WIP Wednesday

Here it is Wednesday already! And that means it is WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced with Lee.

How has your week been? Productive? Mine has been! Let's take a look--

THE  List:

1. Finish Baby quilt-- Ready to baste and quilt. (She said she didn't need it for another couple of weeks so it got bumped a bit down the list) 

2. Do. Good.Stitches Nurture Circle January Block-due end of Jan Jan block complete and Feb ready to start

 January Block

3. Con't work on Modern Medallion- Handstitched Class-- Wow! I love this project and fabric and I want it to be perfect!  Sometimes that also makes me hesitate because I don't want to screw it up! But hey, if you don't try you never learn! Reverse Applique dogwood cut out and ready to stitch. 

4. Modern Stash Bee Blocks for January (2)- due 2/15  January blocks are complete and so are Feb! Yea!

January Blocks

and February blocks:

5.Sugar Block BOM with StitcheryDiceryDock for January- due end of Jan Jan complete! on to Feb block

6.Paper Piecing Stars BOM with Don't Call Me Betsy - Printed patterns and chose fabric - ready to start - I am finding the paper piecing a bit intimidating, I just need reprogram my  brain and sit down and do it!! (I have done it before - a looong time ago- and love the results!) Jan and Feb blocks to do.

7. Binding on Batik Flowers quilt for A Lovely Year of Finishes- due end of Jan-- started the binding but didn't get it finished in time for January prizes. Will move it to Feb for a finish.

8. The Triple Zip Along with Debbie over on Flickr- this is going to be so Fun- it runs Jan 28 - Friday 2/15 -- Fabric and lining Cut out ready to stitch up on Friday.

9. Finish my House Block for the Sew South group quilt for the Ronald McDonald House in Charlotte NC-- such a fun and worthwhile project! It is going to be sew awesome!

Wonky House Block for Sew South Quilt

10. Solids Bee- Feb block for Erin - started, was on a roll until I accidently cut a piece of material wrong, so I am waiting on the replacement strip-- how embarrassing! You know stuff just happens sometimes!

 March block fabrics and pattern received.
11. Swaps: Lizzy House Pearl Bracelets, Low Volume II, and Text Me a Text FQ -- all mailed

and the best news this week so far: I won a gift certificate from Christa Quilts! She gives a $10 gift certificate away each week to one of her newsletter subscribers! I was so surprised! I have purchased fabric from Christa along with other quilting notions. She has a variety of fabric and precuts and runs daily and weekly specials. I must admit my favorite service is that she ships for free (with in the US) with no minimum order and she ships FAST! Stop by and see her store here and sign up for her newsletter for your chance to win. 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stitching!
Ginny

Feb Craftsy BOM completed!

Here are my February Craftsy BOM's. I am really happy with them! The colors are bright and fun. I am working out of my stash. The one on the left above is Amy Butler and the one on the right is Sis Boom Mod girls. 

Here is January and February BOM's together....It will be fun to see how it all turns out. I am not usually a matchy matchy type but I do like some coordination in larger blocks like these. So not being able to see the whole finished quilt and plan each block is a bit concerning haha but I am letting go and picking from the stash what seems to fit or speak to me for the blocks for that month. I love scrappy too so I hope I get to the end and it all comes together and is bright and happy! 

Happy Sunday!

Happy Thanksgiving

Just a quick hello and wishes for all to have a Happy Thanksgiving! If you are reading this outside of the US then I hope you have a wonderful Thursday!

In thoughts of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for so much, not that I have the perfect life, but it suits me and I find it is the little things that make life good. My family, my friends, my dog, a home, a job, a car, food on the table, laughter around the table.....the basics and then some. I wish all of you that.

And as for quilting, well I have joined a block of the month (BOM). Both on line and at the brick and mortar store. I have never done BOM before but figured how hard could it be to get one or two blocks completed every month? Very different choices, one civil war, one modern. Today I will show you Block 1 of the General's Wives BOM which is authentic reproduction civil war fabric. This BOM is from Caroline's Cottage Cottons in Rome City, Indiana. Great little store, with friendly, knowledgable service!  So for me this block  is a nod to Thanksgivng and all those that have come before us.

Made of flying geese and HST blocks. Although I would have never picked out these fabric's, they do work together. And I love stars, I have never made a star quilt, so this looks like it will be my first. Hmm, all those points, I will be good at it by the time it is finished!

Thanks for stopping by! Next post I will show you my Modern BOM blocks.