What I’m loving on Monday

This bobbin winder.  I bought it for my Mom for her birthday, but I had to try it out first.  Ya know, just to make sure it works. He He.  Its officially on my Christmas list.

Leftover pumpkin caramel swirl cheesecake.  Recipe found here…. but be warned, you’ll eat it all and you’re pants won’t fit the next day. I know from experience.

Afternoon naps.  What would I do without you?

Happy Monday Everyone!

Birds & Blooms

Man I’m bad at naming quilts. I had an urge to make a squares in squares quilt last week with some of my fun girl fabrics. It went together fast, but reminded me of how much I hate sewing sashings, even when its only a small quilt.

The backing is from Joann’s, the binding is more flea market fancy. It measures 34"x 44" and is in the shop.

Well look at that…

My little blog was mentioned in a magazine…

So a big thanks to whoever reads this blog over at Quiltmaker Magazine! And thanks to my friends Dodi & Megan for noticing it. Although now I’m a little concerned that someone might actually think I know what I’m doing. Be assured….I don’t. I just pretend I do and it works out for the most part. :)

I made a Christmas blankie for my little man to drag around using this tutorial again, except I put minky in the middle. The flannel is from Joann’s and is really soft once its washed.

Luckily it was cheap to make because the way its been dragged around he’s going to need a new one every year.

Pop & Peach

If I were having a girl I would keep totally keep this one.  I love the backing fabric, its been in my stash for awhile and I’m not even sure who makes it, but it goes with the front perfectly.  I love the squares on the front and the big dots on the back.  I did some grid quilting on this one, I always love the end result.  The binding is flea market fancy.

This one is in the shop.

Here we go again….

First off, Rene’ who was lucky number #74 and has a lovely blog, is my lucky scraps /blocks winner.  All I can say Rene’ is good luck.

Second, I found out I’m having a….

BOY!!  This will be our second little boy.  We knew it was a boy before the ultrasound tech even mentioned it  when we saw him form his little hand into a gun…..yep…totally boy.

Luckily I have a good stash of my favorite discontinued boy fabrics by American Jane.  I want to make a quilt that somewhat matches the quilt I made for Ben.   That way if they share a room they’ll match, and heaven forbid they don’t match {insert husband eye roll here}.