Sew Along One Two Three

I have really been enjoying this sew along.  It has motivated me to get back into my sewing room.  Here is quilt number one.  This was suppose to be for me but I made an opps.  Something about listening to a good book and sewing until 2:00 A.M. is never a good combo.  So I decided that I could not live with the Opps and this will go to a non quilter who will never notice my opps. I really love the colors of this quilt but the pic does not do the justice.  Sigh I really should not take pics at night. I won't get any other sewing done this weekend so this post will also be my design wall Monday post as well.  When Monday comes check out Judy's site for other great quilty Blogs!

Here are the flying geese borders that will go on.  the flying geese are only going on quilt number one.  Gonna do the others a little different I decided.  Making flying geese is just not high up on my enjoyment list.

Here is sew along number two.  I am making this quilt for a dear friend.  As you can tell we do not usually have the same taste in fabric.  While I have been enjoying working on this quilt it has been a challenge working on fabric that does not sing to me.  It sings to my friend though and that is what matters!

And here is soon to be quilt number three.  This one will be for me and there will not be any opps in this one.  I just love the fabrics.  I love them even more that the first quilt! I think by the time I finish quilt number three I will be able to make this quilt in my sleep.

And while I was motivated I decided to pull out a UFO that only needed quilting.  It is now all quilted and bound.  I will give this to my sister in law when they come home for Christmas.  They are driving so i don't have to worry about is getting lost in the mail or taking up to much room in a suit case.

A close up of the gorgeous fabric!

And here is my little artist.  she ha taken up cross stitch.  Isn't she doing a great job.  I remember back when I did cross stitch.  I have my own little mini me's.  they make me smile every time I look at them

And here is the my vet who has also taken up cross stitch.  It is funny how they have such different personalities but yet share all the same interests.  They also ran the four mile Turkey Trot with me.  I am so proud of my girls!

Look I've grown

I have been working pretty steady on the Quilt a long. The first step would be done by now but I have taken a lots of breaks looking for our missing cat. Seems like every time I sit down to sew we get another call thinking they have seen our cat. We have learned that there are a LOT of black and white cats in our area.

So this is what is on my design wall today for Judy's Design Wall Monday. It is not as yellow as it looks it was the lighting.

Quilt Along Progress

I have really enjoyed working on this quilt along. I actually am enjoying all the steps to making it and picking out which colors I want to go with which. I have five blocks done and seven more almost done. They would have been completed but my darling husband forgot to mention the football party we had last night which cut into my sewing time. I hope to get some sewing done tonight but DH wants to take me out to dinner for our Anniversary. Wow 14 years goes by quick!

I have decided to use the Spring looking fabric BUT if I get this pieced before the deadline I might go back and start again with the darker fabrics.



Wow this is the first time I have been able to add a post to Judy's Design wall in forever. It is good to be sewing again!

Fabrics picked

The fabrics have been picked and I am not sure why they are sideways. I am not sure yet which ones I will go with. Maybe both if the cutting goes quick.

Not that I need another project

BUT!!!!! I'm thinking that a new project might be just what it takes to get me back to my sewing machine. Soooo I am thinking about doing the Charming Girls Quilt along. First I will need to make sure I have the fabric in my stash. Poor fabric I can't remember the last time I patted it.

Why there has been no sewing

There have not been any posts in a while. To be truthful there has not been much sewing in a while. My kids have reached that age where we are never home. I figure there is plenty of time to sew when they go off to college. And my spare time has been spent training! My cousin who is like a sister to me likes to work out with me. The problem with this is she is ten years younger than me an thinks I should do everything she does. Plus my niece joins us who is 17 years younger!!!! I'm am not sure how she talked me into this but we just finished Rugged Maniac and it is the hardest thing i ever did EVER.




And here we are at the end. Now we can smile and today I can not move. Haha my bruises have bruises.
It took me 49 min to run a 5k with 12 obstacles. The pics were of the easy ones. I think the two ten foot walls were the hardest.

A Poem

My artist(who is turning 13 tomorrow) wrote this poem for school and I just had to share it.


9:00
It is dusk,
peaceful,
silent.
No sound, but a light, nimble, ever so quiet tip... tip... tip.
Without light it is an unknown object, an undiscovered species.
My eyes strain as I search for better light, waiting to be unearthed,
becoming more distraught as I’m sucked through the black hole of my basement.
I find it, relief spreads through me like a deafening sound falling silent.
Night turns to day in the room underground
The noise of which I wonder is a needle at work, my mother’s hand to fabric, and foot to pedal
of her sewing machine.
To my right flickers an object. A rectangle of beautiful colors catches my eye.
This is my motivation, my moment, now I work on my square of colors
I have only just started.
3 patches done working for the what only seems like 5 minutes.
It’s more
As I spot the clock, I come to find an hour has vanished as well as each second ticking by as time takes its turn.
I frown at little work that has been done, and feel ashamed, foolish.
I feel as though I could work forever, though I know my time is limited.
Soon I shall be brought down by drowsiness.
Each blink delayed as I settle in darkness, each yawn gains more strength.
Realization of reality hits me.
The nickname this room has given itself stays true to its word.
Keeping its forever regretful promise.
The time vortex.

Wasn't that awesome. We do call the basement aka my sewing room the time vortex because whenever we go down there time just disappears. Even my girls friends call it that now.hahaha