Grammie shopping!

My baby is going to be sixteen on Thursday! How is this possible ?!? So we had a great girl's day out (okay ... half a day, because she didn't get out of bed until 1 in the afternoon.) We did a late lunch, bought her some new clothes and shoes, did hair and nails, went to the bookstore where she found these "AMAZING" sweet-tart candies with the Twilight characters on the box, and Twilight appropriate sayings on the candies (No, she says she will NEVER open the box and will KILL anyone who would even consider eating them!) and while we were at the bookstore, I saw these adorable baby einstein things on the sale table. So in anticipation of grandchild #1 arriving in June, I made my first grammie purchase. I still don't know who I want to be ... Grandma Weible was their grandmother, and even though she isn't with us any longer, it doesn't seem right to use her name ... my co-worker is "granny" (No way!), so I'm playing around with how "grammie" sounds. After all, I am ONLY 52 !! So, it's been a great weekend. I got a package in the mail yesterday with fabrics for my second bee inspired block. So NOT what I'd choose, but hey, that's what this is all about. So I'll get that sewn up today and back in the mail to the gal in California that had this round. And of course, laundry beckons. Darn that laundry, it's always calling my name!

Rachel's bonus block

I had enough fabric to make Rachel a second block but I didn't want to post it until she received her package, since it was a surprise. I sent her the two blocks, a Starbucks chocolate bar tied up in a St. Patrick's Day ribbon, a "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" pin, a pretty memo pad, and a little tutorial on paper piecing, because she's one talented quilter and I know once she tries it, she'll like it! So here's her bonus block!

Doll quilt swap WIP

So I'm thinking this swap thing is a lot of fun. I read blogs of gals who are involved in so many at once, I don't know how they keep them straight. My virtual quilting bee will last a year, but this little doll quilt swap is a one time thing, until I sign up for another, and I have almost two months to complete my project in. I think this is what I'm going with. I want to do some embellishing with applique, probably flowers and leaves, vines, something like that. Oh, American Idol is coming on ... gotta go!

First block finished for bee inspired

Rachel Griffith,
your block is done!
I stayed up late last night
to finish it. Once I got going,
I didn't want to stop!

I'm pleased with it,
I hope you like it.
My husband critiqued it very closely,
noticed that the fabric didn't quite
reach the 12 1/2 inch mark in a couple
of places, and I explained to him that those
places would be in the seam allowance
and thus not of consequence.
(Okay, I would have preferred it to be perfect,
but I'm not going to beat myself up!)

Bee Inspired ... WIP

So tonight after work I decided to tackle the first of the bee inspired virtual quilting bee blocks (whew, say that fast three times!). I can't show you the actual block just yet because I don't know if the recipient wants to see it in advance of receiving it in the mail, or if she wants to be surprised. If it's the latter, I'll need to wait until she gives me the green light to unveil it. I had fun making it and I hope she likes it.

Passionate for Purple

My co-worker and friend Wendy is having a birthday Sunday and I wanted to make her something. She loves purple. I didn't have time to do a quilt ... even a lap sized one ... at this time, so I decided to make her a tote bag, since she liked my pink one so much. It's past my bedtime but it's done and I can give it to her at work tomorrow. Yeah for me!!!

This is gorgeous!

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Originally uploaded by QuiltsETC

I found this little beauty on flickr while marking some favorites for my swap partner to peruse. Isn't it beautiful?