red, white, and black swap blocks

So I met with the other ladies last Thursday to swap out our blocks. They all got my ladybug block and this is what I got in return:

 Did you happen to notice, my lady bug wasn't the only one there!!! The other one was made by Grace, she is only 11 (I think). It was pretty funny when we went to swap blocks, I asked her from across the room, "hey Gracie, what do you have there?" She holds it up and says "A ladybug" with a big grin on her face. Then she returned the question  "what do you have?" I held mine up and said "I have a ladybug too!" The look on her face was priceless! We all roared laughing, she ran across the room to see "MY" ladybug.

Also in one of the blocks I found this fabric.....aren't they cute!

Here they are all together on my wall. There were two ladies that didn't show up, I think there was a little confusion as to when we were swapping blocks this time around. So I am missing two, but do have two more of my ladybugs I can squeeze in there with them all.

Now to decide what to do with them all. Thinking, thinking, thinking................

I also added more fabric to the stash....black on white for EASY STREET, if I use them. Pretty red scroll too.

 I received these a while back, but they had been sitting on my desk downstairs.

 I must have really like them, because when I went to put them on the shelf............dOH. I already have these bundles! Glad I liked them.

 This is my favorite out of that little bundle I got.

 Up close.......hmmmmm inspiration for EASY STREET??????

 Of course my crew didn't let me down......they had to hang out with me too, even if that meant they were all snoring away, all 4 of them.

I am off work for the next 10 days, so lets see how much sewing I can get caught up on. I have been cleaning and straightening all morning long. My shelves look so pretty and organized now. I will post about that tomorrow or the next day.

More sewing, and cleaning, and ....

More STASH!!! Oh my, I must go on a fabric diet, soon! I think I will do that come 2013. Remember that Halloween Fabric sale I told you about.............my order arrived at my house 3 days later. All 40 yards of it. Doesn't the Fat Quarter Shop package it so purdy??!

 Here it is all un-bagged and sorted by color, stacked so neatly. This is what 40 yards looks like, this pile is more than 12 inches tall.....I measured it!

 Then a few days later I got my full box from Tonya over at Ozark Fabric on FB. Another 30+ yards. See all this wonderful fabric.

 Here is my pile of Yenters..........I had to make a whole shelf just for these, because I will have LOTS more coming in February of the new line. Yippeeee. I am a Jason Yenter addict!

 Here is my pile of bright blenders, rainbow style of course. Red, Orange, Lemon Yellow, Lime Green, darker green, Grayish, Chocolate, Rusty, Cream. I know she still has some of these left @ $4.00 a yard. Might have to get some more.

Then while I took a break from cleaning up the messing studio, I started working on those ladybug blocks. Trying to get all 20 finished since I don't know when in November we are suppose to meet to do the exchange. Merlin decided he was going to help me. Glad he wasn't a total brat and kept the neatly stacked piles he was laying on, in neatly stacked piles. He laid there and purrrrrrred, swatting at the fabric every once in a while.

I had read on Bonnie's blog about how black fabric is soooo saturated with dye that she alwayspre-washes her black......(I am not a pre-washer)..so I took out the bolt of Kona black I had, cut it into 2 yard pieces, and washed it all today. Gotta remember to get it off the line and put it back on the bolt. I actually did this after cleaning up...(keep reading), I am just too lazy to move the pic in the right order :D

Oh what a mess my room has become again. This is one of the tables before....what a nightmare!

After about 20 minutes of cleaning it up and putting things away.

 The whole table. Doesn't this say "Hey come be creative!" ?

Then while I was on a cleaning streak, I grabbed the yellow scrap basket, and started cleaning it out. First ironing it all out........ Forgot to take a before pic, but I did empty the bin.........see.

 Then I started cutting strips, or squares if I could. Then putting others into a strings pile, then crumbs, and the itty bitty stuff in the trash.

 Then I started on the purple bin.......before

 after it was all ironed and sorted for cutting.

So now the yellow is 100% scrap system organized, and the purples are awaiting to be trimmed and homed to the right bin. 25 + years worth of scraps I am determined to get them all done soon. Will be easier to work on when they are in strips or squares. Lets see, I have pinks, red, oranges, green, black, brown, multi, 2 HUGE blue bins, 1 HUGE white bin too. I think I will keep going with the little ones, so I feel like I am getting somewhere before trying to tackle the blue and white bins. At least then I will know I only have those 3 left and they are all done, so it won't seem so bad. I can probably make an entire quilt top from those 3 bins only. In fact maybe I will try........to see how far they go. A challenge for 2013 I think?!

I also finished the top on the Pink n Orange one, the borders are all pieced and waiting to be attached. Camera battery died so no pics. I will try to attach the two later and take pics of it. It looks awesome. Love the color combination!

Well it is 10am finally, and I think it has warmed up enough outside I am going to go wash my truck, so I can shower and start the day. I see more sewing going on later today too.

Sewing Saturday

Yes I finally got to sew again!!! Yeah!!!  Dear hubby was in the garage all day covered in dirt and grease, tearing the jeep apart to put in a new lift kit, so we can get the new tires and rims on. He has been driving on slicks for a few months now, and we need the jeep in a week and a half when we go on vacation, so this is his weekend. It is Thunder Beach this weekend too, and the motorcycles will not be leaving the garage because he has more important things to do. Soooooooo that means I am sewing away, as much as I possibly can. In between I did all the laundry, all the dishes, and cooked too. Yippee very productive day.

First off I worked on my guild blocks that need to be done by the week I get back from vacation.

Then I worked on sewing a back for a quilt that has been sitting there for awhile. I knew I didn't have enough fabric but this week I received a yard of some camping fabric, (along with other squishies too) so I am using that to see if I have enough now. If not, I seen some more in JoAnn's this past week. Might have to make a trip.

I added a few more strips to hubbies quilt, but man that quilt is going to take some serious time. Not going to be done in 10 days so I am putting it to the side to get other things done.

Then when Bonnie came on her Quiltcam I took the laptop upstairs and pulled this mystery out since it is still on the table, trying to get the top done so I can get it off the table. Will try to finish it tomorrow.

I need the tables semi cleared so I can get to the rest of my list I posted about earlier this week done. More sewing will be done tomorrow, as for now. I am off to bed, didn't sleep good again last night, up half the night, then out of bed way to early, then back to bed for a very interrupted nap, then been going full speed all day long. Night night all.