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!!

Hello Fall

HELLO fall! 

Even in Houston we've been enjoying some cooler (not exactly cool) temperatures and subsequently the great outdoors. 

But I have squeezed in a little stitching time. 

As everyone should.

Seriously lovely fabrics that NEED to be decorating someone's house this fall... 

Super skinny strip coasters.

Random echo straight line quilting.

A few gorgeous gourds. 

Autumnal awesomeness. 

Actually my house has been decorated for fall/halloween/thanksgiving for weeks. 

Might have jumped the gun a little on that one.

And my first rag wreath!

These could be a very addictive thing.

Like possibly more addictive than Candy Crush...

Possibly.

I hope you are enjoying the season too! 

Both are in the shop. 

So I did some "birthing" last night.

Lots of it.

Thankfully of the sewing variety and not the baby variety!!

Flipping little coasters right side out does remind one of childbirth though.

Disturbing.

It was time again to make the forty coasters for an annual retreat group with the theme "Stinky Feet Retreat" this year.

Hilarious, huh?

So I went with high heels and coordinates.

I hope they like them and that they have a great retreat.

Blitzen Coasters

Have teeny tiny scraps? 

Make coasters. :)

These are all in Blitzen by BasicGrey for Moda.

My kids LOVE playing with these micro-quilts. 

I have to hide them for their own protection!

In the shop.

Christmas Spirit and a little Whimsy

Also finished this little runner in Christmas Spirit by Holly Taylor for Moda.

It's a very beautiful and traditional Christmas fabric line.

I tried out the technique for half square triangles here.

Up close.

Binding is the dark brown Moda Marbles.

I also finished these little beauties. 

Both in the shop.

Posh

I've had a pretty good weekend for sewing - which makes for a pretty good weekend. :o)

I spent most of it sewing and singing "The Little Mermaid" songs to myself...

My daughter is obsessed with this movie and we have to watch it every other day.

Coasters in Arcadia by Sanae for Moda.

Can you tell I'm in love with this fabric yet?

I have another item to take photos of and share today too. :o)

Baby girl quilt in Posh by Chez Moi for Moda - 39.5" x 43.5" of delicious fabric! Yum!

Check it out in the shop.

The logic pattern

I was flipping through a craft magazine that was STUFFED to overflowing with Christmas crafts. By the end of it, I was humming Christmas songs and driving my husband crazy.

So I immediately had to make something Christmas-ish.

Voila - table runner from Harmony by Jan Patek for Moda.

I had lots of fun with the quilting too - (see the shop for more pics.)

Then it occurred to me I was skipping some holidays - Halloween's in 2 months!

So logically (don't laugh, there really was so logic here)

I made this appliqued pumpkins table runner (Pumpkins Gone Wild by Sandy Gervais for Moda) and LOVE the applique!

And LOGICALLY, I needed to make some coasters...

Now they are all in the shop and at least there's a reason behind the randomness of my sewing... now for fall/thanksgiving stuff!

Tired = Lazy

I've been one tired and lazy girl.
First we moved...
then the early prego tiredness kicked in... good grief.
The last thing I wanted to do was sew (or cook, or clean, or do laundry, or even get off the couch).
HAHAHAHA!
Well, I think it's getting a little better and in light of that - I made some coasters... just to get my feet wet. :o)
Happy Fourth of July!

more coasters

More coasters... these are so addictive.

All in the shop too.

I'm currently in the debate on which project to start next... a quilt? large, medium, small? the christmas one? jelly roll? layer cake? Decisions, decisions...

It's a good thing - I'll never get bored with this hobby and it's limitless options.

And There They Sat.

I made a few quilts a little while back... 4 of them, all out of the Wild Thyme (P&B Textiles) and with the left overs I planned on making some little coasters.

The coasters were almost finished when I finished the quilts.

They just needed binding.

So they sat.

And sat.

And sat.

You would think a person could muster up the energy to put binding on these little guys if they could make other twin sized quilts...

But they just kept sitting.

Until today...

And here they are - finished!

I even sewed the binding down by hand.

I wanted a super narrow finishing edge so as much of the patterns were visible as possible.

So fun!

Now to get to a few more projects that have assumed the same position this one was in.

Those that are stuck in "The Waiting Place!"

Just can't get enough

Today was my first "break" in three weeks from the three kids problem. I was babysitting two in addition to my one little "who" while doing my usual sewing. I needed the down time today. So... I only did a little sewing today and enjoyed the fact that my little "who" is now totally potty trained and now tells me when it's time to go. Previously, she would leave that responsibility to me. I loving not monitoring her drinking habits with a clock!

I know, I know, I just can't get enough of the coasters this week...

but at least there's a little variation - binding done ever so tediously - still 4.5" x 4.5" finished.

But, I'll show you a little preview of a part of the project to be posted tomorrow...

so make sure you stop by to check it out. (Think baby quilt and accessory item.)

I'm a finisher, not a starter... or am I?

With what seems like a semi-infinite number of projects started

3 baby quilt tops, 1 table runner, and 2 sets of coasters

all in the partially complete state,

I'm feeling like maybe I'm not a

finisher.

I've learned in the blog world these are labelled as WIPs (works in progress). This sounds a lot more euphemistic than UPs (unfinished projects) so I think that's how I'm mentally labelling them.

There's more than one way to sane you know... relabeling, ignoring, hiding evidence, replacing, or as my mother-in-law does, dimming the lights!

Maybe tomorrow something will get done around here...

I'm also working on a quick tutorial for making some scrappy coasters.

These are probably the most entertaining little projects and they tend to finish themselves (you're practically done when you start).

Either way, check back tomorrow to get the details and pics... I'm at least going to be a finisher tomorrow. And I've put it in writing!

Shop Sale

Just an FYI that the entire shop is on sale, patterns and all...