Time..

Am I the only one having trouble with time management this year?  It seems like I have been doing a lot of "wheel-spinning" lately. :-/  I don't remember if I had as hard a time getting going in 2012 as I seem to be having this year.  How about you?


I am stitching at night~ this is my start on my Winter Wonderland project. I love to embroider, but it does seem like I am wading through deep snow on this one. ;-)

I've been following along with Pam Buda's Patchwork Pocket BOW and here is week two. It was a new-to-me-technique and I really enjoyed it. I love playing in scraps! LOL

I've also been organizing, or reorganizing, to find a better storage solution. I love the inspiration of looking at blogs and Pinterest and seeing how organized other quilters are~ maybe it will be me someday. ;-)

Last week I won a giveaway from Annie at Ruby Slipperz and received this book in the mail. :-) Thanks Annie!!

I love the quilt on the red chair!! I don't think I should be looking at new projects right now~ but... I am soooo tempted!! LOL  :-o

How are you doing with the new year? Sewing away? Have your plans for the year? Or having a hard time getting into it?  I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Until next time~
Happy Stitching!!

Stitch-Stitch

I had a very productive weekend and loved it!

I know it doesn't seem like much, but i haven't been behind my machine in so long, that even getting the BOM's going was huge for me!

First I am doing the Country Threads BOM. I couldn't talk myself out of it. LOL ;-)  Here are the January stars.

Then Pam Buda at Heartspun Quilts started a little Patchwork Pockets block of the week~ next block will be posted Friday. So I made it up~  sorry its a little blurry. It is just 4 inches finished. :-)

And finally, 'Slim' got his decorations on. LOL He is from the Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine.  His eyes are really black buttons~ they just caught the light oddly. :-/

I'm pretty sure the photo's will enlarge if you click on them.

This week I hope to get borders on the Row Robins I did last year. Wish me luck?

Until next time~
Happy stitching!

Getting My Year Started...

I've worked a bit ahead on my BOM but I can't show you that! Too many of the ladies now peek into my blog. LOL  (hi Jill!)

But I've got lots of other things in the works~~
First, my new  DGD needs a quilt.  I was having a hard time coming up with a pattern/idea and a friend came to the rescue!  She gifted me a project she was no longer interested in finishing. The colors were perfect!  And with a little playing around I came up with this~

My friend had all the fabrics for the top and a couple blocks cut out, as well as all the big green flower-like squares. I think I got the fun part! I sewed a few more blocks and played. LOL  Now I need to get it quilted~ as soon as the weather warms up a bit I headed off to do lots of quilting! ;-)

Slim the Snowman is a project from the Primitive Quilts magazine.  It was love at first sight. LOL And since I got some of the new binder clips in my Christmas stocking, I am going to give them a try. After the binding is on, the fun begins~ adding wool embellishments, buttons, etc. :-)

And when I don't have binding to sew down, I like to stitch in the evenings. I purchased this pattern last fall when visiting Branson, MO. It is Crabapple Hills 'Over the River and Through the Woods'. The tracing took a little time, but last night I finally got to get a little stitching in. :-) There are 2 more panels after this one..so this is definitely a long-term stitching project!

I hope you are finding plenty to keep you in stitches too!
Until next time~
Happy Quilting!!

Have a Happy!

Have a hap! hap! Happy New Year!! :-) I can't get that little song out of my head! LOL

A new year. A fresh slate. New projects.  Do you have a list made? Have you found some BOM's you are planning to do?

I am doing the HGTV message board BOM again this year. I had a blast last year and just love my quilt~which I plan to get quilted this year!  Today, being the first of the month, our first block went up~

It is called Noon and Light from Quilter's Cache and the ladies on the board are busy choosing their colors already. :-)  This year we are going to be keeping some secrets until our 'big reveal' in December. Everyone is choosing a second block~ a chain type block~ to go along with the BOM blocks. I have my quilt planned and am really looking forward to the fun!

I also discovered a BOM by Country Threads (thanks Mary!) that I can't seem to get out of my head! Would anyone like to join me in a sew along? :-)

And finally, Kim at Lily Patch Quilts has taken over the Christmas Through the Year duties this year. I had such fun last year with Darlene and Cheryl, that I am planning to join in this year too.  :-)

What are your plans for the year??

Until next time~
Happy Stitching!!

Back in the Sewing Chair Again~

...and loving every minute!

I can't show you everything I sewed on today, but I can show you these cute pincushions. The December project for Another Year of Schnibbles was Carrie's pattern Morsel.

I love pincushions so this pattern was right up my alley! LOL

Unfortunately, I got so busy cutting and sewing I forgot to trim the center to the correct size before I sewed the ones with the printing together! :-o Uh oh. 

It was too late to even consider ripping~ and especially since I used tiny

stitches! 

Oh well, I still like them. :-)

Sinta and Sherri will be hosting the final parade soon. I hope you can stop by their blogs and see everyone's creations!

Until next time,

Happy Stitching!!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing  you peace, love, joy, happiness and

friendship.

May your Christmas be as special as you are

to me.

Merry Christmas!

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!