Stay-cation Day 8: Little Letters Finish

From the design wall to being quilted...
I'm nearing the end of my little stay-cation with another WIP done!

My version of the Temecula Quilt Co. QAL is a little different since I didn't use sashing or cornerstones. I like that is was a stash buster (I have soooo much 30's fabrics). It will make an adorable crib quilt measuring a nice 42"x 56". 

 

I couldn't resist quilted it using my ABC/123 pantograph:

So what's left on the ol' stay-cation list?? A few things...but that is a-okay with me. I got some WIP done. My walking mileage is built back up (Tomorrow I'll have 18 miles walked this week!) I puttered and relaxed. Best of all, I have some slow stitching to look forward to as I enjoy sewing this Little Letters binding down right here in my favorite afternoon spot:

BTW...what ya think of the purple backing? I haven't used a lot of purple. But since the recipient of this quilt is unknown, I wanted to make sure it was unisex. My mom uses lavender often when knitting baby blankets, so I followed her lead and thought it was the perfect compliment to this scrappy finish. (And the yellow binding coordinates perfectly with its little flowers.) 

Tonight will find us winding down with friends coming over for dinner, wine and a little card playing. Then tomorrow, Jackson and I are off for a country drive to his breeder. He'll get his playday, spring grooming and be such a good looking boy afterwards!  I'll share his day with ya tomorrow after we get home, especially because so many of you enjoy his presence here on the ol' blog and are pet lovers yourself.

Until then, thanks for stopping by. Hope your weekend is going well.

Stay-cation Day 6: My ABC Flimsy

Welcome to day six for those of you "following" along and keeping me company during my little "Spring Stay-cation" I'm having. I spent the better part of the morning getting my ABC quilt top finished! YAH ME!!! Seriously, I think this Temecula Quilt Co. Little Letters QAL started back in September. I got sidetracked through the winter months...and it's one of those finishes that feels great to have done! 

This Little Letters flimsy measures 46"x52" and was made using my 30's repro stash!

Buttttt....as eager as I was to get this on the long-arm, I quickly discovered I don't have enough fabric for the back. Darn it! Now I have to go to the quilt store!! LOL!  Hey! What's a vacation without a little fabric shopping....right! So today, my guy got off early and now starts his weekend. I'm taking a break from the sewing room and I think we are going to get in some Costco shopping and yes, stop at that fabric store on the way! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look see...until tomorrow...

Stay-cation Day 5: WIP's Be Gone!

My stay-cation seems to be turning more into a "sew-cation" and it feels good.

Today is a cold, quiet, grey day that finds me with some slow stitching of binding and yo yo's to finish. As soon as I find a good movie to watch I'll get back to these tonight. 

(See this, Rainbow of Pinwheels, finished right here.)

Meanwhile, this is off the design wall and getting done! Once I get the rows all sewn together here, I'll add a border and use the rest of the afternoon to quilt it. 

 (See it as a finished flimsy right here.)

And I'm sure Jackson will remind me when it's time for daily walk.

He looks pretty content until then doesn't he.

Hope your day is good. Wondering, what are you up to today?

Little Letters QAL: T & U

It's only 16 degrees outside, so pretty easy to stay inside and sew. This week I had some snow fabric I couldn't resist using for my T. I found a little ukulele player for the letter U. Don't ya just love his little polka-dot shorts?!

Below is a peek at what my Little Letters are looking like on the design wal. Annddd...Oh My! I just noticed as I was creating this post,that I used the same little polka-dotted "ukulele" fabic for my M block (M is for Mice)as well!! I'm literally cracking up at myself! Oh well...just shows how much I like those little mice in their polka dotted shorts I geuss!

This continues to be a fun way to start my Sunday sewing. And now that I'm warmed up, I'm off to work on my ALYofF Nov. Goal. Hope your weekend has been great!

With smiles,

Val:)

Little Letters QAL: P, Q, R, S

My Little Letters continues to be a fun WIP.

I loved the prints I found in my 30's stash for this week's letters:

P is for Puppies.

Q is for Quilting.

R is for Ribbons.

S is for Shoes.
Grateful to the Temecula Quilt Co for these cute little patterns each week.
With smiles!
Val:)

Little Letter QAL: N & O

Happy sewing on a cool Fall morning as I keep up with the Little Letters QAL at Temecula Quilt Co.'s blog.  Today, N is for Nursery Rhymes and O is for Original...

I've also been keeping up on my 15 minutes a day, as I enjoy some slow stitching 

in the evenings by working on my Wool BOM:

Linking up with everyone else Kathy's Slow Stitchin'  Linky today and 

plan to spend the afternoon quilting and taking a long Fall walk.

With smiles,

Val;:)

Little Letters QAL: J, K, L , M

Still singing my ABC's as I got caught up on my Little Letters this morning:

J is made from a Jack-n-Jill print.

K from a Kitchen print.

L from Little Letters. 

M from a cute polka-dot Mouse print.

The afternoon found me enjoying a long walk and some slow stitching outside.

Happy Sunday!

With smiles,

Val:)

Little Letters QAL: H, I

My alphabet is growing and has made it's way to the design wall:

H and I were quick to make this morning and I'm loving the solid letters with 30's fabric! I'm off to treat myself to a pumpkin latte' then it's back to working on my grandson's birthday quilt. Hope ya get in a little sewing yourself today.

With smiles,

Val:)

Little Letters QAL: E,F & G

E is for Elephants, F is for Farm and G is for Garden:

When I starting quilting a few years ago, 30's prints were the very first fabric I started collecting. I  have an entire tub of precut 2 1/4" strips that I use for my hexagons.
I plan to continue my stash busting of these...

...and also use them to "frame" my little letters:

I'm not sure if I'm going to sash my blocks together with a cream or just sew them together scrappy style?? I think once I get A, B, C and D, framed up this week and on the design wall, they'll start to "talk" to me. (I hope!) Anyhoo, I'll be spending my Sunday afternoon right here quilting these two tops:

I hope your day finds ya getting in a little sewing as well.
Sharing at:

With Smiles,

Val:)

Little Letters QAL: D,E

Keeping up with my little letters QAL today:

I'm also following the input of some fellow bloggers and adding a 5" border and
some rik-rak to this baby quilt WIP: 

Happily sewing and puttering around the house today, with a 3 mile walk on the horizon. Nope! drove into the city to pick up a table for our studio remodel instead of walking!! 

With Smiles,

V

Little Letters QAL: A,B,C

I'm joining Tanya who blogs at Tanya Quilts in CO  for this ABC Little Letters Quilt Along over at Temecula Quilt Co.'s blog.  A little letter will be posted each Sunday and Wednesday and the pattern's are totally free!! The finished quilt will measure 34x39 inches with 4 inch finished blocks. Perfect Baby Crib Quilt size don't ya think!

I'll be making mine from my stash of 30's repro prints:

Let me know if ya join us...it will be fun to "sew" our ABC's together.
I'm also going to link up here each week for fun and motivation:

With smiles,
Val:)