On a Roll!

Wow, yesterday I was on a quilting roll!  Was it on a one of my Christmas projects? NO. Was it on a Christmas gift? NO. Was it on a swap project? NO.

I am making Amy Butler's any way you slice it quilt from her EQ pattern. I have loved this quilt ever since seeing this one. And it will be ALL FOR ME!! (*insert evil laugh here*) I keep starting quilts for myself and have yet to finish 1!  Maybe this one will run the whole race!

I got 4 yards of fabric cut/pieced...



Ironed - Cleo was unimpressed...



And trimmed - she did seem to enjoy this stage in the process...



I thought about taking a picture of that pile after she finished playing with it, but really the carnage was just to much.



Also I got my A Little Fabric A Little Chocolate swap package ready for November and will officially be on it's way to my partner tomorrow! Hope she likes it! Here's a sneak peak (with really crappy lighting since it's dark!)





Hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving this week and gets in as much sewing/crafting time as possible!

Covet

Vinatage Sewing Machine Necklace by ohhellodear

Inspiring Monday

This weeks inspiration...THREAD!

I Heart My Mailman

But he probably despises me! And this is why...



This has been the best mail week ever!

Goodies:

• Moda Lily and Will yardage for backing and binding.
• Tula Pink Hushabye for backing and binding.
• Tula Pink Full Moon Forest birch trees just because!
• Tula Pink Parisville because it is GORGEOUS and I have so many plans for it...
• Moda Arcadia stripes that I won from the lovely Sheree of Sheree's Alchemy! 
• Not pictured...Michael Miller key fob that I won from Pink Chalk Fabrics blog!

So again I say... best mail week ever (unless you are my mailman).

Round and Round We Go v. 2

You know I consider myself to be a fairly intelligent person.  I have a graduate degree, I have common sense.  I can even do calculus - but can I do simple math when working with half-square triangles??

Apparently not.

Good grief...I cut it close with Safieh's row for the Houston Modern Quilt Guild Round Row Robin (only finishing it last night when the meeting is today) because I messed up the math on not only the original HST triangles, but on the borders I had to add to try and make the blocks big enough.

In the end though, it finally came together, though there was a bit of swearing on my part.  Either way I am super happy with the final look and I hope Safieh is too!

Me in a Bee!

I joined my first bee! The String Me Along Quilt Bee! So excited! Can't wait to get started come January!

EDITED TO ADD:
Just found out I have been accepted as a stitcher in the do. Good Stitches {Charity Bee}! Every month you make 2 blocks to contribute to a quilt that will be made and donated to charity. My group within the bee -"Joy"- will be donating blankets to My Very Own Blanket, an organization that donates blankets to children in the Foster Care system.  I am so pleased and excited to have been included in this bee for such a great cause!

Inspiring Monday

This weeks inspiration comes not from Flickr but from some of my favorite quilts that were exhibited at the Houston Quilt Festival this month.  I absolutely love festival.  I leave the convention center completely exhausted but beyond inspired and all I want to do is going home and sew all weekend.  This year was no different. 

Click the photos to get to the Flickr page which has a little bit of extra info.