June Goal..ALYOF

June's goal is kinda stumping me.

Right now, I'm trying not to stress eat...as I have to fit in my wedding dress in 18...holy crap...18 days.


I really need to get 3 FAL projects done:
my HST project Linus quilt
the Scrappy Tripalong
the Halloween quilt.

Realistically, I'm going to go with finishing the Scrappy Tripalong.

I think it may be baby sized.  The top is done. I just have to find a back and all that.


I'd love to get the other 2 done as well, but I'm kind of stressing out with cleaning, packing, writing vows. I could go into full on no sleep summer mode and power through. Just not sure.

Trying to hang on for one more day....and to not eat the entire pint of Ben and Jerry's.

Traveling Stash!

The Traveling Stash came for a visit from Angie over at mystitchstory!


Here it was when it arrived:





I've take a few bits out and added in some lovelies from my stash (partial views below).





Now it's your turn to throw your hat into the drawing, if you so desire.

The Rules:
*Be an active blogger--post about receiving the box and the giveaway in a timely manner.
*Update the travel log in the bod to let others know where the box has been.
*There is a list of rules and guidelines in the box.  (To keep items in the box quality!)
*You may take any items from the box, just be sure that you are replacing them with quality and comparable items.
*Ship the box to the next person timely--and communicate tracking info with recipient.
*Shipping is within the US only.  (It's a med. flat rate priority box.)

I'll leave it open until Friday at 5pm EST.  If I can get ahold of the winner over the weekend, it will wing the winner's way on Monday!

In other news, I got to hang out with the oh-so-awesome Marla from SewHungry and the last day of school is tomorrow.  (AND OMG, the wedding is 18 days away.)

May...A Year of Lovely Finishes!

I haven't been sewing that much lately.

Instead, I've been writing grades...and making ribbon wands.



I did finish my May Year of Lovely Finishes goal.

I had to finish my Heal Circle's (do.good.stitches) quilt.  I put the top together at the Stash Bash, but then stalled out.
I *did* get it done this month!

I think it's been delivered to hospice by now.





Other things I've been up to:

I made my bridesmaids' gifts (and a birthday gift).  I want to Scotchguard them, but I'm terrified of ruining them.  Any advice?  Do I need to tape off the frames?  Will it shrink linen?  Ack.




Then there are the aforementioned ribbon wands.  I'm still not done with all of them.



Oh, and hankies to go in the purses:



In other news, my car was a paperweight yesterday.  I was supposed to be a driver for our class's end of the year Pool Party, but I loaded up the car, and it wouldn't start.  I should mention that it's a hybrid, with a newish 12v battery.  It went into the shop today (as I could get it started) and no one can explain why it wouldn't start yesterday.  On the up side, it started...and the garage I take it to is so awesome that they refused to charge me anything even after they ran some diagnostics.

On the down side, I'm tired...and uber sunburnt from the Pool Party.

On another upside, I have new glasses.  Red ones.  To replace the ones the potato gun etched.

Oh, projects/FAL items I never posted:

my I love the 80s swap make:


Finished infinity scarf!



I think that is all....I will leave you with uber cuteness:

Blogger's Quilt Festival: Throw Quilt

I was waiting for the redesign of flickr to settle down.
I've already got a head cold and it was giving me a visually induced migraine.
Blech.
If anyone can recommend a site they love to upload pics to and link to their blog, I'd love to entertain options.

So, here's my second entry for the Blogger's Quilt Festival over at Amy's Creative Side.  This time in the Throw Quilt category.




Stats:
It's about 60x60.
I straight lined quilted it.
I used fabrics pulled from my stash.  I wanted spring in a quilt!

It's my most recent finish.  The Orbit Quilt designed by Lindsey over at LRStitched.

I didn't get it done in time for her QAL, but I loved the pattern when she posted info for her QAL.  This quilt may be getting a new home, and I may be making another.  I really love this pattern.  I'm spatially slow, so cutting all the pieces was hard for me, but I thought her directions and diagrams were awesome.  It was really satisfying to piece.  (I had planned on doing the piecing at Stash Bash and finished the piecing the week prior in an attempt to calm down my stress level.)

Anyway, thanks for visiting.  Thanks, Amy, for another inspiring Blogger's Quilt Festival!

Blogger's Quilt Festival: Baby Quilt Category!

Every year, Amy over at Amy's Creative Side hosts a Blogger's Quilt Festival.
This year we get to submit two quilts, if we so desire.

My baby quilt entry was for a faculty member's new babe.
His name is Guy.
What guy doesn't need a mustache quilt?!

I'd been yearning to make a Must Dash quilt since I had seen it initially.
I hunted up a bundle of Parson Grey's in blues, greys, and buff that I had stashed for a while.

I finished binding it at Stash Bash and delivered it the week after.




It's approximately 38" x 48".
The mustaches are appliqued on.  I stuck with a simple stitch in the ditch with echoes on either side for the quilting.  I wanted it to stay nice and soft.

The mustaches still crack me up.



The babe's dad may have actually teared up with surprise when it was delivered!

Claimin' my blog

Just a bit of housekeeping.


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And now...with pictures!

Some finishes:

The Heal Circle quilt is actually going to get delivered:




I finished an infinity scarf but I have to take a pic.

I did a batch of 3x6 blocks:








Allegory finally got a VERY late block:



I finished the May blocks for the Heal Circle:




I'm still working on the scrappy tripalong that I started at Stash Bash.  It's only 48" square.  I'm debating borders to make it bigger.



I *finally* finished the Orbit quilt from way back at the Stash Bash.




In totally unrelated news, I got an amazing I Heart the 80s swap from Leona (aka oneygirl):




I still haven't sewn the clutches.  I came home and crashed out.  Then I went to dance practice.
I need to get new glasses.  Apparently, um...the potato juice I got sprayed with when we were using potato launchers etched my plastic lenses.  Not quite sure how that happened.