First Finish

So here's my first finished quilt of 2010...

the opposing corners have one piece of aqua and one piece of red in the sashing...

just for a little added interest...

the back...

one pieced line...

the binding is alternating red and aqua scraps....i wasn't really sure about it...

but it's grown on me and just seems to fit this quilt perfectly...

this cute quilt is aptly named Connie's Colors...as my grandma exclaimed "those are my colors" when she saw these blocks....

Paybacks...

so i'm sure you'll remember my arguments with my sewing machine....well i guess she really showed me....

paybacks suck...

there i was finishing up on the last bit of quilting on this quilt....and she just attacked me...

ok...alright....maybe i lost focus...and got just a wee bit too close....

and so...this is the result...

i took a pictures right after the revenge of the sewing machine....but they were just a tad too gruesome.....so you get to check out my band aiding skills....nice huh??

so i'm dealing with a really sore and disgusting looking finger...but i'm feeling lucky that the needle missed me...

well i think i'll be nicer to my sewing machine in the future....

and as you can imagine there is little quilting until i can grip a little bit better...

so i was doing a little crocheting...

and who couldn't use a scarf this winter??? so now i've got this super chunky warm one...

Excuses...excuses...

it's been ridiculously cold here...and i've been working way way way too much....

i'll be back with a real post tomorrow...

i just needed to make my excuse....and let y'all know i'm frozen but still alive

She shaped up

and i got most of the quilting done today...;)

i must say i really like it....

stippling on all the sashing

some pebble quilting on the inner squares

all that's left is some outline quilting on the outer squares...and then i'll be sewing on the binding!!

Arrgghhhh!!!

yeah...

so....

like i mentioned in the last post i'm trying my hand at stippling....

well....let me just say this as to how it's going...

if you happen to be in or around lewisville and see a sewing machine in the street...

do this girl a favor and run over it....speed up....give it a good smash....

and if you could then throw the car in reverse and run over it again??

why must this little sweet looking machine give me such problems?!?!?!

really i don't think when my dad purchased her he could have envisioned all the torture she has put me through...

ask me how many needles she has snapped in half today....how many times i've had to rethread....how many times i've had to adjust the tension....

at first i was nice...i spoke sweetly even a little bit of baby talk...then i spoke calmly and pleaded with her...then i'll admit there was a little bit of frustration in my voice...then maybe a little bit of name calling...

and now....to hell with her....i may have hit her...i seriously can't remember...she simply pushed me too far...i snapped when she broke the third needle...i saw red...there was a lot of profanity flying in her direction....and i am seriously considering throwing her in the street...

Lots of Goodies

I got lots of great stuff for Christmas...


I have wanted one of these bad boys for a LONG time....I had pretty much given up on getting one...so I was super surprised when my dad gave it to me....

and it's fabulous to use....so there will be lots of baked goods in my future!!

a great Sox hoodie....

I also got a coverlet for the new king bed...but the pictures I tried to take did not do it justice so...it's an icy blue which I love...

some Meadowsweet and Nicey Jane that I had ordered for myself...

hope you all had a fabulous Christmas!! I sure did!!

Thought I'd share this other finished quilt top....

this is going to my Grandma....she exclaimed over the colors back when i was working on my Red and Aqua swap squares...so I made another set to make a quilt for her....

I'm trying my hand at stippling on this one...as i want it to have a really crinkly look when it's done..

I'm off to LilFriend's to celebrate and ring in the New Year....and my mom is coming to visit tomorrow...so it should be a fabulous new year for me...

Adios 2009...Hello 2010!! Happy New Year ya'll!!

Catchin' Up

We had a great visit this weekend in Oklahoma....had a lot of fun....we packed a lot into the few days I was home....

got Christmas shopping finished up...got the Christmas Tree up....wrapped all the presents that we purchased....went to the Casino and Bingo for a little fun....got to play with the little kids...did a little yard work...did some furniture rearranging...got to enjoy watching Ry play with Duke the Amazing Flying Bulldog and play outside with the little kids....did some office decorating...and got to see the Travelin'Man, who's home for Christmas...and I've probably left something out cause it was go, go, go...

so when we got home last night...

we were exhausted....

unloaded the truck, checked google reader to catch up a lil, and then went to bed....

(Ry skipped the first two things and just went straight to bed)

not that i can blame him....we had to be up early this morning....

work was pretty easy today...and i got home at a pretty decent hour....

and went right to work on this...

the Scruffily Rouenneries is finally a completed quilt top....


sorry the pictures aren't that great...it was getting dark and was way too windy to get any really good pictures...

so now to decide about the quilting....
what would you do???