Saturday, July 9, 2011

AMQG: Year Long Quilt-a-long - Block 10


Its taken us 9 months to get to crazy mom quilts! She IS the mama that loves to quilt.

Block 10 of the Austin Modern Quilt Guild quilt-a-long is the Modified Nine Patch Block from Amanda Jean, aka crazy mom quilts.

Amanda Jean really IS a crazy sewing machine! In 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, she sewed up a storm. Almost every other week, there was a new quilt on her blog. She has hosted at least three quilt-a-longs. The first quilt-a-long was basic blocks, one of which we're doing for our quilt-a-long. The others were a star quilt-a-long and the one-a-day quilt-a-long. Her blog includes a plethora of quilt pattern tutorials, quilt making tutorials, and other fabric related tutorials. She has a video on how to free-motion-quilt. She contributes to Moda Bake Shop.

In 2010, she took a break. Slowly, but surely, she's back! Not at the same rate as 2009, but that's alright by me. I still love when a new crazymomquilts post appears in my blog reader!

Don't forget to bring your finished block to the August meeting!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Rooftop Pools

You know what's really cool? Hotels with rooftop pools!

Rooftop Pool

Over the fourth of July weekend, we went to Dallas and spent a night in a hotel downtown. My boyfriend's cousin and his wife were the artists in residence at the Fairmont Hotel for three months! We hung out with them during their last weekend of living & working at the Fairmont and enjoyed rooftop swimming & hotel breakfast buffets. LUV!

Downtown Dallas Skyscraper

Vacation Breakfast Artists in Residence

The Hotel Gallery