Seeing Stars

Boy do I have a lot to cover today!! First up, my Seeing Stars quilt.  Val, over at Val's Quilting Studio, has an awesome Tuesday linkup where you can revive your old posts or old quilts you never got around to posting about.  This week is irish chain quilts.  This is an old quilt along that was hosted by Crazy Mom Quilts.  I love blue and white together so I had to make it in blue and white.  Unfortunately, my mom likes them too and as soon as she saw what I was working on, she claimed it as hers.

 

This was an awesome sampler quilt with irish chain blocks for setting.  

 

I used a bunch of blues out of my fat quarter stash with some blue yardage for the irish chain blocks to unify the quilt.  It is backed in minky and is so soft and cuddly.

 

Crazy Mom Quilts still has the pattern posted in her quilt along area and it is under the heading of Star Quilt Along.  

Next up, my own little star!  :)  Cassidy got her second acceptance letter from college yesterday!  This one from Abilene Christian University and it included a scholarship!  Silly girl was worried that she wouldn't be accepted anywhere and the first two places she applies to, she get in.  

 

And lastly, Lori Holt from Bee In My Bonnet is hosting an instagram quilt along!!!  You need to use her book,  Quilty Fun: Lessons in Scrappy Patchwork, but she's also adding blocks to it and is making it a Christmas quilt.  I didn't see anything about it on her blog, so you will need to follow her on instagram at @beelori1 and use #haveyourselfaquiltylittlechristmas. 

 

 

I know, I have enough projects to work on, but....I finally got my Quilty Fun book last month and have been dying to dive into it!  This will be perfect!  She's already done the first block, one of the house blocks from the book.  I can't wait to dive into my stash tonight and make one up!  Won't you join in??  My instagram link is in the sidebar.  We can watch each other's progress!  Come play!!

Okay, I think that's it for this morning!  Y'all have a fun, productive quilty Tuesday!!

 

Linking up with Val over at Val's Quilting Studio for Tuesday Archives.

What I'm Reading - Seventh Grave and No Body

Have y'all heard of Darynda Jones?  She is the absolutely brilliant author of the Charley Davidson series, or, as I call them, the grave series.

Her newest book just came out, Seventh Grave and No Body.

Every single book has me laughing out loud, sometimes with tears streaming down my face.  Charley is a private investigator and the grim reaper.  She gets herself into more trouble than anyone you know.  She rivals Lucy Ricardo in her escapades and her best friend, Cookie, is a regular Ethel to her Lucy.

Now I know this is the seventh book in the series, so I thought I'd share the info on the first book here, and give you the links for the rest of the series as well.  They are totally awesome books and I believe you will truly enjoy reading them.

The first book is called, "First Grave on the Right."  One chapter in and I was hooked.

 

Here's what Amazon has to say about it...

First Grave on the Right is the smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper.

Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e., murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely.

This is a thrilling debut novel from Darynda Jones, an exciting newcomer to the world of paranormal romantic suspense.

First Grave on the Right is the winner of the 2012 Rita Award for Best First Book.

I am not a person to reread books, but I've reread this series many, many times, and have loved it each and every time.  Just in case you want to catch up, here are links to the rest of the series as well...

Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson Book 2)

Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson Book 3)

Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson Book 4)

Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson Book 5)

Sixth Grave on the Edge: A Novel (Charley Davidson Book 6)


If you read them, I'd love to hear what you thought!  These books are so much fun!!!

Enjoy!

Design Wall ADD

It always makes me smile when I look at my design wall and it looks like it has serious A.D.D.

 

On top are the sewing machines for the Quilter's Garden Swap.  Can't wait to get the Rotaries in Bloom blocks up with them.  Then the stars I've finished for the Zodiac Stars quilt.  And lastly are my test blocks for my leaders/enders project, Patches and Pinwheels.

Linking up with Judy for Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times.