Share Your Goodwill Quilts

Felt well enough to do this last night...

2012-01-21T08:46:00.001-08:00

This is my FNSI contribution...I serviced this machine and finally got it to run!!

This is my new-to-me machine...

Vogue DeLuxe

Feeling better and cleaning up...

2012-01-13T17:39:00.000-08:00

I'm finally feeling like I'm coming out of my bad "all day " (not morning) sickness...

So I've been trying to get the Textile Studio cleaned up enough to get some sewing done...

I will post pics up of before and after when I'm done.

The craftiness has waned...

2011-12-05T16:51:00.000-08:00

Since sewing on those pants in my last post, my sewing has screeched to a dead halt...

I've been focusing on crocheting on a birthday present, and have let absolutely everything else fall by the wayside.

I need to get OTHER stuff done...I know the crocheting has a due date fast approaching, but I need to get other things, other presents done too!!

More than just patchy...

2011-11-24T20:06:00.000-08:00

My second pair of patched pants...

With a little more "oomph"...

Painted with Aunt Martha's ballpoint paints.

Stitch details...

Patches, Patches, everywhere!!

2011-11-23T08:22:00.000-08:00

For quite a while now there has been a jean shortage @ our house. (which is what happens when every pair of jeans has holes in the butt, as well as all over the front of the legs...so, BEWARE!!)

I used old scraps left over after making denim bags and quilts to patch my pants.
I like the finished product...

What about you?

My FNSI spoils!!

2011-11-19T20:02:00.000-08:00

I recently bought these ballpoint paints @ JoAnns. My great aunt has some she's owned for 20 years, and I've always loved them, so I bought my own set.

My 1st block, a '67 Mustang for my dad.
My 2nd block, a '57 Chevy Bel Air, also for my dad.

I'm also working on some Sesame Street hot iron transfers for a quilt for my son.

2011-10-29T16:19:00.000-07:00

I don't get why it is SO hard...

I WANT to get up and get stuff done. I KNOW that I NEED to start getting stuff done.

Most of the time I feel like I don't have any energy. I'm all lethargic and just sit and end up watching tv all day...

"Speed-sewing"

2011-09-28T21:02:00.000-07:00

A little over a year ago, I managed to make a baby quilt in 4 hours...between the hours of 6am and 10am.

I would like to try "speed-creating" on a few more projects, as I need to get stuff done.

Yesterday's accomplishments...

2011-08-11T08:13:00.001-07:00

My closet

The rest of the craft room

My quilt blocks for my August Valley Oak Quilt Guild meeting.

This one is appliqued.

This one is pieced.

New Designs for a New Age....

2011-07-31T11:43:00.001-07:00

I'm trying my hand @ designing clothes. So far, I really like the denim skirt I've been working on.

One friend suggested I try making a blazer with a hoodie.

So, I'd have yo make one of these:

And add a hood to it...He says he knows a bunch of girls who'd wear it.

We'll see how this goes.

Nato's Halloween Quilt

2011-07-28T08:45:00.001-07:00

I made this quilt top last year, here it is pinned, folded, & waiting to be hand-tied.

I just finished pinning it!! My fingers are SO sore, but it's FINALLY done!!

My FNSI spoils...

2011-07-23T09:28:00.000-07:00

This is my New Home sewing machine. It is dated from 1941-1953, and it is awesome.

I use it for most of my sewing.

The following 3 pics are AFTER pics.

These are the new Muslin strips for the quilt frame ends.
The legs after being wiped down and let dry overnight.

That sheet on the right is made out of Muslin, and anything I can find online says that you attach Muslin to the quilt frame to be pinned to later.

All pictures to follow after are BEFORE shots:

Same quilt...with appliques..

2011-07-19T14:09:00.001-07:00

I think I'm gonna do both names on the back...the front is too busy & the letters get lost.

Jem's quilt design...

2011-07-19T10:27:00.000-07:00

What do you think?

(The green isn't part of the quilt.)
I plan on doing 2 borders around the edge...and I'll also be adding her first name onto the front, and her last name onto the back.

I am trying to become more productive.

2011-07-12T10:38:00.000-07:00

I made a list of quilts needing to be finished (not necessarily in this order) with a few at the bottom that have yet to be started.

I'm hoping that by keeping a list it will push me forward to finish them quicker.

To Be Finished

Tal's quilt
Girl Doll quilt
Nato's Halloween quilt
Meme's quilt
Xander's quilt
Tim's Wedding quilt
Jemma's quilt
Alice in Quiltland
Tools A'Plenty
Karate Kid
Cats vs. Mice

Not Started Yet

Dru's quilt
Tobi's Toddler quilt
Allis's Toddler quilt

Cutting, cutting, cutting...When will it end??

2011-06-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

I am currently cutting blocks for a quilt and am thinking of using this fabric as the backing for a lap quilt.

2011-06-26T10:55:00.000-07:00

Crafty Bracers to protect my arms from unwanted slices from seam rippers...

I recently sliced myself open with a large seam ripper whilst dismantling a pair of jeans. So, I decided I needed to make these for myself to shield against further instances.

Denim, Denim, Everywhere!!!

2011-06-23T15:52:00.000-07:00

Today I've been cutting blocks from denim jeans. I've already cut almost 20 today, to add to the 12 or so that were already cut.

I also made a quick trip to Porterville for a short visit with a friend I haven't seen since 2007, and I delivered to him a bowl I made in Pottery in 2006.

I plan on working on Tal's quilt tonight.

Yesterday of Yesteryear...

2011-06-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

Across the whole span of yesterday, I managed to put some of my fabric back on a shelf, finish the girl doll quilt top, made Adam's dicebag, and cut out most of my shirts I had set aside for a t-shirt quilt...

I also cleaned up the living room & vacuumed.

The newest pic...

2011-06-07T18:13:00.000-07:00

We named him Cheshire.

Just look @ that smile!!!

Here he is!!

2011-06-06T14:29:00.000-07:00

I ended up having to wait until today to get him as he had to get fixed first...

Here he is though...!!

Getting along...

2011-06-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

This past week, Nato, the kids, and I made several trips to the Valley Oak SPCA. The 1st & 2nd were to drop off a stray momma cat & her 6 kittens, while there we looked at the adoptable adult cats they had there.

We were smitten with a 2-year old male tabby. His name was Tuff.

I went back the next day& adopted him.

He is getting fixed on Monday morning, then I'll be picking him up in the afternoon!!

I'm SO excited!!

First WNSI!!

2011-06-01T14:36:00.000-07:00

Today is the first Wednesday Sew-In!!

I'm hoping to get 4 potholders finished, and a doll quilt top finished and maybe get it sandwiched.

Today's endeavors...

2011-05-29T10:39:00.000-07:00

I am cleaning up and re-organizing the craft room so that it'll be more useful & less cluttered.

I've already thrown away a bunch of old papers that had been placed in there when the rest of the house got cleaned.

Also, I'm hoping to get the entertainment center cleaned out so I can finally use it as storage space...

We put it in there when we moved here...but then it got jam packed with random stuff as did the rest of the room...

I've almost got all the "non-craftroom stuff" out...that is the 1st of 3 things to go...

Wednesday Night Sew-In

2011-05-25T20:03:00.000-07:00

I am hereby invoking Wednesday Night Sew-Ins!!

I am setting them up to be weekly, but if you can only participate bi-weekly, or monthly, that's okay too.

You can work on any projects that might have fallen by the wayside, due to our fast-paced, stress-filled lives.

The first Wednesday Night Sew-In will be on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011.

If you plan on participating in this, please leave your name and blog URL in the comments.

My FNSI progress!!

2011-05-21T19:03:00.000-07:00

I had QUITE the productive FNSI...I started early and ended LATE!!

I worked on piecing this (made the design on May 14th):

I went through my stash to fill this medium flat rate box for my quilter friend Cari. She's making a coin quilt with 2" and larger scraps.

I cut the stack of black, brown, and yellow blocks...still have quite a bit of fabric to go...
That whole stack is still needing to be done.

I got approx. 1/2 the blocks cut for my godson Xander's quilt (it's gonna have a Porky Pig back)!

I had alot of fun catching up on projects!!

Thanks SO much Heidi and Bobbi for hosting FNSI nights!! I know it helps alot of us to find the extra time to work!!

New opportunities!!!

2011-05-14T14:08:00.000-07:00

My sis-in-law makes these AWESOME dolls (http://www.etsy.com/transaction/49646516) and is thinking of outsourcing to me to having me make some doll-sized quilts to sell as an accessory to her dolls.

So I'm currently making 2 quilts that will each be approx. fat quarter sized when finished. This is one of them.

Surfing the bloggisphere...

2011-05-04T16:48:00.000-07:00

I went through 20+ quilting/ crafting blogs trying to get inspired to make myself a new purse...

I've been using the denim bag my mom made in high school. It has been brought to my attention that although I patched it approx. 4 months ago, it has holes again & stuff keeps falling out of it.

I REALLY think I want a "patched" look...however, I'm unsure how I wish to go about it...

Any comments?

Just for once...

2011-05-02T22:06:00.001-07:00

Just for once I want everything to work out.

We just got a '96 Chevy Blazer on Monday. I drove it around a bit last Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with no problems.

Thursday I drove up to Tollhouse to get my best friend & her son & on the way back my brakes gave out & the car kept dying.

It finally broke down in Visalia & we had to get it towed on Tuesday.

Monday, we are going to a Toyota dealership in Visalia to look into getting a 5-door latchback Yaris.

Dress Reproduction...

2011-04-13T21:48:00.000-07:00

Does anyone have any helpful suggestions on how to reproduce this dress?

My sketched version...(you can tell drawing isn't my strongsuit...)

Fastest finished clothes project ever!!

2011-04-13T13:12:00.000-07:00

I started cutting out the fabric on April 9th.

I finished sewing it last night...

2011-04-12T13:15:00.000-07:00

Night before last I started a recycled denim corset...

I saw the project here:http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/recycled_denim_corset

I made a version of it last year:
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/recycled_denim_corset/versions/2

I used 2 pairs of my dad's old jeans & cut out the pieces.

I almost done with it, I will post more pics when it's done.

Craft room, here I come!!

2011-04-08T21:09:00.000-07:00

We made MAJOR progress last night!!

You can actually walk into the craft room & it LOOKS like a craft room!!

This is AMAZING!!!

My beads came in yesterday...

2011-04-07T19:10:00.000-07:00

I haven't been able to use my new beads yet, as I smashed my right middle finger in our laundry room door.

Today I started weaving a bracelet for my middle brother. I'll post pics when it's finished.

We've also been cleaning the craft room, and I'm happy to say it's FINALLY getting done!!

Forgot one thing...

2011-04-02T21:23:00.000-07:00

Nato is constantly the most awesome husband ever!!

Last night, he bought 6 colors of glass seed beads for my bead weaving.

http://www.firemountaingems.com/shopping.asp?skw=KWSEEDMINGOPAQUE

A whole new world!!

2011-04-02T20:23:00.000-07:00

I have discovered this place called Hobby Lobby!!!

Visalia, a major city nearby is the only city that has one in California!!

Anyways, I picked up a seed bead loom and some seed beads & am now weaving bracelets, keychains, bookmarks, etc.

I'm really liking this new hobby!!

A constant frustration...

2011-03-24T12:52:00.000-07:00

Monday we were supposed to go to town early, get everything taken care of, and be back in the afternoon, so we could get to work on the craft room...

Instead, the plans got pushed until 3pm due to an unforeseen appt., and we ended up not getting home until almost 9pm.

We FINALLY got some work done in there on Tuesday night, and we were supposed to work in there more on Wednesday after my hubby got home, but with another unforeseen happening (a visitor I didn't know was coming to visit), we didn't work in there @ all yesterday!!

I was promised that today when he gets off work, after the babies get all settled & put to bed, that we'll work in that room more, but we'll see, as the kids usually don't go to sleep until at least 10-11pm!!

I physically CAN go do most of it myself, but we are to the organizing stage yet...we're still going through the boxes upon boxes of random crap I've accumulated in my 21 years!!

I know what'll happen if I don't have my hubby here pushing me...I'll just throw everything in random empty boxes to get it out of my way, & not actually go through anything.

Just cause that's what would be easiest for me.

So, PLEASE wish me luck & send good thoughts my way...I'm know I'll need it!!

All moved in & getting settled...

2011-03-17T13:59:00.000-07:00

We moved everything from 9:50am on Sunday until 3am Monday morning!!

We have since set up the kitchen, most of T's room, have the LR set up, furniture was delivered yesterday!!

A's crib is now in the LR, so we aren't woken by A's random sleep noises...only woken if she actually needs us.

The craft room/studio is still a MESS cause all our random boxes were moved in there to clean out the living room.

Will definitely NOT be blogging tomorrow!!

2011-03-12T21:02:00.000-08:00

We are moving from 9am tomorrow-7am on Monday!

I'll let you know how it goes!

New pic I took today!!

2011-03-10T20:00:00.001-08:00

They REALLY like that double stroller!!

We went for a walk today...we didn't go far...just around the park, but still nice.

I SEWED!!

2011-03-03T09:56:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, after a 3-month break from sewing, I sewed!!

I'm in the process of sewing the border onto the quilt for my mom's friend Rod.

2011-03-01T19:22:00.000-08:00

I am going to sew tonight...I am DETERMINED!!

I haven't sewn anything in months!

I am stressed, tired, and just "eh"...

Also, for those of you who play WoW, I got Holdarheck to level 20 today!! Now, to get a mount...

Hi everyone!! (which is most likely noone...)

2011-01-19T12:52:00.000-08:00

I'm gonna be doing the dishes & then I'm off to the craft room.

I HAVE to get some work done...

One month later...

2011-01-16T13:33:00.001-08:00

Except for repairing a pair of my brother-in-law's pants, I hadn't sewn in over a month!!

Night before last, I sewed the border pieces for Rod's quilt together. I am hoping to get the "quilting fire" back in me SOON!!!

I just feel so tired & lethargic...from what I keep getting told, no one blames me for feeling that way, as I have 2 small children, but I don't think it should make a difference...

Wish me luck!!

My Apologies...

2011-01-07T00:17:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry it has taken SO long to post...

I haven't gotten much farther on the scarf.

However, I did finally get the border fabric cut for Rod's quilt!

I have been having a problem getting back to work on quilts, so I haven't finished his quilt yet, but I'm hoping to do it soon, then my mom can embroider it, & we can mail it out.

Frogged, back to the beginning AGAIN!!

2010-12-24T23:28:00.000-08:00

After going back & forth for the last week, I finally ended up having to completely frog this scarf & start again.

I'm really liking how it's turning out now that I've started anew.

I am SO happy I was able to match colors so closely. I also plan on adding the patch or two that were on the original.

I'll update on Monday or Tuesday, once I get back from my Dad's.

Merry Christmas

(or Happy Holidays, whichever you prefer)!!

What has been accomplished today, so far....

2010-12-20T20:50:00.000-08:00

We went to town, Nate cashed his check, we got a money order, we sent that and Netflix out, along w/ 2 mixed CDs for a friend in NC.

I also got a bit farther on my crochet project, although, I ended up having to pull almost all of it out & start again.

We'll see what happens w/ Rod's quilt tonight.

A new schedule...for us all!

2010-12-19T23:56:00.000-08:00

Nato got a new work schedule, so we had to re-arrange our whole day, so we actually get stuff done.

I will be crocheting anytime I'm not busy, in addition to my craft time, to ensure some of it gets done everyday.

I really need to finish Rod's quilt. I've been meaning to, just been kinda busy with the kids.

Tomorrow is Nato's day off, so I plan to finish Rod's quilt tomorrow.

Wish me luck!

Sleigh Bells ring......Are ye' listening??

2010-12-14T23:03:00.000-08:00

My MIL bought 12 little stockings for the family, but there ended up not being one for her, so I'm gonna make her one out of Tinkerbell material.

An update from my desperate plea...lol

2010-12-03T16:28:00.000-08:00

Nato & I talked last night and he said he's going to buy me the laptop, under the firm stipulation that I have it at least MOSTLY paid off in approx. three years.

So,.........................YAY!!!

https://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cart_detail.do?pageLink=true&bvLoadCart=1&action=add&disp_msg=0

Saving for a HP TouchSmart tm2t Notebook PC

2010-11-30T23:37:00.000-08:00

As soon as I get paid for a quilt I already delivered, I'm going to be saving every cent I get for a HP TouchSmart tm2t Notebook PC.

https://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cart_detail.do?pageLink=true&bvLoadCart=1&action=add&disp_msg=0

I have checked one out, and it seems to be the best choice for what I'm wanting/needing.

I'm not expecting any help, but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask.

If anyone could please help me out by donating ANY money, even a quarter, it would help immensely.

If you're interested in helping, please let me know & I'll e-mail you my address.

Updates across the board...

2010-11-26T08:30:00.000-08:00

I have begun piecing Rosey Roses.

This is the design I came up with. I'm really liking it.

Almost a week ago (I think), Nato got me a full account of WoW (World of Warcraft), so I've been trying to not be on that all the time.

We've figured out a system, 2-3 hours on the game, at least 1 hour per day mandatory sewing.

Gettin' back in the groove of things...

2010-11-17T19:40:00.000-08:00

I'm finally getting things done...

This is how I've been feeling the last couple months...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6slibTD9MF0

I'm trying to take a step back & not care so much about little things that in the grand scheme, don't matter...

I have cut all the fabric for Rosey Roses (Theresa's quilt) and am hoping to come up w/ a new design tonight...

It's been a while...

2010-11-16T09:48:00.000-08:00

Well, last Saturday I went to Family Fun Night (yearly reunion, for my dad's side). Anyways, we came home w/ a pretty good haul...these are the 3 major items

A hand-quilted Spiderman-themed quilt: for Tobi
A girl-themed tied fleece blanket: for Allis
A crocheted patchwork blanket: for Allis

Now Tobi has 2 superhero quilts; Batman & Spiderman...

Luckily, last week I was able to finish Hannah & Jason's quilt. I did the great reveal up @ the reunion...

It got a bunch of oohs, ahhs, & cheers!!!

Hannah & Jason LOVED it!!

Last night, I made the design for Theresa's quilt, but alas, I don't have enough of the fabric for that quilt to do the design...so I have to RE-design today...

I need to get this done...

After a week of no progress...

2010-11-03T11:39:00.000-07:00

After a week of no progress in sewing or quilting, I basted Rod's quilt & have started quilting it.

Today I will be focusing on finishing the border of Hannah & Jason's quilt, then working some more on Rod's quilt.

If I'm still in the mood to do so later, I will also be cutting out the fabric for Theresa's great granddaughter.

http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-rosey-roses-for-teresas-great-granddaughter

Since Monday...

2010-10-21T08:39:00.000-07:00

I finished Journey's quilt yesterday.

I still need to finish the other ones though.

Nice day outside....and all I want to do is sew...

2010-10-18T15:16:00.000-07:00

Yes, we FINALLY have some nice weather!!

However, since today is Nato's day off, he has decided to mow the yard, as we don't want to be charged a $75 fee for the park to do it for us.

I am watching the kids & working on Allie's, Joey's, NickDaniel's, and Rod's quilts.

I have decided that for my Halloween costume this year I'm just going to wear my wedding dress w/ the corset I made over it.

I'm hoping to get at least one of the aforementioned quilts done today.

Oct. 15th Friday night sew-in!!

2010-10-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

I didn't manage to get anymore work done on my costume last night, but I did, however, FINALLY finish Rod's quilt top. I am making this quilt for a friend of my mom's that is going through Chemotherapy.

I figured a comfort quilt might help his morale.

Hmmm...

2010-10-15T08:56:00.000-07:00

I didn't get ANY work done on my costume yesterday, but I did get one more row sewn on Rod's quilt top.

Today, I'm HOPING to get Rod's quilt top done & get some more of my costume cut out.

Okay, so it's been a while...

2010-10-14T07:31:00.000-07:00

The kids & I went to KyRa's for RyJa's 1st b-day party last weekend.

She picked us up late Friday morning, we spent the night there, were @ the party on Saturday, then they dropped us off @ my mom's in the evening. We spent Saturday night @ my mom's.

Sunday morning my mom dropped us off @ Uncle Larry & Aunt Donna's place out in OC. Uncle Larry worked on a coverup tattoo for me.

I had fun over the weekend, but I was SO happy to be home Saturday night.

Monday was my & Nato's date day. Tony, Robin, & my MIL watched the kids for us for quite a few hours. We had a really nice date.

Yesterday we played D&D.

Last night I FINALLY finished repairing the denim bag my mom made in high school.

Today I'm hoping to get work done on my costume!

Today, today, oh, today...

2010-10-04T21:24:00.000-07:00

EARLY!!!!!! this morning, my MIL texted me telling us to get up & ready, cause we were going onto town. We did our shopping stuff for a few hours then came home.

I am SO happy, over 2 days, having to watch kids too, I almost have Rod's quilt top done!!

...getting busy.

2010-10-03T17:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I got 2 loads of dishes done, then Nato did the rest for me, I finished patching up the denim bag, I just need to reattach the liner & strap.

I'm in the process of piecing Rod's quilt top. I am hoping to get it done & in the mail this week!!

Tonight is the night Nato stays up so I can sleep uninterrupted, so we'll see how much more work I get done before bed.

At least SOMETHING got done!!

2010-10-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I repaired several pairs of jeans. One for me and a few for Hannah (Cara's younger sister, not the one married to Jason).

Anyways, I finished up the 3rd row of Rod's quilt, and disassembled (tore apart just sounds too violent for this...) the denim bag my mom made in high school, as it is in DIRE need of repairs and I am hoping to patch it all up.

That's about all I got done yesterday. BUT, looking back, that is quite alot while taking care of 2 kids!!

I am planning on cleaning up the explosion of dishes today, as well as getting some work done in the sewing room.

Here it goes, here it goes, here it goes again...

2010-10-01T06:18:00.001-07:00

I didn't manage to get any more quilting done on Alice in Quiltland yesterday, but I started another row on Rod's quilt.

I am hoping to get a good chunk of Rod's quilt top done today. We will see if it happens.

I also am hoping to get at least SOME more quilting done on Alice in Quiltland too.

Done with something at least

2010-09-30T08:54:00.000-07:00

Last night I finally finished my corset.

Today I'm hoping to finish quilting Alice in Quiltland....

We'll see what happens.

Update on work done over the last 5 days...

2010-09-29T09:52:00.000-07:00

Almost none...

I got 2 rows of blocks sewn, my corset is almost finished, & my bloomers are almost finished.

I am hoping to finish at least my corset today.

Well, so much for wishful thinking...

2010-09-26T11:43:00.000-07:00

I didn't get ANY sewing done yesterday...

None...not a stitch!!

The day went by too fast & Nato & I are still trying to figure out where it went...

Maybe I can get some work done today before our birthday party...

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me!!

2010-09-25T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hey there, y'all!!
(Hehehe...I said y'all...)

Today is my 21st b-day!!!

I'm making it my own personal sew-in day, as my hubby has it off & is gonna watch our kids all day for me.

I REALLY need to catch up...

I took a break from my bloomers as they had been aggravating me, and as a result, I'm almost done w/ my corset.

I really need to get started on the actual "costume" part of my costume.

I am also hoping to get Nato's 2nd anniversary quilt sandwiched, quilted, and tied tomorrow... (Is that wishful thinking?)

I have yet to start on Tobi's costume, but hopefully over the next few days Nato has off I'll be able to make good leeway on both Tobi's & my costumes.

Keeping Up Appearances...

2010-09-15T10:12:00.001-07:00

That was a good show...lol

Anyways, I've been keeping busy working on quilting projects & starting my White Queen costume.

Yesterday, I started making the bloomers for under the dress.

I'm continuing them today as well as trying to quilt one of my 2 donation quilts.

Just a general update...

2010-09-05T18:01:00.000-07:00

I have approx. 1/2 to 3/4 of H&J border done, I still REALLY need to get all 4 of my donation quilts for Quilts for Kids (http://www.quiltsforkids.org/) quilted by Tuesday morning, which probably means I'm not going to be sleeping tomorrow night, BUT, we'll see!!

Nato is AWESOME!!!

He just ordered me a professional dressmaker's mannequin.

I should have it soon!!!

Getting quicker...

2010-09-02T22:12:00.000-07:00

I have pinned the border on Hannah & Jason's quilt. All I have to do is stitch the border & it is done!!

Between yesterday & today, I laundered the material for Teresa's great granddaughter's quilt as well as the material for my mom's friend Rod's quilt.

This morning, I finished my mock corset, made from my favorite halter top, and I am still adjusting my skirt so it will fit.

An update accumulated over the last few days...

2010-08-29T08:33:00.000-07:00

I have finally sewn the borders onto Nato's Halloween 2nd anniversary quilt.

I have also chosen a backing for Anonymous II, basted it with curved safety pins, and started hand quilting it.

It is going to take forever, but it will be worth it.

Getting work done...

2010-08-21T08:27:00.000-07:00

Day before yesterday I finished tying Hannah & Jason's quilt, now all that is left is to sew the border.

Yesterday I finished piecing Nato's quilt top. All that is left is to add the borders.

Today's Accomplishments!!

2010-08-17T20:39:00.000-07:00

Today was Nato's day off, and he helped me with the kids.

So, I was able to finish sewing the 4-patch blocks for Nato's quilt & have started piecing the top.

I think it will go together really fast now.

Also, we FINALLY got Hannah & Jason's quilt basted w/ curved safety pins. Hand-tying starts tomorrow.

UPDATE: from my last post...

2010-08-15T08:35:00.000-07:00

I have almost finished cutting out the fabric for Nato's quilt.

I will be finishing that up today, and starting to piece the top.

Nato's 2nd anniversary Halloween quilt!!!

2010-08-14T06:01:00.000-07:00

I have finished cutting out the Owls in trees fabric.

I still have to finish cutting out the rest of the fabric, but, we ARE getting there!!

Spoils from yesterday's excursion...

2010-08-13T15:45:00.001-07:00

I got a few different horse fabrics to supplement the ones I already had, to make a quilt to sell.

I also got quite a bit of food fabric to make another quilt to sell.

I got a few fabrics for the quilts I am making Kristin's 4 grandkids she takes care of.

I got a yard each of the 2 main fabrics in Nato's Halloween quilt: (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-natos-2nd-anniversary-gift)

and a 1/4 yard of each of the border fabrics.

I got a blue remnant for the Spiderman quilt, an orange remnant to supplement w/ the rest of Nato's fabrics, and 2 sage green remnants to supplement the quilt I'm making for my mom's friend Rod.

Oh, and we also picked up a King-sized sheet for Hannah & Jason's quilt...if it ends up STILL being too small (which it shouldn't be) then I am just going to sew some of the queen sized sheet onto it.

We got the batting, BUUUUUUT......

2010-08-11T19:26:00.001-07:00

The sheet we had picked out for the quilt back is queen sized. It needs to be king-sized.

Earlier today, I received the portion of money my brother owed me for Hannah & Jason's quilt, so my mother-in-law is going to take me to JoAnn's tomorrow to pick up the rest of the fabric I need for my anniversary quilt to Nato.

This Halloween will be our 2nd wedding anniversary.

Just a quick little post...

2010-08-10T13:29:00.000-07:00

If anyone wants to place an order for any quilts to be finished in time for Christmas, August 31st is the last day to order!!

Hannah & Jason's quilt...

2010-08-10T09:09:00.000-07:00

As it turns out, I didn't have a big enough piece of hi-loft batting for their quilt, or even enough small pieces to piece together to make a big enough piece...lol

So, later, or possibly tomorrow.

I have started plans on my anniversary present for Nato. An approx. 7 1/2' x 7 1/2' quilt that is done in all Halloween fabrics and orange and black as complementary colors.

FINALLY DONE!! Well, sort of...

2010-08-09T06:05:00.000-07:00

I FINALLY finished Hannah & Jason's quilt top!!Later today, Nato & I will be laying it out with the quilt back, batting, and quilt top to baste it with safety pins.

Then I will start hand-tying it. This is the plan for how it will be tied at every point & center; except the outermost edges, as they will be covered by the binding..

The first 2 quilts from quiltsforkids.org (not finished)

2010-08-08T22:30:00.000-07:00

Alice in Quiltland

Cats & Mice

They're here....They're HERE!!

2010-08-05T18:49:00.000-07:00

A week or two ago, I went to http://www.quiltsforkids.org/ and requested 4 quilt kits.

They will send you kits, and all you have to provide is 1/8"-1/4" thick batting & return shipping.

I am already almost done w/ my 1st quilt top, and it is looking awesome...I will post pics later.

As of yet...

2010-08-02T07:59:00.001-07:00

I have yet to begin actually working on anything...I just finished documentation for yesterday's work.

Hannah & Jason's quilt as of yesterday!
I am making this quilt to help out a woman I met recently who takes care of her 4 grandchildren.

This quilt in particular is for her 6-month-old granddaughter.

Okay, so here goes...

2010-08-01T22:39:00.000-07:00

I got the 3rd row on Hannah & Jason's quilt re-pinned & sewn.

I will be attaching row 4 to the top tomorrow, and I will be HOPEFULLY finishing the rag quilt for the 6-month old.

Tomorrow morning, I am going to have Nato starch the fabric I need for the 3 girl quilts. It will be MUCH easier to get accurate measurements & therefore squares, when the fabric is stiffer.

Nato has been wanting to pull the rows of Michelle's quilt back apart & pin them to get them more accurate, so that's what he's doing tomorrow, amongst other things.

Well, I'll let you know how it goes...!!

Well, ...........

2010-08-01T10:23:00.000-07:00

I got another row pinned on Hannah's, went to go sew it and realized there was a large gap on one side, so I have to unpin & re-pin today...then sew.

I'm also wanting to get a rag quilt done today.

HI HO, HI HO, it's off to work we go...

2010-07-31T14:02:00.000-07:00

Nato has the most retarded work schedule ever, today. He had to be at work from 8:30am -11:30am. Then he had to go back to work at 2pm and work until 10pm.

RIDICULOUS!!!

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Anyways...done ranting......where was I?????

Oh, yeah!!

I am gonna sew another row to Hannah & Jason's quilt, then work on Meme's, cause her quilt top is almost done, and her pieces are already all cut out.

We'll see what I get done from there, cause tonight is Uncle Larry's b-day party, and I'm going w/ the kids.

After all...

2010-07-30T23:38:00.000-07:00

I'm not very happy w/ myself today.

I had 5 projects I wanted to get at least SOME work done on, and I ended up only working on Hannah & Jason's.

Instead of working on the others in the afternoon, evening, & night, I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer instead.

So, for the rest of the weekend, these projects are my plan:

My 1st quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-my-first-ever-quilt),

Hannah & Jason's wedding quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-hannah-jasons-wedding-quilt),

Meme's quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-memes-monstrous-quilt),

Wedding Road to Ireland (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-wedding-road-to-ireland),

and Nato's quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-natos-geek-quilt)

We'll see how much work I end up getting done, and I will post again @ the weekend's end.

Today's To-Do

2010-07-30T10:46:00.000-07:00

Today, I am planning to work on:

(though not necessarily in this order)

My 1st quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-my-first-ever-quilt),

Hannah & Jason's wedding quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-hannah-jasons-wedding-quilt),

Meme's quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-memes-monstrous-quilt),

Wedding Road to Ireland (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-wedding-road-to-ireland),

and Nato's quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-natos-geek-quilt).

I will let you know what I end up getting to work on.

An update for 1st quilt!

2010-07-28T08:55:00.001-07:00

This is what I've accomplished over the last few days.
I still have quite a bit to go as it is obviously still small, and I want it to be queen-sized.

Nato's first FNSI!!

2010-07-25T08:48:00.000-07:00

While I was working on my first quilt, Nato was working on Michelle's quilt.

We only have to add horizontal sashing to a few more rows, then the top will be finished.

Friday Night Sew-In!!

2010-07-24T17:18:00.000-07:00

Last night was my first official FNSI that I've been a part of. Nato, my husband, joined me and we stayed up until 3 am working on various projects including Michelle's quilt (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-michelles-quilt)

and my first ever quilt that I had started in June 2008.

I finally started adding more to my first quilt last night. I have collected a wide range of different colored and textured fabrics for this quilt.

Here it is so far...

Fastest quilt I have EVER made!!

2010-07-22T20:32:00.001-07:00

I also made an entire baby quilt similar to Allissa's (http://modernroots.com/p/quilting-first-quilt-made-by-nato), but longer.

I started choosing fabrics, measuring & cutting @ 6:30am, and had the quilt completely finished by 9:58am.

Starting a business!!

2010-07-19T17:08:00.001-07:00

Nato and I have been discussing it for a while now and we want to make Share Your Goodwill Quilts an actual business.

We are in the process of building a website for it, and even have a business PayPal account set up already.

As of right now, we need to figure out pricing for the quilts, and get some made to sell.

I will keep you updated and will post the link to our website, once we finish it.

WOOT!!

2010-07-06T00:33:00.000-07:00

I got one of these:

http://www2.fiskars.com/Products/Sewing-and-Quilting/Sewing-and-Quilting-Tools/Rulers-and-Cutting-Mats/6.5-X-24.5-Ruler-Donna-Dewberry

@ Walmart today for $11.98!!

WOOT!!

Had myself a little sew-in last night...

2010-07-05T08:16:00.001-07:00

During my sew-in night, I finished repairing Dan's quilt and FINALLY finished Allissa's quilt!!

Tetris quilt...

2010-07-05T07:57:00.000-07:00

I am FINALLY starting to work more on the back of the Tetris quilt....which will look similar to this; an original NES controller:

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4964/nescontroller4ad.jpg

The ULTIMATE geek quilt!!

My husband is gonna LOVE it when it is finished!!

I'm all tied up tying up!!

2010-07-02T11:23:00.000-07:00

I have FINALLY found the fabric that I wanted to use for Allis's quilt...and I have it hand-tied!!!

I only need to add binding, and it will be finished!!

Ultimate Anonymous!!

2010-06-22T19:32:00.001-07:00

Cari's Anonymous

My Anonymous II

Dee's Anonymous III

All AWESOME!!!

Anonymous II: Quilters Anonymous Round-Robin block swap w/ Dee & Cari (May/July 2010)

2010-06-22T11:00:00.001-07:00

This is the wall hanging I made out of my, Cari's, and Dee's blocks....and a little lavender sashing...