Its begining to look a lot like....

Christmas! Quilts that is... I have two that I am gifting done and they are ready to go into the mail as soon as the gift cards for nieces and nephews arrive to share shipping box!

This is a simple brick pattern made with the Holiday Happy line. I got a fair amount of this fabric last year in post holiday sales and then saw the simple pattern and it clicked for me... so much that I am making a second one with some variations for me....

I added a Denyse Schmidt print from Joann's for the backing... which can I just go down a rabbit hole and say that I loved the first DS Joann's line, the quality was wonderful, but they seem to be getting progressively worse... the second line was a little courser and the third feels like sand paper... just saying...

My Plus Christmas quilt is also completed... this was a hard one... not to make, but to figure out what to make...

I got this large scale print with some coordinates from the line Sheri Berry Holiday and could just not cut it...and could not find any more of the line... leaving me with few options... I ended up using it on the back and taking the color inspiration to the quilt pattern on the front...

I had doubts, as my husband walked in and admired the 'Easter' quilt while it was in progress... but I am thrilled with how it turned out.... I used many of my 'special' fabrics including FMF and pink as well as turquoise lady bugs.

Now only 3 gift quilts to get done and my Christmas quilt... How are your Christmas projects coming? Are you making projects for yourself as well?

11/2 WIP

Completed:

AMH D9P done!

New Projects:

Because its no fun to work on something that is in progress when you can start something new!

Progress: see above

Sitting:
American Jane blocks: Hour Glass Pot holders : Hope Valley QAL : Stamp QAL :Chubby Stars QAL : Mandy's fence : HST: New Wave : Rainbow : Vintage Spring : County Fair : Pinwheels : 36 patch : Leaves 9 patch

Stats for now: New Projects - 2 : Completed - 1 : WIP - 16

Anna Maria Horner quilt

Its done, with binding and everything! This quilt is a Disappearing Nine Patch using fabrics from 5 different lines from Anna Maria Horner.

The backing is blocks of Konna from the colors used on the quilt as well as a length of a print, Dance Floor from the Garden Party line.

I quilted it with an all over meander using a medium grey thread. I think that grey works on almost any quilt and is my go-to thread.... reminder, I need more....

Its now ready to package for the mail to be delivered to a newly married couple... its a couple months late, but... Emily Post assures me that anytime with in a year is appropriate for a wedding gift.

I am sharing today at Canoe Ridge Creations {Sew} Modern Monday.

Quilt ADD or Binding Phobia

Binding is my least favorite part of making a quilt. I think it is the root of my quilt ADD because when faced with binding I lose interest and suddenly find lots of other projects to work on.... while this pile sat waiting for my Anna Maria Horner quilt look at all the other things I got done...

I had this large scale Christmas fabric that I finally decided to just use on the backing and made this plus quilt top to match it... though my husband thinks it looks like Easter not Christmas...

Then I decided to cut up my collection of Holiday Happy fabrics from Happy Zombie.

then I started on DD1's goldfish quilt blocks

sigh.... so instead of working on completing something, or even making progress on a WIP, I started three new projects.... the only good news is all three are Christmas gifts so I made a good start on the holiday sewing.

Flags

These are them... the much discussed flags that I worked on in August. These were a bear to make.. the yellow was cut as one piece and the gold lemme and blue was cut to fit then sewn in. All cutting was done using a wood burner, a hot tool that helps to prevent the poly silk from fraying. Our technique is to use fabric glue to 'pin' the flag together then sew. It is really just a large applique project :)

The lovely girl in the front is my daughter and I am so proud of her and the group.

WIP 10/12

Its time to share what has and has not been getting done around here these days...

Completed:

I got the Halloween table runner done! Its a small project, but its done!

New Projects: none

Progress:

No new picture, but I got the AMH D9P quilted and ready for binding.

Sitting:
American Jane blocks: Hour Glass Pot holders : Hope Valley QAL : Stamp QAL :Chubby Stars QAL : Mandy's fence : HST: New Wave : Rainbow : Vintage Spring : County Fair : Pinwheels : 36 patch : Leaves 9 patch

Stats for now: New Projects - 0 : Completed - 1 : WIP - 15

Let the games begin!

Football games and band competitions that is... Football is well under way, almost 1/2 way into the season and we are undefeated! Both my girls are in marching band... (I may have mentioned the flags in a prior post) This is the halftime show... Friday night lights and all that goes along with Texas football.

My oldest is in Color Guard and youngest plays the trombone. This is the first year they have preformed in the marching show together. (we are big on props... and have big props)

This is my oldest and a friend with their least favorite prop, the parasols that were nasty in the wind... the girls were getting pulled by the gusts and several of them flipped inside out. Even so, they swept their first competition winning all categories and 1st place in both prelims and finals!

So, unless I find a pile of dresses that stretched and need to be hemmed, or flags that ripped already, we will be back to sewing quilts next week! And hope to have a picture of the flags next week ... they have not yet gotten to the part of the show they are used.