I have been tagged...

Quilter Going Bananas has tagged me with a 'getting to know you' little quiz.


Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who “tagged” you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know your entry is up.

Let's see, what can I say... ;-) Random things...
1. I'm ambidextrous with the rotary cutter. I love not having to rotate the mat around to make cuts. ;-)
2. I like to bake.
3. Autumn is my favorite time of the year, with Winter a close second!
4. Coke, not Pepsi. :-)
5. I'm an only daughter with 2 brothers, and I have only one daughter and 2 sons.
6. I've worked as a tour guide. :-)

Now to tag 6 people. That is harder than you might think!
I'm going to pick in no particular order..
1. Bingo~Bonnie ~because I'd like to know more about her.. ;-)
2. Stephanie ~because I haven't heard from her in a while... :-)
3. Holly at AndSewItIs ~for the same reason I picked Bonnie. ;-)
4. Evelyn at ScrapHappyQuilts ~just for fun :-)
5. KCQuilter ~for fun too. ;-)
6. ~you!~
I'll leave 6 blank so if you are visiting my blog but haven't posted, you have the opportunity to join in the game. Have fun with it!

Start your Engines...

I've taken a little break from my swap projects to try a new pattern. I found this book/pattern while on vacation over the summer and thought it would be perfect for a special little boy. ;-) The book is called 'Doodle Bugs' by Annette Ornelas. I have 3 more cars cut out and ready to sew tomorrow. :-)

Happy Stitchin'!

Making Mini's~

Y'all know I've been making mini 9-patch blocks all year and swapping them with other quilters through Bingo~Bonnie. This round is for green mini 9-patches. :-) Mine are finished and trimmed! Tomorrow they will go to the PO. That sure doesn't look like over 60 little 9-patch blocks, does it?

Happy Stitching!

A Give-Away~

Check this out! :-) Jane's Fabrics and Quilts is celebrating her birthday with a great give-away. I just love 30's fabrics! :-) Thanks to Myra I am entered for a chance to win. :-) Now if you don't want to dilute our chances, that's ok!, but stop by and read her blog. Lots of neat ideas there! :-))

Happy stitchin'!

A Rail Fence quilt...

I participated in a swap of Rail Fence blocks in Christmas prints in 2006. I got the top together but never had it quilted. It was the perfect top to do more practicing with on the LQS's HQ-16! :-) I did freehand loops and stars all over it and I just love it! :-)) I purchased an extra wide backing fabric for it, so no seams in the back to worry about. It quilted up really fast! Much faster than the pantograph did on the blue/tan quilt below! LOL Of course, it is a little smaller top too. It will fit my DS's twin bed perfectly this holiday season. :-) It will probably take me until then to get the binding on! LOL :-) You can click on the photo's to make them larger. ;-)

Today I worked on some more of the Christmas blocks for this year's swap. It is a fun, fast block and I'm really excited for this swap to be finished. Hopefully next year I'll have 2 Christmas quilts for our beds. :)) Whoohoo!

Until next time~ happy stitchin'!

Quilting! :-)

Honeyberries is quilted! :-)) Whoohoo!

It was a lot of work! And I now have a greater respect for those quilters who follow panto's all the time. :/ It is hard to 'follow the lines'! Esp if you want to look up or around occasionally! LOL So I have a few boo-boo's, but none I feel I need to rip out. After all, I chose this one to learn panto's on because it is so busy~ hard to see the quilting. ;-) And I did learn a lot. And had a lot of fun! :-))

Now for binding~ This is 80 x 80 inches, and did I mention that putting on bindings is not my favorite thing to do? LOL ;-))

I managed to get 4 things quilted during my days at the shop. But I can't show you 2 of them... yet. ;-) In a few weeks though, if I remember, I will.

So here is Honeyberries, front, back and close up. You can click the photo's to enlarge them. The pattern is by Evelyn Sloppy, from the book 40 Fabulous Quick Cut Quilts. I used a pantograph called 'popcorn (small)' by Jodi Beamish from Willow Leaf Studio. It is quilted fairly densely, and I used a low loft poly batting because I like a little 'puff'. ;-)

Happy quilting!~

A Little Play Time...

Just about all of my swappers have received their floral blocks back and are busily playing with them. I was feeling the need to play too!! :-)) So I cut a few blocks horizontally and vertically and played with arranging them on the floor. I like this arrangement, so this will be my plan. I still have more to cut up before I can truly 'arrange them', but this gives me an idea of what to do. Sadly, I won't be able to sew them together, or even think about it, for a few more days because I'm going back to my LQS to rent the HQ again. :-)

Hmmm~ why is my photo flipped on its side? I didn't do it! I think blogger must be playing tricks on me...

Ah well, have a great weekend!

I plan to...

Goin' Quiltin'!!! :-)