LCQA Block #6

I just finished block #6 for the Layer Cake Quilt Along over at Moose on the Porch Quilts.  I was not a fan of this block when it was first posted.  The directions weren't as clear as I would've liked them to be, and I just wasn't sure it fit with our other 5 blocks.  I do have to say - now that I have it done, I really like it.  I used all scraps except the yellow border fabric. 

The block went together really fast too.  I also did some more organizing today too.  I got these little baskets for my fat quarters, and I guess I'll have to buy one more. 

One basket of fat quarters, one basket of kitten.  Louie slept like this the entire time I was in my sewing room ha ha. 

WIP Wednesday

Hey everyone!  Time for another check in on all our WiPs for the week. 

Since I've only been back for 2 days, I don't have a ton to report.  Today I hope to get block 6 of the Layer Cake Quilt Along finished.  I got block 5 done last night:

I spent a lot of time organizing yesterday so today could be a more productive day.

I also need to figure out which fabrics I'm going to use for the Sliced Coins Quilt Along.

So today I'm kind of boring :)  I did make a page for my WIPs that I've been updating daily.  If you'd like to see that click here. 

Happy WIP Wednesday!

LC Quilt Along Block 5

I spent most of today reorganizing my sewing room (which unfortunately is our dining room at the moment) and sewing my block 5 for the Layer Cake Quilt Along.  I'll be the first to admit that I was intimidated by this block.  I spent a lot of time on my trip thinking about what colors to use.  I am satisfied with the final turn out, although I would have loved to have used a pink or orange fabric along with these colors.  Unfortunately I didn't have any layer cake squares in those colors that would work.  This layer cake had a lot of stripes in it (which I really like) but I didn't want to worry about directionality with this block.  

I enjoyed sewing this one.  I think I'll do block # 6 tonight if I don't fall asleep :) I'm even more intimidated by that block!  

So much to talk about!

Hello everyone!!  I'm home at last :)  The 10 hour drive in the snow today was not very fun, but I'm glad to be home.  

I took this picture somewhere in eastern Montana.  The wind is so bad over there that the snow just blows across the road constantly.  It plays tricks on your eyes and such.  I have to say, I love living in a valley!  

So I got home to some wonderful stuff!!  

First: a fat quarter bundle of Journeys fabric by Kathy Davis.  I bought this for the Sugar Pop N Change quilt that was posted over at Moda Bake Shop.  

I have too much stuff to put away from my trip and things to open it all the way up right now, but when I do I'll definitely post some pictures.  I am pretty sure this is what I'll use for the Sliced Coins Quilt Along too.  Excited!!

And second: my prize for winning the give away over at Quilt Dad!  John sent this amazing, wonderful and super cute fabric covered journal along with some cuts of coordinating fabric.  If you haven't seen John's blog, please click the link and head over there, I promise you'll love it!  I'd like to thank John for this great give away.

I also had time to snap a picture of some of the other quilting things I got for Christmas.

I'm really looking forward to organizing all my notions!  Plus, that mini iron is really going to come in handy.  I also got a Fons and Porter design wall.

I think I'll save the rest for tomorrow.  I have to get caught up on the layer cake quilt along, so I'll be posting block #5 and hopefully block #6 soon!  

  

I've decided!

Ok, so I've definitely decided to do Elizabeth D's Sliced Coins Quilt Along over at Don't Call Me Betsy!  Woohoo!!  See the button to the right to join the fun.


I also really want to start the Suger Pop N Change quilt posted over at Moda Bake Shop soon (which I already have the fabric for).  I think the Sliced Coins quilt will actually be a cool compliment to make with this one.  I think I'll do them as a pair and keep them for when I need a gift for a momma and baby duo.  I'll make the Sliced Coins in a crib size for a little one and the Sugar Pop N Change in full size for a momma.


I'm still deciding on the Block-A-Palooza, I might just wait for the 1st blocks to be posted over there so I can see what direction they are going with them and how complicated they may be.  My boyfriend said he'd buy my fabrics for it (I know, I'm completely spoiled!) so it'll just be a matter of whether I want to commit to something like that.  I'm also still deciding about Urban Lattice... hmmm


On another note unrelated but cool note, I was able to cross off two more items from my 26 goals for my 26th year list (click to read the entire list).  I finally finished the 5th season of Bones.  Netflix finally added it to their instant streaming titles and I promptly watched every episode.  I think it's definitely my favorite show, tied for 1st place with The Big Bang Theory.

Plus I've absolutely found a new favorite author:  Suzanne Collins.  I recently read "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins and I'm in love.  Its a hard book to describe, but it's intense thats for sure.  I've had a lot of time to read here in ND and I have read both "The Hunger Games" (book 1) and "Catching Fire" (book 2).  I could not put them down.  I stayed up for 24 hours straight finishing book 2.  It's a trilogy and I can't wait to get book 3!!  If you like suspenseful but amazing books, read them!!!

Another quilt along? I'm not sure...

Disclaimer:  I may have taken an ambien about an hour ago.... and I didn't realize it had effected me quite this much, so please don't judge too harshly on any grammar or spelling errors. - or any place I seem to not be making sense :D

So here's the deal, I am having so much fun with the Layer Cake Quilt along over at Moose on the porch quilts.  Luckily it's one block every two weeks... which is a great pace for me - but I also think I have time to sneak another project into my life.

So now I have decisions to make.  I have been interested in doing the Urban Lattice Quilt Along since I came across it a month or so ago.  I have zero idea what colors I would use, but I am definitely loving the pattern, plus I love paper piecing.  But I feel like coming in this late I'd be missing out on the fun of having lots of people actively participating and somewhat in the same place in their projects.

I also am seeing all the talk about the Blogger's Block-A-Palooza which starts this month and has 2 blocks per week.  I have fabric I could use for this one (just got some great deals on fat quarter bundles) so I wouldn't really have to worry much about that part.  Although 2 blocks a week might be too much for me with my arm giving me so much trouble the last few weeks.  Plus I would have to find some solids to go with my prints, which would cost even more money.

Then there's the Don't Call Me Betsy sliced coin quilt along that Elizabeth has put together.  I don't know much about this one just yet, but anything Elizabeth does I know will be awesome.

Is anyone else having issues with this, or is it just me?  Unfortunately I'm not able to participate in all of them because I can't buy that much fabric right now.  My stash is still just a baby stash.

I just don't know - I want to do all of them darn it!!  Really I'm just venting, I know you guys can't make my decision for me... But any words of advice would be great.  I will say I will have quite a bit of time for quilting when I get home now that my sewing room has been turned back into my sewing room instead of a formal dining room for the holidays.   My boyfriend and I will hopefully be moving into our new place very soon, and he said I could have a whole room just to myself for my sewing :)  He's just the best.  Anyway, if any of this made sense, and you're still reading at this point, please leave me a comment and let me know which quilt alongs you guys are doing at least so I know where my Bleeps (Blog Peeps) will be.

Why Am I in North Dakota?!

Hello everyone!!  Happy New Year!  Well I know it's been awhile, but I was very busy with the holidays (as all of you were!) and I just couldn't find time to quilt!  Darn it!  But now it's 2011 and I am ready to expand my quilting knowledge even more this year.


First off, yes, I did decide to take a trip to North Dakota for 2 weeks, and I'm still here.  I have good reason though, my wonderful boyfriend works over here and I really wanted to spend some time with him.  Plus I got to cross off one of my goals for my 26th year.  Yay.  I have never been to ND before, so I get to cross off "travel to a state I've never been to."


I got tons of amazing quilting stuff for Christmas.  One of my favorite things I got was this:

I would recommend this book to any beginning quilter.  It has some of the best pictures and explanations of any book I've seen.  Plus the included patterns are beautiful!  I'm definitely going to put at least a few of them on my 'to do' list.

I found a quilt store in the town we are in, so I'll be visiting there soon.

I wasn't able to bring any quilting along with me to ND so I've been crocheting instead.  I'm almost finished with my first scarf.  Its not perfect, but I like it:

I just need to finish off the one end and sew in the tails. I found this pattern online here.  It includes cross stitches, which I had zero idea how to do, but after some youtube searching I found enough videos to help me figure it out.  I like the cross stitches because they add another layer of yarn to the scarf, making it extra warm :).  I had fun making this one.  I'm going to make some hats next.  


Well thats it for now!  Hope all of you have a wonderful 2011!!!