Saturday, March 29, 2008

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!st pic is for the Carolina crossroads mystery, the 2nd one is 3 sisters mystery and the others are my log cabin blocks.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

hi

Well Easter dinner went well all the kids where here so a houseful!!
1. 10 Log cabin blocks for quilting for all (have all but 2 sets done)
2. 2 25 patches for Ellen (cut and ready)
3. finish quiltsbykos mystery 2 steps left (3/4 done)
4. Finish Carolina crossroads on step 3 ( only 7 of the triangle units left out of 40)
5. all done!!!
6. Do the halloween blocks into a top ( this is half done now)
7. make 2 more pillow cases
8. decide on block for a no mail round robin for quilts by kos Have decided on this gonna be a pinwheel
9. weekend whatever mystery to finish top (still need to do)
10 quilt some tops.

under the weather

I have had the flu all weekend and a headcold, but have finished the redblock work!!!!
1. 10 Log cabin blocks for quilting for all (2 cut & ready)
2. 2 25 patches for Ellen (cut and ready)
3. finish quiltsbykos mystery 2 steps left (1/2 done)
4. Finish Carolina crossroads on step 3 ( 1/2 done)
5. all done!!!
6. Do the halloween blocks into a top
7. make 2 more pillow cases
8. decide on block for a no mail round robin for quilts by kos
9. weekend whatever mystery to finish top
10 quilt some tops.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Hi

Yesterday was Saint Patricks day, this was my oldest 29th birthday!!! (wow i feel old now), this weekend sewing was a bust was in a lazy mood and read and watched tv. but sunday I got things ready to sew , monday I got a box of scraps from Sue r from 3 sisters and also 12 halloween blocks, already decided how to put them together, today while babies where sleeping I sewed parts of a step for a quilt by kos (need to finish this top) I did the Carolina crossroads starting on the triangle blocks, and still have things to finish, oh on sunday finished repairing son's quilt it got a 3 corner tear on it, hemmed 3 pillow cases.
Things I need to get done
1. 10 Log cabin blocks for quilting for all
2. 2 25 patches for Ellen
3. finish quiltsbykos mystery 2 steps left
4. Finish Carolina crossroads on step 3
5. Red work Block
6. Do the halloween blocks into a top
7. make 2 more pillow cases
8. decide on block for a no mail round robin for quilts by kos
9. weekend whatever mystery to finish top
10 quilt some tops.

Monday, March 10, 2008

pics of what I got done





















The first picture is 3 pillow cases almost finished for christmas, the next is a log cabin block, I made 4 of these 2 to swap and 2 for me, well i sent them to the wrong person so now to send these to the other lady, next are step 3 little 9 patches for carolina crossroads, and then next picture is step 12 for 4+4+1 mystery from quiltsbykos, next is step 2 for weekend whatever blocks (32 ninepatches) and last is a mystery step 2 from 3sisters on msn. now just to get some more of these done!! mavie

Sunday, March 9, 2008

weekend

This weekend was great. I spent Saturday at Paula's house with paula, darlene, and victoria, we got alot accomplished, we went to a quilt shop and a few of us raided the scrap bin there!! also raided paula's scraps!! Darlene and I left about 7 and got to my house about 815(it was pouring rain) and darlene continued home. I did alot of prep work for today!! I finished 4 log cabin blocks 2 for a swap 2 for me. i got step 12 of a mystery quiltbykos done(only 3 more clues!!) I got almost all my last 80 tiny 9 patches done, for carolina crossroads, and almost all the bigger 9 patches for a mystery from quiltaholics, and got step 2 done on a mystery for 3 sisters, also sewed 3 pillow cases together just have to finish the tops of them!! (christmas gifts for grands now to do 4 more. will post pics tomorrow after batteries charge. Mavie

Monday, March 3, 2008

this weekend


Hi I finished up a top that was sent to me from Texas for my grandaughter Savanna Thank you ellen!!! Olivia is trying it out!!!!
I also cut out a mystery quilt will start it this week, got some more done on the Carolina Crossroads, plugging along on that and cut out 4 more log cabins for a swap I am in. I am going to a friends on saturday to quilt and whatever in her new sewing room!!!! Mavie