The lack of posting here is directly related to the lack of crafting going on at my house. But the arrival of this fabric in the mail is good motivation to finish up my other quilting projects so I can start on this new project! I have five in-progress quilts and I hope to finish up as many as I can before we go on vacation in mid-July. We'll see if that's overly ambitious!!

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Only a few lines of quilting done on the wedding quilt despite big plans...




Admiring pretty roses brought home from a work dinner.


Fun summer reading on the nightstand.

Sorry to disappear on you there. Instead of a productive weekend of quilting and blankie-tutorial-making I ended up on the couch for two days and then headed off to a work conference. Then this weekend we traded craft time for socializing - not a bad trade but it didn't leave any time for sewing! I tend to forget how busy summer can be. I might still be in and out for a few weeks but I won't go too far!

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It's a basted wedding quilt!! I had a mental block about getting down on the floor and getting this quilt basted, but now that it's done I don't understand what the big deal was. I'm looking forward to getting it finished!

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The blankie kits are ready to go in the mail! One boy set and two neutrals. I hope you like my choices, ladies! Tutorial will be written over the weekend if all goes to plan.

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...with my rotary cutter!

Finished cutting the squares for the next set of nine patches.



Cut all the strips for the quilt along.



Cut the strips to bind the Wedding Quilt.



And ended up with a pleasing little pile of colorful scraps.



Now for some quality time with my sewing machine!

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Wow, another new record for this little blog! 363 comments, how cool. Thanks to random.org we have our three winners:



#10: Amy who said "I'm new to your blog, but have been enjoying it immensely. Thanks for the giveaway!"

#220: Robin in NJ who said "Count me in! My daughter is expecting a baby July 25th!"

#309: Candice who said "great giveaway. Perfect for someone like me who has never made one!"

Congrats, winners! Watch for an email from me to get your boy/girl/neutral preference and address info. If you didn't win, don't worry, I'll still be posting the tutorial here for everyone!

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My mother-in-law often brings sewing projects with her when she visits friends or comes to our house for dinner. So when I saw the Quilted Garden Tote on Sew, Mama, Sew I knew that I needed to make it for her. But not for gardening, for sewing projects!



I used some of my hoarded reproduction print fat quarters for the patchwork and some canvas I've had in my stash for a while. I quilted the outer pieces to some scrap fleece - I chickened out and did a little wavy pattern with my walking foot instead of trying free motion quilting again.



I'm loving the little fussy cut westie pocket. I knew when I picked up that westie print at the Quilt Market that I would find a special use for it!

Not doing too well on my S2F2:
1. QBB Quilt Tops (x3)
2. Quilted Pillows
3. Baby Blankies (x2)
4. Flutterby Quilt
5. Wedding Quilt
6. Mother's Day Gifts one two

Comments will be closing on the May Day Giveaway tonight at midnight, CST. Don't miss your chance to enter!

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