Merry Christmas

Hello! I hope everyone is having a very merry Christmas and spending the day with those you love.

I have been taking advantage of a few days off from work and filling those days with baking, sewing and creating. I am hoping to have some new stuff to share very, very soon!

Today I will roast a small chicken and do some more sewing....and cookie eating. ;)

Tomorrow we're supposed to get another snow storm which may mean a half day at work. Yippee!

All the best to you and yours. Thank you for visiting this space. I appreciate the friendship!

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I'm still here! Gosh, I don't suggest making a big move in mid October and jumping right into a job when you're barely unpacked. I feel like I have been treading water since my relocation to New York. I have been enjoying my time here very much and the new job is good, as are my colleagues.  The job has been busy with some weekend commitments the past 2 weekends, and time is flying.  I can hardly believe Christmas is 2 weeks away!

Anyone else feeling the Christmas rush?? Next year I vow to get started on Christmas gifts in June and send them in November. I am working feverishly behind the scenes to finish Christmas gifts and *maybe* get them out before the holiday actually arrives!

When I'm not working, or trying to get some sewing in, I am usually playing with Instagram. Here are some pictures I snapped over the past couple months.

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season so far!

Daylight Savings and Some Sewing

The whole getting-dark-early thing is killing me. Not my friend. I am already having a hard time coming home when it's dark out. Typically 5:30 pm feels like 10:30 pm to me. Anybody else having this problem? That being said I am finding I don't have the energy to work on sewing when I get home. This makes me sad. :(

I'm also sad because I am missing Lola. This is a picture my mom took of me and Lola shortly before I moved up to NY. I can hardly believe I have been up here 1 month already!

So. The past 2 weekends I've done a lot of cutting.Rotary cutters are my friend. Unlike daylight savings.

I *finally* got the courage to cut into some of my favorite prints I had been hoarding  saving.
I am trying to adopt the attitude that I shouldn't hold onto my favorite prints because they should be used to make pretties.

Yesterday I stitched up some dresdens. Trying to work on some holiday items for my shop.

I also finally took pictures of this baby sized quilt that I finished when I was still in Florida. It should be listed in my shop tonight! I love the bright colors and how it all came together so well. I'm calling this one Salt Water Taffy.

What have you been working on?

Have a great week!

Getting There

Greetings! I am slowly getting settled into my apartment and at my job. So far so good! Not much time yet to do any sewing but I am hoping for some of that soon! I did spend some time today cutting, and I've been working on finishing up a custom quilt. Hoping to wrap up the quilt this week, pending loss of power due to Hurricane Sandy!

I was talking to my mom just this weekend and telling her how I find it ironic that Florida missed out on Sandy yet the poor Northeast is about to get pounded. I moved from Florida to New York just in time I guess.  o.O The news is calling this storm Frankenstorm and I think it's fitting. 

Can hardly believe Halloween is this week. I think it will be the first year in many that I won't be carving any pumpkins. How about you? What will you be doing to celebrate the holiday?

 Back in this space soon with some show and tell! 

Moving Day

The day is here! I got the job I interviewed for a few weeks ago, and today I am moving! Yesterday was spent loading the boxes into the truck and we start the drive to New York today. I'll be driving the car with my two cats...wish me luck! ;)

I'll be back in this space once I get settled and start my sewing once again.

Have a great weekend! 

Stitchy Stitchy

Yesterday I stitched up this super sweet zip bag. I love it! It's the Everything In One Place Zip Bag, from Modern Log Cabin Quilting by Susan Beal. It's the first one I've made so it took a little bit to read through the pattern and sew it up, but I'm already planning on stitching more! 

 I lined it using a cheery, yellow floral print by Lecien.

I used some of my favorite prints. I tend to hold on to my favorite prints for quite a while, but I'm trying to break that habit and actually use them.

I'm off tomorrow to a job interview that I am really excited about. I hope everyone has a great week!

UFOs

I've been making a concerted effort to finish up some projects.  And I mean projects. I've got several. I want to finish my UFOs so that I have pretty FOs, and not partially completed, at various stages, projects. Part of this desire comes as a result of my doing a job search and when the time comes for me to move, I do not want to move UFOs.

Anyway.  I stitched up these great granny squares that had been little piles of 2 1/2 inch squares.

Two nights ago, I stitched said great granny squares into a table topper. I thought I would add a little pizazz with a red border about 2 inches wide instead of the white strips used between the blocks. I like the way it turned out. I used Lori's tutorial to make the squares. It's easy and seriously addicting. If I had it my way I'd just keep making great granny squares out of all my fabric. Seriously.

Yesterday I pieced this diamond table topper. I had had the diamonds made for several months now and they sat languishing in a basket. I used a pattern in this book.  While I am fairly happy with how it turned out, it was my first go at a pattern like this and I had some challenges piecing the sashing. Some curse words may have been mumbled and sight frustration ensued. Not easy. But it was a great learning experience and I am happy to get the top pieced and closer to being a FO!

Are you working on any UFOs lately?  Have a happy Monday!