Munki Munki Quilt A Long - Snowball

Hulu rant over... now back to creating yummy quilt blocks ;) I decided after seeing Kerri's, Allison's, and Kate's snowball quilts that the design would work wonderfully in my Munki Munki quilt a long. Since Kerri and I are facilitating a Munki charm swap { hopefully every other month }... I thought what a great way to use the charms... in a snowball quilt! Now each print will be showcased! For anyone interested in this pattern... I used Allison's tutorial with a size twist... Cluck. Cluck. Sew.... My main fabric print is charm size 5 X 5 and I used 2 X 2 inch Kona ( snow colored ) cotton to separate them. I ended up with a 9 1/4 inch block when all was said and done! I think I'm liking it :)

Not Sewing! Ranting...

This is not my typical blog post about sewing... this is a rant about the fact that one of the most fabulous... simultaneous tasks... that I can do while sewing is about to be ruined. Yes people... it is true, Hulu will start charging a membership for their very handy, instant Internet entertainment, catch you up on all your missed TV programs with out commercials, while keeping your mind busy as you're sewing the same patterns for hours... benefit! Can you believe the nerve of them??? I kid. But still, what will I do??? Hulu seems not to even be enough anymore either... I now have a membership to Netflix, so I can rewatch certain TV shows while I'm working. Thank goodness I can count on hours of True Blood, Charmed, Sex in the City, and Buffy... I can't even imagine what my alternative is??? Books on tape??? Of course I did succumb to that while in the middle of Twilight, but please... who wouldn't have if they had custom orders and only so many hours in the day to keep their eyes open??? I mean really!
Priorities people! LOL...

I do honestly kid... but I would sure like to know what others do who spend hours at their machines??? I can only listen to the radio just so much!! :)

Busy Little Garden Gnomes Mini Quilt

Well... I'm all done and just getting done packaging up my first mini quilt swap! I decided after see what other participates were receiving, that I should give one a try and I sure hope my partner is pleased with the results... She asked for Red, Aqua, Turquoise and Gnomes... So, I gave her The Busy Little Garden Gnomes Mini Quilt

MY { Pillow } Swap Talk ARRIVED!

OMGosh!!! Kate, from One Flew Over was my blind partner and I must say she has done a stellar job on my pillow!!! Kate always seems to display a very swanky, clean and modern design to all of her goodies and this pillow is such a wonderful display of her craft ;) I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT Kate, Thank you soooo much! You made my day!







It's just Fabulous!

Etsy's Front Page!

There is nothing like the sudden surprise that one of your crafty items has been featured on the Front Page of Etsy! I can't even begin to express the glee I get each and every time... this time it was my Flea Market Fancy infused Lovey with Japanese fabrics!

My Fairy Tale Lovey ~







You can check out the the Etsy Treasury here!

Mushroom Land Embroidery Hoop & more...

I finished my " Hand Stitched " embroidery hope for my partner... Kerri yesterday! I have to admit I was very nervous, since this was my first hoop... I combined several patterns to create a sweet little scene that I hope will be darling in her little girls room! All the artist among this swap have really inspired me to keep going with it and I'm thinking I might bust out some more cuties to mix into my shop quilts???... They are just simply too cute!





You have to check out these made by Sublime Stitching... super modern with a touch of whimsical! I have several and I can say I'm completely addicted!!

http://www.sublimestitching.com/

VINTAGE - LAMPS

THE BLACK APPLE

JULIE WEST

Hannah Montana Doll - Munki Munki

Updated photo!!! I found a size small camie set to match my nieces doll!!! Thanks Kerri!



Okay... so I couldn't help buying one of these dolls of Hannah Montana in the yoga pj's... but now I need to find a set of small Yoga Munki Munki pj's to go with the doll for my niece's Christmas gift... Do any of my darling junkies have a set to spare or know where I can get one??? Thanks!

Kerri put me on a diet!

Kerri has put me on a fabric diet until I can at least use 1/2 of my stash. HALF MY STASH.... That seem like it would take FOREVER! However... I can use it on the shop, holiday gifts, quilts... Maybe I can pull it off??? LOL And, she also dared me not to buy anymore until the first of the year!!! This is blasphemy!! Listen, I know I have a severe fabric buying problem and that I have little to no time to use it on all my clever ideas and crafty hopes... but I don't think I'm nearly as strong as Kerri gives me credit for! I think I need your guys' help!

Here's a quick idea of how nutty thing have gotten... I was thinking maybe that if someone wanted to sew me some goodies { like a Lush quilt that I had every good intention of making } then I could pay them off with some of their fav fabrics???







This, I realize, is crazy talk... but what's a girl to do???

Aaaahhh... Look at My Baby Grow...

I know, I know... you probably thought I meant my kids { and they are wonderful and growing quickly too } but, I was speaking about my new Heather Ross Far, Far, and Away quilt... I thought waiting for her Studio Sale was hard... I'm constantly stalking my mailman now! It really has felt like Christmas in Fall for me between these two events { studio sale & my bee month } I even hung my design wall in my bedroom, just to stare up at my new blocks each evening as I'm reading and ponder what the next block will look like... isn't she lovely! I really am grateful to be part of such a talented Quilting Bee...

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