I really do exist. . .

Life has gotten really full lately but I am still around.  Firstly, Patti over at My  Current Obsessions sent me the most awesome giveaway:

 There NINE patterns there plus a kit to go with the top one!  Thank you Patti!

I've been working on my Stitches but I didn't have time to make up the March stitchery into a quilt-and I didn't even get started on the April one.

I've spent what sewing time I've had on this quilt for Cub Scouts:

We're having a Spaghetti Dinner and silent auction in May.  I better get cracking on this.

I've done some knitting-socks, baby bib, baby hat etc-but nothing worth showing!  I have a good excuse though-I'm exhausted when I get home.  We're preparing to move out of our current facilities at work and I've been busy with that and the packing, and I'm forcing myself to go workout after work.  I'm too tired to do anything but sit when I get home.  I'm a whole lot of fun I can tell  you!

Baby Surprise Jacket

Finished this Baby Surprise Jacket last night.  I made if for one of the girls at work who just had the cutest baby boy!  I've been wanting to try this pattern for years.  It's by Elizabeth Zimmerman and it has a really interesting construction.  I meant to take a photo before I sewed it up but had one sleeve done and was not about to tear it out!  It's knit all in one and then seamed across the top of the sleeves and shoulders.  V. cool.

Still running. . .

 One for Magpie. . .

 one for MIL. . .

One for Aunt Cindy (and one just like it for my mom!).

Some of what I've been doing. . .

 This is the finished Kathy Schmitz stitchery.  I love how the cloud is blowing the wind!

And these two are some table runners I'm whipping up for Easter.  I sent one to my sister and gave one to my CCE co-teacher, Vicci.  I'm making some more out of different fabric for my mom and MIL.

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March

 So last night I decided to get the borders on my Bibelot.  I got the yellow border on then realized I didn't have enough blue daisy fabric.  (BTW, I have, somewhere in my house, five yards of the blue daisy fabric.  Can't find it anywhere.) DH was amused watching me hunt for the fabric and commented that I must have put it in a safe place.  You know the safe place, where you put something so you won't lose it and then you lose it anyway? Ah, well.  I'm off to JoAnn's for more during lunch today.

I started stitching on my first Sweet Stitches by Kathy Schmitz.  It went really quickly. I started it Saturday afternoon and finished around 3:30 on Sunday afternoon.  I've still got to add the little swallows and make the border.  I'm really liking this!

everything's coming up daisies

 This is my second shot of Bibelot using the daisy fabric.  I've got a couple of wonky areas I need to sort out.  I'm going to border with a slim yellow border and then more blue daisies.

This is my first Bibelot, quilted and bound.  I gave it to Abby, our Lhasa Apso, because I was unhappy with it.  It actually looks okay.

Weekend work

 Got some free-motion quilting practice in on my Bibelot Schnibble.  The quilting isn't great-cats teeth in some places-but at least it's done.  I made a slimmer binding for this-two inches instead of 2.5.  I like the slimmer look.

I'm going to make another one of these Bibelot's in the same fabric but with a different layout.  I just love this combination.

I've gotten a head start on my Easter quiltings.  This is a mini quilt I picked up at the Houston Quilt Festival last fall.  The applique is just fused on right now.  After I finish the Bibelot and it's next rendition I'll get busy on this one.  It came with a ton of cute little buttons.  I can't wait to play with those.