Randomness

In lieu of a real post, here’s a list.

1. I’m participating in the Fugly Fabric Party over at Lily’s Quilts.  I pretty much donated all my fugly fabric about a year ago, so I’ll be giving away something cute!  There will be lots of other fabric giveaways posted at the party.  February 7th – don’t forget!

Fugly Fabric Party
2.  I just signed up for the Gone Quiltin’ bee on Flickr.  It’s been a while since I’ve done a bee – I’m excited!
3.   I’ve been training Kona to ring a bell on the door when he needs to go outside.  So far, he hasn’t voluntarily rung it once when he needs to go to the restroom, but he rings the heck out of it when he sees a cat he’d like to chase!
4.  Is anyone going to the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival later this month?  I’ve been toying with the idea.
5.  I don’t think there is any five.  Four just seemed like an awfully short list.

I don’t typically like to talk about the shop because I want this blog to be a place to connect with people, not an advertising pitch. But I’m so giddy about this new line of fabric that’s coming out – it has the same effect on me as Hope Valley did two years ago. It’s Verona by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs and it will be available this month. I can’t wait to get my hands on it!


Is it not gorgeous?

The Post In Which I Beg For Your Input

Okay, so at work they’re having a “Company Cutie” pet contest to benefit a local community organization. Of course, the company wasn’t willing to assume the liability of having an actual pet parade on the premises, so it’s basically a cutest pet photo contest. You pay your money, submit a photo of your pet, and the top three cutest pets win a Petsmart gift card. Or something. I assume there’s a prize anyway.

I have a competitive streak that’s only about a quarter inch wide, but it runs very deep, so I. Have. To. Win.

Besides, I’m told that when they were debating whether to hold this contest, some people were worried that nobody would enter. Apparently, my name was brought up because “oh my gosh, she dresses her dog up!”

Clearly, I’m expected to bring my A-game.

And so, dear friends, I’m begging for your help here. I have so many pictures of Kona, and being his mama, I think every single one of them is adorable. I need your help deciding which one to submit. I’ve narrowed it down to these:

What do you vote?

Solstice Stars Blocks 1 & 2

I haven’t accomplished much in the past week, except for barely keeping up with school and work obligations, but I did get a chance to make a couple of blocks over the weekend.  I’ve joined up with the other quilters making the Solstice Star blocks over at Fresh Lemons Quilts.

I finished the Ribbon Star

I also managed to finish the Whirling Star block – I love this one!

I apologize that this blog seems to be the all Hope Valley, all the time channel lately.  I can’t help it – I just love this line!

Other than that, Kona and I have had a great weekend - he had a doggie playdate with my friend’s new dog yesterday, and I had a delicious brunch this morning with a group of really fun ladies.  I hope your weekend has been great too!

Note: This project may be linked up at some or all of the following parties, depending on my caffeine intake. Either way, you should definitely stop by!

Monday: Sew Modern Monday @ Canoe Ridge Creations

Tuesday: Fabric Tuesday @ Quilt Story

Wednesday: WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced
 

January Inspiration

As I predicted, life has become super busy, which I’m sure you could see when I blogged about my vitamins.  Or maybe you just thought I was weird.  Anyway, not the point.

The point is, I don’t have anything new to write about unless you want to see photos of a bunch of Craigslist furniture disassembled and in the process of being sanded.

Didn’t think so.

So, I figure the best way to distract people from the fact that I haven’t done anything is to point them in the direction of folks who have done something, and hope that somehow reflects upon me.  Right?

So here we go:

First, you should totally check out Megan at Crooked Seams.  Not only is she totally adorable and a super gifted quilter, she’s also got a wicked sense of humor.  Plus, she designed and made this NCSU quilt, which kind makes her my hero.

Quilt by Megan of Crooked Seams

What can I say?  Go Pack!

 

This Is Easily My Most Random Post To Date

So, I still take gummy vitamins.  Like a four year old.

Yeah….

See, I take my vitamins in the morning while I’m fixing my coffee and at that unholy hour, I just can’t bear the idea of choking down that big old vitamin pill with the funky One-A-Day taste.  But with the gummies, I’m all Peter Griffin in family guy – “Ooh, Piece a Candy!”  and I actually take them.  Of course, I don’t remember to take them unless they’re right there on the counter beside the coffee machine, which leads me to the point of this post:

Kinda tacky, yes?  Plus, it announces to everyone who sets foot in my kitchen that I still take gummy vitamins.  Like a four year old.

It finally got to me last night as I was cleaning the countertops and I decided I had to do something about it.  Right.  Now.  I took a couple of canning jars, spray painted the rings with oil rubbed bronze paint, and put my vitamins inside.  The shiny gold lids got covered with scrapbook paper circles that I cut out with my Silhouette.

Yes, I realize I could have just cut them with scissors, but when you give a Manufacturing Engineer a Computer Numerically Controlled paper cutter, naturally she’s going to use it for everything.  I’d use it to trim my toenails if I could.

Anyway.  Here’s what I ended up with.

It’s an improvement anyway.

And this concludes my most random post ever.

 

The Last Of The Pinwheels

Are you breathing a sigh of relief?  I know I am.

The block above is my substitute for Block #7.  I wasn’t feeling the framed pinwheel Rachel called for, I guess.  The block is a scaled-up version of the pinwheel from the State Fair Schnibbles pattern from Miss Rosie’s Quilt Co.   I’m having second thoughts about it now, but we’ll see how it turns out in the finished quilt.  These blocks used far too much of my precious Hope Valley fabric to replace them now.

By the way, I apologize for the awful photos. I haven’t seen the sun, literally, in a week.

Next up is Block #8.  For this block, Rachel directed us to choose a pinwheel block of our own, to make our quilt uniquely ours.  I chose this double pinwheel block, and I have to admit I am a little tiny bit in love with it.

So that’s it.  I promise, no more pinwheels until this baby is put together and ready to quilt.

What have you been working on?

Note:  This project may be linked up at some or all of the following parties, depending on my caffeine intake.  Either way, you should definitely stop by!

Monday: <a href=”http://www.canoeridgecreations.com”>Sew Modern Monday @ Canoe Ridge Creations</a>

Tuesday: <a href=”http://quiltstory.blogspot.com”>Fabric Tuesday @ Quilt Story</>

Wednesday:  <a href=”http://freshlypieced.blogspot.com”>WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced</a>

 

It’s A Garden Party

Attention quilters:  This is really cool!

Jennifer over at Sew Hooked will be hosting a Block A Day Blog Hop this April to celebrate her birthday.  The theme is garden party and there will be a new paper (foundation) pieced block each day, created by a different designer.  I’m scheduled to share a block on April 17th!
Paper Pieced Pattern-A-Day Garden Party Blog Hop

There’s still space for more designers, so if you feel up to designing a block, scoot on over and sign up for a day!

PS: Don’t know how to paper piece?  I’ll be sharing a tutorial during the month of March with a small paper piecing project – it’s easy, I promise.  If you can sew a straight line, you’re good to go!

 

Are You Sick of Pinwheels Yet?

Blocks #6 complete – I’m almost there!

More Pinwheels

I got a little bit of time over the weekend to work on my pinwheel sampler.  Block #5 is now complete:

I also whipped up another selvage block:

It feels so good to be playing with fabric again!

I hope everyone had a good weekend!

I’m linking up at:

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

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