Sewing, sewing...

Today is catch up day. I was a month behind on my bee blocks so I wanted to catch up on those. I did so! I try to be timely but I failed this month! I needed to finsh my strip sets for the psiquilt Postage Stamp Quilt Along. I did that! Check us out on Flicker!

I just couldn't choose between the Kaffe strips and the Neptune so I am doing both. Don't know if I will be able to keep up with two quilts at once but I am going to give it a try!

We have the "No Prints Allowed" challenge in progress at the KCMQG. These projects are due mid March so they are high on the ToDo list. As you can see I had a couple of ideas on this project also. We shall see how they turn out.

Valetntines day...could use a project or two for that...and then my Great Niece Ava turns 4 in late Feb.....have a quilt planned for that.

So much to d0...so little time. Guess I had better get busy.

psiquilt postage stamp quilt along

I have joined this quilt along on Flickr and we are in the gathering fabric stages. It is hard for me to decide what I want to do. I have too many options and therein lies the problem.

These are my options...........batiks and black, Kaffe and black, Full Moon Forest and white or Neptune and white. It is a difficult choice. I promised myself that I would make a Neptune quilt this year, instead of just hoarding it on the shelf and touching it every now and then. So if I use Neptune I will fullfill that resolution! That would be a good thing.

I love them all and will have to decide by Monday when the first set of instructions are available. Come on over to Flickr...the postage stamp quilt along and join us or just stalk the photos! That is always fun.

How's your new year going??? Hope you are on your way to a quilty productive 2011!

New Year...New Things...

Hard to believe we are dawning a new year tomorrow. They seem to go so quickly and there is always so much I want to get done. I was born on New Year's Day so this makes the day oh so more significant for me as I turn a year older each New Year's Day.

I have projects just lined up in the sewing room do you? We have the KCMQG "Solids Only" challenge....the upcoming Flickr Mug Rug Swap3...I am going to try for DQS10, and then there are those piles of fabric that I have carefully chosen for the line up....

Then the surprise projects that always worm their way in! There is the Modern Quilt Guild challenges for the rest of the year and who knows I may be inspired to try!

New Year's resolutions..........well, I have a few....practice, practice and more practice on my quilter so that I don't have to cringe every time I place those handles in the palms of my hands. So I can be proud and mostly satisfied with the way my quilting looks. Don't over commit so that this quilting thing that I love is always a joy to me. Enjoy my life, determine what really matters and love the world I live in, I have so much to be thankful for.

Here's wishing you and yours a most Happy New Year with many finishes in 2011!!

Flickr Mug Rug Swap2

I started and finished what may be my partners mug rug for this swap. I enjoyed making it and did a few things that I haven't done before. I need to wait and see if she likes it. I have one more rug in my head that I may make if she doesn't comment about this one.

These mug rugs are easy to make and fairly quick. I use the rug I received in Swap1 every day on my desk at work.

I had some pretty wild kids at my house on Halloween! Bat Girl...the Skeleton and then along came Buzz! Everyone was ready for a night of gathering candy and dragging Mom and Dad behind in the cold wind.

We also had Woody just to round everything out.

Everyone had a great time and got more candy than they needed...that includes this blogger!

All of you are aware I am sure, that I am an avid Cherry House Quilts fan! To have her speak at the KCMQG meeting last night was truly inspirational. I stumbled upon her quilts after taking an "I Do" class at Harper's Fabric and Quilts. I enjoy making her quilts and truly enjoyed hearing her speak. It is off to her workshop this morning and while I have made the quilt she is teaching I know I will gain from this experience.

Mug Rug Swap on flickr

I joined a great little swap on flickr for Mug Rugs....these are miniature placemats that you can set a coffee or tea mug on and maybe a cookie or brownie. It was my first swap and what fun it was.

This was my creation. My secret partner was "Lollydo" and she listed her favorite things as, the color orange, any shade, Halloween, circles, and she loves dogs, So I stalked her profile and this was what I ended up with.

This swap was so much fun and the members of the swap were very vocal and active which made it that much more enjoyable. The rugs were small and not too terribily time consuming so it was a great experience.

They will start another swap toward the end of October! Take a chance and join. Next post I will show you what my secret partner made for me!