You've got mail!

It was a great mail day yesterday! My SUTK swap items and Embroider Bee blocks arrived!!

This was the second round of the SUTK swap. Last round I received this awesome table runner and apron for my little boy from Tamiko!

Isn't it great? I think so!

This round, I asked for placemats or a rug but I wanted them to be patchwork and blend with the runner that Tamiko sent last round. Here is what arrived in my mailbox.....

A patchwork rug and some reusable snack bags! I love it! they were made by Rachel.

I'm already using the rug....

I also received my 4 embroidered blocks from Tanya for the Embroider Bee. Can't wait to put these into a quilt. I think that I will definitely head up round 3 so that I can get some more blocks to make it bigger!

I was able to cross one more thing off my list this week too - the reusable grocery bag for PP8.

Here she is in all her glory. I'll be sticking it in the mail today partner!!

So here's my list now............

1. Aqua/Brown Crocheted afghan
2. Jane market Bag for myself
3. Zipper pouch for a friends birthday
4. Scrappy patchwork ironing board cover
5. 3 more cloth napkins for our table (finished the others:))
6. Placemats for the dining table
7. Sunglasses holder for myself
8. USA embroidery pattern
9. "i spy" Hexie quilt
10. Final block for Embroider Bee
11. Rug for SUTK swap
12. Kitchen Towel for SUTK swap
13. Jane Market bag for PP8
14. Kitchen towels for PP8



New Modern String Quilt Bee

While I'm getting lots of WIP's finished, I started a new virtual quilting bee - the Modern String Quilt Bee. I know that sounds contridicting but the bee doesn't start until August so hopefully I will have most of my WIP list knocked out by then!

Ever since I saw this quilt that Ashley from FITF made, I've obsessed over making one. I love the scrappiness of it and I think it looks awesome with all the bright colors. Its even better that it uses scraps!!!

So...I started a small virtual quilting bee to make this quilt. There are 5 other members and it will last until February 2011. Taking December off was a must, it gets crazy here! Each person has a month where they receive 5 blocks from each of the 5 other members so when its your month, you get a total of 25 blocks. The blocks will be finished at 8" each so essentially you could make a 40" quilt. Of course, I will probably make some blocks myself to add to the blocks I receive so that my quilt will be bigger.
I'm so excited about this bee. There are so many great quilters that have joined and I know they have great stashes! Can't wait to see what kind of blocks I receive. My month is October!!

Back to those WIP's....
I mailed off both my SUTK swap package and my Embroider Bee Blocks today.

 

I also finished the birthday gift for my friend Jenna. Here is my list now with some more things marked off!!

1. Aqua/Brown Crocheted afghan
2. Jane market Bag for myself
3. Zipper pouch for a friends birthday
4. Scrappy patchwork ironing board cover
5. 3 more cloth napkins for our table (finished the others:))
6. Placemats for the dining table
7. Sunglasses holder for myself
8. USA embroidery pattern
9. "i spy" Hexie quilt
10. Final block for Embroider Bee
11. Rug for SUTK swap
12. Kitchen Towel for SUTK swap
13. Jane Market bag for PP8
14. Kitchen towels for PP8

Finish It Up! Challenge

So one of the reasons that I started this blog was because I joined the Finish It Up! group on flickr. I won't lie and pretend that I don't have alot of unfinished projects (UFO's or WIP's) that need finishing because I do! (I just might not elaborate on all that needs doing!) Joining the Finish it Up group will hopefully hold me accountable to finish up some of the projects that I need to get done and help me clean off my sewing area at the same time.

 

Here is my list of WIP's:

1. Aqua/Brown Crocheted afghan

2. Jane market Bag for myself

3. Zipper pouch for a friends birthday

4. Scrappy patchwork ironing board cover

5. 3 more cloth napkins for our table (finished the others:))

6. Placemats for the dining table

7. Sunglasses holder for myself

8. USA embroidery pattern
9. "i spy" Hexie quilt
10. Final block for Embroider Bee
11. Rug for SUTK swap
12. Kitchen Towel for SUTK swap
13. Jane Market bag for PP8
14. Kitchen towels for PP8

So in the first week, I finished up my final blocks for the Embroider Bee and the two bigger items for my SUTK Swap partner, one being this rug.

So this week/weekend I plan on finishing the kitchen towels I've started for PP8 and then contructing the Jane Market bag (also for PP8). And making the zipper pouch for my friend Jenna's birthday.
I've been working alot on my brown and teal crocheted afghan and it is almost finished as well. More pictures to follow soon!

Here's to knocking off some of these WIP's!!

Did I really just start another blog?

So I broke down and started a crafting blog......Is that really what I wanted to do? I'm still not sure and time will tell if I keep up with it. :) Just being honest.

Just about once a week, I get the question asked to me, "How do you have the time to craft?" I don't really know that there is a correct answer to that question but the answer is "I just do". Creating things has become an obsession and I just find little bits of time to do it.

I hope that you will follow along in my journey of creating!