The Sewing Storm Before the Mystery

 Here is Limbania's Good Fortune.  Done!

 Actually made sixteen towels for Christmas gifts.  Bought an automatic buttonholder for my Bernina and it is super easy to use compared to the button holes I made several decades ago!

 Started making some Christmas ornaments by hand....doing some in Packer fabric too.

 Quilted and bound this table runner for my mother.   She has a giant table and I think she will love it!

 This one has been waiting for about eight years to be quilted.  I finally did it and actually enjoyed it. 

Kathy and I are both doing a set of these for 35th Ave. BOM.  We will be gifting them to my nephews when they are done.

 I added a border and some feet to this turkey from years back.

 Finally got this UFO border fixed and Barb quilted it for me.  This was the 35th ave BOM from several years ago.

 Quilted and bound this one myself too.  This one was from the Quiltville Cruise!

 Laundry Day Mini is also quilted and bound by me.  I was killing the UFO's!

 Barb gave me her spiderweb blocks from the Bonnie workshop last year.  I decided to make a few more and then used leftover HST's from a prior BOM to make a baby quilt for donation to AZ Blankets for Kidz.  In all, Kathy and I donated eight!

 Made another Betsy Schnibbles, quilted and bound it myself.

 Made another Packer's quilt...quilted and bound it myself too!

 Used up a bunch of leftover parts from Pineapple Blossom to make this quilt and donated it.

This was one of two Shoo Fly tops I made as part of the Quilville Leader and Enders Challenge this year.  Also donated to AZ Blankets for Kidz. 
I am sure there is more I missed but I wanted to share the ones I could still find pictures for!  I am down to about six or so UFO's!  YAY!

Kathy's 35th Ave. Kaleidoscope of Kolor is Quilted!

You may remember last year's 35th Ave. BOM quilt--Kathy and I each made one (mine is still waiting for me to fix that last border one of these days!) and this one is hers.  Ros quilted it and did a great job.  Thank goodness this year's 35th Ave. BOM is not so big!

Ros even made a label for it!  Kathy is gifting it to her neice Bree in New York.

It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!

This morning Kathy and I went to 35th Ave. for our new BOM.  We switched up locations (closer to home) and weekends (no choice) so it started today.  After I had my last PHXMQG board meeting (I am no longer secretary, more time to sew!!) we came home and organized the bills and tax stuff and made way for the new year's worth of bills and tax stuff and then we got to sewing on our 35th Ave. BOM from 2013.  I made it this far before hanging it up!  As you can see in the upper right corner one of my geese is hanging over the edge...I didn't want to just chop it off but I couldn't face pulling it apart and taking some deeper seams and then redoing it so done for now!  It needs four more black borders after this but since it doesn't have a home yet and isn't in the quilting budget anyways, it will be hanging in the closet for awhile.

Angela's Kaleidoscope of Kolor

 Meanwhile, Kathy finished hers!  She had a slightly uneven spot and added in some more black to work it out and it came out great!  Hard to get a picture of it a quilt this huge at night..not enough space or light.  We will drag it outside soon.  Hers also needs a good pressing before it finds its way to Ros.  She works miracles with our quilts!  This one will be going to Kathy's niece in New York so it is going to find our longarmer sooner than mine.

Kathy's Kaleidoscope of Kolor for her niece Bree

 Now the whole reason we did that right away was because we both could not wait to get back to Celtic Solstice!  I now have all my blocks made and over half of it together!  I absolutely love it.  I cannot wait for it to be all done so Ros can work her magic on this one!  You may recall she did Orca/Green Bay for me and quilted in GO PACK GO and GREEN BAY PACKERS on it.  I am hoping she will do the same on this one.  Would be fun to have RODGERS in there too and maybe even FLYNN, everyone will know what year this quilt was made.

Plans for tomorrow include watching the Packer game and finishing up this quilt top!

35th Ave. BOM Parts Need to Make a Whole!

All year long Kathy and I have each been working on the Kaleidoscopke of Kolor BOM from 35th Ave.  We both managed to keep up each month and didn't miss even one pick up so for ten bucks (and black fabric and backing) we will have cool quilts!  We enjoyed it so much we are joining again this year.  Do you remember all of these parts?  I am hoping this month we will both get them into flimsies but if not, we will get them together soon!

 

This is what it is supposed to look like once it is done!

Another Taste of Rock Candy!

 

 I did get in some sewing this weekend despite making homemade chicken soup, Chicken Mahkani, pumpkin bread and spice bars this weekend and watching an incredibly long, nail biting Packer game--which ended in a tie--WHAT!  I made several sets of hand warmers to send back to the boys in Wisconsin that are on my Christmas list.

 I took a picture of four of the Rock Candy tabletoppers we had already made (one we gave to Lexi when she was here).  These Halloween ones will go to my sister, sister in law and mom for Christmas.  LOL they won't be able to use them til next year, but it was SO much fun to make them with Halloween fabric.

 Here is a shot of my quilts and backings in my guest room closet!  So happy to get them out of the drawer they were stuffed in, and I am sure Ros will be happy about that too!  I am seriously getting behind on getting them quilted, but the budget just isn't allowing me to go nuts just now.

 This is block FIFTEEN of Wild and Goosey.  Slow and Steady I say.

 Kathy has been working on quilting this block by block and is at this very moment attaching the last two rows!  She will be giving it to a friend of hers for Christmas.

 We both got our 35th Ave. BOM done (mine is pictured).  In December we will get the instructions to put the whole thing together!

 Bug has found a new place to keep warm..in the leftover bits and batting bucket which has been out while Kathy has been working on quilting block by block.

 Saturday morning Randy and I went to the Swap Meet in Mesa.  I got some Christmas gifts (which I spent some time organizing and wrapping today) and I got us three different things for our Packer guest room.  It is coming together.

 I also made my pressing board.

 I played in my button collection.

 I made the first ornament for the online swap I signed up for (on yahoo, not a blogger).  Free tutorial is at Bugs and Fishes.

 Then I made ornament number two for the same swap.  The free tutorial is at  Stumbles and Stitches I also made an extra one...

 Then I made thirteen more in Celtic Solstice colors for the gals who are coming to In Stitches this Saturday for our Sew-Off party!  Shh, Ros don't tell the others..I think you are the only one that reads my blog from the group.  I even made an extra one to send to Bonnie!

 Then I made these two Packer Rock Candy tabletoppers for the Packer guest room too.  We have plans to make more (Kathy does the quilting, I did the rest) in Packer colors too.

 Here is one on the table!

We also spray basted and pinned the baby quilt for Ashley's baby girl.  I really meant to quilt this this weekend, but I ran out of time!  I should also mention that this Marmalade Squares baby quilt (free pattern on Moda Bake Shop) has an updated pattern on there now.  You may remember I had a slight rant about my difficulty with the pattern.  I never thought it would find its way to the creator of the pattern--Katie of Swim, Bike, Quilt  but it did.  She was gracious enough to write me and apologize for the error and let me know things had been corrected.  I feel bad to not just have emailed her and mentioned my problem--but really didn't think she would take notice of it.  So big shout out to the enormously talented Katie!  I will be making this quilt again--because I really do love it!

Here is Kathy's Crossroads Quilt for Susan--she finished while I was still blogging!  I think I can hear her doing the scrappy binding now!