I get by....

We all know that quilty friends are the best kind of friends....especially with dead lines looming.

I'm taking this moment to thank mine.

Granted, I did bribe them a little bit.  I told them they could have the finished quilt for the 2014/2015 Frisco Quilt Guild raffle quilt.  That means that come June you can purchase $1 tickets for a chance to win it.

Stay tuned to our guild web page if you are interested in a chance to win this quilt.

I also kept them supplied with chocolate and treated them to dinner made by my sweet heart.

He fixed Saffron Chicken, a mixed green salad, 3 Bean Salad (made from plain M&Ms, pretzel M&M's and peanaut M&M's) and....German Chocolate cake for dessert.  (Are you catching the chocolate theme here?!)

See that bowl in the picture below?  That was full of his delicious 3 Bean Salad.

  

And then I brought out my "stash" of left over fabrics from other Moda Bake Shop projects and let them have whatever they wanted.

I think the end result was totally worth it.

Thank you Sue, Carol, Jeanne, Lillian, Lee Ann, and Martha.  You have blessed my socks off.

This pattern is now available on Moda Bake Shop.

A Day Late....

...and a dollar short.  Well, that is how the saying goes.  I hope it isn't quite the case here.

Yesterday marked the publication of my 16th pattern for Moda Bake Shop.  Wahoo!!!

"Bedazzled" is a happy, twinkly quilt that was fun to make and perfect for chasing away the winter blahs.  I think it will look great in other fabric lines too.  In fact, I designed it using "Scrumptious" by Bonnie and Camille.

I bet it would be fun in blacks and whites too.

Life at Tops to Treasures has been a whirlwind of late.  It seems that there are always several irons in the fire.  I have to admit, life is never dull around here.  

Look for a few more fun things in the days to come....

My work is to be featured in McCall's magazine sometime soon.  Some of you will remember a quilt I made a few months ago.  It used "Hearty Good Wishes", a beautiful new line from Moda inspired by winter on the English coast.  I haven't seen the magazine yet, but if you do, and you see a beautiful blue and beige quilt in it, think of me.

I also have two more quilts in the works for the Bake Shop.  The next one features "Printemps" by 3 Sisters. It is my most ambitious project to date...but I am also donating the sample quilt to my local guild.  You don't have to make it to own it!!   Turns out I didn't have to make it either!  

I am thrilled to have a team of friends from the guild willing to come help...when my cat will let them.

Time to get back to work....