2012

Mountains & Valleys

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Last month I made this block:

Flying Geese

I really liked it and my Flickr friend Kritta22 helped me decide that this would be a great block for the Sampler Hive that I am in for the 3×6 bee. I decided to make a test block in my own colors because I want to make sure that it ends up in my quilt too.

Mountains & Valleys

Next I worked on BrightAngelBaby’s block – her colors were Purple, Teal, White and Gray. I asked if I could eliminate the gray and she said that would work for her. So here is her block:

Mountains & Valleys

Next I worked on peachykeenquilt’s block. She requested Pink, Aqua, Red and White. I had a little bit of Ruby by Bonnie & Camille left so I decided to use them. Here is her block:

Mountains & Valleys

I hope my bee mates like these. I have 4 more blocks to make for this hive and all six to make for my other hive.  There will be a lot more bee block posts in my future!

What are you working on this week?

Test Block

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While I was in California last month I was not really sleeping well. Partly because my hubs is gone, but mostly because Anne wasn’t sleeping well (she misses her daddy). So I had a lot of time on my hands at night to play in Electric Quilt 7.  Here is one of the blocks I came up with.

Originally there was no border on it, but I am using this design for one of the hives I’m in for the 3×6 Bee on Flickr and the blocks need to measure 12×12. I don’t have printer paper large enough to print the templates for a 12×12 block, so instead I made them 10×10 and put a border on them.

What do you all think? These are my colors and will go in the quilt I am making.  I have actually designed a couple of quilts with this block, maybe some day I will find the time to make one of them!

I’ve got something!

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Yesterday I had nothing, my friend Beth, said that I had ‘nearly something’. I love that, because it was nearly something! Now though, I really have something!

Bella Nonna PurseI have a beautiful new bag!

Here is the inside:

Bella Nonna Purse

I have to say I am really tickled with how it turned out. There were a few (well, a lot) of oopses while I was making this, but at the end of the day I am really happy with how it turned out.

I bought this bag as a kit from Sassy Packs back in December and I knew I would make it eventually. Then Sara from Sew Sweetness invited me to do a pattern review as part of Purse Palooza. Needless to say that lit a fire under me, thus a bag is born!

I will be posting my review over on Sew Sweetness on June 29th.

In other news… have you seen the re-launch of the Superior Threads website?!? It is fabulous and big news – they are now carrying fabric in addition to their amazing threads.

I started working on Anne’s new project last night, so far I am loving it, I can’t wait to share it with you, hopefully next week. I just need to conquer yet another zipper.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Nothing

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That’s what I have today, nothing.  Well…I guess that isn’t entirely true. I have lots of partially sewn pieces – they just aren’t sewn altogether into one thing yet.

Come back tomorrow – hopefully I will have it done!

It? You may be asking. My new handbag!

 

Retail Therapy

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So yesterday was a rough one for me and Anne. Yet another cruddy medical diagnosis. Anne is now up to 5 different medications a day, and she just can’t seem to catch a break. Nothing life threatening just something I would rather her not deal with is all. So…to make up for the rough day Anne and I treated ourselves a bit. We started out with Starbucks on the way home from the hospital. She loves getting a scone and a Vanilla milk, yesterday though she got a cake pop – as I said bad day.  I got a Frappuccino and a cookie.

Now you would not believe what was in the next parking lot over?!? My absolute favorite local quilt shop, Ruby Street Quiltworks in Tumwater, WA. We drove over there and did some retail therapy!  I have been planning a little project for Anne since we were in California and went through some of my toys from the early 80s.  I want to remake something for her dolls that I had as a child (more on that later and hopefully a tutorial to go with it!). Check out the fabric she picked out:

She picked out Welcome to Bear Country by Moda. Go figure that she would pick the Berenstain Bear fabric…they are her favorite books and for a long time it was the only thing she would watch on TV.

When I was putting her fabric in my sewing room she picked up my magnifying glass – have I ever mentioned I’m blind as a bat?

I would like to introduce you to Inspector Gadget…Quilt Gadget that is!

What are you working on today?

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