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Well I made a lovely needle book out of my pillow scraps from these links:

• Nanacompany
• sotakhandmade

I am now finished up with my pillow swap goodies and will be sending it off to my partner next week!


No on to my DQ13 project!

It may not look like much, but if I can pull this design off then it may be my best yet!  Stay tuned!

Pillow Swap

You all know I absolutely love the Facebook group Sew Swapit!  We are doing a pillow swap, which I have never even thought about making.  I did make one and have to say I loved it.  I got my Pillow Pattern idea from the lovely Amy Gibson.  I also did a hidden zipper which I am so excited about!  I have never ever ever done anything with a zipper.  I haven't even had good luck with zippers that were already sewn in :)  I got a  wonderful video  from a new blog that I am now following called house on hill road.  Thanks to both lovely bloggers for their help!

 See my zipper!  Oh so proud!  Hope my partner likes it!  I got some goodies for her today, but love these beautiful fabrics so much I may whip her up something else!

My 2013 to do list!

Well I have seen everyone's to do list and I guess I feel like if I can put it out there then maybe I can actually do it!

1. Finish the 2012 BOM from Craftsy!  This is a must!
2. Do the Sugar BOM with Amy from Stitchery Dickory Dock
3. Do the new 2013 BOM from Craftsy!
4. Finish up my little Dall Quilt for the DQ swap!  (so excited)
5. The year long swaps with my wonder FB friends on sew swap
6. Do a couple quilts I wanted in 2012 granny panties and civil war!

Oh that is plenty! 

To top off all that lovely business I will be moving and building a house!  Woo hoo!  So stay tuned to wonderful stresses and pictures of the craziness.  I won't be moving till the summer but the stress is already here :)! 

Let me know what yall have going on in 2013!

Happy New Year!

Wow what a crazy holiday couple weeks.  Been traveling and visiting and everything.  I hope that everyone had a super wonderful Christmas and New Year, and that everyone is safe and sound and getting back to 'normal'. 

I managed to finish my quilts right in the last possible second! 

I know these pictures leave much to be desired but all I had was my phone. 

I now am working on my Dall Quilt swap and Pillow swaps I signed up for.  Also doing the Sugar BOM with Amy and that just got started. 
I have to admit I did not sew a thing in the last 2 weeks, but I did crochet a scarf while traveling.  I must get my butt busy have a lot of exciting things coming in 2013!  

Just got something done!

Well I have put the pedal to the metal as they say.  I got 6 scarves complete last night.  I made some minky scarves using the Missouri Star Quilt Co. YouTube video.  And it is quick and easy but not as easy as she makes it look.  Minky is a little different to work with.  Kinda slick and a little thick.  All and all very nice gifts and easy to whip up so I give it 5 stars :)

Still working on quilts 1/2 of one bound and ready to sandwich another.  Gonna be close on the time frame, but I work better under pressure. 

The you tube link is bellow if you have forgotten someone and need to whip up something nice give it a try.



Minky Scarf

Hello dear ones...

Well I have been quilting my fingers off (literally).  Two quilts all quilted and awaiting my favorite binding (insert sarcasm).  I have one more to cut piece, sandwich, quilt and bind before the big day!   Oh please let me get it done.  I have a big weekend and have not had the chance to sew.  My birthday (yeah yeah insert red face)  so we went out all day yesterday.  Today I have to study up for a forestry test next week.  Its a little harder to id trees without leaves so I need to brush up on my bark identification.  I know that sounds so thrilling!

This is how you take care of a rotary cutter run in when you do not have time to stop and find a band-aid!  yep that is how we roll!  All us hard core quilters are really worried about is not getting blood on the fabric and this worked pretty well! 

So I hope you are way more prepared with your gifts than I am and have some time to actually relax a little before Christmas (oh I also have not wrapped one present!)

Have a fabulous week and if I happen to actually finish something I will post pictures :)

Oh the Christmas train

Oh my the Christmas train is coming in way to fast.  I am quilting my fingers to the bone.  I am so bad at FMQ!  That will be on my New Years list to please learn better.  I just can't get my speed and the machine speed going the way it needs to be.  I have got the deer quilt about 1/2 done then two more and I am waiting on some fabric to finish the top and back of  another one.  I really don't think I am gonna make it and I have no clue what I will do about it.  I guess I can give I owe yous lol!  I will post pics of some finished items as soon as I have a finished item.


What are you guys scrambling to get done?


Oh how could I have forgotten head over to sew mama sew blog and check out the Dec3rd post soooooo many giveaways and it ends tomorrow!