She Chose Fabric :)

      BrieElly , my 11 year old chose the fabric for her quilt bag. Yippee!!! I love the colors and patterns she chose. We even have matching snaps. This should be fun!!!

We start cutting tomorrow. It always scares me just a little to start cutting into the fabric. It's like stage fright. Once I get going I am fine.

     That means ............Tutorial is almost on it's way. 

The ones I have already made have been a fabulous success with the ladies.They have been to 2 sleepovers ....... I have even caught the teens grabbing the for T.V. time. 

 We are now thinking about what kind of blocks to use. Any Favorites to suggest ????

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A Story......

This is a story that will give you a giggle, a warning, and a unsolicited product review.


Here goes.
  A few weeks ago when I was working on the quilt bags. I was at the point of putting them on the quilting frame and quilting. I quilted the white one first so if I messed up, there would be less chance of noticing.  About 3 hours later it was done. I took a break and decided to finish up the black one the following day.
  Well, it turned out to be "One of THOSE days"  I was tired and anxious. But I really wanted to finish these up. I remembered reading on a blog one time that a glass of wine and a couple pieces of chocolate would help relax you......tense quilter, frustrated quilt she said... Seemed like pretty sage advice right about then. So, I poured a nice big glass of my favorite red......popped a couple pieces of dove promises. And away I went. 
I was humming along beautifully. The wine was amazing, the chocolates were tasty, the quilting was looking great, and I had the Kings of Leon piping through my ears with the greatest invention ever......the Ipod. 
It was going so well in fact......I flew though all the bobbins I had pre-wound. I took a break. Indulged in another glass, a couple more chocolates then wound some more bobbins. When I was done. I plugged a new bobbin in the ol' Viking. And started sewing again. Not noticing that I had set my glass on top of the frame while I had been winding bobbins........ Yup, you guessed it. Big glass of Red Zinfandel plopped right over onto the quilt.
Being that I was feeling pretty "happy" due to my relaxation methods. I didn't freak out a bit. I cleaned what I could with a towel. And finished it up. 


At about the time I had stitched my last stitch..... My daughter Brontë got home from a date. She officially issued my a SWI (sewing while intoxicated), laughed hysterically, told the rest of the family that was still awake at almost midnight..... then fed me a much needed snack. {smiles}
I went to bed soon after.


Upon awaking the next day, with the glare of the morning sun, I saw the result of my misadventure. A huge reddish-purple stain on an otherwise beautifully done quilt. UUUHHHGGG!!! 


 A million worst case  scenarios through my head. Like, my 6 year old that the quilt was designed for/with ......seeing it and saying " You were doing WHAT?  That is WHAT on my quilt?" Or, maybe she takes it for show and tell....and TELLS!!!
This called for some planning.... I concealed my crime while I sewed on the binding. I do this by hand. It took skills.
 Then when the binding was done I tossed it in the laundry tub filled with with cold water and a cup of.......
Here comes the product review..............
And this amazing stuff!!!!!!

Saved my keister !!! Yes it did!!
I let it soak for maybe 30 minutes ....threw it in the wash and voilà !! Stain gone!! Hallelujah !!!
I vowed not to speak of it again......But, then again funny right????


I hope you got a giggle out of my little misadventure.
And this product I am raving about is awesome. 
For the warning. Don't drink and sew!!! 
Just kidding....only drink white wine while you sew. And only 1 glass!!!
Have a great day!!!





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I Have Been Framed.....

Yes, I have been framed..........And I like it!!!


Does anyone out there shop on Craigslist ? The Hubs does, all the time. Who knew he would find me a quilting frame?!?!?! Cheap.... (Cheap was the only way I was going to get one) gotta love my guy!!


I am not sure if it will work for all quilts.  Because you use a pantograph method and I have a mid-arm machine. So, I can only work in 5 inch rows. Which worked well on the quilt bags. I think they are pretty and it was quick!! 


Now for this " Bricks and Mortar " quilt.... The jury is still out. 


This is a blurry photo but if you look at the top shelf of the frame .... Brontë Made a stone pattern pantograph for me to follow along. I sewed around each stone 3 times hoping that 
after it washes the stones will pop up some....we'll see.

We wanted the end result to look kinda like this.....

I think we aimed kinda high since I am a newbie.... big time!!!!


Here is how it went,

 And here is what I ended up with (sorry pics are yellow, monsoon season makes for strange lighting).....

And the back.....

I made more mistakes than I care to mention. There are birds nests and missed stitches galore. It took hours and hours.......... 
And I love it!! Totally worth it and I can only get better......I hope!!
Now to bind this beast. I was thinking either gray, orange or pieced with the prints. Can't decide. What do you think?
I would love to hear any advice y'all might have on quilting!
I need all the help I can get.
In the meantime.
I can't wait to bind , wash , the cuddle this one!!

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Thanks Girls

I want to say Thank You to my girls. And give a little introduction.
My delightful and talented teenage girls helped me update the blog.
What do you think?
My daughter Brontë created the header and my daughter Brooke( a.k.a SuperGirl) created the social network icons. 
They both took graphics design classes last year at their High School. Obviously a class with some real world applications. I am amazed at how quick they both work in photoshop.
I wish I could... I wish I could!

To put some faces to the names....


May I introduce Brontë 

 And this is Brooke !

I think you might be seeing more of them here at the moon. They are crazy creative!! 
They are both working on projects right now!!




I hope everyone enjoys what is here now. And what's to come. It took a long time to get back into the swing of things around here. But we are busy beavers now!!! Pin It

Pardon Me,Excuse me......

Please pardon us for the mess around here. The Blueberry Moon is getting a much needed face lift.
You are probably going to see some things........
But, I assure you .......It is us ....not you !! Pin It

Snappy Sleepover Set...

Wow! I finally finished the girlies Sleepover quilts. I am so excited!! They have actually been finished for a while. But, getting the girls to go out in this hideous heat and take a few photos......well it  took a while. It has been hot in the hood people. 117 today. Ouch, can you feel the burn? Getting outside and getting wrapped up in a quilt. HAHAHAHAHA I am surprised I got any shots at all. 

 Quilt Bag Fronts.....

Quilt Bag Backs...........

Matching Personalized Pillows.........

How We Roll.......

Inside of the Bag.......

What Makes it Snappy.......

You have to squint and look really hard on this one...

I used KAM plastic snaps all around the bottom and sides to 

make "the bag". They are white also.  

The next shot is an extreme close-up. Sad and blurry it is.....

Can you see the snaps?

Girlies in the Bag.......

Girlies exiting fast....... Because it's HOT!!

Shameless Photos of Cuteness.......

A Few Last Thoughts......

This was a pretty easy project. I still have a couple issues to work out. I would like to come up with a better way to keep the roll together while traveling. And a bag to carry sleepover stuff in........ 

I think I made a good call on using plastic snaps. They are the greatest thing since quilting!!! They are fun to press on. Way more fun than a zipper!!!!! Fun to find different ways to snap a quilt on ya....You can even go "Snuggie" style just by 

unsnapping a few snaps and wearing it upside down. 

This is most excellent fun for the lil's.

I had so much fun making them. I am doing one more for the very envious 11 year old sister. 

She is requesting red and aqua ( love this child!!!). We ordered her fabric on Monday:)

My 28 year old son asked for one also. He also loved the idea of snapping up "snuggie" style and watching football. It would be fun to sew one up to represent his beloved Cowboys.....

Sooooooo....... Tutorial to come!!!

In the mean time here a a couple photos of this project's process .

Embroidery.........

Piecing front to back........

Using the same fabric as the binding to connect......

Quilted inside......

Quilted outside......

Some instagrams

quilts

snap press

ruffling 

Stay tuned......................

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We are So Fortunate..........

Well, SuperGirl is at it again!!
Last night I made lettuce wraps for dinner. She was excited ! She loves anything asian. So, she channeled some of here zest into making these amazing Fortune Cookies !!!
Her Family and others (the few stray teens who are always popping) loved them . It was really a fun way to end the meal and laugh. With a house full of kids bored with summer already. Nights like these are very special.
She said they were very easy. Just a little time consuming. She found a cool recipe and video on youtube. "That's how the youngin's do it these days." And off she went.
I took pics..............

SuperGirl is Amazing!!!!

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