Fabric therapy

 So I have been fondling my fabric. It is a sickness. I know. I spent the other night cutting all my scraps up into 1.5 and 2.5 inch squares for future projects. I really want to focus on scrapbusting alot of my stash. For those non-quilters I am now speaking another language. (making use of all the little pieces of left over fabric) I spent ALL day Monday going through and organizing my fabric. Most of it I have grouped into sets to make quilts from. My parting thought from this experience is that I have WAY TOO MUCH FABRIC.

This is from my Rug Mug Swap and it is now finished. I have even put together little treats and goodies. It doesn't get to be mailed off until Feb. but I feel better knowing it is done. Remember my list I shared at the first of the month. I'm chipping away at that bad boy. I have my red,pink and white quilt all sandwiched and ready to quilt and bind. I still have half of my bee blocks to make hopefully Thursday or this weekend. Now off to think about what to make for dinner. any ideas?

more of the baby shower

 Jenn had such a good turn out and the best family on both sides. It was a pleasure to be there.

 How cute is this cake? The closest I got was to take a picture. I took Stella for a walk instead which was win-win for me.

Pretty girl wondering what all those people were doing in her house.
7 more weeks and I'll know the baby's name. I did find out it will not be Dena- no double D's for the Dooleys. That cracked me up.

Now I can show you

Baby quilt was giving to Baby Dooley today. Jenn still didn't tell me her name. Darn that girl and her zipped lips.

Hey partner, does this help?

Hey partner, does this help?, originally uploaded by denawayne.

Well, before I told you I had been accepted in two swaps- The Scrappy mug rug swap and The Doll Quilt Swap. So excited!!!! So I thought I would write a note to my partner who is a secret and I won't know who he/she is until I get my package in the mail. Cheating? no not really. Well maybe. Color me bad. I am in LOVE with the scrappy look lately. Colors and brights and whites OH MY! Grey is good too. Let's not forget linen- love that also. My one request and this is going to sound like crazy talk coming from me but, are you ready for this? No Owls. See crazy I know. I love them. But lately that is all I have received and there is so much greatness not owl that I feel the need for a little of it. Please please pretty please think scrappy happy. Now I'm off to stalk my partners. Bwahahahaha.

Some stuff done

Three Bee Blocks and a mini quilt checked off the list. I have one more bee block and a quilt to put together. I just got in to two pretty elite swaps the Scrappy Mug Rug and Doll Quilt Swap. I have the best time doing these.

She's Amazing

I love my girls, originally uploaded by denawayne.

I don't tell her that enough. I need to. She has grown up so fast it blows my mind. She told me that she is audtioning for the solo on the song "Fever". It took me back to my high school jazz choir days of singing the same song and it hit me- wow she is really growing up fast. I watched her show her Dad and sister how to figure out her sister's math homework (stuff that looks like a foreign language to me) and it hit me how wonderful and smart she is. She is very kind and polite and I could not ask for more. She is going to be in the talent show at school and for that I think she is brave to sing in front of everyone like that. I couldn't do that in 7th grade. She's Amazing!!

A Year of Quilts 2010

             This was fun to look back at what I did over the year.