Wake Up to Kona ! My Day!

Today is my day to "Shine" in the Wake Up to Kona Blog Hop! Actually, there are many of us shining in this hop and I think you will be inspired by all the pretty quilts and projects made from Kona Solids. 
                        

I used the fat quarter bundle of Sunrise solids. These colors are so beautiful and cheerful, how could I do anything but enjoy working with them! They are such good quality and so pretty! I used Aurafil threads to do my quilting, of course!

These colors reminded me of the Cinco de Mayo roses I used to have. (I actually still have one that I will take with me to a new house!) They start out bright orange and go through reds and pinks as the flower opens and fades.

If you've followed me for very long, you know I love to add words and verses to my quilts. I embroidered a verse on the bottom and right side border on this quilt: "The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy." Psalm 65:8. (I balanced the design by placing prairie points at the top and left side borders.) Here is my "sunrise" quilt in the golden light of the setting sun. 

I had so much fabric left over, I also made a "puff" or "biscuit" quilt using some of my leftovers. I embellished it with a few stuffed flowers.

I also received Amanda Murphy's book Color Essentials, Crisp and Vibrant Quilts. Although I didn't make a pattern from the book, there are many in it that I'm sure I will make in the future. The book is very inspirational.  
                                                   
 I now have two new colorful quilts I can use somewhere in my new house! Update: For those of you wondering where we are in the "getting back on our feet" process after the fire, we have a contract on a house. I will be posting about it after we close, which will be very soon.)
 My thanks to Mdm. Samm of Sew We Quilt and to Carol of Just Let Me Quilt for putting this great hop together! In my mind, you can't go wrong when you're dealing with cheerful colors! 
            Be sure you visit the other blogs in the hop today! 

                 

January 20

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                                      Sew Incredibly Crazy


                                  

April Showers

 

In my area, we have almost had spring weather all winter. Some flowers never stopped blooming, like the Cinco De Mayo rose above. It has bloomed like crazy since I planted it last spring, despite the lack of rain. It finally rained last week. We had two inches in about an hour! But you can have two weeks of being "showered" with creative ideas! Today is the first day of the April Showers Blog Hop! I will not be posting for that until the 18th, but starting today you will see all types of "mug rug" designs! Be sure and visit each day's blogs and comment for chances to win!

 

To see the whole schedule visit Erin at Sew At Home Mummy or Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt.

Until then, here is a picture of my loquat tree with what is left of the fruit (I picked most of it yesterday!) with rain clouds in the background. They will burn off soon and I seriously doubt we will have any rain today, but I will enjoy the "outpouring" of ideas in the hop!

Bee blessed!