Minecraft Monday #1 Steve

Yes, I'm a bit late to the party, but at least I'm here;-) I was recently introduced to a new quilt blog, Seriously, I think it needs stitches, by Kelli Fannin. I was originally intrigued by her Harry Potter quilt (which I have the fabric for waiting in the wings) and noticed she had done a Minecraft quilt pattern a few years back. Since this quilt looked like just a few pieces per block, I thought I'd start with the Minecraft quilt first. I will be doing most of the blocks out of order since I'm able to pick and choose my favorites now that the official sew along is done.

For my own personal "Minecraft Monday" sew a long I decided to start with the classics. This is my Steve block. It went together nice and quick. Next week I'll work on the Creeper block. My goal is to finish it by next January (front and back) in order to be quilted for my youngest's 5th grade graduation next spring. #Minecraft Monday

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UFO quilt (doona)

Yeah! I finally finished my quilt (or doona as they call it here) that was started roughly 5 years ago:-P Yes, I bought this fabulous kit from a cute quilt store in Bayfield, Wisconsin while on vacation, pieced it together, and had a very talented lady from church machine quilt it. I ended up storing it in my craft room since my carpal tunnel from pregnancy made it too hard to sew the binding on. My hands still aren't 100%, but good enough that I was able to finish the binding last week.  The rain here was relentless - started the weekend of my big scrap retreat and let up until the middle of last week!  So, I sewed about 1/8 of binding a day and now it's done! I'll be taking it to the cleaners here since the washers and dryers in Sydney are about doll house sized (okay, a little exaggeration).  I'll keep it stored until I get back to the states. Definitely don't need to use it here in Sydney!

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BFF Birthday Card

Good Morning creative friends! I have been sooo busy Spring cleaning the last few weeks. I can't believe how long it's been since my last post. I've been finding soooo many UFO's (unfinished objects - although I think their called something else nowadays). I kind of got off of the paper crafting path and have been working on a lot of partially started or bought-and-not-started cross-stitch, sewing, and quilting projects. These don't go as quickly as cards or scrapbooks so I haven't had anything to post:-( No instant gratification either;-)

I did manage to get a card made for my BFF, Janet. I saw a wall art piece somewhere and sketched it on my iPad (used a fabulous app called Penultimate). I made it into this card for her. I also made a table runner. She just loves  sewing and craft projects but is the type of person that does not want to take time to learn or make them. She super appreciates all of the time and hard work that goes into these crafting projects, so I have no problem making things for her that take time.

I used the patterned card stock from Echo Park's Victoria Gardens card stock pad, a 1 1/4" circle punch,  border and tag  punches from Stampin' Up, baker's twine, Papertrey Ink sentiment, K & Co embellishments. I liked how the original artist layered the circles like "fish scales". I thought this was a great way to collage some scrap pieces.

This is the table runner she has been pestering me to make for her. Piecing fabric takes waaaayyy more time than paper;-)

Thanks for stopping by! Off to do some more Spring Cleaning! Have a creative day:-)

Patches of Pink Link Up Party

Jalisa at Patches of Pink does a link up party every Thursday, bless her heart. Everyone is encouraged to upload a picture of what they've worked on during the week and come back on Monday and vote for their favorite entry. Such a fun way to see what everyone has been doing while meeting new bloggers:-)

I admit I have had this quilt for awhile and decided to finish sewing the binding on last night. My DH has be gone so I've been able to watch tv with the lights on and get some hand sewing done:-) Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day!

Teacher's Quilt

I finally finished my daughter's quilt for her 5th grade teacher which means I'm roughly two years late. I had intended to have her give it to her teacher on teacher appreciation day, but that day came and went. So, after a visit from the stork, an out of state job transfer for my DH, along with a subsequent home sale prep and new home build, I finally have it done! Oh, well. As they say.....