Christmas in July Block 5

Hello everyone!




Today is my day in the Christmas in July Block-a-thon, so be sure and head on over the the Free Spirit blog to check out my tutorial and follow along!

<3 Kelsey

Pillow Talk Swap 8

The mailing deadline for round 8 of The Pillow Talk Swap is today, so naturally I just finished my pillow right before midnight last night. I'm pretty sure this is my favorite pillow I've made yet.

Despite being so under the gun to finish, I did actually start a couple of weeks ago. This star pattern is called the Lonestar, and I made it by hand-sewing 200 diamonds together using the English Paper Piecing method.

I then machine appliqued the star to the background, and did a little straight line quilting for interest.

I love the Flea Market Fancy grey seeds that I used for the background - I'm already starting to fret I didn't buy enough of the reprint and this is the first I've used of it.

I sure hope my partner likes her pillows big - I put one of our king-size pillows inside for these pictures!

If nothing else, I know at least someone approved:

Hope you are all having a fantastic summer. ;)

<3 Kelsey

P.S. Linking up to Amy's One Thing, One Week Challenge.

Lounging in style

Admit it - you wish you could do it too.

Christmas in July Block-A-Thon!

Hey everyone! I have some very exciting news!


Free Spirit will be kicking off the Christmas in July Block-A-Thon in just a few weeks, and I get to participate alongside some amazing bloggers! Below is the list of bloggers that will be participating and showing you how to create some fantastic blocks. So be sure to check out their sites and watch Free Spirit Fabric's blog for each block tutorial. It is a jam packed month with lots of blocks, but if you do not get them done in the short amount of time, Free Spirit will be putting together an E-book that will have all the blocks and tutorials inside so you can go at your own pace.

2 GRAND PRIZES include all the fabrics to create the Christmas in July quilt. They will be randomly selected at the end of the QAL.

Post your progress in the Flickr group that you can find at http://www.flickr.com/groups/2022427@N22/

Also, if you are joining in, grab our button on the sidebar to post on your blog!

List of Bloggers!
July 2^th - Heather at Fiberosity http://www.fiberosity.com/
July 5^nd - Pat Sloan http://blog.patsloan.com/
July 6^th – Melanie at Melanie Dramatic http://melaniedramatic.com/
July 9^th - Pam at Pam Kitty Morning http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/
July 11^th - Kelsey Creates  http://www.kelseycreates.com/
July 13^th - Katie @ Swim Bike Quilt  http://www.swimbikequilt.com/
July 16^th - Kim at Persimon Dreams http://www.persimondreams.com/
July 18^th - Amanda at Sasikirana http://amandasasikirana.wordpress.com/
July 20^th - Jane at QuiltJane http://www.quiltjane.blogspot.com/
July 23^th - Kristy at St Louis Folk Victorian http://stlouisfolkvictorian.blogspot.com/
July 25^th – Kimberly at Fat Quarter Shop  http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/
July 27^rd - Lee at Freshly Pieced freshlypieced.blogspot.com
July 30^th - Jennifer at MJandCo http://mjandco-quilting.blogspot.com/
August 1^st – Mishka at Quilting Gallery http://quiltinggallery.com/blog-posts/
August 3^rd - Tiffiny at www.freepatchworkquiltinfo.com
August 6^th - Tacha at Fat Quarterly http://www.fatquarterly.com
August 8^th – Megan at Canoe Ridge Creations http://canoeridgecreations.com
August 10^th – Jocelyn at It’s Sew Emma http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/
August 13^th – Final Quilt Reveal! http://www.freespiritfabric.blogspot.com/

<3 Kelsey

A few favorites...

A few favorites to brighten up your day. :)

1. Somerset Star Pillow, 2. Pillow Talk Swap 7 - Finished, 3. PTS7, 4. Pillow Talk Swap 7, 5. PTS7 all finished!, 6. innocent crush kaleidoscope quilt, 7. Mug Rug Swap Round 2 for Emedoodle, 8. Pillow Talk Swap Round 7, 9. Will these work partner?, 10. Granny Square Table Topper, 11. Not available, 12. Not available, 13. swoon back, 14. Spooky & Splashy Goldfish Mug Rug , 15. Quilted, 16. 241 Tote

<3 Kelsey

A Sneak Peak

A sneak peak at what I have been working on lately.

<3 Kelsey

Amazing Indie Designer

Things are still settling in around here after the big interstate move. I finally plugged in my sewing machine the other night after it being away for a whole month (yikes!). I haven't had any time to make anything to show you yet, but I wanted to take some time today to let you know about an amazing indie designer I stumbled on in Spoonflower: Holli Zollinger.

She designs these amazing modern prints.

Many of them are such statement fabrics, yet work together so well, you can easily see how they could be used all together in a quilt, or on their own.

Some are great blenders.

And some make a statement.

Some are minimalist.

And others are whimsical.

This is clearly a woman who loves her craft. You really should go and check her out:

• Spoonflower: http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/holli_zollinger
• Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/hollizollinger
• Website: http://www.hollizollinger.com/

Hope that gives you some inspiration for today!

<3 Kelsey

P.S. This post is not sponsored in any way. I simply saw her fabric, loved it, and reached out to her to ask if it was ok to showcase her work.