102nd Post Giveaway!

The tree skirt is on its way back to Beth - it was fun to be part of a charity project, it was a great swap, thanks Beth!


She made this cool label, anybody see their name?


Now I need to do something with my six blocks, I'm thinking a tree skirt similar to this, so I'll need to make two more blocks. Not going to happen in time for this year's tree ... I'm so behind in making presents, so my plan now is to focus on sewing for Sophie, Christmas is for kids anyway, right?!
Can't believe this is my 102nd Post!
So here is my giveaway, eight Heather Ross fabrics, cut into 12 1/2 inch squares -
All folded up and ready to go ... just leave a comment and I'll draw a name on December 18th!

Tree Skirt!

The tree skirt is almost done, we had some cloud failure yesterday so I took some pics -


For the back, I had a just right size piece of a cotton/linen blend -

Four bobbins so far and I can almost cross this off my list!
Feels good to be getting things done. Pretty sure I want to make a tree skirt like this with my blocks from the Scrappy Christmas Block Swap.... maybe not in time for this year though!
I'm putting together a collection of fat quarters for my giveaway, its such a big decision.....

Toddler dyed yarn

Here is the yarn that I mentioned in my last post, Sophie and her friends all get together on Thursdays for play group, they rotate whose house it will be at, and always have an art activity. Two Thursdays ago, they each painted a skein of undyed wool yarn, soon they will have matching hats! The oldest in the group just turned 3 -


Didn't they all turn out beautiful?!
I have been quilting, but its been so dark that I haven't been able to get a good picture of the progress. It a tree skirt that Beth put together from some of the charity blocks for her Christmas Scrappy Block Swap. Its very pretty and she also made a very cool label to sew on the back.
If its sunny today, I'll run home at lunch and get some pictures. Its dark when I go to work, and dark when I get back.... that time of the year.
Oh, and this is my 101st post! I'll be having a giveaway soon!!!

A sweet gift

My friend Rachel gifted me two half yards of Anna Maria's new laminated fabric! Thanks Rachel! How sweet, and Happy Friday to me! Happiest day at work that I've had in a long time thats for sure....
couldn't wait to get home and make an apron for Sophie, she needs one now that she is starting to paint -
This thursday playgroup they each painted a skein of wool yarn, and the mamas are going to knit them hats. I'll post pics of the yarn soon, they all turned out very pretty!


I used my walking foot, worked great, and lined it with the same fabric as the ties.


Also good for doing dishes!

Christmas Quilt and Snow

I finished this quilt top out at Camp - Its going to be for my Mom and Dad for Christmas - don't look Mom! I'm working on the back now, with about 2 yards of the Kona cream, and also a strip of each green, which for some reason are all sewed together. Forgot what I was going for there... I think I planned on cutting into strips again so I'll have little square borders for some big solid squares on the back.


The inspiration for this came from AmandaJean's Quilt along.


We made a snowgirl/teddybear thing in the front yard... since then they eyes have fallen out and its been snowed on ... now it looks like a snow ghost!

Two sweet girls

I am truly going to make an effort to post more often. Really have been busy creating, but instead of taking pics of what I've been sewing, I've been watching these two sweet girls play -


Washing carrots -


And supervising sewing room nap time!

Letters for the couch

Lots of things have happened since I last posted....our 25th Wedding Anniversary, Quilt camp, Strep throat, Dad in the hospital ( he is doing good now). I'll spare you all the details, but lets just say I've been busy - here are some pics to prove it!
Some new pillows for Sophie to throw off of the couch so she can use the couch like a trampoline... we just can't tell her not to, I mean really, don't you wish you had a couch big enough that you could jump on?
I put a strip with a 'hidden' zip on the back of each one, so far its worked and she hasn't been unzipping too much.
I've been collecting fabrics with letters with pillows in mind, maybe she'll learn the alphabet while she is midair?
As you can see, I finally got some Aunty Cookie! Very happy about that.

Also happy I got the 'pebble' quilting down, so looking forward to doing some more of that -


Mailed this wonky star to Amanda for her Quilts of Valor project on the way out the road to Quilt 'Camp'. She must have had a lot of sewing sisters pitch in, because she is making 5 quilts! It was very fun to make and I can see how these could be addicting...


Ahhh, Quilt Camp.we always hang our completed projects over the railing... we always have so much fun out there, its so hard to come back to reality after 4 nights in this beautiful cabin.


What could be better than this?!?