they're like Pringles!

addicting little guys, i tell you! i squeaked out one more before the holiday rush ( and eh, clean up...)   lOVE this book! Love, LOVE this method of piecing!!

( just trace, title your pieces, cut them out & iron them onto the fabrics you love!... the book will show you how to do it! sigh.... )

i can't wait to make another today... but first, i'm off to my local gardening store to pick up a "How to Book", another goal for 2012!! Any good books you all can share with me on Gardening??

I'm a green little newbie!! :)

Xo, Heather

2012...?? Sounds fun!

I've been thinking a lot about 2012 and my personal sewing goals that i'd like to pull off lately!! I feel pretty comfortable that i'm not the only one doing this right now either! LOL And, one of the main "Bummer's" of 2011 year for me, was that i didn't do a single quilt-a-long! not in any way... no participation, period! sooOOOOo lame! :(

So this year, i've given it a lot of thought and i've decided to run one ( with friends of course!!). I'm a bit bad at the whole "have to do it RIGHT NOW" kind of quilt alongs, hence a "work at your own pace" one sounds just perfect to me! hehehe...

I also, really liked the idea of a Sampler Quilt like the most beloved Farmer's Wife... but, alas i just never connected to it. I'm just to "City" to farm. But, i think i have found the perfect combination to meet in the middle!  We'll be using the enduring book, "The Civil War Diary Quilt" book as my guide. I instantly fell in love with the stories of the women living during the Civil War and the quilt blocks they inspired. They are tend to be more gritty, edgy, and more masculine looking in nature then the Farmer's Wife blocks ( though i lOVE "most" of them too ). Kinda like me! LOL

I'd love for you to join me and my lovely friends; Amanda, Lisa, and Shelly as we journey through this account of our American quilt history!!! :)  We've started a little Flickr group to support our creations if you're interested in joining us!!

( please note: this book does not give you the math for the blocks and is a foundation pieced adventure, whether using freezer paper or fabric.  I would also suggest looking through the digital images provided by Amazon to verify if this quilting book is a good fit with your current skill level.  I'll be pulling out some hair on more than one block!!  LOL )

Hope to see you there!!

Xo, heather

Distractions... with a capital D!

such a simple post today filled with naughty distractions! it's no wonder i've gotten a LOT of everything done... and finished absolutely none of them! LOL OOohhh... well, Monday's tomorrow and i have a good feeling about my efforts! :)

it all started last week when i stumbled across my new crica 1968 New Home Janome sewing machine! This beauty still had all her bits to her and she's a JANOME!!! i heart her sooOOOoo...

then a whole crop of patterns arrived to further add to my distractions... yet, i'm i feel pretty damn good about it! hahaha...

it didn't help i had to finish up a little swappy-poo item either...

or decide if my new bundles of Robert Kaufman Radiance was going to possible make the best patchwork quilt EVER!!???... which it IS! :P  doesn't hurt that it looks like a Carmel Apple with Aneela Hoey's Little Apple fabric mixed in it!!  LOL

and to top it off... anytime the family wants to pull me away from the household duties to partake in a little Autumn fun... i always go!

yeah... i'm thinking next week i''ll be better! ( wink, wink )

xo, Heather

it's not my fault!

it's Emily's! that clever minx has me not eating, barely running, and juiced up on caffeine just to keep up with my mind while playing with her fabrics! it doesn't matter though... i can't stop, better just cave. hehehe...

i think my youngest is really going to lOVE his Christmas present!

and since i'm a girl... i had to make a bag out of the laminates!

ps... Emily is checking on the release date on these bad boys! :)

because i was working with laminates... i didn't use a pattern, but here is my inspiration for it!! i'm off kids... way too much fun over here to stay on the computer long! LOL

Xo, Heather

i can feel it!

can you??? can you feel that summer ( for my children... and your's ) is almost over! YES! very soon... i'll be able to taste it too and that's when it will be time to party! i adore my children, but this is the part of the summer where, " i'm bored " has become as irritating as the "small world " song from Disneyland!!! LOL

and after that last quilt i finished ( i'll picture soon ), i think i found my mojo again!! double YES!! there are definitely two projects i just can't resist anymore, so i've been working ( and by working, of course that means screwing around ) with both of them as much as time will allow!

i have been itching... ITCHING, i tell you to use my Melody Miller Ruby Star Rising 2 fabrics... you can grab some here. I'm only using a half yard of two different prints for this quilt and solids. i really wanted a fall quilt and i just think this may be perfection when completed!

i had thought i'd be going a bit more { green } with it originally, but then the Autumn bug bit me and i went with plums...

i have also been going silently mad over all those ( Swoon Quilt ) blocks showing up around town... dang, they are just GOOD! Here's some of my fav's... you can click on the image to see more quilty goodness from the artists!! ;)

are they great or WHAT!!??... sigh... i'm in lOVE!

( ps... you can get to all these artist blogs by their Flickr profiles! )

okay... so, after much consideration i pulled my fabrics for my quilt! i'm going "a la holiday"! here's to hoping it turns out as beautiful as these ladies!!

xo, Heather