I'm not dead yet.....

as in the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail,"

Yep, it's me!! I am still alive. I didn't think anyone would notice that I had been absent from my blog until this morning I got an email asking if I was okay. So, yep, I'm okay and yes, I am wearing an Avenger's t-shirt bought at WalMart in the little boys clothing section. Call it crazy if you want, but I like it and I am sure you will see me around town sometime wearing this getup. My favorite Avenger? Toss up between Thor and Captain America.... anyways....It's been a crazy month for me, we moved Clint into another office space, so now I officially have the goodbye kiss in the morning as he rides his bike to work. So grateful he's only 30 seconds away though so I can see him whenever I want. Also, Clint took me on a trip - he likes to travel and I love it when I get there - please tell me I am not the only one who hates to fly...

These sunsets are always worth the worrying I put myself through while flying to get there.

and a hand in hand walk down the beach is always wonderful....but the reality is, it's been kind of a crazy time for me. I had a situation that I dealt with before I went on this last trip with Clint that made me question myself. I love to quilt, I feel like I do a pretty good job, I take pride in every single quilt that I put on those frames and while I curse myself for my darn perfectionistically detailed craziness (yes, I just said that), it always works out in the end. But, occasionally there comes around the not so happy moments where I cannot please everyone.  I don't want to go into detail, but I just have to say that this experience has been a learning experience for me. It "knocked the wind right out of my sails" right out of me and I have had no desire to quilt for the past two weeks, but I have decided that I just need to let it go and realize that life happens and then we move on.

What I have figured out about myself is that when I am a little down, fabric always seems to make me happy, but that's just the crazy talking right?  :-)

 

But, I am completely happy with my projects ahead of me. Thanks for your patience with me, I will get back on the blogging and the quilting - sorry I was gone for too long.

All Grown Up!! A new pattern....

 

When my daughter was a baby I made a quilt that I dedicated to her and named it after her, called Liliana's Heart. It is amazing that my baby is 7 now and that quilt I made all those years ago is a reflection on my love for her and also proof that I got better at quilting as the years have passed by....

 

She's so big now! Time flies too fast in my opinion!

 

Can you believe I quilted this? Yeah, back in 2006!! Here's the proof that I started somewhere and all of you newbie quilters out there, don't be discouraged because you will get better! ;-)

 

Isn't she beautiful? It's funny, the song Consider the Lilies is on right now and I am bawling my eyes out as I write this post. Funny how little moments like right now bless my life and help me remember the little stuff.  So, here's my big girl holding her new big blanket, which will fit on her new bed in her soon to be painted new room.  Yeah, she's spoiled, but when you are the only girl in your family it's bound to happen.

 

So, I give you "All Grown Up." A quilt once again dedicated to my daughter made in fabrics (Bliss and Ruby) of her favorite colors - thanks to Bonnie and Camille for that!

 

What I love about this quilt is that it is truly a scrappy quilt - I have to admit I have a hard time putting together a scrappy quilt because I am paranoid about putting similar fabrics and colors pieced next to each other, (it makes me crazy) so it took me some shuffling fabric around to get it the way I wanted. I used fat quarters for this pattern as well as a little yardage for the borders, sashing, and binding.

 

I am so pleased with how this quilt came out. I was going to quilt this custom, but realized it's going on my daughters bed and I am going to have to let her use it. The free motion feather swirl worked out perfectly for this quilt.

 

I have a hard time narrowing down the pictures to use for my post. Plus, I can't get enough of the quilting!

Love!

 

A shot with the back.

 

Since the quilt is all finished, I just have a few more pillows to make and a room to paint and Lili will have her big room all finished. It's been so fun to make such a treasure for my girl. I guess what I love most about quilting is the fact that my daughter does appreciate the quilts I make for her, she gets excited when I show her what I am working on and I can't wait until the day that she is making quilts for her children. Quilting and piecing is such a wonderful tradition to share and pass on and I am so glad I got hooked almost 8 years ago.

 

So, the pattern is available for pre-order now and will be shipping around the 19th of this month. I will also let you know when it is available for download. Thanks for letting me share my love of designing and quilting with you! Have a beautiful weekend!

Winner, and some other stuff!!

  How's that for a lame title? Anyway - it has been a busy week.  Fun, crazy, but most importantly - productive.  The toddler is such a help!  First off, thanks so much for all your sweet comments on my last post!  You make me feel so loved!  Congratulations to Jenny from Cut.Sew.Iron.Repeat - she has won a copy of Quiltmaker magazine.  So, email me Jenny at judi @ greenfairyquilts . com and I will have the magazine sent to you right away.  

All pictures from Instagram - @judiakagreenfairy

 Playing with Jelly Rolls this week was a highlight - I planned on getting to both rolls, but since I always under estimate how much time I really have, I only got to one. 

32 strips all sewn together.

Then quilted...

Then I changed my mind on the quilting and went for the swirly stitch I happen to love right now. 

Binding a special quilt for a special girl! 

Finished binding in all its cuteness! 

I promise I will show you the whole quilt once I have finished writing up the pattern. Well, that about sums it up! I hope you are having a fabulous week! 

Cover girl, and a giveaway!!!

I was so excited to receive my copy of Quiltmaker's Quilt from 100 Blocks and even more excited when I noticed that my quilt made the front page!  It is the quilt on the far right.  It was fun drawing up this design using my block from Quiltmaker's 100 blocks volume 5. So fun!

It seriously is so cool to have my design in this magazine.  I still cannot believe it!  I love the art of designing quilts and it is so rewarding to have my design shared in a magazine all over the country. 

Me and my blonde hair on the contributors page.  

You can see my design on page 42.  The awesome ladies over at Quiltmaker are giving away copies of this magazine and you have the chance to win a copy here on my blog.  Just leave me one comment and you will be entered to win a copy. For more places to visit and have more chances to win your own copy of the magazine, go here.  

Thanks and good luck!!