Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Stash Update Week #44
No sewing this week! :( I did manage to shop a little.
fabric added this week: +6 yards
fabric added this year: +216 yards
fabric used this week: 0 yards
fabric used this year: -240 yards
net fabric for the year: -24 yards
What I accomplished this week:
no sewing :( (can you tell I am sad?!)
Goals for next week:
sew :)
fabric added this week: +6 yards
fabric added this year: +216 yards
fabric used this week: 0 yards
fabric used this year: -240 yards
net fabric for the year: -24 yards
What I accomplished this week:
no sewing :( (can you tell I am sad?!)
Goals for next week:
sew :)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
My Week...
...and no sewing. :(
Well! What's been happening?!
Pumpkin carving.
Pumpkin seed roasting. I'd share the link but these are going to hit the garbage. :(
The Christmas card mock ups.
DD's
Mine
Chocolate chip cookie making...
...and tasting. :) I just drank coffee as I was sampling as they came out of the oven.
In this school district the kids go to *camp* in the 7th grade~this year for DD. My son went in 5th grade when we lived in Michigan. The *camp* group is having a bake sale fundraiser on November 1 and 2 in conjunction with the 8th grade play and the 7th grade parents were asked to donate 4 dozen chocolate chip cookies. Since it has been like forever since I baked a batch~I thought I better have a dry run to *see* what tweaking to the recipe needs to be done! DD was very surprised that I owned a cookie jar~what does that tell you?! and it 'HAS COWS! MOM! C'MON!' Her words not mine...DH has worked in the dairy business for the last 24 or so years...we have lots of stuff with cows on it. :)
Well! What's been happening?!
Pumpkin carving.
The Christmas card mock ups.
In this school district the kids go to *camp* in the 7th grade~this year for DD. My son went in 5th grade when we lived in Michigan. The *camp* group is having a bake sale fundraiser on November 1 and 2 in conjunction with the 8th grade play and the 7th grade parents were asked to donate 4 dozen chocolate chip cookies. Since it has been like forever since I baked a batch~I thought I better have a dry run to *see* what tweaking to the recipe needs to be done! DD was very surprised that I owned a cookie jar~what does that tell you?! and it 'HAS COWS! MOM! C'MON!' Her words not mine...DH has worked in the dairy business for the last 24 or so years...we have lots of stuff with cows on it. :)
Thursday, October 27, 2011
WIP...
...I'm not sure what DAY it is! Does that ever happen to you?! Way too often, maybe?!
I made a few really cute Halloween cards~I'd show you a picture but I, er, mailed them without a glamour shot. :(
I made a few Thank You cards for the FAB's. Er, they got mailed without a glamour shot, too. :(
I made another Thank You for Great Grandma.
Here is it's glamour shot. :)
I did shop. More blues and w.o.w.'s.
+6 yards.
DD hurt her Achilles tendon about 10 days ago. It was still hurting so it was a trip to the orthopedic doctor today. She came away with a boot and a *no gym* note good until November 14th! Let's hope her soft tissue injury heals by then!
Daisy dog has been holding her left front paw off the ground and not putting any weight on it. Since it is her 6 month *old lady* check up time...off we went to the vet today, too. Diagnosis~soft tissue injury...just like DD! She came away with a *no gym* note good until November 7th and potty on a leash. We normally just let her wander around the yard to *find a spot* but since we have wild animals close~the doctor doesn't want her chasing the deer, rabbits or squirrels and re-injure her leg. No boot for Daisy Dog. :)
Hopefully some sewing will be happening in the new future. :)
That's my story and I am sticking to it! :)
I made a few really cute Halloween cards~I'd show you a picture but I, er, mailed them without a glamour shot. :(
I made a few Thank You cards for the FAB's. Er, they got mailed without a glamour shot, too. :(
I made another Thank You for Great Grandma.
Here is it's glamour shot. :)
+6 yards.
Hopefully some sewing will be happening in the new future. :)
That's my story and I am sticking to it! :)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
My FAB-ulous Birthday PAR-ty
This year, my online sewing group, The FAB's,gather for FAB-ulous Birthday PAR-ties and sewing! We meet close to each member's birthday online where the birthday FAB opens gifts we have given to her and sew a pattern of her choice. (or sometimes, one is *pardoned* from the group pattern as *she* might have something else *she* needs to sew!)
Last Saturday was MY DAY! :)
My gifts:
From Cher: this wonderful winter wall hanging! I'm going to add a sleeve and hang it in my family room in a new spot for quilts just this size. And it co-ordinates beautifully with the winter wall hanging for my kitchen. Come January~I'll show them both. Cher also sent a ton of other goodies in her box that I didn't take pictures of...a cool tote bag, a baggie full of candy bars to share, cathedral windows notecards, fabric and two shop samples for me to practice my quilting on! Thanks, Cher! It all is wonderful!
From Linda: this awesome wall hanging! with all the elements Linda LOVES and I appreciate! (ie: applique!) November 1st it will be hanging in my family room! Linda also sent my some yellow scraps as I mentioned the yellow was running low ?! She also sent a bin full of trail mix with M&M's, nuts and candy corn. yes! candy.corn! soon the trail mix will only have M&M's and the nuts! lol
From Norma: are you ready?! this tote bag! made out of FAB purples and the batiks Norma loves. My guild notebooks will be traveling in style now. to the right~a bag of coffee crisp nuggets. talk about yummy! sinful! I need to be careful or my weight will be off the charts at my Doctor's appointment next week! but watch out after...lol
From Pam: my glamour shot...not! Pam's gifts were cupcake theme. This adorable apron~check out the ric rac and a cupcake hot pad. Pam also sent some cupcake sprinkles and liners in her package.
The pattern we worked on is the Minnesota Hot Dish, shown here.
Thanks my FAB-ulous friends for a FAB-ulous Birthday PAR-ty! Miss Norma is next in November!
Last Saturday was MY DAY! :)
My gifts:
From Cher: this wonderful winter wall hanging! I'm going to add a sleeve and hang it in my family room in a new spot for quilts just this size. And it co-ordinates beautifully with the winter wall hanging for my kitchen. Come January~I'll show them both. Cher also sent a ton of other goodies in her box that I didn't take pictures of...a cool tote bag, a baggie full of candy bars to share, cathedral windows notecards, fabric and two shop samples for me to practice my quilting on! Thanks, Cher! It all is wonderful!
The pattern we worked on is the Minnesota Hot Dish, shown here.
Thanks my FAB-ulous friends for a FAB-ulous Birthday PAR-ty! Miss Norma is next in November!
Monday, October 24, 2011
A Patriotic Give Away
Joanne at Everyone Deserves a Quilt is hosting a Patriotic Give Away!
If you are interested in making a QOV to donate~this prize package would be a great jump off point!
Need more inspiration for QOV's? Check out Joanne's 15 Honor Flight quilts she donated. Totally Awesome!
Need more inspiration for QOV's? Check out Joanne's 15 Honor Flight quilts she donated. Totally Awesome!
Design Wall Monday
Started a new quilt at the sew-in with my FAB friends on Saturday to celebrate my birthday!
Minnesota Hot Dish by Atkinson Designs. One source here, here or here. I didn't see it on the Atkinson Designs website.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Stash Update Week #43
Fabric added this week: +4 yards
Fabric added this year: +210 yards
Fabric used this week: -9 yards
Fabric used this year: -240 yards
Net fabric for the year: -30 yards (used)
What I accomplished this week:
finished Halloween place mats and tablerunner
quilt and bound Kitty Staggered Bricks~a NICU quilt
quilt and bound Balloon Pinwheel w/ Ribbon border~a NICU quilt
Goals for next week:
continue piecing blocks for Minnesota Hot Dish
note: the +4 yards was background for the Minnesota Hot Dish but it didn't *play nicely* with the border fabric. :( but I will find another home (or maybe homes!) for the yardage...
Fabric added this year: +210 yards
Fabric used this week: -9 yards
Fabric used this year: -240 yards
Net fabric for the year: -30 yards (used)
What I accomplished this week:
finished Halloween place mats and tablerunner
quilt and bound Kitty Staggered Bricks~a NICU quilt
quilt and bound Balloon Pinwheel w/ Ribbon border~a NICU quilt
Goals for next week:
continue piecing blocks for Minnesota Hot Dish
note: the +4 yards was background for the Minnesota Hot Dish but it didn't *play nicely* with the border fabric. :( but I will find another home (or maybe homes!) for the yardage...
Thursday, October 20, 2011
A Couple of NICU Quilts
I finished the two NICU quilts just in time to be donated tonight!
The first one, orginally blogged about here, used the *ugly* fabric of the green. Right?! I didn't think it was ugly at all. I did change the border out~trying for more of a contrast. The pattern is Staggered Bricks from my friend, LindaJ's blog.
The curly heart panto.
The next one...ummm...I was going to rip out the inner border and put *something with more contrast* but DS said that he liked it the way it is. He liked that the border flowed into the quit center. :)
My goal in this quilt was to use the balloon fabric~given to me at guild~ and try the ribbon border. Tutorial found here. I originally blogged about it way back in June, here.
One more time, practicing the curly heart panto. :)
The first one, orginally blogged about here, used the *ugly* fabric of the green. Right?! I didn't think it was ugly at all. I did change the border out~trying for more of a contrast. The pattern is Staggered Bricks from my friend, LindaJ's blog.
My goal in this quilt was to use the balloon fabric~given to me at guild~ and try the ribbon border. Tutorial found here. I originally blogged about it way back in June, here.
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