What's on Your Design Wall?

Monday's design wall has my first 2 blocks on my Dear Jane journey. :-) I am tagging along with Angela as she works on 2 sets of blocks. This week's blocks are K-9 Scouts Honor and J-8 Anna's Anchor. The teeny applique almost had me running in the opposite direction, but I stuck with it and am pretty happy with the block, I'll just have to be careful when sewing the quilt together~ but I have a few years before that point! LOL :-) I'm using my CW stash and instead of a dedicated background fabric, just using the lights in my collection. ;-) I am little behind~ already! :-o~ I have 2 more blocks to work on this week. Ever thought about starting a DJ? Have the book or CD but haven't jumped in yet? C'mon and join us! :-)
And just for fun, I added my little purses to the photo. The tutorial can be found on Quiltsalott's blog. They were fun and easy!~ even the hand sewing! ;-) DD is already counting on the green zippered one to go back to school with her. LOL ;-)

What are you working on? For lots of inspiration check out Judy L's blog where she has a list of quilter's all over blogland and what they are working on. :-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Happy Friday!

I don't usually post on Friday's~ the weekend is starting, the busyness starts, but today is an exception! :-) Thank you for all your lovely comments on my Vintage Sheet top! :-) I'm sorry I couldn't get better photo's~ I think they would involve ladders~ LOL :-))

Angela asked to see what I plan to use for binding~ since that was the reason for using the pink and the green around some of the diamonds. The stripe fabric along the side will be the binding~ bias cut so the stripes are diagonal. ;-) I can hardly stand waiting to go rent the LA to get this baby quilted! ;-)
And speaking of Angela~ I'm about to embark on an adventure with her. :-) She has started a Dear Jane blog and I'm going to try to follow along with her. :-) I'm getting excited!~ I have been wanting to make DJ blocks and have been 'stock-piling' *LOL* ;-) 1800 repro's for it. Want to join us?? ;-)) Stop over and say hi! :-) She is going to be making 2 sets of blocks and has picked some great fabrics!

That's all for now~
Have a great weekend!
And until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Whoohoo!!

First let me just say, thank you! to all of you who went and wished my Mom a happy birthday yesterday~ she was so surprised! :-)) It isn't very often I can actually surprise her, so double thanks!! ;-)) LOL

And why am I whooping it up here? It's off of the floor!~ I mean 'design wall'. ;-) Whoohoo! my vintage sheets are now a quilt top! I'm not sure when I'll be able to get it quilted, but hopefully in the next few months. :-) If you just found found me~ my collection started with a vintage sheet swap last year. I drew up the pattern in EQ6 but could not figure out how to make a setting with sashings, but not cornerstones~ so I mostly just flew by the seat of my pants. :-o ;-)) I added in the green and pink sashings because I have the cutest pink, green and white stripe for bias binding. ;-) The sashing fabrics actually have tiny polka dots in them. :-) My photo really doesn't do the top justice... I had to take it in the shade, because in the sun the white was too washed out. The colors of the sheets are pretty true, but the white needs to be white. ;-) I tried to lighten it in my photo program in the bottom photo. I think they are clickable for a larger image.

sigh~ I'm really happy to have this one together. It is a biggie~ 91 x 102. :-) I think I am going to use some of the leftover triangles for pillow shams... we'll see how that goes. ;-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

Would You Do Me A Small Favor?

Today is my Mom's birthday~ would you pop over to her blog and wish her a happy day?
I'd love for her to be flooded with comments! :-)) Thanks!

I got some real happy mail yesterday~
I won a giveaway at Jeanne's blog! ~ All Things Quilty The fabrics just sing spring to me! :-))

Don't you love how she tied them together? She is very artistic in her quilting too~ I love looking at the quilts she posts! I plan to take a piece of the green and use it in my Piece & Goodwill blocks because when they grow up to be a quilt, I am renaming it~ 'With a Little Help From My Friends', because so many of my friends sent me green scraps when I found myself so short. :-)

Hope you have a happy day!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Design Wall Monday~

After finishing up all the blocks I did last week, my design wall is a little bare today. :-o

I cut into that Thimbleberries roll in my last post and got the units made for this month's Schnibbles~ Roundabout. :-) I am really liking these blocks! I hope to get to block construction today~

What are you working on? Jump on over to Judy L's blog and check out all the inspiring projects in blogland!

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'! :-)

Fun Times!

Can you guess what this roll of springy goodness is going to grow up to be?

I happened past a quilt shop this morning, and just had to stop in. ;-) Oh-oh~ its been opened!! :-))



Hey~ I could have bought a cheesecake! This is so much better for my health. ;-)

Off to play!
Have a great day!! :-)

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'!