O.k. back to my book.
19 April 2010
Finished!
O.k. back to my book.
17 April 2010
Final Update
Update #2
I'm ready for a break, and someone really wants me to play for a bit.
Update #1
Went to the banks and Costco. Then I decided to pop into my Local Quilt shop for some extra Pellon--just in case. Well one of the ladies in there told me she hated making the Frenchy Bag, and she makes tons of purses....hmmmmm. Came home visited everyone's blogs, realized I am in last place lol!! Got hungry from all of your lunch pictures. Made food.
Sent the kiddos to the party in my car so I can stay home and get this bag started!! So hopefully next update I'll have some progress to show :)
I'm Late, I'm Late

08 April 2010
Water for Uganda




07 April 2010
Charming Girls & Guys April Goals
1. Borders on Between Friends quilt
2. Rip out my "goofed up" quilting on my little fresh cut quilt and finish and bind it-trying out this cool method from here.
3. I went to a lqs that specializes in ethnic fabric and bought a jelly roll and this piece of fabric. My wheels have been turning ever since I got it home yesterday with what I want to do with it. So yeah...that.
4. More borders--as many as I can possibly stand to do in one month. Which may turn out to be just one...I'm hoping not.
5. Quilt at least one flimsy.
6. Continue with my liberated blocks.
7. Get back to work on in progress designs of my own that are in various stages of completion.
So I have to show you what my sweet friend Sharon sent me for Easter.
One more thing before I head off to the sewing room. You have all heard me talk about Jo Ann (known as JAM on her patterns) of Brown Bag and Country Loft fame? Well she has written a book called Wool Crazy, which I know many of you already own.
Oops, I lied...one more thing. So Sarah and Jonathan started a blog together and sometimes I don't notice that they are still signed in when I comment--so if you've gotten comments from burtrek? It was me :)
01 April 2010
Charming Girls & Guys March Goals update
So I managed to complete most of my goals this month--yay!! Both little quilts are bound.
I'll show the backs too, to prove there are no tape tricks being used, not that any of you would ever suspect me of such thing :)
The Freshcut was a really fun quilt to make, it starts like this:
and then you cut it in 3 pieces, sew it back together into this:
My little leader ender quilt in Freshcut I already showed you here and I don't want to bore you too much. I started my King size top and got half the blocks made.
The pattern is Comfy Cozy put out by the Cozy Quilt Shop.
I goofed up and made 41 blocks when what the pattern actually said was use 41 fat quarters and make 2 blocks from each arghhhhh!! I didn't catch it until they were all on my wall and I was thinking hmmmm doesn't seem quite big enough....duhh. That's o.k. my goal was just to get it started and that I did! My Between Friends quilt is still awaiting borders, but again, my goal was just to get the "innards" done this month. This is the combo I've decided on:
My fail was the twisted 9 patch quilt...didn't get the borders on and so obviously didn't get it quilted either! April is going to be a borders month....YUCK!!!! As soon as the Comfy Cozy quilt came down off the wall I had to start making some "liberated" blocks with my new crazy fabric.
Which I went back to Rosie's and got more of.
Because I decided my original trip did not get me as far out of my box as I wanted. Here they are all color coordinated:
I got busy making some liberated baskets with Kathie's help and encouragement, thanks Kathie :) She was so sweet she even offered to make a block and take step by step pictures!! She has the most adorable liberated basket quilt in the works! I really love making these...this is my favorite so far.
And I will leave you a picture of what's on my wall right now....pretty crazy, huh?
I goofed up and made 41 blocks when what the pattern actually said was use 41 fat quarters and make 2 blocks from each arghhhhh!! I didn't catch it until they were all on my wall and I was thinking hmmmm doesn't seem quite big enough....duhh. That's o.k. my goal was just to get it started and that I did! My Between Friends quilt is still awaiting borders, but again, my goal was just to get the "innards" done this month. This is the combo I've decided on:
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