Block #2

I said I'd show you #2 today so here it is.






We are doing 4 kinds of wonky blocks in this quilt along,The "standard" wonky log cabin block, Wonky quarter log cabin block, Wonky squares-in-squares,and Wonky "bento box"-like block. Yesterdays block was the wonky log cabin. Today's is the wonky quarter log cabin. It's not my favorite, but 4 together are kinda nice. Tommorrow I'll show you #3. And if you'd like to, join along with us, or stop by and see all the great blocks and quilts.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/oldredbarncoquiltalong2009/ Maybe you'll get some inspiration.

TIME FLIES

Boy does time fly. Things have been so busy around here lately. Business in the shop has picked up quite a bit. And at 19 months old, the boy is quite a handful. Pretty much my days are taken up with entertaining him, while mom and dad are at work. If I'm really lucky, he'll take a nap. And occasionally, a bowl of yogurt, ( he thinks it's ice cream) and "Jack's Big Music Show" will entertain him for 30 minutes. Then it's fix dinner, do dishes, and a load of laundry. After that I get orders ready to mail, and it's bed time. I have managed to squeak out 1 block per week for the ORBQ wonky block quilt along that John "Quilt Dad" is hosting. Too bad I have yet to quilt my zig zag from last months quilt along. Oh well, one can dream. Here's a look at the first block, Wonky Log Cabin.




I'll show you #2 Tomorrow.

Just a quick post to help out a fellow blogger. Amy at Park City Girl, http://parkcitygirl.blogspot.com/ has designed a new purse pattern, and it is so cute. She is giving away two copies on her blog, Monday August 3rd. Go sign up quick. You know you want one. And if you just can't wait to see if you win, get it here. http://parkcitygirl.etsy.com/

Oh, and just to make life more interesting I've also joined a Scrappy Christmas block swap. Check out our Flickr group. No pressure here. :0)

Call me crazy

I decided to join a quilt along, with Amy of http://parkcitygirl.blogspot.com/ as our instructor. It is being held at the Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along Flickr site. http://www.flickr.com/groups/oldredbarncoquiltalong2009/
We are doing a zig zag quilt, and I chose baby size to help ensure completion. This was my choice of fabrics.



I already have numerous quilt tops started, and several that need quilted. Wish me luck. And if you're bored or have lots of time on your hands, or just crazy like me, feel free to join in. Maybe I'll see you there.

Fireworks Anyone?

Cute fabric huh? You can find it in the shop, http://www.uberstitch.etsy.com/
and it's 15% off until Sunday midnight EDT. Take a look.
Have a happy and safe holiday weekend.

Anybody still out there?

Well Hellooooo! Anybody out there? I've decided to come back and blog again. It's been kind of a busy couple of months and we've had a lot of changes around here.

My daughter has decided to go back to work full time, which makes me a full time nanny. I have to run our Etsy shop all by myself as well. Now I'm thinking we may have to figure out a way for me to squeeze in at least a part time job. With the exception of my daughter's husband who is an auto broker, our entire immediate family is in the construction industry, which is pretty much at a standstill. And we all know how well the automobile industry is faring. As for myself, I've been unemployed for most a year. I worked for 15 years at 2 large fabric chains managing stores, until the company I worked for closed all three stores in our area. So my experience is in retail, which also is in the dumps.

But on a cheery note, I've finished 3 quilt tops, (finished is a misleading word) and started 5 others. I have completed 2 bags and have 6 others almost done as well. (see pic above) Hopefully I will have pictures of some of the others soon. it seem that when I do find time to take a picture, it's raining, and my camera doesn't seem to take very good pictures indoors. Too bad I dropped my old camera, I miss it.

Here's a picture of the boy being my little helper. He loves to tear the wrappers off the new fabrics. Kitty keeps an eye on him. Oh, and stop back tomorrow for info on a sale in the shop. http://www.uberstitch.etsy.com/

And the winner is.........

Sorry I am a little late on this post. Everything was going along fine, and then ,
"Internet Explorer" encountered a problem and had to close, in the middle of downloading my pictures. Technology is awesome!

I want to thank you for all your helpful comments, and you'll be happy to know that I actually got 12 blocks completed this weekend. I'd like to say it was because of your tips, but it was really because "the boy" was was only here for Saturday night while his mom and dad went out, and I decided to forego housework this weekend. But I am going to try to set up a small machine in the kitchen to sew while he's playing.

And without further ado, the winner of my fabulous goodies is........





Please send me an email or comment on this post with your mailing info, and I will get it on it's way tommorrow. Happy Sewing!