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"@fatquartershop @talknt @caraquilts I go for the talk but the prizes are nice! Thanks!"

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2nd quarter goals

Check out my UFO list on the left side. 

 I finished the two quilts started last August in January and February!  

1. Red & white quilt challenge

14. Habitat quilt

My 2nd quarter goals will be to focus on :

2. Finish Dad's Star Trek quilt

5. Finish Relay for Life Cancer Stars quilt

7. The 2nd Quilt Elongated star baby quilt for other cousins baby.

Keep dreaming...Colleen

Mug rug I made for a Triangle MQG swap-was inspired by the IKEA mug.

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"PLPS yeah look at the giant project bag! & scraps & purse frame & little wallet! Love it!"

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B-I-N-G-O

Here is my bingo card for the up coming game 

B-frog, rabbit, bee, cat, snowman

I (ice cream cone) - seeds, flower, dinosaur, wolf, skull

N (note) - cow, chair, space, dot, fox

G (grill) - dragonfly, hedgehog, owl, chiken, mitten

O - dog, ladybug, witch, butterfly, spider

The back was a scrap of 2000 fabric.  It was so ugly it sewed itself backwards.


Please go here and vote for my 2 blocks in the Accuquilt block contest!  Thanks!

Keep dreaming...Colleen

survived my first 5k

OMG! I have 2 blocks in the Accuquilt Barn Quilt Contest!

I have 2 blocks in the Accuquilt Barn Quilt Contest!

Yahoo!  I've already won some prizes!

I'm # 91-You're a Firework!

And I'm #96-Tangerine Sky Squared (very modern!)

Please vote for me!

Accuquilt Barn Quilt Contest

Thanks so much!  I'm so psyched!

Wahoo!

Keep Dreaming...Colleen

This was my third design that did not make it.

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"Sign says it all"

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"Fashionable IKEA friend...she needs a name...clothes...a quilt?"

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"Carrie teaching us English paper piecing. Every one says " hi" Kelly!"

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"Back of Sarah's swoon"

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Swaps and more...

I finally figured out how to instagram to my blog!  Some of you may not be as happy as me, but I haven't had time to write blogs as I have been so busy.  I am addicted to instagram and I like sharing with my blog too.  Each year I print my blog into a book as it is like a journal and scrapbook for me.

Here are all three swap pillows that I have recieved so far.  I love them!  Her is the series of photos I took when I received the incredible pillow from Mo Bedell!

It looks pretty here on my comfy studio chair, but I actually use it on my bed.  Unfortunately I don't have a neat enough bed at the moment to take a photo.  Someday. :o)

Amy Butler is having a giveaway!  All she wants you to do is take a picture of yourself with your stash.  So here I am.  Most of the stash on the right is 90's stash.

Here is me and my excitement at my Flea Market Fancy stash!

Keep dreaming...Colleen

The mini swoon Spring mug rug I created for my partner.

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"My cross stitch pouch and tool case! Lovingit!"

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"Two down two to go! Thanks @porkchop"

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"Finished Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery first month!"

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"Sitting on the patio waiting for my yummy Thai chicken salad!"

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"My vintage umbrella would love this as fabric!"

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"Tired from working my garden but loving the chilly sunny day"

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"Been digging up my neglected garden out with the forsythia roots and dog rose"

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"Adorable mug rug received from Jodie! I love it!"

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"DQS12 top finished! Now to figure out how to quilt!"

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"Almost done with DQS 12"

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Vote! and a few finishes...

I am alive and well...to quote a few bloggers who have been AWOL for more than a week.  I have just been busy.  Sewing for swaps, training for the 5K, and trying to deal with my diabetes through eating and medicine management.  I have still been taking pictures and infact have about 7 pages in flickr I havent shared.  Instagram is addictive and I tend to fb, tweet, and flickr pics.  Don't worry I will spread the photos out over the week.  Which by the way is my spring break!  Yeah!  A sewcation!

First up the Dress your roll competition has ended and the voting has begun!  Please go to see Quilt Jane and vote for me LuckyDuckDreams-Dresden chic!  

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Now a finish.  I participated in the Pillow Talk Swap on flickr.  My partner was none other then QuiltDad !  That kind of had me nervous, but I put that aside and let the stalking begin.  That is one of my favorite parts of swaps!  Not because I'm crazy, but because I never know what will inspire my design.  In swaps I think you should have something that fits your partner, but also something that reflects you.  I already followed Quilt Dad in the blogs and had met him at Triangle Modern Quilt Guild where he is the swap swami.  I use him as a guide when I plan swaps for the Triad Modern Quilt Guild.  On his inspiration mosaic was a photo of a block made up of 9 Polaroid style quilt blocks.  I had been wanting to try that idea and so this pillow was born.

I chose fabric very specifically and even wrote a little story to go along with the pictures.    I didn't like the idea of just the pictures so thought I would make more of a quilty scrapbooking style.

So I made some hexies with the fabric scraps.

And a little partial dresden,

I also used the hexie paper to quilt with coordinating purple and orange pearl cottons. 

I even put in a hidden zipper which was super easy following this tutorial.   I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

Even the back is too cool!  I was going to use the typewriter as one of the Polaroids but didn't realize that they were 6" wide!

I also took the scraps of Lizzy House and whipped up a little box bag, pin cushion, and notepad cover.  Then I want through my notions stash and filled it with great stuff.

Here is the incredible awesome perfect-for-me pillow I received from Mo Bedell.

I just love it!

Keep dreaming...Colleen

My red and white quilt won honorable mention in the challenge quilt category.