Sunday, December 21, 2008

teacher gifts





Where did my week go? I got home from a relaxing weekend to a week of chaos. To add to all I had to do, I have somehow pulled a tendon in my right hand and I am right-handed. Unfortunately, I still had a long list of things to do. I managed to get my teacher gifts made, even though it took longer than it should have because of my hand. This coming week I am going to try to relax and enjoy the season (if my children will stop fighting.) I may have to sew just to save my sanity.

Friday, December 12, 2008

girls weekend



Halla-freakin-lellia! (Yes, in Texas that is a word.) My bags are packed and I am waiting for my girlfriend to pick me up and we are headed to the beach for a girls weekend. That's right, no husband and no children. No "He said...", no "She did ....", no "Where's ......?". I will no longer be the finder of lost things simply because I have a uterus.
I did manage to get a little bit of sewing in yesterday. These are the first time I've made dresden plates.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

doll quilt swap arrived




My doll quilt swap quilt arrived in the mail a couple of days ago. Not only did my swap partner send me a quilt, she also sent the doll to go with it. Of course my 6yr old has claimed her and named her Lola. The quilt and the doll are both charming and I am thrilled to have been the recipient. Thank you Jess, keep quilting! I also want to include a picture of the beginnings of my next project (more on that to come.) As usual I have much to do and not enough time to do it in. Happy quilting! (I am!)

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

kaffe tree of life



Yesterday was extremely productive. I got mountains of laundry washed, dried, and put up, and I finished my little "Tree of Life" quilt. I got a stack of Kaffe fabrics from a friend and just had to do something with them. While I did draw my tree out myself, I did take inspiration from a number of sources starting with Kim Mclean, Sue Spargo, Becky Goldsmith, and of course the most fabulous Gwen Marston. It is not perfectly square and does not need to be. I will most definitely be making a series of these. I don't often work in a series but I feel like I have a few more trees in me. Besides, it is the season for gift giving and I have a long list.

Monday, December 8, 2008

New quilt




Hurray! I managed to do some quilting in between the business of the past weekend. I used YLI silk thread to do this background quilting and it is lovely. It is the first time I have used silk thread for quilting and I will definitely use it again. The only real problem I encountered was getting both my top and bottom tension adjusted for the thread. It literally took me an hour to get my tension set. Hopefully, I can get the rest of this piece quilted in between the mountains of laundry I am washing today.

Friday, December 5, 2008

felted bag and more






Last night was my bee Christmas party. Lori loved the small wonky log cabin quilt I gave her. Yeah! I received the cutest felted bag from Kathy. I love it!
I finished quilting the brown log cabin quilt and finally got it washed. Today was the first day it has not been really windy here, so I was able to get some pictures. Our Thanksgiving was wonderful with the exception of the trip to the emergency room. My son crashed his bicycle, took a big chunk of skin off his elbow and had to have stitches. Now, if my children will stay out of the emergency room and my relatives will stay away I can get some good sewing time in this weekend. One can only hope.