Plans for Today

Well since i don't have to be into work untill 7 tonight I figured that I would play catch up today and try to knock out some of the things on the "list". Oh the dreaded "list", why does it always feel like I add way more to it then I am able to take off? Here's what I am wanting to get done today and if I can find the cord to the ditial then I will show ya'll pic's tonight :)

1. Finish blocks for ALQS quilt
2. Sandwhich the Chinese Coin top, maybe start the quilting of it and cut binding for it
3. Find cord to ditial camera
4. Clean my room and stack all my UFO's
5. Finish stitching the Nov exchange mini
6.Pick out pattern for Nov exchange mini #2
7. Cut binding for Isis's quilt and start ripping out the quilting stitches that went all wrong

A New Love :)

I have fallen in love with another designer :) These three quilts are now very high on my wish list !! They are from http://www.quiltsbycheri.com/home.html
I am going to beg DH to let me buy them as soon as he wakes up this morning :) She has alot more great quilts on her site and a ton more that I wish I could buy !!!

I have a idea :)

I have signed up for the November swap over on the flickr group Swap til' you drop. The November theme is 2 colour quilts. I think that I will do a Redwork mini for this one. I went through all of my patterns last night and I have found the perfect one :) It's from an Antique Redwork quilt. I still have to decide what I will be doing for the other November theme which is Anything Goes, I think I will wait until they hand out partners before I start on that one.

I mailed out my October quilt for the swap group on tuesday but it has to go all the way to Canada so it will still be a little while before I am able to show ya'll a photo of it. I can't wait to see what my partner made for me :)

Well I have all my squares cut for the Spare Change swap and now I'm just waiting on an e-mail to find out where I am supposed to send them.Today I have to cut 86 more 5 in squares for 2 private swaps that I am in. I think these 5 in charms will be wonderful for making mini's with. I need to go by Hobby Lobby the next time I'm in Lake Charles to pick up a little basket to keep them all in.

I will post progress pic's on my mini Redwork quilt tonight. Well a sneek peek anyway :o)

Spare Change Swap

Over at Chickpea Sewing there is a new swap, send in 24 5 inch charm squares and recive 24 in return. I have joined in the fun and almost have all my squares cut. Sign ups end the 15th of October so hurry on over to play :) Click the button in my side bar and it will bring you to the place to sign in .

A Mini Finish - Teaser

I finshed my little Fall Swap quilt last night. I am very proud of myself, from start to finish this little mini was finished in one day :) This little quilt measures about 9 1/2 inches square . I just love the back of it - I wish that I had more of the orange acorn fabric but I only had this itty bitty piece left so I placed it onto the backing instead of cutting it up.I will show a full shot of it as soon as my partner recives it so for now all I can show is this little teaser photo.

It feels so good to finally finish something :) I'm having to change directions on my ALQS quilt as I was almost done with the buttonhole stitching on it and my poor little quilt has an accident. I had left an ink pen sitting by it and the darn pen leaked ink overnight so my pretty little quilt now has a huge yucky black stain :( I am going to put together a "just in case" top. I plan to try to get out the stain but in case I can't I need to have a back up plan.

Wanted to give ya'll a heads up Tonya of Lazy Gal is holding a stitch along and if it is going to turn out like the last 2 stitch alongs it will be really neat :) Please go have a look ---

http://lazygalhousehomepantry.blogspot.com/

Fall Scottie Dogs Mini Quilt

I had orignally planned this mini for a swap over on a flickr group that I am part of. However it turned out alot bigger than the guidelines called for. I love it though so I'll work up something else for the swap. I still have the buttonhole stiching to complete on this, I figure that I'll hand quilt this as I'm really wanting to practice my hand quilting. This will be a great winter project :)

The two bottom phot's show the colors alot better than the top photo. Here is a link to the flickr group if any of ya'll are interested in joining.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/877639@N22/

ALQS 2

It took me forever to decide on a pattern for the ALQS round 2. However I think that my partner will like this one. Sorry about the bad photo, my camera wasn't wanting to play nice tonight. The fabric's look so much better in person. They are all Civil War Era fabric's . I am doing buttonhole stitching around all of the elements in this mini. I am not sure yet if I will put a border around it yet or if I will just bind it, I'll decide after i get all the buttonhole stitching done.

Antique Mennonite Fan Quilt

I LOVE this antique quilt that I ran across on Ebay several months ago. However it had a 1400.00 $ price on it so sadly it couldn't come home with me. I am a huge fan of Fan quilts and also of Amish and Mennonite quilts. Oh if only I was rich LOL :)Maybe this upcomming summer I will have time to do one that is similar to this.

A cute freebie ornie

Well Cristmas will be on us before we know it and I have just found the most adorable little piggy ornie ever ! This link will take you to a PDF file - if for some reason you have trouble opening it drop me a comment and I will e-mail it to you.

http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/downloads/pigonwheels.pdf