Where Have I Been?

Wow, it's been 6 days since I posted last! 

I didn't mean to be gone so long.

I was planning on posting over the 

weekend...

for Scrap Basket Sunday.

But, there I was without my camera cord...

and who wants a post with no pictures?

But I have camera, cord and photos to share now!

First...

My son took a little trip over to the coast and brought back

some salt water taffy for me! 

It made my chores so much better...

salt water taffy does taste good with sewing binding.

Every time I think I am caught up with bindings and sleeves...

a quilt comes back from the LAQ.

It makes for good busy work while watching TV in the evening with the hubby.

But my fingers are getting pretty sore now.

 My Scrap Basket Sunday results are here...

I couldn't resist the opportunity to dive into my scraps

and prepare for the "next" scrap project on

my list. I have always wanted to make this

quilt from Temecula Quilt Co.

 So, pulling out some stash fabrics and doing a little bit of 

cutting was nice to do. Now I have it ready to go.

When I am done with this one that is...

I am up to 42 blocks now. I skipped working on it

the week before, so this week I had to do double time

to catch up with my schedule.

I also have a little cheat sheet to use for cutting when you do it as

a weekly project... unfortunately I strayed from the plan...

and things just got confusing.

Note to self: do not, not use the cheat sheet.

I hope nobody remembers when I made a comment to not start a new project 

before starting a new one... 

because this week I seem to have started a couple new ones.

What was I thinking?

I should know myself better than that!

Saturday,

I needed a little bit of light sewing. Something that requires little thinking... 

something I can handle in the morning when I'm still 

not fully awake, but also light as in light when I am working with other

projects that are dark.

A friend of mine made this quilt as a shop sample and as much

as I liked it when I saw the pattern, and knew I liked the fabric...

it was even better to see it made up and in person.

But I think I am going to add a twist to it.

I made those tumbler/crumbler blocks out of 

Comma also... so I was thinking of a way to combine the two.

I was kind of thinking of an outside border of crumblers.

Any thoughts?

One place I haven't been is at BOM Rehab.

I have decided to end my Rehab Mondays.

There are so many other things going on and

it will just be simpler for me.

I want to thank you for playing along in the Rehab with me.

I will be contacting you all so that I can send a little something to

you in appreciation of you inspiring me to

 finish up my block of the month projects along with you!

Two Steps Forward One Step Back

I am doing my own dancing with the stars kind of thing here.

 

I was all caught up on my quilt binding, labels and sleeves...
feeling like I was two steps forward,
and then I got this sweet little stack back from the LAQ.
Little Morsels and Schnibbles that will now need binding.
Well, at least they are small!

I thought it would be fun to have a little collection of Schnibbles
in the quilt show and talk about AYOS and Carrie's patterns.

I can just see people trying to get away from me at the  show
while I am yakking away about Schnibbles and demonstrating
how to make Dresden's.

I'm the "Raffle Basket Chairman" for our quilt show and
I have been collecting things for our raffle and some of our guild's
small groups have helped by making up their own themed baskets.
This one came in today called "It's Raining Cats and Dogs".
I thought it was so whimsical.
It was made by our "renegade" small quilt group.
Of course they would find a way to be extra creative!
The basket is filled with a Kitty Caddy for your sewing supplies,
a mouse pin cushion, cat note cards and even a cat bed for your
furry friend who might like to visit while you quilt away.
I have a table full of raffle baskets at home that I already put together...
but 2 other ones delivered to me today.
Two steps forward, and one step back again.

BOM Rehab and Scrap Basket Sunday

I don't know if this really counts for Kim's Scrap Basket Sunday...
I worked on the little outfit for this dolly yesterday.

Today I brought her outside to play a little bit before I
give her to Evie Lou Who.
I have never made a doll before and I can say I have only made
a few clothes EVER in my life... so it was a challenge for me.
I am open to making a friend for this little girl...
everyone needs a BFF right?

Here is my DM Block #7 from the Fat Quarter Shop.

This was a pretty fun block to make. I think I could make a whole
quilt using just this block.

Where you in the BOM Rehab too?

Sailing Away Under the Milky Way

We have a winner!

Thank you for entering the little giveaway for Hat Trick!

Please remember that even if you didn't win and you still would

like a pattern... Carrie has them in her on line store and you can even 

choose the PDF pattern and have it in your hot little hands instantly..

well, almost instantly!

I did a random.org pick and the lucky person is 

 Lisa D. said...

I'm in! Please add me. :)

Thanks so much, that was fun!

edit: Lisa already has the pattern and wants me to pick another winner...
so...
Mary on Lake Pulaski! You are it!
She said:
I want to join in again Sinta but don't have the Hat Trick pattern yet - add my name to the hopper!

I might have to do that every month!

And guess what!

I just got back, like right this very minute, a quilt from my long arm quilter...

Milky Way!

 I guess my plans this weekend will be to bind this quilt.

what do you think?

Maybe another winner? I hope so... 

I love this pattern by Fig Tree & Co, but couldn't wait for

Avalon to come out... so I used MY "Bloggers Choice" bundle from

Fat Quarter Shop... yes, there are still more bundles available!

Here is a photo of Joanna's Milky Way from Pinterest.

In the mean time...

the kit for this arrived...

I can't wait to start ... and Sail Away!

Which is just the mood I'm in!

Did I tell you that we got our boat slip back?

I know that sounds kind of odd, but after a dozen years of being on a wait list

at the lake for a mooring, we got ours... but the very next year they started working

on the dam and therefore the water level was pretty low. Consequently, the "newest" people with boat slips had to give theirs up white the work continued.  It was a 4 year project as it turns out. So finally...

finally, we get a letter saying that we can have our slip next month! Yeah!

Other than quilting... sitting and doing nothing at the lake is my favorite thing to do!

(photo borrowed)