A Little Fun... and a Mini-Update!!

I found this image a while back & think it to be quite accurate!! Sadly, I don't know to whom photo credit belongs.... I certainly am not computer savvy or creative enough to create an image like this. Anonymous seems to get an awful lot of attributes!!

Anyway... Enjoy!! I've just got the binding left on the red/green table runner & then it'll be shipped out to its new home. Hope to finish it tonight. Then it's back to the batiks for yet another baby quilt... If I keep at my current tortoise rate, the little girl will be in high school before I finish!! Sadness!!

Happy quilting!!!
...and happy almost-Spring!!! :o)

I think I need an adjustment...

... in my time management strategies!  Here it is~ February~ and I *still* haven't cleared off my sewing table & worked on any projects.  Goodness!  Today will be the day... I have a project or two that are nearly finished & I'm feeling that today's the day to get my priorities back in line.

Time is a funny thing... we all have the same amount of time~ 24 hours in one day.  How will you use yours today?!  I will be balancing mine between "have-to's" and "want-to's"... just like everyone else.

Happy Quilting!!

ps:  look for a post later on... hopefully with a finished project accompanying it! :o)

Looking Back...

... 2012 has been a tough year for me, indeed.  My quilting "to do" list remained mostly untouched this year... it happens.  So what I think I'll do is look it over & change the date!!! They're all projects I want to sew and there's no rule that says "New Year, New List"...

I'm not one for New Year's Resolutions... but, in the wake of next to no sewing in 2012... I just might make an exception.  The joy and relaxation and peace of mind that comes with creating, I need to find.  But, honestly, I first need to clear off my sewing table & re-organize all of my projects.  (There are "things" that have been "temporarily" placed there for well over a year. Oops!)

SO... With that in mind:

My single New Year's Resolution... to re-discover my quilting & bring joy to others through my creations. 

Happy 2013... May you be richly blessed each & every day!! :o)
Happy Quilting!!

Christmas Card, 2012

Toile Of Branches Christmas Card

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What's on the table right now...

... batiks.  A few years ago, my husby pretty much bought out Connecting Threads for Christmas.  I have 5 different batik 5" square charm packs that have been patiently waiting for the right pattern/idea/time to make an appearance.  I opened up two of the packs~ Sunset batiks & the Landscape batiks.

What to do with all the prettiness?! 

I found a simple~ yet elegant~ tutorial on the Quilting Gallery's quilting blog... and am giving it a go with these squares.  Here's the link: http://quiltinggallery.com/2008/03/07/charm-square-quilt/.  I've got two of my 9-patch blocks completed from these squares.  I'm putting them together where some are random combinations & others are consciously selected.  Cannot wait to see what happens when I cut them down the center!!! This is going to be one seriously awesome baby quilt...

And, lastly, here's the updated (and completed!) tree ring in our front yard:

One down... several more to go!

My local Home Depot didn't carry Hosta plants... which I found interesting.  From all the research I did, I found that Hosta plants are the only ones that thrive living under pine trees.  Surprisingly~ these Hosta plants were found & purchased at Wal-Mart... after the garden associate recommended I try a top-$$$ nursery in town.  Me thinkith not!! 

Anyway~ I've a quiet house at the moment... which means I should get back into the batiks & finish up these 9-patch blocks so I can move onto the next step & then fiddle with different lay-outs! Look for those pictures next... 

Happy Quilting!!! :o)