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Thursday, August 2, 2012

TNT

Yup, I got nothing :) Sorry folks. I miss my machine. I miss my sewing room. I miss my fabric stash. But no worries. I have been making excellent use of my time, we have just been taking advantage of the last few weeks of Summer.

School stars in T-Minus 15 days. I am looking foward to some quality one on one time with my other (Bernina) "baby". So . . . How about you??? Do you have something that you Tried New to share??

Link on up :)

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Is it Really August Already???

Hoolay smokes, I can't believe it is August. Where is the summer going?? My kids start school in 16 days!!! (Although, I have to say, I am kind of looking forward to that :) Then maybe I can get some of these WIP's moving!! I have been loving the summer and spending so much time with my family as well as extended family . . . but I think my sewing room might be getting cobwebs in the corners :)

I am super happy that I can just about put together my Sew Bee Create quilt. I am only waiting on 1 block. I found some backing at my LQS. It was on a major clearance. It doesn't match perfect but I couldn't pass up the price. Now I just need to decide how I want to mix and match the stripes for the sashing and the binding :)

And the Braided Irish Chains continue to have a little more work on the each week. I assume these pictures look about the same each week but rest assured, there have been a few more seams sewn and pressed ;) They are kind of my, when I have 3 minutes here or there project :)

And so I don't forget anything as I begin this mass Sewing push starting August 16th (which happens to be my Birthday, yup, sewing all day would be the perfect present :) . . . Here's the rundown :)

Designing Stage

Circle Meets Square Quilt
Turnovers Quilt
Modern Squares Quilt

Piecing Stage

Jessi and Me Quilt
Ashlyn's Quilt
WIC with MSS Quilt
Angles Quilt
Tetris Quilt-A-Long - (Onto week 3 and Loving it!!!)
Sew Bee Create Quilt (waiting on 1 block)
Braided Irish Chain - Queen and King (a tiny bit of progress)

Quilting Stage

Solids Quilt for Free Motion
King Size Serenity Quilt

Completed Stage

Ribbons Quilt

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Tetris Quilt-A-Long - Week 3

** NOTE - This post is part of a series of posts for the Tetris Quilt-A-Long. If you would like to join (and have a chance to win one of the grand prizes sponsored by The Intrepid Thread ) you can find a list of the post links here :)

Need detailed instructions on "how to play"?? See this post :)

It's Week 3 of the Tetris Quilt-A-Long!!!! I am so excited that there are so many of you just anticipating this post all week long!!!

But before we get to the pieces for week 3, Let's first announce a winner of the Week 2 giveaway who gets the Phenomenal Fall Jelly Roll. And Mr Random Generator says the winner is . . .#32 -Angie C - Congrats!

So now that that is taken care of . . . Let's get on to Week 3!!!

First, Print off your grid!!

Now, color in your Tetris Pieces

Nothing fancy needed, just fill it in as if you were playing. Here's my grid for this week.

Now lay your fabric out to match your grid.

And you are ready to sew your squares into rows and then your rows into your Week 3 Block!!! (For detailed instructions on sewing a grid/patch block together see this post :)

Yippee Skippee!!! Your third week block is complete!!! And now you can enter to win the weekly prize :)

The Weekly Prizes are sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop and a huge thanks goes to them for their support of the Tetris Quilt-A-Long.

This weeks prize is a Dear Mr. Claus Jelly Roll by Cosmo Cricket for Moda

So you know what to do for a chance to win :) Link up your Week 3 block at the end of this post :) Make sure to link up by next Monday night as I will be announcing a winner at the beginning of next weeks post :)

If you don't get your block done by next week you can still link it up :) (just not in time for the prize :) The linky will remain open until the end of the Quilt-A-Long. So if your out of town, or just had a busy week, no worries!!! Just link up when you can :)

And Don't forget to add your Week 3 Block to the Happy Quilting Quilt-A-Long Flickr group!!! I am so excited to see everyone's Week 3 block!!!

So go to it and Happy Quilting!!!

Monday, July 30, 2012

Some New Projects

I have 3 new projects that I am starting to do in the month of August :) Why tackle one at a time when you can just go at 3 :) One of my favorite parts of starting a new project is choosing the fabrics :) (How about you, is this one of your favorite parts??)

The first project is one from my Stash and is for something I am super excited about. (More on that next month, think tutorial :) So I pulled out my Daisy Cottage Fat Quarter Bundle. I have been waiting for just the right project that has the same sort of Shabby Chic feel that this fabric has. And this project is the perfect match :) I am so excited to finally be using it!!! (And yes, I had to borrow this picture because I was so excited to start that I busted it open and starting cutting before I remember to take a picture of my actual bundle :)

For project 2 I am using Mama Said Sew by Sweetwater for Moda!!! I love this line!!! I have been drooling over pictures of it for months now and I am so excited to start cutting into it!! And as of right now, this project is being made for me personally :) That doesn't happen to often so I am super excited :)

And project 3 . . . Little Black Dress by Basicgrey for Moda. This project is for my niece who is getting a makeover of her room in a black and cream a la Paris Chic design. So of course, she needs the perfect new bedspread to go with it and Little Black Dress is the absolute perfect fit!!

And one other little thing . . . I am planning to do Patterns out of Project 2 and 3 :) (There, now I have said it so you can hold me to it ). I am so excited about the designs and hope your gonna love them as much as I do :) So I best get to some cutting!!! Deadlines looming and all that jazz :)