Paper Piecing Hugs & Kisses Blog Hop

I have been looking forward to this for a while....

Madame Samm is sponsoring a blog hop from sew we quilt.

We were given three paper pieced patterns and were given the task to design anything we wanted to with one or more of the patterns.

I wanted to use all 3, because they are so cute!
I posted the following photos so you could see all the little pieces of fabric that are added to give the "O" its shape.

Now it's time to square the "O" block.

Ta Da!!!  A beautiful "O" with a heart :)

I spy some feet too!

The letter "X" was piece in three different segments.

This is the completed "X" after I tore away all the paper.

My sewing isn't perfect, do you see the little missing piece in the bottom left corner?

Since this letter is all sewn in pieces, I just sewed another piece in the corner and squared it up.

No one will ever know :)

One of my favorite parts about designing a quilted project, is choosing the fabric.

The gray is the sashing, and the pink flowered is the binding.

It's all quilted and bound.

I shared this photo on instagram and everyone thought it was a quilt.

They would be beautiful colors for a Valentine quilt!

I made a table runner, it's 57" X 15".

I now have a beautiful Valentine table runner for my dining room table, yay!!!

Now to see what everyone else made!

Here are the other participating blogs for today and the rest of the blog hop.

Go and see the fun things they made with their "kisses & hugs"!

Today, February 12

Cynthia (me) @ Dream quilt create

Carol @ Just let me quilt

Sandy @ Upstairs hobby room

Pat @ Life in the scrap patch

Jolie @ Jolie Maxtin

Susan @ Desertsky quilting

February 13

Beth @ Words & Stitches

Jenny @ Squawk that

Britt-Inger @ Hill valley quilter

Carla @ Creatin in the sticks

Marian @ Seams to be sew

Lyndsey @ Sew many yarns

February 14

Soma @ Whims and fancies

Laura Ann @ The fuzzy hat quilter

Doris @ The quilting queen online blog

Rexie @ Crow calling woman - a crafting goddess

Sharie @ Living with purpose

Cherry @ Cherry blossoms quilting studio

February 17

Mary @ 1 piece 2 Mary

Vickie @ More stars in Comanche

Anne @ Seaside sewing

Selina @ Selina quilts

Theresa @ Bumbleberry Stitches

Jane @ Jane's quilting

February 18

Lana @ It seams to be sew...

Judy @ How art you?

Shanna @ Sparrow in flight

Amanda @ Amanda Murphy

Kay @ Sew golden a chance

February 19

Bente @ I like to quiltblog

Kristen @ Meadowbrook

Marcy @ Life, quilts and a cat too

Susie @ Susie's sunroom

Madame Samm @ Sew we quilt

If you are interested in a copy of the pattern, you can purchase it here on Etsy, or here at Craftsy.

"Swooning" into Autumn

Hi everyone!  I am participating in the "Fall Leafs Me Happy" Blog Hop.  The button is located on the right of my blog.

This blog hop is being hosted by Cherry, and Madame Samm who is a cheerleader for blog hops.  Thanks Madame Samm and Cherry :)

The theme of the blog hop is to make a 12 l/2" block using fall colored fabrics.

I made the "Swoon" quilt and loved making those blocks.

They were huge, 24 l/2" each.

Here is the pattern, showing off the blocks I love so much.

I decided to make this block for the blog hop but I had to make it half the size, converting it to a 12 l/2" block.

I call this block "Swooning into Autumn".

I chose an orange fall leaf color for the star.

Unfortunately the background color in the block is not true to life, because it is actually a sage green. 

The outside points are black (in autumn we turn our clocks back and it gets black outside very early) with green and orange dots.

This block is a little more true to color.

I added the next row.

Now the miniature "Swoon" block is complete.

I sandwiched the batting between the front and the back and safety pinned it together, preparing it for machine quilting.

I shadow quilted the star, with a l/4" stitch, and stitched in the ditch on the rest of the block.  

I used an eggplant mini check for the binding.

I thought of black, but the eggplant colored binding made the colors in the block "pop".

Here is my finished block.

"Swooning into Autumn".

Here is the back of the quilt.

I love this fabric.  Hallowe'en always means "fall" to me :)

I had to be careful with the quilting so that it wouldn't take away from the print on the back.

Here is a list of the other blogs that are participating in the

 "Fall Leafs Me Happy Blog Hop" today.

Visit them and leave a comment!

The Fuzzy Hat Quilter

The Cuddle Quilter

Quilts My Way

Country Cabin Thoughts and Crafts

Why Knot Kwilt

Needled Mom

On the Go Quilting

Sunshine Girl

Pam 

Meadowbrook

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial today.

I have really enjoyed making this block and being part of this blog hop.
For more information all the other blogs that are participating through October 10, click on the "Fall Leafs Me Happy" button to the right of my blog.