What I've been up to...Part 1! Quilting!!!!!!!!

One of my main goals, now that Kyle is in public school, is to get back to blogging on a consistent basis. I LOVE blogging and have really missed it! We have been SOOOOOOOOOOOO busy with school and sports and church and, well, just life. Loving our Life is the title of my blog and we are doing JUST that. It's great! But I also love sharing it with all my family & friends!! So, here we go....what I've been up to....part 1: Quilting.

This year my quilting goals are to complete UFO's (unfinished objects). I also want to use up all my scrap fabric....so...I started a couple of "scrap buster" quilts.

Here is the first one. The centers are all the same and the rest is totally scrappy. I tried to keep the strips the same color for each "L" shape...but other than that there is no rhyme or reason to the size or fabric choice.

The quilt top is all sewn together...now I just need to add some borders and VOILA! the top will be finished.

and....this is the beginning to another scrap-buster quilt top. This one has the same center squares but the colors, sizes or fabrics have absolutely NO rhyme or reason.

I made this rag-top flannel quilt....also using only SCRAPS! It's great! I used just about all my flannel up on this one.

I made this baby quilt for a miracle baby! I won't say who it's for because I don't want to spoil the surprise, even though I think they have a good idea who it is ;) Some of this fabric was from one of the very first quilts that I ever made!

 I finished quilting it and just need to put on the binding...then it'll be on it's way to it's new owner!

I backed it in a VERY soft flannel!

Lisa and I have continued working on our Spring Applique quilt! We are almost DONE!
I have half of them hanging on one hanger...the ones I've already stitched down....and the other half (not yet stitched down) on another hanger....

Nancy and Eddie moved to Florida and are actually right down the road from us! Nancy and I have sewn together quite a bit lately also....here is the most recent quilt she is working on!

My bestie, Lisa, spent a month in Mexico and did a lot of work with an orphanage there. She has set a goal to provide each child there with a quilt this year! You can read about it HERE! This is the fabric I chose to use to make her a quilt to send there! (She is also accepting quilt block donation/fabric donations, etc. to help her reach her goal!)

Isn't it a FUN fabric for MEXICO!?!!

My Quilty Space!

So because the master bedroom is the warmest room in the evening, my hubby decided he wanted to swap my sewing room and the master bedroom! Isn't that GREAT!!!!!??!!!!!!!??!!!!
So...I FINALLY have enough room to actually be creatively functional! :o) SO THRILLED!

Here's my "new" quilty space!
This is my "main" sewing station.

My secondary sewing station-although it is cluttered up at the moment :)

The closet and one of the fabric dressers.........

This picture is special to me because my Ahma's best friend, Betty made it for her. She drew it and everything!

Here's the messy inside of the closet-but it's coming along! At least I can shut the door!! :)

I love having my full desk and computer in here!! I have LOUD speakers for my audio books or music and I can browse patterns/blogs online while in my room! Also since this is my fav room in the house...if I want to just be on the internet I can do it in MY space!

As we continue around the room....my bookcase......

 Here is my FABULOUS cutting table and "design wall"!!!!!! (A flannel backed table cloth! It works every bit as well as a $50 "design wall")

Aren't my applique blocks BEAUTIFUL!!?? I love the quilt I am making with those!!

Here's the ironing area and more storage space!!

 I LOVVVVVVVVVVE my new space!!!!

Process Pledge Post

OK, since it has been so long since I've posted about my quilting...I am going to just pick up where I am at...I'm sure eventually all of my WIP's  will make it on here.

This week I have been working on my Nov/Dec Doll Quilt Swap.

I finished the top today. Here it is:

 

 I have been loving making yo-yo's! I've been using the Clover yo-yo makers and they are great!

I've been making these while sitting at Kyle's baseball games and Cub Scout meetings.

Last month was my first month doing the Doll Quilt (DQ) swap on www.thequiltingboard.com. I really enjoyed making the miniature quilt and sending off to my swap partner. I made a birthday themed DQ for her b/c her bday was in early Nov. The pics I have are really bad but it's all I've got. I did a lot of embellishments on it and it was just adorable!

MORE completed quilts!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY!! What a roll I've been on!

Here's this one with the binding on!

Here is a flannel ispy quilt! This is for Project Linus also!

And here's a Cars quilt, also for Project Linus. I did some really neat quilting on this one!

I love it!

YAY!!

I have one last Project Linus to finish...It's a really neat, bright colored one. Pics to come soon. I already have it pinned..I just need to quilt and bind it and then I'll be shipping a box off to Nevada!

FINISHED quilts & Process Pledge Post

I finished TWO quilts yesterday!!!
Ragged Squares Quilt:

This quilt is one where the top (wonky) squares are raw edged, laid on top and sewn down. I did a stitch in the ditch throughout the quilts main squares and then did zig-zag quilting around each of the two center squares. I hated this quilt when I started quilting it, but the zig zag really gave it dimension and now I LOVE it!

Here's the backing:

I also finished the baby quilt for Downy Quilts for Kids...this thing was LONG overdue!

Last week I finished the baby quilt for Janice, the girl in my church who is pregnant. Her theme was Classic Pooh. I quilted around each of the scenes in the fabric. The backing is flannel!

Here is a quilt that I am just about done with. I have to go get my red thread from Lisa's house to put the binding on it and then it's done! This one is for Project Linus. I did a ton of quilting on this thing! I love how the quilting around the bear, rainbow and clouds made them all puffed up. :)

Here's the backing...I love scrappy pieced backings!

And here's the binding I am going to use with it:

Lisa and I each purchased this kit on our shop hop!! I am SO excited about this quilt project!!! It's all applique and the fabric is packaged individually for each block! We will work on it as a BOM:

Process Pledge Post!

Here's my latest update:
Here is the first round (the center) I received for the June-December RR. You can see the fabrics that I purchased to add to it.

I felt like with such a busy center it needed some solid borders....so here's what I did:

Here is some SCRUMPTIOUS yarn I found!!

The blue is called Aqua and the other is called "Goldfish"...I LOVE it!

I am crocheting a new pattern with it too!

:)

Here is some fabric - Classic Pooh- that I got to make a baby quilt for a girl at church. I am just going to quilt around each scene. The yellow is the backing and is flannel. Isn't it just darling!

Here are two cuts of fleece I got to make tie blankets for Project Linus in Nevada. Fleece it TOO hot for Florida, but up there it is much cherished!

I finally finished my Cherry Spinners Quilt!!!!!! Yay!!

This is prior to washing, so you may still see some drawn quilt lines. I LOVE this quilt. It was my very first time working with pinwheels of this nature. Some of them are really messed up, but it was so much work at the time that I just LOVE it.

Here's the backing:

I finally broke down and purchased this strip cutter a few weeks ago.

I have to say that I do love it!

Crazy Mom Quilts Birthday Giveaway!

We have ALL been inspired by Crazy Mom Quilts...well, at least all of us quilters!! Lisa and I have found her site a constant source of inspiration and have even done one of her quilt alongs!
Well...........it's her birthday and she is celebrating by giving away..not one but TWO jelly rolls!!!
Enter HERE!!