Becky Goldsmith+My Mom+Green Fairy= TALENT AND BEAUTY!

CELEBRATING an all time favorite of my mother's. Piece 'O Cake pattern, mom's gift for color and applique and the infamous Green Fairy quilting as the cherry on the top! Every so often, it is fun to revisit a favorite! Em

This month's theme: Buster-Scraps blankies, blues and BOY OH BOY!

So many little baby boys and a return to my favorite original quilting colors, chocolate brown and blues. This little ditty is a sure scrapbuster from fabrics that have sign language to buttons to mod florals.....Duncan is in for an eye-spy treat. Having so fun with no plan in mind, just creating and envisioning a little babe wrapped up in this soon.

The house continues to empty as Sean loads the fifth wheel and I am thinking these last 3 weeks will be much longer than my attention span for the present.

Happy Sunday, friends! Em

Kinda fun getting ready for Easter! Needing a stretched canvas and then POOF!

A memory quilt of our cross wall as we take down the crosses for the move....envisioning the years of Easters to come with new gifts each year in the basket....renewable fun like the love of Christ. Sean will create a stretch canvas for this piece and then voila! May Peter Rabbit enjoy filling this basket for years to come!

It was written in the stars..."NO! that's not how the story began......" and of course, sharing my mom's gift with you!

It was a sign.....undeniabley true....Like a neon Godwink on the Gum Wall..."SD, you are meant to move here"....If anyone asks, "How come Seattle?"...well it was inscribed in gooey Bubblicious. (My husband's nickname is SD and I graduated from the "U") Celebrating SIGNS that some things are meant to be if you CHEWS to notice Godwinks!

And of course, CELEBRATING mom's latest needle-turn applique beauty, her trunk show in the Red Lion Seattle. Gotta love my mom...Will Travel With Quilts!

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Wishes on Wednesday....Roxy is giggling as she embellishes this little Buggy Barn star..soon to be Caleb's doll quilt.

When you wish upon a star....
Make a wish...
Feeling lucky? Try this out today or tomorrow or next month: Pretend it is your birthday or you surprise someone with a CELEBRATION cake, extra frosting for sure, and then light a candle, maybe a Barbie dancing, the number 21 because you would like to redo that year or....The number you are now because right now is just RIGHT! Make a wish then blow! Oh and the best part, see the magic unfold.

May your Wednesday be wonderFULL!
Em

UFP's became WIP's and then.....check!

What is the favorite part of your stash? Mine, finding a perfect little piece to bind this little LOVE for a new baby soon to arrive. As I bound today, I would giggle and envision and smell the yumminess of a newborn little girl being wrapped up in this blankie.

Happy Monday! Em

Celebrating fingers and hope and having fun with photo settings and this baby quilt

Selvage says so much!

Spotlight on a small ditty that is such a BIG detail of my poppy quilt. Raise your hand if you see selvages in a whole new light over the recent years!

Are you CELEBRATING something BIG that is really small to the average Joe? Kinda fun to remember that the little are so BIG...like my sweet little Noah ill and me rubbing his back like I did his first day of life. Something so vulnerable about an ill child and a moment when he lets me be his mom and he shucks the independence. A nurse to my own child...novel concept in my world.

Love, Em

All done....I cannot remember the last time I spent a day and completed a quilt! Feels great!

I realized that when I initially narrated these photos that I did not include that I did a switch-er-roo. Yesterday morning I went to the quilt shop to buy some fabric to add to my quilt with the mini poppies and wonky lines but when I got home....spoke of a different quilt. SO, with $9 of fabric and some fusible web, I cut out the large poppies and put them on a new background, used the little poppies that I have in stash and poof! A inexpensive quick quilt that measures about 24 x 36. Maybe little smaller.

I have always been intrigued by an art quilt that has a part of it extending beyond the outer border. Seemed like a good day to try it out. But to bind it, I may need some help! And the whole time I am piecing I am thinking, what will Green Fairy do with this piece?

Ahhhhh, CELEBRATING an uninterrupted day of quilting!

Buy a book....get inspired...Hook, line and SINGER!

Ever see an idea and think, "That is a wonderful quilt and looks so simple but how does the quilter have that vision?" I think that often when I see quilts using large scale fabrics. Modern quilts also boggle my mind. Mom bought a contemporary quilt book and I was enamored. This week's playtime is me getting out of the comfort zone and letting go of the end product and just letting the feed-dogs do their bow-wow-wow!

Happy sewing, Em

Buy book....get inspired.."hook, line and SINGER...."

It is a weekend of playing....Never been one to use large blocks or do the MOD thing but I am playing away and how fun to just go with it. I bought $9 of fabric this morning and feel guiltless as I whipped up this little piece. A couple of blocks are misplaced but I am letting go of being attached to the outcome and thinking, "This is kinda fun!" What are you doing for fun today?

And when you run out of a fabric and cannot face a drive in to the quiltshop....Aw heck, throw in a novelty fabric for conversation! In this case, Seattle is on my brain and so a little girl with an umbrella seems apropos!

Happy quilting, Em

What is your favorite quilting helper? Mine...IRONic

Mine....Fusible web. IPlaying with this little ditty with no end pattern in mind. I find it fun and "IRON"ic that my mom is one of the most incredible needle turn appliquers, and me, queen of the cheat...and yet we both have so much fun CELEBRATING each other. I am so grateful my mom raised us with our own sense of esteem and that she allows us to be who we are. Happy Saturday!

Arts and Crafts...sewing between the lines!

I am so distracted with the new home and impending move....and did I tell you lately how delirious I am to be playing with Gwen Marston and friends in May?!!!!!!!!

Current block idea....not liking the tiny random square but will see if it makes the "cut" or not....New quilts for our home in Lake Forest will be playing with line and square and hope to also keep a little of EM in the flavor.

Happy weekend and may you have a CELEBRATION! Em

Is this really my child....CELEBRATING the focused and the clutter and in the end...HARMONY!

Connect the dots and what is created?.........

Fielke, Lindenbergh, Gritz....Birds of a feather flock together they say!

What a whirl of a week, WOW! Wednesday whizzing by....weird: Where, When, What, Why, and How?

Are you asking yourself, "What the heck, Emily?".....I am giggling as I write this post because where my mind began with its contents is not where it has taken me! How many people can relate to this?

Today is the countdown of my Wilderness Wednesdays where I enjoy the beauty of redtail hawks, adventures of mud and snow and the wish to see a family of Mustangs.....4 to go until my flight pattern heads due Northwest. Above I CELEEBRATE mom's current work in motion....Her eagle! Did you spy the skulls in the background fabric? Yep, that is my mom....appears so unassuming and demure on her exterior but her soul has a spice that I cannot get enough of! She and I had so much fun enjoying Sarah Fielke's most recent book while she was visiting me and this little dolly quilt, Silhouette, is so beautiful and yet so simple. Amazing! I was playing with ideas while hiking today with Porsche using this Sarah pattern and will see what comes of the creative game in my mind........

but for now, I end this post with a silly ditty from Noah who is also CELEBRATING flying this week. He has chosen to do a report on Charles Lindenbergh and with all of his little red-headed spice, he asked me, "Mom, can I write, 'Charles bought his first Jenny bi-plane for 500 SMACKERS?'" Without a pause I laughed and said, "Of course!" May he always be willing to take a chance on putting his individuality out there!

Love, Em

MJ......

A fun little celebration of my mom and sister's projects this week. Sharon's purply yummy compass is a pattern she is creating and has been asked to teach a class at her local quilt shop...Mom's impeccable applique with happy colors oozing fun....Miss my own quilting but life is awhirl of fun as we embark on the move in a month! This weekend, home hunting and visiting the Bellevue dodgeball arena. Love to you and keeping you posted on life! Em

Toca la guitara....

What is music to your ears?.....this morning a symphony was awash in my soul as I signed up for a Gwen Marston class in Bellingham in May. And the encore.....drum roll.....Field trip with my mom and LeeAnn and Miki! Since the layout of the above quilt....Porsche and Beamer played a game of tag and the quilt is on the floor.....more fusible web tonight and the final placement of instruments. Oh the joys of sweet furry friends in the quilt room! Love to you all, Em

Rockin' with ROBBI....

This morrning is one of those times in my life that I will forever smile when I remember the story.....St. George is a small community and very few places to enjoy a Sunday brunch. IHOP is a favorite of ours and today is why......Frankie is a spunky young server whose squeaky voice forever has us entertained. We request to be in her section each visit and each time she greets us with a giggle and delight..."It just makes my day that you ask for me." She saw us from across the dining room and quickly came over in her skipping sort of way and in newly dyed red hair, "I thought I would be the Little Mermaid this week. I just have to tell you guys....when you come in on Sunday mornings I go home and tell my friends that I have customers that are undercover rock stars...Are you a family of rock stars?" And so I begin this quilt tonight to CELEBRATE a fun story. We laughed and laughed and in the end, Noah decided that Sean is a famous drummer and I am a cowgirl groupie who loves to dress up for the shows. Thank you, Robbi Joy Elkow for the pattern in your marvellous book, Free Expression.

Rock on dudettes!!! Em

One for a new baby, one for big brother....CELEBRATING the metro floral for him and her

"HI!" Waving to you through the cyber waves of this fun venue for sharing girlfriend time and an excuse to share pics of creative fun :). Last night I began this little boy star for a baby and then I realized as I was creating it today, I want to make a dolly quilt for a big brother. So.....the wonky heart and floral quilt will be for a new little girl and the star for big bro. Off to shower and buy a fun bed and doll for this star to embellish. Hope your Saturday has a special zing as mine has while quilting and exchanging emails with friends about....LIFE...of all things! Thank you for visiting, Em