It's Steaming Here....

I don't do well in hot humid weather.  We don't have central air, just a room air conditioner in our bedroom.  So needless to say I was thrilled when hubby took me to get an air conditioner for the sewing room.  I'm so happy.

Now to share what I've been up to lately.

As you know I joined in with Karen to start working on a sew along making the quilt from Old Voices New Impressions by Jeanna Kimble.  Today we are sharing
our first blocks.

I am sooooo loving these blocks.  Can't wait to start on the next one.


I've also been working on Christmas gifts.

Another wonky picture...lol.   All the blocks are made and now I just need to sew them together.  Hopefully today.

Time to get busy on this quilt.  I lost interest for a while, now I'm ready to get cracking again.  This is another Christmas gift.

I got another new die for my Accuquilt go.  It is a half hexagon.  The sides are    4 1/4" finished.  I pulled out a bunch of fabrics I had in a shoe box.  Wasn't quite sure what to do with them.

So I started cutting out pieces until.....

I had enough blocks for this.  It is 52 1/2" x 55 1/2".  It is going to be our new picnic quilt.

It is amazing what I can get done when I am comfortable and cool.

I hope the weather is cool where you are.  We are in the hi 80's but it is going to cool off some next week.  Hopefully the high humidity will be gone.

Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Cathy

Happy Dance....

Another finish.   This is one of my three projects on my March UFO Busting.

 I so didn't like this quilt while working on it but now that it is finished I love it.  It is approximately 36"x 36".  I had in mind a table quilt but it looks like it would make a nice baby quilt.  You can hardly see where the half hexagons were sewn together (except on the large red check hexagons.)


I started working on my second UFO Busting Project.

 Here are the blocks from the 2011 EQ7 BOM.  I only made 9 blocks and really don't want to make anymore.

This is the layout I came up with.  I'm hoping it will look better once it is sewn together.  I'm hoping to get the top sewn together later today.


I also finished the hand quilting last night (while watching Hell's Kitchen) on my Stripy Triangles Quilt and plan on attaching the binding and finishing that up tonight.


I have to laugh at some of the comments I have gotten.  Mainly....Do I do anything but sew?  Well, occasionally I do vacuum, and I cook, sometimes I do laundry and dishes....but yes...I do a lot of sewing.  I have a very understanding DH.  He retired last year and believe it or not he likes to do dishes and the laundry.  As long as I cook he is a happy camper.  Also I get a lot of sewing done in the winter...but come spring, summer and fall we love to go camping.  I usually don't get as much done then.

However, since we bought a new trailer, I have one of the storage compartments under one of the benches which will be mine all mine.  I plan on taking one of my featherweights with me and some projects.

It's cold here in Michigan today.  We woke up to snow, wind and icy streets.  Another good day to stay indoors and sew.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Hugs, Cathy

WHOA......

I had the flu and it really kicked my butt.  I don't think I have ever felt that bad.  I came down with it on Wed. the 21st and didn't crawl out of bed until the 28th.  Yesterday was the first day I had been out of the house.  I have been feeling better but weak.  My get up and go got up and went.  But I feel fantastic today.  This is why I haven't posted anything for a while.

Just before I got sick I did some fabric shopping....

Remember this?  It is my Jubilee Quilt.  Well that little piece of fabric is all I had and it wasn't enough to finish my quilt.  Monday, the 19th, my husband and I drove up to Port Huron and checked out some fabric shops trying to find more.  We went to Sew Elegant and Mary Maxim's.  No luck.  Then we went to a new shop in St. Clair.  Again no luck.  We decided to go to Marine City to visit the in laws.  There just happens to be a quilt shop there.  Guess what?

Yep....she had it.  In January her roof leaked on about 100 bolts of fabric.  She took it home and washed it and brought it back to the shop.  She sold me 10 yards at $4.00 a yard.  Glad she washed it...now I don't have to.  So soon I can continue to work on my quilt.

A while back I watched a video at the Missouri Star Quilt Co. about making a hexagon quilt using 5" charm squares. 

You fold the charm square in half and line up the ruler.  Trim and cut in half.  This method goes really quickly.

Here is what I have done so far.  Not sure if it will be a table runner or a wall hanging.

Have you been working on the Temecula Quilt Co. Blessings quilt.  I managed to finish the last of my blocks yesterday.

They are so adorable.  Now I have to pick out the rest of the fabrics so I can finish.  I recently bought the Kindle Fire and love it.  I brought up the page for this quilt.  It was so easy to read the instructions and not having to bring my lap top into my sewing room.

I finally finished the top for the latest Scrap Squad quilt.  I was hoping to have the quilting finished but then I got the flu.  So it will have to wait till next week.

We leave Wednesday to go to the Upper Peninsula to visit my son Pat, his wife Courtney and my granddaughter Ashley.  It will be nice to spend Easter with them.  So I will MIA again for about a week. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter and are able to spend it with family and friends.

Hugs, Cathy