Valentines blanket done

OK, so I gave DD a heart pillow and this fleece blanket.  So spoiled is she, she says, why doesn't it have my initial on it.  LOL  I thought about embroidering one, but didn't find one large enough, so I did this machine applique.  I don't like the fusible on fleece, so I zigzagged it a number of times around the edges and then stitched close to the zigzag and then again about 1/4" from that stitching.  It should last, and she has her Valentines Day blanket.  LOL

I do think I am still procrastinating about doing something with this other quilt.  Maybe I will focus soon.

Purse is done!

This is my DIP Dream in Process.  I have to snowball all those tiny corners.  If you look above the yellow square in the middle, you will see where I am.  I am going up the column. then, I have 6 more columns to go.  At that point I can once again take the 4 columns off on the left and chain stitch the rest to it.  That will be a happy day!  This is an old UFO.

 I wish I knew why this photo went sideways.  I never understand it.  LOL 

Finally the purse that didn't want to be made is done.  So, the saga goes.  I couldn't find the fusible fleece.  Then, I sewed the strips on the wrong side of it.  LOL  Then, I forgot to put the snaps on before ironing it and fusing the backing to the strips.  Then I sewed the pockets in upside down.  Then I twisted the strap.  Then the strap was too short and I had to piece the webbing.  It doesn't like to be pieced, so I covered it with fabric and really stitched it down lots of times.  Finally the purse is done and DD likes it.  It is a bit larger than the blue one so she should be able to fit all her books into it and lots of other things.  LOL

Stash Report

Well, I got away from doing the stash report for some reason.  Maybe because January was a buying month.  LOL

Used this Week: 4.35 yards


Used year to Date: 39.3 yards

Added this Week: 0 yards

Added Year to Date: 24 yards

Net Used for 2013: 15.39 yards

Remembering Robin Strobel

This was posted on a group I belong to.  Remembering Robin Strobel

Quote On December 18, 2012, the Martingale family lost our dear friend and colleague, Robin Strobel. A quiet, unassuming woman, Robin clearly had a backbone of steel. Otherwise, she could not have waged a 10-year battle against a rare form of cancer that left her body shattered but her spirit strong. end quote

They are giving away e patterns from Robin.  I've used some of her patterns before and absolutely love her work.  I wish I could have met her.  From all the testimonials about who she was, she will be greatly missed.

Sewing day

Spent today with my friend Lorena and I finished the center of the black, white and red quilt

 Because I had extra blocks.  I don't like square quilts, I decided to take off the end row and make table runners.  One will fit on the kitchen table, and the other on the table in the living room

I still need to quilt them all, and put borders on the big quilt

I told you we lost Aunti Elizabeth and I couldn't find a photo.  Here she is with a niece and one of her sisters, Ruth.  Aunti Elizabeth will be missed.

A Thread of Scarlet

My good friend Lorena has opened up a blog - a Thread of Scarlet and is starting to do tutorials on different projects she is doing.
Go check her out.

tiring week

OK, I said I'd post photos at some time.  I am too embarrassed to show you the before photos.  You can see some of the mess, but it was horrible before.  This is my long arm with my design wall at the far end.  That tessellations quilt is a never ending project.  LOL  I have my roll of batting sitting out because I have too much stuff under the long arm.  :(  Lana's batting is over by the design wall too.  The cutting table is on the front left, and will always need help.

 This is looking from beside the design wall.  Those plastic bins are my scraps and they are color coded to allow me to find the right pieces when I need it.  Most of the drawers are full, so that means I really need to use up more of the scraps and not worry about the yardage in the cabinets.  My cutting table is on the right front in this photo.  The milk crates have the batting I just went through.  I really need to figure out more projects to use them up.  The bigger pieces of batting are on the floor behind the cutting table.  I imagine they will be used up fairly quickly.

 This is the Magix Stax swap I was in.  I don't really like my bright fabrics together, but I imagine mixed with others it will be fine.  I didn't do as many as I thought I would because life got in the way and if I don't get them mailed quickly, they will end up being late.  It will make a small quilt for the BAMC group.

 I did finish the road quilt.  It is on my Cyberquilters UFO listing, so that is a help, plus it is able to go to Angel Cover Ministries folks so a little boy can play with his matchbox cars on it.  I quilted around the roads and around the buildings.  I followed some of the trees too.  it was fun to quilt.  I used only stuff in my stash.  Those half square triangles were going to be thrown away by someone and I rescued them.  Don't they go well?  So, please don't through good stuff away, pass it on to those that will work with it.

I do have a strange double knit quilt that Lana gave me in her excess fabric boxes.  She thinks I can use it more, so she passes it on.  So, I take it and try to use it.  LOL  This next one will be shown when I get the binding on it.  I have no idea how to find a homeless shelter to pass this on to.  It will be really warm.