Announcing The Calendar Crazy Quilt Artists!

All of the blocks for the 2015 Crazy Quilt Calendar are in!  And they are so beautiful!  As promised, here is a list of the lovely and very gifted artists who were so generous with their time and talent to contribute a design so that others can enjoy a year's worth of Crazy Quilt eye candy!

 Here we go:

January:  Mary Anne Richardson
February:  Nicki Lee Seavey
March:  Maria Muldar
April:  Kathy Shaw
May:  Pat Winter
June:  Cathy Kizerian
July:  Brenda Sandusky
August:  Gerry Krueger
September:  Terri Lee Takacs
October:  Betty Pillsbury
November:  Connie Eyberg
December:  Allison Aller

And the cover design is by me, Pamela Kellogg.

Please click on the links to visit their blogs or Flickr sites!

The calendar will be released on September 1st.  I asked the girls to hold off on posting about their blocks until that time but please, be sure to revisit their sites once the calendar is released.  They will share their stories and more photos of their blocks!

In the meantime, here is my latest finish:

I'll sewing this into a pillow and adding some hand crocheted trim!  Please stop back to see it finished later this week.

Halloween Pillow

Just a quick little update for today everyone.  This is my current work in progress:

I'll be adding beads to those little leaves next.  But first......laundry.  Always laundry!

Seasonal Door Hangers Are Done!

I worked on the list of Crazy Quilt Artists some more today so be sure to check out the Crazy Quilting Resources tab at the top of my blog.  Follow the links for beautiful CQ eye candy!  Next week I'll be working on the Crazy Quilt Supply Resources.  If I'm missing anyone, just email me your name and link and I'll gladly add you to the list.

For now, I have my latest batch of Seasonal Door Hangers to share:

All are available in my Etsy shop.

Well, I've been sitting here at the computer for 6 hours so I'm off to make some dinner and watch the Cubs game.

Crazy Quilt Artists

I've spent the last couple of hours working on my list of Crazy Quilt Artists under the Crazy Quilting Resources tab at the top of my blog.  If you are a crazy quilter with a blog or photo site, please email me with your name and link and I will gladly add you to the list.

Also, if you know of any crazy quilter sites, again, email the name and link to me!!!

Thanks to Kathy Shaw, I've decided to add a few more categories to the list.  Along with CQ Artists, Supplies, Tutorials and CQ Work for Purchase, there will also be a list of classes/teachers both online and offline, CQ Books, CQ Inspiration and CQ Stitching Groups.

I'll add these as I can.  I plan to create the most comprehensive Crazy Quilt Resource list available online!

In other news, here's a little update on my Halloween Pillow Block:

I hand painted the lace pieces this morning.  I still have to sew them down which I'll do when I turn the computer off.

In the meantime, check out those websites everyone!  Eye candy galore!!!

Crazy Quilting Resources

I am putting together lists of Crazy Quilt Resources.  I thought everyone would find this helpful.  The lists will consist of CQ Artists, CQ Supplies, CQ Tutorials and CQ work for purchase.

I'm starting with CQ Artists.  If you are a Crazy Quilter and you would like me to include you in the list, please email me with your name and website address, be it a blog or Flickr or Facebook page.  If you've already posted this info on my Facebook page, no need to post it again here.

I'll started posting the list under the tab CRAZY QUILTING RESOURCES at the top of my blog during the week.

In the meantime, I'm finishing up my last batch of door hangers so I'll have photos of those in the next day or so.  For now, this Halloween Pillow block is my current project:

I still have to paint my lace pieces but I wanted to get some of the stitching on it first before I choose the colors for the lace.  I've always loved this little Victorian design.  You know me and cats.  And I adore black cats!