CHRISTMAS RAPPing BLOG HOP

What a wonderful time to start thinking about Christmas and not waiting til the last minute to get a few things done.

Nan (left) and Margaret with their Star of Wonder and Star of Light Vests

Margaret and Nan have come up with this Amazing book "Christmas RAPPing Christmas Quilts Featuring Reverse Applique and Paper Piecing"

YOu can find the book on Amazon  or

Eye of the Beholder or

Purrfect Spots

I chose "Star of Wonder, Star of Light"

I truly enjoyed this pattern, I will say it made my abilities stretch, I am always up for a challenge and learning something new.

Always read the instructions first, will save a lot of time and energy...don't ask me how I know.

Using Island Batik Fabrics which I purchased online at Hancock's of Paducah (great prices and fast service, Aurifil Thread  great for blanket stitching.

Hobbs Batting, works like a dream.

I would like to thank Nan and Margaret for this wonderful opportunity to stretch my quilting abilities,

and June Taylor, Aurifil Threads, and Island Batik for sponsoring this Blog hop.

Two (2) winners will receive one (1) Bundle of nine (9)Island Batik Fat Quarters + 3 spools of Aurifil thread

GO HERE  

Find out what happens when you mix two creative minds together by joining us on this awesome blog hop.

Here is the line up and if you missed some this past week, please do go by and check them out.

April 29 - Joan Kawano, Moosestash Quilting, https://www.moosestashquilting.com

• April 30 - Linda Pearl, One Quilting Circle, https://onequiltingcircle.com/ 
• May 1 - KathyBruckman, Kathy’s Kwilts and More, http://www.kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/ 
• May 2 - Bea Lee, Beaquilter, www.beaquilter.com 
• May 3 - Sherry Shish, Powered by Quilting, http://poweredbyquilting.com 
  
• May 4 - Jennifer Strauser, Dizzy Quilter, http://dizzyquilter.com/ 
• May 5 - Barbara Gaddy, Bejeweled Quilts, www.bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com 
• May 6 - Nancy Myers, Patchwork Breeze, www.patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com 
• May 7 - Vicki Schlimmer, Vicki’s Crafts and Quilts, http://knitbug2.blogspot.com/ 
• May 8 - Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail, https://quiltinggail.wordpress.com 
• May 9 - Michelle Roberts, Creative Blonde, http:// www.creativeblonde.co.uk 
• May 10 - Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine, http://www.marymackmademine.com/ 
• May 11 - Denise Looney, For the Love of Geese, https://fortheloveofgeese.com 
• May 12 - Maria Hrabovsky, Maria Michaels Design, http://www.mariamichaelsdesigns.com/blog/ 
   Each day from Monday, April 29 – May 12, you will be able to see the wonderful quilts by our talented designers.
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WHEN YOU ARE OVERWHELMED

Sometimes in life we tend to take on more than we feel we can handle, or at least sometimes I feel that way.

As I was chatting with a friend, I was saying that I wanted to sew but didn't know what to work on, was too overwhelmed with what all I am doing.  So I listed to him what I had and by the time I was done I was able to see clearly what I needed to work on.

Here is my list.

1.  I am working on the "Fancy Forest" by Elizabeth Hartman, "Flea Market" fabric by Island Batik

He kinda looks like he is going to fall out of his tree or had too much to drink last night.  I need to make his twin.

2.  I need to finish my Cancer Ribbon Quilt that is for Charity, all I need to do is quilt it, due April.

3.  Need to put the binding on my April Challenge for Island Batik.  Simple...just do it!!

4.  Need to finish quilting my May Challenge for Island Batik

5.  My sister and I are working on a project together, when I got back from a little trip the fabric was in my sewing room waiting for me.

6.  I volunteered to join in a blog hop in May

Christmas Rapping Quilt Book by Eye of The Beholder

by Purrfect Spots

I spent Monday getting the pattern enlarged that I needed.

7.  I am doing a block of the month with my sisters, nieces, and daughter in law...etc.  Now mind you this a block a month.  Well....I started the first block and got hooked.  "Winter Wonderland", I purchased what I thought was a book but it came pdf.  Using Island Batik scraps

The first block is due this month....

Last but not least #8 - I have a pattern that will be in the Fall Market Catalog for Island Batik, so the fabric will be coming any day now.

Trying to get as much as I can out of the way so I can devote time to that.

  

My husband and I keep our little grandson after he gets out of daycare in the mornings and sometimes all day if he is sick.  I usually cut patterns out while he is napping.  Then don't get back to sewing until that evening.

So there you have it, if you look and see, some of those items won't take long.  Some of those Items I want to do and forget the rest.  But...if you have a mind set like I do, you think of all of the things you have to do and can't get past that you just need to do one at a time not all at once.

That being said, after I wrote it all down, it came clear as day what I should work on first.  You are probably thinking, get all the small things out of the way....NOPE

This won out.  I purchased this book for myself and sent one to my sister.  We have chosen a pattern out of this book.

Using these beautiful fabrics from Inchworm fabrics.  I started work on it yesterday.

My plan is to get this quilt top done and then work on the small things.  It helps to have a plan.

Now I have just posted a long post....sorry, I try to keep them short.