Finish it up Friday!

With all the snow we've had since Sunday, I just had to take pictures outside. Granted, I was standing in snow up to my knees, but it was worth it, no?

Here are my two finishes. Before you get all impressed, I did not start and finish these in one week. I finished them last week. They were started many moons ago, but sat waiting for me to get up the nerve/get the right sewing machine so I could machine quilt them. My little Husky that pieced them would not have been able to quilt them. Thank goodness for the Juki!

My chimneys and cornerstones quilt:


My red and aqua matchbox quilt:

Side by side in all their bright loveliness!

I backed the matchbox quilt in a red polka dot, but went with aqua flannel for the chimneys quilt.

And I'm just seeing some irony that I finished these two together: matchbox and chimneys? Yes, I am a pyromaniac. But not with my quilts.

Linking up with Finish It Up Friday at crazymomquilts. Here's hoping I've got something to show next week!

WIP Wednesday

Is it Wednesday already? This week is flying by, I tell you. We're in the process of getting snowed in and my kids couldn't be happier. Since we homeschool, it's up to me if it's a "snow day" or not. Well, today was a snow day, full of snowballs, snow angels, snow shovels (for me at least) and cocoa!

I have been a busy bee indoors as well. On Saturday, I started with these:

And ended up with all of these:
By this morning I had this pile of stitched Dresden wedges:


And now I'm snipping corners, finger pressing and turning them with a crochet hook. All 1500+ of them. But I love the fabric and I love that I'm getting a new quilt for my bed out of it. I'm just grateful I have a husband who doesn't mind a quilt that's on the girly side.

As for finishes, I have two, yes TWO finished quilts. Two of my UFOs are now being snuggled with. It's so gratifying to see my boys snuggle in these quilts. I'm so glad they are done and getting loved. I'll have better pics on Friday, but for now:

My Red/Aqua Chimneys and Cornerstones quilt, modeled by my napping Henry - do you see his cocoa mustache? LOVE it!

And my handsome Henry and his best friend/big brother James modeling my Red/Aqua Matchbox quilt.

I also cut up two charm packs for a baby coin quilt, cut the fabric for my Victory Garden quilt and sewed three blocks for that one (see previous post for those pics).

In new project news, besides that Dresden mountain, my son William (6) asked me about his R2D2 quilt. So this one will be started and worked on as well. Because I can't say no to those brown eyes of his.

No progress:
Indian summer quilt
Yellow/Orange string quilt (although I did order yellow minky for the back - oh so excited about that!)
Delft blue pinwheels quilt

The stats:
completed: 2
new projects: 4
currently in progress: far too many!

linking up with Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday!

What I've been up to . . .

Do you forget to blog the process sometimes? I just want to blog finished projects, not the chaos in between. But if I did that, I'd blog less frequently. So here's to New Year's Resolutions - it's all interesting, right?

I cut into some of my Pam Kitty Morning. Usually, for me, it is difficult to cut into fabric I love. Not so. I was so excited to see these put together, I could hardly wait. I might have had a couple of Dr. Peppers just to make sure I stayed up late to get it all cut.

I'm using the Victory Garden quilt pattern and these are coming together much easier than I thought they would. Word of advice? If you are an accurate and careful cutter, you only need 1/2 yard of each fabric. The pattern lists 5/8, and you do get a lovely pile of leftover fabric, but it still is more than you need. Just saying.

So here are the first three blocks:





There will be five of each colorway - blue, yellow and red. I might do more this week, if I can get this project finished:


Dresden wedges. A boatload of them. I got about 30 5-inch wedges from one fat quarter, and I had just over 50 fat quarters. So we're talking over 1500 wedges to sew. So by finished I simply mean having the tops stitched and turned. I'll be watching Downton Abbey reruns when it comes time to turn them all.

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday today. Tomorrow is WIP Wednesday, so let's hope I make some progress! And two finished quilts to post once I get out in the snow and take pictures!