FMQ Friday - stomach lining & Greek Cross Boy Quilt

yes, stomach lining - that's the name of the FMQ pattern we practiced this week over at Fluffy Sheep Quilting - not very appetizing I know. And I have to tell you I didn't like it too much - I can meander, but when I had to meander in the circular pattern and make the loops small I had a hard time. So my stomach lining looks like it has ulcers in it ;)

And I FINALLY finished my quilt for Across the Sea Modern Quilt Along - I know I'm a month late, but better late than never. The thing is that I planned it to be a little boy quilt, but when I finished the top it didn't feel like a kiddy quilt. SO I put it aside. Then I got a suggestion to add some applique and that's what I did. I think the sea creatures look good with the color scheme and I'm pretty happy with it. It still needs to be washed, so here is just a quick peek:

Fall tablerunner & FMQ practise

Here is a table runner I made last week - the pattern it's from Fons&Porter's Love of Quilting magazine. It was my first time doing applique and I had lot of fun with it :) I would probably make different fabric choices if I had a fabric store's selection at home, but I wasn't patient enough to wait for an online fabric order to arrive.


Today, while blog hopping I found this great blog called Fluffy Sheep Quilting where Cindy is doing this fun thing called FMQ quilt-along. Every week there is a new FMQ pattern to practise and then you can link up your results on Cindy's blog next Friday. My FMQ skills consist mostly of sub-standard meandering, so I really need more practice. This is a perfect opportunity to do so and I'm joining the quilt-along. Ta-daaa! I'm joining late, so I skipped the first pattern (the wavy lines look scary) and practiced the drops and slate tile today - here is what I created:

Well- it's really windy today, so some of the drops are being blown away, but I guess it's not too bad for the first try... will work on it ;)

Anniversary cards and quilt along layout

I was asked to make some anniversary cards and since I don't have many suitable stamps I used the same one, just changed the color schemes . The stamp is from a retired SU set called Summer by the Sea. All the images are stamped on watercolor paper and colored with SU or TH distress inks.
My favorites are the first and the last one - which one do YOU like?
This week I joined my first quilt along - it's called Across the sea quilt along and you can find the details here. I'm only making a baby quilt - fabrics are waterways batiks from Connecting Threads - I managed to make all the blocks and now I have to find a pleasing layout - here is what I have - any ideas?