Sneak peek

Here's a sneak peek of those orange blocks' true purpose...

The back of the baby quilt I'm calling Tutti-Fruitti These orange michael miller dots were just screaming at me to be the high light and sole focus of their own quilt. The front is very simple, as is the back. And even though i LOVE the front, and the simplistic geometric use of one fabric... the quilted back stole my heart. LOL I knew i was going to call it Tutti-Fruitti, because that tangerine just didnt want to be called anything else. :) So to add to the flavor I went with biig swirls in the quilting. Doesn't this scream CANDY SHOP to you?!? I'm half way done with the binding. Will finish it up tonight while watching Ghost Whisperer :) Hoping the swirls come out just as cool looking after washing! xo

Did you guess right?

So did you guess right?

Here are the original pics

Michelle guessed right about the orange!!! And Dianne recognized this as Panache from Moda :) If you guys email me your addys, I have little goodies ready to go in the mail to you! Spring to Finish Jacquie at Tallgrass Prairie Studio is hosting a motivational "get em done!" on her blog I have 8 things in progress that I need to get done. The little Panache charm quilt above was one of them, and i am proud to say, it is bound and on it's way to the wash. I'll show pics after it comes out of the dryer :) The orange dots are another need to finish, and it is all together, and basted and waiting to be quilted. I still have to quilt the pinwheel quilt, the pink and orange string baby quilt, big maverick, get my bee blocks done, and hopefully going to pick up and finish my Comstock rug, and help my mom refloor her basement - all by May 31st. I'll keep you posted on how much I actually get accomplished! LOL With kids getting out of school this week... and the busy life of being a mommy... don't know how much time I'll have at my sewing machine! Are you wanting to finish up some of your UFO's? Need a little nudge? Head over to Jacquie's blog and sign up!

Can you guess?

1. What color these are?? 2. What fabric this is? C'mon... guess! There might just be something fun in it for you... Besides the fun of guessing, that is :)

2 Finished Quilts & the ER

2 Finishes to show you

The bumpy crinkles just make me want to curl up in any quilt straight out of the dryer! What can i say ... I've always been a texture girl!! :) The back, although a very washed out pic. The above picture is more true to color.

Girly baby quilt is done also. I love how this one came out!!

My cheapo little kodak camera doesnt do well with flash.

Natural light is always more accurate!

the back

I bound it with a dark gray kona, which complimented the pinks I think. As well as all the business in the quilt.

So... had a little ER visit last night. We were outside enjoying the gorgeous spring sunshine, and my honey was fixing the gutters. I was just sitting there minding my own business. LOL And the dang heavy metal ladder sprang loose and fell on my head! :(

Dude

Do you know how much that hurt?!?!

I swear it was like something out of a cartoon!

Felt like i was pounded into the ground by an anvil!

Snot good.

Anyway... Praise God! He was definitely looking out for me! I am ok. Lots of blood and bunches of stitches and a CT scan later, I am home and nursing a honker headache! Could have been soo much worse, with how hard that sucker hit me!

WAS going to work on quilting the windmill quilt today. But i think i'm just going to take it easy. Maybe pop in a movie and stay on my soft SAFE cozy couch and work on some hand quilting today. LOL

Must Read giveaway!

Have you been coveting this new accuquilt-go?

I know I have!

Did you know "I Have a Notion" blog is giving one away on Monday the 12th???? http://www.ihaveanotion.blogspot.com Website Link : http://ihavea-notion.com/store All giveaways from March 15 - April 15 2010 are open until 10:00 PM CMT. Dude... that iron.... i have been drooling in my dreams for the last week or two... this accuquilt??!! OMGosh ... yup.. hyperventilating as we speak! (btw - kelly gives really good instructions on what to do if you are hyperventilating! LOL) Run. Dont walk. Dont wait. Go have fun entering!!! :) (and ya know... cross your fingers for me on the ones you dont want! LOLOL) pssst... you don't want the accuquilt or the iron! subliminal message repeat you dont want the accuquilt or iron.

Works in Progress

Works in progress

How bout a little OZ love?

loving this soft yellow kona!! The pinwheels are basted and ready to go also. So I have three stacked, ready, and waiting for me to quilt this week :) My challenge doesn't lay in the basting. Or the putting them together. My biggest struggle, is that there is nowhere to do it! I drag in 2 big 6ft tables and put them in our family room - smack dab in the middle of that small room. Wellllll.... donchya know that everyone in the house (except my hubby) HAS to be underfoot -literally- when I do this?? Sheesh. You'd think they were toddlers!! LOL

See the small space between the table/wall/movie shelf??

I am trying to walk around that table!

And even GIGANTOR herself has to squeeze in there!

Patience. It's a virtue.... right??!!

Silliness or Hip?

Sooooo...

Sharing a bit of silliness with you..

Emily got some bright funky colored nail polish in her Easter basket yesterday.

Neon orange, purple, gold, pink...

You know that's all the rage right now, right?

Teenage girls with blue fingernails?

So, I decided I needed to be COOL. In my kid's eyes that is. LOL AS IF - right?

And somewhere along the line, I decided since it was Easter, i should paint my fingernails to look like Easter eggs! :D

(enter in disclaimer: I do not wear fingernail polish on my fingers! It lasts all of a day as I use my hands wayy too much! lol I stick with painting my toes, and go au natural on my fingers.)

So just so ya know - I was pretty darn proud of myself!

LOL

I mean how cool are these?!? :D

Bright neon polka dotted easter egg fingernails!

hee hee

(i was thinkin they would be coming off early this morning - but have fun for a day!)

So I excitedly went and asked my kids what they thought

"Are these HIP?"

LOL

(another side note: NEVER ask your kids if they think YOU are cool! That's just asking for dissapointment! lol)

Emily said "REALLY MOM????? They're uh... pretty bright!" *rolling eyes*

(strike one - voted not hip)

Calli -look! how cool are my fingernails?!?! :D

"Oohh MOM. WOW. Are you actually going to keep them???"

(hmm... strike 2)

Bailey - check out my groovy wayyyy coool Easter egg fingernails! Am I hip?

"Hoooah Mom! Oh yah... you're soooo hip" *massive sarcasm*

(steeeriiiikkee 3!)

So hmm. Apparently I am NOT hip.

And it's not hip to be cool.

LOL (just for you 80's girls)

I decided to push the envelope a little bit later in the day.

"So does this mean you don't think I'm cool??"

(see disclaimer above)

Em: "Hrrmph. grumble grumble"

Calli: "oh i think you're cool mom! Will you do MY fingernails like that?"

Bay: "Mom... sigh... YOU are cool. But you are NOT hip!"

LOLOLOL

Well... there ya go!

:D

Sometimes it's fun to push your kids out of their comfort zone! LOL!!

Hope you have a great day - try some silliness!

xo

Bren

Happy Easter

And He rose again, to give us everlasting life. Definitely a day for celebration!

HAPPY EASTER!

I pray that you have the incredible salvation that is offered to you!

xo

Bren

ps... this little quilt was folded so it's a little warped in the middle

Quick little basting tute

I ran across a gal in blogland last night, who had major sore fingers from basting her quilt.

I left her a comment explaining this easy peasy wonderful way to baste.

But got to thinking... I wonder how many people don't know about this??

So thought I would post a quick little tutorial on how to save your finger tips and be able to baste all day every day!

Tools you'll need:

A smallish (normal medium size work too) flathead screwdriver

Quilting (i like curved) safety pins

Set your quilt up to baste like you normally do.

Everything is the same - except you don't use your fingertips to clip these puppies closed!

The screwdriver does all the work for you :)

Slide your saftey pin down and in, and holding the head of the screwdriver on top of the fabric, push down. This will stabilize the fabric where it is coming up, so the fabric doesn't move, and the pin point comes up nice and easy.

As the tip comes up right in front of the SD - the SD head is under the pin point. Slightly turn the screwdriver tip upward, and push down on the top of the safety pin to latch.

It's THAT EASY!

The screwdriver does all the hard work for you, and your sweet tender little fingers don't take the brunt of it all!

Trust me. You gotta try this!

You can baste soooo much faster, and easier - you'll never be caught without your screwdriver again!! :D I just got done basting three quilts in under two hours - and my fingers are smiling! :)