Monday, October 31, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Secret Projects and New Arrivals

It has suddenly become that time of year when I cannot talk blatantly about the projects I'm working on.  I finished a birthday gift for one of my sisters (I can post pictures next week after she receives it) and am now beginning to work on Christmas gifts.  It took me a while to figure out what projects to make this year, but I think I've got it.

I did place a small order with Fat Quarter Shop.  I had received a coupon for 20% off my next order and I had already started looking at patterns.   


My booty (plus kitty):


First up is this selection of Farm Fresh - a new line of baby fabrics.  I liked this one because it was gender neutral.  I have a few plans for the fabric.



The other fabric I bought was this Desired Things collection. 


For this pattern:


The original used a blue for the border, but with our bedroom walls a different kind of blue, I thought I'd go with a more neutral color for the border.  I'm looking forward to making this in the spring!

 Finally, I bought these patterns:


 They are mostly quilt patterns, but there's a bag pattern in there too.  I also signed up for the Miss Rosie's Quilt Company pattern club.  I love these patterns and keep buying individual ones, but this way they will automatically ship me the new patterns as they arrive for retail. 

This is the first time that I have bought pre-cut collections beyond charm packs - pretty exciting for me!  Have you bought pre-cuts before?  What did you think of them?  Were they more or less helpful?



Wednesday, October 5, 2011

My New Roommate

As you may know, the cats have been not very friendly to each other since we moved from Ohio to South Dakota.  With this move, things didn't get any better and we had to figure out a more permanent separation.  So, Clovey will be living in the sewing room with me.



You can see her new bed on the left and the litterbox under the cutting table (upper right of the picture).  My new roomie (although, not really new since she's 10 y/o).