Lulu Bird Quilts

LAMQG Mini Quilt Swap

2010-06-06T13:44:00.001-07:00

Well it has been far too long again! I have trying to spend less time on the computer and more time enjoying life. But I wanted to share the mini quilt I made for the LAMQG Mini Quilt swap. It measures 15" square. I have a full size version that I am starting to quilt today. I will share it when I am done. The pattern is from A Quilt is Nice Blogspot.

Blocks for the LAMQG Raffle Quilt!

2010-04-19T15:15:00.000-07:00

The Los Angeles Modern Quilt guild is making 2 Raffle Quilts. One is to help our chapter become an official non-profit and The other will be going to The Kivu Sewing Workshop, a non-profit in the Eastern Congo that helps victims of sexual violence rebuild their lives and support themselves and their families with skills learned through the program.
Soon we will be selling raffle tickets!

Work in progress!

2010-04-05T13:25:00.000-07:00

I am trying to stick with blogging once a week. So here is what I have been working on for the last 2 weeks. The blocks are almost done, all 80 of them. I can't wait to see the top once it together. Maybe Next week!

I have fallen off the blogging wagon again and blocks for Lauren

2010-03-29T07:31:00.000-07:00

I keep promising I am going to blog at least once a week, but then I was not getting any sewing done and feeling a little overwhelmed with life and so I just stop the blogging. But I have gotten my sewing area cleaned up and under a control, at least a little bit so I can actually sit and do some sewing this week, and every week I hope.

These are the blocks I have done for Lauren over at Uppity Mama. We are in the Los Angeles Modern Quilting Bee/Block Swap. She gave us such beautiful fabrics. I love the turquoise blues. Her theme was square peg/round hole. So we did blocks that had circles and log cabin type blocks.

Zig Zag Quilt Finished

2010-02-13T12:06:00.000-08:00

I got my Zig Zag Quilt finished. I am going to teach this quilt as a beginning quilt class at Tanner's Sewing Center. Check out the website for more info. You can even register online!

How much do you pin?

2010-02-06T19:07:00.000-08:00

How much do you pin? I pin and pin and pin some more when I am layering and basting a quilt to be quilted. You can see this from the picture above. Do I over pin? Can a quilt be over pinned?
I will show you the finished quilt in a day or two.

Lisa XO

Abigail is turning 3!

2010-01-24T16:58:00.000-08:00

Abigail is turning 3 very soon and I needed a special gift for her, so I whipped up this fun little crayon apron. It has 24 pockets to hold 24 crayons. I wish I had one of these when I was young. I still love to color with crayons!

Neptune Quilt!

2010-01-22T21:21:00.000-08:00

I love this quilt made from Tula Pink Neptune fabrics. It uses one layer cake plus borders. You can't see the borders in this photo because the photos are really bad. I will try to get some better ones. I used the 4-Layer Cake Pattern from Legacy Patterns. It is quilted with a watery look. It's on display at Tannerville if you want to check it out or just come by and say Hi to me. I have 2 Neptune Jelly Rolls so there will be more Neptune Quilts to come.

Capril Bonner-Thomas

2010-01-14T19:40:00.000-08:00

My Best Friend Capril Bonner-Thomas passed away yesterday and I do not have the words to express how sad and lost I feel. I can recall so many incredible conversations, laughs that left our stomachs aching and her amazing ear that heard everything, even the things you did not speak. Capril made me a better person in so many ways. I will cherish our friendship forever.

Rest In Peace Capril Mae

I Love You!

Capril's Quilt

2010-01-11T20:59:00.000-08:00

My good friend is in the Hospital and I am missing her so much. I have not been able to talk to or text or email with her for 2 weeks. It is making me crazy. I am sending her all the energy I can. I hope she is feeling it. Anyhow, I am making a quilt for all of her friends to sign so we can cover her with all our love and warmth. It will be finished in a day or two and I will post the finished pics.
Lisa XO

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T22:47:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

Lady Bug Coat

2009-12-20T13:08:00.001-08:00

I made a special coat for Abigail Rose. It is fine wale cord that I got for a bargain at Jenny's in Fountain Valley. It is fully lined with bright red satin. I think the big red buttons really make it. The pattern is Simplicity 2876, it is a from there Project Runway line. It had a lot of pattern pieces but went together really well. I think she is going to look great for the holidays.

I really enjoyed making it!

Christmas at Tannerville

2009-12-03T19:45:00.001-08:00

We got the Tannerville window decorated for Christmas! I turned the coat rack into a Christmas tree. I made 350 leaves and wired them onto a wire base. Yes! I am insane, but sometimes when you have a vision you just have to go with it. Every time I look at it I smile. I added the pair of birds because I have become a little obsessed with birds. Just wait for the spring window.

Lisa XO

Thanksgiving Giving

2009-11-29T21:05:00.000-08:00

These are the Thanksgiving Napkins I made for Helen (my MIL). I am very lucky to have a great MIL. I made her a dozen from some great Linen that Capril found down at SAS. You never know what you are going to find there, but you always now it will be a bargain. I monogrammed them on the Designer Diamond and finished the edges with the Wave Stitch on a new Babylock Serger. I am so in love with these sergers. They are amazing. The quickest and easiest threading you have ever seen. And perfect tension. I really gotta get me one! Santa can you hear me? I have been a very good girl this year!

Lisa XO

Old Crow and the Harverst Moon

2009-11-16T13:11:00.001-08:00

At the end of the Journey you are just an Old Crow! I read that somewhere and it kinda stuck with me. I love crows, well at least pictures of crows. I am not so crazy about the noise or mess they make. This crow was made using 4D Sketch. Sketch lets you create stitches to machine embroider as if you were sketching the stitches. I think is a really cool program. I just stitched it over a black peice of fabric and then cut away the excess.

Lisa XO

Hush-a-Bye Three Ways!

2009-11-16T12:52:00.000-08:00

I finally finished all three of my Hush-a-Bye quilts. I needed to make a baby gift and I loved these fabrics so much that I could not stop ordering and ended making three. I love all of them!

They will be hanging at Tannerville for the next few weeks if you want to take a peek in person.

I really like Tula Pink fabrics and will also be making 3 quilts from her Neptune line. I have most of the fabrics I need. Just not the time.

Time!All I need is Time! I used to laugh when the man across the street used to say that. Now, I know exactly what he meant. :-)

Fall into Tannerville

2009-11-11T19:14:00.001-08:00

It has been a busy week. Capril and I got a fall window done. The pictures really don't do it justice. You need to come by and see it in person. A cool all wound up Cornucopia with some fabric veggies and we transformed the coat rack into a tree. I love the tree!

We are going to start working on the Christmas window this week. It is going to be fabulous, but you'll have to wait until after Thanksgiving.

Lisa

One Class Sample Done!

2009-11-04T21:01:00.000-08:00

I got one of my class samples done! It is my Xmas version of All Wound Up. I am teaching it on Wednesday, November 18th from 2-5pm at Tannerville. It is fun stress free sewing. You can sign up online if you are interested. http://www.tannersewandvac.com/

I am totally not ready for Xmas yet. It is only like 7 weeks away. Where does the time go?

Wow! I have posted twice in one week.

Talk to you soon,

Lisa

Way Too Long!

2009-11-01T09:26:00.000-08:00

Well its been way too long since I last posted. All week I have been waiting for one of my favorite blogs to update and getting kinda irked it hadn't. That is when it hit me I can't even post once a week, Wow! am I a hypocrite. Yikes! It has been 3 months, so I got out the camera to show you what I have been doing today. With the time change I got an early start. Today is going to be a good day!

Binding on 3 quilts. I've gotten it sewn on all 3 now I need to hand stitch it all down. Now you now what I will be working on every night. When they are all finished I will show you the finished product.

I have class samples to get started on but I am going to be posting at least once a week. That is my new goal.

Lisa Ann XO

A New Quilt Kit!

2009-07-30T20:53:00.000-07:00

My new quilt kit arrived today! Yeah! Yeah! I know some of you are saying "A KIT, why a kit?" Well because it comes with 42 assorted pre-cut 2" strips of Amy Butler fabrics, and look at how cute it is in the bakery box. It looks absolutely delicious! I ordered it from http://www.shopquiltology.com/. They have great service. Check them out. Well I have a few other projects to get finished before I can start, but I will show you all the results I get it done. I am going to have to get better at taking pictures of all of the projects I work on and the classes I teach. This blogging is a learning experience.

WOW! I have a blog

2009-07-26T17:42:00.000-07:00

How cool is that! With a few clicks I have my own blog. I can't wait to really get started, but unfortunately it will have to wait a day or two.

In the mean time my name is Lisa Ann and I love to quilt and sew and just about anything that has to do with fabric.