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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

I've been slack..

With all the beautiful weather we've been having, plus a short visit to Ohio, I have been very slack at keeping up with my blog. But I have been keeping my hands busy. :>)

Finished my quilt for the Doll quilt swap. Posted a sneak peek, so I really shouldn't show the whole quilt til the recipient sees it. This is what I showed her, lol.


I've been trying not to buy any fabric in this year, but a local quilt shop went out of business, and one just can't pass up fabric at 70% off. Here's what I got: I love that black with the green leaves. And I like anything black and white with a little red thrown in.


I picked out the floral fabric, then while I was in line, Dave found the 3 coordinating fabrics and MADE me buy them, lol. He really does have a good eye for color.

In Ohio, I found this WOW. It had meandering on it, so I bought it thinking I can use it for backing on a little quilt then just follow the print for the quilting. It is really hard to get a clear picture of white fabric....


Also got this in Ohio. $8.00 a yard for double sided pre quilted fabric. Not bad. I got it to make machine covers, but then decided just to throw tea towels over them and save this for "good".


My sister, Patty, gave me the little thread catcher, and another sister, Roma, gave me the penny pocket. I love gifties....


We were going to go hiking today, but MIL snuck the car out the day we came home from Ohio, and of course she had an accident in a parking lot, so we have to stay close to deal with the insurance company. But Dave is going to take her to the DMV to turn in her license and get a state ID card tomorrow so hopefully nothing like this will happen again. Then we will have to figure out a way to make her give us the car keys. Her excuse was "but I need to keep the keys in case there is a fire and I need to get the car out of the garage." YIKES!!! She's 90, and mostly pretty good, til she forgets how old she is. It's funny, but she is so self-conscious of her age, almost embarrassed, so she tries really hard to show folks how well she does, like it matters, lol.

Now to decide what to undertake for today.

Later,
WilmaNC

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Some New Things

I have been keeping busy, trying to do some sewing, but keeping everything put away so the room stays neat, lol. Not sure how long this trend will last.....

On my ABC Quilters group, we are having a birthday block swap. I chose my block to be Bear's Tracks. I realized that I didn't have a quilt with this block. Now I do, well, the blocks for a quilt anyway. :) Maybe a table topper?


Here's my blocks for the March block lotto. Made them using the triangulations. I like the looks of these. Hope I win.



Finally made one of the Monthly Minis from Country Junction. I didn't put in the outer border so it would fit on the hanger I use to display my Patchabilities. Sigh, my poor little handle was placed incorrectly. Oh well.


This is just the coolest thing!  I reversed the image, put it on a tshirt transfer and ironed it to the back of a shirt. I love this. But I went to Hancock's yesterday wearing the shirt, and not one person noticed, even though I kept turning my back to people so they could see it, lol. She welcomes you to use it. Click HERE to go to the blog, scroll to the bottom, though looking at her sewing room is nice too. One of the elements did not have to be changed. Can you guess what t is??


And finally, I made my first try at this teeny mouse bed. It is sooo cute. Learned some stuff though, use lighter stuff for the blanket, and use thicker stuff for the teddy and the ears. I have one more Altoids tin to use, so I will make at least one more of these. I bought the pattern from HERE.


Need to decide on my next project. I'll be sure to let you know....

WilmaNC