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Fresh Sewing Day February 2014

I didn\’t get too much fully completed in January but I got a lot of things to the point of almost done. 🙂 I have several quilt tops that just need the blocks sewn together. I also have a quilt top that is ready to be quilted, the back just needs to be completed. IContinue reading “Fresh Sewing Day February 2014”

A Newly Finished Quilt Top

For my latest HARMONY. do. good. stitches. queen bee month, I chose the Simply Woven block from Moda Bakeshop. I had a friend that had made this quilt at a retreat with the Chickopee line and it came together so quickly. I try to be nice with the blocks I give, well sometimes… and IContinue reading “A Newly Finished Quilt Top”

100 Day Hustle

So I have not sat down and written up my to do list other than for swaps and bees in a really long time. By really long time I mean that I don\’t think I ever have had the balls to do it. So to join the gang over at Kelsey Sews, I decided toContinue reading “100 Day Hustle”

Cosmic Burst Pattern Testing

I was lucky enough to get to test Cosmic Burst, a new pattern from Distant Pickles! One of my coworkers is expecting a baby girl in November so this was the perfect chance to get that out of the way and also to test this awesome pattern! The quilt top came together very smoothly. It\’sContinue reading “Cosmic Burst Pattern Testing”

Two Almost Finished Quilts

I have jumped head first into machine quilting and I turned out 2 quilts in a matter of less than 2 hours! The Sparkle Punch baby quilt I did in the same FMQ design I used for Laura\’s Wedding Quilt. I love the whimsy it adds! The second one I tried a new design, organicContinue reading “Two Almost Finished Quilts”

Wednesday Afternoon

So this is what I have in progress this week. 1. First Swoon block fully completed. Trying to decide if I like it enough to keep going. Initially I was going to make a queen sized quilt for my bedroom with this color scheme. Not sure if I\’m still emotionally bought into it. 2. MorkContinue reading “Wednesday Afternoon”

W.I.P. Wednesday

I have gotten a good chunk of stuff done this weekend and week so far! I finished my Chain Link top!!! I am trying to decide on how I want to quilt it. I think simple vertical/horizontal lines will do the trick. I want to keep the symmetrical vibe in tact. Of course Marta satContinue reading “W.I.P. Wednesday”

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 Block New Projects– Cupcake Pin Cushion– Scrappy Squares – Star Flower Quilt from Link to the 30\’s Ongoing Projects– Danielle\’s Wedding Quilt (hand quilting in progress)– Proportion Quilt (hand quilting in progress) –Continue reading “WIP Wednesday”

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 thatContinue reading “My Troubled Project – Top Finished”