Wow ... time flies when you're unfocused

I am so looking forward to some form of normalcy. I find myself unfocused .... 

Back in December 2017 I had worked on the Christmas Village quilt, a pattern by Sweetwater, that consisted of numerous flying geese.

I kept the scrap wings of the flying geese in the hopes of turning it into a quilt. The half squares were sews, trimmed and placed in a bag back in January 2018, patiently waiting. I decided it was time I did something with them.

What to do ... what to do? 

I didn't have enough to make a lap quilt so I decided on making some small table toppers.

It's a great feeling to be using up scraps. 

Catch you all later! Cheers!

Quilting gods were in a favourable mood!

Have you ever made a mistake on a project and were just so furious that you had to get that quilt out of your sight? Well I have .....

Last December after I returned from my trip to Boca Raton, I became ill. I seriously did not know how weak I was until I made an attempt to piece the backing of the Snippet quilt, a quilt top I had blogged about back in June 2016. I knew I wasn't well enough for a play date with Penelope, but hey piecing a back was a piece of cake, so I thought!

When I piece a backing, I always rip my fabric, thus ensuring that everything is on grain. I needed 2 pieces of 2.5 yards each. I snip in the middle, on the fold, and proceed to rip .... I cannot for the life of me rip that fabric ... more snipping .....

In a moment of desperation I place two fingers from each hand in the snipped hole and begin to pull ..... %#&%^ I ripped the right fabric piece across the fold/middle and not selvage to selvage!!!!!

To say I was fuming is an understatement. I ruined 2.5 yards of fabric!!!!! I threw the backing in a corner and ignored it. Out of sight, out of mind!

Well, you can only ignore fabric in a corner for so long. Fast forward three (3) months and by then I had gathered enough patience to tackle the backing again. Yea, I purchase another 2.5 yards of fabric!

The quilt measures 92 inches, therefore I needed to piece a section on the back. I had a couple of extra blocks left over from the quilt and used those as part of the backing.

Given the fiasco, I was totally surprised that the backing went together so well. I figured I should use that positive energy to my advantage and loaded up Penelope ...

Hum, maybe the machine quilting stars are aligned?

... And Voila! The Snippet quilt is all done!

I just love this quilt. I have become such a retro fan ... bright and happy that's how I like it!

If you are interested in making this gorgeous quilt, Fibre Junction has only one (1) kit left. Check out our website here for full details.

Thanks for stopping by my little corner in cyber space! Catch you later! Cheers~!

Two halves equals one!

The feet dragging for a week taught me a valuable lesson .... you're too old to pull an all nighter! lol Aging is not for sissies!

Learning from my experience .... I choose to slowly work on the Slice of Cake quilt! The other half was less time consuming than the first half!

It actually stood like that for approximately a week. Well long enough for the weekend to get here and .... for me to need my designer wall again!

Here it presently sits on Penelope, patiently waiting for me to tackle it!

Another project done! A perfect opportunity to start a new one! Frivol 6 - Vintage by Fig Tree!

It's a busy weekend, so I'm not sure I'll get a chance to work on the quilt! Catch you later!

Moment of insanity .... Part Quatre!

By Monday, I was proud of my accomplishments! Took some time off and enjoyed the day outside, doing a bit of this and that.

By late afternoon, it was time to start another new project! I can do this ... maybe break some records. So I took a look at my next project;

Hum ... simple enough .... a layer cake of Grow and the pattern Slice of Cake by Me and My Sister Designs! Let's set a goal .... When half the quilt is pieced I'll head to bed!

Big mistake .... by 2:00 a.m. I had reached my goal ... 

I don't know what I was thinking!

Would you be surprised if I told you that I dragged my feel all week long. Did not get any other quilting done!  Definitely a moment of insanity! lol

Catch you later!  Cheers!

Weekend moment of sanity - part un!

I'm still on platet earth ... for now anyway!

Wow, almost a month since I've written a quilting post! So difficult to get good help around here! lol

I've been busy ... producing lots of quilt tops. I think I need to change my blog rule from only posting those projects that are completely finished, meaning quilted and bound, to posting flimsies! This may help me to post more often ... and not to forget to post projects I've completed!

Are you ready? I've been a piecing fool! Spent a whole weekend being focused ... in the zone baby!

I had these blocks and related fabrics sitting on my cutting table for a couple of weeks. All that was needed was to sew these into rows and my cutting table would be clean. So, I got down to business!

The pattern is called Snippet by Cotton Way. I used Bonnie & Camille's "Hello Darling" fabric line. I love that line! Voila!

And and the result ... feast your eyes on this!

Poof! It's gone! The cutting table is now a complete mess!

Catch you later! Cheers!

Back to our regular schedule programming ....!

Have you seen this cute Little Bites pattern by Miss Rosie & Co?

They allow you to work with mini charm packs!  What fun!  I love flying geese so I just had to make this cute little quilt.  I choose Daysail by Bonnie & Camille!

Onward to the piecing.

Once all pieced .... and it does go quickly .... now for the trimming!

All done!

Sew them in rows and you have this most adorable little quilt!

I call mine "Which way north"!  What I like about these mini charms is that it allows me to work with a full line .... what fun .... and without a huge investment!

Thanks for stopping by my little corner in cyber space!  So what have you been up to these days?  Cheers!

Will the seasons please make up their minds?!

Brrrr ..... it's a cold one today!  Hot and humid yesterday to ...  turn on the heat today!

Last Tuesday, Pumpkin and I spent the day in Montreal.  We had a wonderful time walking the streets, admiring the architecture of the Old Montreal as well as the downtown area.  It is amazing how much the city has changed since the last time I was there (approx. 6 months ago).  St Catherine street - the major downtown street - is closed off to cars between Bleury and St Laurent and becomes a summer park.  People were playing street chess!

How cool is that?

On the quilting front, this weekend I am participating in Donna's Chookshed Sewing day!  In other words, it's a Parrrtyyyyy - using Sponge Bob's pronun-ci-ation!

My plan today is to finish up this quilt top!

I am using a Moda Jelly Roll - Daysail by Bonnie & Camille.  I love that line!  This is my first time working with a Jelly Roll.  Let's just say that it's pushing my OCD over the top! LOL

Off to get started on my project!  Catch you later!

Hey, how are ya'll doing ...?

I do hope well!  Myself, I've been keeping out of trouble.  ;o)  Getting lots done on the quilting front.  I sure hope you are too!

A while back, geezz yea back in November, I wrote a post about playing with a fabric line, Scrumptious by Bonnie and Camille.  The top has been finished for quite some time, I just forgot to share!

The pattern is called Surfside by Camille Roskelley.

Scheduled a play date with Penelope.

And voila!  A done deal!

Such a happy fabric line!  I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!  Cheers!

We interrupt our regular Fall Market schedule .....!

Fibre received the full line of Scrumptious by Bonnie & Camille.  I have waited a long time for such a delicious line.

I just had to play with the fabrics ....!

Oh my ... what fun!

Off to start my pieceful day!  Catch you later!

It's been a while..... yet again!

I do want to apologize for my absence, more so because of the give way that is now closed. Thank you so much for participating in a bit of fun with me. I will be drawing a name soon. So, please stay tune for the winner.

As you can all imagine, life is a little intense for me. So much is going on in terms of possible life paths and projects. The planning can pre-occupy so much of my time. Now, with that, I still have my graduate degree that I'm hoping to complete by the end of December. I'm presently studying for my last comprehensive exam. Wish me luck! ;o) Once my degree is complete, life, I presume, will be back to normal. At least I hope to get rid of this headache that I've had for the past week! Despite the busyness, I still manage to get some quilting done. It's what's keeping me sane! lol

The retreat at Wadhams was wonderful. I didn't take any pictures. There really wasn't much to photograph. We were all busy working away. Besides, some were in their pjs and I don't know that they would appreciate my posting a picture on my blog! lol It was wonderful being in a productive quilting energy.

I brought with me quite the basket! I spent a couple of weeks cleaning out my closet and finding the projects that I thought I would want to work on. Of course, I didn't work on all of them, but some. As they say, it's better to bring more than not enough.

I did get quite a bit accomplished given that I had not done much cutting before hand. It's amazing how much cutting can take up so much time! The one quilt I did cut ahead, I had forgotten my black thread for the piecing. Oh well, not a big deal! As you can see, there was plenty to work on!

I did finish this project, Charming Holiday Quilt Kit! It was a gift from Santa who, believe it or not, shops at the Fat Quarter Shop! I love Santa! lol The pattern is called Scalloped Charm by Black Cat Creations. There was enough fabric to make a smaller version, which I did. It's machine quilted and like this one, ready for the binding.

I would strongly recommend going to a quilting retreat. It's wonderful to have no distractions. Well, okay, I did visit a quilt shop called Fiber Options. I mean, how could I resist! lol The drive was beautiful. I did learn that there's an Amish community around Ogdensburg, New York. It was fun to see buggys! Anyway, the shop had such a unique collection of fabrics and a lovely decor. I would say that she was contemporary in her choices. Adjacent was a cute wool shop. Oh...... so nice to fondle. But, I won't go there, been there done that! I do NOT need another hobby! lol

That's been by life since Hollows Eve, busy, busy, busy. Thank you so much for your kindness and patience. I will attempt to have the drawing on Monday!