a finished project

well, i've been a little MIA for a while, but only because i took off some time from work to sew up a storm. i try to be on the computer as little as possible when i'm not at work because i sit in front of it all day!

it was a really nice break and i got a lot done. mostly, it was nice to get my swap projects finshed and mailed out. my mug rug finally got set and i also finished my placemats for the spicing up the kitchen swap! i really hope my partner likes them because they were a lot of work and were tough to give away!


my partner had a very simple and modern aesthetic and i hope her taste came across in these! i also threw in some extra goodies (including something i didn't include in the photo so it wouldn't give away who the swap was for!) the package has a long way to go, so hopefully i don't have to wait too too long before i find out if she liked it!

solids are a challenge!

the night after a quilt guild meeting is always the most productive time for me. i'm so full of energy and good feelings from all the wonderful projects i've seen the night before. i get a lot done and i really enjoy the process of making.

at our next meeting, we will be revealing our solids challenge quilts! i had such a hard time figuring out what i wanted to do. i was really certain that i would end up making something i wouldn't like and would end up giving away or never using. i was feeling very discouraged and frustrated. and then all of a sudden it came together, if out of nowhere! i was messing around in photoshop, which is where i like to do very rough mock-ups of quilt blocks and came up with this:





and i really like it! i've messed around with the color order and number of chevrons a bit, but i think it's really going to work out and end up being something i like a lot! in fact, i think this is going to be the new throw for our couch. it's been a lot of fun to make, even if dealing with half-square triangles is not something high on my list of favorites. i'd take a circle over a hst any day!

lamqg meeting - feb

last night, we had our first meeting at sew modern, a new store owned by guild member lauren! our old home, reform school will be sorely missed, but it's nice to be back in a fabric store again! it's dangerous on the wallet, though!

we saw a lot of amazing quilts last night. here are some of my favorites!


kelly made these adorable valentine's day pillows, completely from scraps!



jamie made her own version of denyse schmidt's "hop, skip & a jump" quilt.



my favorite quilt of the night was jenny's "any way you slice it" quilt. jenny is working on an adorable project called "d.s., i love you!". she's making one of every quilt in the denyse schimdt quilts book, following the patterns exactly!



our president latifah never fails to impress. her bold graphic designs are a favorite around here!

the rest of the images from our meeting can be found on flickr!

lamqg weekend sew

some highlights of projects people were working on at the sew last weekend:


chris had these adorable hexies (and great storage!)



jamie is working on her quilt as you go project, which is something i really need to try.



eliza was working on our solids challenge! it's looking awesome.



liberty was working on a mod mosaic block in a great color palate.


the rest of the pictures from our sew can be found on flickr!