I've been putting off posting I guess I am just being a coward.  Big confession... I tend to start a project and then head a whole different direction than when I planned.
Its some sort of thing where I expect bigger and better from myself.  Its as if I am a perfectionist that sabotages herself.


It goes something like: "It's not perfect, it won't be perfect so why am I even trying.


I did my first DP4 square and it looked like this

I did not like it at all ; it is just not what I imagined it should be it was too small or something.
So I added a piece to make it a little bigger.

Nope there was no way (I decided) I was going to make a bunch of squares that I wasn't liking because they were too big or too small.


I decided to just start playing around and cut and reattach and recut and ...... well you know what I mean.

I then became way too overwhelmed and wanted some immediate satisfaction. I skipped on over to Crafty Gemini and found a Great Crafty Gemini Drawstring bag tutorial  and came up with these

I got a little bit of satisfaction and now its off to try to do something with the colors I insisted on having and create some sort of a quilt with it.

I think when I am finished I am going to sneak on over to This great fabric store/site Sky Reves Fabrics where Natasha was nice enough to answer my question.  (Thank You hope to hear from you soon)

Be well everyone-- say hello

It seems every time I  take a minute to look over everyones newest addition in the land of quilts  here in blogger land, I look up at the clock  to find it has been much longer than a minute. Anyone else have that challenge? There is such beautiful work it is all so inspiring. I then find I've given away time that I could have used at my sewing machine.  Sigh---

I started last night  cutting fabric for the Disappearing four patch that will be my next project. I've never really followed a set pattern before and  I had been admiring the turquoise / red quilts I've been seeing on all of the wonderful blogs I follow. I  decided to make one with those beautiful colors for myself.

This weekend was the first time in a very-long-time, my family was all home together without a few extra teens. I love it when my girls have their friends over but it was kinda nice just us. I decided I would work while we watched a movie together. I hauled my cutting mat, fabric and all the needed doo-dads to the family room and started in.

Two yards  of material later I realized I was cutting the wrong fabric for the squares.

  I either sighed really loud or my husband had been watching me cut because he said-- "uh oh, thats the I need more fabric look, I know that look".  I had actually wanted to use the fabric I cut for the backing.  I will have to think of something and what I'm not sure yet but I set it aside for the night and grabbed a bowl of popcorn and  kicked back under my "too small quilt" that I finished earlier.

After I complete my Sunday chores or groceries and laundry catch up , dinner and dishes I think I will try a practice disappearing 4 patch. However, it occurred to me that I just might try some square in square pattern and use all of the fabrics. You see--- this is why it takes me so long to complete a quilt: because it takes me a while to decide how to begin the quilt.

Will post the results of my "maybe's" .... soon.

Be well my friends! (and say hello)

So I am not sure what to call my newest completed quilt.  I have a few thoughts in mind thought. When I finished and proudly showed it to my husband he asked---- " why don't you make your quilts bigger, so somebody can sleep under them?"  Well----- because I am just learning and it is more difficult to fit under the sewing machine that I have: hint hint hint....... deaf ears.

Just took a little nap under it and it suits me just fine: It measures 41x55.

Why the strange measurements?  well,  I just kinda start sewing and quit when I run out of fabric.  I never really have a planned result in mind.

This is the first semi planned pattern I guess its a stacked coin.  I had purchased on ebay a bunch of 5" squares and when I got them I just stashed them away.  After a few months I got them out and started slicing and sewing. I think there may even be a few fabrics from another set I picked up along the way.

So I sewed the top adding white , sandwiched the quilt and stuck it away to start something different.

Just a week or so ago I pulled it out again and decided to change the backing.  I'm glad I did.

The binding is machine sewn, there is no way I think I can take the challenge now to learn to hand sew the binding,   someday- uh - maybe.

I learned to do the binding  from crafty gemini-- have you seen her tutorials? She is awesome--
click here to watch


So: here is my latest: "Outta the closet"


Be well,