Dog Days of Summer

We don't have spoiled animals. Meet Maggie.

Postage Stamps

So I joined another Yahoo group that swaps "Postage Stamps" These are just 1.5" squares of quilt cottons. 1 swap is 25 sets of 50 different fabrics. So about 3 months ago I swapped and now have 1250 different "stamps".


This group went in the mail Yesterday.

I want to make a Scrappy Irish Chain quilt with these. I need to practice sewing my 1/4" seams first. This will be leader/ender project. But I AM going to wait for a while till I start this one.

Everywhere I look

I open this blog every day to check other sites, but I don't take time to update very often.

I take pictures of many thing, but sorting thru the pic's, organize and resize them is something I just dont make time for very often. So tonight I worked on pics and set up some groups for a few posts.

I decided to show you what has been keeping me busy lately.....

Everywhere I look I see projects and things to pick-up. It seems my quilting obsession is taking over my life. I use to have one or two project going. When I took a break from fabric I would paint, knit, scrapbook whatever.

But since I found internet groups on Yahoo, Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville.com and the HGTV boards. The projects just keep comming.

So last weekend I walked around and took pics of just what was laying OUT.

The dining room table has fabric purchased with a Joanne's gift card. I need to start a Baby Quilt for a friend at work - she is a first time Grandma and I think she NEEDS a quilt for her house. More on that project in another post.


Then I went to my new "sewing" room. John has been home after surgery on his wrist. He cant do much lifting, but Tony was layed off about 2 months ago. Sooooo,the den that was never used was turned into a sewing room.

It wasn't hard - I emptied the room except for a trunk - all ready full of fabric, the desk, and the shelves. Then I asked for a couple of shelves on wheels and a closet. (ok the closet involved moving electric and a hole in the wall)

It did not always look like this.

The closet turned out great, and I love that wicker basket - $5 at an auction. But that is another weakness of mine. I think I spent over $150 at that auction.

This table does NOT belong here - but my daughter Jacki was home an we needed some place to set her up to sew - that was WEEKS ago, now it is just another dumping ground. I have cleaned it twice this week. If there is time this weekend, I am going to try to talk my son into taking it to the basement. There are two large shelving units for the paperwork, and then the quilt supplies will need to be put away.

And here are the new shelves on wheels. It is pushed together most of the time. With a mat make for cutting or just a towel for ironing. I should really take the time to put together the ironing "board" - but that's another post too.

The Top is DONE

Jacki was home for the fair and some sewing -

The result - the top is DONE. Yah!!