I'm Either Way Behind, or Not?

First~  Veteran's Day blessings to all our service men and women, those who served, those who are serving, and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our many freedoms. (hugs)

Second~ I think its the first~ I am way behind! LOL  October went by in a flash!  It didn't help my sewing that I ended up spending way too many days on the couch sick, but I am finally feeling almost back to myself. I would say normal, but those who have met me know, that would be a stretch! :-D LOL

I did do some Christmas shopping~~

But now I need to do some Christmas sewing! :-o Eek! How many days do I think I have!!??  I got a bit
carried away, so if you don't see me posting much. Just imagine this lady with her hair sticking out in all directions and wild eyes, sitting behind a sewing machine! LOL

Until next time~
Happy quilting!!

Whew! Finally Finished!

The Vintage Schnibbles pattern for this month is 'Clover' by Carrie of Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.  I didn't think I would ever get done! LOL  It's not that the pattern is difficult~ it isn't. Not one bit.  But, it is time consuming and it seemed the more I sewed, the less I felt I was accomplishing. Part of that is my fault~ I didn't have 2 charm packs. I had one charm pack and a bunch of 2.5 inch strips left from another project. So maybe I had to do a bit more cutting that those who had charm packs... or maybe not, since I left the strips at 2.5" and cut my charm pack to have finished 2 inch squares too. (my quilt will end up just a little bigger than everyone else's, but I look at that as a bonus!) ;-)   Anyway~ here she is!~~

I used Grand Finale by Sandy Gervais for Moda, and then the strips were from different lines, but I think they all worked together.  We finally had a sunny day, so I enlisted hubby's help, although the breeze seemed to pick up at just the wrong time. LOL

I haven't trimmed it down around the edges yet~ I will do that after I get 'er quilted... and she has to wait in line. ;-)

Be sure to visit Sinta and Sherri for the parades the beginning of the month. I'm sure looking forward to seeing who met the challenge this month! LOL

Thanks for stopping by~
Until next time,
Happy Quilting!

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!!