Still trucking...

*cough* I may have signed up for more bees and swaps.
Frankly, I'm trying to get my crafting fix in before school starts again.

I made progress today.



It still needs borders and I have to piece the back still.

Pirate's family's quilt:



I have to slice up and rearrange the blocks. Pirate must supervise this, maybe tomorrow.

I played around with bits:


On tap for tomorrow:
picking out mucked up bits of quilting on Pirate's quilt
Skill Builder block
Test driving Bee block for The New Bees
Cutting up border for quilt top above (and maybe pieces for the back)

I think I'm going to make my Make Mine Modern object (or at least one of them) over the weekend. I've had a kind of quiet partner. This was stressing me out until my quilt buddy told me today that all that means is that I get to choose...and do what I think is fun/pretty.
I hope she'll like it.

WIP wednesday...

Finishes this week:
Row 2 of Rockin Robin
Bee block for Holly
Mailed trees for Misfit Quilters tree swap
Mailed package for Needlebook swap

Projects I'm working on:
*Quilt for Trollop


*Quilt for Pirate's family


(I'm not sure Kraken approves of the batiks.)

*Choosing a Bee block
*Quilt design for mom's quilt (I think it's going to be some Prince Charming pinwheels...using the tutorial Holly sent)


Projects I should be working on:
picking out the boo boos of the Pirate's quilt
Farmer's Wife blocks

I'm linking up to WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced.

Getting caught up.

I finished row 2 in the Rockin Robin.





I'm not sure I'll try little bittie (1.5 in.) pieced stars. My machine didn't like them and kept trying to eat them.

I finished Holly's block:


I still have a Trollop quilt for my BFF to get going on.
I think I've stalled out on the Farmer's Wife...especially after dealing with the machine trying to eat the little pieces I sewed today. (I handpieced most of them after a bit.)

The Pirate made a scrumptious peach, basil, lemon goat cheese salad I just ate...and spring rolls. I am blessed.

I've got a lot to catch up on...

Need to work on:
the extra block for the skill builder,
my test block for the bee,
my bee block,
Row 2 of the Rocking Robin,
finishing my Sewn Spaces swap goodies,
go on a fabric run for the Make Mine Modern swap,
I'm sure there are more....*sigh*


Progress:
I've done a TON of triangles for the Rockin Robin.
Finished up my swap stuff for one, still have to wrap it.
Here's a peek.


My test block:


My extra skill builder block:


I'm going to keep on trucking on the Robin, but wait until tomorrow to cut Holly's block. The reality is I'M SCARED TO CUT THE FABRIC...which is ridiculous, I know.

Late night posting...

The two quilts are bound.
One was delivered to its home today (er...Thursday).
Pics coming.

The second is in need of washing before it's sent off.
That's on tap for the AM.
Pics for that pending as well.





I tried to catch up on my Farmer's Wife, but it resulted in me making a whopping 2 blocks before giving up. I'll put those pics up as well.

Night night!

Two quilts in need of binding...

I have the machine sewing bits done for the two unfinished lapquilts.
I've got a buncha hand sewing on tape to do tomorrow.





I also finished the first row on the Rockin Robin Quiltalong.
I'm digging the horribly bad 70s prints.





My Farmer's Wife blocks have been languishing. It's the templates. I had planned on transferring them to plastic. But my scissors and my patience ran out. I may attempt some more tomorrow. I feel like I'm falling so far behind in that one.

Please excuse the wretchedness of my pics. (Also, I took the pics after I pinned, but they have gone farther now...binding on.) I've been operating more in the "take a picture" mode than in photog mode. The photographer in me cringes.

Been cutting...

because I kind of prefer to do it in a big go.
(Maintaining measuring focus...NOT EASY.)

I've got pieces cut for The Pirate's parents (lapquilt) and pieces cut for my bestest friend's belated bday lapquilt.
I cut the pieces for the back of the batik quilt. Sewing the back and borders today. Sammiching tomorrow. I have two quilts to sammich tomorrow.
I also have to unpick some binding and add in more fabric.

I made a needlebook for a swap. I'm just not feeling like it's impressive enough.

LISTS BEING ATTACKED.