I should be quilting......

Normally, I make a quilt top and then sandwich and baste it and quilt and it's done. I guess somewhere along the lines I forgot that's what I used to do and let 6 quilt tops pile up.

oopsie.......

I sandwiched and basted (needle and thread) all these quilt tops. And I still didn't get to my turtle quilt. Oh my gosh, I had no idea that was last June. I am so ashamed. I should have sandwiched and basted that one first and it's still in a box. I'm getting it out right now and moving it to the top of the stack. geessshhhh..

In my own defense, it did take awhile to find some backing fabric. I found some of the blue/polka dotted fabric as is on the front.

Remember (i know this will be hard for some of you) in school when you had to keep up with a baby doll, or a raw egg? I never had to do that, thank goodness, but knew kids who did. Well, E has to keep up with this cabbage plant. He has to record details of this plant and pictures online weekly. Then come Sept, whoever has the BIGGEST cabbage plant, including all the leaves will win a prize and I think I read that it's $1,000.00.............just read it again, it's $1,000.00 Scholarship. And in reading it again, the teacher will choose who's in the biggest in the class, that's sent in and then a drawing will determine the "state" winner. Wow, what a small chance of winning. But, anywho..........should be fun to watch this thing till Sept. He brought it home in a very small peat pot. We moved it to it's new mansion. I'll keep you all updated as well with the cabbage. Maybe we should name it? I'll ask E if we can.

Cont. Turtle Quilt 4 TOP DONE!!

Oh yeah, you see it. I finished the turtle quilt top. That was my weekend project. So, I started with iPod in my ears and singing out loud, driving my husband insane. Like I told him, "well, I can't hear myself singing". He said obviously or you wouldn't be doing it. I even have enough "scraps" to make a small mini quilt or something of that sorts. Now I have to find some fabric for the back. And........this will be the biggest quilt I've quilted. I'm scared!! However, hopefully with my quilting basting spray and pins and whatever else I need to keep it from slipping it will go smooth.

Mini Quilt Swap-What my partner sent.

Oh my, she got me right on. I think I said I liked green and turtles. Look closely at the second photo and you'll see she quilted a turtle into the quilt. There's also another turtle at the top. Oh my goodness, I love this mini quilt. I don't yet have a hanger, and I wanted this up, so I hung it quickly.

She sent me a card saying she hand quilted this. WOW She had just got done hand quilting a queen sized quilt, so it was nice to be able to do this mini quilt.

See the turtle?

She don't have a blog that I know of. I check the list of participants and beside her name no blog was listed. I'll get a Thank You card out in the mail to her right away.

A Gift for E's teacher.

I have this lovely "school" fabric and have used it before.  You can see it here.  It's kinda loud and wild.  But hey, I want her to remember E.  I think this says it perfectly.  I wouldn't normally put these colors together, but oddly enough, I like this.  I even quilted this in yellow.  I also used the leaf stitch around the binding.  I've never quilted in anything other than white or cream.  I LOVE TO BE DIFFERENT, that's me!!  Hopefully, she'll appreciate it and the work gone into it.  I still have to put tabs on it for hanging.  

Let me know what ya'll think about this wild hanging. ;)

10 Things that make me "terribly" happy!

This isn't one of those tag things.  You don't have to tag anyone or tell 10 people to do it or they and you will have bad luck.  I got this idea from another blog I read.  Just think about it, write it down.  10 things that make you really happy.  No matter how silly.  For me, it's alot of little things.  It's the little things in life, right?

1-a happy child 

2-the hubs

3-just laying in bed talking with the hubs (and i really do mean talking)

4-finding a good sale

5-completing my Pharmacy class

6-getting a new plant, i love house plants, love em'

7-fabric, sewing

8-loosing weight (if only just a pound)

9-when my brother calls

10-friends (and that's just a select few)

I could probably find 10 more, but these are the most important, and in no particular order.

Where did those blocks go?

So, if you're wondering what did I do with those blocks from the other day....wonder no more.  I made myself a purse/handbag from them.  I quilted the entire purse, even the handles.   I wanted the straps to be longer than most, so I can carry it on my shoulders.   It's stiff, I'll have to get to carrying it, gotta break it in.

Purple Flower...

This is the flower pot block I won from A little of this and a little of Pat.  I added the purple border, and the yellow binding.  Not much quilting going on on this little beauty.  I quilted around the purple border with a decorative stitch called tree stitch.  It's my favorite all of all my decorative stitches.  Then I stitched around the flower pot and flower for a bit of a quilting look.  I had this hanger in my stash of quilt hangers.  I think it's perfect.  I'll be keeping this.