38 days and counting
Christmas is in full swing at Quilted Cats Hideaway(psst, did ya catch that link? go check it out! website is 'this' close to being finished!).
This is Gail's year round snowman quilt; each block is themed for a month of the year.
I love the little appliqué blocks, under each snowman appliqué; so cute!
I stippled, meandered and echoed my heart out on this quilt. It took 2.5 days to quilt; the quilt is just over queen sized. It was a lot of work! I also quilted the pattern Sweetheart in the green and log-cabin borders.
This is Gail's year round snowman quilt; each block is themed for a month of the year.
I love the little appliqué blocks, under each snowman appliqué; so cute!
I stippled, meandered and echoed my heart out on this quilt. It took 2.5 days to quilt; the quilt is just over queen sized. It was a lot of work! I also quilted the pattern Sweetheart in the green and log-cabin borders.
quilt monday
Better late than never eh?
I finally got my Sonnet quilt quilted. I almost just slapped a panto on it but I couldn't bring myself to do it.
I did a continuous curve in all the center squares; so much fun.
A border panto, Cotton Candy, went in the striped and floral border, than I piano keyed the piano keys and echoed around the appliquéd flowers in each corner.
And I love it.
I finally got my Sonnet quilt quilted. I almost just slapped a panto on it but I couldn't bring myself to do it.
I did a continuous curve in all the center squares; so much fun.
A border panto, Cotton Candy, went in the striped and floral border, than I piano keyed the piano keys and echoed around the appliquéd flowers in each corner.
And I love it.
appliqué
I l-o-v-e appliqué. And like Christmas' past, most of my gifts this year are going to be appliquéd ones.
It took forever on Saturday to get a super easy project finished. I can only show a sneak peek of it since I know the recipient reads my blog(morning Erica!!) There's going to be quite a few 'sneak peak' pictures only soon!
Since Saturday was not as productive as I had planned, I decided to spend Sunday working on the appliqués. My plan was to get everything traced and cut out. Course the first step in that involved emptying the scrap bin.
And than the cat has to get involved too.
Such a disaster, but very productive! Two hours of cutting last night and the shapes are ready to go!
Dare I jinx myself and say that I am actually ahead of schedule for the Christmas sewing? But I haven't started the Christmas cards yet as a result lol. I'll be back later today with Quilt Monday. See you than!
It took forever on Saturday to get a super easy project finished. I can only show a sneak peek of it since I know the recipient reads my blog(morning Erica!!) There's going to be quite a few 'sneak peak' pictures only soon!
Since Saturday was not as productive as I had planned, I decided to spend Sunday working on the appliqués. My plan was to get everything traced and cut out. Course the first step in that involved emptying the scrap bin.
And than the cat has to get involved too.
Such a disaster, but very productive! Two hours of cutting last night and the shapes are ready to go!
Dare I jinx myself and say that I am actually ahead of schedule for the Christmas sewing? But I haven't started the Christmas cards yet as a result lol. I'll be back later today with Quilt Monday. See you than!
the good news
Is that we still have today and tomorrow to slack off on. The bad news? And it's not necessarily bad, I haven't accomplished as much as I had hoped to on the quilting front. And now Jim and I are batting #3's cold/flu symptoms; at least no one is missing work and school.
I hit up a fabric sale yesterday and got the last bits I needed to finish off my Christmas projects. Before the sale I made up my list of who is getting what; it's not as scary as I had imagined lol.
I got a border fabric for the fairies quilt. It finishes off the quilt perfectly.
And finished the Wildflower Serenade quilt. It's not as big as I had thought but I don't want to add borders to it. Will have to think about it for now.
The biggest time killer was my siggy block quilt. I put it together a few months ago and because I rushed it, the signatures ended all in different directions(sort of like the pictures in the post :P) So Wednesday night I pulled it apart. It took almost ALL DAY on Thursday to redo. And not every block needed remade; most just needed a 1/4 turn.
But it's finished to the flimsy stage and will probably have to wait until after Christmas to get quilted. All the bright colors make me happy.
I just finished a batch of Oatmeal Shortbread Cookies(go try them, you won't regret it!) putting on my favorite movie and spending the rest of the day sewing. Goal is 2 before Christmas birthday presents.
of course this picture is straight ;) lol
Happy Saturday!
I hit up a fabric sale yesterday and got the last bits I needed to finish off my Christmas projects. Before the sale I made up my list of who is getting what; it's not as scary as I had imagined lol.
I got a border fabric for the fairies quilt. It finishes off the quilt perfectly.
And finished the Wildflower Serenade quilt. It's not as big as I had thought but I don't want to add borders to it. Will have to think about it for now.
The biggest time killer was my siggy block quilt. I put it together a few months ago and because I rushed it, the signatures ended all in different directions(sort of like the pictures in the post :P) So Wednesday night I pulled it apart. It took almost ALL DAY on Thursday to redo. And not every block needed remade; most just needed a 1/4 turn.
But it's finished to the flimsy stage and will probably have to wait until after Christmas to get quilted. All the bright colors make me happy.
I just finished a batch of Oatmeal Shortbread Cookies(go try them, you won't regret it!) putting on my favorite movie and spending the rest of the day sewing. Goal is 2 before Christmas birthday presents.
of course this picture is straight ;) lol
Happy Saturday!
snack saturday
Oatmeal Shortbread Cookies
1 cup margarine or butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups oats
mix together, bake at 400 for 8 minutes
day one
Of our 5 day no work no school break. I did a bunch of baking this morning(oh so good) and caught up on the laundry(honestly is anyone ever truly caught up on laundry?). I managed to make it into my sewing room after lunch and got together a quilt for my sister in law's mom. Erica found this panel at Quilts Canada and asked me to make something for her mom out of it. Had some trouble with the blocks not being square and ended up losing some of the words around the blocks but it's still good. I'll have to find something for a border. I'm pleased that the yellow and green sashings are from my stash.
And I got a lovely surprise in the mail today; a late birthday present. This is truly the birthday that is never ending! Can't wait to make these; so cute!
And I got a lovely surprise in the mail today; a late birthday present. This is truly the birthday that is never ending! Can't wait to make these; so cute!
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