January is off and running!

Current lead time for t-shirt quilts:  10-12 weeks from the time I receive your t-shirts or clothing.

If you want a t-shirt quilt in time for May graduation:  deadline is 3/1/15 to get your shirts to me.

Your project will be completed in the order in which it was received.  I have several projects in process right now and will be more than happy to put yours in the queue.

Unfortunately, the day job sometimes gets in the way of making quilts!  🙂

Yours truly was nominated not by one, but SIX of my coworkers as Library Media Specialist of the Year for my school district. How could I not submit the official application – even though it was a quite a bit of work to do and show all the evidence the committee require on less than 3 pages double spaced!

Submitted and done in advance of the midnight deadline.

Jars Aplenty pattern from Cozy Quilt Shop

Most days, I sew for others (customers, gifts or family members). It’s a real treat when I am able to sew something just for fun. I keep a small stash of kits I collect from the mark-down tables in quilt shops just for this purpose. I usually grab one to take with me to a sit and sew.

I unearthed this half-finished kit while doing a major studio purge this week. I vaguely recall purchasing the kit during a Shop Hop, but couldn’t remember why I’d set the pattern aside. After about 3 minutes, I realized why. The kit was short a strip needed to complete the background behind the jars! Instead, I’d been given an extra strip of gray that was used for the jar lids. It took a few minutes of pondering, digging through the stash and a little reverse sewing in one section to make it work, but by golly, I did make it work. At least the top is finished! I think I have some green in the stash I can use for backing and binding. It’s a darling wall hanging, but I don’t have the wall space to hang it in my kitchen, so I’ll probably save it to give as a gift.

Tomorrow, I’ll sew up a quick baby quilt based around a panel…then it’s back to t-shirt quilts.

No complaining, mind you. 2015 is already shaping up to be a GREAT year.

Happy New Year!