Christmas BOM

Today, I put together the blocks from the 2010 Christmas BOM from Fat Quarter Shop! I did not buy the finishing kit, but instead used left-overs from the months. I still have enough left-over to make a scrappy binding, and then some! :o) I think my favorite block is the basket at the center bottom. :o)

November BOM

Here is the "Designer Mystery BOM" from Fat Quarter Shop, for November. This one is called "Hung by the Fire".
I love these big blocks - they finish to 12-1/2" square. Makes them easy to put together, and the fabrics are so fun and cheery. :o)

Christmas Mystery Block of the Month

Here is the October BOM from the 2010 Designer Mystery Block of the Month from Fat Quarter Shop... This one is called Peppermint Pinwheels... :o)

Another fun, easy one... :o) Thanks for visiting! :o)

Holidays at Home BOM - quilt top finished!

I was excited when the finishing kit came for the Holidays at Home BOM on Friday! Here is my completed quilt top!

I love, love, love the cardinals fabric and the rose fabric in the border! This quilt is about 62" square. Now to see if Carol would *possibly* have time to quilt this before Christmas... Or maybe for next Christmas... :o)))

P.S. Ignore David with his yo-yo on the side there... It took me about 5 times to get a pic that wasn't blurry (because the window fan is blowing in) and decided who cared if David's yo-yo was in the pic... :o)

Mystery Block of the Month

Here is the September BOM from the 2010 Designer Mystery Block of the Month from Fat Quarter Shop. These are so fun, the prints really make me happy! :o)
David stayed home today from school, with a headache, so here are the boys napping on the couch this afternoon... I couldn't resist snapping a picture... :o) (See the Happy Houses quilt, Pat?)

Have a great week!

this and that...

Another this and that post... :o) Here is the August block for the Holidays At Home Block of the Month. Next month is the last month, we receive the sashing and borders, and can put it all together! :o) Then to decide if I will hand-quilt it or send it off to be quilted... I can't wait! :o)


And here is a little throw-size quilt top that I put together yesterday and this morning... The pattern was called "Log Cabin Star". I really love this, mostly because the fabrics are part of the "Dandelion Girl" fabric line, one of my ALL TIME favorites!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I am off to work on another purse - my mom's birthday is in October, and I think a new purse would be the perfect gift... :o)

Christmas is in the air...?!

After making those Christmas Star Blocks for the swap I am hostessing, I decided to make another set, just because... :o) A different block this time. 6-1/2" blocks. I love the stripe frame on these... :o)


And here is the August block for the 2010 Designer Block of the Month from Fat Quarter Shop. The fabric and pattern just came in the mail this morning... :o)

I seem to be on a Christmas theme lately... :o) Thanks for stopping by... :o)

progress!

Well, I've gotten a few things done this week! Yeah! First off, the kids camera cases! The Boy Scout one is obviously David's (left over fabric from his birthday quilt that he will get in November!), Elizabeth chose monkey fabric, and Anna's is the pink tiger print... :o)


I also finished up my Emma's Legacy quilt top, all I had left to do was put the two borders on it. This was made with the fabrics that I had won from Carrie (Miss Rosie's Quilt Company) a few months ago. It is her pattern, as well. It looks complicated, but went together really easily! I love these fabrics!

Next was Block 4 of the "Holidays At Home" BOM. The center block was already done (month 2) but this month we added everything from those 9-patch blocks out, to frame the center block. This now measures 22-1/2" square. Only two more months to go on this one! :o)

And last but not least, I had been meaning to post this pic the kids took last month when they went to the park down the block - they took it with their cell phone... (Yes, I'm a meanie, they share a cell phone! They are only 12!)

It is Elizabeth in blue, David, then Anna in the red shirt. And of course, Jimmy in the front... :o)

Hope everyone is having a good week! Next, I am working on my PIF gifts... :o)

2010 Designer Mystery BOM

I couldn't resist, and signed up for the 2010 Designer Mystery BOM over at Fat Quarter Shop. Because I signed up a month into it, I got both my June and July blocks this week. :o) Here is June's block:
And this is July's block:

Update on the pouches -- I have 105 pouches done! Still have to do the mirrors too, my sister had ordered them and brought them over the other day... :o) The mirrors will go alot faster. I set a goal of 10 pouches a day, which I have done pretty good at. But that means not much else gets done... Oh well! :o)

Holidays At Home BOM - month 3

It is already month 3 of the Holidays at Home BOM! (This is a 6-month BOM.) This month, it was 4 Flying Geese sets, and the center block. I love, love, love these fabrics!
Hope everyone is having a good week!

cardinals

David took this picture of a cardinal on our fence post earlier this week. Cardinals are the State Bird of Illinois. I absolutely love cardinals... To me, they are majestic...
And now to cardinals on fabric... :o) This is the *Holidays At Home* BOM, block 2. The backing came this month too, and it is the same cardinal fabric as the center of these blocks! :o)

Thanks for looking! Hope everyone is having a good week! :o)

Holidays At Home BOM

I joined the *Holidays At Home* Block of the Month at Fat Quarter Shop. The blocks for April are Churn Dash blocks. (make 4) They went together really quickly, because it uses a *Strip It* fabric, that is striped, to get that corner "triangles" and for the side pieces that look like two fabrics. What a clever idea! I can't wait to get next month's blocks!

Have a great Friday! It is raining here this morning, great sewing weather! :o)

Shabby Roses Block #10

Block 10 for Shabby Roses is Believe:

Thanks for looking!

Gail Pan BOM, quilt finished

I finished up my Gail Pan BOM quilt this week! I did hand-quilting around the borders of each block (like her example) and on the outside border. I really like how this one turned out and can't wait til the holiday season to display it!

Here is a close-up of one of the blocks:
And here is the label I made, using one of the embroidered frames, and then just hand-signed:

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Catching up on BOMs

I spent the last few days catching up on my BOMs. Here are some more of the Shabby Roses blocks. I am caught up on these now! This is block 7: Peace. This is block 8: Smile

This is block 9: Trust

And here is block 9 of *A Christmas Wish* from Gail Pan:

Part of the reason I got so many of these done is that Jim finally got me a light box made... It is so much easier to trace the patterns with a light box, rather than the front door window, or sometimes I would even use the TV screen, which would drive the kids nuts! HA!

And then I got the *Christmas Wish* top put together! Yeah! These are all fabrics from my stash! (Amazingly enough -- if you know me well, you know my stash is *LITERALLY* one shelf of a small cabinet - don't ask!) I am going to start hand-quilting on this today... :o)

Thanks so much for visiting! Hope everyone has a great week!

Shabby Roses Block #6

I am a little behind on my Shabby Roses blocks, but here is block #6, REST. I am really enjoying these!

I am working on the last Gail Pan block now, and even have the fabrics chosen from my stash to make the quilt top. Hopefully I will have pics to post soon... :o)

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August BOMs and silly pics...

Here are my August BOMs. First is Verandah Views. This is on light blue fabric, although you can not really tell here.


And the Gail Pan BOM for August:


Now for the silly pics... :o) Jimmy *posing* for a picture... :o)

And our pool... :o) Or as dear hubby says, our redneck pool... Jimmy is in the pool, and that is David and Lizzie, 2 of the trio. (Anna was at her friends house overnight.)

Thanks so much for visiting!

Shabby Roses Block #5

Here is my block #5 of the Shabby Roses BOM. I love these! Just 3 more to go and I will be caught up, but I need more thread first! :o(

I changed my blog layout - I notice now I need to change the text color for headings... But I love this layout - so romantic! Which is appropriate, since the 28th of August is Jim and my 5th wedding anniversary. Life is good!

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Shabby Roses Block #4

The trio had a dentist appointment Monday (just check-up) and so I had a little bit of quiet time while waiting for each of them... (Yes, three appointments in a row!) So here is Block #4 of the Shabby Roses BOM - Give.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Shabby Roses Block #2

On Thursday, I had to take Mom to get the scar tissue removed from her cataract surgery, so I got some ALONE time while waiting for her and I finished Shabby Roses block #2 and started on block #4! So here is Block #2. I just love these!

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