Bindings and Other Finishes

Looking back at the posts of 2011

I thought I would choose one

of my favorites to share with you... one that

I thought would be worth repeating.

It is titled:

 Have You Had Your Quilters Vaccine Yet

(just click on title above)

Of course, it is a little bit embarrassing but a little bit funny,

the funny outweighs the embarrassing and I thought you might enjoy it!

Tomorrow is my DDIL baby shower that is going to be held at my house...

it will be a brunch and will probably be the big event of the day. I expect

I will be in bed long before midnight. I think I could manage to

celebrate using East Coast time though.

Happy New Year to all of you.

Thank you for a year of friendship and sharing.

Wishing you all a safe and blessed

2012!

 I will see you next year!

Are You Ready for Another Year?

It's getting close to the end of the year...

but the good news is that it will be the start of

Another Year of Schnibbles!

Monthly challenges, parades and fun!

Remember these?

Click here to see the post of Le Petite Grand Finale of Small Quilts.

It's time for Sherri at A Quilting Life and I to start getting

everything in order for those of you who are interested

in participating in Another Year of Schnibbles.

Sherri is working on a post that explains  "the rules".

And we have a new button for you to put on your sidebar if you would like!

I think it's really cute...

You can just take the button and link it to either one of our blogs.

Since we both host this it will just be easier this way.

So I am going to hurry up and get my holiday decorations put away and find

my sewing room again. I have the first pattern to finish up so that

it will be ready on the first of January along with Sherri's Schnibble project.

Wouldn't it be fun if Carrie, Ms Schnibbles herself played along with us???
nudge, nudge!

One French Hen, Two Turtle Doves

and a Union Jack under the tree!



I found one more quilt top this morning to add to my 11/11 list.
This is number 17.

And because Schnibbles are a big part of my year... and some of you said that it would be okay to
count them...
here are my Schnibble and other little things- finishes for 2011.

 






Then there were a few other things like:


A cute little camera bag or two.

I actually made 4 of these little spool wall hangings.
They were addictingly fun!

Here are a couple others in the mix. Endless Summer and

one from This and That designs.

One sewing machine cover, there were a few other small projects too,
and a partridge in a pear tree.
Now that I'm looking at the little machine cover,
I really don't know why I made it... the cover really doesn't stay on the machine for very long!
And I don't really see how this machine has any time to collect dust at all.

I think you can put me down for another dozen done on the "small" quilt list.
And speaking of Schnibbles...
well,
 I guess I can wait to tell you next week!

Merry Christmas to you.
I enjoy our time here
and wish you a
blessed holiday
filled with
love
and
laughter!

A Look Back

 I was trying to get an idea of the quilts that I finished this year.

I had joined in with the 11 in '11 with Kim at Kim's Big Quilting Adventures.

Now, the rule was that they had to be quilted and Schnibbles (small quilts) don't really count either.

So, as productive as I was, I didn't meet the requirements.

Here are a few quilts that actually did get quilted.

I did a little special sewing for FQS and the rule there is that, of course, it needs to be quilted.

I followed the rules where it counted!

 I also made a shop sample using Flurry by Kate Spade... and this one was quilted also.

My Butterfly quilt got finished and quilted as well.

 Some of the quilts I completed... I couldn't find finished photos for.

But this Flying Geese quilt got done... but I am on the fence with it.

I seem to have a reoccurring theme of debating whether or not to be finished or to

add more borders. 

I had made two Picnic quilts from the book Scrap Basket Sensations. This one was made

with Bliss and the other one was made using Sweetwater fabric: Hometown.

Here is my Gone to Market quilt... small version. This is one that I would like

to make larger also.

Here is my Dear John quilt. Actually called Eventide by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

Not quilted... might never get quilted.

I finished the FQS 2008 Mystery... and this one does need to get quilted.

 This one was from Scrap Basket Sensations also. It's called Nana's Garden.

Currently this one is done... but I really am going to make it larger...

soon.

Frosted Windowpanes is done and I did make it larger than the pattern... just a little bit larger, so

now it can go into the "to be quilted"stack.

Each Day is a Gift.

Vintage Dishes... it's quilted and I love it.

This one is Amelia and is a shop sample...

it will get quilted and go to the stack of quilts that will be for my

granddaughter who is on the way.

There is more small projects and this and that.

I will save that for later.

 So by my count... that's 16 quilts and just 6 of them quilted.