Productive Week

I was able to finish a few more items this week.

A few years ago at the AQG quilt show I starting collecting java themed fabrics to decorate my family room/kitchen area. Last year I made this table runner.

Last weekend I finally finished the coordinating table cloth and quilt for my side table.

The little quilt for the side table was made using charm squares and the little twister tool. Here are some pictures I took while I was making it, it really is a fun and quick project.

I also went out and found the perfect buttons for the red sweater I finished last weekend thanks to Todd at Jessica Knits I was being particularly fussy and was ready to give it up when Todd pulled out these perfect buttons - love them!

Hopefully I will have more finished photos to share soon!

2012 is here!

This is my first post of 2012. I hope that everyone's Christmas was as wonderful and blessed as mine was this year. Emily came home for Christmas and brought her boyfriend Geoff for us all to meet.

This year I made everyone matching pajama pants to wear. The family were all good sports about the whole thing and even smiled in the picture - after all it was all about the picture anyway. Of course we know that I am a pretty darn good quilter and an OK knitter, but I am NOT a seamstress. But thankfully my Mom is and as always she came to help me sew these things together. Why in the world do we have to make such huge seam allowances? Oh well,  they are done, they all fit and no one cried, LOL.

Like everyone else I am starting the year off with big ideas and plans about finishing all my UFOs. Well not ALL of them, I may not live long enough for that, but I would like to make a serious dent in the pile. So far I have finished 2 sweaters and a dish cloth, all projects that were started eons ago. 

It feels really good to get things done, hopefully I will have lots more finished projects to add as the year goes on. Happy 2012 everyone........