WIP #2

Another project that is awaiting its finishing. Plan is to finish before winter, so we shall see.



99% of fabrics used here are once and again scraps that i inherited from my dear friend Pat. If you check back on some of my past projects, there is very few where I DID NOT use Pat's fabric. I should have her photo and name on my side bar dedicated to sponsors.





Log cabin quilt mainly inspired by this. I have few more block added on already since this picture was taken, but still about 20 to go. If I end up with enough scraps left, I would use the same border as she used.

WIP #1

I hope this will help me stay on track. You are my witnesses.
This is another bug quilt all cut and ready to go. Well two more reptiles need to be paper-pieced and then I can really start put everything together. Last night I pull it out again and set it the way i like it. Here are the pictures so I remember. Sorry for the picture quality. I am still working on that.







This is my favorite bug fabric.

Ok, ok I couldn't help myself.....

Yes, I started something new....





... but I finished it already too. Well at least the top.



I hope my mom is not reading this. And if she does, I hope my dad is not translating. OK, dad?? I get to go home to visit for Christmas after almost eight years. Yes, I am very excited. This quilt will be for her. I can see it hanging on the wall in the living room, but I will let her decide where she wants it. Color wash part is hand down fabrics from my good friend Pat and dark blue and light green are from Joann's. I am thinking about reddish, burgundy binding (since my mom's sofa is burgundy.. and it would pull some of that from the mixed fabrics in the middle) What do you think?

Lucky me...

Don't you love it when someone goes "gaga" over something you made? I do, I do and I do. It is great satisfying feeling of great accomplishment. Don't we create things for others because we expect that they will love it (at least as much as we do) and use it and their friends will admire it?? Well, maybe I am going a little too far, but during our trip to PA I had that feeling. The pillows you see I made for Gramma and here are her cousins and other related ladies admiring them.
One of them(the one in the striped shirt) decided that she will give me some of her mother's and hers left over fabric (old fabric? scraps? yeah....). I received a surprise package couple weeks after our visit out there. Sorry, I don't have a photo. I made this table runner to her taste as a Thank you and guess what? She is putting together more fabrics for me. Thanks Anna.

Family Reunion = Connections...

We headed to Pennsylvania last month for our family reunion. When I first heard about family reunion I didn't know what to expect. There is no such an event for families back home. Of course, families do meet, but those are mainly the closest family members. Anything close to this size of family meeting is usually only during funerals or wedding, which is sad. Therefore, I became a huge fan of family reunions. Another very fun part of our family reunion is that there are several events happening during that weekend. One of my favorite is Chinese auction. Everybody (almost everybody) brings something to be auctioned there. We buy tickets and place them next to the items we like and then numbers are drawn. Luckily there is a lot of older members of the family that are crafty (painters, carvers, woodworkers, cooks,.... and now quilters and sewers- is this a word??? maybe )
Well, I am explaining all the process, where you all probably know what Chinese auction is anyway.
On the top of this every year during family reunion is Gramma's birthday.She is the oldest member of the family and doing great. This year she turned 90. This is what I made for her. The inspiration came from this book.


She liked it, but not only she. And here is where "connections" comes to place, but that would be for the next post.

And this is what I brought for Chinese auction. The Gourmet set included: reversible apron, two potholders, and reusable shopping bag.

Busy Bee....

Well, I disappeared again, didn't I. It was a little crazy around here for a while, but I am back on track again. Maybe even more then ever before. I promised some pictures (better pictures..) and updates on my finished projects.
1. Pictures : I tried (you'll see), but anything better than that requires a better camera, which is not happening for a little while.
2. Projects: I've got those ready to show you.

I've been slowly making my way through all of my unfinished projects, but it was slow... and didn't really worked that well. After some alone time and cleaning, organizing my crafty corner of our little house, I was determined not to start anything new until the most important projects disappeared.I am going to create a list of some sort to keep me even more on track.






These are little onesies, receiving blanket and play tote (with a toy - frog) for my friend BJ. She gave a birth to her beautiful baby boy Ben on September 2nd. Picture of him laying on my blanket was posted on the hospital website, I was in seventh heaven. I also made a matching baby sling to a play tote, but I will post a picture with a baby in it, since it doesn't look like much without a model.
I have a lot more to show you, but that is for more than just one post. Check back tomorrow...

Alive!!

I am alive and here, just not posting. I was thinking, creating, studying, working hard.... not sleeping enough, getting bit by way to many mosquitoes. Here are some sneak peeks on what I was working on while gone from HERE...