Dear Santa~

Check out the fun at the Fat Quarter Shop blog. :-)


Santa dear,

As you know, I will be doing a little traveling in 2010 so what could be better than the 'My Paris Traveler's Bag Kit'? I can't think of a thing! I would be so happy to step out in style. ~and I'll bet my guys won't be trying to snitch or fill this bag! :-)) I'll be sure to be extra good from now until Christmas. wink wink :-) ;-)

~crazy'boutquilts :-)


Thank you Fat Quarter Shop for the fun! This is better than visions of sugarplums. :-))
Now y'all hurry over and get your list ready too!

Design Wall Monday~

I didn't sew a stitch over the weekend! But I can show you these since Bonnie received hers. :-))


This is the Christmas mini (the one with the gold border) I sent her for the second half of our mini exchange. I started out with a Lori Smith pattern for the stars, but then changed things from there. ;-) The other one also went out the door as a gift. And Bonnie told me mine is on the way! :-) Stay tuned! LOL *Sorry~ I thought I had taken a photo of them all quilted, but guess not. :-/

To get inspired with what is on other quilter's design walls, head on over to Judy L's. Have fun peeking into everyone's studios! :-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Holly Jolly blog Bingo

Hurry!~ Sign-ups end tonight!! Go to The Quilt Shoppe blog.
Good luck! :-)

Happy Friday!

It's another crazy week, but I do have some things to show for it~ and after the mailman delivers a certain box to TX, I'll have more. ;-) ;-)

Between the baking and candy making, I played a little more with my new ruler and got a good portion of this cut out~~


Do you know what it is? My Fig Tree Club quilt! Cobble Stones! Whoohoo! I am going to 'reward' myself with some sewing time this weekend. ;-)

I almost have the binding on 'bears' and I packed up this quilt to send to my DS. It is a One Block Wonder lap quilt that I finished at the very end of last year. The tiger print that is used for the blocks is on the back. Sorry the photo is kind of blotchy~ we had sunshine!! :-))

That's all for now~ must get back to work~ :-))

Have a happy Friday and until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Another Monday~

They sure seem to be showing up faster as the year draws to an end! :-o

My design wall is now bare as I packed these up this morning and sent them off to Bingo~Bonnie. And I can't show you the mini I sent her, yet. ;-)Hop on over to JudyL's blog for lots of design wall show and tell. ;-)

Have a happy day!
And Happy Stitchin'!

~Busy~Busy~

Or maybe I should title this "I Am In Love'! :-))
I have a friend who was in some of my swaps this year and she lives in Australia. We decided instead of trying to mail currency for postage, I'd pay the postage and she would send me something 'Australian' in exchange. She sent me the Westalee adjustable ruler and I am in love!! They make different rulers for different tasks and the one I received is great for cutting strips. It has a little guide and little screws to adjust the strip width~ The black part is movable. I set it for 2.5 inch strips for my binding for 'Bears'. You don't have to tighten the screws much and you don't have to worry about the ruler shifting!! Whoohoo!! I don't know about you, but even with my pinky hanging over the edge and my hand 'crawling' up the ruler~ I always manage to shift it a bit when using my longer rulers. They were thinking about me when they made this ruler! LOL :-) And I really like that you don't have to use much pressure to hold the ruler in place~ hardly any. Now what else can I cut into strips?? :-)) LOL

She also sent these cute little ornaments that she made! :-)

And this is for Bonnie~~ I only needed a few more HST's for my blocks, but I needed a variety, so I cut the Triangulations grids in half. :-)) I'll get my next 12 blocks finished shortly. ;-) I want to finish them today because my Gran always said 'Sew on Sunday, rip on Monday'... I need for my sewing to stay put, so I'll finish them today! LOL ;-)

Hope y'all are enjoying your weekend~
Happy Stitchin'!!

December Goals~

Notice the Charming Girls Quilt Club button on my side bar? Well, because of a little misunderstanding (by me) I'd been making goals, but not posting them. Kelly & I got it straightened out and now I think I know what I'm doing~ LOL but don't hold me to that! ;-)

So my goals for December~

1. Finish up Bingo~Bonnie's December mini and My Blue Heaven blocks and get them mailed.
See~ I'm working on the blocks :-) The block is called MyBlue Heaven and we found it on QuiltersCache.

2. I have got to cut into and start sewing my Fig Tree Club Quilt! :-)) Ok, make that 'want' instead of 'got'. ;-)) The fabric calls me every day. ;-)

3. DS's 'Bears in the Forest' quilt is waiting for binding. :-/
4. I need to make a couple Tuffets for A Year of Schnibbles.

I think that list will keep me plenty busy along with baking, decorating, card writing, gift wrapping... :-)) LOL I am hoping to get at the very least, 2 of the 4 goals crossed off. :-)

Now back to sewing those blocks!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!