Secret Project – Sneak Peek

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

This project will have a full reveal in September, and I am so excited to show you all of it, in the meantime I am showing you the back. This project is one of the four that had a July 31 deadline. All that’s left is to trim and bind, so it is looking like I will make it!

Secret Project Backing - https://www.sewbittersweetdesigns.com

Before I quilted this one, I printed out a copy of my pattern and zentangled it to figure out exactly how I wanted to quilt it. I am finding that this is the best way for me to plan out my quilting. I will show more pictures when I reveal the front in September. In the meantime make sure you are working hard on those July goals because the link up will open on Saturday!

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Mini For Jessica

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

I LOVE LOVE LOVE rainbow quilts. I think they are bright and cheerful and it is hard not to smile when you see them. I made one last week for a wonderful friend, who happens to share a birthday with me. In fact, I sewed the top on our birthday!

Rainbow Mini - https://www.sewbittersweetdesigns.com

The half square triangles were all made from charms. I mixed low volume prints with saturated color prints. I am very happy with the overall effect. Each square measures 2.5″ finished. I am told that the recipient just loves it, which makes me happy!

I took a picture of it with my mini collection before I sent it off.

Mini Collection - https://www.sewbittersweetdesigns.com

It was hard to send it off but given who I was sending it to, I am glad it will be loved!

This was also one of the four goals I spoke of on the July ALYOF link up party! I am actually half way done now because I can’t blog about the second finish until later this year!!!  It is a commission quilt and I’m super happy with how it turned out.

Sorry I’ve been so silent. Now that my husband is back home, I am going to make a more concerted effort to be on the blog more.

Have a wonderful and happy Monday!

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A Lovely Year of Finishes – June Winners!

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

It’s time to celebrate!

A Lovely Year of Finishes

Here is a list of our amazing sponsors & winners for June!

1.A Prize from Carrie of Gotcha Covered Quilting

GCQ-Logo-Ad-Small

Oddbjørg – My Creative Corner

2. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

cloverandviolet

Cathy – Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting

3. One PDF pattern from Michele of Aiming for Accuracy

 

mishka-playground_sq-125

 

Ellie – Love to Color My World

4. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

Meadow Mist Designs Button

Pat – Bell Creek Quilts

5. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

Sew Sweetness

Sue – Super Mom – No Cape!

6. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

Honey, Bunny, and Doll

Susan – Desertsky Quilting

7. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

 Jessie – Just Some Boobs

8. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

Mina – Kinda Quilty

9. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

Jenn – A Quarter Inch From the Edge

10. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

The Littlest Thistle - http://www.the-littlest-thistle.com/

 Heidi – On the Banks of Frog Creek

11. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

https://www.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/

 Carole – Wheels on the Warrandyte Bus

12. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

Project QUILTING

Bernie – Needle and Foot

13. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

Lynne – Tinking Along

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Just keep Stitching

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A Lovely Year of Finishes – July Goal Post

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

alyof2015Welcome to July! The year is now half over and it might even be time for you to start busting out those Christmas presents. Some of us are not that great at last minute sewing, so we may as well start now!

This month I will be working on 4 major projects, all with a July deadline, two for July 15th and two for July 31st, but since we only set one goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes, I am picking the Modern Quilt Guild Riley Blake fabric challenge.  Submissions are due on July 31st and I am hoping to be done by then. I started yesterday…

Riley Black 2015 Challenge - https://www.sewbittersweetdesigns.comI made my own template for a 15 degree wedge and just kind of winged it. I have a plan for how I want to quilt it, I just hope with all my other looming deadlines I can get it done!

How about you?

What one item will you choose?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month

Please choose ONE project

and

2. Link-up in the last 7-days of the month

Only with a completed, successful project.  And yes the same one that you choose earlier in the month.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Shanna and I so other people can join in the fun!

And if you are on twitter or Instagram tag #ALYoF

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna, so there is no need to enter twice **

 Here’s our amazing prizes this month…thank you sponsors!

1. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

cloverandviolet

 

2. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

Meadow Mist Designs Button

3. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

Sew Sweetness

4. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

Honey, Bunny, and Doll

5. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

6. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

7. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

8. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

The Littlest Thistle - https://the-littlest-thistle.com/

9. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

https://www.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/

10. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

Project QUILTING

11. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)



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A Lovely Year of Finishes – June Finishes Party!

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

alyof2015So…did you finish? I did! And I’m very pleased with how my quilt turned out.

Melissa.Dunworth.Hypnotic Eye.FULLThis is my entry to a quilt show in the Pacific Northwest. I don’t know yet if it got in, but it doesn’t really matter because I completely love it!

How did  you do this month?

What one item did you choose?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month

Please choose ONE project

and

2. Link-up in the last 7-days of the month

Only with a completed, successful project.  And yes the same one that you choose earlier in the month.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Shanna and I so other people can join in the fun!

And if you are on twitter or Instagram tag #ALYoF

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna, so there is no need to enter twice **

 Here’s our amazing prizes this month…thank you sponsors!

1.A Prize from Carrie of Gotcha Covered Quilting

GCQ-Logo-Ad-Small

2. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

cloverandviolet

3. One PDF pattern from Michele of Aiming for Accuracy

mishka-playground_sq-125

4. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

Meadow Mist Designs Button

5. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

Sew Sweetness

6. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

Honey, Bunny, and Doll

7. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

8. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

9. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

10. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

The Littlest Thistle - http://www.the-littlest-thistle.com/

11. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

https://www.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/

12. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

Project QUILTING

13. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

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Just keep Stitching because you have until June 30 to link up!



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