Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Two Down, One to Go!

 

Hi, all!

It's Friday once again, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!!  Are you ready?  Let's go!

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Last week, I had made progress on Nathanael's annual quilt - and this week, I can show you the finished top!

This is one big quilt - about 75x95 - so it will make a nice bed quilt in his green bedroom.   I think he's going to love it!

And if you've now got the itch to make one of your own, hop over to Kelli Fannin Quilts - you'll find all the instructions under her sew-along tab at the top of her blog.

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 do 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 - Three Months Til When?????

 

Hi, all!

Monday is here once again, and as I was paying bills today I wrote the date on a check - and was shocked to realize that today is exactly three months from Christmas!  So I guess we're in the beginning of the holiday sewing season.  Time management becomes important now!

So here's how last week's list went....

1.  Work on Nathanael's annual quilt, made with Kelli Fannin's Pokemon design.

Progress has been made!  Thanks to some diligent sewing this weekend, I finished all the blocks and now am ready to start the sashing!

2.  Prep fabrics for a baby quilt for our niece's new baby.

I didn't get to this yet.  Started to work on it today, but realized I had time to start cutting the sashing and went to work on that instead.  But I have the fabrics and pattern and I'm ready to start as soon as I get the Pokemon top finished!

3.  Fold and shelve some new fabrics I bought at a local sale.

Done!  Aren't these beautiful?  

4.  Clean up the studio a bit.

Ha!  If anything, it looks worse.  But I did clean up the big pile of solid scraps that was in the middle of the floor where I was digging through for colors for the Pokemon quilt!

So obsession took the place of time management skills last week, I'm afraid.  It's hard to multi-task when a quilt gets under your skin, isn't it?  

And here's what I'll be working on this week...

1.  Finish Nathanael's Pokemon quilt top.

2.  Prep the fabrics for the baby quilt.

3.  Cut out the baby quilt.

4.  Start sewing the baby quilt.

5.  Clean up the studio a bit.

Once again, a short list, but I'm going to work hard to see how far I can get on that baby quilt!

I did get to spend some fun time with two of my grands today while the third was at some doctor's appointments.....

These two have such a unique relationship - they pick and pick at each other, but they almost always end up laughing uproariously.  There were lots of giggles and finger-pointing going on, and my husband's nice quiet afternoon on the porch wasn't quite as quiet as usual, but it was fun!

So now, I really need to know - - - what are YOU working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? Making Progress!

 

Hi, all!

Friday is upon us once again (it feels like it's been a VERY long week!) and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!  Have you been working wonderful things this week?  I hope so!  Let's go!

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Last week I shared with you the beginnings of Nathanael's annual quilt, made using the sew-along tutorial from Kelli Fannin's blog....

Well, I'm very pleased to say that I have made some serious progress this week, and now my design wall looks like this!

I set myself a goal of completing one block a day, and so far, I've been able to keep up with that.  Weekends get a little complicated, but I'm hopeful of finishing this top by next Friday, or the following Monday.  There are four more blocks to go, and then assembling the top.  The blocks are fun to make but very time-consuming - lots of cutting of tiny little pieces and then sewing them back together again!  The Pikachu block has 135 pieces in it, if I remember correctly.  By the time I finish a block, I'm pooped!

I did take some time out today to go pick up Lilli after school so we could spend some time together.  Bree was VERY glad to see her, although I am not sure Lilli was quite as pleased!  But they love each other, despite appearances.  

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

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? Doing a Little Gaming.....

 

Hi, all!

It's Friday once again, and we all know what that means - it's time for us to get our whoop whoop on!  Are you ready?  Let's go!

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Well, I'm still recovering from jet lag after our return from Italy, but I did get some sewing time in this week!  I decided it was time to put on my big girl pants and start working on Nathanael's Pokemon quilt.  I'm using the block designs from Kelli Fannin's quilt along from several years ago, and man do those blocks have a lot of little pieces!  But Kelli writes a great pattern, and I've been extra careful about marking all my pieces, and here's what I accomplished this week!

The top banner of the quilt is assembled!  I've still got nine character blocks to do, but it's a good start.  I think I'll do the ball block next, since I've got all the colors out that I will need for it already pulled.  

Little miss Bree was very very very glad to see us back, and we managed to return just in time to celebrate her second birthday!  She had a very good day - she had to go to day care in the morning while my cleaning lady was here, and when they found out it was her birthday, they gave her a doggie cookie to celebrate.  Then we stopped by Burger King on the way home to get mom some lunch, and the lady at the drive-thru window gave her a chicken nugget!  She wasn't too sure about that at first, but once she bit into it, she was all about the nuggets!! So now she has something else to expect when we go out for  a car ride.... 🤣🤣🤣

So - - - can we 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 do 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