January!?!

Hard to believe that I haven't posted here

yet this year! YIKES!

Its not because of a lack of new things

to talk about.

I've been busy sewing!

So far this year, I have already completed

quite a few things!

• I helped Allie finish her very first quilt

• I quilted the winter table runner for my dining room table
• I started and finished the winter table square for my kitchen table

• I made Allie a pajama shirt and eye mask and helped her make the pants
• I made Nick 2 pairs of pj pants
• and 2 new pairs (shirts and pants) of pajama's, plus eye masks
• 2 new eye masks for my neice and nephew

Amy's Creative Side Challenge Complete!

Thanks Amy (@Amy's Creative Side) for such a great challenge! I got what I needed done,

plus quite a bit more! Yeah!

Here is my table square...measures 24"

So cheerful on the little table in my kitchen corner!

And my placemats:

There are 6 of these all together. My goal was to get them all pieced, which I did,

but I also got 3 of them quilted. 2 of them are done, binding and all, and the 3rd has the binding half on.

Goal met! Thanks Amy for doing this!



I'm working on it!

I have gotten alot done today!

Yeah!

I've been working on the placemats for my sister.

 I got the dresden plates completely put together by lunchtime.

Then I sat down with a pen and paper and worked out what sizes I needed

to make the placemat. I had an ideal size in my head, but I hadn't

yet written down what size I needed the different

strips and blocks.

I got everything cut out except the binding.

I decided at the last minute to use wonder under underneath the

middle circles, so I got that cut and adhered onto the backside

of the circles. Then I centered the plate on the 10" square, got the circle on where

it belongs and ironed again.

Paused for a quick run to the library with my daughter.

Came home and appliqued the circles onto the middle of the plates.

They look good, I am really happy with them.

Next, I'll add the side borders (2) and then the top and bottom. Then, quilt and bind.

I'm hoping to get the rest of the piecing done tonight and maybe,

possibly, start the quilting tomorrow, in between the feast making.

Challenge Part 1

Amy's Creative Side posted a challenge this week that I mentioned in my last post.

My challenge to myself was 2 parts:
1. Quilt a 24" table square that I made for my small kitchen table.

Amy posted a week or 2 ago about using a Dresden ruler to make a plate. I'm a fairly new quilter, but I love new things and this was a great one for me.

I'm not 100% in love with the middle circle, but as it was my first time doing a circle, its not so bad.

I guess.

I'll post another pic this weekend after I get some kind of christmas decoration set in the middle of it.

But for now, the first part of my challenge is done.

My Challenge from Amy's Creative Side

These are all my dresden plate pieces that have already been sewn together

across the top. They are waiting for me to trim the corners and then turn them into a point.

This is 5 placemat's worth.

This is the one I put together last night. I used 3.5 inch pieces to make this plate

that fit's inside a 10" block.

The finished product will be a placemat that measure 12.5x17".

I'm not sure what the final design is going to look like.

For the challenge, I would like to get all 6 of these placemats pieced together as well as quilt a 24" table square that I pieced last night.