Coasted out.

Back in September I broke my ankle playing volleyball. I came down on someone's foot which was well under the net. Sometimes in life you get punished for someone else's mistake. But I assume I'll eventually be fine. Though almost 4 months later I'm still limping. (On a side note, do not break your ankle. It takes 6-12 months to heal. No one has time for that. haha!)

But a broken ankle makes for little sewing (or anything else for that matter). I couldn't even leave it down sitting in a chair. But I'm slowly getting back to my usual self. Very, very slowly.

I can't even tell you how frustrated, bored, etc. I was as an invalid with four children. Especially the 2.5 year old twin boys. But grandma swooped in to save them and me so we survived. :) 

And for a couple of projects while out of commission, I managed to make some coasters. It's funny how just finishing something, anything, makes me feel better. So I took some pictures today of my tiny accomplishments.

Have a happy stitching day!!

All things matching...

As they should be.

So I thought I'd share a little Moda love that made our 4th of July even more memorable. 

Coordinating "scarppy" bottoms in Minick and Simpson's American Banner Rose woven cottons. I've been hoarding this fat quarter bundle long enough. Seriously heavenly and lightweight for the summer months.

The best way to celebrate? Go stitch something patriotic!
Happy 4th everyone!

You're a grand old flag

My daughter has been singing and humming that song for hours on end these last few weeks... 

It's driving me a little nuts.

On to important things...  

I have a new project to show you in time for you to make one for your 4th of July "table-scape" if you so chose. :) 

Easy peasy and festive stars and stripes from charms or scraps.

Available here and here.

Windows Patchwork Pillow

So now that Christmas is long gone I can show you one of the things I made for my little brother who works for Microsoft. 

He's a programmer. 

Total geek.

So he needed some geekery.

Have you noticed the new Windows logo?

It looks a little something like this pillow. 

:) 

These scrappy log cabin blocks could be a really really really addictive way to use up scraps too. 

My goodness they were fun. 

Arcadia... Is this my 5th?

Let's see...

There was this one.

And this one.

Oh, and that one too.

Yes, and another over there.

Even some coasters.

I've loved this fabric line for a LONG time. 

Fabric line is Arcadia by Sanae for Moda.

I've been hoarding some quarter yard cuts and additional yardage. 

LOVE the backing print.

And especially those nested circles.

This one ended up being a large baby or small lap quilt size at 42.5" x 47".

In the shop. 

Geared up.

I know what you're going to say...

a BOY baby quilt?

What happened?

Ha, just kidding.

It seems like most fabric lines just tend toward to the girl quilt...

This was a little fabric line by Benartex that I just couldn't quite pass up.

The checkerboard border.

Gears and dots. 

Very adorably boy fabrics.

Gears on the back in a different colorway.

Quilts + Flowers = Perfection.

:) 

And of course, the plaid binding.

It's in the shop.

Happy weekend stitching!!! 

Reunion

This quilt has been waiting awhile for completion. 

I kept debating. 

Borders? No borders? Borders? No borders? 

Well, obviously I went sans borders. 

This is my own pattern though I haven't tried to write one up for it. Yet. 

It follows nicely in my recent obsession with plus sign, cross, "x's" quilt designs. 

I went for a scrappy binding. 

So, I settled on a gingham Michael Miller print for the back. 

It's in the shop.

Dresdens.

This was some cheerful sewing. 

I love saturated color.

Now I'm trying to decide just what to do with these dresdens.

I've got 10. 

I know, I really need one less or two more for a simpler decision.

I could do 2 baby quilts of 4 and a throw pillow.

I could just do 10 throw pillows.

I could do a lap quilt of 9 and a throw pillow. 

I could make table runners...

These are the ones my little who was cutting apart for me.

If anyone knows just what I should do from here, please divulge in the comments section.

While I wait for inspiration to strike or for one of you dear readers to provide it, I'm going to sew something else.

No, I don't know what.

There's plenty of fabric around here though.

I'm sure I can find something that needs a stitch.

Some close shots. 

Just because.

Happy stitching!!

Etchings

Good morning beautiful Sunday. 

I love taking photos in the morning with bright blue cloudless skies.

It makes it so much more enjoyable. 

Up for photos today was Etchings - a larger version of this runner.

Same pattern just more. 

Quilted in a loop-de-loop.

Binding looking a bit like a clam. :)

I love the blueprint fabrics in this line. 

Between those, the text fabrics, and the gray color, it really modernized the otherwise very traditional feel of the florals in the fabric line. 

I always like this type of juxtaposition. 

Anyway, it's lap sized - 51" x 53" and available for love in the shop.

Clementine

I had some more Clementine in the stash and thought it was about time it made it into a finished quilt. 

You know, that fabric that sits in the little bin all by itself waiting. 

For what? It doesn't know yet, because you don't know.

But it sits there.

Incubating.

And then one day it magically turns into a quilt! 

Well, something like that anyway. 

The binding is a purple stripe and the backing is a large flowers on pink print from the Amelia by Me and My Sister Designs.

That's what happens when you wait too long after a fabric line is released to get the backing/binding. 

And Clementine was actually one of my very first purchases as a new quilter. 

I think it was the third fabric line I ever sewed with... that seems like a long time ago. 

I actually made this with it. 

Well, two of those.

I gave one away to my mother-in-law... I think.

It predates the blog. 

But this project was actually leftovers from this. 

Anyway, I ramble. 

Oh, and it's 37" x 37" and in the shop.