Wednesday, November 09, 2011

100th WIP Wednesday

Today is the 100th WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced.  I think I started following Lee right after she started her link up for Wednesday.  It has been great for me to think about what I've worked on all week.  It's helped keep me motivated to get projects finished and also provided a ton of inspiration.  More than half of the blogs I follow, I found because they linked up on WIP Wednesday.  So thanks, Lee, for starting this and keeping it up! 

This week has been tough with the time change on Sunday.  I can't seem to get my internal clock straightened out and neither can my kids!  I also overexerted myself playing field hockey on Saturday, and I'm not sure my body will ever recover from that!  There has been lots of lying on the couch this week, so I've made quite a few more hexagons.  They look exactly the same as the other hexis so I didn't take a picture!

I did finish the quilt top for on of my baby quilts.  I think I'm going to bind with the orange, but I'm not sure about the backing.  I used to just pick a fabric and buy enough to do the whole back with one thing, but now I feel like the back needs to be a cute as the front!  I'm still thinking about it. 

I'm trying to make a few surprise gifts, so I practiced a little free motion quilting on one piece of this project.  I think I want to stipple the Embroidery 101 quilt so I need the practice! 
I also made 2 more of the braided scarfs, but I didn't take pictures.  Why, I don't know, because my daughter looked too cute in her hot pink and blue scarf... with her black dress with neon colored hearts and splatters on it... with blue tights.  I wish I was as cool as she is! 
I hope make a Christmas gift/bag tonight to share on Friday.  I think I've decided on a giveaway for handmade Christmas gifts.  Check back on Friday for more details! 

18 comments:

Quilt Genius said...

Great fussy cutting! Woohoo!

Mary
http://www.quiltgenius.com

Kelly Massman said...

cute baby quilt!

Jennifer said...

that baby quilt is adorable! great work - i hear ya with the internal clock thing, good thing its a short week for me with teachers convention! yippee more sewing!

Heather D. said...

Awww, the baby quilt is so cute.

JuliePickles said...

Do you have any of the fabrics that you used for the outer part of your blocks left over? You can make some big squares with those and piece them together for the backing. It's going to be just adorable whatever you do, those little animals are just too cute!

Maggie said...

Nice job on the FMQ!

Foolish Feathers said...

I think you are doing great on the free-motion quilting! Isn't it fun to try out new stitches?

Leanne said...

Your quilt is looking so cute and your fmq is looking great!

Christie describeHappy said...

Hope the time switch gets easier for you and your quilt looks great!

KristyLou said...

Awesome free motion quilting!

Marci Girl said...

Where in the world did you find those wonderful woodland creatures for your quilt? So cool! Love it!

Elizabeth Dackson said...

What a cute little baby quilt!

Marsha Cooper said...

I love the bears on the top one!
I have an idea in my head to make use of a like new Dora sheet set I bought at a yard sale.

Cille said...

The baby quilt is just adorable...

Katy Cameron said...

Cute baby quilts :o)

Allison said...

such a sweet baby quilt

Leila said...

I love those cute little animals!

Al said...

Awwwhhh. Such adorable animals!