Quick update...

Hope everyone had a fun & safe 4th!  We did!  I just wanted to share a few tops I finished.
With this first top, I was inspired by Lisa - Crafty Little Mama. This one needs to be quilted & binded then mailed out asap:

 

This one needs to be quilted & binded.  Just wanting for the panto:

 This is my CGQC quilt that I need to quilt & bind.  Too bad the picture came out a little dark - it's much prettier in person.  The lime color reminds me of that song...You put the lime in the coconut, I said DOCTOR...anyhoo...

I finally finished my Astor Manor scrap bag baby recipe...it's a very fun & simple pattern.  I love it!  You can find it on the Moda Bake Shop.

Then I couldn't help myself & went ahead and did one in Nautical & Nice.

She's doing it again...

Kelly is throwing another party!  She is hosting another quilt along and this time it's for a...SCHNIBBLES!  Big or small, it's up too you.  Just click on the 'SCHNIBBLES' to get all the details.  Since I'm waiting for a panto that I ordered - I might as well start on another one.  I'm going big with this one. This is the fabric I'll be using...

Just to let you know, if you want to enter into the contest - you have until June 30th to sign up.  You can check out the contest rules - HERE.  If you have the time - it should be tons of fun!!!

A fast update...

1. Quilt Along blocks - done  2. piecing a flag quilt with Wiscasset & 3. Plan C top - completed.

4. 'Color Me Happy!' lap throw was finished about a week ago. I might be donating it to the Log-A-Load event. I just love Spring Fever!

Hope everyone is having a good week. Talk to y'all later...

CGGQC Quilt Along & Schnibbles Update...

I'm ready for the next step for the quilt along...

I'm starting on the geese.

Between Charming Friends Quilt Along

FUN! FUN! FUN! And since I haven't sewed in 3 months, I could use some (quilting/sewing) fun!  I've decided on the mini so I can hang it up in my sewing room.  Besides the sentimental factor, I wanted to make sure the fabric I picked would give my room a 'happy/girly' feel to it.  So, I decided on...

 If your interest, it just started & you don't have to be a member.  Just go check out Kelly's post.

A CGQC November finish.

I have to agree with Joan, Where did November go?  At least I can say that I've finished 1 of my projects for November.  I'm just so excited with how it turned out.  Thanks to Kelly, I have this wonderful wall hanging for many Christmases to come!  I hope to finish the mini me sometime this week.

Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I can't wait to get these quilted!

The Mini Me Half Pint Quilt top...

is DONE!  I finished it last night.  I would show you a picture of it but you'll have to wait.  I want to be able to take a picture of it outside and that won't happen until Saturday.

Hope everyone has a great Friday!  Is it 5 o'clock yet?

Half Pint Quilt Along - Top

It's done!  And I'm just lovin' it!  (the picture doesn't do the fabric any justice)  I love the pattern, the fabric, the little square borders - EVERYTHING about it!!! But the most bestest part is - I'm making this quilt with a bunch of talented ladies.  I can't wait to get this quilted.

It just keeps getting better...

There is a tad bit of sarcasim when I say that.  Well, as I was arranging my blocks and started to sew the rows,  I noticed that some of the colored blocks looked a smidge smaller than the solid blocks.  But I kept sewing.  When I started to sew the rows together...just out of curiousity, I measured some of the smaller blocks - they were approx. this much off, my thumb & pointy finger are touching!  Needless to say, as I was sewing the rows together, at the same time I was redoing sections of the row so they would line up.  I'm done with the center and am pretty much happy with how it turned out.  There are a couple of squares that are not matching up but I got over it.  The inner border is a saw tooth border and it's not speaking to me (not really my style).  But have you seen Kelly's?  - it looks beautiful!  So I still have some time to figure out how I want my border to look like.  This is going to be a wall hanging so I really don't want to have a big border.  I'm just hoping I don't hit anymore speed bumps with this quilt.

 

Let me try it again...

(I'm clearing my throat)...I"M SWIMMING!

I was able to fix all (20) of the 9-patches last night.  So that means, I will be able to work on sewing the center tonight...right after we decorate our cookie haunted house & then after that - I need to figure out where each block should go.  Well, at least it's Friday night and I can stay up as late as I want or at least as long as my brain will let me. : )

Have a giggle on me...

If you take a closer look at my 9-patches (in the below post) you might notice that there are some that don't have a colored center.  I guess in my excitement I didn't notice - until now - just when I was about to lay out my center piece.  Needless to say, I have to redo 20 of my patches...it's going to be a long night!

I'm swimming!

Kelly, whose hosting our Half-Pint quilt along (who also happens to be our team leader on the CGQC) asked if we were swimming in 9-patches.  Now I can say that I am!  Those squares sure are small but still I'm glad to be doing this quilt along because I've never done a 9-patch quilt.  Maybe down the road I might try to do a bigger quilt (I said maybe)  Well, I'm hoping to have the center together in the next day or two...

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

The Caroler by M.E.

After going back and forth, and back and forth, I decided to do our Half Pint Quilt Along in this line.  I had 3 different jelly rolls to choose from and this line just seemed right.  I also want to have something to hang up for Christmas.  With that in mind, I'm thinking I might adjust the borders to make it smaller, who knows, I'm just thinking out loud...

Okay, the Vikings and Packers are playing in about 20 minutes...I don't think I can do any sewing/ironing tonight.  I'm just nervous thinking about it.  ANYHOO...

GO BRETT!!! ( & go Packers.)

I can't help it, I'm a Packer fan but maybe it's because he's a Libra & I'm a Libra?  Or it could be that Brett is Brett...know what I mean?

LOVER BOY (the 80's band)

"Everybody's working for the weekend..." remember that song? Oh yeah, what about the video? If my memory serves me right, in the video the lead singer was in red leather pants, back then he was HOT (whatever his name is).  Anyhoo, that song was going through my head all day today, I couldn't wait til five o'clock! As soon as I get everyone in our house settled, yes I'm planning to stay up late and make some time to sew & figure out what my October projects will be!  One thing I do know for sure is that I want to complete my mini quilt for the swap - ASAP.  I will show you all of it when my swap girl gets it.

Which this is a reminder, you have until the 7th to join the Charming Girls' Quilt Club and list what projects you would like to complete for the month.  Besides meeting a bunch of AWESOME ladies, at the end of the month there is a drawing for (2) $25.00 gift certificates to Kelly's store.  It's a win win thing!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Teal.

I like the color but I don't know if I like it with my wonky blocks.  It's very bold.  I've been staring at this for over a week...

I still haven't figured out if I like it or not.  It is very teal.  Ya know, I love being able to shop on the internet but the only draw back is not being able to see the true color/feel of fabric.  So I have a couple of issues I have been thinking about when it comes to my wonky quilt:

1. I don't know if I like this color being used on this quilt.
2. If I go ahead and use this color, I under estimated the yardage so I would need to order more.
3. Do I try another color?
4. Do I not use any sashing at all and just put the blocks together?

For now, I'm going to let it rest.  I really like how the blocks have turned out and I just love the pattern.  So, I don't want to rush it.  Well, I do have other projects that NEED to get done so for now I'll just work on those.  Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend!

The decision has been made.

After going through my 'patterns of quilts I would like to make' binder, I decided on making a Christmas Thanksgiving Table Topper for my swap buddy.  I just ordered some fabric from the Gobble Gobble line (very HAPPY FALL Y'ALL) and am excited about working on it.  After reading everyone's comments (which I really do appreciate everyone's opinions)...I'm just going to let my hair down & have a grand time with the whole process.  Oh, and the icing on the cake, getting to know everyone more.  So let the fun begin!!!

What a lunch hour!

It was last week when I told you about me & 2 of my friends (Melinda & Teresa (I got permission to use their real names)) were going to do a Halloween wall hanging together.  Well, the ball has started to roll!  We were able to lay out our fabric the way we wanted (well most of us did)...

By doing this on our lunch our, with no interuptions (ie...kids, tv, phone, ect.), helped us shorten the time we will spend on this project at home.  I mean half of the project is planning...is it not?  So now we can start sewing...hopefully we can at least commit to 10-15 minutes a night? Every other day?  Anyhoo, I figure we should be done by the end of Sept. - if not sooner.  That is the plan for now...I am soooo freakin' excited to get this done, I just can't stand it!  I love Halloween!  And I know, deep (real deep) down, they feel the same way!

Wonky Log Cabin Blocks - DONE!

I had 2 sick guys on my hands over the holiday weekend.  They are doing much better now and I appreciate everyone's thoughtful emails - it just puts a smile on my face thinking about it.  And in the muck of my husband being instructed not to lift one finger over the weekend & my little man's fever episode - I was able to find some comfort in sewing.  So much so, that I finished 15 (12.5 x 12.5) wonky blocks.  The only problem is...is that I couldn't finish trimming my blocks until my ruler came in...and  guess what??? My ruler came in today, along with some fabric for sashing.  Here is a picture of 4 of my blocks...I love the wonky style - it fits me.  I also think by doing this pattern my butt has toned up a bit, thanks to the way you have to assemble a wonky log cabin block:  sew a strip, get up & press, then cut excess fabric...sit down to sew a strip, get up & press, then cut excess fabric and so on.  It's was a vicious cycle but I loved every minute of it!

Didn't take that much time

to decide I wanted to do the Wonky quilt along.  Imagine that!  I couldn't stop thinking about it last night and all day today.  I was racking my brain trying to figure out what fabric I could use.  I'm still a little new so I don't have a very big stash.  Most of my stash is from Kelly and I won it.  So here I am thinking about what I could use and I had left overs from the Recipe for Friendship line - a jelly roll (minus 7 strips), some spare charms and a few pieces of fabric.  If I end up with a table topper - I will be extremely happy.  I'm trying to quilt on a budget...know what I mean?  So, I'm officially adding 1 more CGQC project for September. Thank you.