Friday, July 26, 2013

2013 Let's Get Acquainted Blog Hop - My Turn!


These past 2 months have really flown by!  I learned about Beth's New Blogger Blog Hop and couldn't wait to participate and my turn has finally come!  

I've been sewing since I was about 8 years old when my mom taught me on her Bernina 1080 Special.  I was in 4-H and wanted to make clothes!  Mostly Barbie clothes, but my mom made sure I finished my clothing projects just in the nick of time.  

My favorite project is quilting on my very own Bernina 440 and I love hanging out with the Austin Modern Quilt Guild ladies.  I just became the VP of Communication, so I'm in charge of our blog, Facebook page, and our charity projects!  I'm also in a couple of Flickr bees and fabric swaps.  All this keeps me pretty busy, but I still have time for my wonderful boyfriend and 2 furball cats.  

Since I live in Austin, I was lucky enough to attend QuiltCon in February.  I met so many wonderful quilters and found it very inspirational!  Houston is only a few hours away, and I'm planning to go to my first International Quilt Festival with my mom in October.  

I wrote this post awhile back about some of my favorite quilting tips and tricks.  Thanks for stopping by!  Here's a mosaic of some of my work before you leave.  You can also find me on Flickr, Instagram, Bloglovin, and the Modern Quilt Guild Community :)





Vicki @ A Quilter's Mission

RobinSue @ RobinSue Quilts

Elisa Lea @ Lovelea Designs
Elizabeth @ In The Boon Docks
    





37 comments:

Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation said...

It has been so wonderful to get to know you through the hop! Your work is so gorgeous and colorful!

by the way- sometimes when I try to leave you a comment, I click on "post a comment" but no comment box shows up for me. I'm not sure that there's really anything you can do, but I did want to let you know that I love your posts and would comment more often if that wasn't stopping me!

:) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

Katie said...

Emily -- I love all your colors and flair for brights. Great to meet you through this blog hop.

Lorna McMahon said...

Hi Emily! It has been a pleasure to get to know you though the hop this summer. And to hear a little more about you in this post! How exciting to be a part of the guild! I will have to keep an eye on your posts to their facebook page. Love your colourful projects and especially that little panda in the heart. Simple but very sweet!

Lorna:)
http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com

JB said...

Love your work Emily, great Blog Hop post! The scrappy trip and rainbow fence rail are lovely.

jan said...

Hi Emily,
its nice to get to know you a little better. This hop has been so great! I love your post and all your projects! You are a very a "VBQ" very busy quilter! Have fun. I am a follower.
xo jan

ChristaQuilts said...

Hi Emily - you've finished some lovely projects! I like all the quilts in your header too :-)

Anna said...

Great post!! Lucky you getting to attend Quilt Con ;) Love the mosaic- you do lovely work!

Lisa said...

Nice to meet you! Lucky you to attend Quiltcon - I would have loved to have been there - so much fun!!! I am enamoured with the last quilt you shared, love the use of negative space here.

Michelle@factotum-of-arts.com said...

I love the quilt in the large photo of your mosaic. You have lots of nice project. It has been nice to meet you all on this blog hop.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful projects......lovely to meet you on the blog tour. Have a great day........Marie

Amanda said...

Love that last quilt in your mosaic. Is that the chain link fence pattern? I also love that panda heart. So cute. I saw that you were working on a Cathedreal windows project. How did you find that technique? Glad to meet you through the blog hop.

Kathy@KayakQuilting said...

Hi! Your work is lovely! Particularly the Weekender bag with all that amazing Tula fabric! I just discovered her fabric and am slowly hoarding what I can find! Texas is a state I need to visit on my Global Quilt Store Tour! Austin, in particular, I have heard is a great city/region to visit. Maybe I will go to the show in Houston some year?! Nice to meet you on the blog hop!

Julie Hirt - 627handworks said...

I love EVERYTHING! Especially that weekender <3

Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures said...

Hi Emily...love your work!!! I am a new follower. Last on this get acquainted list but leaving a great impression!!!!

Molli Sparkles said...

Hey Emily! Great to get to know you on the LGA blog hop. Keep using those bright colours because they really sparkle, and you know I'm on board with that! Haha

Stephanie said...

What gorgeous colors and patterns - love the whole mosaic! Nice to get to know you through the Hop!

Unknown said...

Great color choices, beautiful patterns! I love your quilts!

Melia Mae Quilting said...

What a great post! I love some of the projects you have worked on especially the heart with the panda fussy cutted into it. How precious!

Paula@TheSassyQuilter said...

Nice to formally meet ya Emily! Love your quilts and your eye for fabric choices is great. You sound like you are very bust with all the media for yourself and your guild. I know who to ask if I have any questions:)

RobotMomSews said...

I love your mosaic! That panda heart is SO adorable! Very cute projects! Nice to meet you on the hop!

Anonymous said...

It has been great to meet you on this blog hop. Your Panda heart is so darling.

Stephanie @ Quarter Incher said...

Great projects Emily! It was great getting to know you better :)

Kris said...

Great quilts! Very nice post.You are so lucky to have gone to the Austin show. It looked like so much fun.
Nice to meet you.
Kris@Sewsunshine

Adrianne @ On the Windy Side said...

Hi Emily - love your work, it's so bright and colourful and fun. I'm a bit envious of your proximity to great quilting events like QuiltCon and the International Quilting Festival. Houston is definitely on my wish list of places to visit!

Laura C @ littleandlots said...

I hear that they're considering doing QuiltCon 2015 in Austin again. I already made my husband promise that we would do everything we could to get me there from Boston! I think you have a great sense of color, Emily, and I've enjoyed following and seeing your bright and colorful projects!

suemac said...

Glad you could step in and fill the vacancy. You are doing a great job.

Caroline said...

Such fun, bright projects! I'm a new follower:)

Nilya said...

Lovely Projects and have fun with your new Job at the quilt guild :)

Karen@littlebirdiequilting said...

I'm jealous of you being able to go to QuiltCon- we don' t have so many quilt festivals in Australia, but there are a few good ones! Love your colourful quilts.

Karen@littlebirdiequilting said...

I'm jealous of you being able to go to QuiltCon- we don' t have so many quilt festivals in Australia, but there are a few good ones! Love your colourful quilts.

Nancy@owensolivia said...

It's nice to meet you Dr. Kornea. Nice one. LOL. I like your projects. They are lovely!

Casey York said...

It's lovely to meet you through the hop! Quilt Con was a blast, wasn't it? I wonder if we crossed paths? Austin was a wonderful city to visit--you are lucky to live there! Can't wait to see what projects you write about in the future!

Elise Lea said...

So great to meet you! Love all the bright colors in your work (I am a bright color fanatic myself).

Valerie said...

Great projects! How great you are in Austin-I was at Quilt Con too and loved it!

Ali said...

HI Emily, nice to meet you properly. You have made some lovely things. Your weekender bag is gorgeous.

sarah elizabeth :: {no} hats said...

Great meeting you, Emily! Love what you've come up with so far, and a little bit jealous of how close you are to the goings on in the quilty world!

Cloud CouCou said...

Hi, nice to meet you. I LOVE your quilts they're so pretty and the panda-heart one is the cutest!! PS sorry so late I have been away from the computer for some time :(

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