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WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

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in the area of productivity this past week i was not up to par. i went to bed early last Thursday night & got up at 1am to watch the Royal Wedding. yep, i admit it. i was one of those crazy people that just had to watch it live. for me it was worth it. for my body….. not so much. hence the lack of productivity this week.
i did finish putting blackout fabric on my bedroom curtains so that was a good thing. with my need for sleep increasing & it staying light outside longer i had to do something & this was the answer. i am working on a tutorial to show you how i did it. it was easy.
since i already had my serger out to work on my curtains i decided to sew up a couple of pairs of pj pants. i got this fabric back at the beginning of the year & now that they are finished i find myself wondering why i waited to sew them up. the green ones are my fav. if i could i would wear them to work. that is how much i love them.

i have also started the next flying geese phase of my Opening Day quilt. only 128 of them to make & sew together & i will have the 1st boarder ready to go.

i am planning on a busy sewing week ahead. fingers crossed for great success!!!!

“when i step into the light my arms are open wide”
charity · H2H · http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post · WIP Wednesday

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its nice to finally (sort of) be back into the swing of things with regards to sewing. i have gotten a few things done this past week.


i wanted/needed (what the difference?) an instant gratification project. so i made this nice large tote. its an Atkinson Designs pattern from their Big Bags, Little Bags book. i am not sure how to describe the fabric that i made it out of but i found it at Joann’s & it was only $2.99/yard. it the type of material that the reusable grocery bags are made out of only tougher.

this really isn’t a WIP item. it might be someday but as of now i prefer to call it a weak moment. i randomly check the Missouri Star Quilt Company’s Daily Deal page to see what they have on special. needless to say one day it was a Sherbet Pips jelly roll & of course it was on sale so it found its way to my house.

not sure what i will make with it but it is yummy.
i finished my 1st quilt top for the H2H Challenge. i didn’t follow a pattern. my goal was to use any much of the fat quarter’s that i was given as possible. i have 2 small pieces left & they will be pieced into the back of the quilt.
my other sewing accomplishment this past week was finishing up these star blocks for my Opening Day quilt. i got the last few finished last night & laid them out on the floor. i still have some tweaking to do with the layout but overall i am pleased.

what project are you sewing on? i would love to hear about it

“It soars inside my soul because of you. All that innocence that you inspire”

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whew, what a week it has been. thanks for all of the kind words regarding this post. its nice to know that i have support from all of you. some progress has been made in the sewing department of my life. i was able to finish up my bee block that i needed to get done for April.

this block was a 1st for me. very modern & not a traditional size at all. it was fun to make.


i did get to spend sometime working on my Opening Day quilt.
flying geese all done & blocks matched up.

3 down and 33 more to go.

this past week i also got 1 set of fabric for one of my Hands 2 Help quilts. i love the color range of these batiks & i am looking forward to making a quilt out of them. sad to admit that i have never made a quilt only using batiks – so this is a 1st for me. i also have sent out my fabric to my 2 partners. Barb who is local already has it & Larissa who is in Australia will be getting her’s soon.

i have gotten a little further on my hand stitching project as well. i am on the last line & then i have some boarder work to do & this block is finished.

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now for (what i think is) some fabulous news.

i got my confirmation packet for my class with Tula Pink at The Quilter’s Affair which is held the week before The Sister’s Outdoor Quilt show. the class i am taking is going to be on her Cartwheels pattern. my friend Shelly is taking it with me & we both are looking forward to it. this will be my 6th trip to Sister’s & probably will be the best one yet.

“to change the world start with one step”

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back to quilting stuff for wip Wednesday.

i finished up block #10 for the Fat Quarter Shop Mystery BOM.

then in yesterday’s mail block #11 showed up so i have the fabric pressed & ready to go.

i have also been working on some bee blocks. like this one.

then i have decided to dig out what i think is my oldest wip.

i got this pattern on my 1st trip to Sister’s which was 6 years ago. then on another trip to Sister’s i got the fat quarters for the pattern. i think that trip was maybe 2 years ago. about a year ago i cut it all out & started sewing. then i hit pause on it until now.

why now???

i have the perfect person to give it to. funny how that works.

so, what are you working on???
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wow!!! a whole week without a post & i have so much to tell you about.

the last several days i have been here.

an amazing resort just north of Albuquerque, NM. it was all work related & we really didn’t get much time outside until this afternoon when meetings were done & we waited for our shuttles to the airport. a friend of mine and i took a great walk on the paths there. we even walked out to the horse stables and visited the horses. i got 3 things from the walk – some much needed exercise, a great chat with a friend & a sunburn. i so could do without the last one. all in all it was a crazy, fast & information packed trip.

i promise i will be back in the next day or 2 with a much needed sewing related post. until then its time for me to unpack, unwind & go to bed.

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better late then never right???? depending upon which time zone you are in it maybe Wednesday or it may not be Wednesday…. doesn’t really matter does it??? nor does it matter that i have been fighting with blogger to get this post up. did you ever play uncle when you were little? you know that game where some other kid twists your arm behind your back until you say uncle? well no one is twisting my arm but i am yelling UNCLE. life has been insane for me & i am seriously in need of some sort of a break. done with the venting now. onto the sewing stuff. i was working on this last week when i posted WIP Wednesday & i am please to say that the top is finished. set in brown of course. what else would you expect from me? this past weekend i also worked on some bee blocks. i don’t think worked on is the correct term more like seriously messed up. that is what i get for trying to get 8 million things done at one time.

i read the instruction – draw a diagonal line on the back. i stop reading the instructions. draw the diagonal line on the back & i sew on the line.

then i cut 1/4″ off from the line & get the above picture. i still have not read anymore of the instructions.

i press them to the printed side & then i read the instructions & that is when i had a total melt down. if my brain would have been working at the time i would have read all of the instructions & saw that the next step after drawing the diagonal line was to sew on both sides of the line. yep, major screw up for me. long story short i have emailed back & for with my bee block buddy & we have something worked out. trust me i still feel like a total ass for what i did. i could have chosen not to share that with you but i think its important to be honest on here & let you know that life isn’t always great & wonderful. we are all humans & we all make mistakes which we learn from. isn’t that the way life works?

this is what the block looks like when you read all of the instructions. i still needed to sew it together but you get the general idea.

i have also made a little progress on my never ending hand work quilt. for some crazy reason i thought this block would go super fast & i would be onto block 6 by now. me yet again. wrong.

whatever sewing you maybe doing i hope you are having better luck then me. i am ready to be rid of the insane life. UNCLE UNCLE UNCLE
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lots going on in my life right now however i am always able to find a few minutes to spend with my sewing machine.


i was in the middle of sewing together this quilt at camp when i got the text about my SIL in labor. its Circle Around designed by Julie from Jaybird Quilts. it crazy easy to put together. i have all of the rows done & about half together. it should be finished soon.

what are you working on?
update 3.24.11
there is a giveaway going on over at
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&
another one at Sunshower Quilts
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for today’s post its nothing that i am in the middle of. its a couple of finishes that i got done this past week or so. two quilts both out of French General’s Rouenneries.
i love the colors of this line – which is why i made 2 quilts from it.
this one is a kit that i got last fall. it now resides with my mom.

same fabric line but 2 different looks.

this is the quilt that i made following KarrieLyn’s quilt along over at Freckled Whimsy.
this one might stay with me or get sent some where. who knows???

i really like how both of them turned out.
today i am headed to quilt camp for the rest of the week.
stay tuned for posts from there.

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i have had a semi-busy week with work, family stuff & the flu. the flu was a total blast……NOT
i still managed to get some stuff done in sewing land.
i quilted this French General quilt which is for my mom & i got the binding sewin on it. i am in the middle of sewing down the binding.
i did finish sewing down the binding on this French General quilt. yep, 2 French General quilts. this one i did as a quilt along with KarrieLyne over at Freckled Whimsy. once our weather gets better here i will get outside & get a pic of it to share with you all.
yesterday in the mail i got 2 packages which i am sure are some more bee blocks.
something to look forward to when i get home this evening.
i also got the ribbon added as well as a bow & a button to this bag. i think that it really brought the bag to life.

i am in the middle of quilting this for my niece. i figured that if i was taking my new niece a quilt that i had to take my other niece one as well. i finished the quilt top last October at a camp & i am just now getting around to quilting it. i am about 1/2 way through it.

i have also started a quilt that is inspired by this book from The Buggy Barn. long story short we have 3 ladies expecting babies in our family this year. i was so hoping that one of them would be having a little boy so i could make this quilt for one of them. needless to say they are all having girls & i was grumbling about it because i really wanted to make this quilt. so, my dad said ‘i like trucks & tractors…. you can make it for me.’

so i am doing just that.
i am using the truck & tractor blocks but giving it my renegade twist with a different layout.
if you have never made a Buggy Barn quilt before i strongly encourage you to make one. they are a ton of fun to make. i think this is my 5th or 6th one.
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up this next week i would love to finish the quilting on the quilt for my niece. plus a week from now i will be at quilt camp. so i have a lot of packing to get done.
i hope you all have an amazing week.
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one more thing.
just as a reminder i am a guest judge over at Kim’s Crafty Apple for Project Quilting.
if you have never seen this give it a click & go check it out.
it should be fun.

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over the past week i finished this quilt for my niece.
more on this quilt later in another post.
i make & sell handbags at a local artisan barn & i had made this bag awhile back but wasn’t happy with it. i went & got some ribbon & i am in the process of adding it to the bag. i think i will add a bow as well.
this is a hand project that i have been working on for sometime now. okay for years now. i have finally finished block #4.
& i have started on block #5 which is the center block. there are 10 blocks total. at my pace it might get done in another couple of years.

last night i started sewing together my bee blocks for the Bee Splendid online group that i am in.
the blocks are for Jeannette who choose a spider web block.

i really like how they are coming together & they are fun to make.
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lots on tap for the upcoming week. i have a couple quilts to get quilted, BOM’s to get done, a quilt to start & some binding to finish.
i hope that you are all doing well with your own sewing projects.