January update

I've been busy!! I've added 4 pillowcases to the Christmas2010 box.... did some customer work.... completed blocks one and two of the Cre8tive Quilters BOW... made a set of sock sacks... for ME!... one to hold my socks and one to hold my dishcloth... the magic loop socks seems to be working ok for me.... I need about 3 more inches on the ribbed cuff and then I'll start the heel....... I've been working on swap blocks this week as well as getting some baby quilts ready to be quilted.... one.. maybe two will be tied and one will be quilted on the machine.......

I've also been working here and there trying to finish cleaning up the sewing pit.....I got about 1/4 of one of the scrap bags sorted by color... man o man there's a lot of scraps here... but I've been using them on some of the swap blocks.... so far for January I've used 13 yards of fabric and fat quarters... 2 1/2 yards of scraps..4 yards of batting plus some kitchen towels, zippers, and buttons from the stash...... this is a good start!

I'll post some of the pics of blocks below....and you can see everything for january so far on the flickr site... have a great week!!

January 2010

Well the first full week of January is now over..... I worked on the Clean the Sewing Room goal...seems the more I try to organize the worse it gets... lol... I do have one spot now that is nice and organized so that's a start!!

I found 2 3 drawer cabinet things on wheels at Menards yesterday... they were on sale for 8.99 each! These will be used for sorting the scraps... by color probably with one drawer for novelty/holiday/etc. so that goal is started!

I managed to knit 2 whole rows on double pointed needles... hmmmmmmm this will take some getting used to... but in the mean time I started a sock using the magic loop method.... I think I can handle this method better than the dpns's but I still plan on learning to use those lil things!!

I used up some stash and some scraps over the last nine days.... I cut 4 pillowcases... made 4 sock sacks...3 pincushions....12 tissue packet covers...January BOM from block central...this is made from stash... completed a second BOM for January for a 1930's repro quilt from the local quilt shop and there will be a third BOM... called Barns...that will use stash. I completed all of my January swaps and used 2 large kitchen towels from the stash to make a childs apron and potholder for a nephews birthday present. It will get a small wooden spoon and a package of chocolate chip muffin mix added to it.

I did make a purchase at Joann's yesterday... I bought two rolls of batting for the UFO baby quilts that will get sandwiched today and quilted up during this week...... hopefully I'll be at the binding stage by next weekend on all three. that total purchase was 26.00.

I;ve posted pictures of the goodies for this year on flickr www.flickr.com/sewwunderful .

I have bread rising right now and I plan on getting those baby quilts sandwiched up before evening.........

Tonites project will be to work on that ML sock and maybe put a few rows on the first dishcloth of 2010 too!

For right now... I think that's it!!! I'm ready for the snow to melt and the warm to come so I can sew on the deck!

Take care

Lish

Happy HollyDaze

I've not had much time to blog these past few weeks.....finishing up the last of Christmas... Thanksgiving vacation... etc.........

I have 26 scrapdiddly blocks completed now and a partial list of what I'd like to accomplish in 2010.

I doubt I'll get much posted between now and New Years but I'll try... I want to get my 2010 goals posted so I can be accountable..... that definitely helps me stay focused.

I wish all of you a Happy and Joyous Season.... whatever you celebrate.........and a safe and prosperous New Year......

Lish

November Stuff

I skipped last week...... hadn't planned on it but I did........ I've not worked on Scrap Diddly now for a few weeks.... I do have some squares that need to be put together for centers but that's about it right now... but I've been BUSY!

I finished both of my scrap quilts...they are quilted and bound!! I also finished up THREE UFO's! My pinwheel veggie table topper.... my turning twenty quilt and my snowman table runner....... wow! They are all quilted and bound! Some were quilt in the ditch but the beach house and the turning twenty were both freemotion.... I even did some stars and my name on the turning twenty!

This coming week will be getting things ready for thanksgiving vacation so I doubt much else will be done... I'm leaving a week from tuesday....... I have odds and ends to finish up....and things to pack.... and hair to be cut....etc etc etc......

I hope to do some scrap centers in between all that... but we'll see

I don't have a deadline set for this scrap quilt...and I plan to make 2010 the year of the scrap! I want to use up scraps and finish up ufo's.... I have a few laying around here yet lol....... I'll post some pictures of the finish's here.....

have a great week

Lish

Sock Sack Addiction

I didn't get any scrap diddly parts done this week but I was able to get some other stuff done.... some humbug bags, roly nesters... my backpack FINALLY... pictures of this and more are over on the flickr site.

Now there's the sock sacks... the pattern was a free on this summer by Terry Atkinson of Atkinson Quilt Designs... she made it for her knitting friends to hold their sock yarn and needles... it has a cute zipper pocket on the front... well let me tell you... these babies are extremely addicting. I made a couple from my scrap bag this summer.... and then a few more and then a few more and now I've resized it so there's a set of four!!! If you make this... be aware..... there should definitley be a surgeon generals warning on them! I'll put a picture of the 4 sizes here and you can see them all over on the flickr site.......

It's been a weird week weatherwise in Indiana... temps up in the 70's... asian ladybugs everywhere covering everything... rain and now cold.... darn I just love it here.... if you don't like the weather just wait a bit... it'll change... lol

I've vaccummed the ladybugs off the door and windows several times this weekend... I no sooner get it done and the little darlings are back!! Just one or two days of really cold weather should shut them down... but just one or two days... then I want the sunshine and warm back!!!

My christmas presents are almost totally done.... I have 2 things to make before thanks giving and then 2 more that I don't need til xmas eve and that's it!!! Well... almost it... I have to make the cats new toys and a new nip pad......

ok... here's the sock sacks pic....



have a great week

Lish

Oh Wow!!!! Spooky Give Away!!

Ok everyone....and I mean EVERYONE!!!! head over to http://pumpkinpatchprimitivequiltshoppe.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-happy-halloween-giveaway.html and check out the fantastic giveaway! Plus...... for each of you that go visit.... I get an extra entry............ and I'd reallllllllly like to win!

Even if you dont' quilt..... at least go look! This is a really fun site!!

Lish

Ufo's Scrap Bag and Sick

I was down with some sort of cold/sinus crap for over a week.... one of the reasons why there was no post last week.....

This week I've been working on completing some projects.... a purse and back pack. The purse is done.. but the back pack is really going slow... for an easy pattern it sure is taking me a long time!

I haven't added any scrap diddly blocks or centers these past two weeks....... need to get a handle on that also......

I have one of my scrap quilts backed and batted and is now ready for quilting.... I also have 3 more ufo's that need to be done soon.... I've now commited to finishing these so I need to hop to it!!! The beachhouse scrap quilt also needs to be done. I'm hoping to get all of these quilted and ready to be bound by the middle of november.... I'd like them to be totally finished by then... but I'll settle for up to the binding stage......

I'm adding a few links I'd like you to visit. The fiberobsessive site is my friend Viki's first blog.... and she's doing great.... she doens't do computers well but she's finally getting the hang of it and her blog is coming along nicely.

patchesandpieces.blogspot.com and splittingstitches.blogspot.com are the other two. Please stop by and check'em out!

And if you happen to do farmville.... I could use another neighbor or two! lol

Have a warm week!

Lish