Two Steps Behind...

..or maybe it should be two weeks behind? It seems like I am behind in everything lately, and to top it off I caught  nasty cold. Yuk.  I spent the weekend sleeping. I didn't know I could sleep all day and still sleep all night! :-o  I am slowly getting rid of the congestion, but it is going to take time... sigh to get healthy again.

I did get a CTTY project made this month~ but I can't show you. You'll just have to trust me. It is for a friend and I know she reads my blog. hi there! ;-)

Be sure to hop over to Anthea's blog and see what other crafters have been up to~ maybe you will get an idea or two. :-) Christmas is getting closer and closer!

And I did manage to get my September blocks for Country Threads BOM done~

Tomorrow the new blocks will be out already! :-o

And my last block for my Merry Merry Snowman sew along~

Now I can start putting it together. :-)

I just need this nasty cold to leave me and get some energy back. I hope you are enjoying fall and busy stitching.

More soon!~

Absent But Not Idle...

Sorry I have been missing for the last week. :-/  No, nothing like a fun trip or anything, just the usual busyness and a short trip taking DS2 back to college. It just seemed like getting the camera out was one thing too many on most days. Have you ever had that feeling? Please say yes, I don't want to be known as the only slacker! :-o

I did manage to fit in a little sewing to keep my sanity. ;-)

The Nabby's Dowry blocks from Pam @ Heartspun Quilts. This is such a unique sew-along. We made all the needed HST's at the beginning and each Friday she gives us a block to use them in. Nothing but fun on Friday! :-)

These are the July and August blocks for the BOM at Country Threads. We get the patterns for a small block and large block at the beginning of the month. It is going to be a very cool sampler.  I am just lovin' my blocks in my Civil War scraps! :-)

And I've joined a little sew along with the ladies on the HGTV message board. We are working on Bunny Hill's Merry Merry Snowmen pattern. I am doing mine with wools and really like how the blocks are coming together. This is the 7th block. Only 2 to go! :-)  I need to get the next one prepped today so I can keep up!

Are you finding it hard to sew in the summer too?  I have been spending lots of time in the cottage quilting those tops for my Mom, lots of time in the flower beds, and in between I am trying to rearrange our living room... we use the family room the most, but I want the living room to be useful too, not just a collection of 'stuff'. So I am off to see what I can accomplish today~

Thanks for visiting and
Happy Stitchin'!!

Sewing Like... well, Crazy!

Yes I am! :-)  I got so excited when they called this morning that my machine was ready that I forgot to get a photo of the 'little loaner'. :-)  I did keep that machine humming.

I finished my string blocks for a swap. You can't tell by the photo, but the stack with the cool blue batiks is actually a triple stack as a number of participants wanted that combo.  From L-R we have shabby chic blocks, B&W with a touch of yellow, the ocean blocks, autumn blocks and lastly, browns. They look a little darker than they are in 'real life'. ;-)

And then I got the Country Threads BOM blocks finished for this month~

Whoohoo! I am on a roll! :-)
Next up I need to get a raggy denim/flannel quilt together for a graduation gift, my Christmas Through the Year project and my Schnibbles project~ think I can get it all done? I'm hopeful! LOL

Until next time~  Happy Stitchin'!!

The Faster I Go~

..the slower I get. ;-) Or so it seems!  My blog seems to be the thing taking the hit for me being busy. I'm so sorry about that. But I do have a few things finished, so how about staying for a little chat?

I made more pincushions for the CTTY project for February, but I dare not show them! So I am showing you the ones I made for my swap, so you get the idea. :-)

I also got my March BOM block finished for the Country Threads BOM. Here are all three months together~

If you printed off the instructions early in the day on March first, you may want to stop back and re-print them. The corrections were made and a new copy put up later in the afternoon. ;-)

I also finished my placemats and had a few scraps left, so I made a little table topper for our entry.

And my HGTV BOM block for March was finished in time....

It is called 'Prizes' and you can find it on QuiltersCache.


And I spent two wonderful days last week at the Sewing and Stitching Expo in Puyallup, WA. Wow!
The vendors! :-o The fabrics! :-o The wool!! :-o  It was fantastic!  They do have a website and blog; and the dates set for next year. ;-)  I'll be there! ;-)  Now I have a list as long as my arm of things I want to do this month! Can I get it all done? I hope so!!

Until Next time,
Happy Stitching!

Stitch-Stitch

I had a very productive weekend and loved it!

I know it doesn't seem like much, but i haven't been behind my machine in so long, that even getting the BOM's going was huge for me!

First I am doing the Country Threads BOM. I couldn't talk myself out of it. LOL ;-)  Here are the January stars.

Then Pam Buda at Heartspun Quilts started a little Patchwork Pockets block of the week~ next block will be posted Friday. So I made it up~  sorry its a little blurry. It is just 4 inches finished. :-)

And finally, 'Slim' got his decorations on. LOL He is from the Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine.  His eyes are really black buttons~ they just caught the light oddly. :-/

I'm pretty sure the photo's will enlarge if you click on them.

This week I hope to get borders on the Row Robins I did last year. Wish me luck?

Until next time~
Happy stitching!