So, this week you will see I have quite a few done! All my monthly’s (the ones in green) are done. BUT there are still 3 important things to do! I can say the FAL tutorial is almost done – the projects are complete and the tutorial is about half written. Oh and what you don’t see is I have added #swoon2013 yep! you guessed it! a new project!

Back in 2012 there was a Swoon Along started by Katy of i’m a ginger monkey (if I’m wrong about this please don’t tell me). It was a huge success but some of us missed it. So Sarah of Fairy Face Designs has decided to host Swoon 2013 because she rocks!!! I know there are about 5/6 of us swoon-ing at the moment and maybe more after Sarah blogs about it. If you want to #swoon2013 with us please let me know and I will forward you to the right place once it is all up and running.

Here is my fabric of choice (I hope to add some of Lori’s newest line too):

Time to recover ironing board?! YES!!!!

There are two lines from Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet here – Millie’s Closet & Polka Dot Stitches. I hope to add Bake Sale and potentially Gracie Girl. I have also been looking on Etsy and found some of her older lines that will fit in this quilt – Sew Cherry and Daisy Cottage. Obsess much?

I am taking my time with this one because I want a LARGE king size quilt. I actually want more of a bedspread size. What I mean is that when I don’t want to have to use a bed skirt. I want it to go all the way to the floor and over the pillows. Like this….

So…one large block at a time….that’s the plan!

There you have June 19th WhiteBoard Wednesday….accountability is important (that’s what they tell addicts too)!!!

I won a jelly roll of Shades of Black by Me & My Sister Designs for Moda from 1 Choice 4 Quilting (now there’s a mouthful).

1 Choice 4 Quilting carries a great selection of pre-cuts and they carry a large variety of Bella Solids along with many other things. You really should take the time to check out her shop….you won’t be disappointed!!

I hope to get the chance to interview Nicole for the podcast soon. I bet that would be a great interview as she has been sewing since she was about 5 years old….wow! right?

Between yesterday’s goodies from Lisa and today’s giveaway wins…..I am loving my postman!!!

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I am giving you a bit of a background because Amy is currently running a giveaway for those of us that are participating in the BOM – actually two giveaways in one. One is a random draw and the other is for the block with the most “likes”. This is where I need your help. I need you to go to this link… HERE … and look for the block labeled QiTG June, then click “like”. Simple no? Well, it would much simpler if I could just show you a picture of my block and you look for that but for whatever reason my linky picture didn’t work! But I will show you June’s block just for squats & giggles….

June

Thank you, in advance, for helping a girl out. I would like to tell you to click on your favorite but that wouldn’t guarantee me a win so let’s not go there.

Oh, and before I forget, I have something for Lisa C who sent me a spectacular package….

There was a piece in there I don’t have so a great big thank you!!!

Well, that is all for today….please go click for me and check out Amy’s blog. She has some great Tutorials, Patterns, and inspiration. Oh and she was behind the 2012 Craftsy BOM. I think you will also enjoy the giveaway post!!!

Ta for now!

These blocks don’t really need a great deal of introductions….

Gift Block

Candy Cane Block

Sugar Plum Block

Poinsettia Block
There are more “3D” leaves and embellishments that get added later.
Sorry about the poor photo

Merry Block

Joy Block
There are buttons & embellishments that get added when the quilting is finished.

Ho Ho Ho Block
This one also has some embellishments

Mistletoe Block
Yet another with further embellishments after quilting.

Ornaments Block
You are seeing this one with the quilting started (must not have taken photo before).

As mentioned in this week’s podcast, I have one more block to piece. As you can see above, I have already started quilting each block, using the scraps from the quilting as the backing pieces. I will put it together using this QAYG method. I like the control I have when quilting one block at a time. It makes FMQ so much easier especially when I want to do special areas. I will update you as I get blocks done.

Well, there you have my Christmas BOM as the piecing comes to a near close. Oh and just in case you need to know, FQS has kits available for this quilt…and it’s currently on sale!

This week’s project is the Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Towels. This project was quite straight forward but I made it even more simple with my supplies. A couple weeks ago I was at the Wal-Mart and bought some new kitchen rugs from the clearance shelf. You might recall my “rug matches pedicure” post on IG. Right next to the rugs were some matching dishtowels. I used one of those and a couple of Dollar Store dishtowels I had on hand. This kept me from having to bind them! BONUS!!!

Here are three of them (the tan ones photograph funny)….

Lunch

Dinner

Breakfast

In case you are curious, I took the pictures on my porch swing….

After all the pictures were taken I put “lunch” out for display….

Don’t they play well together?

This makes me want to paint my kitchen right now!!! BUT I first must decide if I plan on staying here….LOL

Next week we are making a Lettered Tea Cozy….that will certainly end up being a gift or maybe a giveaway (hmmmm).

BTW, are you Zakka Along-ing?

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Here are a few links I promised:

Kaylah’s Quilt

Sew Sweetness (a great place for bag patterns)…I am testing one this month!!

Big Bang Theory (only one of the best shows on TV today)

Sugar Block Club Blocks

Graduation

Clover & Violet – A Season by Hand - The Schedule is Here

I think that just about covers all the links. At some point in the podcast I talk about the whiteboard in my sewing room with my To Do list on it. I decided to snap a picture of it for you. Here’s what is on the WhiteBoard:

June’s WhiteBoard

BTW, don’t judge a girl because fraction conversion is not her strong point! That piece of paper has saved my brain multiple times!

Now, on to some business…..I need bloggers to interview for the podcast!!! Is that you? Do you want to expand exposure to your blog and/or product? If so, send me an email and let’s talk!

small print: I reserve the right to refuse bloggers for interview if their product/blog does not fit with the theme of my podcast

Also, if you would help me spread the word I would greatly appreciate it! Maybe you can blog about it or share this on one of our great social media outlets:

If you have any questions please ask!!!

Well, enjoy the podcast!!!

Back in December I decided to use some of the hoarded much loved fabric I have on hand instead of buying anything new. After a gander through my extensive stash I came across a FQ bundle of Hometown by Sweetwater. It is one of my many favorites. Instead of a white background I decided to use black and it has proven to be quite the dramatic touch. Here is my fabric selection laid out waiting for my first block:

Here are the individual blocks with the month in which they were stitched captioned under them:

May

March

June

January

February

April

Each month there is a recipe that goes along with the block pattern but I have only tried one of them as I have been on a diet and doing quite well I might add (I am not only at my goal weight but a bit under it).

The most challenging block was certainly February as it was a bit fussy to get the points to match up (of course they didn’t all match exactly in the end but close enough for me). But my favorite block so far is May. I realize there are some points that don’t match but that block seems to have shadows and just seems quite “wow”.

I am really loving this BOM and I may even make a sweet sometime soon seeming as how I am doing well with the weight loss. Since we are halfway through I think it is okay to look at the first six blocks all together:

I recently posted this pic on Instagram and stated I need to back off the red and some disagreed but I still thing I need to add a bit more of the yellow for balance reasons. and maybe a bit of the multicolor prints.

What do y’all think…more yellow & multi color prints or does it seem balanced already?

It is two sided so that she can have a “pretty” side for her dorm, if she so desires, or a memory side if she is feeling a bit nostalgic. This this is super long as the beds in a dorm are what is referred to as Twin XL. When I was taking pictures of it, I had Kaylah hold it (while ducking behind it) from the deck while I stood in the driveway.

this gives you an idea of where it was hanging and a compare/contrast of both sides

Here is the T-Shirt side…the shirts date all the way back to 2nd grade so about 10 years.

the “t-shirt” side

The Dorm Side was an interpretation of a picture Kaylah found on Pinterest.

the ‘dorm” side

The quilting was a simple straight line following the chevron pattern. I used a gray, white and pink on the dorm side but a white in the bobbin by the suggestion of the brilliant Michelle! Here are a couple of upclose of the quilting:

upclose of the quilting on the “t-shirt” side

upclose of the quilting on the “dorm” side

Finally I thought it would be fun to include some bloopers of Kaylah holding the quilt:

Kaylah being a monkey (using her toes) – blooper #1

monkey girl blooper #2

peek-a-boo I see you (what a face)

I don’t normally do this but I think it is high time I start, so I have stolen the layout from Cindy….here’s the deets:

This week’s project is the first one and it is the Bell Pepper Coasters. It was a fairly simple project and went fairly quickly but I have to be honest there were a couple directions I had to read a couple times to figure out what she was talking about. Of course that could very well be me!

Here are my finished coasters:

I really enjoyed making these and am looking forward to next week’s project….

Are you playing Zakka Along-ing?