Quilting and the Olympics

The XXII Winter Olympics will be held in 2014 in Russia.  The organizing committee recently revealed their visual concept for the games.....logo and such.   I'm so excited about it!     And I love the story behind the concept.....such a cool historical reference.

Can you tell why in the pic below?  :)

Quilting!

Who would have thought quilting would become a design concept for an event as large as the Olympics!

Check out this website for even more pictures.   So gotta have one of those t-shirts.

I wonder if the international quilt community will use this for any special exhibits or shows or contests in the coming years?    Hummmmmm.  

Lunch Bag

I bought this book over a year ago so I could make myself a bag.  I take it out every month or so and browse through it but that's as far as I've gotten.

Till yesterday.

When I made this adorable bag to take my lunch to work with.  Isn't it cute?

I used laminated cotton for the bag exterior and interior...and regular cotton for the top cover and handle.  I had a teeny bit of trouble with the directions but eventually got it.   It seems like whenever they have books with lots of projects in them that directions get edited (for space?) too much.   There were things not written that someone with more bag sewing experience would probably just know, but I didn't.  

Anyway.   I like how it turned out.

Bottled Rainbows - Block 7

I was on a roll!   Got another block done in this pretty color...it's either Kona Raspberry or Kona Cerise....can't remember.   :)

Bottled Rainbows - Blocks 4, 5 & 6

I've been lax in the sewing department lately which means I'm even more behind on this Bottled Rainbow sew-along than I was!   I think by 3 blocks now....maybe 4.   I'm only making 12 of the 16, so maybe I'll actually finish with Rachel.

 Here are my fourth, fifth and sixth blocks:

Six more to go!   :)

Happy Mothers Day

Anita makes me laugh!   Enjoy!

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