My Gift Certificate order has arrived.....

You may remember from an earlier post, I won the Charming Girls Quilt Club Challenge for the month of December .... a gift certificate from Kelly's shop!  It didn't take long for me to pick out what I wanted.  I already had a Snibbles pattern that I wanted to make.  I ordered the Wicasset charms and yardage.  Don't they look yummy?

Take a good look at the picture.  It will probably show up again soon as another Charming Girls Challenge.  This month is all booked!

PS. Note in the picture in the top-right corner......that would be grass out the window for those of you that forget what it looks like. teehee....sorry, just had to throw that in.

Blessings, Cathi

January Challenge.....

Since I won the December Challenge with the Charming Girls Quilt Club (and finished two quilts to boot), I am really excited to forge ahead with January's.

First is a quilt for Dear Hubby.  I had started collecting fabrics over 10 years ago.  They were a little harder to find and I had no idea at the time what pattern I was going to make with them.  I finally found a pattern (Toad in the Puddle by Mary Ellen Hopkins, I think) and cut it all out 4 years ago!

I finished one block to see how it would go together.  What was I thinking way back then.!??  They are all flannels. They stretch.  The flying geese are made with cut triangles instead of my beloved 4 x Flying Geese ruler.  I don't think a single point was saved.  They were all chopped off.  I'm just going to muster through this and make it with some of my sloppiest piecing ever........but finished is better than perfect.  For January, I will be happy to finish the top.

Project #2 is to complete the January row for my BOM, Thoughts of Christmas.

Project #3 is to re-design and complete the top of a Cheri Payne project to hang in my foyer. Cheri's project is 8" x 20".  I need it to be wider so I will add a row to the side and maybe another row to the bottom.  We'll see how it turns out.

 

I also have a quilt to cut out by January 22nd for a class on the 23rd but I won't count that as a project.  That has to be done regardless.  One of my BFFs is teaching the class.  How embarrassing for her if I showed up for class and wasn't prepared!

Blessings, Cathi

Getting ahead on my Christmas quilting.....

.....for next year, that is.  I wanted to make a few things before I put all the decorations away.  It is easier to tell what I need while it's still out.  I know a lot of people have had their Christmas away for a while but since I am not working currently, I can take my time.  Besides, my house looks the best at Christmas.  But I digress......

I made this cute little number yesterday afternoon and finished this evening.

It's made on a muslin base with wool pennies.

 

 

I sure wish pictures showed up well without the big flash but that only works with the big, fancy cameras.   This little display looks cute in the dark!

Oh, and by the way........I won one of this month's gift certificates in the Charming Girls Quilt Club drawing!!!
 

Blessings, Cathi

HoHoHo, Merry Quilting ! .....

Yes, I finally finished the HoHoHo quilt.  Missed the Charming Girls December 31st deadline but I don't care, I finished it!

I am so pleased with how it came out.  I even tried my hand at meandering quilting.  Some of the loops are more jagged than loopy.  I drank coffee while I was quilting.  Next time, a bottle of wine!  It's not the best job but I think it went pretty well for my first time.   Like Mary said, I just have to use the dreaded "P" word.......practice, practice, practice.  That was the first comment Mary had left for me over a year ago when I was posting about being a topmaker, not a quiltmaker.

It's been washed.....the RED didn't RUN..... and added the finishing touches of buttons.

 

 

I have a big, open wall in the dining room that would be perfect for this to live during the holidays.  It may have to live there for a few months just so I can enjoy it.

Blessings, Cathi