Buzzzzzzy as a Bee

I've been busy this month and really made a lot of progress on many things.  On the 3rd of January I finished my UFO for this month -- my Scrappy Pinwheels quilt top.  It is now out to be quilted and should be done by the 8th of Feb.  Whoo Hooo!

I made 12 hot pads for the boutique in our Guild's upcoming Quilt Show in March.

I also made a 15" square quilt for the small quilt raffle in our Guild's upcoming Quilt show.

And I've been piecing my hexagons quilt on and off while I watch TV shows in the evening.  Just putting on the last row now and then will stitch a gazillion black hexagons around it to form a "border."  Not sure how wide I'll made the black border, but I'll judge that as it progresses.

What have you all been up to?  Post on Judy's blog and share!  :o)

Busy, buzzy, busy,
Suzy

Design Wall Monday -- aka UFO Progress

Happily, I've made progress on my scrappy pinwheel flowers UFO.  I decided to go with the yellow I used in the centers as sashing and scrappy cornerstones to highlight the blocks.  And now they are all sewn together!  Now to figure out a border.  I'm hoping to be able to use stash fabric, but if all else fails, to the quilt shop I will go.

For some unknown reason, blogger has turned my pictures sideways.  But whatever.  I guess on this quilt that doesn't really matter.  Weird though.

Here's to progress,
Suzy

Revealing January's UFO for 2012

It feels so weird to type in the year 2012.  I don't know if I'm ready yet.  But ready or not, here it is!  2012!  Happy New Year everyone!

So below is the UFO project I'm choosing for January.  My scrappy pinwheel flowers.  I opened the box to find 9 blocks, the paper pinwheel pattern, and lots of yellow fabric yardage that I used for the center of each pinwheel.  This one was started a LOOOONNNNGGG time ago.  Years and years and years.  Wish I had kept a quilt blog back then, I might be able to date it.  LOL!  Anyway, it was made when I first started learning the buttonhole stitch by hand.  And I recall using scraps from my scrap bin.  It even pre-dates my EQ days, so that was a long time ago, considering I started with EQ3 and we're now into EQ7.  Yes, I looked and looked in my files for a pattern I might have drawn up for it.  Nada.

So now I  have to figure out how I want to finish this baby up.  I don't think I'll add any more pinwheel blocks -- just use the 9 I have.  I don't even know if I have the matching muslin background fabric anymore anyway.  So I'm figuring a 3x3 layout.  That's as far as I've gotten.  Hehehehe.  Although I do know I want to incorporate more of the yellow fabric into it somewhere...

Oh well, tomorrow I will wrack my brain and figure out how I plan to finish the top.

'Til then,
Suzy

Merry Christmas Everyone!

2012 - The Year of the UFO

The finished UFO, that is!  Yes, this year I am joining Judy's 2012 UFO Challenge.  The only thing is, I have soooo many UFOs and kits that I can't narrow it down to a list of 12.  That, and the fact that I have control issues.  I'm thinking it's a residual side-effect of OCD!  LOL! 

Check out my UFO/kit craziness below.  The UFOs are in the smaller storage boxes and the kits are in the large bins.



So, what I'm going to do is choose a UFO or kit each month to work on and hopefully complete.  That way I can also gauge what my real life plans are each month and choose it to correspond with how busy or non-busy I will be that month.  Then I won't be stressed with having a UFO that needs a lot done to it during a month where I won't have as much time to dedicate to it as I would need.

Sounds like a plan to me,
Suzy

(Sings) One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other...

One of these things is kinda the same...

You are right...the sneakers are odd man out.  They belong to my 8-YEAR OLD GRANDSON!  Yes, they are too big for my feet.  I wear a 7-1/2 shoe.  This kid is gonna be an amazon!  We went to the carnival Friday night and we measured ourselves.  He is only 8" shorter than me!  Granted I am only 5'3", but REALLY?!? 

Not ready,
Suzy

Voting Time! aka I Need Your Help!

Ok.  I'm wanting to do at least one (probably more) small quilts (up to 15") for our guild's raffle at their March 2012 Quilt Show.  I've been playing in EQ and came up with a possibility for one, but I'm not sure on which color combo to go with.  I think I have a favorite, but I'd like your input as to which you prefer.  Help!  Please comment and let me know what you think...

Thanks bunches,
Suzy

Quilt Day = Progress!

A bunch of us girls got together at my house yesterday to sew/quilt our little hearts out.  We had a blast!  I've been diligently working on finishing up some UFOs and am making great progress on my Trip To Bali quilt top.  Almost there!

It was also Estelle's birthday, so in addition to lunch (pulled pork sandwiches and fruit salad), I presented her with an ice cream cake in celebration.  Fun, fun, fun.  :o)



Here's to fun days with girlfriends,
Suzy

The Two Saints -- St. Thomas and St. Maarten

Wow.  Just got back from three weeks in NJ and PA visiting my family and realized I neglected to finish off the cruise posts.  So sorry.  Both Kathy and I had never been to either island, so we just did the "exploring the island" thing for both.  They were both beautiful and I would recommend them to anyone wanting to visit the Caribbean.  I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.  Oh, and we both bought a "bit" of jewelry.  Shhh, what happens on the island, stays on the island.  LOL!  :o)

Paradise found,
Suzy

Quilt Days at Sea

We had three wonderful, fun-filled quilt days at sea.  Bonnie was an awesome hostess and teacher and the quilt she designed specifically for the cruise is beautiful and, of course, scrappy.  I can't show you it, as the November cruisers will be making the same quilt and, understandably, Bonnie wants to keep it a surprise for them, too.

I can't even begin to explain here all the comraderie that happened while we shared our fabrics and pieced our little hearts away, so pictures will have to suffice.  :o)

Hurray for Mai-Tais in Paradise!

Suzy