Quilting Saturday

Quilting Saturday has arrived.  I am looking forward to make progress on two WIP projects.  First, Spring Mini Wall quilt must get completed this weekend and in the mail on Monday.  Second project, MSU log cabin quilt is a gift to a friend.  My target date for completion is June.  If I don't get myself distracted I should be able to make some progress today on both WIPs! I am off to the sewing room.  Will post some pictures of progess later today!

Busy, busy! Quilting, organizing and enjoying Spring in Michigan

Wow, I have not posted in a while!  been in my quilting room, organizing and creating wonderful little fabric postcards and mug rugs for my family.  Now that I have made a few of these it is hard to stop.  I did take time to stop and head to Mackinaw City for three-day quilt retreat.

Worked on a MSU quilt which will be a gift when I am done. Green and white log cabins and blocks are being pieced together to create this interesting quilt.

Received my "Dreaming of Spring" Mini quilt from may swap partner.  This mini quilt is a wonderful.  Four 3-d pinwheels that are bright and springy!

spots of color

When I got up this morning and headed to the kitchen, I was greeted by three little quilts.  My mug rugs were smiling at me from the counter top and table.  I wondered recently why I do these silly little quilts.  Today I recognize it is just for fun, to add a little color around the house. 

I looked in the living room and there sit three quilts, adding color to that room.  Beside adding comfort when we snuggle up with them.  There is a purpose behind my silliness.  I do enjoy the process of quilting form start to finish. I love the finished products and can share quilts with others.  This adds some color and comfort to their homes.  So I am off to dig through my scraps.  I can complete a few more mug rugs.   I will throw in a fabric postcard for my sister-in-law and take a few steps to move another UFO quilt toward completion.

Sunny Sunday Stitching

Sunny day for stitching.  Just makes you feel great!  Another mug rug completed this morning.  Now time to work on one of my UFO's.   I am also working to learn and complete the mug rugs for the swap.  Learned some more details on applique today.  Now to put it to work.

Going to dig out a baby quilt top that is completed and put the top, batting and back so it is ready to quilt this week.

Watch out sewing work room, I continue to get things more organized and easier to find.  Easier to find and use makes for a happy quilting family.

Stitching and creating!

Stitching up a storm and loving every minute of my day.  We are both stitching today.   Doug has attached the borders on his quilt.  He's now working on his backing project.   I finished another fabric postcard!   had it almost done this week, just had to connect the back with address and message.  Will mail on Tuesday as post office closed tomorrow. 

UFO's:   Finished two mug rugs.  What a fun project to use up scraps, practice free-motion and to learn applique. My own method of applique.  Taking introduction class on Tuesday afternoon.   I have been tossing items for constructing fabric cards in a plastic container.   It made it so easy to then be at work table and put together.

This morning I went to Denise's blog  justquiltin.wordpress.com and downloaded her pattern for "Living The Tweet Life."  Of course, this is a new project added to my list of quilt projects.  Pulled material from my stash and hope to start cutting tonight or will work to complete quilting baby quilt for the guild charity.  This baby quilt has been sitting on back of couch just waiting to be completed.

Off to dinner and then more Sunday stitching later!  Wonder if there are any good movies on later today.

Update on projects! & snowfall

Magic Star quilting progress:  pulled center quilting stitches out and quilted area again.  Second time looks nicer...so I have put it away until next Friday as I have other tasks to get done...BUT

At Sunday Stitchers today I supported folks in getting pages done on their Stitch Bibles.  Fabric pages of stitch samples that they can make on their sewing machines.  We buy these great machines or have small simple ones, but do we really get to know the machine.   The Stitch Bible allows you to attempt and learn the stitches your sewing machine can make.   Now that my stitch bible is complete I can use.   I have a "Stupendous Stitching" art quilt in progress. Working to complete this by end of March.

I came home this afternoon and just had to make my first Fabric Postcard, which can use the decorative stitches I have discovered on my machine.  Attached a picture for readers!

 Now I have put sewing away for a few days as I have student papers to grade and maybe pick up some things around the house!  Will be quilting again on Friday! or will squeeze some time in for therapy after paper grading completed.  

15 " of snow fell Thursday night!

Snow February 8, 2013

Snow came on Thursday night!  Enjoyed all day Friday and Saturday.  Today warm weather and rain is making snow disappear quickly!

I am getting off the computer and blogging and other quilt sites to get my magic star quilted.  I will give you an update later.  Doug is harping as he wants to get on the sewing machine to attach his borders....We need to get the old machines, his grandma's treadle and another one I picked up years ago and see if they work.  I have been thinking these would be good for exercise!