OMG it's DECEMBER!!!

I've been lax in posting in november and now all of a sudden it's DECEMBER!!! wow!

I have been busy though. all of my presents and gifties that needed to go on vacation with me did so..... I have 2 pair of loungers and 2 ties to make and I'm done!

I have some little trinket stuff to do... catnip toys, etc........ but for the most part I am ready for the Jolly Guy to come visit me!!!

And it's really a good thing that I start early and follow the 25 Weeks of Christmas program.... last week I was gone for a week....... gone this weekend to an out of town party and gone next weekend to Chicago for our anniversay....... don't get much done now during the week when I get home........

The 25 weeks of Christmas is my yahoo group... we have goals and a plan and by this time of year we are wrapped ... tagged... bagged and ready to enjoy a stress free Holiday season...
We are accepting new members for 2011 so come and join us!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/25weeks ( I think that's the direct link)

We do require you to post often and participate in the monthly goals....... and we will boot you out if you don't! lol No slackers or lurkers allowed........ we are a very helpful, chatty, productive bunch and we've turned many folks into stressfree holiday folks!

I don't know if I'll post again before the end of the year... probably should one more time...... need to go over my goals and see what made it and what didn't....

I know that the dear jane didn't........and I know that the 24 dishcloths did... I took the last one off the needles on my trip last week....... I reduced my stash but not by as much as I had hoped.......and I have lots of scrap blocks that haven't yet made it into quilt form....... but there's always next year!!!

Whatever the Reason for your Season..... be safe and be happy

Lish

New Lazy Girl Project!

I'm really excited to be a tester for Joan Hawleys Lazy Girl products.... her newest project is really fun and quick to do!

It's a portable pocket to transfer your goodies from one bag to another quickly and comes in two sizes.... I'll post some pics of the smaller size below and you can go to www.lazygirldesigns.com/blog for more pics and pattern preorder info. The pattern is due out in November.

I finished up the mini quilt project also! All done and quilted and they are just too cool! I"m sure baby sis is gonna love it... if not... I'll bet her daughter does! lol

I'm moving right along and I'm actually just a bit ahead of schedule for my projects. I'll head home over thanksgiving so the bulk of my christmas making needs to be done by then......

It was a very busy weekend in the sewing pit for sure... and there are lots of pics up on flickr. I have napkins cut out to go with the table topper but they aren't sewn yet... maybe later tonite or tomorrow nite for sure...... my goal this week is to get the napkins done and the table topper quilted and ready for binding...... also need to make 3 mug mats........ I want to be all done and packed up by November 16th...

I've also been knitting little stockings...they are small and hold a tube of lip balm quite nicely... I have 12 done and need 8 more........ those are my trinket gifts for this year......

also on this weeks list is block 38 of the block of the week barns.... I'm two down after that one.........and to start my house bitty blocks for my november swap... they need to be done and gone by the 15th of november........

It's turned to fall in indiana....... most of the leaves are off the trees already... the wind took care of that and we've had just a sprinkling of rain... not enough to get rid of the burn ban at all!

Ok... enough for now...... a few pics below.... more on flickr and I'll try to do a midweek update this week...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the SewWunderful sewing pit!! lol

Sewing Retreat

I went to a sewing retreat this weekend.... it was so much fun! The creativity was endless and I got a few projects completed........ the photos are posted on the flickr site.

The weather has been cool and more fall like....... but that hasn't stopped the Asian ladybugs from divebombing my deck door..... the bright sunshine really attracts them and they just love working their way into the house (sigh)

I have just 3 mini quilt panels left to do and then I can complete them.... I waited to do the final sewing and quilting as I haven't decided how to match them up yet.... do I put them in calendar order? or just grab and sew? It really doesn't matter i guess since you only display one at a time!... I threw in a party mini so now I'll need to make one more.... maybe a tree for xmas........that will give 14 choices and I think all the holidays and seasons are covered! wooohooo!!!

Christmas will be here before you know it!!! Most of mine need to be done before thanksgiving so I can take them back east with me......... but not too worry! I'm in pretty good shape and should be done in plenty of time!

Not much else this week......... go check out the pics....


Lish

Indian Summer

The beginning of this week we had frost.... real frost... not just cold... yesterday is was 86 ...today 90...WTH???

I spent most of today sewing....and some of yesterday also.... I now have the easter, april, june and july mini quilts done.... quilted and bound a table topper and made some napkins for a birthday present... put together one set of swap blocks into a nice quilt top.......cheated and jumped ahead a bit and made the 12th block of the 30's BOM...that block isn't due til december... but it was easy to figure out and I'm getting excited to get it finished! lol

Now it's time to make some supper... settle in with my knitting and watch some TV

Hopefully this coming week will be a productive one also. I'm behind on my Barn of the Week... I'm 4 back now... and I have to put together the final barn of the Golden Thimble hanging.... maybe I'll make those a goal for this week.......they will be done by the end of October.... but i'll push for this week.

I have some knit stocking to do... little mini one's... just big enough for a roll of lifesavers or some lipbalm.... that's what I'll be working on tonite....

The pictures will be up on flickr in a little while... gonna do supper first...

have a great week everyone!!!

Lish

Busy Week

It's been a busy week........finishing up odds and ends here and there.... made a couple of house blocks for a special project that someone is doing...also made some tree blocks too.

I made my 10th 30's BOM block...and i spent today cutting the sashing and border bricks. I put the 9 blocks that are done together and added the top border. I'll sash the 10th block and have it ready for the november block.... the last row will go fast come december and I'll have the border bricks all ready to be added. I'll be tying this quilt to keep the 30's feel....... it'll be a nice throw size quilt about 52 x 70

I'm also working on my sisters xmas pressent.... I can talk about it here cuz she never comes here to see what's going on... lol I have a mini quilt stand...and I'm doing small panels... with a block for each month. They are reversible so there are 6 panels. The blocks are at opposite ends so when I quilt one block, I'm also doing the plain panel from the block on the reverse side. I have the 4 panels that I've done so far up on flickr... I'll get them batted and quilted hopefully this week.... only 8 more blocks to go! lol

I've also gathered up my bee blocks that somehow never got made into anything.... I have 3 sets ready to be made into quilt tops...and 2 sets of scrap blocks ready to be put together. 2011 will be the year of the UFO ... all these gorgeous flimsies I have will become real quilts!!! I'm also going to make a full hearted attempt to finish each quilt I start and not let the ufo's pile up! we'll see how that goes.. lol

I also made two more puzzel balls... one pink and one yellow...these will go in the gift box until they are needed.

All of the little ones gifts are done for xmas............whoooohoooo!!! I even have their bags done......... I'm track quite nicely and with any luck nothing will derail my train! I'm hoping for a productive week this week also.......

I have 3 barn blocks of the week to do and the last Golden Thimble barn.... I think they will be this weeks goal..

Guess that's it for now........ fall has come to Indiana to stay I think.... it's been cold at nite and chilly during the day... with bright sun.......perfect fall weather....... in fact.... it's so fall like.. I made a big pot of veggie soup and homemade bread yesterday!

a couple pics below... the rest are on flickr

later

Lish

I was confused!!

One day this week I was sitting at the kitchen table drinking some coffee and watching the leaves fall from the trees. Lots of leaves on the ground... some turning colors... so I thought to myself...what a beautiful fall day.... then I went outside and it was 93!!! what the heck!!! then I remembered I live in Indiana.... confusion solved......

I've been busy the last two weeks finishing up odds and ends and working on xmas presents. I did a soft grabby ball... like the amish puzzle balls.... it was a bit fiddly but it turned out great! I have a yellow one and a pink one cut out now and in the works.. they'll go in the baby box.......

I also finished up my October 30's bitty blocks.. I'll post a pic here... since I can't post on flickr til october 1st....... I also have my mug rug swap packed up and ready for mailing... and my advent blocks done and ready for mailing and my bee obsessed blocks packed and ready to mail...... I'll hit the post office one day this week.

I made a couple of bibs to go with the ball and a soft book that has a regular golden book to go with it... kinda cute......

This week will be samples for novembers Paper piecing class as well as starting on the mini quilts for the mini quilt rack.... should be kinda cute... I hope!

Have a great week and hopefully I'll more goodies to show you next week.....

Lish

All caught up for September

I came down with a cold the beginning of the week and it's really cramped my sewing time this week...... I managed to get some shapes traced onto fusible......and do some yoyo's during the week and between yesterday and today got my september stuff all caught up and started my October swap stuff........

BeeObsessed blocks for October are done....... scrappy mug rug for October is done except for it's binding... I'll stitch that down this week....... block #36 in the Wisconsin barn block of the week is done and the August and September Barns BOM from TheGoldenthimble.com are also done...........My halloween and circus bitty blocks went out in the mail and I'm ready to start bitty's for October....... whew!!

I also got the new Quilting Arts Magazine and wow!! lots of projects in there that Ireally want to do......... but have to stay on track with Christmas.... I need to have a set amount of things done by the end of september for the christmas box... so when those are complete... then I'll play with the magazine!

The barn block of the week is posted below and the rest are on flickr...

have a great week!!

Lish