Deploy-T Quilt

Wow!  What a fab day ahead of me!  Lots of plans with family and friends, so time for a quick post (that I should have done yesterday...but oh well!).  So...I've been working hard at trying to accomplish one of my 2012 goals...complete T's Quilt!  This quilt was originally on the plan from way back over here (all the way down at the bottom of that post)...and now it's February (of a different year!) and I think I'll finally get it finished!

This is what this quilt looked like for a very long time:

A lovely stack of fabric that had almost all been cut.  But thankfully I did get some work done on it in early December (no pics)...but that was about it...until yesterday...where I really got cracking!

I finished up the cutting, have about 75% of the piecing done...and hopefully before T comes to visit next week...I'll have a completely done quilt!

The fabric is Flora by Lauren and Jessi Jung that I purchased last October.  I have named the quilt Deploy-T as it is intended to be something she can take with her on her next deployment!

Alrighty then...off I go...busy busy day ahead of me!

Some more swooning happening!

Happy Friday all!  I am so happy I have the day off!  I seriously considered going in to work just to do some catch up...but said screw it!  Heehee!  Anyways...this is likely going to be one of at least two posts today...finished up Block #5 of my Terrain Swoon as part of the Swoon-along:

and it's my favorite so far (love that pink!) and I'm pretty sure it will be the center block of my quilt when I get to putting it all together!  Woohoo!  5 blocks down...only 4 to go!

However...Swoon is on hold (at least for right now, and only for a short time) as I'm diligently working on one of my 2012 goals...trying to get it done before next week! (more on that later!)

Later!

Swooning along...Blocks #3 and #4

After a bit of a hiccup with a wonky FQ...finally got the next few blocks done for my Terrain Swoon that I'm completing as part of the Swoon-along!

Block #3 (the one of the WFQ)

and Block #4 (which went ridiculously smooth in comparison to #3)

and my 4 blocks all together

and now...it's my bed time...

FWQAL Week #...oh heck...who knows!

As part of my 2012 goals...I want to complete at least 2 FWQAL blocks a month...2/week was stressing me out...so I figured 2/month would be fair...opportunity for more blocks...but no stress if it was only 2!  Here is what I completed in 2011:

WOW...so happy seeing them all!  Now it's just time to add to the set!

I present to you...my January FWQAL blocks!  First up...Block #31: Evening Star:

after perusing my layout of the blocks completed so far...I felt I needed more red...and definitely got it with this one!

and then we have Block #39: friendship

I loved the layout of colors in the book for this block...so I pretty much flat out copied it!  Only in gingham...I heart!

ok...that's it for January...let's see what happens in February!

Project Quilting, S3, Challenge #2

This week at

the challenge was Music...which normally is no problem for me, I'm usually blaring the music when I'm sewing...or doing just about anything these days...and lately I've been 100% hooked on Mumford & Sons and Green River Ordinance...I mean...morning, noon and night I've got those two playing...but as much as I love their music...nothing solid came to mind when it was time to start putting together my piece...so I switched it up...put the iPod on shuffle, and it hit me, "You're My Home" by Billy Joel.  LOVE IT!  and that led to this:

I originally wanted to print a picture of Girl and Guy on fabric and make that the bottom window, but I cannot find the fabric printing stuff I have (I think it's an iron-on thing)...so I put together the house without the picture, but it just wasn't "enough" (not to mention in person the house is really really wonky...so I needed something to help with that!).  So I used velcro to add my picture!  I like it much better now...

I dug into my scrappy stash for a few bits and bobs, some ribbon from Tim Holtz idea-ology that I dyed using my Peeled Paint Distress Stain, and added a button for a door knob and a bit of Prima flowery bling to add a "tree" to balance out that side.

It's a very very rough idea of our actual house...only our grass is never as neat or as green as the quilt!

The finished mini is 12" x 10", all created from my fabric stash (Kona and Bella solids, and a bit of Sandy Gervais' Giddy line for the sky).

Have a great Sunday!

2012 Goal Update...and a new Toy!

As January comes to a close...here is where I stand:

1.  Finish T's Quilt (hasn't been touched since December 10th 2011) nada so far

2.  Finish OUR Quilt (not touched since August 2011) see goal #1

3.  Complete at least 2 FWQAL blocks a month (this was becoming an overwhelming project last year, so I'm hoping to keep it honest and accept that it won't be 2 blocks a week!) got 2 done for January, post to follow soon

4.  Blog at least once a week so far so good

5.  Complete Pinocchio Cross Stitch this one is touch and go, and hasn't been touched in 2 weeks

6.  Relocate sewing space to craft room (currently sew in the living room, and rarely use my office/craft room...I want that changed!  will also require a LOT of reorganizing and cleaning and getting rid of stuff!) more planning than actual action right now

7.  Make a Christmas Quilt in time for it to be used at Christmas!  (so wanted to do this last year...didn't get around to it!) it's only January, 10 months to work on it!

8.  Make at least one quilt just for me! ummm...nothing so far

9.  Attempt applique on at least one quilt (mini-quilt would work here!) same as above

10.  Make Swoon Terrain Quilt in progress, blocks 3 and 4 of 9 in progress!

11.  Attempt FMQ!  DONE!  and more to come, it's so much fun!

12.  Quilt and bind Girls SQ (before Halloween!) plenty of time to get to this one

13.  Finish White Rabbit Surprise/Strawberry Swoon (at least do something with the blocks that have been made!) think I have an idea for this one, but it's still a WIP

So far, not too bad...I'm happy with what I've accomplished so far, and that's all that matters!

Now...the new toy...courtesy of my honey-bunny...he gifted me with this for our Anniversary:

It's AWESOME!!!!!  

What a week...and some Swoon!

The past 7 days have been hell on earth for me, and I've had some other things come up, you can read more on that here...thankfully I had today to spend with the love of my life Guy!  We celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary today...and it was a great day!

Got to work last night on cutting out Block #3 for the Swoon-along...but that was a nightmare!  One of my FQs was just way off and I couldn't get all required pieces from it...thankfully a trip to my LQS today gave me a different option and I can get back in gear on it soon!

SInce Block #3 was being a pain...I started on block #4:

Loving this particular fabric combo!

Back tomorrow to update you on my 2012 goals!