Making raggy's..

Finally finished another for a HS graduation gift! Just one to go... :-) My sewing machine has been working like crazy lately as I try to get caught up on all my projects. ;-) This is the front, and the other one is the back. I like how the back kind of makes a little pattern when you turn the blocks certain ways. The pattern is by Evelyn Sloppy and I found it in an old issue of Traditional Quiltworks magazine. I love old magazines! If you click on the photo's, they should open bigger for a better look.

Happy Stitching!!

Spreading the word about quilters...

Niki invited me to join 'Quilters, Get Listed!'~ a group of blogs about quilting. You can click on the photo in my sidebar to see the list of quilt blogs. It's fun to browse around and see what other quilters are up to, but beware~ you may end up spending lots of time in the computer chair!! LOL :-))

Has it been a Week?!

Since I last posted??!! I guess that's right. I've been busy, just not quilty-busy. My kiddo's had their wisdom teeth removed last week. They are both doing great and I'm so happy to have this behind them! :-) We thought we'd test the 'misery loves company' saying, but neither were really miserable~ yay!! Now we are looking ahead to prom, graduation and summer plans! ;-)

I have lots of little projects in the works this week. One is to get this quilt marked. My Mom made the top as a birthday gift for me. It is candle-wicking. I found a big back that looks great with it, and a stencil for some of the marking. Now I just need to find a little time!

Thank a veteran today! I did.

Happy stitching~~

I Should be Sewing...

But instead I am playing with blocks! ~And not even the blocks I should be sewing together! I need to get back to the denim/flannel quilts. :-/ I just had to lay out these blocks to see how they would look together. I was in a swap where we each made 2 blocks for the other participants and mailed directly to each other. It was fun, but now I've got all the blocks... mail is going to be boring again. Maybe tomorrow I will get myself back on track...

*and blogger is still uploading my photo's sideways! Why???? Okay, I think I figured out why... I need to make sure when I resize them that they are longer than they are wider. ... I'm a little slow. Forgive me. ;-)

Happy sewing!~

Quiltathon! :-)

Judy is having another Quiltathon this weekend, but since my weekend is booked, I sewed today. :-) I got the teal/brown blocks from the swap and made the sashings from stash. Now I'm going to be looking for that 'perfect' teal for a small border and a different brown for the final border. It felt so good to dedicate the day to sewing! Thanks Judy! If I do manage to find even a smidge of time over the weekend, my next project is to work on the denim/flannel raggies.

Now why did they flip my photo sideways? That's not the way I have it in my album. :-/

I just had an ah-ha moment :-) It's all in how I re-size them. I'll fix the above photo soon...

Have a happy!~

First Denim/Flannel Raggy finished..

This is what I make for HS graduation gifts. Now to grab some time for 2 more! :-)

Happy Stitching!

making mini's...

9-patches that is. :-)

Holly had a really good question about these mini blocks so I'll try to answer it for this post. The mini 9-patch swap is a year-long swap run by Bingo~Bonnie. First we did the blues and browns; next up are oranges and reds. I got all my strips cut out for 6 sets of each color. Guess you know what I'll be sewing on for a while! :-) Round 3 will be greens and Round 4 will be yellows and purples. By the end of the year, I should have a rainbow of these little guys to use however I want. I've been looking at lots of different quilt patterns... do I want to use them all in one quilt? or use them for cornerstones/sashing for a number of quilts? It's a really hard decision to make! I guess time will tell! :-)

Happy Stitching!