Happy New Year!!!

I know I am a little late, but it is the thought that counts right?
The holidays are gone and almost seem like a pleasant if not somewhat hectic dream.
I am sitting down doing my blog--must be the new year since that is one of my many resolutions.
Sadly the reason I am sitting down is because I have a horrid achy coldy thing and I don't feel like moving at all.
My darling hubby is so good at sharing!!!!

So, while I am immobile it is a good time to tell everyone about the continuation of Finishing Stitches started by Joy back in July. I think we all managed to get something done and what better way to clean up the sewing room than join in the fun and get those UFOs complete and hung nicely on a wall or better still--a few presents done long before the holidays.
Wouldn't that be cool!!! So all the tiny fine print is over on Joy's blog--not much of it--mostly finish projects or blocks and get your name in the hat to win charm packs. What could be simpler.
So grab the new and improved button:

And lets start finishing. And yes I am talking to myself very loudly because I spent the last few days trying to sort out the mess that is my sewing room. And I have come to the conclusion that there is no hope for it unless I start sewing. I thought I should finish 3 things for every one new thing I started???? That didn't sound fun at all--after all my DS definitely inherited his short attention span from me. So I will try very hard to keep it one to one!!!! 

This is my year for less stressing and more sewing. And more posting about my more sewing!!!!

So what are your New Year's resolutions?  

And have you made any progress on your New Year's Resolution?

Well, good luck to all.

I am going to take some cold medicine and a nap so hopefully I will feel more like tackling the world tomorrow.

L,A-

Yep, I'm Still Here

My New Year's resolution is going to be to be a better blogger!!

Promise!

I have to show you all my goodies I got from Stacy at Pinkberry Sprinkles.

She asked us our thoughts on Halloween and I got this great package from her:

Isn't it Spooktacular. Thanks Stacy.
I think Halloween is a fun time. I am not very organized this year with moving and all, but I do have pumpkins and a few bits and pieces scattered about.
And lots of candy!!!!!!
I also need to show off my finish from September--Yes, shame on me for being so slow.
I really did finish on time for Sept.
My fall turkey runner is done!!!

I have not been totally unproductive this month. Really! I took a class from Bonnie Hunter a couple of weeks ago. I went with Lola from ...And Sew On, which is good cause she brought the camera. So troodle on over there and look at some of the amazing quilts that were done.
Here is my progress so far:

I am quite pleased with it so far. I just need to make 12 more blocks because I want it to be a wee bit bigger. Hopefully I will have enough of these bits that I chopped off the corners:

to make a border out of. This is a really fun scrappy quilt. If you are into the scrappy craze, you need to go visit Bonnie's site called Quiltville. If you scroll down a bit and look at the list on the right hand side, you will find a ton of free scrappy quilt patterns. Fun stuff!! Then go to her blog and check out the most amazing hexagon star quilt she is doing.
OH
Before I go, I need to tell you to zip over to Joy's blog and sign up for her cute little Hot Potato giveaway. Or just tell her to be good and stay in bed like the doctor has told her to do, so that she will heal faster!!!
I will try to get pictures of the return of Alice's Zoo soon. The furry ones are trying very hard to make photography impossible.
Hope you are all having a marvelous Wednesday!!!
L,A-

Pies, blocks and Angels...

Busy, busy, busy and all of it fun!!!

First I had to do a bit of baking to satisfy the bug.

So I made this:

I also made a cherry/peach pie, but I forgot to take a picture. AND by the time I remembered it had a few pieces missing.

This one is on the way to gone now too.

Then it was on to the air show at the Oceana Naval Air Base.

We had a great time--I can be such a boy at times.

Here is my boy showing his respect:

I think the Blue Angels are amazing. I could watch them for hours.

I have no desire to be up there doing however many G's they pull, but I love watching.

18 inches apart!!!!!! 

Yep, half of them are upside down and still way too close together!!!

Awesome!!!!

Back on the home front, I have gotten some more blocks finished.

Three to be exact, with one more in the works.

one

two

and three.

The colors seem a little strange--bad light I guess.

I also got my table runner basted, so fingers crossed that it will get quilted very soon!!!

I want to get on to some of the Christmas presents that I need to make.

It is coming too soon!!!!!

I need to enjoy the fall first.

Hope everyone is having a great week--getting lots done!!

L,A-

I Have Been a Naughty, Naughty Blogger

...but I have not been idle. I have been quite busy getting ready for a new year of homeschooling and lots of house remodeling and getting ready for visits from family members.
And I have even been able to get a little bit of sewing done. Mandatory for sanity!!!!

These are several of the things that we have been getting ready for:

OK, so they don't look all that exciting at the moment, but they will be soon. The fridge and the range are installed. The dishwasher is waiting for a new door. Shipping is a dangerous sport. It has a big boo boo at the bottom.

In between all the remodeling I have accomplished this top for my fall challenge from Di:

and these two blocks are for Joy's finish challenge:

They are part of this pinwheel quilt that I have been working on:

and I have not showed you all of my Jelly Roll blocks. They are all finished; I just need to put them all together.

And I had a really nice surprise in the mail the other day. Di had us all guess what number post she was coming up to and I guessed 500. And I was right!!!!

She also gave me a goodie for finishing a fall project. 

Look at all these yummy things:

They are hard to see, but up there on the top right are the cutest little buttons. Look at these precious flip flops:

Thank you Di!!!!

Well, that is enough catching up for now. I need to do some more sewing and finishing and keep up with my blogging like a good little quilter.

Hope you are all having a great week.

Two more days until the weekend.

L,A-

Made It!!!!!!!!!!

I was beginning to wonder, but I got a finish.

It will serve as a Di's Fall Sew-in Club and Joy's Finishing Stitches.
Cause you both love me right?????
So here is my Fall UFO table runner.

I had to find new backing for it and I had accidentally used up all of the fabric that I needed for the binding, so it became extra colorful. I like the finished product and it is one less thing in my UFO pile. Yippee!!!!
It has not been a stellar month of finishes, but we have been doing a wee bit of home improvements.
August will be better.
!!!!!!!!!!
L,A

Happy Chocolate Day!!!

I didn't make that up honest!!!

So everyone indulge--it's a celebration. Just don't take it outside because this is what it is doing out there:

For those of you who deal in Celsius, that's around 41. Yucky!!!

I am behind in my blogging, naughty me!

My birthday got stretched out a lot. I have gotten more packages from everywhere.

Joy sent me these little goodies:

which of course will lead to needing matching bits. Fun stuff!!!!

And Di sent me a package full of goodies.

These pretty vintage aprons:

and nice sharp scissors and lots of patterns to keep me very, very busy!!!!

and Mom gave me these nice bright fat quarters:

and of course I treated myself to a few more:

and more tomorrow. I need to prove that I have actually done something besides get more fabric.

I am caught up on my jelly roll blocks:

Block#9

and Block#10

and I have been busy unpicking a fall table runner for Di's fall finish challenge. This is the one I hope to finish this month at least. 

I didn't like the way I started quilting it, so I threw it in a pile. Now I am going to get it finished!!!!
And pop over and join Joy's challenge to finish stuff that has been sitting around awhile.
I have a huge pile to work on for this one. 
And I still have to start making Christmas decorations--oh my--I think I am challenge challenged!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stay cool everyone.
L,A-

Short Attention Span

I have been a really good girl, working on all of my challenge projects--BUT--sometimes you just have to start something new. I really did just reach into my "to do" pile and pull out a project. I pulled out a pinwheel sampler that Rachel from p.s. i quilt did as a quilt-along awhile ago. Then I grabbed a pile of fat quarters and ta da...

Block 1

and Block 2

Very natural--not my normal colors, but I guess it goes with the rest of my short attention span. Then of course I went back to work on this for awhile...

which is very bright. A little more rearranging and I will start sewing it all together.

I also said that I would show you why Joy and Di should be getting commission checks from Charm Cotton Quilts. They told me all about their good deals and they got me in trouble. I got these...

and then I got this...

so then I had to go back to CCQ because I didn't get enough charm packs to do them. So then, I added these...

...so now I have to start something else!!!!! Good thing I am finishing all of those Christmas mini's or I would have a serious problem. Shhhh!!! I know I probably already do, but for now we will just blame it on the heat!

Sadly there is more, but I forgot to take a photo of the rest. Or maybe that is a good thing--we wouldn't want anyone to think I am totally insane now would we. 

For now I must go sew!!!!

L,A-