When the Dog’s Away…..

The cat will play!!!!  Not that my husband is a dog of course!  hehehe!  But he is indeed Top Dog in this household, and so when he is home I tend to adjust my schedule to his and play when he is at work or otherwise occupied.  But when he travels - woohoo!  I just play, and play, and play!!!!

Here is what I’ve been up to….

I’ve finished TWO more blocks on Moonglow!  The two new ones are the upper left and lower right corner blocks, and they are the same block design.  Block #10 in my BOM kit included making both of these blocks instead of just one.  This mariner's compass design was thankfully all paper-pieced except for the appliquéd center.  It actually went together quite nicely, for which I was shamelessly thankful :*)

Now I only have 2 more to go and one of them is about halfway complete.  The last one is a humdinger and a half!!!  The air may be blue by the time I get that one done folks!!!

I finally finished up the binding on my April Calendar quilt and it is ready to go up on my wall – and only 4 days late!  Not bad for the month I’ve had :*)  I really wish this was a better picture.... it is such a bright and colorful quilt!


I’ve also been making a complete mess in my sewing room picking out some cute novelty fabrics for my Bingo card.  

Are you playing along?  It promises to be lots of fun!  If you want to know more, go HERE to Marcia's Crafty Sewing blog to check it out.  She and three of her friends are hosting 2012 May for Me:  Tonya of HillBilly Handiworks, Sharon  of  Vrooman's Quilts , and Snoodles of LilyPad Quilting.  You can learn more about May for Me by clicking on the link below this button.....

2012 May for Me link

Who can resist a good game of Bingo anyway?  Not me!!!

I’m also working on those special projects that popped up for April – Edyta Sitar’s Silouette Challenge and testing blocks for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Issue #6.  No pictures that I can share on those projects, but I’m having a lot of fun with them!!!

However, I DO have a picture of this wonderful little knitted Pincushion I received in the mail yesterday!  

I won this in a giveaway recently from Susan over at Hanging on by a Needle and Thread and I couldn't be more delighted!!!  I have a lot of cute little pincushions, but not a one is knitted!  Isn't this just the cutest thing?  Susan's daughter-in-law made this little treasure, and she has lots more cute hand-crafted things for children in her Half Pint Knits Etsy shop – go HERE to check them out!  Thanks again Susan & Noell – I am SO happy with my new pincushion!!!

Hope everyone is enjoying the lovely spring weather and looking forward to a beautiful Easter weekend!

Hugs & Blessings!

Teresa

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Linking this post with BOM’s Away at What a Hoot!, and WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

Sunday Stash Report – Week #14

The Stash Report is pretty boring this week – no finishes and no purchases.  I did however win a set of 6 fat quarters at retreat that will be added to the Stash, so I will count that as Added this week.  

I will get a nice usage chunk when I finish Moonglow, so if I can just stay out of the quilt stores I'll be in good shape.  I am going to have to purchase some fabric soon for my niece's graduation quilt though, so maybe we're in for a roller coaster ride here in the next couple of weeks :*)


Here's the tally for this week:

Used this week:      0 yards

Used YTD 2012:      50.50 yards

Added this week:   1.5 yards

Added YTD 2012:   63.00 yards

Net Used for 2012: -12.50 yards

How is your stash coming along?  Head on over to Patchwork Times to see how others are doing with theirs.

Hugs & Blessings!

Teresa

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March UFO Challenge

This is what my Design Wall looks like this morning.  Even with a four-day retreat at the end of the month, I still did not manage to finish the Moonglow quilt top, which was my March UFOChallenge project.  I did make very good headway however, so I’m not too terribly disappointed. 

I think it will take me another week to finish it up, which unfortunately means a late start on the April UFO project.  And that is not good since Judy pulled #10 for April and my #10 is the Aqua Irish Chain Shop Hop quilt.  That is a project that is barely even started!  It will take a lot of work to complete it.  * sigh *  I have several other commitments and a week of travel this month too.... all of which adds up to the fact that I need to just accept that it is highly unlikely I will meet my April Challenge either – bummer!!!

This is what I currently have complete on Moonglow.

I have all the alternate blocks complete, and only have 4 of the 13 mariner’s compass blocks remaining.  See the 4 holes that look like missing teeth?  Two of the missing blocks are paper-pieced and ready to be assembled…

I’m hoping to get the 4 blocks done and the 7 borders (really??  Who puts SEVEN borders on a quilt?!?) applied by the end of this coming week.  I also need to think about starting my May Calendar quilt.  Whew – I’m worn out already and it’s only the first day of the month!  :*)

Go to Patchwork Times to see other Design Walls and UFO Challenge projects.  I am also linking up with BOM's Away at What a Hoot! as this is a BOM project from 2010.

Have a wonderful week.  It is one of my favorite weeks of the year, the week before Easter.  It is such a profound week, filled with memories of all that our Saviour did for us so that we can have life with Him forever.  I hope you will feel Him close to you this season and feel His love surrounding you in all that you do!!!

Hugs & Blessings!

Teresa

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Promised Eye Candy!!!

So did you "wait for it....."? Well, get a cup of tea and sit back to enjoy, 'cause here they come...... These are the promised quilt project pictures from retreat!


Mary's One Block Wonder



Sylvia's Feed Sack Dresden Plates - they soon added up to a very sweet quilt top......






Lavana's Birds in the Air



Becky's attempt to win the *Over-achiever* award!



Pam's Belle Meade blocks in progress



Ruth is making yummy warm stars!



And Betty's sweet Nine Patch blocks glow with their cheddar centers




Amy made these amazing modern Dresden-type circle blocks - I want to make some too!!!


Karen was into fun quilts with this cute Jack-o-Lantern above and the bunnies almost ready for Easter below!





Jean is making Bonnie Hunter's Cathedral Stars.... Karen is teaching this class at Runaway Quilter's Retreat in September & I'm hoping to get in!



Susie is learning how to Salsa - Ole!!!



Teresa C's blocks above are all the same block with different value placement in each - fascinating! She also finished up the inner section of her Orca Bay below - you go Teresa!





Sheila's lovely Neutrals quilt makes me want a large bowl of ice cream ..... Just sayin'!


Melissa's Nine Patches give the illusion of sashing - don't you just love the color play here!


Anne bought these bright fabrics in PARIS! Enough said!



Carole's Edyta Sitar appliqué



Candice doesn't even OWN a sewing machine - all of this is hand work!!! She even applies her borders by hand.... I bow!



Teresa C made this One Block Wonder from a striped fabric ... See below!





Joanne's second Wavy Log Cabin table runner



Phyllis put us all to shame with her amazing free-motion quilting!





Charlie's UFO table runner



Becky's "Picture This" quilt had us on the floor playing with the blocks!



Carole's embroidery is exquisite, especially dressed up with those sparkly beads!



Phyl's appliqué board - Frosty made sure none of us stole it :*}



Charlie's Christmas appliqué in progress..... Nothing like getting an early start on the season quilts!



Pat is working on a gorgeous oriental design



Donna is new to our retreat this year, but obviously not new to quilting as you can see from her star blocks! So happy you joined us Donna!



Sally only has about 80 More of these red, white & black blocks to make - snap!



Becky's braid runner



Roxanne wowed us all with her sweet pastels "Blooming Nine Patch" - anybody else craving cotton candy?




Cathie put the most amazing faced prairie points on this cute wall quilt!




And last but certainly not least I'll leave you with Charlie's "Garden Friends" - one we all agreed was a favorite!!!


Hugs & Blessings!
Teresa
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