Weekend at Jackie's

 Boo and I went up to Connecticut this weekend to visit Jackie and her family. 

Jackie and I got to sew all weekend...It was so lovely!  

The last time I was up there it was a record HEAT breaking day of over 110... 

And this weekend was 100 degree cooler! LOL!

I didn't have clear idea of what I wanted to work on, 

But I had brought along some MARY(lady of Guadalupe) fabric thinking maybe I'd play with that... 

When Jackie pulled out a Circular scrap block that she made and was giving to me to play 

with, my head went into design frenzy... And it took up the whole weekend 

building this fabulous little project...  I used her round piece, 

to be a setting for my Mary, and set about right away 

making the red points to go behind it...

 I laid it out on the floor to try a few blocks I had brought along, 

and even her Kitty got in on the decision making process...

 It's not finished yest, but I did get this much put together... 

I wanted to wait to get home and find

more flowers to applique on it... to fill it out...

UPDATE:
Hello ''Friends from Pat's!''  Thanks for stopping by! I have finished this little quilt after soliciting fabric roses and other flowers from many of my blog friends! You all are so darn kind and generous!  I love that!


I love trying new things and being able to create something that I hadn't planned on...  Sometimes for me, having a plan restricts the really great unexpected discoveries that pop up when I am sewing. So, that is why I PLAY as often as I can. Staying connected to my creative process, even if it's 15minutes at a time, means when I come back to it, I will still be in that creative mind set...and I can get a load more done!


So keep thinking those happy QUILT thoughts... Stay open to your creative process and great things will emerge! 
I'm thinking right now I need another MARY in my life, I wonder what I have laying here I can play with?

 Speaking of Luscious!  Jackie pulled out her SILKS we bought a while ago...  

She had a new template tool she wanted to play with...

 First she backed her silks with light weight Pellon, it made cutting them like paper, 

and kept the edges from shreading, and the fabric from twisting when your sewing it...

 She put the whole top together per the instructions, THEN!  She cut it all apart 

again with her new

fancy tool for making funky pinwheels...

 

How cool is that?

Yes, the other cat had a to keep close supervision on her...

You don't want to mess up your lovely silks!

 

Pop over to Jackie's to see her fab silk project finished!  

Thanks Jackie!  We  had such a fabulous time! I Can't wait til

Feb, when she comes to us, here in NYC!