Weekend warrior
 

Hi everyone. What you are sewing on this weekend? I cut out a baby quilt from a kit purchased last month from Connecting Threads. Gorgeous flannel, the solids look almost like suede. Also have been doing some handquilting on a UFO snowman lap quilt pieced last winter. Still trying to recoup from the Christmas gift making marathon. Just shoot me if I get that ambitious next year.

I'm finishing things! Have a baby quilt worked on for months - done! Made Mother table set with 6 placemats/napkins and topper. She wants 8 mats/napkins - done! Working on 2 tops and some Farmer's Wife blocks - FW never done, but the tops - maybe.

Love Connecting Threads! Been deleting their emails before I read them though - got enough! (Is there ever "enough"?)

I am suffering from a bad tummy bug, so sadly there is no quilting for me this weekend!

I work weekends, but this evening I'm working on getting my room cleaned up and trying to finish a sewing machine cabinet this weekend too. May not finish, but I'm hoping to make a serious dent!

I received a really cute western panel for Christmas called Horsing Around. Cut out the fabric last night and met with friends today and sewed the pieces. Still need to add three borders and it will be done. I also put the borders on a red, black and white I made from a tutorial on Missouri Star Quilting Company's web site. Tomorrow is my day to work on charity quilts at a LQS. Think I'll cut out another of the Missouri Star patterns, they are quick and easy.

Pieced a baby quilt top on Friday...pinned it up today and quilting it tomorrow. Also just purchased a paper piecing book and went through my scraps to find pieces to try this new technique.

I am working on a quilt top from www.blankquilting.com called "Calista". It is a free pattern and the fabrics are amazing. It's a challenge and love it.

I spent part of today practicing FMQ. Tomorrow is the big day - I'll start my first FMQ ever. I think it will go just fine. Not perfect but it will be presentable.

I finished a Civil War repo quilt that I started a couple of years ago. I quilted the sashing and cornerstones then tied the blocks. I really like the effect. It's bound and on one of the upstairs guest beds now.

I did a little housework. Then some hand quilting on a top that my Grandmother hand pieced. She gave the top to my youngest son when he got married (2 1/2 years ago). I am about 3/4 finished. Saturday is always a hit and miss on sewing/quilting; never know who will be visiting or what outside project we may have going on. Today, my husband had three friends over and they rode their 4-wheelers for about 4 hours. I try to stop whatever I am doing and visit when they come back to the house. So lots of interruptions today. But they had a lot of fun.

I finished a quilt top that was meant as a christmas present. Made a wall hanging from the twister tool, tomorrow I sew on the binding and am starting a larger twister wall hanging I am really loving this tool.

I overdid it before Christmas and now I can't even get motivated to get back in my sewing room. I sure wish the motivation bug would bite me. I have tons of stuff to work on but just can't seem to get at it. Good luck to everyone else with their projects.

Finishing up a table topper for my daughter, also a quilt for my daughter to give to her newest nephew on her hubby's side of the family. Need to cut out 2 baby quilts and piece a total of 4 baby quilts. Also have a baby quilt to finish quilting.

Cut out the pieces for the quilt swap! Gonna be awesome!! Cant say anymore don't want the recipient to know more!! Lol. Also finished last Christmas quilt top! Now to get it quilted!! I agree. Remind me not to get that crazy again!!! Whew!!

Also hemming pants that everyone received for Christmas gifts!!! I enjoy the hand work!!

More Bow Tucks. These are orders from before Christmas.

I have to work this weekend but am also trying to get sewing room cleaned up so I can start all over making it messy.

I bought a new book that you can make 2 quilts from 1 jelly roll. The first quilt I am making is for a new baby and it is 4 large scrappy Teddy Bears. It is so cute I love it. I always get so excited about my quilts that it is hard for me to give away even though it is especially made for someone else.