Just Catching Up~

I did manage to get the binding on DS's quilt and its been on his bed this week. While many of you are getting snow, snow, and more snow. It's been chilly but sunny here. So I got him outside for a photo of his finished quilt. :-) Just in case you are new to my blog, the pattern is from Judy L and a quilt-along she did. I call it 'Bears In the Forest' although her pattern was called 'Bears in the Farmhouse'. ;-) I forgot to get a shot of the back of the quilt~ maybe when it warms up a little he will humor me again. :-)

I also got a full photo of my Christmas Rails quilt that was in SewCalGal's Virtual Quilt Show. Although DS would like this one on his bed too, it is on the couch. I hope to finish up another Christmas quilt in 2010 and then maybe they will be on our beds next year. ;-) The back of this one is just an allover paisley green print. I didn't even have to piece anything. :-)

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a will have a very bright New Year!
I'm so grateful to have y'all as my friends and am looking forward to lots of quilty inspiration in the new year. :-)
Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

~Monday, Monday~

..And I have zip! zilch! nada! on my design wall floor! BUT~ that doesn't mean I haven't been busy!! :-)) I have a pile next to my sewing machine! At the top is 'Scnibbles'~ and I hope to show you that later this week. ;-) And right below it is~~ Judy L's 'Bears in the Forest'~~ awaiting binding! Yes~ it is quilted! :-)) I am working on the binding next.

Here it is sans binding~I don't think I have enough of the dark green left, so need to do a bit of shopping before I can sew it on. :-/


And the close up shows the design I used to quilt it. Kind of interlocking pine trees~ to go with 'Bears in the Forest'... get it? :-) LOL





Hop on over to Judy's blog now and take a peek at all the other wonderful inspiration on other quilter's design walls.

That's all from me today~ have a happy day and Happy Stitchin'!! :-))

Borders On!

I always kinda fizzle out when it comes time to add borders. It is so much quilt to struggle with! But I kept my nose to my sewing this week and finally got the borders on~yay! I think that deserves a little celebration, but not yet. No time to celebrate as I need to stick to it and get backings ready too. I am hoping to quilt these two in the near future! ;-))

The first is Judy L's 'Bears in the...' sew along she did a while back. I'm calling mine 'Bears in the Forest'. DS's one request was 'no flowers Mom!' I think he'll be happy. Some of the teeny HST's might contain a muted floral, but nothing that sings out 'I'm a flower! I'm a flower!'. LOL ;-) I'm hoping you can click it for a larger view, but sometimes that doesn't work and I sure don't know why! I am going to piece the backing for this one next week. I have bits and pieces of some of the fabrics left, so they should all coordinate nicely.

On the right we have the ocean wave blocks that I swapped with my friend. Y'all voted and helped me choose the border fabrics~ and I love how it turned out. :-) Thank you! This one is huge! :-o 80 wave blocks will do that. ;-) I think it measures 87 x 105, give or take a half inch, so you can see why I could only photograph half of it! It is going to be a full comforter on my bed when it is finished. I am now in the process of piecing its backing. I am hoping to quilt it with an all over leaf panto. Again, I'm hoping it will be clickable for the larger view... ;-)

Break time is over~ back to my sewing machine with me!
Have a great weekend and until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!! :-)

Nose to the Needle!

Ouch! That would hurt! :-))





Step 3 of Judy L's Bears in the Farmhouse Quilt-Along is due tomorrow, so today I sat myself down and kept my nose to the machine until I finished my blocks. :-) Whoohoo! I'm ready for the next step! I'm going to rename it 'Bears in the Forest'. ;-) The color is a little off in the photo~ there is no pink in this quilt! My DS would have a fit if there were. LOL What looks pink in the photo is actually a lighter orange fabric which he approved before I cut into it. ;-)



**Silly blogger tipped my photo sideways! :-o


Hope y'all are finding a little time to stitch too~


Until next time~


Have fun! ;-)