Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? One Cool Cat...

Hi, all!

Friday is upon us once again, and that means it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!  Are you ready?  Let's go!

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This week I finished a quilt that will hang on my eye doctor's office wall.  I've wanted to make this quilt for years, but really didn't know where I would put it - but then I got some cool "hipster" glasses last year, and realized this was the perfect place!  So here is my Hipster Cat wall hanging...

Isn't he fun?  And really pretty simple to make...

All the pieces are fairly large and are just appliquéd onto the backing.

I decided to do straight line quilting about an inch apart using a lime green Glide thread - it gives the background just a hint of color!

Do you want to make one of your own?  Thanks to the amazing sisters at Schwin&Shwin, you can download the free pattern by clicking here!

So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?

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And now it's your turn!

What's got you whooping it up this week?

What's making you dance a little happy dance?

Share!  We want to dance right along with you - 

And it's always more fun to dance with friends!

The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.

Hope to see you there!

Hugs!

Sarah

Make-A-List Monday - Back In The Saddle Again...

Hi, all!

It's so nice when life gets back to a normal routine!  I love the Hands2Help Challenge, but it sure does change what I work on - and it's fun to get back to quilting, I must say!  I've got a list a mile long of things I want to work on...

First of all, though, let's look at last week's list and how it went...

1.  Mail the last of the H2H packages.
Done!  My littles went with me to the post office and were amazingly patient while we took care of all the Canadian packages.  Thank heaven for the traveling library, all loaded up with kids books they hadn't seen yet!

2.  Start working on a Hipster Cat quilt for my eye doctor's office.
Done, and not just working on it - the quilt is finished!  I can't wait to get this one hung up sometime tomorrow...

I used a pretty lime green Glide thread to do straight line quilting on this one, an inch between stitching lies.

And here it is, in all its glory!  I'm particularly proud of the fact that it is COMPLETELY finished - there is a hanging sleeve AND a label on the back!

3.  Keep working on the Long Time Gone quilt.
As I shared last Wednesday, I got a little bit done on this...

4.  Work on the 12 Days of Christmas In July quilt-along quilt!
I didn't get to this one - I would have worked on it this afternoon, but Lilli was sewing with me and I didn't want to make her move off my cutting board.  You'll see below what I worked on instead!

5.  Meet with a customer about a new t-shirt quilt commission.
Done!  All the supplies are ordered and I'm ready to start as soon as they arrive....

6.  Keep up with any quilt ministry needs that come up.

Done!  This quilt went to a gentleman undergoing lung surgery this week...

...and this quilt went to a woman just diagnosed with ALS.

And today, while I couldn't get to my cutting table, I started assembling this quilt top, made using string blocks we've made at church.  This was a fun exercise, very low stress, as the blocks are totally random and there are no seams to match.

So a good week all in all!  I spent a lot of time with the grandkids last week (you can see pics from "Nana Camp" on last Friday's blogpost) so I was happy to get as much done as I did!  Here's what's on tap for this week.....

1.  Hang up the Hipster Cat quilt in my doctor's office.

2.  Work on the new t-shirt quilt commission job.

3.  Start the pineapple blocks for the Long Time Gone quilt.

4.  Work on the quilt for the 12 Days of Christmas in July quilt-along!

5.  Quilt two quilts for Hands2Help.

6.  Keep up with any quilt ministry needs that come up.

So that's my week ahead!  Enough to keep me out of trouble, but also allowing for some fun time.  

And now the question is - - - what are YOU working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? Nana Camp!

Hi, all!

Friday has come back around once more - and you know what that means! It's time to get our whoop whoop on!  Are you ready?  Let's get started!

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Our church hosted Summer Jam this week (our version of Vacation Bible School) and Lilli attended as usual, which meant that I had the littles for Nana Camp!  It was a very fast week, with not much sewing and a whole lot of driving, but we had some fun times...

Every morning started off with breakfast, and I learned a little trick!  This is apparently the best way to clean off "donut fingers" - put all of them in your mouth at once!

The kiddos spent some quality time designing shapes with these shape tiles - good practice for designing quilts later!

Of course, there was some relaxing time... 

...mixed in with some calisthenics!

And when you're at Nana's, of course you sew!!  They had a ball today making their very own "quilts", then cutting them up into smaller pieces.  I didn't have the heart to tell them they had the process all backwards.... 😊

We took some walks in the yard, too, and found this really awesome moth waiting for its wings to dry!

This guy was about two and a half inches long - just huge!  And a bright, bright orange and gray. So pretty!!

And I did get a little bit of not-quite-sewing in during my off times (few and far between this week) as I cut out the pieces for the Hipster Cat quilt!  I am really loving this!  Hopefully I'll have time to get it fused onto the backing tomorrow.  This guy is really cool!

So - - - can I get a whoop whoop??

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And now it's your turn!

What's making you whoop it up this week?

What's got you doing a little happy dance?

Share!  We want to dance right along with you - 

And it's always more fun to dance with friends!

The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.

Hope to see you there!

Hugs!

Sarah

Make-A-List Monday - Back to the Real World!

Hi, all!

It's Monday, and time to get back into a regular routine again!!  Hands2Help 2017 is in the books, with a new record - 127 quilters who made 267 quilts!!! There's still a little administrative work to do, but it's mostly finished.  And it will be good to get back to a regular schedule again!  So let's go back two weeks and check out that list...

1.  Finish the t-shirt quilt.

Boy this seems like a long time ago, but it's finished, and they loved it!

2.  Make the seat cushion covers.

Not finished yet, but they are all cut out and ready to be stitched up.

3.  Organize and photograph the prizes for H2H!

Done!  (Good thing, too!)

4.  Quilt at least two quilts for the quilt ministry.

I didn't get to this one.

5.  Quilt my friend's quilt.

But I did get to this one!!  

6.  Keep working on the Long Time Gone quilt.

I've been working on this - using it as a "reward" for getting something else done.  Here's the blocks I've worked on since the last MALMonday post...

7.  Keep up with any quilt ministry needs that come up!

Done!  We gave away a few quilts this week...

This one went to a woman with cancer...

...as did this one.

We also gave away 25 quilts to our high school seniors!

And I did get a few other things done in the past two weeks - this memory pillow...

front...

...and back. 

A test block for a special Heartbuilders' project...

...and I quilted two quilts in a hurry as a special favor to a fellow Nana who had grandkids coming to town!

I began packing the H2H prizes for shipping off to their "forever homes", too...

That pile's a whole lot bigger after yesterday afternoon's session!

I also started planning this project - a Hipster Cat quilt that will grace the wall of my favorite eye doctor's office! It's just in the planning stages now, but will soon be in progress - as soon as I finish those seat cushions!

Testing for size!

So that's what I did for the past two weeks!  But, as usual, no rest for the wicked - here's what I need to do this week...

1.  Finish those seat cushions!!!

2.  Finish packing, and mail, all the H2H prizes.

3.  Hem three pairs of pants for my husband.

4.  Clean the house before a quick weekend trip so the house sitter doesn't run away screaming!

5.  Keep working on the Long Time Gone quilt blocks.

6.  Keep up with any quilt ministry needs that come up.

It's sure going to be a busy week, and a short one - I've only got until Friday this week to work on projects - so I'll really need to hit the ground running!  But I'll just be like that little engine - "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can......"

So now, the question is - - - what are YOU working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah