Konza Creative

Since I got back from Huntsville it's been a mad rush to get some Etsy quilts done. I finally got both of them shipped out this week.  Both buyers requested cotton so I used kona black and kona white in one and kona navy and kona snow on the other. Joanns carries quite a few of the kona basic colors and with coupons you can't beat that deal!! Here's how the black and white one turned out. The backing is something that I have had in my inventory.  This customer requested personalization for her quilt and wanted a quick turn around... three weeks from the date she ordered it.  I am getting it shipped with very little time to spare so I hope she and her grand daughter enjoy it. I've also been contemplating a new quilt design.  I have had quite a few requests for puppies so I may try this one out.  I hope that these are puppies that most people would recognize!

I've been working on an Etsy Order... another navy Farm Quilt. For this quilt, the customer did not want buttons for the eyes or nostrils since it was for a baby.  I knew I could applique the nostrils but wasn't quite sure about the eyes.  Then I as I sat there contemplating what to do, I realized I could just use my embroidery machine and embroider the eyes. I ended up using a ".", enlarging it a little and there it was... two eyes!  I may have to use this method from now on!! I was particularly happy with the FMQ on this quilt.  I am not sure why but it just looked better.  I did adjust the stitch length and shortened up the meandering. It is off to the new owners so hopefully they will enjoy it! I finally bought a new iron board and this one is a little wider than the standard size.  I love it!  I also realized that when I set up next to my cutting table it helps expand my work surface just a little bit more. ...

It's the weekend and my head is just spinning with all the things that I want to get done! Do I work on the first block of Leah Day's Machine  Quilting Block Party?                                                                             Do I keep the same color combinations or do I make it scrappy and try to use scraps from my stash? Or do I just buy a bunch of the same fabric and make all the blocks the same?  So many choices and so many decisions!!     I also have 2 orders on my Etsy site which need to get started.  My goal for the store this year was to try to get at list one quilt order a month and so far I am there.  The next one will look just like the last one I did but she does not want buttons used for the eyes and nostrils: I also wa...