Stashbusting Saturday - Day 26

Today, I woke up with the urge to see what others are working on and go shopping! I went to the local Stashbusters meeting to see some projects and came away with a few cool tips.

Here are some of the quilts shown:

It's always fun to see new patterns and ways to use up all of the fabric we quilters tend to collect.

Then I went next door and found what I've needed for the last 2 months. I can't wait to finish this quilt now that I have the perfect backing fabric. (You'll have to wait for the big reveal coming soon.)

I also finished my friends' wedding gift and whipped on that binding like I was a pro! Check this out:

This chevron fabric made such a fun arrow when it was folded over. I really love the end result. I was able to do the continuous binding on my first try and my corners were so sharp, you could cut yourself.

18 Done and 2 to Go!

I finally glued down my last remaining Skillbuilder BOM.

I will sew them down tomorrow with clear thread and add them to my collection. I can't wait to put them all together.

What did you work on today?

Getting It Done! - Day 19

Today, I decided to finish up some projects that are needed later this year. It felt so good to check things off of my "to do list".

Wedding Gift

I'm almost done quilting this table runner I started a while back for some dear friends in NC. They are getting married in November and this table runner will be part of our gift. I'll make the bias binding to attach it next weekend so I can have it in the mail soon.

A Dresden ruler was used to make this fun, curvy design.

Halloween Fun

I completed the front plate of my nephew's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume for Halloween. Since he already has a mask and turtle shell backpack, he just needed a few pieces to make his outfit complete. Here's the front that will be attached to a tank top to resemble the underside of the shell:

I just have to make the "leather" strap that holds his bo staff.

Anniversary Gift

I finally finished the Tetris quilt top for my friends' 10 year wedding anniversary. (I'll take a picture of the completed quilt when it's all done.)
My favorite part is the side where I made little mini Tetris pieces to resemble the upcoming pieces when you're playing. I embroidered the high score with their wedding anniversary date.

Since it's queen sized, I think I need a date with a long arm machine to have this thing quilted by March. I would love to have it done by Christmas but I don't want to rush it and ruin all the work that was put into it.

I look forward to a productive Sunday.

Did you get to finish something fun today?

Saturday - Day 12

Some Saturday Thoughts:

-Why am I working on a Saturday? (I did procrastinate a little on Friday and had a great lunch with a dear old friend.)

-I'm taking my vacation in November. Let the countdown begin!

-I love this quilt that I'm making for my friends' 10th anniversary. The Tetris quilt is coming along quite nicely. (I hope to have the top done tomorrow if I can finish my work tonight.)

-I can't stop buying fabric. My addiction is currently being satiated at:

Pink Chalk Fabrics - So many modern fabrics, so little time. Most of these were purchased for no reason at all other than being fabulous designs and colors. I may have gone a little overboard.

    

 

Now, what to make? I love the endless possibilities.

Loralie Designs - Such fun panels and colors. (It's harder to find African-American women on fabric so I had to buy some!)

Missouri Star Quilt Co. - You can't beat there Daily Deals when you can get such great discounts. I wait until I see a few things I want to make the shipping worth it.

$1.99 for this yummy charm pack.

Sprightly Fabrics - Discovered this website by accident and am so glad I did. They don't have a large selection but what they do have is at a real steal!
(No photos yet since they were just ordered on Friday!)


Two more from JoAnn: Halloween Fabric for my godson's quilt!

What are you into this weekend?

Simply done - Day 5

Today, I was able to spend some time with my family for a joint birthday for my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. We all shared some tapas and good conversation. I was even schooled in air hockey by my 5-year old nephew. (Final score: Nephew 5 games, Me 2 games)

I made them a few items including a table runner and some trivets. I forgot to take a picture of the table runner. (It was purple with bonsai trees and running water from Japan. They are both into Japanese art so I knew it would work well with their decor.)

I also made some trivets using a few of the Halloween BOM from Wed's lottery win. (These were more on the sweet side of Halloween. I am using the scary ones for the bigger quilt I started for my godson.)

Front of Trivets

Back of Trivets

 I used Isul-brite with extra cotton batting and quilted them in a square spiral. So easy and simple to create. (I've been making her pot holders and trivets for each holiday since they lost many of them last year.)

I love when my weekends are simple again. Fall is in the air.

Hope you had a great Saturday!