Tomorrow is 12-12-12

Are you doing anything special?  :-) 

Sorry I've been absent. Ugh I caught the creepy crud! It kept me couch-bound for half of last week! I was so bummed. No sewing. No computer time. Just sleeping and feeling puny.  :-( But last week is definitely better than this week! I have places to go! A birthday to celebrate! A graduation to celebrate! Goodies to make and packages to wrap! Do I sound crazy yet? *giggle*

December marked the end of the BOM I have been doing with the HGTV quilters. This was our December block~

And this is my top all together. :-)

 Well, blogger decided it looked better on its side. :-/ Sorry.  I think if you click on it, it will enlarge a bit.

 It is all done in my CW fabrics~ found lots of little bits that I could use up in this one. :-)  I drew out the pattern in EQ7. Then every month presented the 12 inch block and the smaller ones that went around it. My friend and fellow HGTV member, Karen, helped me post when I wasn't around and kept me sane most of the year~ thanks Karen!  It was a lot of fun~ and the HGTV ladies kept me on my toes too! LOL  It would have gone smoother if my computer hadn't decided to die in the spring and me not having saved my files! :-o But, I think it ended up even better after having to re-draw everything a second time. :-)

I already have a plan for a new BOM next year, and it will involve planning by the  HGTV ladies who join me. :-)  They all showed such talent this year in changing blocks to accommodate their fabrics, fabric choices etc that I am looking forward to being wowed next year! Of course, the year is going to be a mystery as everyone is choosing one design element and keeping it secret all year. LOL Next December will be the big reveal. :-)

I hope you are finding the time to get your Christmas shopping, sewing, baking etc finished~ and staying healthy!
Until next time~
Happy stitching!

I'm Here!

I'm just having a hard time keeping up! :-)

So much of what I am doing now, I can't show you, that I forgot what I can!! :-o

This is September's block for the HGTV BOM I'm doing with my friend Karen.

I really need to lay out all my blocks and take a photo. I am just loving using my CW's and playing with this project!  The center block is called Card Basket from Quilter's Cache.  I see a star. ;-) LOL

I've also made a second Christmas Block for a gift~

Oops~ this is the first block I made, but the second one looks just like it! I guess I forgot to take a photo. :-/

I've made a pile of swap blocks, and some birthday blocks, and a few other things. I will have lots of 'splaining to do in October! LOL

Hope you are having a great week!

Keep those machines humming!~ I am!! :-)

It's July?!

How did that happen!?  :-)

I hope you had a memorable 4th. We had a lovely family day filled with lots of eating. LOL ;-)

I cannot believe it has been nearly a week since I last blogged! I've been busy~ honest! I just don't have anything to show you... yet. ;-)  I'm busy working on my Row Robins (won't be revealed until September), my blocks for the Think Christmas blog hop (see sidebar) and I finished quilting a quilt for my Mom~ but no peeks until she sees it. :-) See what I mean? Busy, but nothing to show. :-/


  I can show you my BOM that I'm doing each month with my friend Karen (who blogs at Briarside Lane) on the HGTV quilters message board. We posted the July block on the first. It is the one in the top row, center. I am doing my blocks in CW fabrics, but if you are a member of the quilting board, you can go and have a peek at everyone's blocks~ oh my! Some great color schemes and choices. The ladies are very creative. :-)  *And if you are visiting from HGTV, no, this isn't the final layout. LOL Don't get any ideas like that. :-))

 I am really loving how this BOM is coming together and can't wait until I finish all the blocks. :-)

That's all from my little corner of the world for today.
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!

Where Did the Week Go?

Seriously? Wasn't just yesterday Monday?!  It seems the more organized I try to be, the more I lose things. :-) So I gave up organizing this week to sew.  I can't show you most of what I worked on, but I can show you my BOM blocks. My friend Karen and I are leading the BOM on the HGTV quilter's forum. It has been fun, frustrating (when our computer crashed), and fun~ to see everyone's color combo's and what they do with our blocks. :-)  I'm doing mine in my Civil War scraps.

There are my blocks for January through May.  Next up I need to work on June's block to stay ahead of the girls! LOL ;-)

Have a great weekend!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

My Engine has Been Humming~

:-) Sewing machine engine, that is!  I think I've told you about the BOM I am doing with my friend Karen, from Briarside Lane for the ladies on the HGTV message board.  I had the quilt all drawn out in my EQ7 for the year~ but hadn't backed up the files when disaster struck. :-o Yep, you guessed it~ our computer lost everything in a weird hiccup. :-(  Oh groan!!  I have slowly been redrawing the quilt... but still need to keep up with the monthly blocks. :-o

These are my blocks for January, February and March.  The 12 inch blocks are all from Quilter's Cache. The small border blocks are the ones I was drawing. Our theme for the BOM is 'make it your own'. And the girls have really gone all out in doing that! I chose CW prints for my blocks, Karen is doing both an autumn and a Christmas quilt. Some of the ladies are doing three blocks a month~ and the variety is just amazing! From B&W and another color, to Asian prints, to florals, R/W&B, plaid shirts and just everything in between! It is such fun for us to see how the blocks are interpreted each month.  I just finished the April block (but I can't show you because I know some of the gals visit my blog. LOL)  ;-)  This quilt is going to be for me! :-)

Hope you are finding time to stitch too~
Until tomorrow
Happy Stitchin'!!

Catch-Up Post~

I have so many unrelated things to post about that I thought I'd just do one catch-up post. :-)

Thimbleberries Sew Day....

...was yesterday and joining me sewing were Kim of Kim Sherrod Studio, and Karen at Briarside Lane. Please be sure to visit them and cheer them on. :-)

I continued to work on my log cabin blocks for the Double Duty quilt in 'Miss Rosie's Spice of Life Quilts'.  I am so happy to report that I am nearly finished with the little buggars! LOL :-)  I ran out of strips and had to cut about 20 more last night. I will sew them on today and next month I can start putting it together! :-)

I can't show you a photo of the blocks on my design wall, because this quilt is filling it now...

and I need to get it together. :-) My friend Lindsay and I led a block of the month program on HGTV Quilter's message board last year, and this is my 'Stars in the Barn Door' top~ partially sewn together. ;-) The star blocks all came from Quilter's Cache, but we did re-size some of them into a 6 inch block for the center of the barn door block.  My plan is to put a border of HST's around the top once I get it all together.

Row Robin sewing

I also need to work on one more row robin~

Last night I finally was struck with inspiration, and although I won't be able to show you what I add to this top (I know the owner of this row visits my blog) ;-) , I will be able to show you all the completed row tops in the fall.  :-)


Gifties~

Remember all the 'secret sewing' I was doing before Christmas?  These scarves were part of it. I made them for family and a few friends. They are layers of flannel that are sewn together and then cut into chenille... after a washing and drying they fluff out so nice and are so warm!  These are the last two for my kiddo's. :-)

I am off to sew on something! LOL I do have a few choices, don't I?  I'm going to finish up the log cabin blocks first~ ;-)

Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!

Design Wall Monday~

I am busily working on the HGTV quilters message board BOM blocks for the year. One of the nice things about co-sponsoring the BOM is that I know all the blocks. ;-)) I can't show you my progress because we have a little guessing game every month and I'm sure some of the ladies check here for hints. ;-) LOL These are the blocks so far~ January to April. We are also making a mini block to go along with the big block. I know I'm nerdy, but I like figuring out the 4 inch blocks! LOL :-)) I did a few variations of the one block, just for fun. ;-)

Today I am working on October's blocks. ;-)
Back to work~ until next time~
Happy stitchin!

Design Wall Monday~

Today's design wall is my large ironing board. I pulled it out to press the rows for the Vintage Sheet quilt, so thought I'd just pin up my BOM blocks. :-)

I am helping with this BOM on the HGTV quilter's message board. We are using traditional star blocks and then also making a 4 inch mini version. My job is to figure out the cutting sizes for the mini and make one. :-o (what did I get myself into?!!?) Pictured are the January, February, & March blocks. For the March mini I didn't think too many would want to try it, so I made 3 versions. There are 65 pieces in this block! :-o Now you know why I am called 'crazy'! LOL :-))

To see more great design walls visit Judy L's Patchwork Times blog. You will be inspired! :-)

Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!

BOM fun~

This year I joined my girlfriend in hosting a BOM on the HGTV Quilters message board. We have a little fun with the gals and have a guessing game to guess what block we picked for the month. The blocks for this year are all stars and can come from anywhere on the web. Marcia Hohn at QuiltersCache is very gracious in allowing us to pick and post blocks from her fantastic site. The good thing about getting to help in the hostess department is that I get my blocks done! :-) LOL We are doing both a 12 inch block and a 4 inch block and one of my jobs is to figure out the 4 inch block ~ I love EQ6! :-)

Here are January's blocks...


and February's blocks....
The multi-colored paisley fabric is my focus fabric and I'll pull all the coordinating fabrics from the colors in that fabric. So it will be a 'controlled scrappy' quilt. :-)

For the girls who are from HGTV and following my blog~ sorry, I won't reveal any secrets here. :-)) I don't even know March's block yet, so there is no chance of that happening! LOL ;-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

~Monday, Monday~

It is Design Wall Monday~ the idea of Judy L at Patchwork Times. And if you need a little inspiration to start the new year, hop on over to her blog and check the list of other quilters who participate in Design Wall Monday~ you will see lots of great projects! :-)

As for me~ I can't show you the Christmas blocks I am working on, but I have half done and number 7 ready, so I'm pretty sure I will be mailing next Monday. ;-)

I can show you these blocks~ On the HGTV Quilters Message Board we do a little BOM project. Last year the co-hosts chose the blocks and everyone kept up making the blocks.... ahhhh, well, everyone but me. :-/ I got this many done~(agh~ the photo is turned, sorry!) I need to do 4 more to finish up 2009. So why did they ask me to co-host this year? :-)) It's a mystery to me too! LOL The hope is I'll have the blocks done ahead of the reveal date, so if there are any snafu's in the pattern we'll know about them. Here are January's blocks. We are doing both a 12 inch finished block and a 4 inch. The 4 inch will be cornerstones for my blocks as I'm planning a big quilt. ;-) LOL This year the theme is 'stars'. My favorite kinds of blocks! :-)

So back to the sewing machine with me!

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

Sewing, Sewing, Sewing...

I am finally caught up with the BOM the HGTV quilting message board ladies are doing. It's a mystery BOM. The 2 ladies who are co-hostessing this year have been having little contests with clues to guess the block each month. By some stroke of luck, I figured out this month's block~ the New Hampshire Star from QuiltersCache. :-) Then they drew a name from all the correct guesses to win a FQ~ must've really been my lucky day! I won the FQ! :-) These photo's show the 2 blocks I finished today. March (ahem~ yeah~ I was behind :-/ ) and April. The other photo shows all four blocks from January to April together. I should've used some of the lighter light in my April block, but I only have a few scraps left, so not every block can have some. If, when I get all 12 blocks finished, I have any fabric left~ I might re-do April. We'll see... The last photo is a special block they did mid-January with the january and February blocks. I'm not sure how that block fits together with the others yet~ it's a mystery to me! :-))

Now off to work on the denim/flannel raggy~~

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!! :-)