WIP Wednesday #3

So I missed last week's WIP Wednesday...truly had nothing to show...not a hint of progress on any project.  That's summer for ya!  We've been busy with spending more time with the minis...going to the library, inside play areas (because we have freakishly hot summers!!), pool time, shopping trips, etc.  Emma, upcoming 3rd grader, is absolutely HORRIFIED at seeing back to school sales starting to pop up!  She loves school, but asked me, "Is summer really almost over???"  No, thank the Lord, it is not!  Although, the weather could cool down a bit, and I'd be just fine with that.....enough rambling!

I finally got a quilt top finished this week, yay!  I got my kaleidoscope top done and I love the colors but was disappointed at so many of my ends being cut off when I squared up my blocks.  Anyone else have that problem??  I think I may need to revisit my seam allowance and make sure it's 1/4"!!  I didn't want to re-do the blocks, so here it is, cut off points and all.  I am pretty fond of it, even if it is flawed :o)   Pointy points are so over-rated anyway!

Went outside to get a good picture of it and the humidity instantly fogged up my lens...ugh! I seriously miss my California summers!  My husband holds up all of my quilts and you can seriously see all that bias stretching at the top.

Another quilt top almost finished is the Single Girl Quilt for my niece.  Super excited about this one because again, I screwed up the seam allowance and had to re-do it.  This one was just not going to work unless it was fixed.  But it's progress!

This week's stats:
New projects - 0
Completed projects - 0
Currently in progress - 14 (holy cow!)

Linking up here:

Lazy, Wonderful Saturday

Today has been a great day.  I have a sick child (not so great) and I hate to say it, but when that happens, I like to stay home.  It was great to not have to go anywhere today.  I got so much done that I've been wanting to do for a while, plus some.  First, I was able to get all of my sewing done for the Kaleidoscope quilt along done!  I was so excited about that.  Now I have to snip them all apart and iron the seams, but that's the easy part of this week.



I got all my paper pieces cut out for my double wedding ring quilt along project also....although I'm still unable to decide on fabrics.

A few years ago, I participated in a couple of quilt block swaps and never put them together.  To be honest, I was a bit disappointed because I had to throw out about 10+ blocks mostly because the fabrics were just awful...not that I am not thankful for the ladies who completed them, but they looked to be older than I was.  Today, I found my blocks and had an idea of putting them together to make curtain valences for my kitchen.  They went together pretty easily, and now need to be pressed and lined.  I am excited about it!



My last thought for the day is about Pinterest!  Do you Pinterest?  My friend got me turned on to it and now I'm addicted.  It's a great way to just organize my brain.  Plus there is so much inspiration and great ideas others have saved on their boards.  Well, as I was snooping on some random lady's boards, I found a picture of one of my headbands from my etsy shop!  I am pretty sure I squealed, "Look, I've been pinned!!"  My girls were excited but totally confused about "pinning" and how I ended up having it happen to me :o)  It was an awesome feeling anyway!

I have a couple of invitations left, so let me know if you want one, so you can get started pinning your heart out, too!



Pretty sure that my large mocha frappe is what gave me the energy to get all of this done before lunch, plus make 5 pairs of board shorts for my daughter for camp this week. She's gonna be gone for 5 days, 4 nights. She has bursted out into tears here and there, but she wouldn't hear of not going :o)

WIP Wednesday

MUCH better day today :o)  The past couple of days I've had a temporary leave of my senses...so glad it's Wednesday!!

This has been a busy week in our house!  My daughter had a sleepover on Friday and then we got a new kitty on Saturday.  My "free" time was pretty non-existent this week...but that's okay!

I added a WIP to my list...the Kaleidoscope Quilt Along.  I think I am just going for unplanned scrappy in this quilt.  Something I can somewhat mindlessly feed thru the machine.  I love kaleidoscope quilts...and some of the ones I am seeing on flickr are so pretty!  The next set of instructions come out tomorrow, yay!

I didn't check off a single item from my WIP list, poo!  I had plans to get at least ONE completed, oh well, there is always this week.  Plus Monday is a paid day off, whoohoo!

I am linking up here at Freshly Pieced:

Time to Get Chopping!

It's time to start cutting for the Kaleidoscope quilt along...and I have to admit that it seems daunting when you see the number of pieces to cut out.



Plus I changed my mind about the fabric I wanted to use.  At first I was pretty committed to using my DS fabric, but after I thought more about it, I am going to use my FQ bundle of California Dreamin'.  I love this fabric and I am from the great state of California, so it's perfect.  Plus, it's so cheerful and bright...perfect for a summer project!  Tonight I am cutting into this beautiful stack...is it just me, or does anyone else ever feel bad cutting fabric...almost like you should find the biggest quilt block possible to keep the whole pattern intact??  I'm weird like that, I guess!

Oh! And we got a new member of the household this weekend!  Her name is Roxie and is about 8 weeks old, we think.  She is just the cutest little ball of fur you ever did see!! And super sweet...love her already!!

Another Quilt Along--Double Wedding Ring

I LOVE Double Wedding Ring quilts...they are so traditional and I just love how they look.  The Plaid Scottie is hosting a DWR quilt along...which is great since there is so little "real life" information out there with tips and instructions.  I bought a book a few years back, and while it really inspired me to make one, it didn't give me the confidence to just give it a go.  This pattern is paper piecing so no cutting each thing by hand, yay!  Needless to say, I am very excited about this QAL!!  We're starting on July 1, so I have a lot to do before we start....so excited!

I haven't scoured my fabric collection yet, but I am thinking that I would like to use this color palette for my quilt...making the dark navy the background so that the rings really pop.  I love the website design seeds which takes a picture and pulls out these amazing color palettes, making it easy for people like me to MAKE A DECISION when it comes to colors.  I am loving the fuschia and green together...and grey...what could be better??  Everything looks better with grey.  Swoon.



I plan to NOT buy any fabric for this quilt, so we'll see how well that works!!

Kaleidoscope Quilt Along

So, I have been buying a lot online these days as it's been difficult for me to get out shopping.  My first shopping trip after my surgery was to Joann's to purchase the DS Picnic and Fairgrounds fabric!! Today I got 3 more of my prints in the mail from Joann.com (and I think it's so funny that the online shop doesn't have all the fabrics).  Now I have 18 of the 21 prints...I am going to have to fanagle to get the last 3 prints.  I just looked over etsy and boy is the Australian set expensive!!  So pretty, though!  I am not sure I can spend $68 for 10 FQs...pretty sure my husband would KILL me :o)

I joined the Kaleidoscope Quilt Along and am thinking of using my DS fabrics!!  Can't wait to get started!