Ten Pinterest favorites

Pinterest is a fabulous source of inspiration. I have a whole board of pins with stuff I'd love to make and a couple of quilts I did make. I always see a pattern and tell myself I'm going to make that later and well. Never get to that but it's nice to browse. So without further ado, I'm going to give you 10 of my current favorites off my pinterest board Quilt to Share. 

1. Fox Quilt by Shwin & Shwin They have a free downloadable PDF of this cute quilt. A few years back fox's became a very trendy subject along with owls. You saw foxes or owls on everything. I think this is a baby quilt pattern I would love to do. I don't remember the exact time frame this craze went through but the publish date on my pin is in July of 2016. That is the same year I made stockings for all my younger siblings and my cousin's kids of Owl's and Foxes. I was listening to that Ylvis song "What does the fox say?" on repeat that year, a lot.

2. Go West By Bonjour Quilts. This one looks simple to do but that's the beauty of it. It doesn't have to be simple. It's got a mix between some bold fabrics  and low volume fabrics setting the design areas apart. The quilter Kristy did a fabulous job. I've had this on my pin board for a little while the original publication date was May 2015, but I probably added it last year. AGF has a similar one called Oscealo that was made to show off their Capsules- Craftbound collection, but it's a bit more complicated then this one. I think I like Go West better.
3. Dr. Who Tardis Quilt by Pat Henry Quilting. This was not a pattern for sale but an actual quilt for sale on Etsy. The one in the pin since sold in 2014 but it looks like as of today there is another one available in her store. It's a 74 x 81 inch quilt, that she designed and quilted.
   
   It also features a Police box sign that she had professionally embroidered. I love this design and my inner whovian wants to do something like this. Since she's not selling a pattern though I will probably just use it as inspiration and come up with something on my own.  Sorry for not putting the photo in.
4. Mountain Horizon by Lo and Behold Stitchey. It's the purple version done by Patchwork and Poodles that makes me want to do this quilt. The pin is a screenshot of Cottoneer Fabrics talking about the design and having a kit of the fabric and pattern together on Instagram. The post was in June of 2018 so you may still find some kits. Since purple is already my favorite color I want to do this quilt so much. I don't think I've done enough purple quilts.
   
5. Little Black Dress Table Runner by Amy Friend. When I first started this board I was only pinning stuff I thought was simple or I could use. Now it's full of whatever looks pretty. This easy table runner became an actual project for me in the early 2010's. She blogged about in her During the Quiet time blog on April 24, 2012 so it was after that but, I don't remember the exact year, but It was done before Christmas. I also am not certain about the date from the photo data. It was given to my best friend as a Christmas gift. She still uses it for special occasions. My version was red, black and white to match her dinning room. I enjoyed doing this one and I think it had been a project I had managed to complete quickly.
6. Hogwarts Crest Quilt by Pieces by Polly. This one is another one that speaks to my inner geek. It actually was the inspiration for the back of my own Harry Potter quilt I did a while back.
   
   I was looking for an easy layout that expresses the essentials of Howarts. I did not get the pattern but I'm still up to downloading it for a future Harry Potter themed quilt.
7. Frank Lloyd Wright inspired quilt by Quilting in this Universe. I had been looking at a lot of his art at the time I found this. I always want to do something with his style.I'm still worried about doing curves. I will have to tackle this some time. I have a degree in art history and art has always been something special to me. I love the art deco movement pieces and the modernism in his work. 
   
8. Gypsy Wife by Jen Kingwell.  The pin is actually a solids version done by Cathmosely and had been posted on instagram. This is one of those quilts that looks like a large undertaking project. I've seen people take months at putting one of these together. Each one a unique and beautiful creation.I keep telling myself that one of these days I'm going to start it.
   
9. Good Stitches Fieldcrossing Quilt by Stitched in Color. Like a lot of modern quilts this one has a wonderful use of negative space. I don't think I've ever quilted a white quilt with this much negative space. Usually when I'm pulling stuff together it gets recolored or uses a lot more patterns. I hope to do something like this that has a fantastic use of negative space with solids. 
10. Storm at Sea this version is by Margaret AKA Supermom. I've always wanted a Storm at Sea quilt. My grandmother did one for me years ago. She didn't lay out the blocks to where they go seamlessly into one another but it's still pretty. I want to do one where it makes a beautiful picture like a sunrise or something. One of these days I'll plan it out. I have downloaded a grid pattern before that lets you lay out the color scheme you want. I also probably have a dozen more of these quilts pinned. 

I do hope in the end I manage to make one of the fabulous designs. I also have found some non-quilt designs on pinterest I may turn into a quilt pattern.

For today's tea I'm going with another Grapefruit tea. I believe it's another one of the master Kong teas. I'm going by the look of the bottle and label since I can't read the Kanji. I do enjoy the grapefruit tea a lot. I need to see if I can get a similar result from a loose leaf tea that's brewed or if they're adding grapefruit juice. If they are that would make sense.