Progress report...

Well sent my last post I am proud to say I have gotten alot done! For fabric/sewing I finished quilting Jacobs blanket, for my project hug them all....my self set goal to make a blanket for each of my nieces and nephews.

I also finished my quilt a long quilt that I did along with Crazy Mom Quilts.  

I am in LOVE with this one...I better be considering how intense it was! I ended up backing it with a really cute flannel blue polk a dot with a red binding.I gave this one to Cory, my hot hubby. He has been whining nicely asking for a quilt for quit some time. Every time I would get one finished he would say, wow....now wheres mine? It is meant to "match" this one that I made for myself.

I have started my Halloween quilt as well. (Notice the cute "model" in all my quilt pictures?) The green squares are going to be spiders, I plan to stitch them with some details in black.

Close up of one of the pumpkins. I am excited about this one and really just want to finish it...but we have a family reunion coming up and I plan on doing more of these for the auction...so I am busy making aprons. 

But I am also planning a quilt for my little sister Star...she has been hinting at one...very discreetly...since her bday in June. I picked these fabrics because they remind me of her room.

This fun idea has been tumbling around my head for quite a while.

I had my sister in law Lyndsy take this picture last fall of Gunner in his Cub Scouts uniform. He has since graduated and moved on to Boy Scouts, but I knew eventually I would put together a shadow box with the picture and all of the mothers pins I received while he was a Cub Scout. I scored big and found this shadow box at Micheal's this weekend for half off. So I snapped it up! I plan on doing the same thing with his varsity pins and with Gavins pins as well.

For my latest swap on Two Peas I am participating in a Halloween Betty Swap. It is a three part swap. The first is to make 18 Halloween recipe cards. I did Spudnuts, YUMMY! The 2nd part was a partner swap. Which include filling a trick or treat bag with goodies, a Halloween serving tray to serve your recipe on, the special ingredients needed to make your recipe, and a few fun kitchen gadgets. I made my trick or treat bag...I bought this cute fabric to use for my quilt, but then decided to use something a little less obviously Halloween.

I have also made a some fun things to put in the bag

Like this cute charm bracelet and earrings.

I really love this bracelet and want to keep it! My favorite charm is this crystal ball.

I also made a magnet and a Altoids tin album.

And a altered composition notebook. I carry one of these around to jot notes in, grocery lists, crafty ideas and so many other things! Pink is my Betty's favorite color so I sent with a pink theme for it.

My mom made these for me to include too....we are doing a trade since I am making an apron for her Betty.

I hope my Betty likes all this.....

The other swap I am in right now is an altered coffin partner swap....but I need your opinion on it....

with feathers?

or with out?

Here are a few other pics of it

And a few of the goodies I am including in it..

Well that is it for know....I am trying not to save up all my projects for one big giant post. My new goal is to post twice a week....um lets see how that goes.

Feeling a bit naughty....

...but not in a fun way! I feel a bit like a teenager who is out past curfew....any minute someone is going to start yelling "Where have you been!!??!" But summer is drawing to an end...the kids go back to school on Wednesday...I have to admit it is time...they are starting to drive me crazy!

But just cause I have not posted, does not mean I have not been creating....here are some of the things I have been working on this past month....

Finished my quilt top from Crazy Mom Quilts quilt a long.

Hosted a state recipe swap on Two Peas for which I made all these cards...

Plus a few more that did not get photographed.

I also hosted a cupcake, picnic and a copycat recipe swap as well. I made these cards for it:

I decorated my front table...which is not anything great, but it I liked the feel of it. I have had that Roses vinyl forever...so I was really glad to use it!

I also made this cute little guy!

It is a empty spool of thread that I could not bring myself to throw away.

So I turned it into a mini album

Doesn't it look cute next to my J!

Some up coming projects I have in the works include some aprons from these fabrics

Some Halloween Spudnut recipe cards from this fun paper..

Completing these three quilt tops...

And finishing this quilt that I started for my dads birthday.

I am also hosting another fun swap on Two Peas....it is for a 12 days of Christmas quilt...I am still looking for a few more swappers. If you are interested check it out here.

My 4th of July quilt is done...and it is all mine!!! Here are a few detail shots

I quilted around all the denim stars in red and then quilted some blue star shapes in also.

Down the two red columns I used blue thread to quilt in some lose loops and free hand stars. 

 Here is the back side, even all on its own it is pretty cute!

And like a good artist, I even signed this one. (On the blue rectangle)

And here it is in its place of honor in my family room, waiting to be snuggled with! I think that I may have to do one for each holiday....just what I need another project.

I also worked on some of the swaps I am in. The top is my recipe card for the 50 State recipes swap I am hosting on Two Peas

The next three are for a quilt square swap I am in on Two Peas. The bottom one is a summer theme, the middle one is a red, black and white theme and the top one is a fall theme. What do you all think of that top one? Does it say fall to you? I am just not sure I love it....

Well, Happy Crafting,