Archive | January, 2014

MMStar Count

6 Jan

Two posts in one day, Lindsay?  What gives?

Monday Morning Star Count, that’s what gives.

So it’s not Monday morning precisely, but I want to join in this fun link-up.  Jessica over at Life Under Quilts was one of the first bloggers/instagrammers I followed in regards to English paper piecing [aka the method by which I make and quilt hexagons] when I first became interested a couple months ago.  I received her book for Christmas which also has lots of great EPP tips and techniques.  Well…

Jessica is starting a Monday Morning Star Count – a weekly link-up to encourage and to show progress on EPP projects.  I want to play!  I might not play every Monday [We all know how my weekly Friday Favorites post has not been so weekly.] but every now and again, I hope to join the fun.  And so here I am, two posts in one day.

I continue to work on the Union Jack hexagon quilt from Hexa-Go-Go.  It’s my favorite thing at night to curl up and do on the couch.  I’m to the point where all of the blue sections are sewn together; I now am adding the white/cream borders to each section.  From there, it’s the red.  I find myself getting a little bored with the adding of the borders … I’m ready for some more color and am itching to get to the red!  I keep a stash of red squares to baste when I get really bored and need a little color in my life.  I have about 80 more hexagons to baste and then it’s just putting all the pieces together!

The top of my sewing kit – a green plastic storage container of sort -filled to the brim with the blue sections I’m working on.
A clearer view – minus the big blue sections.
The stool which holds the in progress pieces!

Today is the day.

6 Jan

The sister leaves for Dublin.  My LITTLE sister.  How is she old enough and mature enough and adventurous enough to go to Ireland for a semester?!  Right about now, she’s on a bus taking her to O’Hare.  From there, it’s DC and finally Dublin by tomorrow morning.  I’m all nervous and excited for her!  Say a little prayer that travel for her goes safely without much delay or hassle.

And, hey, if you’re at all curious about her travels, check out her blog.  Her latest post features her travel itinerary and couple photos of the pillowcase Molly Bea and I made for her.  Family and friends signed the back of it; it turned out super fun.  Oh, yeah, there are also some photos of my siblings and I.  Let’s not get into the shenanigans that was that photo shoot …

Friday Favorites.

3 Jan

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a regular Friday Favorite so I’ll make this one extra special.  Promise.

It’s not too late to start this 2014 mood calendar.  Isn’t it super fun?  Each day of the year, you make a face to describe how you felt that day.  Pointless?  Quite.  But still fun.  Or, if you want a more practical, free, printable calendar [I always print two: one for the fridge and one for big-picture planning at church.], check out this one.

New year, new crafty goals.  Here’s to the power of big, crafty goals.  [I think mine are to finish the two quilts I have in progress – the union jack hexagon and gumdrop – and to challenge myself to learn a new quilting skill.]

Busy isn’t respectable anymore.  Can you not say the word busy to describe your life for a week?  a month?  a year?  According to the article, it might change the way you live and view your life.

The kitchn’s 10 Tips that Blew Our Minds This Year.

Hey!  This is where my mom, older brother, and I will be staying while in Dublin in February.  Cozy, right?

Sister leaves for her semester in Dublin on Monday.  When Molly visited me in MN, we wanted to make her something that she could take with her but wouldn’t take up much space in her already-stuffed suitcase.  We decided on a pillowcase.  Something practical and something small.  We didn’t follow this tutorial exactly but it’s a handy one.

Now, the last thing I need is another tote, but this one is made out of an old, discarded sweater.  How fun!

Look at this cute little fairy jar.  I want to make one for absolutely no purpose but that it is cute.  Speaking of jars, I’ve been saving my pesto and salsa jars to make them into cute storage containers.  This tutorial has the creator paint with a brush; I’m going to try spray paint instead.

Enough?  Enough.  Enjoy this first weekend of 2014!

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