In July I participated in the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop (hosted by Sarah of Confessions of a Fabric Addict) and made this table topper to share during the hop:

This was the first project I made where a pin dot fabric was a focal print, and I fell in love with it. I didn’t realize how much I liked polka dots until I used them here, and I think they are scrumptious.

This was also the first paper pieced pattern I had written, so this project held a lot of firsts for me! (You can download the pattern for free from my Craftsy pattern store.)

I am now working on my next paper pieced pattern. It’s a bit more detailed, and I’ve been having fun playing with fabrics and block size. I finally decided to make the blocks big — 18″ finished — because I love the look of big block quilts. Also, one block will make a nice size mini quilt. Here’s the version I’ve made:

Look! More dots!! I love the look of the dots here. With the exception of the binding and background, all the fabrics are from the Chestnut Street line by Fig Tree. The colors are so happy and bright, and I am seriously going to make a larger quilt with this pattern and these fabrics.

The binding is perfect – it is from the Riverwoods Collection – Three French Hens. Those dots are not very symmetrical which gives the fabric an edgier look – I really like it a lot.

You can also see I played with the quilting a bit, adding in ghost shapes of the wonky star points. It was a lot of fun to quilt.

The name of the pattern is ‘Twirl Me’. It’s fun and contemporary, and you can probably tell I’m a little bit in love with it. 🙂

I have a few more editing details to take care of in the pattern, and I will have it available by the end of the week. I also have some different color options to share, as well as multi-block layouts. I’m so excited about this pattern, and I just couldn’t wait to show it to you. This is soooo my crush for this Main Crush Monday!

Okay, now it’s time to check in on what you have been working on and loving. But first, a recap of a couple of the links from last week:

Kate of Smiles from Kate has a fun tutorial on making an Origami Christmas tree. I’ve never seen anything like it, and I think it would look fantastic in many different colors.

Photo by Kate of Smiles From Kate

Susan of Quilt Fabrication made a beautiful wall hanging that she is calling Blossoms. The flowers are so big, and the jewel tone of her fabric choices make them pop off the background.

Photo by Susan of Quilt Fabrication

Do you guys follow Katy at Katy Quilts? She is amazing in that she publishes a post almost every. single. day. On top of that, she has to be the fastest quilter I know. And, she is always working on something fun and interesting. Last week, it was her tumbler quilt. (I think she since has it sewn together – go check out her blog to see this amazing quilt.)

Photo by Katy of Katy Quilts

Okay, ladies and gents, it is now your turn to share your crush for this week’s Main Crush Monday. What has you excited to be in your sewing space this week? You can link any blog post, Instagram or Flickr pic – here’s how:

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