Home Stretch!

almost there!

this one has been a challenge. I tend to have

that problem when i make a pattern. i have ripped

out more seams on this one that even the Shabby quilt!

i know, as if that is even possible! well, it is. but

the important thing is i learned from it.... and i didn't

have a melt down. that's a win, win people!

these are all the trimmings!

do you see that in there? yeah, there's

enough for a whole 'nother quilt!!

it amazes me how much i trim off and true up

and then somehow, the seams still magically line up.

sure, there are a few off by a bit, but you'd think

they'd be off by about a foot! its simply magic.

and!!! another chick pic!

these guys were born on Good Friday! :)

how sweet are they?!

the fat one is Theodore, and the other is Munkin.

(they are chipmunk patterns)

More to come :) as if you didn't see that coming.

Happy almost Wednesday, we're almost thru it people!

Happy Easter!

 

Happy Easter Everyone! :)

I need to be stopped

ok, so, i don't have a problem. really. i can stop at any time.

after my $100 spending spree at JoAnns last weekend (but

$20 of that was moms, so really it was only $80) i may have gone

back to Joanns this week...i didn't have a choice, they gave me

a coupon. it was going to expire this weekend. it had to be done.

THEN i had a friend mention a huge billboard for a quilting shop

up the road a piece, and you know, its such a nice day today.....

so i managed to get the hub in the car and 1.5 hours later i

found a new quilt shop! It is Patchwork Plus. pretty cute place

but no Moda Pre-cuts. :( but i did get a pretty cute score.

Speaking of Moda, don't you know the day i finished my

strawberry quilt top that they released this; the swatches for

my EQ. lol. better later than never!

Also, just a side rant, NO ONE around here carries Free Spirit.

ERG!! I have yet to see Amy Butler, Heather Bailey or

Tula Pink in any of the stores that i have been in. 

This is why i want to open my own quilt store....to offer

some material alternatives in these parts. I mean don't get me 

wrong, dark blues, burgundy's and creams are gr8, but hows about

some modern color people!!? I guess there aren't many young quilters here.

anyhow, i hope the Easter bunny leaves yall some yummy

fabric goodies in your baskets :)

Happy Easter Everyone!

Sunday is for Stash Building!

ok, so we just got a new JoAnns. which is AWESOME!

i can't believe how HUGE it is, and how much more

fabric there is. (ok, so we already know i am in trouble here.)

it is bitter sweet cuz the new store is now about an hour

away from home and too far from work to make it

there on a lunch break. the old one was like 5 min. from

work, so i spent lunch time there quite often.

so, you know what that means?

i have to stock up when i do go!

par example:

because i am working on something.

this is for the finishing touches on my

Strawberry Patch.

because they were pretty.

too bad they weren't on sale.

and because i am a pre-cut princess.

i <3 me some fat quarters.

i also came away with 2 bags of batting for

me and mom. it was 40% off after all!!

Also, it is FINALLY!!!! spring here, like for real

this time. i think. the weather has been NUTZ! like

Day After Tomorrow kinda nutz. I hope it doesn't come

to that. if so, we all best head south ASAP!

so, here are some pretty pictures from the afternoon.

its OK, i didn't touch it.

blue car in a sea of green.

self portrait.

(i could've at least took the hub cap off

and turned it right side up!)

Hope yall enjoyed the springy-ness.

Happy Sunday and Happy Next Week!!

Turtle Finale!

Crush is finished! I pimped it out with some

metallic fabric paints and he is complete! Good times!

I think the dynamic silk painting trio will be doing another

silk painting when it comes along. We've also

signed up for the Batik class next month.

This is gonna be a summer full of wine tastings

and craft classes! I sound old already don't i? :)

Well, this will be assurance that i am really a 10yr. old.

so i am a VW FANatic. I have a real one, a new beetle, and an

original 82 Superbeetle (but she is WAY run down)

and i collect all things VW, as i am sure you

figured out from this post. And this ladies and gents,

is my unicorn!!!!! Ever since Cars came out i have

been outraged that everyone in town had their own

little play set but Filmore (who, by the way, made the movie,

all your kids think it was McQueen, but they are WRONG!)

....so the hub took me out for some "Hot wheels across America"

which is where we hit up all the stores for 82 mustangs and VW's.

and look who i found!!!! i am SERIOUS when i say that i snatched

it up, and began to jump with joy. i am also serious when i say

that i almost cried. seriously. you have no idea who freakin

excited i was. i carried it thru the whole store like a baby

in my arms. i hope you enjoy these pic of a real life unicorn!

Best. Sunday. Ever.

Happy Sunday and heres to a hopefully happy week!

Found Something!

so this is what i did with my Sunday afternoon!

chopped up those sweet strawberries into pieces while watching

a Disney movie marathon. (followed by a REALLY long nap.

yeah, i live an exciting life.) so far i have sewn 5 blocks together

.....and i can't really decide how i'm gonna lay all them out (this is where EQ

comes in handy...nothing better in this whole world than ctrl+Z)

so i may be posting a poll for a little help from my friends.

this week has been NUTZ, hope yalls is going

more smoothly than mine!!!

Here's to a productive day off tomorrow...

if i don't end up going to work after all!

Happy Humpday Everyone!

Strawberries & Sea Turtles!

my hubby surprised me with this last week! the new collection

from Fig Tree Quilts, Strawberry Fields. How awesome is that?!

I love surprises, especially fabric ones! Now, i don't have a link for you

guys, cuz Moda hasn't released the fabric swatches on their site,

which is a big 'ole bummer cuz i am without a quilt project, and

i need me some fabric swatches for my EQ so i can get busy!

i hope this isn't another "Dream On" goose chase; those fabric

samples weren't released either. At least the patterns are small

so if i have to break down and do it by hand, it can be done.

I took a silk painting class this weekend at a local fabric shop.

It was awesome! and i made some new friends. this is an

in process shot of my sea turtle. I go back next week to pick

up my piece and add embellishments if needed. The teach

also took some in process pix, so i'll have a whole post of

everyones artwork next week, hopefully. the store is a little

over a 1/2 hour away, but it is a beautiful drive over the mountain

and well worth it! the owners are a mother and daughter, and they

are just about the nicest people in the world. I believe my weekends

are gonna be busy this summer :)

and the ever better part:

we had to wait for the resist to dry....and the store was

closed....so we had the run of the place! While we waited we

did a little shopping down stairs. it was kinda like being a movie

star; having the whole store to our selves :) i got these beauties

and also a few for my mom (civil war prints of course). There were

only 3 of us in class, but we sure did put a hurtin' on their FQ's! 

It was the most fun i've had in a while. Good friends, great times

and fabric, what more do ya need?

Now to figure out what to do with the rest of my Sunday......