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March 19, 2013 12 Comments
Quilted Swoon - from Marta with Love

Have you heard Google Reader is going away soon?  In light of this not-really-that-sad-in-the-greater-scheme-of-life news, I've made the easy switch over to Bloglovin and so far it's great. Do follow my blog with Bloglovin, would you? In other news, I've almost got a finished quilt to show!  All it needs is a binding. This quilt came together using a Swoon block that's been in my unfinished object pile for over a year.  I finally conceded that a whole 9-block Swoon quilt wasn't in my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bee Blocks, Quilt Tops, Works in Progress

Octagonal Orbs Quilt Finish

December 21, 2012 7 Comments
from Marta with Love - Octagonal Orbs quilt

My Octagonal Orbs bee quilt is finished, packaged, and off to its deserving owner across the country.  I sincerely hope it can provide her comfort and joy this Christmas. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bee Blocks, Finished Quilts

Madrona Road Bow Clutch

November 12, 2012 6 Comments
Bow Clutch - from Marta with Love

Yeah, I made another clutch. Got somethin' you wanna say about it? Like with all my projects, I made it with love. But this clutch (tutorial here) contains an exceptional amount of that sweet ingredient. It's for my beautiful friend, Nicke, who just lost her mom. Nicke is in the Heal Circle of the do.Good Stitches charity quilting bee with me, and October also happened to be her month in the circle. Rather than just send her a couple blocks and call it a day, I decided to package her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bags & Pouches, Bee Blocks

Octagonal Orbs Quilt Top

June 14, 2012 9 Comments
From Marta with Love: Octagonal Orbs quilt top

In my last post I said I finished two quilt tops this weekend, which means I have another one to show you. It's the product of twelve pairs of hands from the Quilts for Cancer bee, each making and sending me one block for the quilt. Our bee is called "Quilts for Cancer," but we've been realizing throughout the months that these quilts are really for anyone in need of some comfort in their illness. Mine will be for a client of the law firm I work for (I'm a paralegal). She is a quadriplegic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bee Blocks, Quilt Tops

April Blocks for Hearts in Need

April 27, 2012 5 Comments
April blocks for hearts in need.

April has felt good.  It's no joke that making something "with love," as it were, makes for an extra special finished product because of the positive energy you're giving to the project. As you can see from my sidebar, I'm a lucky member of the do. Good Stitches charity bee, which is split into "circles" of quilters, with each circle making quilts for a different cause.  I'm in the Heal Circle making quilts for hospice patients.  As my fellow Heal Circle member, Nicke, aptly put it in her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bee Blocks, Quilt Guild

A Bit of Everything

March 9, 2012 3 Comments
A bit of everything.

I'll start where my last post left off: retreat with the Front Range Modern Quilt Guild (FRMQG). After such an epic weekend, I planned to write an equally epic blog post, but instead will keep it short and sweet. It was a blast. I got what felt like a minuscule amount done, but made up for it in late-night bonding sessions with incredible women and giggling until my tummy hurt. As planned, I completed Kelly's Dresden plate block and learned some new tricks while doing so. Then, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bee Blocks, Pups, Quilt Guild, Works in Progress

When Quilting is Plain FUN

February 16, 2012 6 Comments
When quilting is just plain fun.

This, my friends, is the Octagonal Orb quilt block. I'm in an online quilting bee (for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, you can find out what a bee is here), and February is my month, so I chose this block for my quilt.  Seven people in the Quilts for Cancer bee have made their Octagonal Orb blocks for me so far, and they are looking really great together.  This one happens to be mine. I decided as I was assembling this block that it is my favorite of any I've made.  This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bee Blocks

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