There Has Been Sewing

I have been sewing!  Here and there.  On this and that.

I'm happy to not be on any deadlines. Sewing for myself, with fabrics that I love.

In fact I recently succumbed to the IG peer pressure of the Snippets QA

Sure it took me months to hunt these charms packs down, but why shouldn't a crack them open and sew them up!  Right?  Everyone else was doing it.  I'm glad I did, but I will tell you after I had taken them all out of their wrappers I did let out a shriek that had my hubby asking what happened.  

I got this week's blocks done.  They are fun.  Way less annoying than I had imagined.  Maybe because it's just four per week. 

I'm plugging away here and there on my April Showers quilt blocks.  I like this pace.

I do have a secret sewing finish to share! 

The online group I am apart of made a baby quilt for another impending bundle of joy.  (I think this is the twelfth group baby quilt and there are two others due this summer!  This group is FERTILE.  Actually between the eleven active mommas in the group we there are 24 kids!) Anyhow!  

I volunteered to assemble and finish this quilt and I just love it.  She wasn't planning to find out what she is having, so we planned low volume/ BLACK and then a mint sashing!  It's fantastic!  However when I had all but four blocks in my possession we found out she was having a boy!  So I made my low volume hedgehog light blue. 

I picked a Cotton and Steel low volume print for the backing and I just love how simple it is.  

A Fast Make

The Friday before we left for spring break these blocks arrived.

I was so excited and so deeply in love with them I just started right in sewing!

I had five days.

I totally banged it out!

I hit a jackpot at my LQS finding a bolt of this April Showers dot for the backing.

I am so happy I decided to try this block exchange.  

I was so nervous, but it was so fun to get these blocks and start playing with them! 

This quilt is well loved!  

It has been on the sofa since it was finished.  

All humans and animals love it up regularly.

I just finished a secret sewing project, and as soon as it is shipped and received I will share.  

Lots of Little Things

I've been MIA lately eh?  

Things took an interesting turn right after my last post.

I was getting ready for Hawaii and was antsy, so I started finishing up stuff.  

I finished the snowflake mini.

Whipped up a scrappy mug rug.

Finished up this Rose mini quilt.

Finished this I-spy.

And I whipped these travel pouches up for our trip.  

And I'll share the most exciting part soon.  

Sewing Other Things

I haven't been finishing things, but I have lots going on in different stages.

I have started my April Showers quilt cutting.  I am using the Fireworks pattern.

I made a snowflake block recently.  

I plan to finish it up soon and will use it on my dining table next January.  

The I-spy I have been working on is quilted, and the binding is ready to be sewn closed.  I am waiting for my neighbor to finish the binding on her first quilt, because she borrowed my green thread.  

I made these paper pieced roses yesterday.  

It is a mini quilt that will be a bingo prize for my virtual quilt group.

I want to get these things finished up before we leave for Hawaii next week.  

Well, maybe not the entire April Showers quilt, but perhaps the cutting is a good goal.

  

Cotton Blossoms

This past weekend I was able to finish my Cotton Blossoms quilt.

I went a little wild on the quilting, just kind of making it up as I went.... I think it is alright.

I found a suitable backing in the bargain room at my local quilt shop. 

I think it was a Sandy Gervais print.

I'm happy to have another older line I was missing now part of my Bonnie and Camille quilt collection!

After finishing the cotton blossoms quilt I got to work on the I-spy quilt I wanted to make.

I need to find a backing.

Hearts

I finished my hearts quilt this past week!

It snowed the next night so I waited to take photos of it in the snow.

Since this Bonnie and Camille line is from long ago I used a Handmade print for the backing, and a Miss Kate print for the binding.  I did a tight stippling quilting on the hearts and back and forth free motion on the background sections.  I love that this pattern came from a layer cake, yet it is quite large!  

It has been getting lot of love on the couch from humans and pets.

This is my third finish of the year.

Extra Sewing Time

This weekend gave me lots of time to make progress!

The Monster had a hockey game on Saturday morning, then right after lunch the Hubs and Monster headed east to a hockey tournament in the middle of the state.  

I stayed home with the animals.

I finished the I-spy for my nephew Will.

My second finish of the year.

This quilt turned out nicer than I had expected.

I love that I picked a border and backing that isn't too juvenile.  

After I finished Will's quilt I started on my Cotton Blossoms speedwell quilt.

I had run to get background and backing fabric earlier on Saturday.

I had a new audio book downloaded and got to work!

I had all of the blocks sewn before I went to bed on Saturday, and on Sunday I got the top assembled.

When my guys returned home I had just an hour left of my 13+ hour audio book.

The boys filled me in on all of the mite hockey, hotel pool, and cable TV excitement.

We watched the super bowl and I got a good amount done on the binding of my hearts quilt.

I think one more evening of tv stitching and it will be done!

Another exciting part of my weekend was receiving this beautiful swoon mini quilt from my dear friend Kristen.  She sent a lovely note and it couldn't have been more of a surprise!  

Also, please check out the perfect points and beautiful quilting... I taught her to quilt you know!  

It was a wonderful weekend. 

A nice way to recharge and get a lot accomplished!