Les Amis sneak peak

I couldn't resist for long.  I finally cut into some of my most adored fabric, Les Amis.  Here is a sneak peak.

Whoa, I know - squares.  Wonder what those will turn into???  Isn't this the most adorable fabric you've ever seen?  I love foxes, and owls, and this fabric line has foxes AND owls.  What's not to love?

I had to put these away to work on some other things, but I am eager to get back to them!

Speaking of owls....I realized recently that I rarely show you the goodies I receive from my various swaps/bees.  I think between the excitement of receiving "squishy mail", and the need to squirrel my goodies away before the kids get their hands on them, I forget to photograph them.  Well, here is the most adorable mug rug I received from Kristie in the Winter Mug Rug swap I participated in.

Oh, and here is the back complete with my initial!

Isn't it wonderful?  I just love that owl fabric!  And I think she even put some thermo-batting inside because it is a little crinkly sounding -- wasn't that thoughtful?

Thanks for reading,

Jen

February Goal Setting

So, when I woke up this morning I saw my own shadow and crawled back into bed.  Does that mean that I will have 6 more weeks until I meet some of my sewing goals?  I hope not!!  Although 60 more minutes sleeping in bed might have been nice - just saying.

UFO's

January got a little mixed up.  I was inspired to work on a different UFO than I originally planned, but I did finish one!

So that still leaves the one I intended to do, undone.  February???  Actually, I am happy to report that my Blue One Block Wonder is partially quilted!  So yes!  February.

I would also really like to get my Beginner QAL quilt moving somehow.  The blocks are finished, but need to be sashed and put together.  I haven't decided on a sashing fabric yet.  I will also need to figure something out for a back, baste and start quilting the darn thing.

New FO's

I'm telling you, January got mixed up!  I intended to start my T-shirt quilts for the girls, but only got as far as cutting out a few muslin foundations.  It also completely slipped my mind that I would be going to the Road to California quilt show and would be starting this new project:

I am calling it, the demon quilt.  Just kidding.  All 723 pieces have been sewn together to make the top.  It has also been backed and basted.  Unfortunately, I really feel that all those seams need some SID.  Badly!  And since there are so many of them, I imagine it is going to take me a fair bit of time to quilt this one up.  Thus, it is another February goal.

I must also finish another baby quilt this month, so that is this months New FO.  I have sketched out the design and done the math.  I just gotta make that first cut.  The first cut is the deepest, though!  I am planning on using Les Amis from my stash, which I adore.

So that's actually 4 quilts I hope to get quilted this month.  That really seems like a lot for such a short month!  I am going to give it my best.

Thanks for reading today,

Jen

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February already?


1. MMB January block 1, 2. MMB January Block 2, 3. Winter Mug Rug Swap, 4. HFWYG quilt top 1.2, 5. January Lucky Star BOM, 6. 4 strings together, 7. Star of Africa block, 8. We Bee Learning Jan. block, 9. Lucky Stars BOM practice block

It looks like I've mainly been doing blocks - Yep, lots of blocks.  That's OK, they will, in time, become something else, right?

I also have a couple near finishes, so it looks like I am in a good spot to begin February!  I resolve to have more finished projects next month - I'll post more on that tomorrow!

Have a Super Sparkly Day!  (that was for you Esther)


Jen

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