Updating...

...kinda like house-cleaning, it needs to be done every so often. :-) Ok, honestly, I do clean my house a lot more often than I update my blog. LOL! :-) I added a few blogs I like to visit. I'll be adding a few more soon. I haven't been sewing lately, so no good photo's to post. I'll be taking a bit of break as we are taking a short vacation. I'll even get to attend a small quilt show on my vacation~~ can it get any better than that?? :-)

Happy stitchin'!

Oh, I did it! ~~again! :-)

I told myself I wasn't going to start any new swaps with my quilting frineds at HGTV quilting boards. I told my family, I told my friends. Well, you know, I did have good intentions! :-) Then Evelyn posted a photo of a quilt she was working on and I commented on how it reminded me of a swap we did a few years ago. Well, one thing led to another and yup, I'm hosting a new swap! :-))) We are going to swap floral 9-patch blocks. They are so fresh and springy looking! Then, a good number of us are going to cut them up and make disappearing 9-patch quilts. Now doesn't that sound like fun? And aren't they pretty?! :-) I think I'll make a tablecloth out of my blocks.... ;-)

Happy stitching!

**I have no idea why some of the type is larger. It isn't like that when I'm writing the post. ~??~

I'm on a roll...

I've been quilting! :-) I think I might've worn something out in one of my machines. It started making a racket, so I had to switch machines to finish the quilting on this little quilt. It's 44 x 50 inches~ any bigger than that and I don't think I would've attempted machine quilting it myself... just too much to wrestle with! I put squiggles, loops and sunshine's on it. Tonight I'll work on the binding. Whew! It feels great to start checking things off of the list! ;-)

Happy stitching!

Makin' Mini's...

More mini 9-patch blocks for Bingo~Bonnie's next round of swapping. :-) These are the orange and red sets. I just finished trimming them up. Does it look like 120+ blocks? The + is because I always make a few extra for me. :-) Now to get them bagged and mailed!

Happy stitching!

Purses...

Judy had another Quiltathon this week, but the only thing I actually quilted was the body of these purses. ;-) The pattern is by Lazy Girl Designs and it's called the Miranda Day Bag. I thought they'd look cute out of 'travelling' fabric. The photo really doesn't do them justice... much cuter in real life! LOL It was a fun diversion from quilting, but now I need to get back to work!

Have a happy day!

Quilt top together....

Can you believe 2 posts in one day!? I can't either!! LOL :-)

I was in a string block swap and got my blocks all together into a top yesterday. It is just the perfect size for a special baby I know! ;-) Hopefully I can get a few more things caught up this week and then get this quilted. I haven't quite decided if I want to SID or do something else... I don't have a longarm or midarm, it'll be done on my little ol' sewing machine. Hmmm, decisions, decisions! What would you do? Any suggestions for me?? I'd love to hear your comments!

Happy stitching!

I Won! I Won! :-)

Bingo~Bonnie hosts the biggest and best FQ bingo game on the HGTV quilting message board. This year I knew I was going to be out of a town during the game, so I didn't sign-up, but a Special Someone sent in 5 FQ's for me! Well I played those 5 cards and just had a ball! I wasn't anywhere near winning anything when I went out of town, so I didn't even worry while gone. When I got back, the game heated up. I went for almost a week needing just one more number on one card... and the rest of my cards were quickly catching up! The weekend was torture! because she didn't call any numbers on Sunday. I was sure someone would win on Monday... but no one did! And on Tuesday it was getting a little painful to even check the board, I was sure someone would be calling bingo... and someone did! Me! :-) Along with about 7 other ladies! LOL Since she had divided us into 4 groups, it meant there were 2 winners in each group. My 'take' was 286 of a record 2332 FQ's! They arrived yesterday, and boy have I been having some fun!! I still have to pinch myself~ I can't believe I won and I have the proof right here! LOL! :-) Just look at all these FQ's! There are definitely a few quilts in my future~~ :-)

Have a happy evening!