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 :)

We Need A Winner!!

Thank you all for your super sweet comments on my Ribbons Quilt Tutorial as part of the Christmas in July Blog Hop!!!  You guys are the greatest!!!

And somehow, I totally forget to do the winner of the gift certificate as part of the blog hop.  Oops.  So let's get to that.

The winner of the I Don't Do Dishes Gift Certificate is . . . 

 #109 - Mary Beth!!!  Congrats MaryBeth.  I am sure you will find something awesome to use your gift certificate on :)

Lost and Found

So it has been a bit crazy around here trying to manage without a camera and without my Flickr account.  You don't realize how important those things are for the daily functioning of a quilting blog, but ya, they are huge.

But . . .  As of Tuesday, I was able to work with customer support and get my Flickr issue all sorted out.  I can't tell you how excited I was to see this when I logged in!!  And then to have my Photostream back!!!  Heaven :)  So ya, I spent a good amount of time catching up :)

And . . . Yesterday when I was loading the kids in the car . . . Guess what I found lodged under the seat???

Yippee Skippee!!!!  The crazy thing is . . . This was not the vehicle we took camping.  I think I have figured out how it got there . . . but mainly I am just so grateful to have it back :)  It's not fancy or anything, but I know how it works and I am comfortable with it.  (And a huge thank you to my Mother-In-Law for letting me use her camera in the interim.)  

So everything is back to normal . . . well as normal as things ever get :)

TNT gets Ziggy

We'll it has been another fun filled week ;)  I actually tried 2 new things this week, and both of them had to do with my new Ribbons Quilt.  First, I did a new free motion quilting design of Holly and Ivy.  It was a super fun quilting design that got super easy about half way through the quilt :)  (And there is a video tutorial of how to do it at then end of this post :)  

And, I also tried zig-zaging my edges before binding.  (I zig-zaged my raw edges first using the front of the quilt as a guide and then trimmed the excess.)    Linz had mentioned on a TNT a while ago that she had tried this, and so I figured, why not give it a go and see if it makes a difference.   And I can say, It made a difference.  I don't use pins or clips at all when I bind, just do it by hand as I go, so having one layer to worry about instead of 3 separate ones really made it go together quickly.  I can see myself zig-zaging a lot more in the future ;) 

So that is what I Tried New this week ;)  How about you????  Link on up :)

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Tetris Quilt-A-Long - Week 2

**  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 2 of the Tetris Quilt-A-Long!!!!  I am so excited to see how many people joined in with week 1.

And so how about a winner of the Week 1 giveaway who gets the beautiful Birds and the Bees Design Roll. And Mr Random Generator says the winner is . . .#43 - Deb - Congrats :)

If your new, great were so glad to have you!!!  So let's get to week 2!!

First, Print off your grid!!

Now, color in your Tetris Pieces

Now you just fill in your grid with your pieces.  There were a lot of people who mentioned they wanted to continue their blocks from last week into this week. For example, my Orange square that cut off last week would continue into the bottom of this weeks grid :)   That's totally fine.  You can do whatever makes you happy.

This is my grid for the week 2.  And for fun, if you really want to get tricky, you can even have extra pieces go off to the right :)  I will add the extra purple square (where the circle is) into week 5.   You can make it however makes you happy, stick to just 1 blocks a week, or let pieces float over to over weeks :)

Now lay your fabric out to match your grid.  (Yes, 2 of my yellows are right side down, but no worries, I fixed it before I pieced it :)

And now just sew your squares into rows and then your rows into your Week 2 Block!!! (For detailed instructions on sewing a grid/patch block together see this post :)  

And now your second 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 Phenomenal Fall Jelly Roll by Sandy Gerviais for Moda

So what do you have to do for a chance to win this beautiful Jelly Roll??  Simple . . . Just link up your Week 2 block at the end of this post :)  You can link to a blog post or a flickr picture, or whatever.  Just make sure to link up by next Tuesday morning 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 2 Block to the Happy Quilting Quilt-A-Long Flickr group!!!  (There will be some giveaways there too, I'm just saying :)   I am so excited to see everyone's Week 2 block!!!

So what are you waiting for . . . Get your Tetris sewing on!!!