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I am a wife, mama and grandmama getting through life by hanging on to a needle and thread.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Progress

I'm making progress on my latest project and actually the pattern, Tiny Bits from the book Seamingly Scrappy, says that the quilt top should be finished at this point, but I'm seriously contemplating adding a border before calling it finished.  The size as it is now is just 30 x 40 inches, so it's quite small.  Not only would adding a border increase the size a bit, but I think what I have in mind might add a little interest too.  Stay tuned!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

I Fell Off The Wagon

I guess I sort of fell off the "use up the stash" wagon last week.  Two separate shopping trips in one week and all of the shops we visited were having sales that were too good to pass up!  Some of these fabrics I needed and will be used right away and others will go into my stash.  I have a feeling that it's going to be a long winter though and who knows when I'll get a chance to go fabric shopping again?

Monday, November 11, 2013

Quilted, Bound, And Labeled!

Here is the lil' cowboy's quilt all quilted, bound, and labeled!  It's definitely a one of a kind quilt (and, oh my, the color combinations) but now that I think about it...maybe we have another Kaffe Fassett in the making! 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Meandering Along

I finally have the lil' cowboy's quilt on the frame and have started quilting it with a simple meander.  He's excited to have this quilt for his new room, so I'm trying to get it finished up as quickly as I can.  If you're wondering about that very purple backing, it is what the lil' cowboy ordered and is the only part of this quilt that didn't come from the scrap basket!

Monday, November 4, 2013

Glitz!

Glitz is the perfect name for this ruffle yarn, because that's exactly what it looks like...GLITZ!  It knits up into lots of ruffles and even more sparkle.  It's really just a bit much for my taste, so I think this scarf might become donation for the Christmas Tree project that my local yarn shop, Wooly Minded, just started.  All items donated between now and Christmas will go to the local women's shelter.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Friday, November 1, 2013

Lucky Charms

Cold temperatures and snow flurries are in our forecast for the weekend, so it's time to get the salt air charm quilt back out!  The charm worked pretty good at keeping the snow away last time, so maybe it will work this time too!

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