Each month we create blocks for our fellow Bee Members so that they will have close to enough blocks to create their own quilt. There are 23 members in the Super Bee’s!
These were the blocks that I made for Licet in January 2019. I really love the colors and how they turned out
This is the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild group of quilt enthusiasts that I belong to. Each month we create a block for the other 18 members, therefore you basically have enough to make a quilt.
For the first challenge we did a charity quilt for Miriam’s House. I actually got to go to Miriam’s House on Christmas Eve to give the mother’s and their children a quilt for Christmas.
On Christmas Eve I joined a few of our LAMQG members to visit Miriam’s House and gift the mother’s and their children with a quilt for Christmas
For James’ third birthday I made him a quilt with Thomas the Train as the theme. He has been so intrigued by the trains that I thought he would enjoy cuddling with this quilt.
The biggest challenge was finding the the various pieces of fabric, as most were discontinued.
I designed the quilt with Electric Quilt 7 software and made each column different widths and within the column the blocks were various heights. Binding was all done in a royal blue by Kona.
The quilt backing was made up of various sizes and selections of Thomas the Train fabrics.
Happy birthday James!
For the month of June our Character Constructions Tag Swap was centered around the theme of Coffee, Tea or Me.
I chose to use the stamp set from www.characterconstructions.com, “Adventures in Tea”, plate set #1
I covered the background with paper from Recollections.
I then added the milk bottle from a dollhouse collection, along with a porcelain tea cup and plate.
As always, I do hope you enjoy!
#characterconstructions #gregsnla
Starting the 2nd week of May I started the 100 Days/100 Blocks Tula Pink City Sampler Quilt Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to make one block each day for 100 days, using predominantly Tula Pink fabrics. I have completed over 40 of the blocks- feeling great!
Can’t wait to see them all blocked and assembled together.
Here are the first 10 days/blocks:
Followed by Blocks 11 – 20:
Blocks 21 – 30:
Blocks 31 – 40:
Blocks 41 – 50:
Blocks 51 – 60:
Blocks 61 – 70:
Blocks 71 – 80:
Blocks 81 – 90:
It has been a while since I posted any quilts, however that is not to say I have not been busy making them. I am in the process of making several block of the month quilts, including the one shown here, Delilah.
I finished the first two blocks-
Rising Sun:
Bells Beach:
And now I have made the first of two for block 3
Shooting Star:
I will continue to update this post as I complete more blocks for the quilt. #delilahjenkingwell #deliahsewingparty
Greg
For the month of May our Character Constructions Tag Exchange was “Down on the Farm”, using Catherine Moore’s new line of stamps, Blue Daisy.
I wanted to use several of the stamp plates when creating my tag, including:
I always enjoy creating these images because you start with a line drawing and stamp various papers and then color them. This month I used Copic markers to color. There is so much detail in the images:
After putting the different pieces together I then added the rifle and paper flowers to the tag, along with the white picket fence. I cut gingham fabric and ric rac to embellish the card. #characterconstructions #copic @gregsnla
It’s one of my favorite times of the year with spring well into season and the weather feeling so great. There is also a freshness in the air that comes with all things growing. I love seeing the various fruit tress and flowers starting to bloom. Last weekend the cherry blossoms were in full bloom in San Francisco.
For Easter I challenged myself to incorporate as many of the Character Constructions stamps as I possibly could.
This time I chose to color the images with colored pencils. After coloring the images I back them with various colors of cardstock to give them more umph!
The images were as follows:
Wishing everyone a very special and loving Easter holiday. May it bring great fulfillment to your heart.
“Masquerade” was the theme of our Character Construction Tag Swap for the month of March. I chose to play on Lady Gaga’s title, “Don’t be a Drag, Just be a Queen” for my tag.
For the tag I used various mediums: Italian paper from Flax, feathers, paper roses, crystals from Jan’s in OKC, crown and various ribbons.
The stamps used for the doll were all Character Construction: head- Queen of Tarts #4, dress- Paris #3, mask- Cirque #6 and matching die for dress.
I guess the meaning of this card for me was that life isn’t always as it is presented and at the same time we have to present to others what we want them to perceive of us.
Valentine’s Day has always been a favorite holiday of mine to make cards for dear friends. This year our Character Construction Tag Swap had a Valentine’s theme.
I chose to call my tags, “Love Is from the Heart”. For more than 15 years I have played on the theme of from the heart for all of my card making because of the feeling that I get when I make my various holiday cards for my friends and family. They are always from my heart that I create them.
The tag has several layers to it, starting with a base tag that is covered with a background paper with poetic words in gold. I then applied two lace hearts, one in red and one in gold.
The actual Valentine’s Lady was constructed using the following stamps from Character Construction:
I am always amazed how the different parts from the different sets end up going together so well.
I then decorated each lady with the following:
Happy Valentine’s Day!
