Finish - Lucky Stars

I've shown this quilt a few times before - but this last weekend I got it completely finished!

We drove a few hours south and I did a little binding on my way home.  This quilt was supposed to be my January Lovely Year of Finishes project so I'm a month or two late - but better late then never!

I tried a new quilting pattern on this and love how it turned out.  

The backing fabric was my favorite print in the line.  I love this quilt and I'm so glad its finally done!  Now just deciding where to put it is the question!

Quilts Stats:

Quilt Pattern: Lucky Stars by Atkinson Designs

Fabric line: Grace by 3 Sisters for Moda

Quilting Pattern: Floral Wave by Anne Bright

Thread: Baguette by Signature Threads

 

Linking up to Finish Up Fridays

Lovely Year of Finishes - March Edition

Well - February for me was a bust in the sewing department!  I had wanted to get my swoon quilt sewn and quilted - didn't happen.  I got 1 block done - yes only 1!

I still have never gotten a good picture of this block.  I actually even lost it in the mess of my sewing room for awhile!

I can report that I have cleaned up the room a bit, found my block - and even have 2 more half way done - but the swoon completed quilt will definitely be a few months late.

Instead of feeling like a complete failure yet again this month of March - I have decided that at least I'm on the right track with trying to finish some quilts.

So my goals for March will be more realistic.  With a busy work month and a busy quilting month - I decided on the following goals...

- get caught up on the Blogger Girls BOM - I now have February and March blocks to do
- complete the swoon blocks - if I get these 2 in the works done I only have 2 more to go - I should be able to at least get all the blocks made.

Simple - that is a total 12 blocks for the month of March.  Wish me luck!

Linking up to Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesdays and A Lovely Year of Finishes.

T-shirt Quilts Galore

I have been swimming in tshirt quilts lately - as in I have done 8 this month.  That is a lot of tshirt quilts!

I have definitely learned a lot of them experience.  

Although t-shirt quilts aren't my favorite to quilt - I do love the idea behind them.  I had a cute client make 6 quilts....YES 6 for her daughers drill team friends.  I think she may have mentioned these were her first quilts too - so I'm so impressed she went for it!  They were so cute!

They all looked similar to this one above.  I love the bright blue and orange colors - of course the school colors...

She chose the Posies 2 pattern for all the quilts which I thought looked so cute.

On the back she used leftover strips so its like a strip quilt and is a quilt all on it own.  Looked great.

Close up of the back and quilting pattern.

These quilts took me awhile to get through - but so much fun.  I kept imagining the girls getting their quilts and what a treasure it would be for then.  Wish I could be there to see their expressions.

This next quilt is another local t-shirt quilt for her daughter who graduated.  Again, fun colors staying in the school theme.  

This quilt was a  dream to quilt.  Her sewing was perfect - which is hard on a t-shirt quilt!  She chose the Geometric quilting pattern, which I hadn't used so I was so excited to try.

I love how it turned out, especially on the minky back.  This is a fun pattern.  Would be great for a boy and for a more modern quilt look.  This quilted up perfectly and was a fairly fast pattern.  I love how it turned out!  

Needless to say - I have been trying to get caught up on my quilting - and not a lot of sewing is getting done.  I have 2 more swoon blocks in the works, but nothing to show as of yet.  Clearly my project for February is not going to get completed.  Hopefully I can get it done the first week or two in March.  I've been dying to start some new projects but keep telling myself I have to finish my swoon one first!  

Linking up to WIP Wednesdays!

February Progress

Instead of making block #2 of the Blogger Girls Block of the Month - I decided first to make another version using a different line.  I have been dying over the one Monique is showing on her blog out of the Double Chocolat line - so I decided to make me a version.  I love how these are looking!  Still hoping to get block #2 done out of both lines this month.

I also made a little progress on my Swoon blocks (block) which is my goal for the month of February for Lovely Year of Finishes.  I now can't even find this block!  So this is a picture I took for Instagram.  

I used the solid grey and blue for this block - which I love and it doesn't have red in it!  I'm hoping to hit the rest of the blocks hard this weekend so I can still get this quilt done this month.

Been doing a lot of quilting these days - 21 quilts in 20 days.  Maybe this month I can average a quilt a day....I only have 1 left right now - so help me out!

Linking up to WIP Wednesdays and A Loverly Year of Finishes

Conversations with Sam

Warning - may be giving too much info here!

Sam has been potty trained (mostly) for awhile now, but he still has a little trouble when he sleeps and with #2 - he wants to put  a pull up on when its that time of the day.  

Last night as we were getting him in jammies and pull up for bed - he said to me - 

"Mom, this is the last pull up."  He said while handing it to me.  "I think I can go in the toliet tomorrow."  

Me - "Sammy that would be great, I think you can do it too."  

Sam - "Mom, I just have to believe in myself and I can do it."  

I couldn't stop laughing.  Where in the world has he learned the statement believe in yourself?  He said it about 10 more times, and woke up saying it this morning.  

Maybe today we'll have a break through!  Wish us luck.

Menu Mondays

OH...the joys of no carb - yes Mike sprung that one on me last week - he's going no carb.  So maybe I'll help him out with some low/no carb dinners and in the process help myself out....worth a try.

Monday Luncheon - Happy Birthday Whit - Pesto Stuffed Shells, Grandma homemade caesar salad, and garlic bread

Monday Dinner - Tri-tip (costco and good!) and Salad
Tuesday - Joe's Crab Shack eat out night
Wednesday - Chicken Salad rolls/lettuce wraps
Thursday - Caesar Salad w/grilled chicken
Friday - Omelets
Saturday - Chicken Pesto Salad - minus the bowtie pasta

Weekend Updates

When I wrote the title of this post I could totally hear Seth Myers saying Weekend Updates on SNL...

Very full and fun weekend...here are some highlights.

- Made forts w/ the kids
- Cleaned the house w/the kids (trying to make them responsible)
- Quilted 5 quilts (ALL T-SHIRT QUILTS ARE DONE!!!)
- Completed a Swoon block
- Completed a BOM block
- Tending my cute nephew
- Instagram (Follow me http://instagram.com/alatimer)
- Went to a $1 movie (Twilight - I think I'm going to have to dedicate a post to this one)
- Sam stayed with a babysitter and didn't cry once (this is monumental)
- Cleaned house (again)
- Ate a lot - (note to self - start diet tomorrow)


Overall - it was a fun family weekend.  Staying home tomorrow to celebrate this cute girls birthday with a little luncheon with the girls.

The boys and I might even get another fort built... stay tuned.