New phone! Fun apps!

I did it.

I switched over to the dark side.

And I'm loving every minute of it!

I can't say enough about HOW AWESOME the iPhone 4 is. Its a HUGE upgrade from my Blackberry Curve. I LOVED being on the Verizon network with all of my extended family, but I wanted an iPhone. The Droid wasn't gonna do it for me. Mostly, because I want apps. Lots and lots of fun and awesome apps. And only the iPhone can fill those shoes.

Speaking of apps... The Hipstamatic App is a new favorite.







If you own an iPhone and need a case, I highly recommend "Colors" at Switch Easy. The silicone case fits like a glove. And "Jelly Bean" tactile home button is da bomb!

Austin Area Quilt Guild - Quilt Show 2010

This weekend is the Austin Area Quilt Guild's quilt show! I've never been to a quilt show... It was so fun to see all amazing quilts. Here are a few that caught my eye.


Self Explanatory by Martha Tsihlas

Its not an Austin event, without the city's motto: Keep Austin Weird.


Friends by Cindy Crowell.

Cindy is a member of the Austin Modern Quilt Guild. She debuted her "poop quilt" back in March at a meeting. She won 3rd place in the Show & Sell category!


Self Portrait by Laura Anne Brown

Laura has attended Austin Modern Quilt Guild meetings. I recognize this image from her Facebook profile photo! Only four fabrics were used in this 20x16 fused quilt.


Marilyn's Kiss of Approval by Marilyn J. Roskey.

Love the homage to Marilyn's favorite restaurants.



Sleavage quilt on the right! Using the edge of the fabric (aka, the sleavage) is all the rage online these days.


Ann's Sampler by Ann Laubach.

Very cool 19th Century inspired sampler quilt.



I don't have the details for this one, but I love the browns, pale blue, and pops of red. I would never quilt something like this, but I still love the style.



Another quilt where I didn't write down the info, but my... oh my! Look at those stars pop!

Make sure to catch the show tomorrow, if you haven't already yet!

AMQG: Year Long Quilt-a-long

I'm super excited to announce the quilt-a-long that I am running for the Austin Modern Quilt Guild (AMQG). AMQG Officers wanted a small project that everyone could participate in to bring us together as a group. I suggested a modern quilt-a-long... and they went for it! The finished product will be a modern sampler quilt. Most of the quilt blocks will be from online modern quilters, who are also members of chapters of the Modern Quilt Guild.

This quilt-a-long features one quilt block per month and runs 12 months long. Each month, we'll introduce a new block. Feel free to join along! Its only one block per month, so it should be easy to keep up.

The quilt-a-long blocks will end in August 2011. The top assembly, quilting, and binding can be completed by Holiday Season 2011.

Tonight I will be debuting the first block at our monthly meeting. It is the Friendship Star from Block Party.



Image above is from Block Party's Flickr Site

Safari themed baby quilt

Another friend is having a baby!



The mom & dad were in Africa late last year. When I saw "momma & baby" panel fabric at Joann's this summer, I knew I wanted to make a safari themed baby quilt for their soon-to-be little one.