Wednesday, July 20, 2011

WIP Wednesday!

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

ok, so this is my very first WIP Wednesday post where I actually follow the format...

COMPLETED TOPS:
Dream On!!....

  it makes my heart sing with JOY!
see that little monster?   have i ever shared with you how i do NOT love spiders... i don't!  not one bit!  he is lucky he is alive.  he made his way off and everyone lived to tell about it, promise.

ONGOING PROJECTS, yet to begin:
July Wonky Bee Blocks for Jessica

totally going to do this...

swoon for Miss S.
Image of Swoon- Pattern 142 PAPER Pattern
backpack for Miss S.
(planning on starting and finishing this backpack this morning).

FARMERS WIFE QAL:
Farmers wife
i have had the book for a few (like 5) weeks. i have decided on my color palette.  white and blue. i am a two tone kind of farmers wife.

COMPLETED TOPS AWAITING QUILTING:
Kaleidoscope.
i've got to piece the back and baste and then start  my first ever hand quilted adventure.  i am excited!  not nervous at all thanks to the awesome tutorials all over the place.

So there you have it.  
i do have one finish this week.  i made my very first pillow cover for my sister in law dani california.
just no picture.  

i will take pictures of the backpack and the pillow cover this afternoon when i finish the backpack!

13 comments:

  1. Congrats on deciding on a color palette for the Farmer's Wife quilt. I have the book on order, but am not sure how long it will sit on the shelf, LOL!

    I love, love, love that first quilt!!! What a fun color palette!
    ~Kimberlee
    www.TheSpunkyDiva.com

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  2. i love the colors of this quilt top. reminds me a sherbet icecream! nice work.

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  3. Hey! loving your quilts, and I also HATE spiders. its actually not so much a hate thing as much as it is an extreme phobia. glad you survived that spider attack! lol :D

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  4. Your Kaleidoscope top looks really good! I hope you enjoy the hand quilting...I'm getting ready to start my first one as well. I really like the Swoon pattern but haven't found the right fabrics for it just yet...still working on that!

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  5. I like the circles you put on your kaleidoscope!

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  6. The Kaleidoscope quilt looks lovely! as does your Dream On... love both of them. Can't wait to see your Swoon quilt! I have the FW book as well and am trying to work up the nerve to start on it.

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  7. Wow your kaleidoscope quilt looks gorgeous, and the dream on quilt is so cheerie. LOVE!! Can't wait to see your blue and white FWQ blocks.
    Newest follower from www.dreampatch.com.au

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  8. Love love love everything Nicke! I like this WIP format. I'm thinking I should do this too to get my projects in order and force myself to finish what I haven't gotten around to! Thanks for the inspiration! Can't wait to see your swoon quilt!

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  9. You are killing me over here with these quilts. First the Dream On one and then this Kaleidoscope. Sheesh! You are GOOD!

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  10. I love your Dream On quilt! So beautiful!

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  11. Your Dream On quilt is just lovely! And the Swoon pattern is totally on my to-do list too. I love that one. Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday. : ) (BTW, you don't HAVE to follow any format - just because I'm OCD doesn't mean you have to be, LOL.)

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  12. oh my goodness, you are a busy girl! i just love the dream on quilt top!

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  13. I somehow just found your blog, so hello! Your Kaleidoscope top is beautiful.

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