Bubble quilt is finished

This is my 3rd quilt that I've finished on my new Simply Sixteen.  I used a pantograph to quilt this one.  Quite a learning experience but I gained a ton of confidence using pantographs.

Surprise, I am posting to my blog. I forget about it because I post so many pics on Facebook :(

I think I'll just add some pictures of things to update the blog, then hopefully I can be more faithful to post here at the same time I post to Facebook. The first few pictures are some recent swap items I've made.  The last few are my craft/sewing room.  I moved all my stamp cabinets into the closet so I could make some room for my new Simply Sixteen longarm.  So far I've quilt two lap size quilts.  I have a couple more quilt tops to finish up then I will be quilting them also.

Here's what I've been up to this weekend

Two finished quilts! I love it when they are fresh from the washer and dryer.

Stars Wars pattern testing for Kristy. I am making my son a Star Wars quilt for his birthday and will incorporate these blocks into his rag quilt.

My next batch of catch-up blocks ffor the Spllendi Sampler quilt-a-ling. They were supposed to be hand embroidered but I did free motion quilting for mine.

A project bag for the Sewing Loft zipper bag swap.

Pillow 1 of 3 I need to make for a friend. I'm finally getting to the bottom of my pile of "to-dos".

Birthday card for a friend using the Tim Holtz Crazy Cat stamps.

I'm going to try and be more diligent about posting to my blog.  I post so much to Instagram and Flickr that I've forgotten about my blog.  Here's what I did this weekend..

Hours of sewing time gathering scraps, sorting them by color then cutting them into5 inch strips with varying widths of  2 1/2, 2 and 1 1/2" strips.  This is a quilt along on Flickr called the Scrap Players Quilt.  The quilt is supposed to be finished in 10 days but I think after my marathon sewing weekend it is going to take me a while longer.  I still have all my "random" pieces that were left over cuts from the  5" strips to sew together.

I also spent the majority of Sunday stamping some Easter cards and getting ready for my stamp club next Saturday.

Here are my helpers taking a nap while I work.

I finished up my last 2 bubbles for the Bubble Bee swap. This has been a year long swap and I am so excited to get my last 4 blocks from my swaps partners. This is an international swap and it has been fun to see the different fabrics from other countries.

Here is a little project bag I made for my March Instagram secret pal.

There are my blocks for March in the Fussy Cut blocks Flickr group. This year we are working our way through a color theme. I need to count my blocks and see if I am getting close to enough for a quilt. It takes a lot of 4" blocks to make a quilt but I'm sure I have way over a hundred since this is year 2 of this swap for me.

Last weeks cards from friends....

and here's the horse Grandpa made for Chloe's 3rd birthday

This is the second horse my husband has made for our granddaughters. 

Happy Birthday Matt...

We celebrated Matt's 41st birthday and our 44th anniversary this week.

It has been ages since I've posted here.  I seem to do most of my posting on Facebook, Flickr and Instagram.  I have been sewing, sewing, sewing!  My most recent project was 2 tuffets that I made taking a class in Stockton.  I now have an extra finishing kit so if anyone would like to order a custom tuffett, just email me.  They are little on the expensive side since the supplies cost $100 and that doesn't include any sewing time but they are adorable, and will be an heirloom.

I've also been making microwave potato bags and wallets.  The potato bags are $10 each (machine washable and dryable). 

Phone cases and burp cloths for sale, will make to order. Phone cases have zip pocket for cash, 3 credit card slots under the tab and section for phone.  Will fit up to iPhone 6+.  $15 each.  Burp cloths $7.50 each.  Can be personalized with color.  Name added for $1.00 each.

A few things I've made lately. I am so active on Flickr that I have been very neglectful to my blog.

I've been sewing swap items, getting a head start on January swaps. Under The Sea fussy cut blocks for this month's theme.

Mini quilt for the Black/White + one color swap. I loved this pattern and it would make a great quilt with all the blocks connected.

Log cabin slippers. This is the first pair I've made and I made them in colors my swap partner requested. Great pattern and I added gripper fabric to the bottom.

Hunter's star block for the Stash Fabulous bee.

Valentine dumpling pouch. It's not a very big zip pouch but I will fill it with Valentine goodies for my swap partner.