How Many Parts Will It Take to Catch Up...Part Two.

Wow, would you look at this...here I am again...so soon!  Woohoo!

Now, just where was I?

OH!  I made one final pineapple block...

The small square in the center is from yardage that Joanne (see the fabric here) gave me years ago...I had made Tag a quilted pad with it.  This little square was about all I had left.  The Chocolate Puppy. Tag.  

Okay, now let's move on... to more family news.  Two of my nephews (hmmm, I guess they are my only nephews) had babies within the last few months.  And, both of those nephews are in service to our country!  Proud of them!

Here is Baby Alex...

And, here is Baby Jackson...

How precious, hey?  

Before the scrappy log cabin blocks and the scrappy pineapple blocks, I made this quilt.  Dana of Old Red Barn Co generously shared how she made her quilt like this.  I love it...and it's what got me on the scrappy quilt-making path.  

I bought some succulents...love these babies! 

I have shopped online and I have shopped at my LQS...and I have gotten gobs of fabric!  Some of it to finish up WIPs and some to start new projects with.  Ohboy.  

Someday, I hope to have this all used up (she said, laughing hysterically!).

Well, I think that's all the most important stuff.  ~grin~

Perhaps, now that things are settling down, I'll be able to get back into the habit of writing a blog post at least once a week.  My hope, anyway.

I am on Instagram...kelonie is my user name.  I always post photos there.

Bye for now.  See ya soon!




"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

In The Mail...

A few days ago, I received a box of linen.

   
oh, I do love me some linen!

black, redwood, meadow (very lt.blue), turtle green, dress blue, tawny port

On that same day, I received the fabric
that sister Joyce and I (with Ashley)
chose using FaceTime.  
(first mentioned back here)

And, as if that wasn't enough fabric...
in today's mail 

I received another box from Cathy.

It's been 5 years since I first 

ran across Cathy's blog (click here).

Five years since I won her first box of 'scraps'.

Five years of calling her my friend. 

It is always great fun to open one of Cathy's boxes.

In this box, I knew there would be some

already made small doll heads.

Here they are...

I have something definite in mind for these...

I hope to work on them very soon.

The rest of the medium flat-rate box

was filled with fabric.

And, what fun fabrics they are! 

                      Here's the stack of small-sized pieces...

 

The stack of medium-sized pieces...

Look at the fun prints!

These are the large-sized pieces...

*alert**cuteness factor**alert*

red corduroy with embroidered gingerbread men...

And, look at this cute floral corduroy!

                         All of this in a medium flat-rate box.

Thank you so very much, Cathy! 

**Excuse me, but I must go and play with all this new fabric.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Another Mail Call!

Look what came in the mail today!

From my friend, Kelley, who blogs here.

She has sent me boxes before.

She warned me that this one was heavy...and it was!

She sure can pack a lot of fabric in a box!

The fabric in back...the stars and such...

that is all yardage...WOW!!! 

The fabric in front...those are all fat eighths (at least).

And, these books...

haven't looked too closely at the one on the right,

but the one on the left...

I think I must make every quilt in it!

Help! 

I must say, I have the best friends!

I know I do.

Even if I seem to take them for granted.

I truly don't.

I am blessed, indeed. 

 Thank you so very much, Kelley!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

Mail Call!

Note to self:  

Write "I will buy no more fabric!" 

on the blackboard 100 times.

  

Look what has come in the mail in the last few days...

Now, really, this was all needed.

Truly.

The 3 pieces of black Au.then.tic is for Paul's quilt.

More on that at another time.

The Frolic charm pack is to add to the

charm pack from Bren to make a baby quilt...

and the Frolic brown/green yardage is for the backing.

The Luna Notte charm pack is for my romance stars challenge quilt I posted about here.

I thought it might be more fun to use the 

charms with the fat quarters...

more stars that way.  

Most of this fabric was on sale...from different sources. 

Au.then.tic is becoming rather difficult 

to find...but a few Etsy shops had it.

And, hey...just a quick shout-out to 

Leah over at Burgundy Buttons.

Great service and terrific sales!

Love dealing with her!   

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ohgosh...I did a foolish thing last night.

I made a list of my wip's (works in progress),

AND I also listed the fabrics I have enough of

(or most of what I need) to put a quilt together.

Holy Schmoly.

I don't often go out and just buy fabric,

so it really surprised me!

haha!  

(perhaps I should also write on the blackboard to never make this list again!)

So.

As of this moment,

I am on a fabric-buying moratorium.

At least for new projects.

Wish me luck!

 

 

 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10