Row Robin fun - Row 2

I can't post any photos of my blocks or my rows - or anyone else's rows - until the Row Robin project is all finished and we have our quilts back. I have taken pictures however. And when we are all done I hope to share some of them.

I will show the color scheme of the first row I made because Connie knows I'm working on hers this month so I'm not giving away any secrets by following her color pallet. I designed my own 8" block and I've included that pattern along with some scraps of my fabrics for her. And I've signed her label. Everything is packed back into her bag and ready to pass along at the next guild meeting.

Having this done early was really important since I know I'll miss that meeting. I'll drop this off some day this week with another guild member to deliver. What a fun project! The anticipation is building! Can't wait to get the next one to work on, and of course to get mine back all finished.

They grow too fast

Happy 1st birthday to my granddaughter Sophia! It was actually yesterday but I didn't really have a chance to post anything.  We will celebrate on Sunday.  I hope I am healthy by then so I can go - don't want to share my nasty cold with everyone.

Can't believe she is already a year old. Time flies too fast.

Where's Waldo?

OK - the real question is Where's Sara?

I'm spending this whole week in our state capital - and capitOl.  Pierre is not the most exciting place to be, but our capitol building and grounds are beautiful. And the training I'm attending this week is being held on the 4th floor of this building.

Hopefully it will be a bit warmer tomorrow so that I can walk the lake path and enjoy the geese, the statuary, and the perpetual flame fountain.

Oh - and the grass is NOT green here like in this picture.  It is still snow covered and cold.

Spinning my wheels . . .

I just feel like I'm spinning my wheels lately.  No sewing done this week, not even a few minutes spent doing the handwork on any binding.

I did sketch out a design for a block and picked out fabrics to use in the Row Robin. The exchange was on Saturday, but we are keeping these secret until the end so I can't show what I'm working on.  The first row that I received is gorgeous - a combination of pieced and applique.  It has a spring theme and a purple/white color scheme.  Can't wait to add my row to this one this month.

Ready for quilting

This morning I put the rest of the rows together for the Jungle Strippie quilt. So early this next week I'll pick out some soft backing and drop it off to be quilted. It might be a race to finish this before those twins arrive.

I like progress, even in small steps.

Jungle Quick Strippie

I have a couple of rows put together for this version of the Quick Strippie. This one is for one of the twins due in the coming weeks. I can picture quilting this with a variegated thread with lots of red in it. I should have a chance tomorrow afternoon to finish this top so I can drop it off for quilting on Monday or Tuesday.

March goals

I've decided on my March goals - again looking at small goals. 

I'm not tackling any additional UFO projects in March because I'm not likely to spend much time in my sewing room.  I'll be on the road 2 weeks of March for work. And on top of that, the twin grandbabies are getting closer to their April due date so I must be realistic about where I may be instead of home.  We certainly hope those babies wait until April to show up, but you just never know. 

New Projects:

• Baby quilt for boy twin - HIGHEST PRIORITY!!
• add an appropriate 8" row to the Row Robin that I receive in the exchange at guild

Works in Progress (WIP):

• Finish Hugs & Kisses quilt - handstitch binding & add label
• borders on Terrain Fat Quarter Stars quilt