Valentines Day.... yesterday... and WIPs

My family is sick.
Courtesy of mom! I got a bad cough that developed into bronchitis last week, and now all three of my girls and I are vegging out on the sofa, with our quilts of course!

So for Valentines Day, I woke up at 1 am, feeling awful! Saw my husband had written a sweet Valentines day note on the mirror (dry erase) and I felt guilty because I had done nothing for him. I spent a few weak moments writing a long note to him on his mirror. He had a card for me with an amazing personal letter, and a bag of chocolates from the kids. He feels like he didnt do much, but WORDS mean so much to me!! I really felt loved. He also came home and made dinner, that was major brownie points for him.

Did I mention that he walked into the house with an arm FULL of packages and said they were for me? I felt like a kid in a candy store! I got my polka dot charms from a swap, AND the fabric I won from Sunny in CAL..

Polka Dot Charms!!

There was also a bonus piece of GORGEOUS fabric!!!

I have not gotten much done, but I did finish a small token for the girls for Valentines Day. I had planned on bigger pillows but ended up with just enough strength to manage these. They must be a hit, even the oldest is still carrying hers around.

I used a tutorial for a start, but ended up having to make my own pattern for these.

Well, the old body is crying for some rest. Im off to the sofa for more healing.

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Progress:
Blocks for February NuBee's (1 of 5 completely finished)

FRMQG Adventure Swap Block (Januarys done, February's wip)

No progress:

Craftsy BOM class blocks - need to do 2nd January block and February's

Sabryna's Crazy Improv quilt

Piecing brown/aqua/orange quilt

Birdie Stitches Block of the Month - on April
Doll quilt for niece

piecing yellow/grey/black quilt

Christmas Improv quilt

This week's stats:
New projects - 0
Completed projects - 0
Currently in progress -9

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WIP Wednesday #36

Completed: 

Nothing :(

Current projects:
Farmer's Wife Quilt-Along - Just staring. Got the templates all cut out, going to put them to "cardboard" and patiently awaiting the book! will be using the fabrics on previous post and I'm thinking with kona white. Want it to be bright and colorful.

Marshmallow Brochette   Quilt Along (for Angelique) Not much on the progress, did sew some of the strips together...

We can do it! Skill Builder Sampler Quilt-Along - one block behind
Having fun with these blocks using up a stash of batiks and playing with a bit of a rainbow theme. I need a yellow batik though.. hahaha.

No progress:
NuBees {A Block Swap}  - starts in august
Scrappy BowTie Block Swap
Birdie Stitches Block of the Month - still on april
Oldest daughters quilt (using punctuation fabrics)
Habitat Challenge (Front Range Modern Quilt Guild)

This week's stats:
New projects - 5
Completed projects - 0
Currently in progress - 7

Please leave me any suggestions, comments or whatever! See you all next week (if i can remember)!

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WIP - #29

Checking in!!


Finished:
Mug rugs for teachers and secretaries. I did not get photos of all of them :( pooh!

This is a photo from the Art Hop where Crafty Laine hosted some of our mug rugs for show from the FrontRangeModernQuiltGuild. Mine are the last two on the right.

In Progress:
Birdie Block of the Month 
Got Feb finished:

March almost....

Robert Kaufman Solid challenge just needs the binding completed:

New This Week:
Marshmellow Brochette   Quilt Along (for Angelique) ran out of blue fabric!!

WiP Wednesday #29 Recap:
Last week's total: Didnt check in!
Finished this week: 5 mug rugs (that counts right?)
In progress this week: 2
New this week: 1
This week's total: 3

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Catching up

A while back i posted a photo of the blocks for the Birdie Stitches BOM Flickr Group but I really didnt get far in finishing the blocks. So... Im catching up! I have January done! and February half way there!

Any comments about the colors used or anything? Im totally new at this.

Also, I bought this fabric and I love it, but I'd like some coordinating pieces from the same line. I have NO clue who the designer is or the line... does anyone recognize?

See you all soon when i can post more blocks finished, or even a sneak peak at a very rainbow-ee quilt im making!

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Jan to March Blocks Pieced!

Im totally stoked! I got all three of the first three months cut, organized and pieced together so that i can work on them during our road trip!

So... they are crazy. But you know that im a nut right? I like to look and look at things!! I couldnt decide what fabric to use on the outside border, so i thought, why not have a little fun with an ispy type effect. The fabrics will repeat themselves however, in later blocks!

Also, i took the picture last night while Randy was sleeping in the bed behind me. So i couldnt grab the best lighting.

What do you think? Do i have talent afterall?

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