I think I am finally caught up!

Battling walking pneumonia for 3 weeks

put me behind in my sewing goals.

I watched lots of mindless TV

and knitted, but no sewing.

Today, I tried to remedy that...

I am participating in Mystery Project #3

over at This and That blog.

Each Monday, Sherri, the pattern designer,

posts the next step in her mystery quilt.

The first three steps were picking out fabric and cutting

Steps 4 & 5 resulted in finishing 4 Churn Dash blocks

Steps 6 & 7 created one Star Block

Steps 8 & 9 resulted in these 2 piles of blocks.

I look forward to finishing this Mystery....

Wonder what the final pattern going to be?

What a lovely package in the mail!

I won a blog drawing at Diana and Me

and my package came in the mail today!

Isn't it the nicest purse and buttons!

Thank you so much, Amy, for sharing your talents with me!

I also received a wonderful gift

from my blog friend Ann

who is celebrating her blog anniversary.

It also came with yummy chocolate

which disappeared quickly!

 

I love the blogging World.....

such creative and generous people!

2 of 12 Fabric Stash Reports

I am enjoying doing my stash report

only once per month, instead of weekly.

It's like a little game each time I sew.

I want to see the number on my

whiteboard go higher and higher!

Fabric in during February: 0 yards

Fabric in during 2012: 0 yards

Fabric used during February: 7 yards

Fabric used during 2012: 14 yards

I was aiming for 8-9 yards per month,

but I know I will be making up

some yardage soon because I have

a few quilts almost finished...

yards of binding...

How are you doing?

Teaching the next generation

My daughter teaches a class for the

10 and 11 year old girls at her Church.

It's called Achievement Days.

Every other month they try to do

a charity project with the girls

where they do service for others

while learning a skill.

This month, I taught them about

basic quilt piecing.

I made quilt tops, which the girls tied.

My daughter and 3 of the girls.

2nd quilt with 4 of the girls.

I used up some of my scraps

with the Wonder Blocks pattern.

Super fast and a little addicting piecing the Wonder Blocks.

I've started another quilt using the Wonder Blocks

in Red, white, blue and yellow scraps

to donate to Quilts of Valor.

Yeah for stash busting!

Friday Finish

I am at home recovering from pneumonia,

so little sewing, but lots of

knitting and crocheting, going on here.

Knit Block #6

The pattern is called Columns.

I am working on a multiple month

charity project for the NICU

at a local hospital.

One of the items I am crocheting is preemie hats:

The top and middle hat are for 2-3 lb babies.

The bottom hat is for 3-4lb babies.

I got the free patterns from ravelry.

It's been a great project for when

you are laying around the house coughing.

What are you working on?

Two Friday Finishes to share

I missed posting last week (again)

so I am posting my finishes

for both weeks together

Last week was knit block #4

called Pebbles Stripe

and this week was knit block #5

called Bubbles.

I have done alot of charity sewing too,

but none of the projects are completely done,

so I can't call them Finishes.

How are you doing with your creating goals?

Happy Birthday, my darling daughter

We have someone born nearly each month of the year,

so everyone gets their birthday month,

plus their choice of a favorite dessert.

January is my oldest daughters birthday month.

We celebrated with apple cinnamon cake top dessert.

My oldest daughter with her Husband and children

(toddlers just don't hold still for photos)

My son with his wife and daughters.

3 of the 5 grand kids eating dessert.

My kids...so beautiful!

(Even with a bad lighting photo)

Happy Birthday, Sweet Pea!

(and baby E finally held still for a photo)

And a kitty cat update:

He came home today.

My daughter opened the door and there he was

after 9 days...a little skinnier, but he seems to be okay!

Fabric Stash busting for January

I got a little burnt out posting weekly

about my stash busting last year,

so this year I will be posting the last Sunday

of the month.

January 2012

Fabric in for the month: 0 yards

Fabric in for the year: 0 yards

Fabric used for the month: 7.5 yards

Fabric used for the year: 7.5 yards

How are you doing?

Friday Finish 27 Jan

Not much finished this week...

I cleaned out my bag and tote patterns

and found the grab bag pattern

from the  all people quilt website.

A small, but nice sized bag,

to carry a single knit or sewing project.

The longer strap goes thru the smaller strap

to make it easy to carry.

If I made it again, I would make the 2 inside pockets

much larger...you can't really store much in them.

On to another project....