A Paper Boat Sets Sail

Several months ago, I won the pattern and fabric to make a Paper Boat Mini from teaginny designs. The perfect occasion to stitch this up was for the baby {boy} shower I am attending this afternoon. Here's the original mini:

And my version:

(measures 14 x 18.5")

The sweet little text fabric for the boat is from blend fabric's Crabtastic. The "water" fabric - Salt Air by Cosmo Cricket - made it so easy to free-motion "waves". The "sky" was a tad more of an adventure for me, but I'm happy enough with it. I used a lovely variegated thread - Aurifil 50 #4670/Silver Fox - for the water, and luckily had the perfect shade - Madeira light blue #9320 - for the sky. I thought matched binding would be a perfect finish.

Thanks again to Alex for sharing her project with me. You can find the pattern in her shop. Meanwhile, I'm off to join the celebration!

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday and Little Quilt Monday.

Random

Even though I was able to blog some while on vacation last week, I feel waaaaay out of touch. And some randomness has been piling up, so I thought I better spill it . . .

There's a Low Volume Swap on flickr that I couldn't resist. My two fabrics came while I was away, so I'll be cutting them into charms and sending them on their merry way soon.

   

(L: Ellen Luckett Baker Quilt Blocks Ringlets in Grey; R: Grow With Me Drizzle in Grey)

I had another little win recently, from Teaginny Designs, who made the cutest Paper Boat mini quilt.

paper boat mini

I won the fabric to make the top, as well as Alex's pattern, which is also available here. (Thanks, Alex!)

My buddy Leanne over at she can quilt is hosting a quiltalong, and after seeing her finished Mod Pop Quilt and considering the amount of solids I've stashed, I feel compelled to join in. The pace will be slow and steady, which sounds just fine by me!

 

Mod Pop

(To give credit where credit is due, Mod Pop is the brainchild of Julie of Distant Pickles, and you can see her versions here and here. Do.)

Just a reminder that the Let's Get Acquainted! blog hop that I participated in way back here is still going on! Originally planned as a summer hop, it will actually continue clear into October, so do check it out! I've listed the blogs on the hop here, and have added links to many of the blog hop posts. I've fallen a tad behind, so feel free to catch up along with me!

And then . . . there's the *Picture-Perfect* Polaroid Block Swap . . . remember it?! One international package is taking its sweet time to get here, but all the other international packages have been shipped back, and 45 additional packages are being shipped today. Then a bit of reshuffling will be happening to get the rest of the swap packages back in the mail as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, another polaroid block swap has popped up, created especially for swappers in Australia and New Zealand. It's the Say Cheese! Polaroid Block Swap by Kristy of Quiet Play. What's that they say? "Imitation is the highest form of flattery." Fair enough.