October CTTY

I have been trying to get a few things made every month for my Christmas box~ and some months are more productive than others! LOL  

I finally finished up these ornaments that I have been stitching on all month~

 

 

The pattern is from the magazine 'Quilter's World', but I have to admit that I finished mine off in a different way. I love using the wavy blade for my rotary cutter! LOL

To see other great projects this month, visit Anthea @ Hibiscus Stitches. :-)

Bloggers Quilt Festival

It is that time of year, and Amy has really worked hard to make this the best festival ever!

After doing a little thinking and a lot of photo searching, I discovered that over

the years I have lost some photo's! :-(  And unfortunately, the photo's I lost are the ones where I gave the project away.  I always said I'd make another for myself, but that never happened~ perhaps now it will! :-)

I am entering in the mini category. I have made a lot of mini quilts, and love the challenge of the small pieces.

This was my first and the one that hooked me~ I had saved the little cut off HST's from a larger project and thought, why not sew them together? LOL famous last words!

It measures 6.5 inches square. The little HST's are 1/2 inch. I made it in 2002 or 2003 and it is fun for me to look at it and see how far I've come. :-)

Thank you for stopping by! Now be sure to visit the Blogger's Quilt Festival and be overwhelmed by all the gorgeous quilts! :-)

 

Whoohoo!

I kept my nose to my machine today and got my Merry Merry Snowman (pattern by Bunny Hill)  blocks together! Yay!  Now if I am really lucky, I can get it quilted before Christmas. ;-)  LOL  I do have to say, if it wouldn't be for the quilt along that Quiltaholic organized, I might still be back on block one. :-o I really needed that little kick in the pants every month! :-)

I ordered a backing, but when the little box arrived yesterday~they sent the wrong color!   So I have to wait for the right one to show up.... I'm hoping next week. ++fingers-crossed.

Back to my machine~ much to do!! LOL

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

Girly?

I'm doing a little swap and the swapper asked for 'girly' quilt blocks. She wants to put together a quilt for her DD.  So~ would you call these girly? I couldn't get any hints as to her DD's favorite colors, or anything.  I pulled out Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks magazine Volume 5 and found these two blocks.  The left one is called 'Mia Bella', by Judy Martin. The daisy is called 'Whoopsy Daisy' by Eileen Fowler and is paper pieced.

I love to try new blocks and doing just one for a swap is the perfect way!  :-)

I hope you are having a good week~
Happy Quilting!

A Quilter Lives Here!

Snoodles @ Lily Pad Quilting created a very cute post posing the question~ is there enough evidence in your home to prove you are a quilter?  Its titled Go To Jail. LOL

As for me, the answer is yes! Evidence is in my header and....

All you have to do is step into our home and the fun begins~

The table in the front hall has this cute little topper that was a sew along a while back.

The stairs are only used when the kids are home, so I like to stage a few seasonal things on them. This is right inside the front door.

I also have a rod right across from the stairs for a seasonal wall hanging. It looks crooked, but it isn't~ its my photo taking abilities~ or lack of said abilities! :-o

A little further into the house and you'll see the table. Normally there is a little mail on the side~ I took it off just for you! ;-)

And of course all the beds have quilts, the bathrooms have little tank toppers ;-) LOL  There are pillows all over the house, and these special pillowcases are DS's. ;-)

I hope you enjoyed a little peek into our home. To see more 'evidence' of quilters in residence be sure to visit the links at Lily Pad Quilting!

Until next time~ happy stitching!!

Two Steps Behind...

..or maybe it should be two weeks behind? It seems like I am behind in everything lately, and to top it off I caught  nasty cold. Yuk.  I spent the weekend sleeping. I didn't know I could sleep all day and still sleep all night! :-o  I am slowly getting rid of the congestion, but it is going to take time... sigh to get healthy again.

I did get a CTTY project made this month~ but I can't show you. You'll just have to trust me. It is for a friend and I know she reads my blog. hi there! ;-)

Be sure to hop over to Anthea's blog and see what other crafters have been up to~ maybe you will get an idea or two. :-) Christmas is getting closer and closer!

And I did manage to get my September blocks for Country Threads BOM done~

Tomorrow the new blocks will be out already! :-o

And my last block for my Merry Merry Snowman sew along~

Now I can start putting it together. :-)

I just need this nasty cold to leave me and get some energy back. I hope you are enjoying fall and busy stitching.

More soon!~

Happy Fall!!

Yes, I'm a little late~ seems that is my middle name lately. ;-)

I've been hither and yon, visiting family and friends and am finally home again! I have much to tell you, but not today~ laundry, unpacking, all the 'fun' things about taking a trip have to be attended to.  In the mean time please visit Jane @ Jane's Fabrics and Quilts.  I am guest blogging today and it involves~

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I'll be back soon!!!  :-)