TWIN BABY QUILTS

 Finish Alongs "seam" to be working for me!
I'm giving it another try this QTR over with Katy at
The Littlest Thistle blog.

You can see what I finished for the 1 QTR here

 Here I begin...with long arm kwilting....

A couple crib size quilts for "twins" 




Jelly roll quilt using Twenty Three fabric from Moda

A Turning 20 Pattern using Bernatex FQs

Another jelly roll design using Moda "Quilt Blocks"

All bundled up and ready to head out and kwilt them on my friends Gammill. 
 I'm kinda nervous cause a couple I want to try a more modern kwilting design and I'm no pro using the longarm. 
Will see what happens!!!

More goals for 2nd QTR will be on a much smaller scale
cause I have gardens calling for my attention!
Will see if I can juggle it all.

Baby kwilt "tops" using these fun fabrics

and I will kwilt them on my home Bernina.

 

And of course, using up more scraps in even smaller projects.  

All the projects on this post are pulled directly from my huge stash... 
helping me meet my personal goal of
using up my stash!  

Click here to see who is participating and what they plan to make for the 2QTR



A couple of these finished kwilts will serve me well as Holiday gifts because

Handmade Christmas being sponsored
by Insights from Sew Cal Gal.
Want to know more about that?  Click here!

but before you go....

Tell me what are you making now and are you using your stash?

SUNDAY STASH - POT OF GOLD

While in Florida during February I found my pot of gold 
at The Rainbow's End Quilt Shop (Dunnedin, FL)

 I had fallen from grace and off the "no buying fabric wagon"

Sew you can imagine how excited I was to know I could add these to my stash. 

FQs for only $1.50 each

Here's the pile I showed you previously

I don't have all the names of the fabrics

because not all FQs had selvage identifiers.

I can assure you all are fabulous manufacturers!

Linking up to Sunday Stash over at Mollie Sparkles!!!

I will be having a giveaway for my 200th post which is

coming very soon!  

I can't believe it in just 2 years...200 posts!  

Here is a little tease for the prize..

If you are not following...now's the time!

1QTR FINISH ALONG

My 1QTR Finish Along project goals are here 
and I'm happy to say....
 13 completed projects in all!

The Ghastlies "Portraits"

 Swirly Girls pattern "Perfect 10"

 Alexander Henry fabrics with some of my stash

for this lap size beauty!

I had  fun kwilting this one on my Bernina

And my own design using Alexander Henry "Hocus Pocus" as the main fabric with some other Halloween stash fabrics 
for this lap size spook-tacular finish!

Vertical straight line kwilting all across and some
black lacy spiderwebs for embellishments!

I finished this queen size kwilt for my sister, Ruth 

and delivered it to her in Florida.
Turning Twenty Pattern is one of my favorites for
show casing great fabrics.

One of my personal goals is to use scraps and make some smaller projects each month

Check out my fabric covered journals

Click here to see my tutorial.

How bout a thread catcher for my sewing table.  

I added the tab across the back to hold

little scissors, seam ripper, ruler

I finished a "charming" WIP. 2 years ago it began as a purse but I decided I needed a table runner instead.

Working on my modern kwilting designs.

and I finished two mug rugs/candle mats

to go in my newly decorated master bedroom

I made the bed runner and pillow using these fabrics (but they were completed last fall)   

and a tote bag for me.

Thanks to Katy at The Littlest Thistle for hosting the 

Come join the party to see all the participants projects.

Leave 'em some linky luv! 

30/30 CHALLENGE WRAP UP

Those who know me, know I am not a selfish person.  

I am always giving of away "stuff", volunteer at many places

and am happy to share my blessings as often as I can.

However, this month of SELFISH sewing, just for me was fun!  

I had plenty of things I kept putting back on the shelf, 

sew I could make something for someone else.  

Here's my selfishness one last time.

I had hope to use this fabric to make a bag...didn't happen.

But I did finish this bag from my WIPs! 

Have NOT found the perfect button yet for the front. 

Sew a bag is a bag is a bag...right?

Made these "Pick up Sticks" blocks in February

while I was running around Florida.

and finished this lap size top for the challenge

This 2wenty Thr3e jelly roll was rolling around my stash for a while and with a few changes to the Play A Card Pattern

I made this lap size top!

I had all the blocks done for this Turning Twenty Pattern 

 top "before" March , so this was a quick finish. 

I also made backs for all 3 of these tops to be machine  Kwilted (by me) in April.

I did have a few days that I barely squeaked in the 30 minutes

 cause I was a bit under the weather.   Found some WIPs to finish.

A "Spring" table runner

two mug rugs

and I sorted some stash to sell on my Etsy shop,

 Sew, I think that counts as selfish time.

Thanks sew much to Sarah at Berry Barn Designs for

hosting the challenge.  

Just click here today and see the wraps ups for everyone who participated.

And now I'm off to make something for someone else!

The Handmade Christmas Challenge over at 

Insights from SewCalGal is an all year thing.

If you haven't heard about it...you have time to jump in on the fun! AND get some holiday sewing done early!

and linking up with Sew Cute Tuesday

link on my sidebar!  

30/30 CHALLENGE

Finished the "Play a Card" top this week
I deviated from the pattern....cause that's how I roll.
Did not add two vertical rows
Added a piece to the top or bottom of each
vertical row, so there is a staggered horizontal look.

  

I found a low volume stripe in my stash for the binding
...the solid border just didn't do it for me.  

I also have enuf of this stripe for the backing.

I will long arm kwilt this one next month and
hope to have much better photos...
I still need a better camera!!!

I found a couple small WIPs to finish up.

Mug rugs/candle mats for my master bath

 

  

Put binding on a table runner

which will look good on the deck this summer

but is hanging out on my kitchen island for now.

Fun wavy line kwilting!

Linking up with Sara at Berry Barn Designs

with all those other sweet, sassy, selfish sewers!