Just a Peak

This is what I've been working on this week.

Start of another Project

Happy Weekend!! I didn't think it could get here fast enough this week. I have nothing planned for the weekend except house work, errands and some knitting. And well I've already started on the housework so that's a hopeful start!

I made comment a couple of weeks ago that I started a new project. Well I haven't really made any more progress on it but thought I would share it with you anyways.

Here's the fabric sorting. I ordered the fabric from Fat Quarter Quilters:


I'm going to be making a Schnibbles Hot Cross by Miss. Rosie's Quilts using Crazy Eight fabric line:

And here's the first block:


And on another note, we had our first snow fall of the season last night. Not much but still some snow. Monkey's already been out playing in it. And back in because she's cold. What a weather change over the past couple of weeks.

Here's hoping everyone has a good weekend. Anyone have any fun plans?

Sweat Pea Pieced

Well good morning to all. Look it is already Wednesday, and for that I'm happy. My evenings this week have been long. As Hubby has picked up a 2nd job working 2nd shift part time. And as how all things work around here his main job has picked up too. So he has been working 15 hour days. The Monkey has been extremely good with this . . . until bedtime. But enough about that, this post is supposed to be about my Sweat Pea's Quilt.

This past weekend I got in some sewing machine time and I finished piecing all my blocks for SPQ. Now comes the long part of the project, tracing the embroidery and then doing the stitching. I really liked piecing these blocks. There was very few seams to match. Also loving the fabric that I picked out for it. It is all so bright and happy.



And well since I was in the mood to cut fabric. I took these off the shelf:

These are all wovens and flannels. I'll post more about this project once I get into sewing it. I just love how they are all warm and cuddly. I can't wait to get this one done. I would love to have it done before the snow flies, but me with a giant list of projects already going, I doubt that I'll get that far.

Here's hoping everyone is have a great week. I know I'm in for a busy afternoon of errands after work.

My First Quilt

Camille and Carrie are having a My First Quilt parade and I thought that I would join in.

The above picture is the first quilt I made. I started it for the Monkey when I was pregnant with her in 2005 and I finished it in time to give it to her for Christmas 2006. It was my first attempt a quilting, the first I really had ever used a sewing machine. I had not taking any classes or had any instructions nor was I following a pattern. I self stepped my way through it using a how to quilt book from Joann's. There was another border that was planned for it but didn't make the cut. Literally. I cut the piece the wrong size.



This is the last top that I have finished and I'm still working on hand quilting it. Hopefully when the weather cools a little bit I'll feel more like working on it. The pattern is Gypsy Girl by Heather Mulder Peterson from her booklet Fat Quarter Five. This is another one for Monkey. This one will be big enough to fit on her big girl bed.

As you can see my piecing needs work. I just get to impatient and want to hurry through the project. But the one thing I've learned the most in the past couple of years is that it's okay to play with color. And it's okay for my blocks and quilts to be less traditional. And as long as I like them and they get used and loved by someone.. . . it's all okay.

Start of a New Project

sweet pea's fabric, originally uploaded by afraenia.

I picked these fabrics up a couple of Sunday's ago. And yesterday I ironed and cut into them. The plan is to make a baby quilt for the littlest one. We'll see how that goes, I tend to take my time finishing projects. There are always more projects in my head wanting to get done, then time for me to work on them