The End of the Snuggles

No, I'm not finished making snuggles, but this is the last lot of completed ones that was delivered to my vet's office. There's another one in the works. I'm weaving in all the ends of the seemingly hundreds of yarns scraps I used to crochet it.

This is what's on my cutting table tonight.

It's a bin of scraps of fabric - some fat quarters and other cuts. Some will go into the wedding quilt I'm working on. Others - into the small cat quilts - and who knows what else? It's a bin full of possibilities.

My sewing space is also the safe space for my cat George. He's just over 16 years old, and he's not well. He's had a very bad fever from some infection, and now his kidneys, liver, and pancreas all show signs of problems. He had a loose tooth pulled, and we're hoping that was the cause - and that with the antibiotics we're giving him he'll recover. But he's had a rough time of it, and he's not as strong as he used to be. He's eating a bit now - something he hadn't done since last Friday, and he's drinking his water regularly. It's a small step towards recovery. All we can do is watch and hope.

It's That Time Again

So, what's on my cutting table today?




Strictly speaking, this isn't. As a matter of fact, it was on my ironing board, and it's another snuggle for the animal shelter.



And neither were these - three more snuggles - but of course you guessed that.

So, the real answer is "way too much!" And this is what it looks like:

Some of it is fabric supplied by a friend of mine who finds all sorts of wonderful things at yard sales and thrift sales. It's being cut into 3-1/2" squares and 2" squares (which play rather nicely together) - to be sewn into yet another small quilt top.

I hope you're having a wonderful quilty day!

Squares and a Mini Quilt

It's Wednesday again - and this is what I have on my cutting table. To the right is a small pile of 3-1/2" squares, to be used with four patches in a small quilt for the local cat shelter. Just above the small ruler is a 2-1/2" square, and to the left of that a couple of triangles, cut with my AccuQuilt Go cutter.

The picture below is a small quilt made of 2" squares - I'm keeping the picture small so you can't easily see all my mismatched corners. LOL

It will be quilted with 2 layers of batting or fleece - I'm thinking of something really simple like perhaps criss-crossing the squares in straight lines.

I hope you're having a fun, quilty week!

Can you say "backlog"?

It's Wednesday again, and time to show what's on my cutting table.

The first is a couple of squares that I finished months ago for Blankets for Canada. The blanket is in progress - and if I can get a picture when I'm finished, I'll post it.

The other two are snuggles that I completed - also months ago - for donation to the local animal shelter. And there are a few more of these - so you can see why I use the word "backlog" here. LOL




A couple of people have noted that they're uneasy showing what's on their cutting table, or in their sewing area. I am too - but I decided that I needed a spur to keep me going, and to try to get some sort of order in there.





It's working, too - next to finish is another small quilt top for donation to the animal shelter.



Happy Wednesday!

What's on my Cutting Table?

So much to do, and so little time. At least, that's what it feels like. I've decided to try posting at least once a week - probably on Wednesday - with a picture of what's on my cutting table. It will be a journal of my progress, or perhaps lack thereof. LOL

This is what it looks like right now. There is one pair of my reading glasses - mostly used for frogging. there are some bins of 2" squares - in my attempt to sort them into lights and darks. There's a small pair of scissors for separating the string pieced squares. And, oh yeah, there's one of my little cat quilts in progress. (Let's pretend the stuff in the background doesn't exist for now, okay?)

And here's what was on my cutting table a few months ago.


These are some of the 8" squares that I have crocheted to be put into a blanket to be donated to "Blankets for Canada". This is a group that gives blankets to the homeless. As you may have guessed by now - I love using scraps - yarn scraps, fabric scraps...

So, what's on YOUR cutting table?

Postcards from Mexico

As promised, here is a picture of the two lovely postcards I received from Ale. I think I'd love to visit Toluca.

The bottom picture shows a stained glass window from a Botanical Garden - wouldn't that make a gorgeous quilt?

Happy Monday!

I'm a Winner!

Hola amigas!

Several weeks ago, I entered a giveaway on a lovely blog, Blueberry Heart Quilts, and I won! (I was the 13th to comment - how cool is that?)

And this is what I won.

It's a beautiful little quilted bag - with a side pocket for my cellphone, a hook to hold my keys, and a zippered pocket on the front flap (just above the flower) and one on the front of the bag. There's a lovely long handle as well, for carrying over my shoulder. Here's another picture, showing the inside and the pocket:

Isn't her work lovely?

She also sent me two beautiful postcards - one of which has a picture of a stained glass window that would make a lovely quilt pattern.

Please check out Ale's blog - she has tutorials for making small quilts, bags, and many other beautiful quilty items. (And in Ale's honour, I purchased my first needlework and crochet magazine in Spanish! Wish me luck. :)

Tomorrow - photos of the postcards, and some pretty fabric.

Adiós para ahora!