Joy Luck Done!!

I am still lovin' these monthly Schnibbles!

The designs are so lovely and the

ease of cutting

because we use pre-cut charm squares

just makes my day!!

(Cutting is my 

LEAST FAVORITE PART

of quilting!!  Hate it!!) 

I used Moda's Verna fabrics. 

I love, Love, LOVE the soft colors

and fun florals in this line.

And as you can plainly see,

I'm still into my

polka dot background phase!!

Isn't that a fun and funky backing?

And these Schnibbles are just

perfectly sized for

our family room ottoman!!

OK, so now I've finally caught up on

my overdue monthly projects.

And guess what I bought

with the money I'd saved up for

the last quilt show I went to but

didn't spend there????

I already gave you

a big hint when I said

I HATE

cutting out quilts....

Scnibbles Times Two Contest

OK, so you all know about the

Schnibbles Times Two contest,

right?

Kelly from Charming Chatter blog

and the Cotton Charm Quilt shop

has been doing a Schnibble Along

to help us get our quilts done

 for the contest!

I worked on the blocks Friday night

 during the Sew-In. 

I worked on it yesterday and

finished it up this morning!!  YAY!

I used the Spin City pattern from the book.

I used two charm packs from the "Boutique" line.

I free-motion machine quilted it with

 multicolored thread to make the

spinning blocks look like flowers with leaves.

  I embellished it with yoyos and

green buttons for the flower

centers and added ladybug

buttons scattered accross it.

 

I used a green ginghamish plaid

for the inner border and binding.

And I'm so glad it's all done- labelled, too!!

I really love these fabrics!!  Yum!!

This afternoon, I started the

 Joy Luck Schnibble for July!

Hope to have it done in a few days!!

What did you do this weekend? 

Tonight is Friday Night Sew-In!!

Ok, I'm going to be brave and sit in my

sweltering sewing room tonight for

 Friday Night Sew-In!

I am working on my Schnibbles Times Two

contest entry quilt that I must finish

completely and send photos to Kelly at

Cotton Charm Quilts  ASAP!!!

The pattern I am working on is Spin City 

in the smaller size made with charm squares.

And I'm using 2 charm packs from the Moda

"Boutique" line and am reallllly loving it!!

I have all the cutting done

 and I am assembling the blocks.

I've now finally finished making all
the blocks and must stop for tonight.

We're going out for a late dinner

 and movie now,

 so this is all I'm going to be able

to get done tonight!!

Hope to finish it up tomorrow!!
TGIF, y'all!!!!!!!!  :-)

Better Late Than Never, Right?

That's my motto- better late than never! 

That's appropo because I just finished

 my June Schnibbles- State Fair.

I really liked making this one allot.

And I just got my Joy Luck pattern today

 from Quilt Taffy for August!

So, I GOTS to get busy getting it done!!

CGQC Quilt Along Finish

I'm thrilled to have a finish for

 this fun CGQC Quilt Along. 

I really love this quilt design and

Kelly's instructions were clear

and super easy to follow!!

And I love the Moda Tweet Tweet

charm squares I used with the

fun polka dot background! 

This will be a beautiful baby quilt!! 

Thanks, Kelly, for having this fun Quilt Along!

Late CGQC Goals for July and August

HOLY COW!!!  Where did this month go already???   

 I am SOOOO late posting my

Charming Girls Quilt Club

Goals for July and August! 

Hmmmm!  OK, first off is-

(weird... not sure why this posted in black??)

OK, right now my biggest need is

 sleep. 

More sleep.

Uninterrupted sleep.

Menopause and hot flashes do not help

 trying to sleep well, either.

And with both my grown boys back home and coming in and going out at all hours I don't ever get a whole night's sleep without waking up several times a night.  Our Westie, Yogi, sleeps with DH and I

and when he hears the front door open in the dark he launches himself off the bed barking hysterically and proceeds to bark all the way down the hall, then all the way down the stairs until he sees

that it is just his own boy(s).

Sigh... rollover and try to get back to sleep.

Does this happen to you, too?

So, I am trying to go to bed a tad earlier and also to not plan early things for Saturday mornings as it's the only day we can all sleep in.  Sigh...

Other priorities for the upcoming two months-

1. read some each day... got lots of novels waiting for me

2. keep the deck plants alive in this summer heat

3. keep up with all my blogging friends!!

4. keep up with the Schnibbles each month

5. make a new purse for Back to School (work)

6. write Stash Manicure post on the 19th

and this one is HUGE...

7. clean out my stash closet

(in August after I'm off from summer school....)

(I wish it really looked this good now... this was taken a year ago!)

Boy, this one will take FOREVER!!

I wish I could list quilting the two large lap quilt tops I have completed, but not until my shoulder gets better.

Sigh!  Getting old is NOT for wussies!!

What are YOU up to so far this summer??

Stash Manicure

Tomorrow, I am posting on

 Stash Manicure blog. 

Please check it out and see how to use up your accumulated Halloween scraps and make this cute shaggy pumpkin quilt for the fall!! 

 Let me  know what you think!!

Drip, Drop, Drip Drop...

Ok, so, I've been back from my trip to Orlando to spend the 4th of July with

 my dear family for 3 days now. 

Have I sewn a stitch since I've been back?

Not a stitch!  Yep, that's me.

A SLUG!!!!!!!

But instead of being covered in slimey goo,

I'm covered in sweat up in my sewing room.

We've had a week of over 100 degree

 days and my AC upstairs in my

sewing room  isn't very cool!

So, I hope the temps drop soon and

 I can get back in my sewing room!

I am soooo behind in my current projects!

How's YOUR summer going?