I've said it once i'll say it again

There is just something about borders that just stop me in my tracks. I go from skipping to my sewing room to dragging my feet. I don't know why that is. And it does not matter what type of border. It can be plain or pieced but once I get to the border I just want to move on to the next quilt. Now I don't mind bindings, I actually really enjoy bindings but "sign" there is just something about borders!

I have been working on this border for two weeks(well in fairness I was away for a few days to a quilt show) but just knowing it is waiting for me is keeping me out of the sewing room. I have even started sneaking other blocks into the mist. Can you see tell the block that just doesn't belong?

I will get this border done before the weekend as this is a sew along and I am already behind. Plus it is now a past due baby quilt. The shower was last weekend. I really need this done as I have 7 yes 7 baby quilts to make. I really think it is time for my family to find other interest. So borders need to get on this quilt to have baby quilt number two done.

I just started this baby quilt ans it is baby quilt number three. The blocks sneaking in with the borders for above quilt are going into this quilt. I really like how it is coming out. It might also be baby quilt number five with bolder boy colors!

Here we have baby quilt number one which has a binding stitched done on one side so this is almost done! This might go quicker if I started make baby quilt smaller than bed size but I just am not good at making small quilts.

What I really want to do is dig out some fabric and play with my new ruler that I got at the quilt show! This is the Rapid Fire Hunter Star Ruler. I just love all of her rulers though. I really want to make a quilt for myself but I think it is going to be baby quilt number 4. This is what is motivating me to get those borders done. So I can play with my new toy.

And isn't my baby so cute! My husband is not thrilled with the fact that I had him colored pink for Halloween. It should only take about a month for the pink to go away. He was suppose to be purple but my cousin ran out of the purple dog hair color. Yes they sell hair color specially for dogs. Hmmm maybe blue next time.

Yum Nine Patches

It is Thursday so that means it is time to show our Half Pint Mini Quilt although mine is not all that mini. I did post this on Design Wall Monday but this is a better pic. It helps when you turn the lights on.

I am still playing a little catch up. Have not had time to sew during the week but I think I am doing pretty good.

Design Wall Monday

The start of yet another new week which means another Design Wall Monday. To look at other design walls head on over to Judy's site and check out the list. My kids spent quite a bit of time in the sewing room this weekend and decided to take over my design wall space. It just wasn't working for me so we went shopping and now my design wall has grown. If you can see to the left where my BOM's from a couple of years ago are hanging. That is new.

There was plenty of progress on the middle quilt over the weekend in between cutting fabrics for the girls. This is for the Half Pint Mini Quilt sew along although mine is not a mini. This is suppose to be a baby quilt. Oh well she will be able to fit it on her big girl bed when she gets older. Sorry the pics are so dark. I didn't have time to turn the lights on so these are all taken in the dark.

To get the girls off my design wall I had to go and get them their own design walls. Good thing there is a lot of wall space in my basement/sewing room. Well now there is actually no wall space left.LOL this is my little vets design wall.

Here she is figuring out her placements. Very important to get them just right.

And my little artist. I took three pics and they were all blurry. I think maybe because the light were off. This one is ready to be quilted.

Phew that is a lot of design walls to post. And a big Thank You to my niece Melissa for coming over to help me superglue/duct tape these tablecloths to the walls.

9 Patches and Things I can't do

As part of the Half Pint Quilt along I need to sew up a Bunch of nine patches. I have almost half of them done and I will finish up the rest tonight and get the top pieced this weekend so that I will be caught up. This pic is a little dark. The colors are a lot more pastel than they look. This will be a baby quilt for my cousins soon to be little girl.

While I think I am pretty good at making quilts there is one thing I can NOT do and that is make clothes. Nope not at all not in the least little bit. So when my girls decided they want old fashion dresses I knew there was no way. Until I found someone who did know how to make clothes!!!

Are these dresses not gorgeous!!!! And Linda the lady who made the dresses even took the extra material and made them each a dress for their American Girl dolls. My girls are happy and I am very happy I did not have to attempt to make these.

4 Seasons Quilt Swap

As part of the swap I had to make a wall hanging and send a gift. I have shown both here at some point or another. Well they are now done and ready for their new home. They were placed in the mail today. Now I will worry and bite my nails until I hear that they have made it safe to their new home. Safe travels!

Monday Again

Wow these Mondays sure have a way of sneaking up on you. I didn't post last week as I was away with the kids in VA for some sun and roller coasters. Not much has changed on the design wall. Not because I am not sewing but because what I am sewing on is not on the wall yet. I am working on the Quilt along which is now in strips next to the sewing machine. But on the design wall front the snowmen now have faces and I is missing.

Isn't this just a cute little face. The missing snowman is in my recliner have the binding sewn on. It is all quilted which was very nerve wracking cause I used my domestic and not my longarm. I think it came out pretty good considering I am not used to quilting that way. I just home my secret partner likes it. I will post another pic once the binding is on.

If you would like to look at more design walls head on over to Judy's site for Design Wall Monday.

A little of This a Little of That

I decided to sign up for a sew along. The reason behind adding yet another project to my list was easy. I have to make a ton of baby quilts. I think everyone in my family is pregnant at the moment. This quilt will make a real cute little girls quilt. Step one is now complete which is due today. I would have been done sooner but My husband and I took the kids to VA to Kings Dominion for the long weekend. Ten hours there what a long drive. So here is my fabric all cut. I did not cut the triangles as I prefer to sew my half squares while they are still in square form.

Another swap I was in was a summer time swap. This is what I received. Sorry it took so long to post the pic but my camera is usually home and this wall hanging is hanging up at my office. Isn't it so cute. It is right next to my desk so I see it every day.

On a quilty site that I am on I hosted a Quilting Bingo Game and here is the prize that I made for the winner. I just love this! I got to use my embroidery machine to add her name to make it a little more special.

The hardest part was finding the little cutting mat to go inside. My local Joannes only had four so I bought them all.

During our trip to VA I did insist on stopping at one quilt shop. If I was going to spend two days watching(not riding) the rest of the family go on roller coaster after roller coaster then I deserved some quilty time. We went to a great quilt shop called Quilting Adventures. I got the most yummy fabrics there. The four on the left are going to grow up to be a disappearing nine patch. I can't wait to see how it will turn out with these fabrics but it will have to wait until I get a bunch of baby quilts made. The fabric on the right, purple with polka dots will make it into a baby quilt. Just found out my brother is having a boy so I think will work out great with his quilt.

And yet another swap I am in. the winter swap over at Four Seasons . My snowman wall hanging now has a face. I just need to quilt and bind it and it is ready to go along with the gift I made for her. I hope she likes it.