
AND we have the best leader Madamme Samm and a fabulous cheerleader Carol. We couldn't do this without them.
Then I saw this pattern for this New York Beauty and purchased it online not long ago. It would be the perfect excuse project to make for this blog post and I was pretty certain I could finish it by the deadline.

I'll have to say, I'm not sure I could make enough of these blocks for a whole large bed quilt. That would be a UFO in the making for many years to come. I think this may be my one and only! I had some tools to make my paper piecing a little more pleasant. In fact, I don't think I could do it without them.
This nifty little mat was the perfect size to trim the papers on the back.
And of course an "Add a Quarter" Ruler.

And last, but not least, I couldn't have made it without my cup of Sonic Un-sweeten Iced Tea (do you spot it in the background in the photo above?). I know, some of you would have to have your morning coffee. But not me, I NEED my iced tea. And not just any iced tea. It has to be SONIC iced tea. My sweet hubby brings me one every morning before he goes to work.
To make this gem of a wall hanging, I started with this jelly roll of precut 2 1/2" strips of Kona Cotton in Brights. I'll post about my journey to make this project tomorrow and you can read about it then. I am very happy with my first attempt. I'm calling this one Geese Circling New York.
These are additional pictures I took outside this afternoon on the fence.
After I finished my New York Beauty, I had tons of fabric left over. Did I have enough time to make another project? Why of course I did. I quickly designed this quilt from a counted cross stitch picture I pinned to Pinterest. It surely wouldn't take too long.
I originally thought I would use the 2 1/2" jelly roll strips cut into 2 1/2" squares, finishing at 2". I counted the squares in the project. It was 35 wide by 49 long. Hmmmm... lets see, that would make this egg 70" x 98"!!! That's a giant Easter egg! Well darn, guess I'll have to cut those 2 1/2" strips down to 1 1/2", with a finished square of 1". Yikes those are a bit small but I can do it! After all, I have 10 days and I had a retreat to go to and I would take it along to work on. I did manage to complete it at the retreat. On to the quilting. What should have only taken a maximum of 1 day to quilt, somehow this quilt ate my lunch! It took me 2 1/2 days to quilt it; it was only 45x60! There are a lot of small 1" squares to quilt something in. But hallelujah it's finished and I am very pleased! I'll post cutting directions and layout in a couple of days for this too. I'm calling it the Pixel Faberge Egg.
Be sure to leave me a comment, subscribe to my blog, and/or like my Facebook page for a chance to win some tools of your own, courtesy of the Queen. I'll be giving one lucky winner a mat, ruler, and Kona Cotton charm pack. Sorry, Iced tea doesn't ship very well or I'd send you one of those, courtesy of the King! Do all three and that's 3 chances to win. Share it on Facebook and that's 4 chances to win! (If you already subscribe and/or like me on FB, please leave it in the comments so I know.)
Now get busy hopping to these other sites before your coffee gets cold.
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Wow, Your New York Beauty quilt is over the top…and the other one looks incredibly challenging. Nice work, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThose are great quilts! Smaller sure doesn't mean less work, does it! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely projects, thanks for sharing! Beth @ Words & Stitches, pbstrand@msn.com
ReplyDeleteWow, they are both beautiful pieces of art! I love the color combination and design! Thanks for hopping with us and sharing your sweet creations.
ReplyDeleteThe New York beauty is now on my bucket list after seeing yours and I love flying geese ! Your Pixel egg is just awesome... cutting those strips to 1 1/2 " would have been to hard for me to do it. But, your result is stunning !
ReplyDeleteI can't say which one I like more: the sharp points of the rainbow over the black or the incredible egg quilt - you definitely have a lot of patience to piece 1'' squares. beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow! awesome! I love the way you write, too! Thanks for sharing - and for taking the plunge and showing us two gorgeous projects!
ReplyDeleteBoth of your projects are wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch great projects!
ReplyDeleteFantastic projects!
ReplyDeleteYour work is beautiful…love both quilts! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI love both quilts. Thanks for sharing your adventure
ReplyDeletewow - beautiful quilts :-)
ReplyDeleteYour Geese Circling New York quilt is awesome!
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AWESOME ! The New York Beauty is just that & more! I am making a 2 color quilt right now with it. I just LoVe how easy it is to sew with! Its a beautiful weight.I follow your blog
ReplyDeleteMarg
Very nice, sehr schön.
ReplyDeleteGruß Sylvia
Beautiful quilts, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI am always amazed at what some people are able to achieve and also visualize before hand. Thanks for a fun giveaway too.
ReplyDeleteI follow on GFC.
ReplyDeleteLove both of your projects and thank you for sharing them with us today.
ReplyDeleteLove your projects. Very creative egg quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love your New York Beauty, it is a real beaty. Thanks for sharing your projects and your creativity.
ReplyDeleteYour New York Beauty turned out beautiful! See how much fun solids can be? Love your sweet egg quilt too.
ReplyDeleteYour New York Beauty is definitely that! And your egg quilt is very clever.
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are wonderful but those flying geese - just striking! blessings, marlene
ReplyDeleteWow, very impressive projects! I have also used pre-cuts and cut them down to size. Sometimes I wonder if this is defeating the purpose!
ReplyDeleteFantastic projects.The flying geese is my fav.Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is Wow!! Love them both.
ReplyDeleteSuch a delightful post! Your projects came out beautifully!! How inspiring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job on your geese!! That is gorgeous. Cute egg too.
ReplyDeleteYour Pixel Faberge Egg is egg-ceptionally creative and very pretty! But I do have to admit that New York Beauty has my eye. Those KONA's sure shine against that black background and the quilting is incredible! You outdid yourself, Doris! Wonderful works!
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ReplyDeleteI love both of you very creative and beautiful projects.
ReplyDeleteI am more of a coffee girl but if ice tea helps make woke this gorgeous I might need to convert!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilts. Oh. My. Geese around NY is fantastic and the pixel egg reminds me of video games. So "something I would make".
ReplyDeleteI follow on GFC and bloglovin.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so much fun! So pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your New York beauty! I have had my eye on making that one, too, for a while now. And your egg....So creative!
ReplyDeleteYour New York beauty is fabulous! Love your other quilt as well. Very clever idea to convert a crossstitch.
ReplyDeleteThat Geese Circling New York is a thing of beauty. I can't imagine how long it must have taken. Would you ever make 23 or so more and join them into a large quilt? Personally, I think it is just right as a wall accent piece.
ReplyDeleteYour NY Beauty is gorgeous! and the egg quilt is so pretty! Now you are ready for Easter!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt. I am still learning how to make the flying geese. I can never get them straight. You are very talented to take this project on. Love it.
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are beautiful!! The egg from a cross stitch is such a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are so lovely - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love your block. I think I will have to give PP a try. When I go to Sonic I get a Cherry Limeaid. Maybe I should try their tea?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
I'm liking you on Facebook - thanks again.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm a follower of your blog - GFC & Bloglovin'. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteFor someone who wasn't sure what they were going to create, you hit the ground running! I love the Fabrege egg.
ReplyDeleteI love your Geese Circling New York. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery Beautiful stuff. I'm afraid I would never try all those little squares but ya never know.
ReplyDeleteWowsers! You New York Beauty is striking - those rich Kona colours sure pop off the black background!!
ReplyDeleteI am following you via GFC and Bloglovin' - thanks for sharing in the hop!!
ReplyDeleteI follow via GFC.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! I'm going to have to start using solids!
ReplyDeleteI signed up for your email
ReplyDeleteYour projects are all gorgeous!!! I love the idea of a color wheel/star. It is stunning in my book!
ReplyDeleteYou are very ambitious - your quilts are amazing. Maybe I need to switch from Sonic diet cranberry limeaid to unsweeten tea. The NY Beauty is wonderful. That's a lot of work. How smart you are to have your trimming station set up right beside your machine. The quilting on it is fabulous, too! I love cross stitch, so I'm enamored with the egg. And the size of the squares - oh my! I can hardly believe you did all that. I'm impressed. Thank you for participating and being a huge inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI'm now following the Queen on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteLove your Geese Circling New York. The black background makes the colors pop. The Pixel Faberge Egg quilt turned out so bright and happy.
ReplyDeleteI follow via GFC.
ReplyDeleteAnd like you on FB
ReplyDeleteShared on FB....Rina Mason
ReplyDeleteI have that pattern on my to do list:)
ReplyDeleteYou did an awesome job!
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBoth of yoru quilts are so special. The egg was very creative....lots of work. svonfumetti at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteLove love love your quilts, great job on both! I laughed out loud at that quilt eating your lunch-as long as it didnt drink your tea! :-)
ReplyDeleteThose are both amazing projects! That egg is really interesting...1 inch??? Wow!
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower.
ReplyDeleteAlso following on FB.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet Easter Egg! Your circling geese are pretty cool too. And wow, your giveaway is a pretty awesome starter kit for someone out there! Thank you very much for the opportunity and for sharing your projects.
ReplyDelete~Brandy
your quilts are amazing! i bow to the talent of your highness!! lol babscorbitt@gmail.com
ReplyDeletei am already a follower via email. babscorbitt@gmail.com
ReplyDeletei shared on facebook. babscorbitt@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteBoth of your quilts turned out amazing! I especially love the way you used black as your background color. That little mat looks incredibly useful. I bet it would really save a person's knees. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love your New York Beauty with the texty prints! The way you placed the colors makes it spin! And your pixel Faberge egg is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'm following your delightful blog via Bloglovin.
ReplyDeleteI shared your post on Facebook. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous NY Beauty! (and you thought you won't have time) :-) Enough left to come up with that incredible egg! Wow! I'm in awe!
ReplyDeletePretty rainbow quilts. 24Tangent@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteBoth your quilts are wonderful. I love the colours. I look forward to your tutorial for the Easter Egg. I am sure you were thankful you figured out the size using 2 1/2" strips. That Easter Egg would have been enormous. Thank you for sharing and offering a giveaway.
ReplyDeleteFollowing your blog. 24Tangent@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your quilts. Love how you used your colors. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts. I really like the NY beauty. Thank you for sharing and the chance for the giveaway ... :) Pat
ReplyDeletewelllll I will be scrambled if I did not say how much I adore your pieces…you did such an awesome job….wellll timed, if you ask me…you just crack me up lol
ReplyDeleteYour NYB quilt is stunning!!
ReplyDeleteI'm GFC follower # 100 !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your NYB quilt! I have that add-a-quarter inch ruler and love it for paper piecing.
ReplyDeleteI love both of these projects so much I can't choose between them. They are so so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove your NYB quilt! And that egg is awesome, too.
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Your New York Beauty is a beauty. Wonderful colors in that amazing pattern. Wow.
ReplyDeleteGreat small quilts, especially the Geese following New York. Happy New Year from Oklahoma, USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteI am happy to follow you on GFC and e-mail. Happy New Year from Oklahoma, USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteI shared this post on Facebook (Debra Neiman). Happy New Year from Oklahoma, USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteI am happy to be following you on FaceBook. Happy New Year from Oklahoma, USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteYour Geese Circling New York piece is stunning.
ReplyDeleteLove your circling geese!
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ReplyDeleteLove the geese quilt but the Easter Egg blows me away- just LOVE IT!
ReplyDeletelove the flying geese quilt. It's gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing
ReplyDeleteYou know....my brain just doesn't want to wrap itself around the paper piecing concept...I've tried so many times. I so admire those that can do it with what seems to be such ease! Your geese over New York is beautiful. I've subscribed to your blog, and will go to FB to like and share. Thanks for the inspiration and the give-away.
ReplyDeletewow these are fanastic. I love the new York beauty. and the time to do the egg is something, not to mention the tiny pieces. thanks for sharing and for inspiring and for the give a way
ReplyDeleteI shared on FB
ReplyDeleteLove your pieces -- expecially the Geese over New York. The black really sets it off!
ReplyDeleteWhat a busy lady you are, I like your egg, but the flying geese one is even better. What a lot of work, but so showy. Great job, K
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ReplyDeleteI am a new follower
ReplyDeleteYou're so ambitious! I I would have saved my scaps for another project :) thanks for sharing today.
ReplyDeleteI would have tried something simpler on the Easter Egg quilt. Since you got it from a cross-stitch pattern, I would have just made x's in all the squares for the egg and made a cross hatch pattern on the background to mimic the weave in aida cloth used for cross-stitch. But that's just me. I love the way it turned out. I want to try a pixel quilt soon.
ReplyDeletelove your 'geese circling new york' ... awesome to combine the two patterns. that easter egg is tremendous.
ReplyDeletei'm now following your blog by email.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for infusing January with color.
ReplyDeleteI love that geese circling New York That one is on my list to do this yrear. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI shared it on facebook.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower by GFC
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilts. You did a lovely job.
ReplyDeleteLove it! And the bonus quilt is just as beautiful. I want to try a NY Beauty but they look a little scary:)
ReplyDeleteLove that geese circle. Wow, I can't even imagine doing that. You are brave AND talented!
ReplyDeletewell done.
cheers
maggie
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I follow your blog.
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maggie
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Shared on FB.
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maggie
maggiemine42@gmail.com
Kona solids really are happy when paired with black. Your "Geese Circling New York" is beautiful. I don't know how you created your Easter Egg from a cross stitch but it looks amazing. Thank you sew much for hopping...
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to more details about your flying geese and egg quilts. They are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilts! Those geese are truly amazing. :)
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are quite eye catching.....beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow, great projects! Love the flying geese!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts. The Flying Geese is beautiful. You did a beautiful job with the solids. I love to have the tools giveaway. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLove,love,love flying geese,yours is pure eye candy! The New York Beauty is on my list...
ReplyDeleteWow. Both your quilts are just gorgeous. I LOVE the Flying Geese around the NY Beauty block. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this flying geese block. It looks fantastic with the black background and the Kona solids. Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteI follow on google friends.
ReplyDeleteLove that NY Beauty! Great job on all the projects you did.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your quilts are great! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI follow via google.
ReplyDeleteLove ALL your quilts...you are very creative!! Wowie!! Awesome job!!
ReplyDeleteFollow you thru GFC.....and also signed up to follow thru Email :)
ReplyDeleteBoth of your projects are great. I love the quilting on the first one.
ReplyDeleteGreat job.
xo jan
That NY beauty wall hanging is wonderful! I love projects that use black to set off the colors.
ReplyDeleteLove the flying geese colors in the NY quilt. Just lovely!
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Super! Geta does some amazing work. I loved that you made that NYB block - it's gorgeous and the black was perfect for the background. Wow, lots of time on the pixel quilt - impressive when I think about how small the squares are!
ReplyDeleteI follow with GFC and Feedly.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your quilts are absolutely stunning! Beautiful!! I love unsweetened tea and haven't tried Sonic's yet....I guess I know where I'm going tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteYou worked it, girl. Great quilts. Love your Geese Circling New York. Both quilts are beauties. I, too, love that Sonic iced tea, but I have it in the afternoon after a morning of coffee.
ReplyDeleteLove both of your quilts!! Wow, you have been busy!! I follow your blog via email and sent you a friend request on FB from Farm Quilting...could not find a FB page to like :(
ReplyDeleteBoth projects are really amazing, but I will say I love the NY Beauty. I can't even imagine finishing these two projects in the limited time frame you gave yourself, Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteSuch nice work!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects!! You did an amazing work on both of those. Especially like the egg. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI am a newby follower by e-mail.
ReplyDeleteI shared this on facebook.
ReplyDeleteI really like your New York Beauty wall hanging, also I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has ever looked a cross-stitch pattern and thought "that would make a great quilt". You didn't say if the giveaway is open internationallly or not - I'm in the UK.
ReplyDeleteYour New York quilt is so indescribably beautiful! -- soparkaveataoldotcom
ReplyDeleteI am happy to be a new subscriber by email. -- soparkaveataoldotcom
ReplyDeleteLovely projects! I love the free motion quilting on your New York beauty.
ReplyDeleteVery nice projects, it's been fun seeing everyone's!
ReplyDeleteYour projects are sew cute and you designed them. I am in awe. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your projects are beautiful, but I especially love your Geese Circling New York - so bright and pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts. Thanks for sharing and the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteFollowing via email
ReplyDeleteAwesome little egg - and ahead of the game for Easter, lucky you! Thanks for the give away!
ReplyDeleteI now follow you via Goggle friends connect.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Kona creations, Doris! I love the value changes in Geese Circling New York - very cool. Oh, my! That's the prettiest fabric Easter Egg I've ever seen. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYour Geese circling quilt is just gorgeous!!! The black background makes the colors just pop!! Thanks for sharing your talents with us! Love the Easter egg too! : )
ReplyDeleteHappy quilting
Dawn
array-dawn at cox dot net
I follow you on bloglovin and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you create this year!
ReplyDeleteHappy quilting
Dawn
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I follow you on FB too!
ReplyDeleteHappy quilting
Dawn
array-dawn at cox dot net
I shared your FB page on my Timeline!
ReplyDeleteHappy quilting
Dawn
array-dawn at cox dot net
very nice quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love the geese, especially with the black background! I always love the crispness of white backgrounds but this hop is winning me over to the possibility of using black.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your quilts are incredible I can't decide which one I am more in love with!
ReplyDeleteI love those kona solids. So dreamy! And your quilting on the flying geese quilt is lovely.
ReplyDeleteWow, Kona Cotton just has the most beautiful colors!
ReplyDeletejachelno(at)gmail(dot)com
lovely. you did an awesome job
ReplyDeleteDoris, :) Great laugh this morning! Your comment about not being able to send iced tea to the winner of your giveaway...I almost sprayed down the computer with...yep....tea! This quilter has tea by my side at all times! Even on the coldest of days! :) Your quilts are lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your color wheel New York Beauty, Doris! I'm a sucker for rainbow colored items. I've even pinned one of your photos.
ReplyDeleteI've got you in my Feedly blog reader.
ReplyDeletewow. wow. wow. Your New York Beauty is just fabulous, absolutely gorgeous, I want one! Where did you get the pattern?
ReplyDeleteGreat job on these, Doris. The counted cross stitch is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this brilliant idea!
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