Colby Cartledge

Long Time No See

Whew. Quilting has had to take a back seat the last couple of weeks. I have had some exciting things happen in the time that has passed though:#1 I got a bad ass iron for 50% off. (Lesson: patience is a virtue.)#2 I finished my first quilt that I have ever given away as aContinueContinue reading “Long Time No See”

Start and Finish Friday

Thanks to Amanda at Crazy Mom Quilts for hosting Finish it up Friday and I have already shown what I have been doing this week on my blog so I decided to start and finish a completely new project for this link up.I participated in a Echino Swap a couple of weeks back hosted byContinueContinue reading “Start and Finish Friday”

My First Mosaic!!

So while doing some research for my 3×6 Bee I was asked to present a mosaic of inspiration. Only problem was that I had never done a mosaic. Well thank you to Kat from Mumma\’s Time to Create, I was able to learn how to make a mosaic in a matter of minutes. My colorContinueContinue reading “My First Mosaic!!”

W.I.P. Wednesday

So This week I have only finished 1 project. My \”No Regrets\” wall hanging, which I am in love with. Took it to guild meeting and it was a hit. I\’m thinking about making a pattern and selling it on Etsy but I don\’t know how to make a pdf pattern. Might have to callContinueContinue reading “W.I.P. Wednesday”

Hand Work

Had guild meeting last night, aka motivation to finish up some stuff. I finally finished my No Regrets wall hanging. I redid the binding and hand quilted it.I also taught myself to knit this weekend. I really like it. I just need to learnt o relax my shoulders when doing it. Definitely have some workContinueContinue reading “Hand Work”

WIP Wednesday

I seem to keep accumulating more W.I.P.S…Finished Projects- Charity Quilt Top- Sew Bee Joyful Bee Blocks- Pizza Box Exchange BlockNew Projects- Cupcake Pin Cushion- Scrappy Squares- Star Flower Quilt from Link to the 30\’sOngoing Projects- Danielle\’s Wedding Quilt (hand quilting in progress)- Proportion Quilt (hand quilting in progress)- Owl embroidery set- Farmer\’s Wife QALCompleted TopsContinueContinue reading “WIP Wednesday”

No Regrets?

So I finished my embroidery piece I talked about in Weekend Progress, and I set about to set it in borders and binding. I love the red border and the binding but I have mixed feelings about the blue border. Is it too much? Does is throw off the colors? Keep in mind, I\’m goingContinueContinue reading “No Regrets?”

First Bee Blocks

I just joined my first bee, Sew Bee Joyful, and was super excited to get started. My first package arrived yesterday from France. Again, a first, my first international package I\’ve ever received. I hurriedly opened my package, which included my fabric, enclosed in this adorable little plastic baggie, and a cute bookmark for Corinne.IContinueContinue reading “First Bee Blocks”

My Troubled Project – Top Finished

So in the former post My Troubled Project I expressed my dislike of the pattern I was using and how I just started cutting into the piecing I had already sewn. To me, anything was better than what I had started with. But I had never just completely abandoned a pattern or plan like thatContinueContinue reading “My Troubled Project – Top Finished”

WIP Wednesday

Thanks to Lee at Freshly Pieced for Hosting WIP Wednesday!So in honor of this weekend\’s festivities, aka the Houston International Quilt Festival, that of which I am going to…(weeeee!!!) I am showing you what I am making for the special woman accompanying me on my trip this weekend. My great aunt, \”Auntie\”, is 85 andContinueContinue reading “WIP Wednesday”