An exciting weekend!

So let me tell you about my weekend- and I won't mention how Friday was my birthday and I had an absolutely horrible day!! 

Saturday morning we were woken up by Roman(my son) coming into our room and saying that the carpet was really wet. We then hear the roar of rushing water. Seems the water softener that the owners put in in the spring was spraying water everywhere and it had flooded half the house. Not how I wanted to start the weekend. Once the water got stopped we realized how bad it was. The owners were out of town for the weekend too. We got as much water out as we could and then the guy that installed that water softener come out and we pulled up the carpets, removed the soaking wet padding, tried drying the concrete, and propped up the carpet to put fans under it to help it to dry. All has dried except the spare bedroom. The humidity in here has been horrible and is starting to smell! It is like an obstacle course to get down the hall and through the living room.

The hallway

 The Living Room

Anyways, this week's blocks are 43-45

43 has some flying geese....still can't stand these guys!

44 came out a little wonky but once connected should be ok....I hope!

45 was pretty simple

This far in I hope you remember the drill.....link them up and share them and maybe win a prize.

Hope you enjoyed the weekend and stayed dry....indoors and out!!

~K

3 more blocks!!

Here are this week's blocks. Be sure to check out the tips from Gina and Kim too!

40

41

42

I have started working again to help us cover costs on the house we are building. It was supposed to be part-time but they are short of help and I ended up working 11 days in a row. Needless to say I was tired. I then had 3 days off so I made 2 bags (to be revealed later) and I finished all of these blocks. If you would like to see them all as well as what my wall looks like with all 100 on them, feel free to check out my Facebook page. 

Take care and happy sewing!!

~K

37, 38, & 39

Short and sweet this week! 

37

38

39

My design wall is covered by another little project I am working on for the librarian at my son's school. She is wonderful!!

It is the cheat blocks from Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. It will look great hanging in the library!!

Take Care

~K

Blocks 31-36

Catch up time again! Have been busy running around and getting things done for a little boy to become a first grader! He was so excited this morning and was glad to join his friends on the bus- even though he didn't want his picture taken!

He was also happy to go see the librarian today because he had a gift for her!

He helped stuff them and we are working on the quilt to go with them. It is from the book Don't Let the Pigeon Ride the Bus by Mo Williams!

So anyways, here are last weeks blocks.....
31-33

31

32

33

And this weeks blocks

34

35

36

Don't forget to link them up on the appropriate pages in order to be eligible to win some awesome prizes. 

I also got caught up on my Lucky Stars from Don't Call Me Betsy

Here is July- Tula and Octopus inspired! Wish I had thought ahead and made the center different but it still works!

And August's- These are scraps from a Mama Said Sew quilt I made.

And the wonderful husband brought home some extra pieces of board insulation from work and I am working on covering them with batting in order to hang them up for a real wall instead of my wall covered with batting that is stapled to it....shhhhhh!

The best part was that I got to use my hot glue gun!! Sad I know.

Well I just took my machine in to get some TLC so off to cleaning the house I go....maybe!

Adios and vaya con Dios!!

~K

Books, Books, and more Books!!!

The following is a shameless attempt and encouraging others to buy my friends' books with hope that I will be give one in return!!!

Seriously folks, I must admit that I feel blessed by the quilting friends that I have made over the past 2 years....I can't believe that it has been just 2 years since I made my first bag and started sewing seriously. The friends I have made are amazing!!! Let me tell you what a few of them have going on!!

The first is obviously the most important!! Seriously, she is the lady that got me going. Her pattern was my first bag and I have helped her out whenever I can and she has helped me out immensely!!!

Let me present the lovely and talented Sara Lawson of SewSweetness. 

She has been working very hard and her first (of many I am sure) is coming out soon! You can read all about it here and pre-order it here!!!

There may or may not be something that I sewed in this book too!!

The next young lady is one that I met through the afore-mentioned Sara Lawson when I moved from TX to IN last year. Through her I joined the Indy Modern Quilt Guild. Unfortunately, she then decided to move to Nashville just as I was getting to know her! 

On a side note:When we first became friends on FB I noticed that we had mutual friends and this surprised me, especially because of who they were. I worked as a manager at a restaurant on the West side of Columbus, OH and she was friends with some of my employees because she is originally from that area and went to school with them!! Small world!

Anywho- she has a great book out- sure to be the first of many! She is also in too many magazines and online places to mention!!

Read more on her blog about it here and pre-order it here!!

The third and final person is one that is dear to my heart. He has overcome many challenges in his life and keeps on going. I am currently super jealous of him as he and his beautiful family are going to be spending a year in England drinking tea and eating pastries and talking with a haughty accent!!

His (that's right it's a MAN) name is Thomas Knauer. He is someone that is highly educated and always speaks his mind and I am in awe of him because of this!

He has a book coming out also! Not only are there quilts but it's a book worth reading. His insights are amazing! If really makes you think about why people do what they do and how it impacts the world and those in it.

Please check out his blog and learn more about here! Start from the very beginning people!! That is a very good place to start!! He also has a pattern featured in this book that just came out....

And in a magazine that is at your local stores this month!

OK, that's all for now! 

BTW- all photos were borrowed....yeah that's the word.....from various FB sources and Amazon.

So go buy some books and help these wonderful folks be able to buy more fabric!!!

~K

It's Been A Rough Couple of Weeks!

This time I am 3 weeks late and I do apologize. 2 weeks tomorrow I was awakened by a phone call letting us know that my Grandma had passed away early in the morning. We knew that she was slowly going downhill but to have it actually happen was still devastating. Growing up I had 2 wonderful Grandmas- and was very lucky to have them. One was the no-nonsense, older farm working one and the other was the fun, loving acts like her grand kids one. The latter is the one that passed away.

I remember staying at her place when she babysat us. She was the reason I could read before pre-K. As we got older, the stories she would tell us are inappropriate for putting on here but will always be remembered. It was a rough week but it was good to spend time with the family, even if it was for a sad reason. 

Needless to say, I needed some no-thinking sewing to work on, so I got ahead on my blocks and finished cutting them all out.

So here are the blocks to bring me up-to-date.

This is #22

 #23

 #24

 #25

 #26

 #27

 #28

 #29

 #30

I also finished a top and took it off my design wall (which I can't show yet) and started putting my blocks up.

I came up with my own design for the quilt and an separating them between the colors- orange, grey, pink, and yellows. Can't show the design yet but I am excited for it. It WILL be big though!

I also found this awesome tutorial and tried it out. 

Not sure what I will be using this for but it's kind of fun to sit and do- which is surprising for me since I don't normally like to hand sew. 

This past weekend we went back home to celebrate by other Grandma's 94th birthday. We even celebrated with 94 donut holes!!

And we solved the long pressing question of how to keep a basset's ears out of the water when he drinks and how to make sure he doesn't step on them!!

Poor little guy!!

Take care and have a nice cool week!!

~K

Just a week late....!

So YES I did miss last week's post on the Tula Blocks but we were in Wisconsin on a short little family trip. I mean when you have this for a pool in a hotel....

Can you blame me for not posting??? And don't even ask me how many times we stopped at Costco for afternoon snacks!!! lol

So last weeks blocks were 16, 17, & 18. This is the 2nd section of the book and it focus's on the rectangles. 

So for 16 we have this one- I am sure its just the picture that looks crooked and not the fabric!

I love the pink and yellow of #17

 And here is #18 in all its wonkiness!! It will all straighten out with the borders...or look worse!

Sara also announced the winner for June! Yeah if that was you!! And you can also see July's prizes to be sure to link up your blocks to the appropriate posts! (Which I need to do too!)

So now we get to this weeks blocks which are 19, 20 & 21.

My #19- love that it is in Spanish and French and pointy fingers!

#20 shares some mustardy goodness!

And #21 is simple but sweet.  

I have been trying to work ahead on these blocks and are making a decent dent in them. I also just finished 3 quilts for the shop I work at so be looking for that post later in the week.....I know its already Wed but its not over yet!

Take care and stay dry!!

~Kim