Friday, May 21, 2010

Makin' Life Cozy - Bloggers Quilt Festival

 

The Bloggers Quilt Festival started today at Amy's Creative Side.
Click on the button above to see all of the quilts.
Here is mine, a lap quilt for Big J from Sweetwater's Make Life fabric for Moda.
Great fabric for a boy.



I think this is my 7th or 8th quilt - made from jelly roll strips.  Quick and easy but I like it, its different from the patchwork quilts that I have done previously.

It keep this little man cozy at night.


My quilts are slowly but surely getting bigger,
I keep them small so I can do the machine quilting myself. 

Maybe one day I will send one off to a professional quilter,
but I kind of like that I make them from start to finish.


My two little models



This is the back -
very fun, bright and cheerful fabric from the Make Life collection.




Thanks for stopping by!


 

33 comments:

Lynne (Lily's Quilts) said...

Cute quilt and cute photos - I love Make Life Sweet too - well I love all Sweetwater and that's acute quilt to make with a jelly roll.

Amy, a redeemed sheep said...

I love the fabric and the simplicity of the design. :-)

myBearpaw said...

This is gorgeous! I love those fabrics together!

Riel Nason said...

I have some of that fabric. I love all the inspiring words. A great choice you made for that cheerful quilt!

Michelle said...

I love your quilt!

Jen said...

Love the whole thing, especially the great fabric on the back.

Dolly said...

Fun quilt, and precious models. Isn't it funny how much they can love a quilt made just for them?

I really like these strip quilts and yours has great color !

Michelle said...

So perfect when a wonderful quilt is so well-loved.

harleywife57/ Mickey White said...

This is so nice you said it was easy ; but it sure looks like it was complicated ! NICE WORK ; love the colors ! and your models are handsome !

Kristin @ wRIte iT DOwN said...

Thank you all for the sweet comments about my quilt!!! Have a great weekend. Kristin

Claire said...

Make Life! Yummy! love the quilt

Little Island Quilting said...

I love the simplicity of this quilt

BJ said...

I love strip quilts. So easy, fun and effective. Great quilt.

Anonymous said...

What a fun quilt. The last picture reminds me of a picnic and now I want to go on one ;)

Marie said...

I have always wanted to make a stip quilt, yours is fun and beautiful, Congratulations

Denise said...

Such a fun, colorful quilt!

Justella said...

Lovely quilt. Nice and bright : )

Unknown said...

Your quilt is fantastic. I have a couple of jelly rolls stashed away, looks like the perfect thing to do with them. Thanks for sharing.

mary said...

The colors are fun. Doesn't it make you feel happy when a quilt you made is loved?

Leslie said...

this is definitely one of my favorites so far on festival. i love it. i am so drawn to a simple quilt. there is something about them that lets the fabric shine through and the fabric is the best part of quilting.

Katie B said...

So bright and cheerful! LOVE this quilt. And your boys are adorable.

Heather said...

I love your quilt, it's so bright and cheerful! And your "models" are very cute too.

Laurel H. said...

I like this quilt; it's so fun!

SewCalGal said...

Very cute snuggly quilt. Lovely colors and fabrics. You did a great job!

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

Karen said...

That is a great quilt. How good are jelly rolls. I am doing the Jelly Roll Sampler. I am loving using pre cuts.

Unknown said...

This seems like such a happy quilt.

Stephanie said...

So fun and bright... I love it!

Sandra said...

what a bright and cheery quilt (love the green & dots) and such a great way to showcase precuts.
Come see my antique quilt entries with your bright colors-
http://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com
http://starleyquilts.blogspot.com

Vicki said...

it's so pretty! I love that fabric collection.

Unknown said...

Love your little models and they look really happy with the beautiful, colorful quilt!!! Great quilts here!

hugz, Pam

Molly J. said...

I am a new quilter and I LOVE this Make Life quilt! So fun and colorful and you are right it IS different! Is there a pattern you used (I would be willing to buy it) did you just cut up lengths of the the jelly roll? I think that would be very intimidating for me. HELP!

Thanks so much for a newbie. Blessings - Molly J.
ggmmolly0295@aol.com

I'm having a hard time posting and remembering all this new stuff I did to be able to post here. You can email me.

Anonymous said...

I love this quilt. I've never made one, but this inspires me to learn how!! Beautiful job!

Unknown said...

Kristin this is a Beautiful quilt! Love the fabric. It is colourful and happy