Trying something new...

I've spent the last few nights playing around with some cute fabric and making some burp cloths. I'll post some pictures this weekend. I have 2 friends who recently had babies and one of them is a real spitter-upper. She is in constant need of burp cloths so I found that to be a good reason to try my hand at fixing some up. I'm enjoying it so far and have tried about 3 different techniques/styles. They are pretty quick to make and useful. I'm going to make a few more this weekend and send out a care package early next week.

I'm taking a few days vacation next week and plan to do quite a bit of sewing. I'm going to wrap up a few projects and start on some Christmas presents. I'm really looking forward to some dedicated sewing time.

So glad tomorrow is Friday!!!

Hello again!!

Hello!! Yes..I know it has been a very long time since I last posted..I got wrapped up in the new house/new job/new town and just lost track of time. I will try to be better this time.

Lots of changes around here since my last post. My son has graduated high school, took a semester off and moved out with some friends..good news is that he is registering and planning to start college in January. He is a very bright young man but like most 18 year olds, has to figure out where he wants to go in his life. I am very glad he decided to go back to school and am very proud of him.

I've done a little sewing, more fabric buying and quite a bit of embroidery. Looking for the instant gratification since my sewing time has been limited. I just started a new quilt this weekend for a friend who recently had a little boy and I am really enjoying my sewing time.

Here is the most recent quilt I've completed. I made this for a friend who had a little girl a few months back. It was a quick rag quilt but I really like the fabrics..they were cozy and fun. I added a little embroidery to personalize it. I really like rag quilts for babies..

Hope everyone has a great Saturday!!

Finally..some sewing time...

Well, I finally started and finished the quilting on my niece's quilt today. It feels great!! Now, I am handsewing the binding which will take a little time. Hopefully by the end of June I will have it all done!!

Since I am seeing the end of this project, I have started a quilt for my best friend who has a little boy due in July. I picked out the fabric and cut it this morning and will start sewing it tomorrow. It is going to be a quick and easy rag quilt with some really nice flannel fabrics. Bright colors for a bouncing baby boy. I plan on doing some embroidery on it as well, maybe his initals or name...I love my embroidery machine. I'm thinking I can sew this one up in a couple of days so hopefully this will be done by the time the baby arrives!!

I hope you all have a great holiday weekend...please remember our military men and women, past and present, during this special weekend.

Life just gets busier..

Well...still no sewing going on here...I have a pin basted quilt ready to go on the machine but I just can't seem to set aside the time to do it. I'm not a "few minutes here, few minutes there" person and I wish I were. I admire those quilters who complete projects by carving out 15 minutes here, 30 minutes there to quilt. I am an all-or-nothing type..I want 3 or 4 uninterrupted hours which is hard to come by right now for me...I need to seriously modify my style if I expect to get anything done in the next few months with the move and son's graduation, etc.. Need to see if an old dog can learn a new trick!

Even though the sewing isn't happening..the fabric buying is still going on! I have 3 close friends all having babies in the next 6 months and I am a sucker for baby/toddler fabric even when I have no one to give them to. Give me 3 new babies to find fabric for, I am in heaven! I can rationalize buying more new baby fabric even though I have enough in my stash to cover every newborn in the county for the next month at least! Oh well...there could be worse weaknesses than buying fabric..

Happy Mother's Day to every lady out there! All though we may not all be Mother's in the biological sense..all of us nurture and care for someone in a loving, motherly way!!

Beautiful weather, busy weekend..

The weather this weekend has been absolutely beautiful!! I've done alot of the yard work that needed to be done before we move...stuff like replacing the bulbs in the outdoor lights, cleaning the decks/sidewalks, cleaning out the garage (for some reason we have a problem throwing away empty bottles..they multiply in our garage!!) and today, I'm going to wash the car!! I was so productive yesterday, I started cleaning house about 7:00 last night and finished the entire house, including most of the laundry. I was worn out by the time I fell into bed after midnight but I had completed almost my entire weekend to-do list (including a few extras that wasn't on the list) and now, I have my entire Sunday free to do what I want. So nice!!

Needless to say, I haven't done alot of sewing the past few days. I did get some of my fabric separated and organized into project groups. I like to buy plastic containers and put all the items including thread/pattern/fabric/notions..etc needed for a project into the container so I can just grap and go when I am ready to start something new...I also keep the in-process work in the container as long as it fits so that it is easy to store/find. I stock up on the containers whenever I find them on sale at Wal-Mart, Lowe's, etc... Plastic shoe containers are great for small projects like pillowcases, runners, totes, small wallhangings, etc.. Sweater boxes are great for baby quilts, lap throws, etc... Very neat and stackable too.

I hope everyone has a very nice Sunday!!!

Busy times...

Sorry it's been a few days. I'm in the middle of relocating to another state with my job and I've been traveling...went this week to find a home and we have an offer working now..I love house hunting, hate house buying! I'm just very grateful that I have a good job right now in these tough times so I'm not going to complain at all.

Needless to say, the quilting is taking a backseat to work and all the craziness that goes along with moving. I still haven't quilted my niece's quilt and her birthday is this week! Oh well, won't be the first time she gets a belated birthday present..if I throw in a couple of $20's, she won't mind a bit!

I'm also trying to get rid of alot of unnecessary stuff so I'm prepping for a yard sale in the next few weeks...the house we are looking at is larger in square footage but smaller in number of rooms so we need to downsize. I'd rather have fewer larger rooms than many smaller rooms so we will be giving up a bonus room for a larger kitchen and family room. Thus the exercise equipment (which I don't use anyway, but it looks impressive!) and some extra computer desks (since we recently purchased laptops for me and the hubby) are going up for sale in addition to numerous boxes/baskets of 'treasures' to help clear out the attic. I move pretty frequently (every 3 years at at least) and I'm tired of moving the same unopened boxes. So, I'm getting rid of the junk! Hopefully I can raise enough to purchase a new dining room suit. We shall see.

I love sunny Saturday mornings....my hubby woke us up early this morning so we could go have breakfast together at a local mom and pop diner. With me traveling so much lately, we don't get to see each other much and having a nice, peaceful breakfast together (that I don't have to cook or clean up!) was great. He dropped me back off at the house and is now off to the races for the day.

I'm heading up to the sewing room to have some fun of my own!!