a VERY exciting January!!!

It HAS been very exciting!! mostly because of my new arrival......

my New sewing machine!!!!!.. She arrived this past Friday at about 2:30 pm. She weighed in at about 20 pounds and she is all that I dreamed that she would be.!!.. We are still deciding on  a name for her , so for now we will call her ...I'll get back to you...

I have the quilt top for the 'Quilts for kids' that I was working on finished......

this is a great organization...... for any of you out there  if you contact them, they will send you a pre-cut kit to make your quilt.. all that you need to do is provide the batting .. and the love... They are asking that you match them by making a quilt out of your own stash, but this is because there is such a need for the quilts ... so many kids....


I've also been working on my circle quilt..... I really don't have a pattern.... I used a blank CD to cut out the circles... appliqued them on to whit Kona cotton squares ( trying to use up my bobbins from my old machine) ...then ....at my daughter's suggestion, filled in with co-ordinating squares....

this may look like a mess to  you, but I assure you.. this makes PERFECT sense in my head...... really!

I finished a bag for one of my closest friends....

and since I finally gave it to her, I can post this picture.....

I just love my little labels! They make me smile ;)

Last thing that I've done is (in trying to use up scraps) made this little square

It is going to be the front of a messenger-style purse for me...(somehow.. I just haven't figured out how)  I made it with some of my favorite Amy Butler fabrics.......

ok... I'm off to play wii fit with my daughter.. and think of how to turn that square up there in a purse...

Happy Sunday!!!!

oxox

What a long, strange trip it's been...

It has been a strange few weeks... How much quilting have I done? zero.. My blooming nine-patch is at least pinned.. with the help of Fenway

my big helper....

I had the pleasure of having a girls' weekend in NH with a dear friend & our children where she took me took the largest quilting store in NE~ Keepsake Quilting

I was a tad over-excited.....

I have also been working on my daughter & her friends' halloween costumes.. Hershey's kisses'

My daughter (who has not had Any interest in sewing) made my  YEAR by asking me if she could sew the headbands for their costumes.. She & her friend both used a sewing machine for the first time

                                                  PROUD MAMA ;) !!!!!!

I've also been VERY busy with making a memory video out of photos for a dear friend who tragically lost her brother recently.. so  so sad... and wrong. Let your loved ones know that you loved them, because you never know what could happen in the next minute....




I spent some time on this rainy Saturday, ( while the dvds were burning) making this little girls'  hat..

My hope is to put it on ETSY as well. I think that I can customize the sizes so the the top has that super- cute-slouchy look...

I was hoping to have an actual head to try in on, but my 14-yr old chose not to be my model.

Go figure?

hugs to all...

oxoxox

michelle






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A scrappy pincushion made from Amy Butler fabrics. My daughter say I have to much time on my hands.....