April Vacation!

april vacation means quilting around here!!! i already completed one baby quilt completely, binding and everything... i think i will set some goals for myself... i would like to piece at least 2 complete tops this week, my pixel palette and maybe my filmstrip quilt... i have several other projects in mind and a few others that have been floundering for the past several months... if i can figure out how to upload my pics on the new laptop, i'll post some pics!

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http://myworld-kath.blogspot.com/2009/08/calling-all-quilts.html

here is a sneak peak of the first quilt that my new quilting friend Kathleen is quilting for me! it is the one block wonder that I worked on last summer.... it looks like it is coming out lovely and i love the inspired idea of using the soft pink for the quilting!!! it looks so pretty even from this small section... Kathleen is offering a half-price deal for quilting from her blog... i posted the link to her offer in my title... i also sent her the honeycomb (can't wait to have that finished) and the bright batiks quilt that i worked on last summer.... so excited to get them back and finish them off.... anyway, it is the weekend and i have a million things to do.... need to get motivated.... i should begin my Christmas stuff soon!!!!! like a few months ago!!!! wish me luck!

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i need some new deadlines...

i'll be sending some quilts off to be quilted soon and i'm so excited about it!!! i have a bunch of projects that i need to get started on for christmas... things have been hectic and crazy since school began... i'm teaching the quilting club again and we are working on double irish chains... they are coming out nice... things at home are going very well and i'm happy...
for now...
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some of my favorite quilts...

summer is coming to a close...

we had so much fun on capa capa's (that's short for captain grandpa) boat... we had the most perfect summer in maine day... it was glorious... love the ocean so much!!!
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hello there....

well, my shoulder, back, and neck are almost completely healed... but then i came down with a terrible summer cold... i am getting over it quickly, but still haven't managed to get much done... today the girls and i are going boating with my mom and stepdad... that should be fun... first time for the girls ever and first time for me in years.... i'll post pics later...

in the mean time, these pics are from our playdate with the youngs on thursday...

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aches and pains...

well, hello there... it has been a few days since i last posted, mostly because i have been in pain and so not sewing... my right shoulder, neck, and back have been sore for a week or so and sewing (god forbid) exacerbates it... unfortunately, i am running out of summer and want to get more accomplished, so... i am going to try to get back to it.... i still have a few quilt patterns that i want to try and some fabrics that i would love to use, so i better get sewing... i also have more books to read, a reunion to host and it's getting down to crunch time... anyway, i need a new boost of motivation (and muscle relaxants)... i did complete kristin's quilt... it is now backed in a luscious tan varigated flannel and is quilted... i hand stitched the binding down a few days ago! yay! i'll have more to report in the next few days... moving on...

last night we had a great summer evening with a dinner on the grill, fresh made fried dough (i made it!) and sparklers.... i managed to pick the best setting (out of like 60) and got some really cool pics... i'll post some here... enjoy! just don't ask about marina's boots... cause i just don't know!!!

good morning...

i've just entered to win a soiree honeybun from: http://badlandsquilts.blogspot.com/2009/07/honey-of-giveaway.html?showComment=1249052592276#c5505474492181191479

check it out! isn't that a pretty group of fabrics!!! i hope i win!!!

these are some fabrics that i could not resist at the quilt show on sunday... i'd love to make a drunkard's path wallhanging with them.... lot's to do today... sewing the girls' christmas quilts together and errands... i'm dreading leaving the house though due to lobster festival mayhem in town... wish me luck for the giveaway and the errands! i'll need it!!!

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doll quilts turned little throws...

well, i've been working on my quilts for the girls... i thought at first that they would be quilte small, even doll-sized... but i had enough of my two main fabrics to make them quite a bit bigger than doll quilts! so, i will have to rework my borders and backing and such, but i think the girls will be happier with quilts they can wrap themselves up in... as of now, they are still in pieces, but here is a pic i took of my work in progress... they are both at the same point in production, so i only took a pic of one of them... i think i like it and i'm quite sure the girls will like them... i believe i wanted to have the bright batiks and both doll quilts (i'm still calling it that since they have dolls on them) by tomorrow night... i can still make it... except maybe the borders... i haven't worked that bit out yet... anyway, happily sewing away my summer days...

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bright batiks is done!!!

well, the top is anyway... here is a pic!

i also included one with the girls... they helped make sure all the pieces were in the right spot!

and one of a few of my trusty quilting supplies... my cool woolen pin cushion from karen, a dingleberry, scissors, and a large mug of coffee...

i'm glad to be done with the bright batiks top... it took a long time and those half-square triangles were driving me a bit wacky...

moving on...

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quilt show 2009

i went alone and had a lovely time... i did not stay long, as i had no friend to make comments to... i was able to find a black batik that i think works great, but now i am up to my eyeballs in half-square triangles again... i would love to have this quilt top pieced this week... and i still need to get to marina and cadence's... i bought some beautiful fabric that i will post pics of later, but for now... here are a few of my favorites from the show today....

looks like i'm going alone...

well, i did put away all the laundry... it took from 8am until past noon... then the girls and i had lunch and went to amy's for the afternoon for a playdate!!! then we came home and had dinner... marina and i did some picking up and organizing in the arena, but it needs a lot more work... also, i didn't get to the girls' quilts at all...

it looks like i'm going alone to the quilt show tomorrow... i asked a bunch of friends and everyone was already busy or too far away... jeff is driving home tonight just so i can go, and so i don't feel right making him accompany me... he will go if i really want him to, but i don't think i'll play that card... not only that, i'm not sure if i will even have a babysitter anyway... i'm nervous about driving out there alone, but i know i'll be fine... i'll go by myself, do my own thing, and then come home... i'll let you know how it goes!

i included a pic from last year's camp reunion... i'm looking forward to the 2nd annual camp reunion on the 22nd... we had a great time last year and this year will have even more people... can't wait!!!

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here's hoping...

well, i don't think marina and cadence's christmas quilt tops will be done by tomorrow night... i sort of have plans to put away laundry and clean up the arena (my sewing room/ weight room/ playroom/ storage area)... if i'm lucky i will have a chance to start them, but who knows... the other two projects will take a LONG TIME!!! i am, however, done with as much piecing as possible on the bright batiks quilt top... so, i'm doing well on that one... i just have to find that perfect black batik at the quilt show.... also, i'm hoping that tab will still be accompanying me to the quilt show on sunday... she and curtis have some family stuff going on, so i understand if she decides not to go, but then i have to figure out someone else to come with me! i won't go alone, and i won't not go, so that leaves me finding someone else at the last minute, but, who wouldn't want to go??? i mean, besides jeff, who went with me to a quilt show before in nh and he really liked it... but he has said that he doesn't want to go... i'll figure something out... hmmm, i don't think i'll bother uploading my newest pic of the bright batiks... the color is not great, so... here is a pic of a quilt show...

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another wonderful day!!!

here are a few pics of me snuggling with my girls to start another wonderful day!!! the girls are now at lisa's and i can sew all day if i want to!!! or i suppose i could do more laundry, more dishes, and more cleaning... we'll see how the day goes... i am a bit tired of making half-square triangles already! i'd like to have as much of this quilt done by sunday as possible... still hoping to find the perfect black batik at the quilt show!

as far as marina and cadence's christmas quilt, well, it is still in the planning stages... i almost feel like i am in a slump since i was able to finish like 6 quilt tops in 2 weeks, but then i remember that most of them were already at least partially pieced... and when my sewing machine started acting up, i needed to take a break anyway... i'm still working hard and sewing a lot... i'm happy...

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