I'm halfway through my Tagalong Schnibble quilt. Better hurry, only four more days left in the month. And then May is here. Can you believe how quickly 2010 is passing by? We're nearly halfway through! I'm just loving the bright colors in these fabrics from Breath of Avignon. They are so cheerful! This little quilt would be so cute rolled up and tied with a red ribbon, tucked into a picnic basket for summer.
Laura at Paws 'n Tails Quilts sent me the Sunshine Blog award last week. And it's been sunny here in Skagway ever since. I'm afraid to give it away to anyone else because I'm really enjoying the warm weather. We hit 61° today! I enjoy so many fun quilt blogs and I could never narrow it down to just a handful of favorites to pass this on to. So I'll tell you what I've done. I've updated my blog list over there --------> with all the blogs I visit the most. I enjoy each of them for different reasons, and love all the inspiration and motivation I soak up when I spend the afternoon catching up on all of them. So if there's some new ones over there you may not recognize, click on it and go meet a new quilter. And thank you to Laura for thinking of me!
This appears to be Tigger's favorite new spot, as he's been camped out here regularly for the past week. I don't know if he's trying to stay away from Butters or if he just likes the batting remnants he's curled up on. It makes me kind of nervous though, because as I'm sewing, he swishes his tail and it has come dangerously close to the needle a couple times. That would be a hard lesson learned, I tell you.
Have a good week!
You know, I don't think I have ever seen Tag Along/Tag Sale made with bright fabrics! Everyone always goes with the pastels like the one on the pattern cover. This is going to be a refreshing change! I have a jelly roll of Breath of Avingnon and need to do something with it.
Posted by: Nicole | 04/26/2010 at 05:42 AM
Love seeing Tagalong in such bright and vibrant colors!! But must mention too...enjoyed kitty photo!! Always do!
Posted by: Mary Flynn | 04/26/2010 at 07:05 AM
I'm loving your fabric for Tagalong, looking good!
Tigger is so adorable, I would love it if Cooper would just lay on the back of my sewing table while I sew!
Posted by: Thelma | 04/26/2010 at 12:11 PM
I love your blocks. I enjoy reading your blog and seeing what you've been sewing. I can totally see why you got the Sunshine Award. I have to admit I didn't know if I was into the Breath of Avignon fabric much but now that I see it made up into your nine patches, I'm liking it much better. You have a cute little helper too.
Posted by: Carol Lewis | 04/26/2010 at 03:49 PM
Your Avignon does look like the perfect picnic quilt! I love those colors together. Tigger looks so relaxed laying there, but I, too would be afraid I'd sew over a tail!
Posted by: Lisa D. | 04/27/2010 at 05:29 AM
That will be a nice bright and cheerful little quilt. The colors definitely uplift!
My cat lies at my feet or under a nearby chair. I guess there is something to say for having a very small sewing desk--no danger of tails swishing near my needle!
Posted by: AnnieO | 04/27/2010 at 07:02 AM
Needles and cats do not go well together. I took my cat in to a new vet because she had food allergies and discovered that she had a sewing needle in her upper arm. It had been there a while. So tell kitty to be very careful!
Posted by: [email protected] | 04/27/2010 at 11:28 AM
Very nice 9 patches! Please tell Tigger to keep his tail safe.
Glad I could help with your good weather - ha!
Posted by: Laura | 04/27/2010 at 05:07 PM