Busy Busy Busy

I finished up Carol's President block yesterday morning.  I think it came out pretty good.

After I finished it, I decided that I'd start trying to clean my sewing room up a little bit... well, that didn't last long because I started finding strips that could go in a string block - why put in the bag, which is still full, when I could just as easily stitch up the blocks.  I got one block done... pretty boring, so I moved on.
While cleaning, I found the pattern for a cellphone buddy... it holds your cell phone, pen, post it notes, etc.  I had bought the pattern ( printed on fusible interfacing) sometime earlier this year - a quick project that I figured I might as well do while I still have a BUNCH of fabrics laying out waiting to be sorted and stored.  I ended up using a new fat quarter because it was there and it had bumblebees on it ( a reminder of my Grandma Bee).

Nothing fancy, but definitely something that won't easily get misplaced.  I think I'll try and get some more of the fusible interfacing patterns and make some up for Christmas gifts for next year.

Then I found another quick project that I'd been wanting to do... and still not using scraps - had to do a little 'search and rescue' to find fabrics that would match.  This will be sent to my youngest daughter sometime in the next month or so.

I took the pic before I realized that I had forgotten to sew the buttons onto the front of the panties... they're on now.

This morning....

Still in the same box, I found the pattern for the little purse notebooks that I had made for gifts for this past Christmas and so I made myself one.

Using orange threads, I started out in the center by quilting three feathers... but soon realized that I couldn't see my stitching and the feathers were coming out UGLY; so I switched over to simple stipple stitching.  The fabric pattern is so busy that you can't really see the stitching, which is fine with me.

I was up just before 6 am this morning ( after going to sleep shortly after 1 am) so I know that today's plans will include nap time.  Infact, I'm ready for it now.

After the nap, I'm going to play on Mo'e for a few minutes before removing practice fabrics and start loading the backing for the Gingerbread Boy quilt... My plan is to work on it today and hopefully finish it up tomorrow.

The other day, while doing some straightening up around Mo'e, I found another completed practice piece, but couldn't find the remainder of the backing fabric to make binding with.  I found it last night so will cut what I need for binding and get that sewn on in the next day or so.  It might end up going for a charity quilt, but in the meantime, I'll keep it for a reference.

Ok, my couch is calling my name - I REALLY need at least another hour of sleep.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

TTYNY ( if not sooner)