Pips Quilt Top Finish!

I've been calling this quilt Pips in a Basket, but today it was more like Pips in the Breeze. 

What to do when a quilt won't hold still for the camera?  Take action shots, of course.  Seventeen of them, to be exact (don't worry, I'm only posting a couple).  

I finished this quilt top on Wednesday and kept the momentum going by getting a scrappy binding made for it right away.  

I had set aside the Sherbet Pips jelly roll strips that had a mostly gray background, since they wouldn't have worked as well in the top itself.

The inner border of the top is Kona Snow.  The outer border is more Quilter's Candy in Ash from Connecting Threads.

The backing I have in mind for it is a Legacy Studios print from Joann that was on Red Tag clearance a few months ago.  It was such a deal, I bought many yards of it, which turned out to be a good thing.  I just love those bluebirds!

I have Sarah to thank for the giveaway of the cute Sherbet Pips jelly roll in the H2H Quilt Challenge.  The pattern, as I've mentioned before, is Cluck Cluck Sew's Basket Case.  It was very well written and went together slick as a whistle, though I did change the direction some of the seams were pressed so they would nest together.  I also employed the flat side of my seam ripper to guide matched seams under the presser foot without shifting after I'd taken the pin out.  That helped keep the seams lined up nicely when joining blocks together.

So there you have it ~ a fluttery flimsy for Friday!

All Smiles

I was already feeling pretty good about today and the fact that I got all the blocks done for the Pips in a Basket quilt.  I laid them out on the living room floor this morning and played musical squares for a while.

Then I got the mail, and there was a squishy!  Gorgeous hand-dyed fabrics, giveaway winnings from Vicki at Dotty Jane Designs, along with a special mini-quilt or candle mat! 

Can a Monday get any better?  I think not!

Just look at that tiny pebble quilting, so pretty.  Thanks so much, Vicki!  I just love it!  The wheels are already turning on how best to showcase those lovely fabrics.

It had been a while since I'd been thrifting, but I had a a 25% off coupon from Goodwill burning a hole in my pocket and due to expire in a few days.  So we stopped there yesterday and I found this pretty little black and white damask print plate.  My coupon saved me all of 75 cents on it, ha. 

Dad's tomatoes are becoming ripe.  I picked a bunch yesterday and made fresh tomato chili last night with about eight of them.  Just rinse, core, and give them a spin in the food processor.  No need to peel at all.  

He grew several varieties this year.  This particular kind are on the small side and have interesting little...um...points.

I entertained my inner 12-year-old and gave them some "embellishments" in Picnik (online photo editing).  What do you think?

I just gotta be me...

Keep smiling!

Pips in a Basket

This week's progress on the Basket Case quilt:  About a dozen blocks.  

I'm using a jelly roll of Sherbet Pips, giveaway goodies from Sarah's H2H kickoff some months ago.

And there are some adorable little pipsqueaks in this fabric!

Using an ash solid from Connecting Threads.  I really like it.  Their solids have a smooth, well-made feeling.

Wish I had more to show for the week, but being able to sew together a block or two each day, between work and other stuff, seems whoop-worthy enough.

Thanks for popping by!  Click over to Sarah's and see what others have accomplished this week, and link up if you're sew inclined!