Happy Valentines Day!

For Dad

For Mom

keep dreaming...Colleen

weekend project

It's that time...taxes!

It is that time of the year and taxes and other stuff around the house have kept me busy this week.  I did little sewing.  Finishing up my DQS13 but no picture at the moment.

I did make a little bag for challenge #3 of Project Quilting.  I like to do at least something small.  

I picked out pink and purples and red scraps and through in a green too.

Then foundation pieced them to a lightweight canvas not really worrying about exposed edges.  I freehand cut some hearts and thread painted them down.

Then I added some words too.

I used a favorite pink with another freehand heart for the back.  I put a red and white polka do for the lining and as the handle.  I decided I didnt like the wide handle and halved it in width.

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I also made this weeks Grandmother's Choice block.  #23 True Blue

Last weeks was #22 , as you can see I had a problem with the first finish

I had to get out the ripper and fix it.

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Saturday I had a wonderful day with Mom, Dad, Kelly, and Jamie!  We went to Westbend Winery for their annual Valentine's Day free wine/glass/chocolate and music.  It was so lovely we sat outside!  

Later I gave Jamie and Kelly their belated birthday presents.  Jamie got a Penn State mug rug for his office and a Lenox first Christmas ornament.  Kelly got a Hello Kitty small candy jar.  My favorite gift was a recipe box full of hand written recopies from family and friends.  I sent out the recipe cards with instructions at the end of my Christmas letter to hand write a recipe for her.  I received many back and it was so much fun to get all the snail mail!  She loved it!  Funny thing is I actually accidently sent her one in her Christmas card but luckily had cut the p.s. with instructions off of her note.  She called me when she got it but I fobbed her off with an 'oh some got mixed up in my cluttered studio' excuse. 

 Afterward we all went to dinner at Hutch & Harris and had yummy food!

keep dreaming...Colleen

My new mug rug goes perfectly with my chevron plate.

and Im slowly gettin my office at work unpacked-the Peanut Gallery is happy!

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Yard Sale destash time!

I have some fabric to destash.  

Im linking up with some other yard salers at the Colorado Lady's blog.

*I will send everything cheapest rate.  Im great at stuffing a flat rate envelope.  Leave your name and paypal email address, and the item or items you would like in the comments.  I invoice through paypal only.

#1 Hoffman Celestials fabric $5

#2 Celestial fabric $5

#3 - 80" x 34" Dark blue & green leaf $5

#4 - 54" x wof Jinny Beyer Pallette dark green $6

#5  Dark Teal $5

#6 Green RJR 'Chinese Ornament' $4

#7 Green stripe $5

#8 Small green floral $ 5

#9 - 1/2 yard Nancy Crow green ombre $5

#10 Dark teal $5

#11 Hoffman Grape print $5

#12 red dot $3

#13 - 36" x 46" and 23" x 16" dragon fly embroidered upholstry $8

#14 -fleece:  46x20 orange, 18x36 green, 19 x 28 dark gray  $5

#15 -96"xwof blue plaid $10

#16 - two inch stack of 6" Christmas charm squares $6

#17 Celestial panel 60 x wof $6

#18 yellow Sun fabric $5

#19 Color bar, 4 pieces $7

*20" x wof blues

*19" x wof reds

*1/2 yard and 13" x wof pinks

#20 light blue linen $3

#21 non cotton scarf fabrics $5

#22 books $5 for both

#23 Scrap bag $5

sold#24 med flat rate box STUFFED with woven and printed plaids from 1/4 yards to 2yards $15

Thanks for helping me destash!  

Keep dreaming...Colleen

Kalli-cat watching Bonnie on QuiltCam.  

She always truns her head when Bonnie speaks.

February goals

Ok short but sweet.  Because February is a short month.

1. Finish the three blocks I'm behind on in the Grandmother's choice quilt along.

2.  Piece Star Trek quilt back.  Just got the best fabric ever for the back.

3.  Cut out all the pieces for my other 8 swoon blocks.

There are other things going on this month I would like to sew

* Finish Doll Quilt Swap

*Make other Ipad bag in Melody Miller fabric(probably wont get it done)

*Make dress/tunic for Melody Miller event.

*Keep up with each new block-of-the week in Grandmother's choice.

Wish me luck!  

Linking up here with Carrie's

Keep dreaming...Colleen

Bag I made for my secret pal.  Pattern on my pin board