WIP Wednesday - December 5

My Little Chickadees from HoneynCloves
 I think I've burnt out on making quilted stuff for my Etsy shop and am ready to make a few things for myself! I recently bought this little chickadee wool kit off Etsy from HoneynCloves and I hope to piece it together over the holidays. Just a little low key, relaxing handwork.
Four Seasons Mini Quilt Swap on Flickr
And I did sign up for another mini quilt swap on Flickr and the due date was November 30. I had lots of wonderful ideas in my head and thought I'd have plenty of time to finish this, but only got it done today! Here's a peek and you'll see the whole quilt when my swap partner receives it. And here's the link to the Flickr Mini QT group so you can see the other mini's that were swapped!
Blue Tempest Quilt (pattern from Cherry House)
The twin custom quilts and pillow shams are at Blueberry Hill Quilts in Chestermere, Alberta to be quilted by Marie. Someone asked me about the pattern last week and it's based on the Tempest pattern from Cherry House quilts. I did order the pattern off the Cherry House website, but it has not yet arrived, so I'm just winging it from the photos.

Today I am linking up with other quilters at:
Quiltsy WIP Wednesday #39
The Needle and Thread Network WIP Wednesday #68

--Ann

Comments

  1. Anonymous5 December 2012 at 05:37

    I love your machine quilting in the maple leaf. I will have to check out that flickr site for more eyecandy. Winging it you say! You are good, I have a hard time straying from patterns, I usuallay stray at some point but always start with them...happy quilting!

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  2. Cynthia Brunz Designs5 December 2012 at 10:04

    Love the chickadees - Good for you for taking time off to sew for yourself!

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  3. Marjorie's Busy Corner5 December 2012 at 15:36

    I love it all!!!!

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  4. Terry Aske Art Quilts5 December 2012 at 18:53

    That looks like a fun swap! I love your leaf, and
    can't wait to see the whole quilt.

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  5. elle6 December 2012 at 17:05

    Everything is looking good!

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  6. sherry10 December 2012 at 07:15

    i love those chickadees...i can hear them calling thru the woods on a winter day

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