It really IS time to quilt!

'Cause I sure don't want to be anywhere else in the house today other than my quilting room! LOL There are lots of MEN down in my kitchen and I have NO kitchen at the moment! We are having renovations done, and this is my first official "Reno" experience! After a last minute call from our contractor late yesterday, I removed everything from the kitchen base cabinets and pantry.

Here's where it all ended up...do I look like a candidate for Hoarders? No? how about now?

He was at my door around 9 this morning and they wasted no time in stripping the kitchen to the walls and start laying our new floor!






where's my fridge and stove, you ask? Why HERE they are! Geez...I really AM a Hoarder LOL


We are hoping to have the floor finished by Friday of this week and we will call the appliance folks and the countertop folks and with some luck my kitchen will be completed before the end of the month!

 So what's a girl to do while she's got no kitchen? Why QUILT of course :) I'm going to finish up my pincushions for retreat, and my charity quilt, as well as a few other goodies! I wonder...will my sewing machine be loud enough to drown out the hammering? LOL

Blog giveaway!

Once again, the lovely ladies at This-n-That fabrics are having a blog giveaway! Hop on over and enter to win! I won from them just a few months ago, so maybe it'll be YOUR turn this time!! Gotta be IN it to WIN it!

Last Minute Charlie...

I really am one, you know...I'll admit it freely ;) I tell myself "I work better under pressure" which translates to "I procrastinate" LOL

So here's my latest last minute finish...with 2 days to spare!! Thanks to Peggy for the coin topper idea!

Any more Last Minute Charlies out there? LOL

Another quickie!

 Ok, here's another quickie 'cause that's about all I've had time for lately! LOL I finished block #4 of my Berry Pickin' BOM..so now I am ONLY 4 months behind on this one instead of 5!! I joined the blocks together and just love how they are coming out!


 I've also finished a little prim bunny head pillow that I got as part of a Spring Kit collection from
Farmhouse Woolens. I think this guy is just toooooo cute! I still have a little time left before Easter, so I'm going to try and cram in a few more Easter projects ;)

A dog-tired finish!

Here's my most recent finish..and I did it during a DOG-TIRED week! They put me on a "special assignment" at work...aka "make Robin work like a dog" LOL So I worked the entire weekend including Sunday, but still managed to finish my little TB Poinsettia table topper! It's from the book "Pint-Sized Traditions II" and I love all the small quilts in that book! I am currently trying to get some of my smaller projects finished before cutting into any thing new ;)  So stay tuned...I am NOT working this coming weekend so maybe I can complete another small project!!

Potato chips

I swear that these mini quilts are like eating POTATO CHIPS!! You CAN'T  make just ONE!! Here's another one I just finished...It's called "Puzzling the Old Maid" and it's a Lori Smith pattern. One of the 2 BFFs made the same quilt in a different colorway...now if Michelle would just blog about HER quilt, we could see hers too! LOL

Last minute giveaway link!

Oh QUICKLY go and enter this giveway at Pickles and Bacon! It ends at midnight tonight CST! She's giving away a beautiful Jelly Roll and Charm pack to some lucky quilter!! So go quickly..you have about 5 hrs from when I posted this!

Something for the BFFs!

Here are a couple of book covers that I made for my 2 BFFs, Peg and Michelle! The pattern is from Moda Bake shop and was alot of fun to do! It let me use some fancy stitches on my machine...now to make one for myself!

A Valentine Finish!

Here is my little Valentine finish! It's a mini quilt from a Lori Smith pattern titled "Reproduction Fabrics 2". These little quilts are part of a series offered by Temecula Quilt Company and they do a great job with the kits! I'm a little behind with these kits and currently have 5 to put together, so I'd better get busy with the sewing and quilting! LOL

Tell me...Do you like minis? Or prefer larger projects?

Happy Valentines Day!!

Happy Valentines Day Everyone!! 

 

Enjoy your day with your loved ones and family!!

I'll give you the Sun, Moon and Stars!

 Bill is a big space and planet buff, so what better of a giftie than a little space and planet pillow! I had completed the cross-stitch many moons ago (no pun intended LOL) and finally finished it into a pillow complete with piping and a ruffle! I'm happy with how it came out and I'll give it to him for Valentines day. So now I can actually say I've given him the Sun, the Moon and stars LOL.

A Challenge Finish!

I'm participating in the Backporch Friends 2010 UFO Challenge and here is my first finished challenge project! 1 down, 14 more to go by the end of June! LOL It's a runner from the 2007 Thimbleberries club and I really like how it came out! There's alot of quilted motifs in it, but they're kind of lost in the busy green fabric! I just LOVE Thimbleberries ;)

Kits Ahoy!

I think I have a kit fetish! LOL I just love kits! I love to pull my own fabs and design my own ideas too, but there's just something about having a whole "something" at your fingertips that I find irresistible! There were a few new kits in my mailbox this week so I figured I would let you see my goodies ;)

  These are 2 of 3 Spring-themed kits that Farmhouse Woolens is offering as a Seasonal-themed project of the month! Karen Perry puts together such great kits, she is such a pleasure to do business with! The 3rd Spring kit is a stitchery and I'll recieve it something next month.

These 2 wonderful kits are from Sue Spargo! The one on the left is for a tote/purse and the one on the right is a large zip bag.

All of these kits have some wool components to them as well..I just love wool!! So I'll have to add these to my "to do" list!

 Are YOU working on anything for Spring yet? It's right around the corner you know!!

Is it too early for Halloween?

Is it too early to work on Halloween projects yet? LOL As some of you may know, I just
LOVE Halloween! This is a recent BOM I started with Homestead Hearth, called Halloween 1904 and published by Blackbird Designs! I am 3 blocks into the series, 13 more months to go! The blocks are BIG too, finishing at a whopping 20" each! woohoo! I just love how they're coming out so far though!

I really do need to finish up some of my sandwiched projects though ;) so stay tuned for some pics of finishes in the near future!

First finish for 2010!

Here's my first finish for 2010! It's a Valentine runner and I just love how it came out ;) I have not been terribly motivated so far this year, but that is slowly starting to change. I'm hoping to build momentum as the year goes on! LOL So check back frequently and maybe I'll have more momentum to share!