HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well, 2008 is upon us. It is getting windier and windier here. So, not fireworks with the burn ban that is in effect.
I've been working on Clue #3. I have only 10 of the 80 completed, but all the pieces are ready to sew together. The rest will be done tomorrow.
Wishing everyone a Fabulous 2008!

Carolina Crossings Step #2 done

Well, I finished the Step #2 of the mystery.

I've got most of the pieces for Step #3 done, just need to put them together. That might still happen tonight, but might not too.

It is good to sew. I've had lots of interruptions, but I've been sewing on and off all day long. I would have thought I'd been further along, but I am slowing down in my old age. LOL

Carolina Crossings

I working on step 2. Not as leader/ender, but just sewing them. I am using only scraps, so some of them are one or two alike. That will give lots of variety. I'm hoping this red, white and blue scrappy is pretty. If I have anything, I have lots of red and blue scraps. Maybe I will have a little more room in the scraps drawers when this is finished. I don't cut up my scraps until I am ready to use them, so I don't have lots of strips of different sizes. I'm cutting as I go along. It is interesting how things are coming together.
I have 50 of 100 done. Hoping to get them finished and caught up before the next clue.

More sewing & quilting

I'm having fun again.

I've got about 1/3 of the sub units for Step 2 of Carolina Crossings done. I could have more done if I'd just sit and sew it.

But, I'm trying to get my kitchen curtains finished. I ran into a problem, so now it might be tomorrow before they are done. :(

I made a block for a love quilt. I need to get to the post office to get it mailed off. Maybe tomorrow morning.

More finishes

Finally finished my step 1 for Bonnie's mystery ! It is a long process for me. I've not been sewing like normal, so I was slow in making the 100 rail fence 3.5" blocks. LOL I have them done and am on my way to step 2. They are 100 9 patches. LOL Bonnie has already posted Step 4, so I am behind.

I did finish another pillow. This is a baseball pillow. LOL

Now on to making a love quilt block. I need to get it cut out and started tonight. Maybe I'll even get it done. :)

Pillow talk

These are towels I made for neighbors
This is a pillow for the neighbor girl
This is the pillow DD talked me into for her room. Like she needs another pillow. LOL
A cheetah and hot pink pillow for another friend's daughter.
Guess I'm into pillows today. LOL

Winter Solstic

One of my on-line groups has a Winter Solstic exchange. I actually should have opened this on Saturday, but I've not been home enough to do that. So, I opened it today. We had certain things we needed to find and package for our partner.

Look what I got.

To help me enjoy winter, I have a snowman vest to make and a Claus from Oz to put together.

Her winter celebration memory included soup when company came, so I have some vegetable soup mix. It is getting colder here, so I will be enjoying that.

The item only for me is a coaster with a tea cup in the center and has my name embroidered on the bottom, and it has a favorite color of lavendar on it.

The promis of a new year has some wonderful springy fabric, carrot seads and cardinal climber seeds. My DD will LOVE to help me plant them in the spring.

My something to give away is some home sweet home buttons. I get to keep one and give one away. I'm thinking I might just make a PC and send it on to a friend.

My recycled (used book) and recyclable gift was the book "Buried in Quilts" and "What I learned from god While Quilting" I love to read, so these will be used and I'll figure out when to pass them on. They were wrapped in wonderful Christmas fabric.

My quilty thing was a pincushion basket with spools of thread around it. I've seen this pattern, but have not made one. It was wrapped in green fabric and tied with this beautiful blue ribbon.

My "green" bag is a black bag from Fred Meyer.

I also received a star Christmas ornament.

Wow, I was a lucky person to receive this gift.