Variety is the spice of quilting!

Well hello, and Happy New Year, and welcome new hope's of finishing last years projects, and starting new projects.

Simply a Pleasure by Nicole Chambers

Table runner and 6 place mats (only four shown) for my DD & her fiance'.  Unfinished Christmas present #1, place mats need bindings, but since this picture was taken I have two with bindings on.  Woot!

Close up of quilting

And who in the state of Maryland doesn't love a table runner and place mats with crabs on it!

Bread and Butter Table Runner

My Lazy Daisy pattern SKU #50023-C complete kit.  Table runner for my Mother in Law.  Unfinished Christmas present #2, quilting, and binding need to be finished.

What's Cooking My Lazy Daisy Challenge

Now that the Christmas present's have been revealed I can start to work on the What's Cooking Challenge, and making 4 patch Green/Light leader and ender units for my guilds upcoming swap at the Wedensday, January 8th meeting.  I have 50 four patch units finished, and don't go back to work until Wednesday the 8th.  The pattern for this swap calls for 80 four patch units for a 60 x 60 quilt.  I think I will make it a little bigger so will try to make 100 four patch units (halfway there!).  But will be swapping the 50 units I have finished.  As a fellow quilter/blogger http://keepmeinquilts.blogspot.com Mary says, "Variety is the spice of quilting".

Guild Swap 4 patch units

Wishing all my readers a Happy and prosperous New Year, and happy piecing.

Sheila

Christmas sewing and a couple sidetracks

Over the Bay Bridge, and through the towns to Rehoboth Beach we go!  Christmas shopping at Tanger Outlets with my man.

Bay Bridge to the Eastern Shore, MD.

Beautiful day for a drive.

Before we got on the road, I got a little sewing done on my Mother in Laws table runner (aka a Christmas present, but I know she doesn't read blogs so it's all good).  Just one more border to sew on and it's ready to quilt and bind. 

http://www.mylazydaisy.net/shop/productdetail.aspx?prod=50023-C

Bread and Butter table runner is a My Lazy Daiy kit that my Mother in Law really liked, but "doesn't like to Quilt", "Hine, Hint".  There are other things I am woking on, but can't show pictures.  Never know who is reading...

Tanger Coupons free to Military Members & their family members.

So as soon as we got to Rehoboth I had to go get my coupons.  Tanger give these books to Military members and family members for free, they also give them to triple A members.  Somehow today, we didn't use one coupon due to not spending enough to use the coupon, but the store did give a Military discount since we didn't spend enough.  It was a good day, shopping with my man, and getting some good deals in addition to no sales taxes in the state of Deleware.

So happy piecing, happy Christmas, and happy sidetracks for a little Christmas shopping. 

Sheila

Christmas Table Runner Show and Tell

Well, guess what I went and did?  I entered a Christmas Table Runner into the Quilting Gallery's Christmas Table Runner Show and Tell.  Please head on over to the Quiting Gallery, and vote on my Lively and Quick Table runner # 18.  Here is a link that will take you right to the page.    http://quiltinggallery.com/2013/12/06/give-away-christmas-table-runners/  You too could win by entering the weekly give-a-way now through Monday the 9th.

Lively and Quick

Happy piecing, and happy voting.

Sheila

Cyber Monday is coming to an end

Check it out, My Lazy Daisy is having a Cyber Monday with lots of quilt kits 40% off the regular price, and $5.00 shipping on all orders.  Read about the sales here at My Lazy Daisy's Blog
http://www.mylazydaisy.blogspot.com/2013/11/kits-of-month-and-cyber-sunday-and.html
Then go right to my site http://www.mylazydaisy.net/SHEILA164/ and shop.  Thanks for reading and lets get some Christmas quilting at some really good prices.

Happy piecing and happy Cyber shopping.

Sheila

Lively & Quick Table Runner 20" x 48" (complete kit only): Regularly $54.95. Now $32.97 (SKU# 50027-C)

Enjoying the moment.

Now that I have a part time job I seem to be getting a little better at time management.  Though today is an exception. Why? Because it's currently 70 degrees here in Maryland, and I just returned home from a 2 mile walk with my dog, and now sitting on the front porch enjoying the day.  I have things to work on down in the basement, but...Bindings could be sewn, My Lazy Daisy new trunk show items could be worked on, Christmas presents could be worked on, embroidery projects could be stitching out in the hoop as I sew, but no not now.  For now I will enjoy the moment, I'm sure there won't be many more.

My Faithful Dog always close by

Happy piecing, and happily hanging on to warm days.

Sheila

Mug Rugs Swap complete

So I am now an offical "part-time employee" at Tomorrows Treasures my local quilt shop.  There's a lot to learn, but I am enjoying my time there.  Lots of nice people working there and costumers too.  When I got home this evening I had an email from Anola my Canadian swap partner letting me know she received her mug rugs.  So I can now safely post picture's of what I did, and what I received.  Such a fun mug rug swap complete.  I wanted to sign up for the stocking swap, but didn't get to sign up for it in time since I started working on Tuesday, 11/5/13 which was the deadline to registrar. Oh well, maybe next year. But I do intend on doing the next mug rug swap.  I really enjoyed it.

Mug Rugs I sent to Anola

Mug Rugs, and chapstick/keychain holder, and extra blocks I sent to Anola

I loved my mug rugs, and everything I received from Anola.  She went above and beyond with my beautiful gifts.  

Mug rugs, tissue holder, note pad, calendar, insperation  magnets, and drawstring bag to hold all the goodies.
 

Close up of two beautiful purple Mug rugs 

Back of my Mug rugs 

Thank you Anola, I truely enjoyed a getting to know you, and love my gifts.

Happy piecing, and happy swapping,

Sheila

Indian Summer

November 1, 2013, and 75 degree's here in Maryland makes it hard to go down in the basement to sew.  So instead I stayed here on the first floor of my home putting away My Lazy Daisy Trunk show that has been up since Tuesday.  I had an Open house here at my house on the 5th Wednesday of the month aka Ocotober 30th.  It was a nice time with friends and family. Thank you to my fellow bloggers Amalia over at http://funfromatoz.blogspot.com Misty over at http://dailydesignwall.blogspot.com and Karen over at http://anneshouse.blogspot.com I appreciate you for all the fun, and talent you bring to my life.

Panographic photo Christmas - Easter & everything in between.

Freedom Banner 30014-C $54.95 ++

Laundry also happened today, and the beautiful outdoors were call my name all day.  So I finally gave in, and took my dog for a walk.

View from the top of the hill

75 degree's at 5:30pm on November 1, 2013.  Beautiful evening walk with my four legged friend.  When we returned home, and sat on the porch cooling down the evening sky was so enjoyable.

Evening sky

Pink, Blue, Yellow

More evening sky

Tomorrow's promises an afternoon with my adorable Grandsons.

Happy piecing on an Indian Summer Evening.

Sheila