Bags O'Licious

These two little bags of fun are on their way to Texas!

I hope she likes them...

Inside... a few treats to keep on creating yummy goodness

"Buffalo Style!"

Enjoy, Jessica!

  

Dank U Zo Zeer

I had the crummiest day.  I was angry with everyone and everything.   Then this little bundle of happiness arrived.  And, in my favorite color... blue!!

This was the sweetest little surprise.

And, made the day suddenly not so sucky.

 Dank U Zo Zeer, Gingini!!

It's On Its Way!!

 

My little quilt is crossing the Atlantic to the Netherlands... I hope she likes it!

Francoise 

Friendship Bag Swap

I was excited to do this swap as I love, love, llllloooooovvveeee, tote bags. I have a whole collection of them in various colors and styles: from my, I-can't-afford-it-but-Mom-can-buy-it-for-me Patchwork Coach tote, to my Estee Lauder Jungle Print and straw woven tote, to my mini black velvet party tote, to my L.L. Bean over-sized canoe tote, I love them all.

Here's my Friendship Bag that I will be sending to Texas filled with a few local goodies:

Finished! Coco Pink Twin Stars

My Goddaughter Raelin's Birthday is this weekend, and I finished her quilt! I'm actually very proud of this quilt despite the fact that I haven't mastered matching my points yet. I guess that will come with time and experience.

These are bright and fancy colors that I would not usually use, but her favorite color is sea foam green (actually I think it's Tiffany Blue, I started her off early by imprinting her with the color at her Christening.)

But I actually like my quilting and am especially happy with the way the binding turned out. This quilt is now boxed and labeled and will be making its way to Oklahoma.

"For Raelin
May all your dreams come true...
You "Beary" Godmother"


Prior posts about this quilt...

Finished! Summertime Mini Quilt for the Swap

I finally finished it! And well before the September deadline.
This happy bright quilt will be making its way across the Atlantic, flying Northeast to its new home.
I thought it needed a little extra something special, so I made some pillows.

I hope my partner likes it and forgives me for being a beginner... I'll get those corners and seams perfect one day....

Prior entries about this quilt

I Think I Have a Problem

I promised myself several months ago that I would buy no new fabric. Then I ordered something I had seen on another blogger's site from Fat Quarter Shop. The Shop gave me a coupon towards my next purchase. Tempting, so tempting. I held fast, but then they came out with a BOM I just had to have. Which gave me an excuse to use my coupon. Because, of course, you have to make sure you don't run out of fabric when you're making a project.

A week or so later I stopped at one of my local quilt shops "just to look," and, of course, they had a Moda Jelly Roll and some matching fabric in their "scrap bin" that got me thinking of a new project from one of the magazines I had just received in the mail.

I have too many "new projects" to work on and enough fabric to keep me cutting and sewing through this fall and winter. Maybe even until next spring. It's quite the pile. The one shelf on my bookcase that I had dedicated to fabric has now overflowed to another two shelves. So, I've decided I need help.

I think we need an Obsessive Fabric Buyers Anonymous Support Group. I need someone I can turn to who can point out to me that I have too much fabric in my collection, and I need to finish the projects I have started. Someone who says, "Woman, step away from the computer and stop looking at that fabric website." Focus and refocus.

Please, for the sake of my shelf space and my wallet, join me in this cause. I know there have to be others out there like me... new sewers, or maybe some veterans, who can't drive anywhere within a 5 mile radius of their local quilt shop or JoAnn's without thinking, "Well, I do need something extra for the border, binding, backing, etc..." or maybe you are thinking of "just stopping in" to pick up the latest quilting magazine and 2 hours later come home with some fat quarters, a jelly roll, maybe a kit. Come on, I know you're out there.

Won't you join me in this cause? Feel free to snag the badge I made. I would just appreciate a shout out or link on your website in return.

It's not just me.... or is it?