a pretty good rate. I'm not used to working with a kit so I'm being very careful when cutting the fabrics. Included in the instructions is a cutting warning added by the quilt shop not the quilt designer. Most of the fabrics in this can not be found anymore. All of the background fabric is cut and I have about 10" x WOF leftover. Yah! Adding it to my stash.

Today I 'll start the strip piecing and subcutting for the chain blocks. This method of ...

added by Podunk Pretties 4 years, 4 months ago. under dresden block , dresden quilt block , flower sugar fabric , khaleesi the german shepherd , moo-ve , sugar and spice quilt pattern

Progress with Leaders and Enders from Podunk Pretties

Hello Happy Quilters! Come on in and join me in doing a little happy dance. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to have finally mastered the leaders and enders method. This method of piecing 2 quilts at once has been around for many years but Bonnie Hunter is the one who brought it to life. She has written 2 books just for this method. You can find them here in her shop.

I was hoping to share a video made by Bonnie about this method but she hasn't made a short video tutorial about leaders ...

added by Podunk Pretties 4 years, 5 months ago. under #bonniehuntermysteryquilt , german shepherd , khaleesi the german shepherd , leaders and enders , on ringo lake quilt , quiltville mystery

Moo-ving On Ringo Lake from Podunk Pretties

Well here we are, a New Year and a time when some of us think about a fresh start. I'm looking forward to what the new year will bring. Many of you, like me, might be considering finishing up some UFO's and planning for new quilt-a-longs. There's a couple quilt-a-longs I've been thinking about joining but nothing is set in stone. Right now I'm working on a 3 year old mystery quilt called On Ringo Lake by Bonnie Hunter. Bonnie's patterns are great for scrap busting but I usually cut mine from scraps, fat ...

added by Podunk Pretties 4 years, 6 months ago. under khaleesi the german shepherd , new years 2021 , on ringo lake quilt

~ Dutch Delight Quilt and Other Stuff ~ from Podunk Pretties

Hello Happy Quilters! Just thought I would pop in for a little update on the happenings in the Podunk Studio. Lets start with my most recent new project. It is an impulse project. I've been admiring this quilt since seeing at quilt market. The name of the quilt pattern is Dutch Delight by Jill Finley. The simple design with pops of color won me over immediately. Jill's quilt patterns almost always have a little bit of applique. I love the way she can take a simple design and give life. So as soon as the pattern was released ...

added by Podunk Pretties 4 years, 11 months ago. under conservatory fabric by riley blake , dutch delight quilt , home again bom , khaleesi the german shepherd , riley blake fabric , the peach truck

~ Home Again BOM ~ Block 13 ~ And a Little Khaleesi Update ~ from Podunk Pretties

Howdy Quilting friends! I'm super excited to be working on the last 4 blocks of the Home Again BOM by Erin Russek. Hopefully I can have them all complete by the time she releases the setting instructions. You can find all the FREE blocks in one convenient spot on Erin's blog by clicking HERE. Click here to see the rest of my blocks. I'm also excited to have my Hunkering Down quilt almost finished. It's the yellow quilt in the background of my block 13 below.

This last couple of weeks have been super busy. Summertime ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 years ago. under home again bom , khaleesi the german shepherd

~ Pinch of This and That ~ from Podunk Pretties

Hello! Happy Quilters! Spring is in the air and it won't be long before we start seeing spring flowers peeking up through the dull Podunk winter landscape. The next few weeks will be filled with a lot of extra outdoor chores. So I'm working hard to finish up a few projects. This weeks project is the Gingerbread Man quilt. An afternoon dig through the stash produced this cute little print from Bonnie and Camille's Smitten line of fabric. It's perfect!

Years ago when I first started buying designer fabrics the selvage of fabric was often was ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 years, 3 months ago. under gingerbread man quilt , jelly roll rug , khaleesi the german shepherd , liver pate , purple hobbies

~ Blue and Yellow UFO ~ from Podunk Pretties

Most of this weekend was spent working around the house catching up on much needed housework. At the end of the day I would sneak out to the Studio, clean up a little and get in a few minutes of stitching before collapsing on the couch exhausted. The wall hanging below was one of the things needing cleaning. The picture is from a previous post because this gal is soaking in a washtub of color catchers and detergent. It's one of my favorite wall hangings. The applique was designed by Erin Russek of the One Piece at a Time ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 years, 5 months ago. under blue and yellow quilt , khaleesi the german shepherd

~ Walking the Dog ~ #sewmessy ~ from Podunk Pretties

Everyday as soon as the sun comes up Khaleesi and I go for a walk. We first start out on the road for our long walk. We walk between one to four miles everyday. This long walk benefits us both. German Shepherds are high energy dogs requiring lots of exercise and attention. Making sure she gets lots of exercise so she isn't so demanding inside the home is a must. On rainy days when we don't walk she is quite the challenge. It's worse than having a 2 yr. old child. The walk for me is about ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 years, 8 months ago. under #sewmessy , autumn love , khaleesi the german shepherd , quilt studio tour

~ Playtime and Rotary Cutting Tips ~ from Podunk Pretties

Do you remember this cute little bundle? This bundle of Flower Sugar Rose Kiss by Lecien was curated by Pat at CottageCoutureFabrics on Etsy. It's been next on my cutting table for months. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally be working with these darling prints.

After pressing each fat quarter I had to lay them all out for the full effect....GLORIOUS!

Then it was off to the cutting table where I noticed an issue(below). Can you see the waves in the fabric? That's not a fabric error, it's a pressing ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 years, 8 months ago. under cottage couture fabrics , flower sugar rose kiss fabric , khaleesi the german shepherd , lecien fabric , quilting tips , rotary cutting tips

~ Laura Ashley Quilt Finish ~ from Podunk Pretties

It's done! This simple Disappearing Nine patch took way to long to complete and way to long to photograph. How long have I been working on this? Since the beginning of July! You can see the original post here where I discuss the pattern source and fabrics pulled.

The quilting went very smoothly. I used a couple of different size heart templates, one made from paper and the smaller heart in the green squares was a plastic template. Both were traced using a water soluble blue quilt marker, then free motion traced using Superior Threads 100 wt. White Micro ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 years, 8 months ago. under disappearing nine patch quilt pattern , free quilt along , khaleesi the german shepherd , the crafty quilter

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