April Showers Mug Rug Blog Hop

Just a quick reminder that the April Showers Mug Rug Blog Hop Starts today!  My date has been switched to April 17th, which might give me just enough time to complete a second mug rug for the hop.

You can check out the full schedule here at Sew at Home Mummy

Here are today's participants:

MONDAY, APRIL 8: Erin @ Sew at Home Mummy

Patty @ A Stitch in Time

Jenny @ Squawk That

Stacey @ The Tilted Quilt

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio

Lisa @ In The Boon Docks

Julie @ Jolie Maxtin: the project girl

Beluah @ Sowing Stitches

Karen @ Bungalow Bay Quilts

Cyndi @ Stitch, Stitch, Stitch

DeAnna @ Georgia Girl Quilter

I can't wait to see what they come up with!  Everyone is so talented and creative.

Jen

Inspirational Sunday (8) - via the 2013 Road to California Quilt Show

Cosmic Wonders

Today's inspiration comes from two quilts that I felt were inspired by the cosmos.  The first is quite obvious.



It is called "Azzuro" by Lisa R. Jenni of Redmond, WA.  It is an original design that was inspired by weeks of reading about sun flares in the newspaper.



This one is called "Elsa's Knot" by Ann Helbling of Fargo, ND, and quilted by Clem Buzick.  The design is called "Solar Flare" from the book, Blocks to Diamonds, by Cheryl Malkowski.  It uses strip pieced squares and diamonds.

Here is a detailed shot of the quilting:





Thanks for reading today,

Jen

April - Fresh Sewing Day

1. Boot for Tina, 2. Cherry Blossoms for Sana, 3. My Rainbow Road table runner, 4. Journal covers 1.1, 5. drunkard's path pot holder, 6. droplet journal covers, 7. Make it Modern March x plus, 8. Now spinning the right way, 9. Divided Baskets for Easter, 10. IMG_2137, 11. Ashley's Tooth Pillow Back, 12. Make it Modern March 1.1

There it is - the mosaic for this month's finishes.  Lots of blocks, lots of curves projects, but no finished quilts - wha, wha, whaaaa!

I guess that just leaves more opportunity for next month!

In other news, the girls really enjoyed going through their Easter baskets.  6 am came a little too early for the rest of us, but they were intent at discovering what was inside.  And despite not putting much candy in them, we had a hard time keeping them from eating what few pieces I did, until after a reasonable breakfast.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Jen


Linking up with:


Lily's Quilts Fresh Sewing Day