Being Koi

Hey everyone!  It's certainly been awhile.  Remember me?  If there was an award for procrastination, I would win, or at least be nominated.  Thank you for the occasional email asking if I was alright!  And no, I have not given up blogging!  I have no good solid excuses for my hiatus.
I see that Blogger has an updated interface that I will try but first wanted to get a post up before I confuse myself any more than I already am.
I think I'll work backwards with my updates,
I sewed a few pillowcases to donate to my LQS who will donate to ConKerr.

And did the Strip Club at same LQS.  The club meets once a month with the fabric choices revealed but the pattern a mystery.  All we know is the pattern comes from Layer Cake, Jelly Roll and Charm Quilts book.  The fabric used was Sophie with just a bit of Just Wing It for the star points.  This is not mine, but the shop's sample. 

And I tried something new!  I can't remember when I bought the Twisted Sisters booklet but thought it was time to try it.

It comes with a template but once you get the hang of sewing it together it is a lot of fun.  Ami Simms even has a tutorial on her website which is very helpful.  Here's my first block made from my scrap basket.

I had to take it apart so many times to get the outer edges right.  More pictures tomorrow of my Christmas version.
That's it for today.  Thank you for your patience.  I'm glad you've come for a visit.  And welcome back to those of you who have stuck with me!  I think I'm back on track.

Fall Weather

It looks like Autumn has arrived in my neck of the woods (West central coast of Florida), at least for the past few days, until we are back up to the 80s which are forecasted for the end of the week.  Thank goodness, I hate the cold!  And by cold I mean 46 degrees this morning with an afternoon high of 70.  Spoiled, I know.

After participating in the Year of Schnibbles I've lots of charm squares left over.  I used some from the Holly Jolly and Merry and Bright lines by Sandy Gervais to make a table runner.  Both lines work so well together.  Here's the back,

I figured today would be a good day to hand-sew the binding down on the back what with the house so cool.

I did a simple meander stitch on my Bernina.

My daughter was funny when I showed it to her through a Skype video chat, "blue  Christmas fabric?" She's a bit of a traditionalist, like her Mom!  I won the charm packs from a giveaway.

Hope everyone is keeping warm today, talk to you later.

Plan D

As in dunce, dimwit, or dunce, all names I was calling myself after cutting out the Plan C Schnibbles and sewing the border strips into four patches.  Talk about being on auto-pilot!  Gee whiz.  {Our assignment was to make either Short Story, Schnibbles or full size using Carrie Nelson's new book Schnibbles Times Two.}

I used two charm packs of Botany.  Due to my snafu with the four patches, I had to change the border design.  I think it still works okay.

I loved all the birds, and spider webs in the fabric.  It's a really cute, bright line.  I'm going to bind it in the tone-on-tone coral.  Here's a close-up,

I can't believe we've come full-circle.  A big thanks to Sherri and Sinta for the idea and coordination.  I've had a lot of fun sewing and admiring everyone's work each month.   I wonder what they have planned next?  And just because it's cute, a little red Dutch car we saw on the streets of Amsterdam,

 Until next time~