QBC - May - Basic Ease Progress

We are now in Week 3 of the first quilt for Quilting Book Club. I posted earlier about the book club here. I am so excited how this quilt is turning out! I think it is going to be an awesome Father's Day gift to Thomas from the kiddos. Seriously who doesn't love Space Invaders?!?! So without futher ado, here are some pictures of the progress I've made.

Quilting Book Club - May - Basic Ease

May's Pattern "Basic Ease":

 

Well, after a crazy emotional 3 weeks, I finally sat down with my fabric and was going to get started on my first quilt for the book club. Well, I was measureing my fabric to make sure I had enough of what I was going to use (which I know I should have done BEFORE the week it started). What do I find out? Oh, only that my beautiful Peter Rabbit fabic is too short! What makes it worse is that it is barely too short. Just enough to not be able to use. There's no fudging, smudging, stretching that will save me. So I was going to just sit this out. Then hubby comes home and tells me to just buy more fabic. I had to ask him to repeat himself because usually he tells me to use what I have or asks if I really need more fabic. WOW! He totally caught me off guard. Well, in honor of him being AWESOME, I am making this quilt for him. He made the statement the other day that I hadn't made anything for him (which hit me hard). So this is going to be his Father's Day gift from the kids (see backing fabric...which is awesome).

I found this super cute fabric called "Smirk" by Kyla May for Timeless Treasures at the Fat Quarter Shop. Now I'm just waiting to get it in so I can start. Here's a sneak peek of the fabric.

Here are the fabrics I picked out for the quilt top:

 

Here is the Binding Fabric:

 

Here is the Backing:

 

New Quilting Book Club

I am so excited to let y'all know about a new Quilting Book Club. It's started by Shawna over at 1 Choice 4 Quilting . She is a super awesome lady that I talk to on Twitter. She had given us a "sneak peek" at what she was up to and I couldn't wait until the finaly reveal! Head over to her blog to enter for a chance to win of 3 quilt kits.

There will be 12 quilts per year (one each month). This is the perfect way to get your quilts done in time for Christmas!

The current book is "Modern Basics: Easy Quilts to fit your Budget, Space, and Style" by Amy Ellis.

If you don't already have a stash of fabric or this is your first quilt, Shawna has 3 quilt kits up in her store for the first quilt. Here is the first quilt. Just click on the picture to go to the page that has all 3 kits shown and up for sale.

I hope you will join us and I can't wait to see your quilts!