[ check ! ]

Another one checked off my to-do-list. I am dropping it off at the long arm quilters on Monday. It's a Christmas quilt (if you couldn't tell) Made from all fat quarters. I still have a quilt out (since February !) With that type of wait I hope I can get this one back in time for the holidays !

[ so there ! ]

Then I stuck my tongue out at my mojo and made this.

Nothing special, I just loved the print. I backed it with some white fleece.

Super soft.

one down, many more to go

Take that hiatus !

This one was an old, old project. The top was done last June, almost a year ago.

Since then it's been living in the closet.

This weekend I wrestled it out, quilted it and binded it and washed it.

Done.

I am am ambivalent about this quilt. A common occurrence lately with me.

I can't quite place my finger on what I don't like about it, I don't hate it, but I don't love it.

The best part was making Ryan hold it, and then hide behind the fence while I was taking the photo. It looks a little crooked but that's just the way he was holding it.

The final size ended up being 40"x50". Just right for my niece to lay on while she chews on her fingers and toes.

hiatus

My crafting mojo jumped out the window and ran down the street buck naked.

Or you could just say that I am on hiatus.

I have been dragging out those old projects that have been collecting dust, thinking it might just be time to finish.

Soon.

[together]

It's together. I can't really say that I love it. My piecing on this top was horrible. I don't know what my deal is. All my measurements were right, but once I got it all together everything was just a little off.

I followed the pattern for the most part. I tweaked two of the lines, just switched them out. I am really, really wanting to add some white to this. Maybe a white border around the outside ?

Eh.

[raspberry lime squares]

My mother-in-law dropped off this quilt kit.

Actually there are 2 of them. I decided to make matching quilts for baby girl* and her older sister. Not sure if they are going to be identical or slightly different from one another.

Either way, I love the colors and the designs.

There are even instructions included !

There are 7 half yard pieces and 1 piece for the backing, all I needed to do was iron and and cut out the 8 1/2" squares.

Nap time was long today and I did just that. 

Next is assembling a pattern (the instructions even help you with that !) that I think I might like and start sewing.

The lack of white is unnerving for me. I might have to work some in somewhere.

One started, one to be started.

flip-flops and shorts

I am so fed up with winter.

I am tired of being cold, pale, tired and layered in clothing.

I want to throw open the windows, sit out in the sun with a book and some coffee, I want to walk around the neighborhood and I want to see some flowers and smell the grass.

Is that so much to ask ?

My mother-in-law left me this fabric the other day and it made me think "summer", so I did the first thing I could think of. I made some pillows for the couch. 

I love that there is a touch of pink in the fabric. I can get away with that now that there is another girl in the house. I love that the fabric brightens up the room and makes me happy, makes me feel like flip-flops and shorts are just around the corner.