Thursday, February 14, 2013

February Checkin

We're to the middle of February now and it appears springtime is hanging around central Indiana... of course the southern portions are still having quilt a nasty winter...and the north is also up to it's armpits in snow and cold.. .but here the middle we're nice and cozy...............  but shhhhhhhh  don't tell mother nature!  lol

My guild challenge was number 6 on the UFO list... I had to make bindings for the first 5 quilts on my UFO list....  I managed to find suitable fabric and got all of my binding done...   they are rolled on tissue tubes and ready for the quilts to be quilted......... I made bindings for the Tokyo Subway... Giant Postage Stamp.... Neon Geese... Batik Mini Braid and Glitter Card Trick.......and my Turning 12. 

I finished my black and gold wall runner and it's now hanging on the wall in my office...........  it looks wonderful!!!   I found my state of indiana pattern and i'm contemplating doing that also.....  it's a series actually for the Big Ten teams...so there is a state for each... done in the team colors with a gold square marking the city of the team......... it's pretty cool and doens't look to daunting.... appears to be a lot of strata's....

My goal for Weekerville this month is zipper pouches.  I have 5 or 6 cut and started... need to do the zippers now... its a free pattern from Thimbleanna and I just love it!  I have one for quite awhile now that holds all I need for a day trip and it fits in my back pocket!  I've even put a tube of lip balm in it and there's a small emery board as well as drivers license... ID... debit card... credit card...and a host of those little keyring size rewards cards.........  there's a bit of cash in there too...   it also has an elasticized pocket on the back for cell phone... or receipts etc.........  i hope to complete those this weekend....  also up on the list are sock sacks... I need more of those for my stash.........as well as microwave bowl potholders... those two things just seems to fly out of the gift box rather quickly!

My swaps are all done for february and in the mail............ so I'm really all set for this month!  Perhaps I"ll work on an extra UFO or two..........I have 4 finishes so far this month... not counting the bindings.....
I'd like to sneak at least one more in there before the end of the month

I'm off friday afternoon and the hubster is gone til saturday nite... so who knows what I can get accomplished.   My february UFO for Weekerville is to finish the christmas dishcloth I started.... I think it's a candy cane... but I don't remember... I'm hoping the instructions are still with the yarn and needles!  lol...  it shouldn't take too long to finish that up... if I remember it's got about 20 rows or so done and I think there are maybe 60?  not sure....  first I have to find it!

The link to the bindings is here      http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewwunderful/8458845583/in/photostream
The link to the christmas mat is here   http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewwunderful/8420147497/in/set-72157632563012200 and you can get to the halloween mat by just clicking on the small pic of it to the left

Here's the link to the wall runner    http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewwunderful/8454520700/in/photostream

and the knitting case    http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewwunderful/8431747449/in/photostream/

Have a great Valentines day!!!

Lish