Off To.....

i am off to work today, but have no fear i will be back at my sewing machine this afternoon once i get home. yesterday after work i sewed up a cute little purse that i will share with you on my next post. i have plans to make another bag and work on some other projects tonight.
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my neighbors are having a "man shower" tonight - whats a "man shower"? - i asked the same thing. they are expecting a baby and since she got a baby shower he is having a "man shower" which in my book = a big party. so i am sure i will be up late tonight as well.
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last night i hung out with my Renegades and we had dinner at Denise's (thanks) & great conversation about everything - recent vacations, life, work and of course sewing. when i got home last night i was thinking about my trip to St John & since i have no sewing related pics for this post i decided to share another photo from my vacation. enjoy!

Its Finally Done.......

its finally done............

my Pumpkins Gone Wild quilt which is the pattern Strip Search which i started in the fall of 2008 is FINALLY finished..........

i bought the jelly roll & fabric when i was on a trip to Tennessee in 2008

i quilted it myself & had several issues along the way - hence the amount of time it took me to finish it. i also hand sewed the binding on which i pretty much never do, but it didn't take long & i think it looks better so i will probably be doing that from here on out

i hung the quilt on my sewing room wall for this horrible pic & i have decided to leave it there for the time being...

i also quilted up my Make Life table runner

which i really love...
made the 1st block for the p&b star sampler quilt along i am doing
Audrey from {pickles & bacon} is doing this - go check it out and join us

& i made the 8th block for the Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along i am doing

next up for me will be a few bags

what are you working on?

It Was Another

it was another super sewing weekend for me. i got a lot accomplished but you know how it goes i still have a lot to do........

anyways, i finished signing all 101 of my siggy blocks for the Modern Siggy Swap

made another block for my block swap i belong to
finished up the quilting and binding on this quilt for Downy Quilts For Kids

made this block for the Sister's Outdoor Quilt Show block challenge

the black & white is their fabric & i added the green

i am in love with circles right now

made this 'who who' bag for my niece for her birthday

she turned 2 the end of May & we are having her party in a week when they are in town i am going to fill the bag with bubbles, books & other fun summer time toys

i finally got the binding on my Pumpkins Gone Wild quilt & believe it or not i am going to be hand sewing it on..... i know..... way out of the norm for me but i am expanding my skills & challenging myself more... see its not a bad thing

at least that's what i am telling myself

i also got this table runner ready to quilt - which i hope to get to later this week

also this weekend i joined a sewing bee called Bee Splendid which i am super excited about. Karrie from Freckled Whimsy is leading it. i have never been involved in a online bee & i am looking forward to it. THANKS Karrie!

oh, & i am also doing another quilt along. this one is with Audrey from {pickles & bacon} and its a star sampler so stay tuned for pics of those blocks.

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i am headed to Spokane this week to see the doc again but i know i will get some sewing done some how this week.

A Great Give Away Going On

go check out Jaybirds website she has an amazing give away going on right now from The Quilt Shoppe

the give away is for a Martinique Jelly Cake and a $20 gift certificate to their store!!!

awesome right????

The List

my to do list is long & there are only so many hours in a day (heavy sigh)

last night i finished up the quilting & binding on a charity quilt that's in the wash right now - pics of that later

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i need to sew a block for the Sister's Outdoor Quilt Show block challenge

get the "who who" bag sewed up for my niece's birthday

sew up a block for our block swap group

start signing 101 siggy blocks for that swap

get the binding on my pumpkins gone wild quilt (my oldest wip)

quilt the table runner that i made Friday night

oh & get started on a bag to donate to a fundraiser that my mom volunteered me for - thanks mom!

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like i said lots on the list but not enough hours in the day but i am going to give it one heck of a shot!!!

I'm In Love

i'm in love with my new EQ7 software

i am like a giddy little school girl

i watched a couple of the how to videos that came right with the software & i was off to create something using the pinwheels that i made the wrong size for another project

well

this is what i came up with - just a general idea of where i was going & the coloring is off but it was my 1st project on EQ7 & so i went with it

i sewed it up last night & this is how it turned out

i love it!

its made with Make Life scraps & wrong size blocks from my Pinwheel Sampler quilt that i have been working on

i seriously think EQ7 is the greatest thing

in fact i am thinking of not going to work today so i can stay home and play...

Mini Pinwheels

i finished the 25 mini pinwheels

these are going to be the cornerstones in my Pinwheel Sampler quilt that i did via a quilt-along with Rachel from ps i quilt

a HUGE THANK YOU to Rachel for doing this

i love how the blocks have turned out and can't wait to get the top together

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if you read my earlier post regarding these pinwheels then you know that these are my 2nd attempt at the mini pinwheels. i have been playing with my new EQ7 software to use the 1st pinwheels in a table runner - i will keep you posted on to how that turns out.
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