Here it is all put together.  Now I have to trim all those pointy corner bits.  I may need to go someplace with a bigger cutting table than I have.  But I am so excited to see it in this stage of "sorta finished."  This is the quilt top.

 

Of course, after I get it trimmed, it has to be sandwiched and quilted and the binding has to be sewn on.  That could take a couple more months.  But, it's a project, right?

 

 

HAPPY QUILTING!!!

 

OK.  Half way done.  

 

 

I'M A HAPPY QUILTER!!!

 

I started this project last winter, then put it aside when garden season took over.  I got back to it last week and completed the blocks.  There are (12) A blocks, (6) B blocks, (10) C blocks, and (4) D blocks.  And just so you get the picture:  each block is made up of a whole bunch of smaller pieces that have to be cut and put together to create the finished block.  Just the fiddly kind of sewing work I love.  

 

Anyway, I got back into it last week when the weather turned cold, and it is coming along beautifully.  

 

I thought you might like to see my progress.

 

 

HAPPY QUILTING!!!

 

I love to make stuff.  I especially love making stuff using the glue gun.  

 

I have a big box full of craft materials that I turn into Christmas ornaments.  I use chenille stems, wiggle eyes, ribbon, twine, pompoms, and lots and lots of glue sticks.  These ornaments are for the ladies in my Tuesday morning yoga class.  I bought a couple dozen candy canes and turned them into reindeer.  I have also used C5 outdoor light bulbs, chunks of potpourri, and cinnamon sticks to make reindeer.

 

Oh yeah, we also have a ton of corks.  I make reindeer out of them too.

 

Here's my cute story:  One of my three year old students made a hand puppet using a scrap of fur.  She shared it at Show and Tell one day, and told us that she made him with Arts and Craps.  That was 25 years ago, and we still talk about making stuff with arts and craps.  

 

 

HAPPY CRAFTING Y'ALL!!!

 

 

 

It took me three days, but I got my valentines made and ready to mail.  I started with a few pieces of card stock, some pretty paper, scissors, glue, ink, and a few cool tools.  I made 50 valentines for my friends and family.  How lucky am I?

 

 

HAPPY WINTER CRAFTING!!!

 

 

 

How about this for a SCRAP quilt?  The heart blocks are totally out of scraps from other projects, and the interlocking blocks are from some great yardage I acquired from a quilter friend.  

 

This is just the quilt top, less the border, but I thought you might like to see what we do for fun when it's too cold and windy to go out.  

 

I AM HAPPY!!!

 

I finally put together my log cabin blocks, and sewed on the border.  This is my favorite arrangement of these blocks.  There are 16 log cabin blocks:  each one has 8 light strips and 8 dark strips.  There are probably hundreds of different ways to put them together.  Here are a couple others for you to see, while I was still in the interviewing process.

 

 

See each individual block?

 

 

Another interesting arrangement.

 

 

Last one.  The blue is a little too prominent for me.  I like the dark fabrics better.  

 

I hope you liked seeing my thinking process.  Quilting is so much fun.  Next time I will share the sewing part.  Now that winter is here, I hope you will share some of your projects with me.  

 

 

HAPPY QUILTING!!!

 

My friend gave me this box;  she said when she saw it, it made her think of me.  I am totally flattered.

 

 

HAPPY JANUARY!!!

 

I'm not sure if food projects qualify as a craft, but this one kinda does.  It looks very crafty to me.

 

Julie told me that she went to a charcuterie class last week, and when I saw this picture, I just had to share it.  It's a little too much food for happy hour, but it looks like great fun for a Christmas party, or any party for that matter. And this one doesn't look that complicated.  Go ahead, try it!!!  If you do make one, send me a picture.  I love crafty stuff.

 

 

HAPPY DECEMBER!!!

 

 

 

I am thinking about getting this quilt kit for a winter project.  It will finish at 81 inches square, and the colors are just right for my marsh room.  It says skill level:  intermediate.  I'm ok with that, but it looks like needle-turned appliqué, and that scares me a little.  It is very precise, requiring serious attention to detail.  

 

OK, you talked me into it.  

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!