I'm Baaa-aaack!!!

And whew!~ what a weekend!  I had a blast at retreat and managed to get quite a few things finished, or close to finished. :-) I need to add a few borders, do some quilting etc, but all-in-all I am very happy with all I got done. 

Mystery Quilt

I got my mystery quilt top together from Leslie at the Crafty Unicorn Quilting.  Next week, or is it this week? Well, one of these weeks, Leslie is going to show us border options.  I just love how it came together!

Piece and Goodwill

I've been working on blocks for 'Piece and Goodwill' (from Quiltmaker magazine Nov/Dec 09) off and on for a while. I finally got 36 blocks together. That is six more than the original pattern, and I am planning to make another row so it will be a bit longer.  Then I'll add the borders. ;-)

Thank you Cyndi!! :-)

I've got lots more to show you, but I wanted to show you my Santa Sack 2 gifts from Cyndi.
She sent an extra little gift and told me to 'open now'~ well, anyone who knows me knows you don't have to say that twice!! LOL Cyndi sent me an adorable bag!  I love it! It is for my birthday~ wasn't that the sweetest?! And speaking of sweet~ that little Halloween bag is full of them! Sweets, that is! I am going to have to do extra laps around the neighborhood. LOL

I'll be back soon!
Happy Stitchin'!!

Where Did March Go?

Can you believe it is nearly gone? :-o  I'd like to add a couple more weeks to it. ;-)  Sorry I've been lazy about blogging lately~ not for lack of having tried! We had 2 consecutive weeks of Spring Break. First DS was home for a week, and then DD. I didn't get much sewing done. I did do a lot of cooking and baking! ;-)  The kids were both exhausted from finals week and it was good to have them here and get them healthy for the final push.  They are both looking for summer jobs, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for them. Tuition just seems to keep going up! :-(

I spent the weekend cutting. Time for a new blade in my rotary cutter! ;-)  First I cut out this lap quilt for DD. I had some Joel Dewberry FQ's and I added a few to them to have enough for this pattern from Anka's Treasures Livin' Large booklet. I'm going to make the cover quilt. I just love the scrapbooking totes for keeping my projects organized. I'm planning to take this one along to retreat in April.

Then I cut out another flannel/denim raggy quilt. I give these as graduation gifts to guys. This must be about the 10th or 11th I've made. They turn out nice for picnic quilts, car quilts, etc.  My Mom made one for my youngest DS and he uses on his bed at school. He says its very warm. ;-)

I also laid out the blocks for my Christmas Piece and Goodwill quilt. I am 2 blocks short to make the quilt as it was in Quiltmaker magazine, but I plan to make it big enough for my bed. So I'm cutting more greens. I like to use these little pieces for leaders/enders on other projects.

I've also been sewing on more swap blocks, but I can't show you those until I get them mailed off. ;-)

Just a reminder~ Wednesday is Thimbleberries Sew Day this month. Please join us in either sewing a project with Thimbleberries fabrics, or using a Thimbleberries pattern and your own fabrics. Let me know if you plan to sew and I'll drop in for a visit! ;-)

Until next time~


Happy Stitchin'!

♪♫♪My Mojo's Back And I'm.. ♪♫♪

...getting into trouble! ♪♫♪ Hey-la, Hey-la! My mojo's back! ♪♫♪ I know the song is about a boyfriend, but... I'm singing about my mojo! :-) Thank you all! Your inspiring blog posts is what put me over the top~ and got me into the trouble~ I'll explain that in a bit. ;-)

And a special thanks to Mary at Quilt Hollow who sent me this wonderful 'just because' surprise! {{hugs}} It is just perfect for a Thimbleberries nut like me. :-) Thank you Mary!! :-)

I did get a bunch more of my Christmas Piece and Goodwill blocks finished from the sew in last weekend.  Now I need to cut more pieces.  I'm loving this quilt! :-)

And I started on the next Le Petite project. The pattern is Sweet Spot by Carrie Nelson. I'm working on the geese~~ 

And now for the trouble~~ :-))


Did you see the wonderful embroidery BOM from Little Miss Shabby called Birdie Stitches? I'm behind, but I'm working on it~

Sorry the photo is bad. I guess blue tracing pen doesn't show up very well. And it's a sunny day! I'll show you a better shot after I embroider some more. ;-)

And more trouble!~ I peeked in at Bonnie's blog this morning and saw the great BOM from EQ! Yikes! How can I resist?!  Oh yeah~ I'm getting into trouble!! ♪♫♪♪♫♪ :-)) And lovin' it! LOL

Until next time~
 Happy Stitchin'!

~Sewing Party~ part 2

I had such FUN sewing! :-) I made components until I ran out of light squares...

Now I just need to trim the rectangles and sew them together and then I can make blocks. I think I made too many green/light 4 patches, so may have to make more of the other components to go with them. ;-)

I'm extending my party until tomorrow night. LOL

Hope y'all had a great day too! :-)

It's A Sewing Party!

I'm ready for some FUN! :-)  That's my word, and as soon as I brush the cobwebs off of my sewing machine~yes, its been that long! :-/ ~ I plan to have a little fun!

Kelly and Kris are the hostesses for this Sewing Party and you can read all the details on Kelly's blog.

I plan to turn this pile of cut squares and rectangles into blocks today. :-) They are components to the Piece and Goodwill quilt I blogged about last year. Yes, I know I was supposed to be using them as leaders/enders but they were 'put in a safe spot' when we moved and they just showed up! :-o Yikes.  Do you do that? Please say yes! :-))

I'll be back to show you my progress~ Let's have some FUN! :-)

And More Blocks! :-)

I finished my monthly goal with an extra for the Piece & Goodwill blocks. :-) I tell ya, these blocks are like chocolates or chips! Once you have made the components, they go together so fast and nice that it is hard to stop at your goal. ;-) And lately it seems like I always have a small pile of pieces from leaders/enders! :-o
Hope you are having some sewing fun!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Just For Fun~

I spread out the blocks I've done so far~ whoohoo! 17! :-) I got more backgrounds cut today so they are back to being my leaders/enders.
Looking for a fun giveaway?
Check out Granny Quilts. :-) Good luck!

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

I Love Goals!

They keep me grounded, ...focused, and I love results! :-) LOL It's one of the reasons I love being part of the CG&GQC so much~ we make goals at the beginning of the month and then see how we did at the end of the month... sounds pretty simple right? But without those goals, I sometimes find myself at odds~ 'which project should I work on today?' ;-) With my goals, I know which project to work on! Call me crazy, but it works for me! LOL :-)

Yesterday I got my next 6 Piece and Goodwill blocks together. I'll need to cut more pieces before I can work on any more. My goal was to do 3 a month, but I'm trying to work ahead a bit because when the weather gets nicer, I will get a lot busier. ;-)
**blogger flipped them. :-/ Sorry.

I hope you are reaching some of your quilting goals this week~
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

What Is On Your Design Wall?

... or table, ...or in my case, ~floor? :-) I was able to sneak in a bit of sewing over the weekend and got some of the borders on Cobble Stones. :-) I just have the last top and bottom border to add~ hopefully today! ;-) As much as I have loved sewing this top together, I am anxious for it to be off of the floor. ;-)) LOL

I also made 3 more of the Piece and Goodwill blocks (from Nov/Dec Quiltmaker magazine)~ or as I am going to call my quilt 'With A Little Help From My Friends', because they generously shared green scraps with me. :-) I discovered a big hole in my stash for light greens! :-o I have no idea how that happened!~ but now that it is mostly ;-) organized, I do have a better idea of where I am lacking. When the opportunity for 'shop therapy' arises, I'll know what is needed. ;-) LOL

Go to Judy L's Patchwork Times blog and check out all the inspiration on design walls around the world!

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

~~Cutting, Cutting, Cutting~

Whew! ;-) I spent the day cutting up green scraps for my 'Piece & Goodwill' quilt from the Nov/Dec 09 Quiltmaker. My friends on HGTV shared scraps and wow~ I got scraps! :-) I'm all set to sew blocks now! :-))


Until tomorrow~
Happy Stitching!

My Quiltathon Weekend~

Even though I feel like I accomplished a lot~ it doesn't look like much. LOL Oh well, the sewing was fun!

First I got my 3 blocks together for 'Piece & Goodwill' (Nov/Dec issue of Quiltmaker magazine) that Shannon and I are working on. It was a lot harder than I thought because you need 8 light greens/block! :-o And for some reason, my stash is very light on light greens. :-) A few friends have volunteered to help me out with some scraps, so I will work more on these next month. ;-)

Then I moved to my Fig Tree Club 'Cobble Stones' kit. I decided I wanted to save all those little HST's on the corners, so it is taking me 3 times longer than it would if I would just follow the directions. :-) I'm sewing extra seams, so when I cut them off, I'll have lots of fun little HST's. :-) I'm thinking a mini in the making. :-) But it is slow-going right now. Last night I drew lines to follow thinking that might speed up sewing on them. ;-) I'll let you know how it goes. :-)

Now hop over to Judy L's little Mr Linky and be inspired by the works of quilters all over blogland! :-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Design Wall Monday ~or~ In Over My Head

:-)) LOL How is that for a subject?!

Shannon started a blog to follow her as she works on her Christmas projects through out the year. She is starting with the quilt pattern 'Piece & Goodwill' from Quiltmaker Issue #130. (last Nov-Dec). Well, I have the magazine. I loved the pattern. And I have Christmas scraps! So I decided to work along with her... 3 blocks/month~ easy right?? Muahahahah :-o Not so fast! I am in over my head and don't even have my first block made! My Christmas stash falls into the medium & dark greens category. While I was supposed to be organizing my stash on Saturday, I was secretly looking for light greens for the blocks! :-o So today's design wall consists of my half of a block. ;-) Now I need to get back to organizing... (to see if I can find any more light greens!) Who knew my stash was so lacking!? LOL :-)) It's not~really! :-))

Don't forget to hop over to Judy L's to see what everyone else is working on~ ;-)

Have a great week and until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!