Minky Elephant Finish

Another busy week here, but I did manage to add a final finish to my Minky Elephant Baby Quilt.

This quilt was my first time with improve curves, as well as quilting on minky & I posted a bit about this quilt back in April. It just seemed a bit boring to me, so this week I appliqued the elephant with some velour from my stash.

I am likin' it much better! I did not use a batting, and the fleece gives it a great drape. I think this was the first time I did the machine binding.

AND,
Lucky me, I received a giveaway surprise package from Julie at 627handworks !!

YUM!!

I wish I had photographed it before I ripped it all open - Such a cute wrapping, and Julie stitches Pez fabric on her business card. Quite creative, and too cute! The fabric FQ bundle is from Caitlin, who runs 'I don't do dishes' , a great shop on Etsy. She has beautiful fabrics at reasonable prices.

And I am loving the Aurifil sampler pack. Has anyone ever used the wool thread? It is the red one. I might have to try a wool project just so I can use it:-)

Yep, lucky me:-)

Linking up this week with Julie at Thursday Threads, Cherry Valley Designs for TGIFF, and Sarah for Can I get a Whoop Whoop?  Sarah made the cutest Dresden plate Apron - check it out!

Monday BOM's Away!

I have two blocks to share with Lyn's linkup at What a Hoot!
First up is Hello Moon Space Bugger:

August Hello Moon Block

And next up; I finished a Round3 border for the Add-a-Border Block Swap Group I participate with. It took me several months to tackle this,

It was by far the hardest challenge I have had with this group. It hung on my design wall forever while I contemplated it- thankfully there is no expectation time-wise with this group! The block was named Resolve by the first quilter, who made the original 6" block (with the pink heart). She and the second quilter both stated they had used new-to-them techniques. This style itself is new-to-me, so I just kinda went for it...
Then I moved right on to the next block I have from this group:

I pulled some fabrics, but I do not yet know what border I will add.
I love that I have lots of options for this one!

Fabric Stash Share 9.23

Linking up with Alyssa at Pile O' Fabric this morning for Stash Share:-)

Bold Stripe: 2007 Brother Sister Design, Rosette by Julia Horner, Hexies by Timeless Treasures, Nicoise by Alexander Henry, Black Dot by MBT, & Malibu Monkies by Erin Michael for Moda