Our Star, Feisty Phyllis

Camille and I are happy to be part of the Fat Quarter Shop 2014 Designer Block of the Month.

What a beautiful Quilt!

The fabric is called Snowbird and was designed by the talented 

Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket.

We were all asked to design a star block and name it after a star in our lives. It's

 a mystery, so we can't show you our block, but they are all so pretty.

We named our block Feisty Phyllis after my Mom and of course, Camilles' Grandmother.
She is definitely a very bright star in our lives.

 

This year my mom will turn 88. She is one amazing woman! 

It got me thinking about all that she has accomplished in her life. She has been through some pretty tough challenges, but is a great example of someone that truly enjoys life,
 has a great attitude and does everything with such grace.
She raised 10 children, has 42 grandchildren and even more great grandchildren. 
 She is all about her family.
  

  It makes me tired just thinking about it, but I always think "If she can do it, I can do it!
 She is such a saint! One example of her many accomplishments is shown in this picture of her a few years ago at Christmas. 
 
   She pieced and hand quilted, yes hand quilted, 10 quilts all in one year for her ten children. Amazing, simply amazing!

I'm so thankful that she shared her love of quilting with me, and taught me everything I know,

so I could, in turn, pass it on to my 3 wonderful daughters,

and hopefully they will pass it on to theirs. 

I am so grateful for her

and so proud of all that these hands have accomplished in just 88 years.

So there she is, our Feisty Phyllis! 

 We love her so much and are happy to name our block after her.

 

Thank you so much Fat Quarter Shop for giving us this opportunity to participate in the 2014  Designer Mystery Block of the Month and also for allowing us to share a little bit about one of our very favorite stars!

Bonnie 

(and Camille)

Miss Kate

Miss Kate just arrived.  We hope you think she is just as pretty and sweet as we do.

Pattern designing is in full swing, please send Chocolate!

Bonnie

And the winner of the April Showers bundle is...

Thanks to all of you who joined in for the Moda Spell It with Fabric Blog Hop!  

It was fun to see all the amazing ways the blocks were used. What a creative bunch.
 For the setting directions for your alphabet quilt, make sure you stop by the Moda Blog today.

And now what you all came to see!

The winner of the April Showers fat quarter bundle is schmidt1016

She said:  "I found several patterns I would like to use that fabric on. The Scrappy Placemats, Twirl, and Splash would be my choices. Of course, just about any pattern would look cute made with April Showers. I love the umbrellas!"

Congratulations to our winner!

Just got the news that April Showers is shipping to your local shops NOW!!!

Have a great weekend,

Bonnie

Charm Pack Cherry

Hi and welcome to Charm Pack Cherry Monday!

        Today is the day Fat Quarter Shop is introducing their new Charm Pack Cherry quilt.

 They ask me to share my version made with our new April Showers collection.

 

To make your own, you can get the free Charm Pack Cherry pattern here, and 
 follow along with the lovely Kimberly as she gives you step by step instructions on how to make this fun and easy quilt.

Wouldn't this be such a fun quilt to take on a picnic?

 I had my wonderful quilter, Leann, quilt a paisley raindrop all over design.
Thanks Leanne! It looks beautiful and so fun with the April Showers prints.  

 The Charm Pack Cherry quilt takes 2 print and 2 solid charm packs.
Fat Quarter Shop is having a sale on Charm Packs, so hop on over to get some charm packs and join in the fun!

Happy Stitching,
Bonnie

"C" for Cotton Way

Hello! I'm Bonnie Olaveson, quilter, one half of Bonnie and Camille and designer of Cotton Way patterns. If you are new here, feel free to make yourself at home and look around! 

Welcome to the first day of the Spell it with Fabric Moda blog hop! 

 Each day of the hop you can collect the patterns for three or four letters in the alphabet, learn all about the designers with some questions Lissa has asked us to answer,

AND enter giveaways for some great prizes.

Sounds fun, right?

My block is "C" for Cotton Way, of course, and you can find the pattern for the C block here.

My "C" block has been on my inspiration board for awhile now and I have been trying to decide what to make with it. As many of you know, my daughter Camille has gone mini quilt crazy, so I decided to make a mini quilt for her, because her name starts with "C", and
 so she can hang it on her adorable mini quilt wall.

So now my "C" block has a lovely new home.

 Now for the questions:

My Letter - C

My favorite food - Chocolate, the ultimate Vitamin C

A place I have always wanted to visit - Cayman Islands

Somewhere I have been - Cape Town, Caribbean Cruise, California

Quote or motto I live by - Charity Never Faileth

Someone I know - My daughter Camille, she's pretty amazing!

An object, tool or anything you cannot work without - Cutting Mat

I love quilting because - It is Calming, Comforting and I would be Crazy if I didn't cut up fabric and sew it back together!
And by the way, I have the best job in the world!

For my giveaway, I have a fat quarter bundle of April Showers, thanks to Moda!
 

 

To enter, write a comment telling me what you would like to make out of it.

I have a few fun things in the shop made from April Showers if you need some ideas!

Ironing Board Organizer

Scrappy Placemats

Splash

Walking in the Rain

They happen to be on sale if you want to check them out, here.
 Use the code CW25, to get 25% off all patterns.
  Plus, I added more fabric bundles to my shop just in case you need a few more 

Bonnie and Camille prints.

Make sure you stop by 
American Jane  
Aneela Hoey
Bunny Hill 
 today as well.

Don't forget, all the winners will be announced on February 28.

See you then!
Have fun Spelling it with Fabric.

Bonnie

Bliss Mix

 I have been busy organizing my fabric and found I had a little bit of Bliss

 fabric that needs to be made into something beautiful.  

(ohhh, It's so hard to part with - but I only have so much room)

This is one of my favorite lines of Bonnie and Camille fabric we have designed.

I don't have much, so if you are interested, hop on over to my shop for a little "Bliss Mix".  

Edit: So sorry, the Bliss Mix bundles are sold out, but I have some other
Bonnie and Camille bundles you might like.

Wishing you all a Happy Valentines Day!

Bonnie

Spell It With Fabric

Next Monday is the first day of the Spell it with Fabric Moda Blog Hop.  

There will be 12 days of fun! Three Moda designers will post each day with their letter of the alphabet and a free pattern for that letter. There will also be lots of great prizes.

My letter is "C" for Cotton Way and I will be giving this away!

That's right, a Fat Quarter Bundle of April Showers.
You won't want to miss it!  

See you on Monday,

Bonnie