Make-A-List Monday #77! A New Year....

Hi, all!


Well, it's a new year - and time to clean up that studio and get a fresh start on all those ongoing projects!  So far neither of those things has gotten done, but I'm hopeful....  It would be so nice to finish up some of my UFOs this year!  But ministry quilts come first, of course.  


Here's what I'm going to be working on this week....

1.  Cut out a quilt for a boy with Hodgkins' lymphoma.

2.  Put borders on a donated quilt center for a man's quilt.

3.  Make a backing for that same quilt.

4.  Organize and put away some of the fabric in my studio!

I think that's enough for this week - maybe I'll get more done than that, but the Bug is coming over for a sleepover on Friday night, and my Sewing Sisters are coming over Saturday morning, so I'm not holding my breath!  

And since this post is short on pics, here are some pics of my favorite girls...

 Lilli on Christmas morning with her Sherbet Pips quilt....

Daughter Nancy, excited that she doesn't have to steal 

the Charlie Brown quilt now!

And just because I came across this pic and remembered how much I love it, here's a blast from the past....

It's amazing how fast they grow up, isn't it?

So what are you working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah

Can I get a Whoop-Whoop?? Fun and Bright....

Hi, all!

Well, it's Friday again - the first one of 2012!  I'm excited to see what everyone's been working on - whether it's cleaning up your sewing space, finishing up old UFOs, or starting some new-FOs!  

The quilt I want to share is one I made as a commission for a friend's daughter.  The mom and daughter chose the fabrics for a sudoku quilt - then mom decided she wanted the quilt to be twin sized.  After much figuring on graph paper, I came up with a way to make the sudoku pattern work in a twin size.....

With the addition of extra borders, and a piano key border, I got it up to twin size.  The piano key border was fun - I took all the leftover fabrics from the sudoku blocks, cut them into 2" strips, sewed them together in one long strip, and basically did a 1600 quilt top with them - then cut it into the strips for the piano key borders.  It was a fast and easy way to create the look, and use up all the scraps!

I love the quilting, too - I was debating what color to use, black or white - then the mom suggested lime green - brilliant!  It looks so nice on all the fabrics....

And I used the last few pieces of the 1600 quilt top to enhance the pieced back.  I love using up scraps!!


So that's my whoop whoop for the week (although I finished it before Christmas!)  Now it's your turn - what have you been working on this week?  Link up and share - you've got until Saturday night to join in!  Be sure and check out your fellow linkers, too - it's a great way to get inspiration!!


Hugs!


Sarah

Back in the Saddle Again....

Hi, all!


Well, I've been a bad, bad blogger - but I promise to get back in the swing of things this week!  I don't have a quilt ministry update - it's been quiet over the holidays - but I do want to show you the Blogger' Choice Bundle that I put together in response to the challenge posted by Laura over at Quokka Quilts!

The fabrics are, as follows:

1.  Michael Miller Baby Gray Bicycles

2.  Children At Play Cotton Aqua On The Go

3.  Children At Play Cotton Coral On The Go

4.  Michael Miller Baby Haze Bicycles

5.  Extreme Team Haze Wheel Dot

6.  It's a Girl Thing Bloom Bicycles

7.  J'Adore Stella Multi Bicyclette

8.  Extreme Team Charcoal Wheel Dot

9.  L'Amour de la Vie Red Velo Fleurs Tossed Bicycles

10. L'Amour de la Vie Pink Velo Fleurs Tossed Bicycles

11. Timeless Treasures Black Flower Bikes

12. Now We're Going Places White Tossed Bicycles

13. Bella Solids Robins Egg

14. Bella Solids Amelia Pink

15. Bella Solids Silver

16. My name for this bundle - Free Wheeling!

Do you sense a theme?  I just love all the bicycle fabrics that have popped up lately, and would love to make a quilt from them.  Imagine my surprise when I found twelve similarly themed fabrics at The Fat Quarter Shop, the sponsor for this challenge!  And you know what "sponsor" means - there are prizes!  So hop over to Quokka Quilts and read the rules, then put together your own bundle!  It's fun!!


Hope to see you Friday for "Can I Get A Whoop Whoop" Friday!  Come back and show us what you've been working on!!


Hugs!


Sarah