New Quilt A Long

I'll bet you thought I was posting to show you my July finish for 

A Lovely Year of Finishes?  

I am done, 

but I'm very excited to be starting a new quilt along, 

so I'll be back with the finish later this week. 

I really don't need and shouldn't be joining in a new QAL, but I just couldn't resist.  

Usually I'm in the middle of something and can't participate, but I'm Free!  

Well, not actually, but I'm stitching down a lot of binding,

 so to break it up I thought I'd join. 

 Ok, so you want details. 

It's a starry quilt called Star Surround.

It's a real beauty!

Melissa over at Happy Quilting is running the quilt along. 

She has different sizes all planned out, 

so you can be involved as little or as much as you like. 

She even shows color schemes.

I'm stalled on a couple of my current projects, 

but this one is drawn completely from my stash.

Woo Whoo! A stash buster!

Here's my fabric all cut up and ready for the next step. 

Kona Grey & Hope Valley

Want to join? It's not too late. 

Head on over to Happy Quilting.

The details are here.

Summer Break is Over

My summer break is over, and I'm back to work, but that hasn't stopped

 me from making progress on my sewing and quilting projects. 

I'm nearly done with a little charity quilt and

I finished a little girl's skirt and another toddler backpack.

 Sadly, I didn't get photos of either one.

Here's the little charity quilt I'm still working on.

Basting 

Quilting

 And getting ready for some binding.

I'm linking up with Lee over at Freshly Pieced

July Goals

I can't believe I'm posting a July goal.

JULY!

This year has gone by so fast.

 I have two weeks left of my six weeks off work. 

I thought I would accomplish a lot of quilting and house projects,

but family fun and events come first.

I'm always thrilled to spend time with familyso I don't mind!

I still have a bit of a holiday weekend and beach time coming up, 

but I'm ready to get some quilty projects done.  

Priority on my list and my July Year of Lovely Finishes Goal is this 

quilt for my Cheer group of do. Good Stitches

I want to layer, quilt and bind it by the end of july

Since this month is very busy it's probably all I'll get done.  

Here's a  few small finishes from the past few weeks. 

A bear/baby carrier.  

I made a proper carrier  for my granddaughter who 

puts her babies in her shirt to carry them.

Wouldn't you know, she's really not interested in it. 

Oh well, at least it looks cute hanging on the bed post. 

Maybe someday. 

A new backpack for the same granddaughter.

Pockets on the side.

Fully lined and a pocket inside.

She has one her parents have used for a diaper/toddler bag, 

but now that she's a big girl four, its all hers. 

It 'll be handy when she heads to pre-school soon, 

but for now she is excited to carry her toys in it.

Happy Stitching 

June Goal

Last day of the month. 

Are you wondering how I did on my Lovely Year of Finishes?  

I'm sure the Cheer group of do. Good Stitches is.  

Well, I put all the bee blocks together and decided it was too small, 

so I added 10 more blocks to make it a little more generous.  

It's 111 here today and just too hot outside for a quilt photo, 

so my honey sweetly volunteered to hold it up.

It's looking good. 

 I'll be back in a couple days with a recap of June. 

I got a few things done that I will share.  

Right now, I have all my grandchildren (three) here for a few days, 

and I snuck this post in during nap time. 

Happy Stitching : )

Just One Of My WIP

I'm home for the Summer, so I get to participate in WIP Wednesday. I was sewing early this morning (my favorite time to sew) when I realized it was Wednesday. I quickly snapped a couple photos and thought I would link up before heading out the door today.



This chevron is just one of the projects I have going right now.



I don't always iron my seams open, but don't they look cool?



Here's a little bit more progress. I'm using a jelly roll I had on hand and it's going together so quickly.

I'm linking up with WIP Wednesday over Freshly Pieced

Happy Piecing *

Just Two Hours To Go!

 Today was my first day off work for the summer, 

and the day just got away from me. 

I'm cutting it really close, with just two hours to go, 

I'm going to post my June goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes. 

It's my month to quilt for the Cheer group of do. Good Stitches, 

and these are the blocks sent to me. 

Aren't they beautiful? I just love them.  

I didn't do the math ahead of time and as is, 

this will be a small quilt. 

I need to add borders or more blocks. 

My June goal is to make ten more blocks and make the quilt top.

Whew, I think I made the linky deadline!

Happy Stitching : )

May Goal & A Couple Birthdays

Its the end of May and time for My Lovely Year Of Finishes post. 

My goal was a little toddler sized baseball themed backpack for a little one due in July.  

I'm happy to say I finished it AND a little newborn snuggly.  

I've used both these patterns before so I knew they were 

tried and true and would turn out wonderful. 

The backpack is fully lined and ready to use.
Next time, I think I'll add a few inside pockets

The little snuggly looks so small, but I know it will be just right.  

I made one for my granddaughter two years ago 

and her mommy and daddy loved it so much, 

I know it will be a perfect gift for these first time parents. 

We celebrated the birthdays of the youngest and oldest members 

on my side of our family. 

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Kinlee!

I have to end with these three fun little cuties!