100 Day Hustle Re-Cap

Hello all!  I am finally lifting my head out of the Christmas coma and getting back to my blog. Can't believe it's the end of 2012, whew!  So, it's also time to report on my 100 Day Hustle list....here goes:

1.  Quilt for the hubs - finished the quilt top, assembled the quilt back.  Just need to get it basted, quilted, finished.  This sucker is going to take me forever to quilt, but that's okay!

This quilt is huge!

2.  Finish my EPP quilt - nothing got done on this one.  I tabled it because I am still undecided.  I have a feeling I will be machine quilting this one, but am scared to start.

3.  New Christmas stockings and placemats - well I finished the stockings but not the placemats.  I just ran out of time for that! And I forgot to take a pic of the stockings before packing up all of the Christmas decorations the day after this year....oh yeah, last year it was Feb, this year day after!

4.  Piece my Single Girl quilt - DONE!!  this is a slight change in plans since I discovered that I get too cold at night to sleep under a quilt.  I love them for the couch and to sleep with, but need more warmth in bed!  I paper-pieced this one with Anna Maria Horner's Loulouthi line (with a few more AMH fabrics added) and Kona Pepper for the solid.  I ♥ it!!

5.  Christmas quilt, with Brrr fabric - quilt top pieced!  Again, meant for this to be a queen quilt, but opted for lap size after all.  Debating adding grey borders or not.

Removed from the list:

1.  Baby quilt for new niece/nephew - this will be postponed due to my SIL miscarrying at 13 weeks.
2.  Project for Out to Sea fabric - I know what pattern I like, but am waiting to finish some things first!

So, I currently have 5 quilt tops that need to be finished before I start anything else!!  I'm much better at starting projects than finishing them, ugh.  One of my New Year's resolutions is to finish all my unfinished projects before starting anything new :o)

I'm linking up with Kelsey at Kelsey Sews!

WIP Wednesday

Hello, all!  I hope everyone is havin a great week!  I have actually made some progress this week, mainly because I've been home taking care of the hubs.  He had back surgery on Monday....best.decision.ever.  He is out of pain (except for the actual incision, etc.) and he is doing well.  I am so grateful for modern medicine.  While he was in the hospital, I watched London Hospital on my kindle...let me tell you, it's an eye-opener.  Just don't retell the story lines to someone just getting out of the hospital...not a great idea!!

On to the projects for this week!  I finished my Chicopee spiderweb quilt top, yippee!!  I LOVE the way it turned out, except it's not very big.  It's barely lap-sized, but that's okay, I still ♥ it.

I cut out all of the pieces to the hubs' Groove quilt...and am almost done piecing it!!  I am about 9 rows shy of the twin size.  I have a love/hate relationship with this pattern.  I love the end result, but hate the process.  I feel like a very slow dot matrix printer.  Despite how I feel about the pattern, it is coming out beautifully and I can't wait to quilt it up for my man for Christmas!

progress......

9 rows shy of finished top....was going to finish tonight, but my eyes started to blur

Linking up to Lee's at Freshly Pieced

WIP Wednesday and Another Finish!!

This week has been super productive...I finished 2 quilts this week...wha????

So, I may be a few days late getting this one finished up.  That's just life sometimes!  I finally got our do.Good Promise circle's first quilt finished this weekend.  I worked on it all afternoon and after dinner on Saturday, and my family kept asking if we could keep it....I think they liked it as must as I do!

I quilted this with an improve chevron stitch in the middle of each color.  This was a first for me and I really like how squishy it made this quilt feel.  Finished quilt measures 48 inches square.  Lovin those small quilts!

I chose a chevron pattern and the teal/orange/grey color combo.  Amazing how 10 people can use the same colors and pattern and come up with such different blocks, but they still all work together so well!

Brrr! quilt top cut out, this may actually get finished before Christmas!

Deco Shimmer Finished!!

100 Day Hustle/WIP List

1.  Branson-superhero quilt-pattern chosen!

2.  Finish my EPP quilt-no progress

3.  New stockings and placemats for Christmas for my kitchen

4.  Piece my queen-sized Single Girl quilt-paper pieces cut out and ready to go!

5.  Make baby quilt for my new niece / nephew

6.  Make Christmas quilt with my bundle of Brr fabric-fabrics cut out!!

7.  Start a new project using my Out to Sea fabric-pattern chosen!

Linking up this week to Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

It has been a while since I have had a WIP Wednesday, so I am excited to be back to sewing!  I am totally caught up on Sweet and Sassy orders (yippee!!) and am ready to get started with my 100 Day Hustle list.  Thank you, Kelsey, for the kick in the pants to get going  :o)  I tell ya, I just love the online quilting community.  I have no local quilting friends even close to my age so it's nice to find others with the same interests!

My first WIP to show today is the first quilt for our do.Good Stitches Promise Circle.  I cannot decide which layout I like the best.

 Layout Option 1

Layout Option 2

Other WIPs:

1.  Branson's superhero quilt - I think I am going to go simple on this one.  I tend to overthink and that's what makes my projects last forever long!

2.  Single Girl - finally dug out my fabrics, templates, paper-piecing papers, etc and am going to get started on piecing this week!  Cannot wait to see how they finally come together...eep!!!

3.  EPP quilt - no progress, sad to say.  I am on the fence, but leaning towards machine quilting, just need some grey thread.  Will get that this weekend.

4.  Christmas Brr! Quilt - fabrics pulled, pattern chosen!

5.  Baby Chevron - no progress.  Need to make the back, baste, quilt, etc.  Any ideas for how to quilt this one??

And...because I didn't have enough on my list, I added a new project.  Something a little different, but amazing!  I am testing a pattern....and am about 1/2 done with the top.  Can't wait to share!!

I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced.

100 Day Hustle with Kelsey Sews

Can you believe we are almost done with September??  And that Christmas is really just around the corner??  Whoa.  The past 2 months have been a bit of a whirlwind for us...my father-in-law passed away, I had surgery, my sister and her family moved here from ♥ CA ♥ and are staying with us until they get their feet on the ground, school started back, and I could just go on and on. Work has ramped up, taking more of  my time, causing me to really re-evaluate how I spend my "off" hours at home....cuz we're never really "off" are we??  Most days I really love my job, but all I really want to do is spend my days quilting in my jammies...just bein honest!!

Anyway the purpose of this post is not to glorify my busy schedule (haha!), but to say that sometimes I just need a list, a plan to get the fun stuff done, the stuff that isn't completely necessary to day-to-day life, but is pretty important to my mental health!

Kelsey over at Kelsey Sews is hosting a 100 Day Hustle...because it is officially 100 days till the end of the year (as of yesterday...what's new, I'm behind again)!! This will be a great opportunity to get stuff done!

So here's my to-do list:

1.  Branson-superhero quilt.  My sweet husby has been waiting patiently for a quilt of his own.  This is priority one!
2.  Finish my EPP quilt.  I am still not sure if I want to hand or machine quilt this one but I just need to make a decision and get 'er done!
3.  New stockings and placemats for Christmas for my kitchen
4.  Piece my queen-sized Single Girl quilt...notice I am just planning to have it pieced by then.  No need to get crazy!
5.  Make baby quilt for my new niece or nephew!!  He/She is due in April-ish, but I would sure love to have something done by Christmas!
6.  Make Christmas quilt with my bundle of Brr fabric
7.  Start a new project using my Out to Sea fabric....still mulling that one over.  Depending on the gender of our new family member, #5 and #7 could be combined

Another fun tidbit is I have finally upgraded by well-worn, beloved Blackberry to an iPhone...and I ♥♥♥ it!!!  So I am now on Instagram, because you can't have too much social media :o)