a REALLY ugly pincushion...

Welp, I got most of Corrine's quilt designed and cut out.  I should be able to get the rest cut out tomorrow and many of the blocks sewn.  I am doing a zigzag quilt for her very much like the one I did for the Broadbent's Modern Quilt group posted HERE.  I modified the block size and proportions and a few design flaws that I discovered in my first attempt.  I also think that I am going to attempt Crazy Mom Quilt's FMQ straight lines on this one.  Here are the pieces I cut so far.

Now for the UGLY pincushion.  I made this for the Zakka sew Along.  I may have to make another one tomorrow.  I don't like the colors and I didn't stuff it enough.  Anyhoots, here are the pics.  Sorry, they might be a bit painful... :p

The front. 

The back.

PS- I am linking this post up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict WHOOP WhOOP!!
and Crazy Mom Quilts finish it up Friday!!!

Zakka SAL House Pouch

I was a SUPER good girl today :)  I exercised and did yoga and went to PT :)  Along with all of my good for my body stuff, I also sewed the Zakka SAL zippered house pouch and got a few blocks of Ashley's All Fenced in Quilt done :)  Get ready for the pics :)

 I have to say that I think it's pretty dang cute.  I am going to mail it to my mother in law in Germany for Mothers's Day.  I was pretty worried about making a zippered pouch but it was pretty easy and I will probably make some more this week for me and my girls.  I love acquiring a new skill ;D  It was pretty easy to make, BONUS!

So what is next?  Oh, yes, Ashley's All Fenced In quilt.  The pattern is from Elizabeth Hartman book The Practical Guide To Patchwork.  It is the first quilting book I ever bought and she is my HERO!

These are my blocks above, and this is Elizabeth's quilt from a pic I took from the book below.

 Oh, and as a follow up from Saturday, check this out!

My baby figured out how to ride his bike!!!  GO GO GO!!!  I came up stairs to get something and low and behold, he was out two wheeling all on his own!  BEST DAY EVER!! ;D

I am linking this post up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict WHOOP WhOOP!!
and Crazy Mom Quilts finish it up Friday!!!

Let's call it... "Cram it ALL in Thursday!"

I got so much done yesterday that I didn't have much to do today...or so I thought!  I had a bag to do today that I thought would be a snap.... NOT!  I had to take a break and make this cute little guy...

I saw him on some blog that I can't remember, but here is the tutorial from Sew Much Ado that they mystery blog that I can't remember linked me to.  ...did that make any sense?  ... I really should blog when I am awake ;D

Now back to what I was really supposed to be doing today.  I was supposed to be making the bag from the Zakka Style Sew Along.  I read the pattern earlier this week and was FREAKED out by sewing all of the little triangles so I decided to make flying geese instead.  Well the fabric I had for the main bag was SO weird that sewing and cutting it was NOT FUN!  I muscled through it and ended up with this...

It's hard to see, but there is a long divided pocket along the bottom.

I have to say that I LOVE THE LINING fabric :)  The cream fabric is some sort of coated linen.  It's WEIRD!!.  It is soft and pretty, so maybe it will be ok ;)  I used to sell bags, so I just sort of did my own thing.
I am linking this post up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict WHOOP WhOOP!!
and Crazy Mom Quilts finish it up Friday!!!