WIP Wednesday {2.5.14}

Well, I'm still awfully tired, but friends, I have been busy. And I think it's about time I gathered all this in one place so I can keep track of myself since my little post-it notes everywhere are just overwhelming. In my sleep deprived state, I have just been knocking out tons of small things that have needed to be done for ages. It keeps me productive and remains one of the few things I can control in this crazy life. And believe it or not, I am actually running out of smaller things that need to be done...at which point I imagine I will start working on the quilts again.

Done:
lunch bag- this turned out so awesome it hurts!

hair clip holder - quick, easy, done.

pincushion - this has been on my list for so long it's shameful

art smock - I can't believe she didn't have one of these....

it's a cinch - finally finished and in the mail

in progress:
bibs - I ordered snaps and will finish these up as soon as I get them

placemats - currently cutting the rest of the triangles. I hope I like these in the end.

pony club - 30 blocks done, templates for the next set are all cut and ready

penny sampler - I need to baste and quilt it

double wedding ring - I need to print the rest of the arcs for paper piecing and get cutting

knit shawl - I was moving right along until I was so tired that I couldn't make it through a row. All that repetitive motion puts my already tired self to sleep. I hope to resume soon.


I also have grand plans to organize some clothes sewing for myself to begin in a few months, a summer wardrobe for my girls, and I am currently contemplating doing a digital version of project life so that I feel like I am actually documenting this crazy life with these little girls. I need to face the fact that I am going to have to go digital since I will never ever keep up with picture printing as I go, but printing a book once a year I can handle. More on all that as it unfolds. *whew* I feel better now that this is all in one place.

WIP Wednesday {12.18.13}

You guys, I am getting it done over here! Which is good because we are leaving tomorrow....I would be excited if I weren't so frightened of a 9 hour drive with a 3 year old and a 4 month old. But anyway, I have been a super busy little bee over here this week. I am done just about everything on my list!

suitcase - I made a freaking suitcase! And I feel good about it. And it fits all her clothes for the trip. Serious win!

baby toms - they actually fit, but the front elastic seems to rub a bit so I guess only wearing with socks...which makes them harder to get on....we'll see how much wear they get, but man they are cute.

hats/scarf - took like 20 minutes.

teething rings - one for my little and one for a friend. I love love love these. I want to make a gazillion.

gift for my sister - still not done because I am missing 2 stinking pieces of hardware that have been in the mail for almost 2 weeks. I am going to make a joanns trip tonight to try to find an alternative if it doesn't get here today.
neighbors quilt - I am sewing down the binding and am about halfway done. I had hoped to have it done before leaving, but no such luck. I'll finish it when we get back though and make some matching shams and have it to them by the new year.

And that's a wrap. Speaking of wrap, I even have just about everything wrapped and ready to go, because obviously my priorities are in order :) Who needs clothes packed?!?!  I already have a list started for the new year, and it starts with quilting my penny sampler. I even folded all my fabric and organized it so I have a fresh start. And I got some things together to work on in the car like some crochet squares and some hexies for a pillow case that I've been ignoring....so I am really hoping to make progress on those things while away.  I can't believe there are 2 weeks until the new year! Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season!

WIP Wednesday {12.11.13.}

I am just going to go ahead and apologize in advance for the bad cell phone pictures, but we are in crunch time here people! I have about a week to finish up everything before we start our travels. I have got a pretty good done pile right now and everything else has at least been cut out I think, so I am in a pretty good place. Except for the queen size quilt that needs to be quilted and bound. Details.

the done pile - so far two gifts for my sister, a shirt for me and the security blankets (finally!). Clearly I need time and light to photograph things.

suitcase for the little - terrible picture but I am ready to start this. hopefully it will be awesome.

another gift for my sister using these lovelies. actually almost done, just waiting on some hardware

hats/scarf for the girlies - hats cut

baby shoes/slipper things - I started putting these together, hopefully I'll finish up today and if I'm lucky they'll fit.

And of course quilt and bind the queen size quilt. I am hoping to take a day and tackle that this weekend. The only other thing that is pressing is a gift for the littlest that I am waiting on the pieces for. Also I just got my fabric so I have a back for my penny sampler and the fabric for the wedding quilt so probably in a few weeks when all the crazy dies down, I will start on those. So that's what I'll be doing for the next week. Maybe I'll even get a little hot chocolate/cookie baking/light seeing/moving watching in :) Hope everyone else is doing well on their holiday makes list!

WIP Wednesday {12.4.13}

It seems these days I can kind of find time to sew or I can kind of find time to blog, but not both. So I guess once a week it is! At least it helps keep me on track.

quilt for neighbor - I went crazy and this went from pretty pile of fabric to basted queen sized quilt in 2 days. It was nuts and while this is totally not my typical style quilt, I do love it. Now I need to decide on quilting and finish it up!

security blankets - one step closer. I have made the binding. I swear this will get done.
suitcase for little - I need a few more things, hope to start cutting fabric this week
bags for sister - still collecting hardware and such, hope to start cutting fabric this week
shirt for me - I have a pattern and fabric...
shirt for the tiny one- I have been inspired....if I have time....
shoes for the tiny one - I am going to try a cute little pair, we'll see if they end up fitting....
penny sampler - I know how I am going to try and quilt it and a back is on the way
wedding gift quilt - fabric ordered....they only got married in october, but I have a year, right?

That should keep me busy for a while. We have about 2 weeks until we leave for our holiday travels to see the family, so I better get down to it. Here's hoping the babe cooperates! Happy Wednesday!!

WIP Wednesday {11.27.13}

What a week! And can I just say I feel like I blinked and November is over. I mean wow. In any case, I got a lot done this week, I am pleased to say. I still have a ton to go, but it is encouraging to see progress.


hexie doll quilt - all finished and I kind of love it!

slippers - these are done but they came out freaking huge. And I even paid for the pattern pieces, and I know I cut the right size. Sigh. More on that later.

penny sampler - the top is done! the top is done!

still to do...
security blankets - just need binding.
quilt for neighbor - yep, I have been ignoring it for months and it is time to just get it done
suitcase for the little - I have fabric, I just need interfacing and zippers I think
bag(s) for sister - I think I know what I am going with here and I need them done in the next 3 weeks.


and since that is what is most pressing and what I can think of, that should be enough for now. I need to figure out quilting for the penny sampler, and a back for that matter, but first, I have to do this other quilt for my neighbor that I've been putting off for ages. I am hoping to get the top done over this long weekend, but that may be a bit ambitious. Anyway, I hope everyone celebrating has a lovely thanksgiving :)

WIP Wednesday {11.20.13}

I'm alive! Barely. It has been a ridiculous couple of weeks and I am just hoping things calm down soon. On the plus side, we are all moved and starting to dig out from under the boxes, so that's good. I have a few things done over the past couple of weeks, but seriously, I need to organize myself and get to work as soon as I get out my machine.


penny sampler - I got as far as starting to assemble some of the sections...I still have 3 more blocks and the diamonds to do so I can finish the top

kitchen mat - done

curtains - done and awesome.

fabric storage - I got this off craigs list and painted it and now I get to fill it up :)

hexie doll quilt - well I'm not sure the doll is getting it anymore, but I guess I'll finish it up anyway and figure out something to do with it.
slippers- the little needs slippers and I couldn't find any I liked, but I did find a pattern
security blankets - I just need to bind these and be done with them, but that means I need to actually make the binding....

Those are my immediate concerns. I want to try and finish up the penny sampler top and the slippers first and then start knocking out the rest. Then I have a few gifts to make. I am really hoping that the long weekend next week will give me a bunch of time since we aren't traveling anywhere. So much to do, so little time....story of my life.  Happy Wednesday!

WIP Wednesday {11.6.13}

Halfway through another week! Seriously, this does not stop surprising me. But here we are. And my list is growing faster than I can get things off of it....which I guess is pretty normal, but it feels a little overwhelming. Anyway, I am just going one thing at a time and trying to work through it all.

crib sheet - I finally did this since we are going to start using the crib once we move in a couple weeks. So simple and cute.

doll quilt - i don't have an updated picture so here is the same one again, but the hexies are joined into two half pieces that I now need to sew together.

kitchen mat - Since I ditched an entire quilt of hexies, I have some charm packs and thought one would be perfect to make a little kitchen mat backed with a towel. It is ready to quilt, I just want to get the doll quilt up to that point too so I can do them both at once.

penny sampler - this is the only block I finished, but I have a bunch more cut out and will hopefully sew them when I can grab a minute. I am approaching caught up; who knows if I will ever reach it.

That's pretty much it. I have to make new curtains, so once all my pieces come in and are together, I will be tackling that, which I am not looking forward to, but must be done. There are a lot of other little organizational things I want to make for our new place too, so that is on the list. I also have a handful of holiday gifts to make which I need to start on soonish. How is everyone else doing? Anyone else drowning in things to do?

WIP Wednesday {10.30.13}

Wow, Wednesday really snuck up on me this week! So much going on! And I felt like I hadn't gotten much done, but I actually did alright. I don't know how much time I'll get to sneak in over the next month since we have visitors the next two weekends, we move, and then Thanksgiving, so I am enjoying it when I can get it.

pj's - I whipped these up real quick this weekend. They actually came out pretty big, but she loves them and at least has room to grow.

hoodies - I finished them both and I can't wait to put them on them. Unfortunately the sweatshirt fabric doesn't stretch, so they are a bit tough to get on and off, but oh well.

penny sampler - I am not caught up, but I did make my small diamonds and my teacups and I have fabric picked out and partially cut for the little squares. At least I'm not as behind as I could be....

trick-or-treat bag -quick and easy and cute. good times.

hexies - I found these when I was cleaning. I had originally intended for it to be a long term project that would be a lap quilt....but since it has been years and this is as far as I got, I am going to sew them up into a doll quilt for the little one. That should be manageable at least. I hope.

So not too shabby. I am trying to clear things out right now so that I don't have to move it and am hoping to finish up some things I have laying around. I need to make a crib sheet and finish up the security blankets that have been cut for months, and make another stuffed bunny, and try to keep up with the penny sampler. Hope everyone is having a good week!

WIP Wednesday {10.23.13}

Thank goodness we are halfway through this week! For no particular reason, this is turning out to be "one of those weeks". I was hoping to get more sewing time this past weekend, but alas I got distracted by that whole 'clean out everything before you move' business. Which will probably be the case again this weekend, but who knows.

I did manage to finish the panties. They were sitting around for ages and a certain little girl is super happy to have them and be using them. In fact, I had no choice but to have one pair missing for the pictures because one pair is always on :)

I also finished a stuffed bunny and got a little package sent off to a friend for her new little

And the sweatshirts are started. This is as far as I got on the first one and I am really hoping to get them both done soon.

I don't even know what is next after that. I have to do penny sampler blocks and I have fabric to make a treat bag for halloween and some fall/winter pjs and shirts, so I'll have to get around to that.  Who knows, I guess I'll see if I end up with any time and what mood I am in. At this point, I'll be happy to keep up with the sampler and finish these sweatshirts! Wish me luck!

WIP Wednesday {10.16.13}

Well, I certainly can't top my two quilt finishes last week, but I am moving right along over here, getting as much done as I can. We are now confirmed to be moving within the next month, and while not far (only a few blocks away really), that means I will have a whole bunch of new home stuff to make. Not to mention a lot of junk to clear out and organize and pack. Which is obviously besides the {sewing} point.

So anyway, this week my big hooray is that I am all caught up on my penny sampler blocks! But only for a bit since I will have new blocks to make quite soon. Still, it's something. I finished 10 blocks this week to catch up. It was intense, mistakes were made, some were fixed, some were ignored; either way, I am where I want to be. This picture is the whole thing together so far. More on these later.

This weekend will hopefully see finished panties, hoodies, and little stuffed bunnies. No new pictures at this point since it is all in pretty much the same state it was last week.  The crochet blanket is also sadly neglected since I got sucked into a book, but I'll get back to it soon hopefully. Then I guess I need to figure out halloween costumes....I don't know, we'll see. Hope everyone is having a good week!

WIP Wednesday {10.9.13}

Hey, I remembered Wednesday! AND I squeezed in time to post :) I am just going to go ahead and say it: things are nuts around here. I would really love for life to keep the crazy at a minimum for a minute, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards. That's okay though, at least most of it is good crazy. And amidst the crazy, I am happy to say that I am at least making progress. This week I have not one, but two finishes! And a whole lot started.

big girl quilt - done! I will do a full post later this week. For serious!

dogwood blossoms- also done! I figured while I was quilting, I might as well keep going :) More on this later as well, but probably not this week, that would be insane.

panties - I was going along nicely and then I got to the part that I dislike....so I'll suck it up and finish them soon, hopefully this weekend

penny sampler - I am so behind I don't even want to talk about it. But I am starting to catch up now that the big girl quilt is done, and I managed to finish up these little 3" plus blocks the other day. I have pulled some fabric and hope to start cutting this week for the others.

hoodies - obviously my girls need almost matching hoodies for fall, right? different shades of gray with the same lining. I am pretty sure it is going to kill me with cute and I can't wait!

stuffed bunnies - I have been meaning to make these for a while. I am pretty sure they will be adorable, and I really want to have one to send a friend that just had a baby, so I should really get on that...

crocheted blanket - I am on my 3rd color out of 9 so I am getting there slowly but surely. It's going to be awesome, the only problem is that I don't want it to cover up the pretty quilt!

And this is just what I've actually started. Don't even get me started on the other things that need to be done. One day at a time, that's what I keep telling myself. I think the handmade holiday gifts will be few and far between at this rate, but that's okay. So how is everyone else doing?