~Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along~

Before I could even get started on my siggy swap blocks Rachel starts a pinwheel sampler quilt along. I could not past it up!!! She does the best tutorials. So easy to follow so I know I can do this one. I will be about a 12 week process. We have not started yet. This week we are gathering the fabric we need to get started. I guess next week will be our first block. I can't wait. I ordered my fabric for this quilt on Wed and it will be here tomorrow. Yeah!!! I will get a pic as soon as it arrives.

Update on siggy swap fabric...I thought I would not get that fabric till the end of January but I just got an email that it has been shipped out. I should have it tomorrow as well. Yeah!! Lots of yummy fabric in the mail for me!!!

Have a great weekend!!!

~Scruffily Glace Quilt Top~

I did it!!! I finally finish my first quilt top. Yeah!!! I finished it on Saturday. We have not be going down to the basement since it is so cold. The basement is where all my craft stuff is. Therefore, I have not been getting much sewing done or stampin for that matter. After signing up for the siggy swap I was so ready to sew something. So I brought up my sewing machine and quilt blocks and got to it.

I used Glace by 3 Sisters for Moda. Gotta love the precuts!!! I used a layer cake, jelly roll and a charm pack for this quilt. The pattern is from Rachel at psiquilt. You can find her tutorial here. Her tutorials are so easy to follow. I'm a beginner so they have to be easy for me.

I love how it turned out. If you can't tell from the pictures, this is a Christmas fabric. Yep, I started it in the fall of 2009 hoping to get it done by Christmas. Things happen and well, maybe I will get it quilted before Christmas 2010. We will see.

Update on the siggy swap...I ordered my fabric on Sat. and it is a back ordered fabric, (as usual I pick something that is not available to ship out but I loved it to much to pick something else out ) so I will hopefully get it by the end of January. In the mean time, I'm going to keep myself busy by working on some other quilt projects I need to start. Or I will go buy more fabric. :0

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great day!!!

~Modern Siggy Swap~

I'm so excited to share with you all, I have joined my first siggy swap. Rachel from psiquilt is hosting. She has some wicked awesome talent in the quilting world. If you have not visited her blog, run do not walk on over and check it out. Unfortunately, the swap is closed but you can check out all her creations and tutorials. You won't be disappointed.

I can't believe I got in on the swap. I check out her blog often but not everyday. I just happen to check her blog out the day she post the swap info. I emailed her with questions, as I'm new to the quilting thing and she answered them and then said that I was in. WOW!! I'm just over the moon!!! I mean there are quilters that are pretty famous in the quilting world and from other countries that I will receive blocks from and they will get a block from little old me. I will keep you posted on my progress. I promise. This is something I can't keep from you all. I will be ordering my fabric tomorrow, so I will not be getting started till maybe next week. I can't wait!!!

~Projects in the Works~

Lookie Lookie!! I love me some fabric. Always have, always will!! Did you know I dabbled in quilting. Just a little, before big missy was born. About a month or so ago I found the web site for Moda Fabrics. I love this line of fabrics because it is already cut. That was the part I hated, loathed about quilting. On the web site it has picture tutorials on how to make a project and what you need to make it. I have 3 I'm going to make. Yea, like I need another hobby but it is just eating me up inside to get my sewing machine out and running. I'm so excited to get started on my projects. I will keep you updated on how it is going.

Now, on to what Kevin in doing. He is finishing the space under the stars in the basement. It will be a play room for the girls. He worked on it all weekend while I was out of town. He got a lot done and it looks great. The girls are all excited to have a little space to play.

I will keep you posted on how we are doing on our projects.

Have a great day!!!