This is a Long Overdue Post........

I have been meaning to blog about  this for some time now. You get to see what I have been doing instead of blogging.........

I never win anything..... This is a comment that will never come out of my mouth, EVER again.  In the last few months I won, a fat quarter set from another blogger,  a 23 fat quarter bundle from Sew Mama Sew's quilting month and ........drum roll please.........an   EQ7!! Yes an EQ7. Can you believe it.  I swooned!

From the fabulous "Jennifer Can Quilt" blog's EQ7 contest.

I counted the days until it arrived. And when it came. My girls and I fought for who got to play first. I won AGAIN...haha. I am bigger than them you know.

This is the first design I came up with

That's all the time I got before SuperGirl took over. She designed this one.

And this one,

She LOVES solids. She is the Kona Queen in this house. Remember this quilt. Her 13th B-day is coming. All she wants is Kona in every color.

This is another design I played with'

         Inspired by this quilt by Red Pepper Quilts.

This is sooo easy. I love it!!! I can't wait to make a quilt from start to finish with this software.

We Love Our New Blessing!!

   

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Pink is her favorite color..........

My oldest daughter... who is now 15. Received this little set when she was 5.

As the years have gone by I have made new bedding and repainted it white with each new owner. This sweet set is on to owner number six.   # 6  decided repainting it white, was not an option. I told her that it has always been white...  her 5 big sisters liked the set white.

She didn't waiver, after all she is 4.  #6 wanted pink. Not just any pink. Bright tulip pink.  Oh, my.

How about yellow? Or baby blue? No PINK!!

The Boy did the spray painting. I owe him for that. After all his fingers were pink for a while....
I  sewed a mattress and pillow, covered the seat. Then made a lil'quilt for the back of the chair.

I think you have seen the baby quilt before  :)  , this is it's new home.

 

Now that the project is done. I think pink was a good choice.

I think Baby thinks so too. # 6 and sassy loves it!!

Wow What a treat !!!! This project is featured on Remodelaholic!!!!




I am giddy!! I am dancing!!!!
Sign up to follow their blog..FANTASTIC!!

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Anyone want to join in ?????

My Goal in this project is to clothe the" nakey babies" (dolls) in this house. 

I have been sewing a few little things and making a couple patterns/tutorials to share.

So, if any of you are tripping over nakey babies in your house. Please join in.

I am thinking that over the summer I will make clothes for all the nakey's and maybe some spares.

It is never to early to sew for Christmas or B-day's.

I will post once a week on Friday. I am keeping it simple. Beginner friendly.

If anyone has any ideas, patterns links or inspiration to share ...please do.

Grab your scraps of fabric , Velcro and a "Nakey Baby"

this will be fun.

I will add a flickr group so we can share pics of the babies we are sewing for and the things we sew.

Here is some links to getcha in the mood.

Trillium's Doll T-Shirt

Idea's on refurbishing lil'one's from Save the Doll's

A place to buy socks and shoes to match

a dress and a pinafore from Susan Krammer

Please Join me !!!!!

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Headaches from Hexagons............

Hello All ,
I am working on the hexagon quilt -along today and these hexagons are tough to layout!
I really want a quilt that looks modern and simple. I would kinda like it to be a giant hexagon. But I don't think I have made enough blocks. I am playing with all kinds of ideas ...but it is tricky...at least for me.  I have tried a few things...
Low-tech (Thank to my kiddos pattern blocks)

High-tech ( thanks to my EQ7 that I won, more about that later)

Finally...
My-tech ( graph paper)

It always comes back to the graph paper!!!

If any of you are like me you will love this source for free printable graph paper. They have so many cool papers I dare you to go there ,take a look, and not want to design a new quilt. Sharpen your colored pencils people. It is Awesome! Pin It

Come on...I know you want some.

It was the Big Man's Birthday Sunday. 

I made his favorite cheesecake.

I like a little extra crust, can you tell.

I also made a cherry sauce for the top.

I made this with dark sweet cherries and Kirsch ( cherry brandy ).

I am pretty sure when it was simmering, 
a little piece of Heaven fell from the sky....

and right into this sauce. 

Perfect Pair.

Yummy!!!!

If your needing you own.

I used this cheesecake recipe.

I did not use the sour cream topping.

I did ad a 1/2 cup of heavy cream to the eggs.

Tip. Fill a roasting pan with boiling water. Placing it on the bottom rack under the cheese cake.

This will keep your oven moist so your 
cheesecake won't crack.

The cherry sauce was made with:

4 cups of dark cherries

1 c. sugar (less if your cherries are sweet)

2 cups water

1/2 cup Kirsch

Stir every thing together in a sauce pan. Bring to boil.

Simmer for 10 min. Ad 2 T. corn starch mixed with a little water.

Cook until thick.

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I am a scrap Maverick......

Not really. More like the last one to make this block. Laugh with me here.
I love making these maverick star blocks. What a wonderful way to use the little scraps.

 This is a little doll quilt I pulled together for the girls.

I am making a promise this summer to sew up new clothes and bedding for the dollies in this house.

We have not bought baby dolls for a loooooong time. They are all hand me downs from the big girls.

They are all so loved. But in desperate need of a makeovers. If I threw one of these dolls out. It would be off with me head!  And I am tired of looking at naked babies!! 

This quilt is my start.

If any of you have any great doll clothes ideas ect. Please let me know. I have 10 dolls to sew for.

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My Looooong Time Away....

My Goodness it has been along time since I blogged.!!!   Here in the desert summer break starts in May.

With my 7 kiddos home for the summer......I am....well...a little crazed. The blog is the first thing that goes.

I have managed to sew a little. Some summer jammies for the little one.

 They turned out pretty cute.
I am also making signature blocks for this Siggy Swap.

 

I am having fun playing with Hexagons. 

I really did not need another project........

I have tooo many WIP's right now!!

But after I saw all the lovelies going on at the Quilt Along. I just had to join the fun.

SuperGirl is also hooked on hexagons. This is here handy work.

She is having fun creating different designs.

I am a purest I guess...or just a little boring.

Well, now that I am getting the swing of summer. I'll be a bloggin' more.

Have a awesome day!!!!!!

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