Vistacruise

Hello! I started quilting about three years ago when my first grandchild was born and slowly have gotten more interested in making quilts and I have been enjoying the process more and more. I am definitely a "seasonal quilter" and start every year when the time changes and it gets too dark to ride my bicycle on the road after work. I found this board a few weeks or so ago and have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the pictures and reading all the tips and tricks! Thanks so much for posting them!!

Anywho, enough about me. I did my first mystery quilt weekend at a local quilt shop this weekend and ended up with this quilt top:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8205628@N08/6496269671/

I NEVER would have picked these colors for this pattern on my own. I read the instructions about how the colors should "play" and ended up with these three colors and I really think it looks great. I can't wait to but the back together and get it quilted to see how it finishes. It is so much more vibrant in person.

I ended up finishing early, so I used the extra time on the second day to finish up a quilt top of Pittsburgh sports teams that I was making for my husband:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8205628@N08/6496264803/

Now I have two quilt tops ready to be finished... that never happens to me and it's stressing me out!

P.S. - does anyone know how to embed pictures from Flickr? I can't figure it out on this board...

Vistacruise

I think I figured out the picture thing. Mystery Quilt:
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Pittsburgh Quilt:
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sassy granny

Lovely quilts. You did better than me, I still haven't figured out the picture thing yet. Too dumb, I guess

crafty pat

Welcome from Texas. Your quilts are so beautiful.

OKLAHOMA PEACH

Wonderful job, so pretty!

valleyquiltermo

Very nice quilts for sure, love the colors in the mystery quilt, the print is really nice but then I love horses.

Rock Lady

So beautiful, bright and showy. Great work.

Tartan

Great job! Are you going to give your husband his for this Christmas? He's going to love it! I love how you used the penquin fabric with the team logo fabric. Brilliant!

Lady Jane

Love the Irish chain,colors so bright & pretty. Your Hubby will love his quilt.

Vistacruise

I couldn't find penguins logo fabric (I don't think the NHL sells fabric) so when I saw this penguins fabric i bought a bolt! It is really pretty in person. I hope to have it done before Christmas, but it isn't specifically for the holiday.