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WIP Wednesday

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Today I am working on a little table runner project. I picked up a curve ruler from the last time I went to my quilting guild meeting. I have been practically drooling over it since.  A little scared and anxious I might not be able to use it correctly.  Check out the Quick Curve Ruler @  Sew Kind of Wonderful . I made a small table topper and working on two sort of improv mug rugs to match. I think this turned out pretty well so far. Must finish binding and mug rugs and maybe this will be a great raffle item at guild?? will think about that.  Linking up with Lee at  Freshly Pieced  for WIP Wednesday

A lovely year of finishes goal - April

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Time again to link up with  Fiber of all Sorts and Bittersweet Designs  "A year of lovely Finishes" project and set my goal(s). I really want to finish my greenish hexi project so I think that will be it.  I have some boarders on it now and I just have to decide if that is big enough or if I should put more hexis on it. hmmm?? I would like to finish this. I have already gotten out the two quick boy charity quilt tops I put together last month and sandwiched both and quilted both. Finished binding one last night and made the binding for the other. A friend of mine is going to a class on monday to learn how to bind and her mother needs something to practice on so she is taking my quilt and binding. I think it will be great for her and another finish for me! :)  VOTE if you can this week 4/5/13 Please! Quilting Gallery news: I entered my Hooray for Spring entry from Project Quilting Season 4 #6 into the contest over at  Quilting Gallery  in the Spring catego

WIP - Wed

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Linking up with Lee at   Freshly Pieced With a guest host today, Natalie from https://greenleafgoods.wordpress.com/   Okay today I am still trying to catch up from the weekend. :) I am working on my Modern Block of the Month 2 hosted by  Sew Mama Sew . These are 24 1/2" blocks so I am thinking quick and easy...and BIG. I like! Here is what I am playing with: Wow they are BIG. I made 6 because I figured that size would make quite a few charity quilts quickly. I then decided for quilting purposes maybe only 4 blocks would be the best for me and All....That...Negative....Space!!!! aughhhhhhhhhh (picture the kid from Home Alone) here is the option Alyssa has given:1 But there is also:2 and 3 and of course:4 I am playing around with using the two remaining of the six I made and mixing them with some navy blue grunge background and a few similar prints like in the tarragon (green) blocks. How would that be in style 3 with two green and two blue???

Report Card - March and WIP

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Long holiday so I am a bit behind. Lots of Finishes this month so I am very very happy!  Finished this month, Challenges #5 "Publications - Page 28" and #6 "Hooray for Spring".  #6 You are a Seed #5 Heart and Soul Both Hard Challenges but Fun!!!!!! I decided to enter a mini quilt in the Patone Challenge over at  Patone Emerald Challenge I won 2nd in the Mini Quilt challenge !!! 2nd out of 29 woot woot 2nd Place -  Kris @ Sew Sunshine From  I Don't Do Dishes... Fat Quarter Bundle of Angela Walters upcoming fabric collection "Textures" (Yummy Yummy) "Sequence" For  A lovely year of finishes  I put together 9 out of 20 blocks I made last year in Craftsy BOM 2012 www.craftsy.com The fabric on the back was donated by a gal at one of my quilt guilds.  The colors work pretty well I think. I started 2 quick charity quilts for boys. I figured why make one when it is almost as fast to make two. I need to mak

Make it and wear it - March

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I was afraid I was not going to get something made to wear for myself yet th is month. I had a change of plans for the weekend because not only is it Easter but it is our 24th Wedding Anniversary!! woot woot! But this morning I woke up and started on my list of things to get done. Here is a very simple Butterick top pattern # 5493. I had this lovely silky charmeuse fabric that is all springy looking.  Since I have not lost the weight I wanted, this is loose fitting and will work ..or I hope it will.   :) Next I needed to get going on my  Skill Builder BOM  blocks. I think they turned out pretty great even though I had some troubles. Quilting I will get to in April  And last but not least...  Groceries bought and Peanut Butter Pie made. :) Happy Easter Everyone!!!

Sew Thinky Thursday...already?

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Emily at  Mommy's Nap Time  has this weeks question up and ready.  First I can't believe it is Thursday and almost the end of the month..wow! Okay the Question for today :  If you were a quilt block which one would you be? Yikes! I have no idea. I have been getting back into quilting only recently. So I am not sure what it is or what represents me the most...yet! I plan on trying many many things. I know some people know exactly what they like and they do it and do it often and are successful. I want to try it all and then weed out what I enjoy. With that said...recently I tried pieced circles. So fun.  They turned out great and I loved doing them.  I think that I am more than that though. I love scrappy piecing right now too.  This is a charity quilt I made from scraps I made into a disappearing nine patch. I love the randomness of it.  And not so random but the precise work involved in piecing this Burgoyne Surrounded that my mother and I worked on last sprin

A Lovely Year of Finishes - March

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Another Finish....I was not sure if I was going to do it this month. I wanted to do something with the 20 blocks I made over at the  Craftsy  BOM 2012. I picked two somewhat coordinating color themes with and accent in another color and hoped for the best. Well, they are pretty busy. I decided I didn't want them all in one quilt. So here is one charity quilt I made with 9 of the blocks so far.  The print for the back was donated by a gal at one of my quilt guilds and there is plenty more for me to do something with the other 11 blocks.  I will save that ....for another month.