National Quilting Day

Or Weekend in my case!

Started off finishing up the first month's blocks for the Civil War Tribute BOM from the Fat Quarter Shop. I'm falling in love with this quilt already! I just need to pay better attention to the directional fabrics. Oops! I figure no one will notice when the quilt is all sewn together. At least that's what I'm hoping! LOL.



So what are YOU up to today? I have fun goals this weekend. Nothing exciting, but I have a plan and I'm sticking to it!

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Pennsylvania Dutch BOM participants, go HERE to post your block and be entered in the drawing tomorrow.

Seriously --

I was telling a friend tonight that I seem to be walking under a black cloud lately. Don't get anywhere near me!

I spent two hours last night updating my favorite links on my blog sidebar. On my lunch hour I clicked on the blog and saw that I had one link in there two times, so I went in to delete one of those. Well, I accidentally deleted all of my favorite links! Now I'm having to start over. I hope I can find them all again.

I am SO not wasting a dollar on a lottery ticket this week!

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Pennsylvania Dutch BOM participants, the drawing is Sunday, 3/21. Go HERE to leave a comment when you've finished your block!! Good luck!!

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Oh, great, while I was typing this, Penny decided to tear up the pillow she sleeps on.

I'm going to bed!

Sleepless Night

I tossed and turned all night, and didn't get one minute of sleep. I read patterns, finished a book, tried to watch a movie to get sleepy but that didn't work. I'm real worried about the work person's surgery this morning. Please say a prayer.

Anyway, about 4:00 this morning I was a bit sleepy, and decided I'd try to nap for an hour before I had to get up. I turned off the light, curled up and -- earthquake! It was only a 4.4, but the picture above my bed (that's not supposed to be hanging there) was bouncing against the wall. Needless to say, I flew downstairs and here I sit - still waiting for the alarm clock to go off.

It's going to be a very long day.

I wonder if I should try cutting fabric with no sleep. Hmmm....

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Wed 3/17/10 Update:

The surgery went very well. Two brain tumors were removed, and one will be zapped with radiation. Huge relief here! Last night I slept!! :)

Pennsylvania Dutch BOM Block 5

It's so hard trying to take a picture when Penny is around. Four shots and this is the best one. The first two she laid herself right over the top of the block. The third one caught her walking off with it. Silly dog! She thinks it's a dog house!

The drawing for the $25 gift certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop will be held on Sunday 3/21/10 at around 6:00 pm California time.

You know the drill. To be entered in the drawing, post a picture of your finished block on your blog and leave a comment here with the link so we can all go see your block and your blog. If you don't have a blog, just email me a picture of it and you're entered in the drawing. Either way works!

Don't forget to get your backing set if you haven't already done so. The fabric won't be around forever, so it's best to grab it while you can.

And a huge THANK YOU to Kimberly and Kevin at The Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this club and providing the monthly gift certificates for the drawings. You two are so incredibly generous! And you have three of the cutest kids on the face of the earth!

Stash Report 2010 - Week 11

I have not been able to sew all week, and I don't expect to be able to do so for a couple of more weeks. The person at work who is sick is having surgery on Tuesday, and I've been working hard to get things pushed through. It's amazing how much I got done. I did manage to work a bit on bindings - five done this year and am working on the sixth. Two more big quilts to go. These will all be 2010 finishes. I will try to get some applique prepped so I can have that ready to go when I need to de-stress. It works. It really does.



Penny is getting better about not trying to play with my thread as I'm stitching bindings down. She's such a cute, joyful puppy, but no where I sat could keep her from wanting to play while I was stitching. I was beginning to think I was going to have to hand stitch standing up!

Last week I forgot to report the Fig Tree Club tablerunner kit that landed. That's 3.625 yards. I can't wait to make this one.



This week a small package arrived from Minick & Simpson for their Stars & Bars kit. I already had the pattern and had purchased some star fabric from the Jo Morton line, but I found another pattern on which to use those darker stars. What's a girl to do but buy more fabric?! Anyway, that kit is 7.75 yards. I'm such an M&S groupie! :)

I will try to get the Pennsylvania Dutch block made today and get that posted for the drawing info for those participating in the Pennsylvania Dutch club.

The give-away I planned to do this week will be after that. I need another bust to get me out of the red!

Year-to-Date Totals:

Busted: 86.25 yards
Purchased: 87.875 yards
Net YTD: <1.625> yards busted

If I haven't said it before ...

... I heart my dog.

Stash Report 2010 - Week 10

Nothing busted. 9.875 yards landed.

The next two weeks will be crunch time for me at work. The person about whom I've worried so much has to have another surgery, so we're trying to get tons of stuff done before then. I do have my sister-in-law's grandmother's quilt out and am working on it. Hope to at least get that one finished and to the quilter this month. Finished another binding, Bundling Board. Beautifully custom quilted by Judy. I love that quilt.



Oh, the mystery box was the Fig Tree Club. I went ahead and opened it to get it off my cutting table. Will definitely be having another give-away in the next week or so, though. Already pulled the kit out. Just need to think up something fun.

Happy Birthday, Kimberly at the Fat Quarter Shop! Hope your day is wonderful!

Year-to-Date Totals:

Busted: 86.25 yards
Purchased: 76.50 yards
Net YTD: 9.75 yards busted