SEW much to catch up on!

It's done..... Finished! My husband always says "I have seen you create so many quilts, but how many of them have you finished". Ha!! The story of my life. I am hoping to create a quilt for all those wonderful family members that have been dreaming for one this year for Christmas.

I should probly note that this quilt made for Sophia's reading chair is not my favorite. Or my best, I tried a few new things using variegated thread and hated it.

I loved how the back was though. The colors were so her. To be honest I did finish it, but still hated it deep down.

UNTIL.............

I saw this. Just 20 minutes after it was removed from the dryer, Sophie was on it with her books. Then again later wrapped up in it watching her movie.

so all in all, the trials were so worth it, and I learned a lot.

We have spent a lot of family time together this week, something that I have needed desperately. After all most of what I do is for my family, but I feel as if I am always to busy for them.

We saw Disney on ice this weekend... Can you tell she liked it ?

Next quilt on the books I haven't snapped a picture of yet but you can see the fabrics I choose today for a boys quilt. Not sure yet if I want all solids or to keep the prints in it. What do you think?

And I know you all love photos.... here is  my block for the quilting bee "Bee Hexed in" Featuring a pattern from Tacha in the first issue of Fat Quarterly. All those colors I showed you earlier made this beautiful block.

Speaking of Fat Quarterly... did you see me in the holiday issue of the ezine? there are tone of free patterns in every issue but this issue was great for holiday gift ideas. If you do not subscribe I suggest you should start :)

I did the pattern from Rashinda's book I love patchwork, using Kate Spain's 12 day's of Christmas fabric.

Go pick up your issue now!

I hope you enjoyed all the great going on's sorry I been gone so long... What have you been up to ?

Holiday sewing already?....

I also would like to wish all my friends fying to Quilt Market this weekend to have a fun and safe flight.

HAPPY SEWING!

Square it Up!

Don't you just love the smell of fabric fibers coming off the metal in your rotary blade? No?? Must just be me. I believe that quilting is more of a personality for me. Like having a second me doing all this fun creative crazy stuff and then the real me looks at it and says "where did that come from" With the movement of modern quilting taking such a big part of my new found love for piecing those little tiny scraps of fabric.

I find now, that the things I used to think of as tedious are now my favorite parts of the quilting process. Even after quilting for 15 years, I find something new that I love about quilting every time I start one.

I spent some time squaring up my blocks for the Fat Quarterly Quilt along (I am already way behind). I love those solid Kona colors in such a simple, yet modern pattern. Those crisp edges get me every time.

They are so beautiful aren't they.......

Do you see how much of a difference it makes on my design board from pieces to pieced!

 

And unfortunately my fabric organization project has floated by the wayside.... but here is a progress shot.

I can't wait until I finish this job to see how much room I have left to buy more fabric :)

HAPPY SEWING!

10/10/2010

3 years ago on this day...this man made the happiest girl ever. I am very thankful today to have such an understanding, forgiving, helpful husband. Who also gave me a beautiful daughter Sophia. Thank you Rob for all your support, and love throughout these years, I am truly blessed.

Happy Anniversary!

Progress under the weather

I have been a little under the weather for a few days now, but everything is looking up. I have slowly started a few projects that have been on the back burner for a few weeks due to the handmade business.

I am excited to say that I am in my very first quilting bee and the fabric stack above are the color choices for our first receiver. I really had a lot of fun picking out the fabrics just by getting a simple color scheme.

I have also made the time to use Heathers fantastic tutorial on how to make design boards, and made myself two of them. One board  is now holding the placement for my fat quarterly quilt along quilt  that I hope to get pieced this weekend. The entire front is pieced using just one jelly roll. Although the blocks are not in quite the order I want yet, I did manage to decide that I wanted the lighter color inside the darker ones and visa versa.

So the light green square had a dark green center, and so on.

I also made a little personal fabric purchase for a killer idea I had a few weeks ago, we will see how it works out though. For some reason that new Dream on line by Urban Chicks just screams linen.

Also deconstruction of the sewing room has begun, I have chosen my paint color (Gentle Rain) a light gray to draw out the color of everything else a little better. White seems to wash everything out for me.

What do you think? (sorry about the lighting in the picture it was muggy yesterday)

And I got some more comic boards in the mail and finished up some folding for my fabric display... I can't wait to reveal it all when I am done.

What did you accomplish this week? Relaxing? Sewing? Vacation...... oh how I wish!

Happy Sewing.