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I Got a LITTLE sewing in…..

Kristi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:45:29 +0000

I was able to get a little bit of sewing in this past weekend…..Woo Hoo – I had mounds of laundry to do so in between making beds and general house cleaning I pieced the last blocks of this quilt……… as you can tell they are not sewn together yet but I’m finally finished piecing it……I think I’ll add a couple of borders and call it good……..Oh….. and I had a little help along the way from Tubby

She just wanted to stay snuggly on my lap while I was sewing…..she wouldn’t budge……

……until next time……

Just Takes 2 BOM

Kristi — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:13:57 +0000

I wanted to tell you about a block if the month that’s going on…..The first two sets of blocks are up already…..you have until Feb. 1st to download the patterns…..I think I really want to do this one……Go check it out you might want to do it too……Sentimental Stitches

……umtil next time……

PS – Have ya gone over to the Modern Quilt Guild website they have been running 100 days of Modern Quilting …….lots to see

Well, Hello There!

Kristi — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:29:40 +0000

How the HECK is everybody…….I have to tell ya it’s been a bummer health wise over at my place so far this year……. I’ve had the sore throat, hacking, stuffy head can’t get no relief kind of thing going on…..I’ve had this crud since Christmas…..It’s the thing that keeps on giving……I’m so over it but, I’m happy to say that I think I have finally kicked it and it’s starting to go away…..almost…..Let’s hope so……It’s time to get going with the new year!….

In the mean time our last December meeting with the Tucson Modern Quilt Guild …….we selected new officers and some how I managed to be elected Block of the Month person……..I was thinking how to go about this new position……. So right before our January meeting I got an email wanting to know what block I would be presenting….did I have one planned out……So not shunning my duties I said Yup….I had a idea of what I wanted to do but, I was struggling with which way to take this new duty of mine…….so after a couple of emails it was decided to go ahead with beginning quilting…….so I choose the Rail Fence block……….Now what….. I took to the internet and did a google search …….I want to give them a pattern each month and to show them what a quilt would look like made with the block………..if it’s technical a demo perhaps……..and if the group wants to follow along and make said block of the month in the end they will have a sampler quilt……..I love samplers quilts…..but, I don’t have one, do you?……..so…….here’s my Block 1

……..I’ve decided to make my sampler with a 30′s fabric theme…….

after I pieced this together I thought how could I make this Modern …….we are after all the Tucson Modern Quilt Guild…….I figured if we are going to make one traditional we may as well make one in a modern series as well….. well here’s the result……

……..I stacked up all the fabric that I was going to used and cut it at a wonky diagonal and mixed up the fabric….I did a demo on how to achieve this block

and you know what the crew liked it…..hmm….. now I have to come up with next months block……

……..until next time……

2011 in review

Kristi — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:23:46 +0000

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,600 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 60 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

SSCS – The results

Kristi — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:47:18 +0000

Wow! look what I got!……..It’s perfect!

I’m sorry the season is over but, I’ll really get to enjoy it every Christmas Season…..Thanks so much to Thimbelina……I wanted to show you the tag that Thimbelina had made but, it turned out too blurry..(bummer maybe Thimbelina can show us the tag and tell us where she had them made, (hint – hint) there great) …I really need to have some made they are perfect for all your handmade gifts……..

Here is the gift that I sent to my swap partner Tracee……….

she loves her kitties and just as much as I love mine…..when I saw the fabric I knew I had to get it and make something for her with it…..It’s Purrrrrfect.

I want to give Thanks to Elf Chookyblue for hosting such a GREAT sawp…..she keeps us on tasks with gentle reminders throughout…….head on over to Chooky’s blog and take a look at all the great gifts that went flying across the globe……

……..until next time…….

WOW–next Sunday is the big day ALREADY!

Kristi — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:01:28 +0000

I hope this season has been kind to you and you are savoring each day as it comes……Because, ready or not, next Sunday will arrive…..I’ve been busy, my sewing machine and I have been busy working overtime …….I had this brilliant idea to see if anyone would be interested in these doll beds……

yup….they sure were…..I even have a few orders for after Christmas……

I participated in Chookyblue’s SSCS again this year…….my gifts have reached there destination…..they were sent to Australia to Tracee and she likes the ornament that I made her…….. ……..Faye and I decided that we wanted to make a few more and have started but sadly, have not finished them………..we will…..hopefully in time for Christmas…..Faye has been so excited this year…..She’s been trying so hard to get everyone to show her what gifts they have gotten her……she promises that she will be surprised on Christmas when she opens them…….to funny……..so on a closing note:

Whatever your situation, I hope you will remember: It’s truly not the *things* that make our day(s) special. It’s time and the love in our hearts that we share with family, friends, neighbors and loved ones……

Isn’t it funny how love multiplies when it is given freely–with gladness and with no expectation of anything in return. It’s love–not stuff–that makes life truly marvelous………

I hope everyone is enjoying this Holiday Season

…….until next time…….

Results

Kristi — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:54:46 +0000

One tablerunner complete with binding attached……….I actually finished the binding this morning…. No thanks to Chris for waking me up early ;(……but done is good

……..This is a free pattern from the blog “From the Blue Chair” should anyone want to make one or in my case a few……They go together really quickly as you can tell……. As I said I had BIG Plans……LOL……so plans now move on for stolen moments in my day…..cleaning the house….and finish decorating for Christmas…….with the possibilitiy of making a few Christmas cookies…….

……until next time……

FNSI

Kristi — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:40:37 +0000

It’s Friday night and I have big sewing plans……I have a couple tablerunners cut and ready to go….. I want to try to get a few more of these

made to give as gifts….. And if that’s not enough I made these potholders

to swap and they turned out pretty bad….I didn’t have a pattern I was just winging it…..I was so confident that I was going to make these great potholders that I cut enough to make 6 more….so those are my plans for the night ….better get busy….as I sad BIG plans- wish me luck

SSCS Arrived

Kristi — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:15:29 +0000

I received my Secret Santa Christmas Swap package….It came from Thimbelina she lives Australia……. With this swap the rules are that you are required to make a handmade ornament that gets to be opened right away when you receive your package and the main gift has to wait until Christmas Day……Well wasn’t I the lucky one ……I received three packages that I could open…….two were ornaments!…….…….the first is a tree made from buttons…LOVE IT…….the second ornament is an embroidered tree… …….sorry the flash exposed too much so I’ll get another photo and post it later……..and if that wasn’t enough……I got CHOCOLATE…..delicious I might add and look how cute they are…………..It’s going to be hard not to open up the main gift…..but I’ll wait…….

Thanks Thimbelina!

………until next time……..

Kona Challenge Almost Completed

Kristi — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:17:25 +0000

Here’s another sneak peek at the quilt top…….I’m currently sewing on the binding……so I’ll save that picture until I’m done….. I’ll show you a picture of the back instead…. I’m truly loving this side very much…..I was trying to use all the scraps left over from the paper pieced arrows……..It turned out so cute, I think this quilt could very well be reversible……

the binding will be completed tonight…..we have our meeting tomorrow and I can’t wait to see what everyone else has done!

…..until next time…….